The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-07 00:00:00

THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.

The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tamar,
Captain J. H. Jellicoe, with the mails from the
River Plate, Brazils, dm, in charge of Lieutenant
Charleton, R.N., arrived at Southampton at 4.30
p.m. on Saturday, having accomplished the shortest
pasiage ever made. She is only 22 days and 4 hours
from IVo de Janeiro including all stoppages, and
Com the Rock at Lisbon she has made the extra-
ordinary 'run of 2 days 21 hours and 15 minutes,
Her dates are :

Buenos Ayres Aug. 2 St. Vincent (Cape
Montevideo
Rio de Janeiro
Bahia — 17 Funchal (Madeira) 31
Pernambuco — 19 Lisbon Sept. 2
From Rio to St. Vincent's the Tamar experienced
fine weather and light- winds, and thence to Tule.-
riffe strong north-east trades. This steamer brings
94 passengers, and landed 67 at Lisbon. On freight
she has 1,8541. sterling in specie, diamonds value
4,7001., precious stbnes, 4c., value 5171., and a
cargo consisting of 25 serous of ipecacuanha, 52
barrels of tapioca, 57 boxes of oranges, 25 quarter-
casks of wine, 113 bags of cochineal, 5 bags of
coffee, and24B packages of sundries.
The Government of Buenos Ayres had issues a
decree confiscating all the property of General
Roses for high treason against his country. The
Minister of Finance hai submitted the estimates
for the ensuing year, the outlay, iu round numbers,
amounting to 83,000,000, and the revenue to
77,000,000, leaving a probable deficit of 6,000,000.
At Montevideo everything wAs quiet. The prices
of land had increased as much as 50 per cent. within
the last four months.

- - Aug. 2G

From Rio there -is veur little political news.
The budget W4B 134.4 g ClielllSSed 14 the chamber.
The Olinda, Ministry had-secured a majority in both
Houses. Comrneroial ad vices are to the 13th ult.
No decision had psi beeri -came to relative to the
proposed banks,
_but- it was supposed that two
would bs accepted- after the necessary arrtuge-
mentA were se:tied, one of them being the English-
-Braz Tian Bank. :Business in coffee had been un-
important, notwithstanding which prices had
tended upwards,
,advancing 10Ors. after the Ist.
Exchange on I.3ndon had ruled 27/d. to 27id., at
which rates extensive operations had been effected ;
sma'l amounts pass AI on the morning of the 13th
at 27d.and 270., closing flat ; Paris, 313 to
348 ; Hamburg, 650.
Adviees from Bahia are to the 15th ult. The
question of the Patent Slip Company was at length
arranged betty. en the respective parties, and the
Government had promised all the assistance in their
.power t.) promote the speedy completion of the
works. Rain was much wanted, and it was
feared that the tobacco and coffee crops would be
scanty in consequence. Sugar was neglectad, and
quotations were almost nominal. Of coffee supplies
were coming in regularly, but stocks in hand were
unimportant ; rukcl from 4,800r5. to
4,900r5. per arroba. The supplies of cocoa had
been frte during the week preceding date, and in-
quiries continued brisk at r.sing prices. Freights
were dull. Exchange transac`ions continued at
27/d., 270., and 27id., ac3ording to terms of
pappent.

The Island of St. Vincent was generally in a
healthy state.
The Taurtr does not bring any additilnal news
front Lisbon.