The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-02 00:00:00

THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.

LISBON, OCT. 31.
The Royal Mail steamer Avon, with the Brazilian
mail, which arrived here from Rio today, leaves
again this evening for Southampton.
No political news of importance.
The wine duties have been fixed for the future at
320 reis per medida.
Exchange on London, 251.
The Avon brings drafts on London to the amount
of £670,000.
Coffee declined from 200 to 300 reis after the
arrival of the Avon from Europe. The exports in
coffee since the departure of the last mail amount
to 104,310 bags for the United States ; 57,745 for
the Channel; 9,126 for Havre ; 15,717 for Mar-
seilles ; and 12,172 for the Mediterranean. Prices
of coffee, 5,700 to 5,900 reis flat. Stock, 120,000
bags.

The Julie Heyn, from Liverpool, for Australia
has put into Rio, leaky ; the John Cummens, from
London, for Bombay, has put into Bahia, leaky
the Janica (query, Jessica ?), had foundered near
Pernambuco.

Arrived from Liverpool.—Old England, Erin-
go-Bragh, Mistletoe, Portena, Mina, Annie Kim"
ball, Bolivia, and Pogar.
Bahia—Exchange, 25.
Sugar unaltered.

Arrived from Liverpool—City of Kandy, Gen-
more, Dryad, Martha, and Sharston.

Pernambuco.—Exchange, 241.
Cotton, 700 reis lower.

Arrived from Liverpool.—Billow, Queen, Cyn-
thia, Rosina, Claypole, Ann, Falcon, and Clundy.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The Peninsular Mail steamer Sultan has just
arrived in the river.

TILE NAVY.

The screw line-of-battle ship Royal Albert, 121,
bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Fre-
mantle, the screw steam frigates Mersey, 40, and
the Emerald, 51, arrived at Portland on Sunday
from Plymouth. The Mars, 80, and the Blenheim,
60, arrived from the westward on Monday.
The screw steamship Princess Royal, 91, Captain
Thomas Baillie, from Gibraltar, Oct. 16, arrived at
Plymouth yesterday morning. 80 miles west of
the Lizard she spoke the paddle-wheel steam sloop
Virago, 6, Commander Dunn, standing north-east.
We hear that the large screw line-of-battle-ship
Victoria, 121 guns, will be launched at Portsmouth
somewhere about the 12th of the present month,
and it is stated to be her Majesty's intention to be
present on the occasion.
The Odin, 16, steam frigate, at Portsmouth, Capt.
Lord John Hay, C. 8., yesterday received on board
the guns belonging to the gunboats, Havock,
Hardy, Flamer, and Grasshopper, and will, we
understand, convey them to China, the gunboats
pro .:eeding thither without their armaments.
The Sphinx, 6, steam sloop, Commander Day,
bent sails yesterday at Portsmouth.
The imoom, 8, iron screw transport, Commander
John M. Cooke, is ready to receive the draughts
which are to be conveyed in her to China.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—William Fenton, third-class
assist.-engineer, to the Renown, as part com-
plement; James Bell (a), acting third-class assist.-
engineer, to the Quail; William Pratt, acting
third class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, as super-
numerary for hospital treatment ; George M'Lean,
acting third class assist.-engineer, to the Ringdove;
Sallies Wood, acting third class assist-engineer, to
the Asia, as supernumerary ; an Andrew R. Gray,
acting third class assist.-engineer, to the Flamer.
The annual course of rifle instruction to the
officers, non-commissioned officers, and troops of
the line at Chatham has terminated, and the re-
sults have proved most satisfactory, the officers and
men who have been under instruction during the
past year have made astonishing progress in the
theory and practice of the rifle. As soon as the
reports of the several instructors of musketry have
been laid before the proper authorities the distri-
bution of prizes to the best shots in each class will be
made, the non-commissioned officers being decorated
with a gold badge, and receiving an increase of pay,
which they are entitled to for one year, and the
privates also receiving a badge and a trifling ad-
vance in their pay. The yearly course of rifle
instruction of the Royal Marines does not terminate
until January, when the prizes are awardel.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER GREAT GALE.

The state of the weather here for the:last 12 hours
suggests grave apprehensions of the recurrence of
a series of disasters at sea which have made memos--
able the week just closed. Between four and five
o'clock yesterday evening the storm suddenly com-
menced, the wind blowing from the south-cast, and
increasing in violence each hour up to six o'clock
this morning. The rain is descending in heavy
showers, and, unless the tempest abates, there is
but little prospect of the express boat making
the passage to-day between Queenstown and
Dublin.
THE AMERICAN MAIL FROM QUEENSTOWN.

Orders have been received from the Post-office
authorities to have a special train in readiness at
the King's-bridge terminus, to start at 11 o'clock,
a.m., on Sunday, with the American mail for Cork.
It is arranged that the special train will perform
the journey in four hours. A special steamer will
be in readiness to convey the mails to Queenstown,
and place them on board one of the Cunard steamers,
which will proceed on her voyage to America with-
out any delay.