The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-17 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

LISBON, APRIL 9.
The steamer Genova, from the Brazils, put in
here'yesterday for coals, and leaves again to-day
for Genoa, at the same hour as the Tagus packet for
Southampton. She left Rio de Janeiru eight days
after the Tamar, whose news was repOrted in Vie
Times of the '2sth of March.' Her dates are :—Rio
de Janeiro, March 5 ; Bahia, March 10 ; Pernam-
buco, March 14 ; St. Vincent, March 28 ; Madeira,
April 5.
The Royal mail packet Medway, with the out-
ward mails from Southampton, had anived'at Per-
nambuco on the sth of March, and was expected at
Rio in time to leave again for Europe on the 17th,
so that she may be expected to arrive at South-
ampton about the same time as the Tagus, which
takes this report.

The Genova being under quarantine, I have had
no opportunity of collecting any political news
from Rio de Janeiro, and, my commercial letters
from that port having miscarried, I can only say
enerally that the markets are reported by a mer-
chant here in the trade to have remained in the
same state its when the Tamar left.

Pernambuco advices respecting sugars note a con-
tinued active demand, and an advance in browns of
100 reis per arroba. The last quotations are—ordi-
nary, 2,900, or 275. 7d. per cwt., free on board ;
superior, 3,350, or 31s. sd. per cwt. free on boa-d.
Whites were at 3,600 to 5,000, or 345.. Ild. to 475.
per cwt., free on board. Cotton, 7,400 to 7,500, or
lid. to 71d. per lb., free on board. Freights con-
tinued dull, the last charter being at 355. and 5 per
cent, for united kingdom, with usual extras for con-
tinental ports. Exchange 272 d., at which money
offered freely. The yellow fever had quite disap-
peared, and left the province of Pernambuco once
more in a healthy state.
Bahia letters state that sugars continued in active
demand ; 3,200 reis for godbrowns, and 4,000 rein
for whites, which ara equal to 28s. 11d. and 358.
11d. per cwt. free on board ; while ordinary browns
could be had at 3,100 reis, or 28s. ld. per cwt. No
cotton remained on hand at Bahia, and at Mandl it
was selling at 7,200 reis to 7,400 rais. Freights to
London, 40s. ; Liverpool, 30s. ; and to Channel,
455. Iu the exchange on London 25,000/..had been
done on the Government account at 28d., and the
rate closed at 28d. for 60 days' sight.

THE LATE THUNDERSTORM' IN
FRANCE.

The storm which prevailed on Friday last in se-
veral of the departments was attended with melan-
choly consequences in certain parts of the Oise. At
Chevieres a' young man who was at work with his
parents in a potato field was knocked down by the
lightning and killed on the spot. His cap was
burnt, his boots ripped up, and a part of the chain
of his watch melted. At Sauqueuse St. Lucien, as
two men named Carron and Geffrey were passing a
windmill, the miller requested their assistance to
turn round the sails, as he feared a storm was com-
ing on. Scarcely had they completed their task,
when the ram began to fall in torrents, and
they ran for shelter, Carron into a stable, and
GeffrOy and the miller into the mill. When
the storm, which lasted for some time, was
over, Carron came out of his hiding-place, and
called for his companion, but, not receiving
any answer, commenced a search for him, and found
him near the shaft of the mill, quite dead. The
lightning had perforated a small hole at the back of
his neck, and several similar holes were found in
different parts of the body. His clothes remained
uninjured. Carlon states that, from the place in
which he stood in the stable he saw the lightning
fall on the mill five different times; but no injury
appears to have been done to the building. During
the storm the electric fluid fell on the wires of the
telegraph between the stations of Bueil and Boiaset
(Euro), and melted the metal for a distance of
about half-a-mile, overturning at the same time
four or five of the wooden supporters. It finally
entered the ground on the iron-way, tearing up se-
veral of the sleepers, and leaVing a large hole, which
would most probably have caused an accident had
it not been perceived in time.