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368, Strand . • .. • • The llygeist-office.
65, Quadrant, Regent-street.. ••.. • • • ... Mr. Field.
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63, Oxford-street .• . • .
nay, perfumers.
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55, Watling-street • • ........
33, Great Tower-street •• • • Mr. Baldwin.
125, Strand. • . •
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Walham Greets.. ............. ..... Mrs. Marchant
Brentford (Post-office) •••••• • • • • • . Mr. Norbury.
Clapham • • • • • • Mr. Batten's Library.
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Randolph-street,Camden-town (Post-] Mr J. Foster.
111•••••• • • • • ''
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7••••••••• Mr. William Had.
Deptford • • • • Mr. rorritt, bookseller,
Staines •'•• "• • • ........ ••••• . • • • • Mrs. Morris's Library.
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THE RIVER PLATE.
ARRIVAL OF THE ANTELOPE.

Minister's opinion upon the article which treated
upon the navigation of the •rivers. The Minister
,Moary
erespecting a twhii
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again fell back upon his own draft of the 28th
Inthoedifibeaastiisoosp
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the Plenipotentiaries the choice of these alterna-
tives. The Plenipotentiaries replied that they could
not admit either; that they were only authorised to
accept either the draft of their own proposition, or
the proposal of Mr. Hood as it had been submitted
by the French and English Governments, without
any modification; their propositions had been drawn
up by the intervening powers with a desire to do
complete justice to Buenos Ayres, and embraced in
a few lines the proposal of Mr. Hood and the obser-
vations of the Buenos Ayrean Government. That
the articles had been the subject of long and anxious
deliberation with the French and English Govern-
ments, and that their respective Ministers had framed
the article under the advice of several jurisconsults,
and that the Plenipotentiaries were not authorised to
alter it. The Buenos Ayrean Minister refused to
adopt any other course, but offered to submit the
article to his Government. The conference closed by
the Plenipotentiaries calling the serious attention of
the Government to this point, upon which they de-
manded a categorical reply. Neither party gave hopes
of concession.
On the 29th June the last conference was held.
The Buenos Ayrean Minister asked whether the
Plenipotentiaries had anything to propose respecting
the rivers. They replied, that on the previous con-
ference the articles Ist, 2d, and 3d of the draft of a
convention, and that respecting the title of Oribe, had
been left in suspense. That in the discussion of those
articles the Plenipotentiaries had judged proper to
pass on the sth, having reference to the navigation of
the interior rivers, wishing to hear the Minister's
opinion ; and after repeating former arguments, de-
clared that they would not proceed further without
an explicit understanding upon this point. A debate
arose thereupon, but neither party expressing the
smallest disposition to recede, the Buenos Ayrean
Minister ended by declaring, that " since a principle
had been laid down, that his Government neither asked
more, nor would concede less, than what was contained
in Mr. Hood's basis, with the modifications added by
the. Buenos Ayrean Government, which were ac-
cepted by all parties ; that this basis was laid down
in the draft he had submitted, and it was inconceivable
that any difficulty should arise on the subject." The
official conference was declared to be at an end, the
disputes failed of adjustment, and the negotiation was
broken off.

