The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-04 00:00:00

The Royal Mail Company's screw steamship
Oneida, Capt. T. A. Bevis, arrived at Southampton
at one p.m. yesterday with the abovenaraed mails,
in charge of Lieut. Smith, R.N., naval mail agent.
From Rio •to Bahia the Oneida experienced
strong southerly winds and fine weather; thence
to Pernambuco, moderate south-easterly Winds and
fine; to 10 deg. N., moderate south-easterly and
variable winds and fine, and thence to St. Vincent
fresh north-easterly breezes; between St. Vincent
and Lisbon, very strong N.E. head winds, some-
times blowing a gale, .and very high sea all the
way; from Lisbon,strong head winds and high sea
as far as Cape Finisterre, and thence to Ush ant N.E.
winds and moderate sea; in the Channel, light
breezes and fine weather. The Oneida brought
107 passengers, and on freight opecic., from
Buenos Ayres, £1,700; from Rio, £30,000; from
Bahia, £5O; and from Pernambuco, £4s—total
amount of specie, £31,795 (of which £30,095 was
in gold, and £1,700 in silver); also, 3,817 bags of
coffee, 100 rolls of tobacco, and 139 packages of
sundries.

From Bahia we learn that the President of the
province, Signor Costa Pinto, had just been relieved
from his post, and they Vice-President was acting
until another could be appointed. The Bahianos
seem to be always dissatisfied with the President
elect. The weather had been wet and favourable
for the interior. Nearly all who had fled to the
seaboard during the famine of last year had re-
turned to their homes, and things were looking up
again with prospects of good crops next season.
Exchange closed fiat on the 11th ult. at 261 d. Pur-
chases of cotton for home consumption had been
effected at 9,000 per arroba. No sales of hides had
t-1-spired during the week prior to the departure
_ais mail. The last prices were 200 rs. per lb.
for dry salted, and 230 rs. for dry. There wa:. 9
coffee in the market. Last sales were ,-,iar-
roba for Nazareths, 5,150r5. to 5,200r5.
and 5,300 to 5,350 for Maragogipe. Cocoa had been
in brisk demand, but supplies were coming in very
sparingly, and 4,700 r. per arroba were given for a
few unimportant lots. Sales ofsugar were at 2,400 r.
for browns in cases, and 2,600 r. to 2,700 r. for
whites, while 2,200 r. to 2,300 had been given for
picked of the former description. Stooks were get-
ting reduced, and supplies falling off. The Vasco
da Gama was chartered for a British port direct at
455. per ton.

There is no political news of interest from Per-
nambuco. The Government had contracted with
Messrs. H. Green and Co., of London, to build
some iron bridges across the rivers to connect the
different parts of the city of Recife. Entries of
sugar had been very small, is consequence of
heavy rains, barely reaching 38,964 bags during
the month. The advices received by the Oneida on
her outward voyage being discouraging, operations
for Europe were confined to some ballasts for cot-
ton vessels, and quotations were nominal ; best
whites, 4,000 to 4,200 ; selected yellows, 2,400 to
2,500 ; American muscovadoes, 2,000 to 2,300 ; Chan-
nel, do., 1,950 to 2,000 ; Paraibas, 2,000 ; Maceios,
2,200. The American advices caused great excite-
ment in the ootton-market, but the high rates
asked by holders prevented much business. The
only sale of outport cotton reported was 1,600 bags
average Maceio at 9,000. Nothing doing in hides,
and quotations were nominal at 19Ors. to 200 rs.
per lb. The amount of exchange passed for this
steamer was about £90,000 at 26d., to 260., and
261 d., 90 days, according to terms of payment.
Discounts, 10 per cent, for four-month bills, and 12
per cent. for six months. Freights to the United
Kingdom, 455. per ton and 6 per cent.