The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-13 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS

(BY ELECTRIC) TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 13.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Severn, Captain Strutt,
arrived off this port at midnight, with the Brazil and Rio
la Plata mails. The mails were immediately landed and
dispatched to London, but some delay in the files of
journals and papers took place, arising from the refusal
to permit any personal communication with the vessel
till pratique was granted. The dates brought by, the
Severn are Buenos Ayres, July 2d ; Monte Video, sth ;
Rio de Janeiro, 15th ; Bahia, 19th ; Pernambuco, 22d ;
St. Vincent, 29th ; Teneriffe, Aug. 3d ; Madeira, sth ;
Lisbon, Bth.
The Severn brings 93 passengers, and on freight,
diamonds value 35,0001. sterling.
Accounts from Buenos Ayres announce the raising of
the blockade of that city on the 20th of June, by the
squadron of vessels employed by Urquisa going over to
the Provisional Government.

The prospects of the Government were considered to
be much improved, and it was not thought likely that
Urquisa could much longer carry on the war.
General Pints, President of the Chamber of Repre-
sentatives and Provisional Government of Buenos Ayres,
died on the 28th of June, and would be succeeded by
Don Nicolas Ancharena.

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Doubloons had declined to 330. Buenos Ayres was
very dull.
The money market at Rio de Janeiro was very much
relieved of its late pressure, and capital was appearing
more abundantly.
The Government had proposed to the Banks to incor-
porate both establishments in the proposed National
Bank, and the shareholders of the Brazil Bank had
already empowered their directors to treat with the Go-
vernment about the conditions of the amalgamation.

Exchange had gradually declined to 28g. The tran-
sactions were estimated at 310,000 on London.
Coffee had declined. The arrivals of the new crop
continue to be uncommonly small. The estimated yield
was 1,200,000 bags.
Freights had declined, in consequence of the high price
and limited quantity of produce.
In Pernambuco business was very quiet, the money
market being light. The market for imports was limited.
The sugar crop had been brought to a conclusion, the
yield being 63,200 tons. The next crop will not be a
large one in cotton ; there had been some animation.
Exchange on London was quoted at 28k, business
having been done at 28k. Discounts, one per cent. per
month. Freights nominal, with little doing.
From Lisbon we learn that the grape and olive disease
continues to spread in Portugal.
The Cortes were to close on the 13th inst.

FATAL OCCURRENCE AT PORTSMOUTH.—On Thursday-
night an accident occurred at the George Hotel, Ports-
mouth, shortly before the return of the Dn.& of the
Admiralty from witnessing the great national demonstra-
tion at Spithead. The head waiter of the hotel, William
White, who has held that situation Jar 25 years, was
standing in the passage when a loud report of fire arms
was heard, and the poor fellow fell dead to the ground.
On being picked up it was discovered that he had re-
ceived the contents of a loaded gun in his belly, and the
same discharge had also wounded in the face a servant
of Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who was passing the lobby at the
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time. The accident was occasioned by a gentleman car-
the case against the coffee-room door-post, it bad caused
the discharge of the gun.