The screw-steamer Antelope arrived in Liverpool
' on Monday night. She brings important news from
South America, her dates being Rio Janeiro, August
25 ; Monte Video, August 13 ; Bahia, September 4 ;
and Buenos Ayres, August 7.
The Commercio dcl Plata, of August 13, says that
advices have been received at Buenos Ayres from
Corrientes, which are of importance. It appears
that there had been a renewal of the offensive
and defensive alliance on the part of the Go-
vernment of Paraguay ; that they had already
furnished 3,000 men, and were prepared to
send a further reinforcement. All the Argentine
officers, formerly in the service of Roses, had flocked
to the division at Paraguay. " This," adds the
Commercio dcl Plcita," we have only on the faith of
our correspondent, but we know him, and believe it
to be authentic." Our correspondent further adds,
that Urquiza had entirely broken off negotiations
with Corrientes—that it was thought the chief of
Entre Rios would not make any attack upon his
neighbours. The friends of Rosas still complain of
Urquiza, and stigmatise him as a traitor. This bad
feeling has lately increased, on account of Urquiza
having refused to close the ports of Entre Rios to the
trade of Monte Video, as Roses had required. The
Conzmercio del Plata then proceeds in a long strain
of invective against Rosas, for wishing to ruin the
trade of all the neighbouring ports, as he had already
ruined that of Buenos Ayres.
A postscript of the British Packet of Buenos Ayres,
the 7th of August says—Although hostilities were
resumed on the other side of the river on the 2d
instant, we rejoice to state that the hope of seeing
this fratricedal war, kept alive " by and for " the
stranger, speedily terminated, has not altogether
vanished.
The Monte Video Constitutional, of the 4th inst.,
announces that it was in contemplation to send a de-
putation of native inhabitants to the camp of Presi-
dent Oribe, for the purpose of treating for peace.
The chief feature, however, of the present news is
the Message of the President Rosas to the House of
Representatives, delivered on the 28th of July. It
occupies about ten columns of the Monte Video jour-
nals ; but unfortunately the documents referred to
therein have not reached us by the present arrival, so
that the full value of the various arguments of the
negotiating parties cannot be justly estimated ; in-
deed, the subject is necessarily incomplete without
these important papers. The message is headed, as
usual, with
" Long live the Argentine Confederation,
Death to the savage Unitarians."

A private conference followed between the nego-
tiators, when the Plenipotentiaries expressed their re-
gret that, from the misunderstanding of the terms of
one article, that the adjustment of the dispute should
fail of success ; and they proposed to draw up a pro-
tocol, embodying such points as were mutually agreed
upon. The Minister took time to reflect upon the
proposal ; but we presume it was rejected, as further
notes passed on the following day, and on the 3d
July the Plenipotentiaries took leave of the governor
of the province, Lord Howden embarking the same
day, and Count Wale wski following on the 4th. Sub-
sequently, the Buenos Ayrean Government received
some dispatches from Oribe, detailing the steps taken
by the European Plenipotentiaries for the establish-
ment of an armistice with him, the refusal of the
Monte-Videan Government to accede thereto, and the
subsequent raising of the blockade of the ports of
Buenos Ayres and of the Banda Oriental.
The message then proceeds to say —" By the above
exposition it will be seen that the preamble of the
proposed convention was alone agreed to; the first,
second, and third articles being discussed, but not
agreed to; the fourth, sixth, and seventh, which con-
tained the basis of Mr. Hood's proposal, not having
been brought under consideration, and also without
those points having been settled, although discussed,
which were brought forward respecting the ratifica-
tion, and also relating to the titles and designation of
Oribe, the negotiation having been broken off upon
the discussion of article 5." The President then

