The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-17 00:00:00

BRAZILS AND THE PLATE.

The Royal Mail packet Tyne arrived at South-
ampton yesterday, with the South American mails.
Her dates were—Buenos Ayres, Feb. 4 ; Monte
Video, 4 ; Rio de Janeiro, 14 ; Bahia, 18 ; Per-
nambuco, 21 ; St. Vincent, March 2 ; Teneriffe,
6 ; Madeira, 9 ; Lisbon, 12. She brought home
some 80 passengers, amongst whom was Mr. Paget,
Secretary of Legation at Lisbon. -She landed 67
passengers at Lisbon. Amongst the cargo on board
the Tyne wero specie and diamonds to the value of
322,7501. sterling. The value of the diamonds was
28,500/.
The crisis has passectlightly over Rio de Janeiro.
Three houses were obliged to suspend payment,
owing to heavy losses in coffee. The firms are
Schroder and Co. ; Elvers, Boje, and Co. ; and E.
Pecher and Co. Beyond this we have nothing un-
favourable to report.
The coffee market has been very active, and about
200,000 bags sold. The market opened after the
arrival of the packet at the following prices :—Su-
perior, 4.300 to 4.400 ; good first, 4.100 to 4.200 ;
ordinary first, 3.800 to 3.900, at which prices
40,000 bags were sold, when the market became
firmer and prices gradually higher ; and we now
quote superior, 4.600 to 4.800 ; good first, 4.200 to
4.400 ; ordinary first, 3.900 to 4.100. The stock
is reduced to 120,000 bags, and arrivals are very
small, barely averaging 1,000 bags per day.
TURKE Y. Exchange opened on the sth at 25d. 90 days, at
CONSTANTINOPLE, Meeteir 6. which rate a large business was done ; but when it
There is nothing to chronicle from the Turkish became known that the bank would not draw, it
political world. The Ministry continues in the became flat at 24id, some business having been
same state of beatitude as it has been in for the last transacted as low as 23d. The bank rate of dis-
six weeks, feeling far too comfortable to be inclined count was lowered on the 9th to 9 per cent. ; out
for an unusual display of energy, and enjoying of the bank it rules from 10 to 11 per cent.
thoroughly this unwonted state of well-being. The Freights rule—Channel, 255. to 30s. ; United
schooner Silver Key and the steamer General States, 40c. to 50c.
Knox, belonging to the American Wrecking Coin.. Bahia, February 18.—Superior qualities of sugar
panies which undertook to raise the vessels of war for the French and southern markets have been
sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol, have re- purchased at 3 dols. per arr. for browns, and 4
turned, and are advertised for sale. The at- , for whites. The demand is less brisk than before.
tempt to raise the sunken vessels has completely Cotton purchases are effecting slowly at former
failed ; not brie— of them was recovered. The rates, v.z., 6.800 per arroba, at which rates holders
Black Sea foredo, se-often attributed to well calcu- are not disposed to sell. There have been but few
lated imagination of the Russian Admiralty, is a supplies of coffee from the interior, and prices re-
stern reality. It has eaten up the body of the main at 4.100 per arroba, at which price holders
Russian fleet, leaving only the outer shell. The refuse to sell. Cocoa supplies have been unim-
wheel of the Twelve Apostles has been brought portant ; stocks on hand have found a ready sale.
down as a specimen. Although it consisted of Rum has again advanced in price. Tapioca of sti-
strong mahogany, two -years and a half in the perior quality is much inquired for. Freights
waters of Sebastopol have reduced its weight to continue in a very depres=ed state, a few vessels
almost nothing. No external change is visible have been chartered for the Channel at 20s. per
beyond a few small holes, where thegreedy miners ton. Exchange has again receded to 23d. at 90
sank their shafts. The most approved contri- days, and 24d. at 60 days.
vances were tried by the two rival companies. PERNAMBLICO.—Tho arrivals of sugar since the
The vessels were caulked and made seemingly last monthly mail have been 144,362 bags, or about
water-tight, but when it came to pumping out it 10,312 tons, and the shipments during the same
was found that the timber was so rotten that the period were 7,358 tons. The demand has been
water percolated everywhere through the galleries active, and full prices paid. The cotton entries
made by the teredo. To this in itself invincible during the month were only 694 bags, and the
difficulty must be added the fact that most of the shipments 633 ditto. The price has advanced 10
vessels had sunk from four to six fathoms into the per cent. ; and the crop is less than an average one.
mud. Even if the ships had been raised they would The supply of ruin has been about equal to the de-
buetenGol,oowool.duirliane
have been of no use. As they coul not be raised, mend. The price has slightly varied in favour of
during the
it was tried to blow them up, in order to clear the
mthneusteilll.er.lnFerexiegbhattslgeh,
harbour, which at this moment is so blocked up
about 19,000/. at bank 9, at 231 d ,
aaveleo
that only a narrow channel, marked out by buoys, effected ;
is left, through which smallvessele cau;witli difficulty and 35,000/. at 23,1. The bank ra`e throughout
wind their way. The damage done to the timber the mouth has been 12 per cent. per annum for
is, however, so great that not even the attempt to four months bills, and money out of doors has been
blow the vessels up succeeded. As much as 5,0031 b. plentiful for longer dates at the same rates.
of powder was tried with a two-decker, but, as the The Brazilians aro collecting a large naval and
rotten timber had too little power of resistance, military force at Monte Video, for the purpose, it
the result was that the weakest point gave way, is believed, of attacking Paraguay. They are only
and the explosion tore out a small part in the side delaying the attack until the arrival of some gun-
of- the vessel, leaving the rest altogether untouched. boats from England.
The harbour must thus remain blocked up until by The yellow fever has again broken out in the
degrees the work of the teredo is done, and the Brazils. It raged among the shipping at Rio in
ships latter end of January last, and the whole of the
l
ships fall to pieces. -
According to the account brought down 81 YES- crews of some of the ships there have fallen victims.
eels were found sunk, which is much more than A great number of merchant captains were carried
ever was known or supposed. off by it. The yellow fever has, al.() raged with
The companies have brought up sufficient an- great violence in the city of Rio, and carried off a
chors, cables, &c., to pay, at any rate, part of their great number of old Brazilians, a class of persons
expenses ; and probably the Russian Government which the disease has not hitherto touched. It has
will make up the difference. alio shown itself among the shipping at Bahia, but
A letter from Berlin, in the Nord of Brussels, not to any great extent. It had not visited Per-
says nambuco up to the time of the Tyne leaving
" The bill relative to the construction of a rail- there.
way from lioonipborg, by Instorborg and GO- The government party At Monte Video had pre-

BOURSE, March IG.—The following were the
closing quotations :

41 per Cents 93
Do. end month —

Credit Foncier
Belgian 4,1
Piedmontese (5)
Roman BB
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Ilonae Debt —

3 per Cent. .. 69 40
Do. end month 69 45

Bank Shares 3lOO
Credit Mobilier
Do. Account 777 50

RAIL'

Orlama
Northern

New Ditto 782

Lyon and Illediteran. 815'
New Ditto 7BO

Geneva

Midi
Western 657.
Strasburg
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian