The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-04 00:00:00

RIVER PLATE AND BRAZILS.

The mails from Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video,
and Buenos Ayres, of the 11 th of December from
the former, and 18th and 22d November from the
latter respectively, were received yesterday, having
been transferred from the Express sailing packet
at sea teethe Avon West India steam-packet, arrived.
at Southampton. The Rio Jor•nals do Commercio by
this conveyance are nearly destitute of commercial
or political news, their columns being taken up with
the elections for the Chamber of Deputies now in
progress, and extracts from the French, English,
and Portuguese periodicals, received here by the
Fury steamer, Express packet, and Antelope, the
latter having arrived out on the 4th of December,
having sailed on the 23d of October from Liverpool.
She had proceeded to the River Plate.
The Exchange had risen to 28, and the Six per
Cents. to 89. The receipts of the Custom-house
were, in the month of November,
On imports.... 510,776 milreis.
On exports 228,129 „

Total
Which exhibits a strong proof that the formj: were
decreasing, and the latter increasing, and account&
satisfactorily for the advance in the price of the funds
and the rate of the Exchange.
Coffee imported into the United States in Brazilian
bottoms had been exonerated from any " differential"
duty from that in American shipping.
From Monte Video there is nothing authentic,
whilst from Buenos Ayres the blockade of the coast-
ing trade from the Oriental Republic had been put a
complete stop to. On the other hand, the French
were endeavouring to render the blockade effective
as regards the entrance of foreign vessels from
abroad. The consequent stagnation may be well
imagined. The exchange at Buenos Ayres had fallen
to 2s. per dollar.
In Entre Rios, Urquiza was at the head of 9,000
troops, and was still threatening Corrientes, but it was
strongly suspected that his movement would be to-
wards Monte Videa, with a view of assisting Oribe
to gain possession thereof.
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eaptiin Marquis Lisboa, brother of his Excellency
the Brazilian envoy here, is a passenger on board the
Express, having been appointed to the command-of
the Brazilian steam-frigate the Affonso, now fitting
out at Liverpool. The gallant captain is accompanied
by three or tour other officers in the Brazilian navy%
in order to join the same vessel.

ARRITAL OP SPECIE.—The packet-ship Patrick
Henry arrived at Liverpool yesterday, with 21,5001. in
specie on freight.
REPEAL OF THE WINDOW-TAX.—Several meetings
have been held within the last few days in different
parishes in the metropolis, to petition Parliament for the
repeal of the window tax. Two meetings were held last
night for 'that purpose, one by the tax-payers of the
parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden, Mr. T. G. Beck, one
of the churchwardens, in the chair; and the other in the
Vestry-room of St. Anne's, Soho, presided over by Mr.
Sampson, churchwarden. Resolutions in furtherance of
the objects of the meetings were unanimously adopted.
DErLozABLE ACCIDENT.—A melancholy occur-
rence took place on Wednesday off Cullercoats, on the
coast of Northumberland. A vessel having been ob-
served in the offing, making for Shields harbour, a
party of seven pilots put off from Cullercoats to board
her. The sea was rough, and the weather squally, when
the boat unfortunately capsized, and all hands perished.
Five of the party were related to each other. The acci-
dent was witnessed from the vessel, but the boat was at
such a distance, and such was the state of the weather,
that no assistance could be rendered.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAY.—The following is a summary of the Traffis
for the Week, ending January 29, 1114$ .—Amount
received for passengers parcels, and goods, 2,0471.78 4d.,
Corresponding week in 1847, 1,7341. 4s. 4d.—lacreaso,
3131. 3s.

Yesterday morning Mr. W. Payne held an inquest
in the Bridewell prison, near Bridge-street, Blackfriars,
on the body of Henri Meier, aged thirty-six, a native of
Hareburgh, who died under very melancholy circum-
stances. Mr. George Cootes, the assistant-surgeon to
the prison, deposed that the deceased was admitted on
the 16t of January from the Mansion House, having
been sent by the Lord Mayor to undergo a sentence of
fourteen days for vagrancy. Deceased was a German
confectioner, and had been wandering about the City in
a state of starvation and ill health. Witness was of
opinion that the deceased had died from inflammation of
the chest, which he had no doubt was caused by want
of food and exposure to the inclement weather. The jury
being satisfied, unanimously returned a verdict of
" Death from inflammation of the chest, brought on by
exposure and want of suffici.nt food."
MELANCHOLY CATASTRO/11111.—Our Ballinahinch
correspondent writes us yesterday the following account
of a most lamentable casualty in kis neighbourhood:—
" On Saturday last three young men, brothers, named
Jones, sons of a widow residing at Ballyeeel, went to
Loughaghery Lough, some three or four miles from
Ballynahinch, to amuse themselves. One of the young
mere, who had a fowling-piece, shot a bird on a little
island in the Lough, aid his brother, on going on the
ice to reach the island for the dead fowl, after being a
short way out, felt the ice break under him. The
brother who had fired ran on the lee to assist hire, and
had pushed forward the butt of the gun for his sinking
relative to seise, when the iee gave way with him also,
and both went down. The other brother, who was re-
maining on the bank, ran to the assistance of the two,
but he also went down, and thus the three have perished.
The bodies have not yet been found."—Bunner aJ Water.
It is now stated that the Syston and Peterborough
Railway will be opened throughout on the let Match.
Mr. Ellis, one of the most active directors of the Mid-
land Company, was in Stamford last week, making ar-
rangements, and he said he was assured by the con-
tractors that everything would be in readiness by the
date mentioned. There is no longer any obstruction at
Manton tunnel, which is nearly completed: tho un-
finished portions of the line are in detached places, and
very small in extent. There is a probability that Mr.
North, the late station-master at Stamford for the
Eastern Counties Company, will be the new station
master, a deputation (including the Mayor and Mr.
Charles Lowe) having waited upon Mr. Ellis, and pro-
sented a recommendation in his behalf signed by more
than 250 of their fellow-townsmen; and Mr. Ellis having
promised that deference should be paid to the wishes of
the inhabitants of Stamford.—Lincoln Mercury.