Its great length precluding a literal translation, we
have condensed, in as small a space as possible, the
substance thereof :
The message of the President first briefly refers to
the fact of Mr. Hood's mission and its failure, and
then, having alluded to the supercession of Mr. Ouse-
ley and Baron Deffaudis, to whose inflexibility and
notoriously inimical spirit is ascribed the failure of all
previous endeavours to bring about a pacification, it
announces the arrival of Count Walewski on the Bth
of May, and of Lord Howden on the 10th, at Buenos
Ayres. Having obtained permission to land, on the
Ilth the Plenipotentiaries opened the negotiation by
two notes referred to, which the Government acknow-
ledged. On the 13th the first conference was held,
when the Plenipotentiaries announced that the draft
of a convention which they were authorised to propose
did not differ from the basis of the propositions made
by Mr. Hood. They suggested the form of a con-
vention as that most convenient. To this the Minister
of Foreign Affairs; after some demur, acquiesced,
provided the substance of his notes previously com-
municated, in which the basis of Mr. Hood's pro-
posal was admitted, should not be altered. On the
14th the notes referred to in the appendix containing
the drafts of the convention were presented. The Pre-
sident then points out the discrepancy between these
drafts and the proposal of Mr. Hood, and refers
to the correspondence embodying the objections of
the Buenos Ayrean Government, and to a counter
draft in accordance with their views, to which, on the
other band, the Plenipotentiaries objected. On the
lath, before the Plenipotentiaries officially received
those notes, they conferred confidentially with the
Foreig%iSecretary respecting the designation to be
given to 4)ribe in the present convention. The Ple-
nipotentiaries, to avoid the difficulty of acknowledg-
ing Oribe as president of the Oriental state, sug-
gested that he should be designated by the Buenos
Ayrean Government "as my ally, under whose orders
and disposition are the Argentine troops," or that in
the respective copies, English, French, and Spanish,
of the convention, different designations should be
given to General Oribe, so as to suit the views of the
several contracting parties. A second difficulty,
namely, to avoid the appearance of the convention
being an act encroaching upon the rights of the
sovereignty of Buenos Ayres, became a serious
stumbling-block. The Buenos Ayrean Government
insisted that Oribe should give his consent to the
conditions of the convention before they were ratified,
so as to avoid even the appearance of the cessation of
hostilities being produced by compulsion on the part
of England and France. The Plenipotentiaries
intimated that they intended to propose a
fresh draft of a convention, to serve as a basis of ne-
gotiation. On the 14th of June, at a conference, the
discussion of these two points was renewed, without a
satisfactory adjustment, and the meeting broke up
without coming to any definite resolution. On the
16th the title of Oribe was still the point of dispute,
the Plenipotentiaries objecting to proceed till the point
was adjusted. A long argument took place on both
sides, and a further difficulty was started respecting
the necessity of a ratification of a convention, as dis-
tinguished from a treaty, by the House of Represen-
tatives ; the usage upon this point being discussed at
length. The Plenipotentiaries had no power to sign
a treaty, and the condition suggested that the House
of Representatives should ratify the convention in
three days, this stipulation to be inserted in the con-
vention, formed a serious
point of dispute. The
Buenos Ayrean secretary insisted upon the necessity. ,
of a constitutional ratification, and the Plenipotentia-
ries waived the
Oribe's title point. The difficulty respecting
was proposed to be got over by a
separate article, declaratory of the distinct views
of the contracting parties- after which they pro-
ceeeded to discuss therea'dmi ble, wdlii. ch was agreed
to. Article first was
Plenipo-
tentiaries proposed the adoption The Bu
then seusfstebe The
draft last pre-
sented by them, o
Ayrean secretary re-
fused to adopt it, as it did not come the difficul-
ties pointed out in his note eetf
etvheerl3th of June last,
that the adoption
would be abandoning
of the drafte proposed, moreover,
his ally, and it would not show
upon the face of it that the signature to the conven-
tion
by the Buenos A
affixed until after the
erean Government hadt
bad
een
come to with General orpbriopee agreemen . been
conformity with the
views which concerned .e, in
him • and, further, because
the suspension of hostilities would appear to have
been produced by the
mediation of the Plenipo-
tentiaries, which Would introduce a new point alto-
gether inadmissible, by acknowled 'gilig the same in-
terested and belligerent parties a smediators, which
neither the Buenos Ayrean Government, and cer-
tainly, beyond all doubt, General Oribe would not
agree to. The Buenos Ayrean Minister i
persisted n
urging the adoption of his own draft for the conven-
tion, which, he said, would avoid all difficulty, and
leave Oribe in the position in which
treaty to the Government
was pledged by maintain him. The
Plenipotentiaries replied that the 4th article provided
that the withdrawal of the troops should not take
place until the Buenos Ayrean Government had con-
sulted with their ally, and were in
perfect concert,
and they did not press the word " mediation" in the
article, A. long discussion then
ensued upon the
mode of proceeding, in order t
e contracting parties, and
..0 obtain
Oribe's con-
currence with the acts of. th
the meeting broke up wit without
any conclusion. On
the 23d of June a note passed respecting the flags and
guns alluded to in the draft; and on the 25th another
conference was held, when again the subject of Oribe's
title was revived, and the Minister recapitulated all
the arguments in favour of describing_ Oribe accord-
ing to his views, and urging that Oribe was not even
proposed to be acknowledged even in his character of '
chief commander of the Oriental army, of which rank
he could not be deprived, which title the Govern-
ments of France and England had not before refused
to concede to him; adding other arguments to show
that this refusal was a departure from the basis laid
down by Mr. Hood. The Plenipotentiaries persisted in
their views, urging that the words proposed did not
affect in any way the honour and dignity of the Buenos
Ayrean Government. The Buenos Ayrean Secretary
joined issue with them upon this point; but a further
discussion thereof was avoided, as leading the negotia-
tors away from the question. The negotiators then
embarked in a long argument, having reference to
the proper record of the past events, not materially
connected with the articles under discussion. French
notes referred to in the appendix were drawn up more
in accordance with the Buenos Ayrean Government, 1
which, however, the Minister neither accepted nor
I
refused, and, except the preamble, no progress was
made in the negotiation. A variety of notes, the .
contents of which are not particularised, were ex-
changed, with no observation on either side—when
1 the Plenipotentiaries expsed a desire to hear the

proceeds briefly to justify the course taken by the
Government, reiterating his desires to bring about a
pacification, but always in conformity with the prin-
ciples contained in Mr. Hood's proposition. The
Message concludes by an appeal to the sense of high
rectitude always exhibited by the French and Eng-
lish nations, and that they will, upon reconsideration
of the whole subject, make such modifications as could
be accepted without infringing the immutable princi-
ples of justice, and the most solemn recognition, which
they have already made of the perfect sovereignty and
independence of the confederation, and of the treaties
subsisting between them.
The Monte-Videan journals, in discussing the
above negotiations, make the following deductions
1. That the intervening powers have not acknow-
ledged Don Manuel Oribe in his quality of Oriental
governor, nor in that of general-in-chief of the
Oriental army ; but only as general-in-chief of the
army of invasion belonging to Rosas.
2. Therefore, in consequence of this fact, the two
Governments, ;when agreeing to a free and constitu-
tional election, proceeded upon the understanding that
it was not Oribe, but the national government, which
should convoke the electoral colleges and the cham-
bers, as the only competent authorities ; and, f'
3. Very:important that these declarations were not
a new policy of the two Governments, but have con-
stantly been its unequivocal policy, in which they
have always been consistent, and from which they
cannot depart.
The meaning ascribed to the basis of last year's
negotiations by Rosas, Oribe, and Hood, was com-
pletely erroneous, whilst the views taken by Messrs.
Ouseley and Deffaudis were correct; and conse-
quently the negotiations of Hood did not fail through
the fault of the Oriental Government, nor through the
inflexibility and inimical spirit of Messrs. Ouseley
and Deffaudis, as stated by Oribe and Rosas.

COMMERCIAL.
Rio JANEIRO, AUG. 24.—The following commer-
cial remarks apply to our market from the 6th to the
21st. In imports the transactions have been limited;
a fair business has been done in produce, and the
operations of the money market have been to an
average extent.

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100c.—Wool : Mastza, washed, 3 dolls. to 3 dolls.
600 c. ; ditto, ordinary, dirty, 2 dolls. to 2 dolls. 400 c.;
ordinary, washed, 1 doll. 700 c. to 2 dolls. ; ordinary,
dirty, 700 c. to 1 doll.—Exchange on London, at 60
days' sight, 41d. per current dollar. France, at 60
days' sight sf. 35c. per patacon.

