The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE

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(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, W
EDNESDAY MORNING

The Avon steamer, Captain Rivett, has arrived
with the Brazil and River Plate mails.

The dates of the Avon are—BuenosAyres, April
4-h ; Montevideo, 7th ; Roo, 14th ; Bahia, 18th ;
Pernambuco, 21st ; St. Vincent, 29th ; Teneriffe,
May 3d ; Madeira, sth ; and Lisbon, Bth.
The Avon has been detained at all the Portu-
guese ports by the stringent quarantine regula-
tions enforced, though the yellow fever has disap-
peared from the Brazils, and her passengers and
crew were perfectly healthy. •
The steam transport Golden Fleece left St. Pin-
cow for India on April 28.
The Abeona was coaling, and expected to leave
on the 30th.

The Belgian ship Macassar, from Cardiff to Aden,
put into Rio on April 10, partly dismasted..
On April 28, in lat. 16 N., long. 25 W., the
Avo❑ spoke the Eoglisli barque Poictiers and Bre-
men brig Albatross.

One hundred and seventeen pa=sengers landed at
Lisbon from the Avon, and 106 haveecome to this
port. On freight she has 90,1331. in specie, 36,0001.
worth of diamonds, and cargo of tapioca, ipecacu-
anha, tc., including 614 packages of potatoes from
Lis

No political news of importance from Buenos
Ayres. Demand for dry goods limited ; business
in the transit commerce for the Confederate pro-
vinces had been virtually iu abeyance. The market
was overstocked with articles of daily consumption,
and further reductons in prices were considered in-
evitable. Much anime►,ion among English houses
in export produce, principally iu salted hides and
tallow.

Business in coffee at Rio was restricted up to the
6th of April, when favourable advices from America
caused a reaction, and 107,000 bags were sold be-
tween the 6th and 10th, causing a rise of 2 rs. on
• superior grades. Sugars fetched 4.300 to 5.000 for
whites, and 3,300 to 4,000 for brown. Hide-
-market overstocked, and prices nominal. Freights
more active. Exchange on London, 25 ; Paris,
385 to 390 ; Hamburg, 720.
The market for dry goods at Pernan.buco had
been dull dui ing the month, and no improvement
in prices was expected while provisions kept so
high. Sugars had fallen 400 reis, but recovered
250 reis before he packet left. Cottons 8.500 per
arroba. Freights very dull. Exchange closed at
25, total amount passed for Medway 120,000/.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The Royal Mail steamer T,Jviot, Captain Taylor,
has arrived. She left Alexandria April 28th ai.d
Malta May 2d, having had very severe weather on
the outward voyage.

The Teviot did n,yt reach Alexandria till the
morning of the 28th, and the Australian wails were
despatched by ihe Benares, which left for South•
ampton the previous day.
The Teviot has 84 passengers, 207,4801. in specie,
2 b,.xes ktwellety, 38 bales wool, and sundries.
The fleet under Admiral Lord Lyons sailed from
M tlta, for Corfu, on the Ist May.
Her Majesty's steamer Simoom and the Royal
Mail steamer Wye were at Malta.

TIIB BOMBAY AND AUSTRALIAN MAI',

The Peninsolar and Oriental Company steam-
ship Benares, Captain J. K. Joy, arrived at South-
ampton yesterday evening with the heavy portion
of the Bombay mails. She also brings the heavy
portion of the Australian mails, the royal mail
steamer Teviot not having arrived at Alexandria
when the Benares left. Her dates are—Alexan-
dtia, April 27 ; Malta, May 1 ; and Gibraltar, 6
She has had strong head winds and heavy held sea
during the whole passage out and home.
Amongst her passengers are Sir W. Reid, the
ex-governor of Malta ; Mrs. Le Marchant and her
four children ; Captain Shelly, who was wounded
at Delhi ; and Major-General Wilson.
There is on board a splendid dog from Thibet ;
it is in size and shape something like a New-
foundland dog, and of a tawny colour. Its bark
is like that of the wolf. Four or five of them are
sent into the country to guard a flock of sheep or
herd of cattle from the panthers, and to do so more
effectually they wear round their necks collars with
spikes in them.
Tire Benares is a new ship, and has done exceed-
ingly well. She tcok out several hundred troops
front Gravesend to Alexandria, bound for Bombay.
Two or three of the soldiers were flogged on the
passage.
The Australian and Indian mail on board the
Be itarts consists of 359 boxes.
On the 27th, at 7 p.m., the Benares passed the
Royal Mail steamer Tevoit, bound for Alexandria ;
on the 6th inst. at 2 p.m., the British schooner
Englishman, ofiTariffa, steering east.
On freight the Benares has three packages of
AUSTRIA. ; specie, value 1,2001., and 137 ditto (value not
Fuad Pasha, the Ottoman minister, had a pri- , stated), 564 bags of wheat, 60 bales of flax, 30
vate audience of the Emperor a Austria on the 7th packages of elephants' teeth, 1 cask of wine, and
being presented by Prince Callimaki, the Turkish 95 packages of general merchandise.
ambassador. The two Ottoman dignitaries after- The merchant steamer Alps, C:iptain Hockly, five
wards dined with the Empercr. On the previous ' clays from Liverpool, arrived at Gibraltar on the
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A letter from Constantinople of the 30th, re-
ceived via Trieste, says :—" The celebration of the
Hirkah-cherif or adoration of the mantle of the
Prophet took place yesterday. The ceremony was
performed in a large hall at the seraglio of Top-
Capon. In caskets of exquisite workmanship and
enclosed one within anoth,r are deposited different
relics--the seal of Mahomet, his mantle, and
the original
copy of the various portions of
the Koran, collected by Abou Bekr. A commis-
sion Composed of members of the high clergy
and of lay dignitaries watches over this re-
ligious treasure. Yesterday, this commis-
sion took from its place of deposit the caftan of the
apostle, and exposed it to the view of the faithful,
who had been admitted w the ceremony. The
Sultan, his family, the ministers, and all the high
civil and military functionaries came forward in
order of precedence, and performed their devotions.
Outside the solemnity took place without any offi-
cial character, there being no display of troops.'

A RRIVALA TIPS DAY.
PRUE SIA.
Letters from Berlin state that the health of the thyrlsh;?rotal NeiwcasnObXaknislatoublaßcggr' IGibirllall.‘' 39
King continues to improve; he is now able to pay The R.Y.C. schooner Ballarina, W. Willis (Mr.
visits unaccompanied, and he recently gave an J• Davenport, owner), one day from C.diz.
audience to the municipal authorities of Potsdam. The steamship Corinthian, Captain Wardell,

from Palermo, arrived yesterday afternoon from
Palermo, and leaves at noon this day for Liver-
pool.

The steamship Lebiuon, from Liverpool, bound
to Constantinople, just cowing in.
The steamship Alps left yts,erday afternoon fir
Sicily and the Adriatic.
The 114gus packet left last night. The papers
were sent by her.
The Ville de Pari, for Malaga, also left last
night.

The acting civil chaplain here, Rev. H. 0.
Wrench, has been appointed chaplain to the forces
at Zante, and will le tve wi.h the packet expected
here on the 9th from Southampt, n.