BAHIA, SEPT. 3.—The state of business during the
month of August, generally speaking, has been any-
thing but satisfactory. A dulness, almost unexam-
pled, has prevailed in the dry goods trade, notwith-
standing the very low prices ruling, excepting only
some articles for export.
Sugar—No sales of consequence have transpired
beyond a lot of average Muscavadoes of about 300
cases, at 1,850 per a., or 16s. 6d. per cwt. on bd. ex.
frt.; our quotations for average descriptions about
equally assorted are 1,800 to 1,900 per a. the Mus-
cavadoes, and 2,300 to 2,400 the Whites, or 16s. 4d.
to 178. 3d., and 20s. 9d. to 21s. 8(1. per cwt. on bd.,
exchange 27; picked descriptions, being scarce as
usual at this season, and prices of same proportion-
ally higher; exported since the Ist inst., 388 cases
to Trieste. The market, towards the latter part of
the month, has been very inanimate, and prices of
common descriptions have experienced a decline.
Hides—Prices are unaltered. Exported to Naples,
2,000 green, 7,776 dry, 5,699 dry salted; to Trieste,
600 dry salted.
Tobacco Leaf—Sales to some extent have been
effected within quotations.
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Cotton—The inquiry has been brisk throughout
the month. Of Maceios about 700 bags have arrived,
and further supplies are being expected.
Rum is higher. Exported to Monte Video 30
pipes, to Africa 21 pipes of 70 cans each.
Coffee is dropping in more freely, and sales of
unwashed have taken place at from 2,700 to 3,000
per a.

Freights—Except a charter for Trieste, at 655. per
ton, nothing of consequence has transpired.
Exchange—The amount of business done is mode-
rate, and may be estimated upon 15,0001. at the most,
at the rate of 27a.

BUENOS AYRES, AUG. 7.—Commercial matters
generally, since the last departure for Europe, have
been dull and inactive, excepting, perhaps, the last
eight days, during which a pretty good business has
been done. There is a great scarcity of narrow hides,
which fetch good prices. Hair is very scarce and
much wanted ; the demand is great, and could not be
answered for the last month. In hides we may re-
port a sale of 9,000 Descarnados, of 281b5., at 60 dolls.,
and 3,000 Camp at 49 dolls. The transactions during
the present week have been more extensive. Hides
of 281bs. and 291bs. continue much looked after at
52 dolls. to 60 dolls., according to quality. Some
sales of steamed grease have been effected at 27 dolls.
Hides, for North America, meet with ready sale at
41 dells., and there is no doubt but from the scanty
supplies, owing to the bad roads, greater transactions
would have been made. Wools continue depressed,
and no transactions. The highest price of dubloons
during the week 380 dolls., the lowest price 367 dolls.
The highest rate of exchange upon England during
the week 21d.; the lowest 2id. Doubloons 68 dolls.
shillings on England, purchasers. On France no
transactions, the last at 86f. per ounce.

ROMAN CATHOLIC DEMONSTRA-
TION IN FAVOUR OF POPE PIUS.
Tuesday night a public meeting of the Roman Catholic
inhabitants of the city of London was held at the
Albion, Aldersgate-street, "for the purpose of assist-
ing Pope Pius IX. with their purse and sympathy in
his struggle in the cause of national and religious
freeedom."—The Rev. John Moore was called to the
chair.

The Rev. Mr. KELLY moved the first resolution,
which in substance stated that Pope Pius IX. has
won for himself the admiration and unbounded es-
teem of every lover of rational liberty, by the com-
prehensiveness of his policy, the practical wisdom of
his views, and the generous impulse he has given to
civil, social, and national amelioration.
The resolution was seconded by Dr. DEmraer, and
carried unanimously.
The next resolution, proposed by the Rev. Mr
KYNE, declared, that while they were ready to re-
ceive with submission, respect, and reverence, any
spiritual ruler sent them by the Holy See, well know-
ing the special guidance given it from above, still the
appointment of the illustrious Bishop Wiseman to
the ecclesiastical government of the London vicariate
at this particular crisis of the Catholic Church
of England, is so peculiarly gratifying to their feel-
ings and conviction, that they could not help thus
publicly expressing their gratitude and thanks to the
Holy Father for bis prompt and auspicious appoint-
ment.
Mr. ORPWOOD seconded the motion, which passed.
The third resolution expressed their congratulation
at his Holiness Pope Pius IX.'s efforts in repelling
the unjust aggressions of Austria, but they could not
conceal from themselves the fact that those noble
attempts had considerably added to the embarrass-
ments of the Papal treasury, and therefore they called
upon the Catholics of the world to unite with them in
their sympathy and pecuniary contributions in freeing
the Holy See.
In accordance with those views a subscription was
entered into, the Rev. William Kelly, of Virginia-
street, being appointed treasurer. It was also arranged
that he and the Reverend Chairman should forward the
same, accompanied with an address expressive of their
love and undying attachment to Pope Pius.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the
meeting separated.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN

TRADE.

The accounts from all parts of the kingdom agree
in stating that a large breadth of land will be sown
with wheat this autumn, and there is every prospect
of the seed being well got in. The soil has worked
admirably ; and the rain which has fallen during the
last few days having supplied the requisite moist: :•e,
sowing will most likely be forthwith comment
It is, therefore, probable that the finer qualities of
wheat will for some weeks be in great request f •r
that purpose; and as there will be little time f r
thrashing and bringing supplies to market, a mot:. •
rate rise in prices is calculated on. Independent
the seed demand, a rather active inquiry for new
wheat may be expected, it being impossible to man is
facture good flour of the old foreign wheat now hers
without a mixture of new of home growth. Th,
trade has, nevertheless, remained in a comparative)
quiet state since our last, and the value of U.
article has hardly risen in proportion (at the leadin;,
provincial markets) to the advance which too:
place at Mark-lane on Monday. The extren-,
caution with which buyers have continued to a(
has, no doubt, been in a great measure caus• •,
by the extraordinary position of monetary affairs.
and unless something is done to relieve the existi.:4
pressure, the corn trade, as well as all other branches
of commerce, must necessarily remain in compara
tive inactivity. There are, however, reasons to
conclude that prices of grain cannot recede much.
Firstly, our farmers hold little old corn, and they
do not seem at all anxious to press sales of new ;
further, the stocks of old foreign in the country,
though large, are not excessive ; and in the pre-
sent state of British credit there is little prospect
of consignments being made from abroad to this
country. We are, therefore, disposed to think that
the value of wheat will not go much above or below
its present level ; for whilst the tightness of money
must act as a check to any material advance, the
causes already named will, we are inclined to believe,
prevent any decline of consequence. At Liverpool a
fair but not not an extensive business appears to have
been done in bread-stuffs. On Tuesday there was,
besides the usual local demand, some inquiry from
distant parts of the kingdom ; the decline of the
previous market-day was consequently recovered,
and in some cases Wheat sold at 3d. per 701bs.
over previous prices. Flour was likewise taken
pretty freely, and the finest parcels of Ame-
rican brought ls. per barrel more than the week be •
fore. Subsequently holders again raised their pre-
tensions, and on Friday the best qualities of wheat
were held 2d. per 701bs. higher, and for superior
Western Canal Flour 295. per barrel was asked.
By our letters from Scotland we learn that an
active inquiry had been experienced for seed
Wheat, which, with the reported rise in the
southern markets, had led to an advance of 2s. to
3s. per quarter. In Ireland prices of all sorts of
provisions have risen consideraly within the last
few weeks, and the most recent accounts from thence
state that the distress among the poorer classes is
very great. Indian corn, which had for some time
been comparatively neglected, had again began to
excite attention, and it was expected that this article
would be extensively used during the winter, owing
to its relative cheapness.--Marh- lade Express.

BELGIAN CATTLE.—The steam-ship Triton, usually
trading with passengers to and from Ostend and thwo
metropolis, has brought 256 sheep, the produce of
Belgium, being the first instance of a large quantity of
this description of cattle having heen brought from that
country to the port of London, or, that we are aware of,
to any other port on the English coast. For some
considerable time past there have been small supplies of
calves, a d also, we believe, swine from Belgium, and
the extension of the traffic to another and important
description of live stock will command attention, and is
of interest.