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record the other vessels are-the City of Limerick, City of Brussels, and City of Buenos Ayres. The departures are from London, 28th Antwerp, 1st; Falmouth, 3rd; arriving at Rio Janeyro in about twenty days, and proceeding to the River Plate without transhipping passengers.. Fares, £35, £25, and £16, first and second classes found in everything = the usual reduction for families; return tickets at a fare and a-half. Agents-London, Managing owners, Messrs. Tait & Co.; Brokers, A. Howden & Co. Antwerp, Consignee, B. de Vleeshouwer; Broker, E. 1. Isenbaert. Rio Janeyro, Consignee, Thomas Holicombe, Esq,; BrokerMontevideo, Consignees, Messrs. Zimmerman, Fair & Co.; Broker, J. R. Schwartz. Buenos Ayres, Consignee, Messrs. Zimmerman, Fair & Co. Brokers, Woodgate Brothers.

6. The Pacific Navigation Company despatch a steamer from Liverpool on the 19th of every alternate month, for Valparaiso, calling at Rio Janeiro and Montevideo; the voyage to the River Plate is made in twenty-four days, the vessels being constructed for great speed. The Company was established in 1868, and has a subsidy from the Chilian Government.

7. The Marseilles line, called «Societé de Transports Maritimes, » despatches a monthly steamer from Genoa, calling at Marseilles, Gibraltar, Bahia and Rio Janeyro, and making the voyage to Montevideo in twentyeight days. The vessels are large and well appointed, viz.: the Bourgogne.. Picardie, Poitou, &c., each 3.000 tons register. Fares: from Genoa. £50, £33, £16-from Marseilles or Gibraltar, £48, £31, and £16. Agents in Buenos Ayres, Messrs. Bonnemason & Heydecker, Calle Bolivar.

There are also sailing vessels, of about 300 tons register, always on the berth at London or Liverpool, to receive cargo and passengers for Montevideo and Buenos Ayres. The passenger fare is usually £13, the accommodation pretty good, and the voyage is made in about sixty days For particulars apply to Messrs. Nuttall, Mors & Co., Liverpool; or to Messrs. Howden & Sons, 19 Birchin Lane, London.

No passport is required on landing in the River Plate, but if the emigrant has no friends here, it would be well for him to bring a certificateof baptism or other document shewing his name and nationality. receiving letters at the Post-office, taking out a marriage license, receiving money from home, &c. positive proof of identity is of course required, and as passage tickets are often lost, and letters of introduction only used for the moment, an official document is more valuable. Some persons procure a letter from the Foreign Office to our diplomatic or consular representatives, but it is hardly worth the trouble, and leads, at best, to an invitation to dinner.

As to letters of introduction they are useful, and as many may be brought as choice may dictate. But let it not be supposed that they will always avail to procure a situation for the bearer. Merchants are often «bored by a dozen such recommendations, on the arrival of the packet. Irish emigrants should invariably bring letters to the head of their countrymen here, V. Rev. Canon Fahy.

Packing up the trunk is a serious consideration: we advise the reader to provide himself with an abundant supply of clothing and comforts, not only for the voyage, but because they cost here three times their value in England, and may be introduced duty free. They must be bona-fide for personal use and marked with the owner's name, to avoid suspicion of smuggling. A box of kid gloves or roll of silk would be exposed to Customhouse seizure, but shirts and clothing (marked) incur no risk. A gun or revolver, saddle and equipments should not be omitted, and if not required afterwards may be sold at a profit; but no more than one is permitted, and we caution passengers against the false idea of bringing out boots, firearms, &c., on speculation. A dozen linen suits will be found useful on board when near the tropics, and always come in well for summer wear here.

LETTERS OF CREDIT.

We should advise emigrants who intend bringing money with them, to do so by means of a Letter of Credit. This may easily be obtained through almost every Bank in England and Scotland, on the London and River Plate, or Mauá Banks of this city, and Montevideo (B. Oriental). And in Ireland from any of the various branches of the National Bank of Ireland which also grants Letters of Credit on the above Banks. The agents in Buenos Ayres of the National Bank are Messrs. Wanklyn & Co.

The above Credits may be obtained for a trifling charge for commission, if the amount be under £500; and if over that sum, we believe free of any charge whatever. The party taking a Letter of Credit will always receive a duplicate, which he should leave at home with his friends in case of his losing the original, or the ship being lost.

This course we can with confidence recommend to our friends as being the best and safest, and one that does not in any way involve the possibility of a loss, whilst by the old and foolish system of carrying gold about the person a man runs the risk of losing it, or being robbed, and if the ship is lost for a certainty loses his money also. Whereas by the Letter of Credit system even should the ship be lost, his friends at home have stil

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got the duplicate Letter of Credit, by which they can obtain the money deposited.

INSTRUCTIONS ON LANDING.

Passengers by the mail-steamers are usually landed in a little steamboat, but failing this it will be necessary to take a whaleboat (M'Lean's are the best), and be sure to bargain with the boatman before leaving the ship: his charge will depend on the weather, say $20 to $50 a head. On no account let any of your luggage be separated from you, or you may lose it. Reaching the mole you will be assailed by an impetuous gang of porters; pick out one of them, count for him the number of your trunks, and let him get others to help him if he like: he will charge probably $5 or $10 a trunk to take them to your hotel. At the Resguardo, near the end of the mole, you will have to open your trunk for examination; if you do so with good grace you will find the officials most polite and anxious to save you any trouble. If you have cigars, silks, jewellery, or fire-arms, you had better declare the same. On arriving at your hotel if you have any difficulty with the porters about your luggage, ask the landlord to settle with them. You will find the hotels very cheap and good, the charge for bed and board not exceeding eight shillings a day, unless you take a sitting room, which you will find very dear. Place your card with the number of your room in the frame at the stair's foot. Lock your room whenever you go out, leaving the key with the porter: lock it also at night. If any of your trunks have been detained at the Resguardo or sent to the Customhouse, lose no time to employ Mr. Hill, of 76 Calle Defensa, or some other respectable broker, to clear them for you: the cost will be trifling, unless duties be enforced, in which case they will amount to 23 per cent. on the value of the article.

The change cf climate will necessarily oblige you to be careful as to your manner of living. Rise early, take a cold bath every morning, beware of walking about much in the sun, and remember that there are frequent changes of temperature even in one day. Flannel singlets, light clothing and a straw hat are advisable in summer months. At all seasons the mornings are frequently cold, necessitating warm clothing. Be very careful of a cut finger or other trifling wound, which must be kept closely bandaged: it is sometimes very hard to heal a small cut, if the air get into it, and we have unfortunately many cases of lockjaw from a mere scratch not attended to. It is also very bad to drink much cold water, which acts as a purgative on strangers. The most wholesome drink at breakfast or dinner is French wine, for which no charge is made in the hotels. Brandy is too hot for the climate, and must only be taken with extreme moderation:

«delirium tremens,» from the intemperate use of spirits, results sooner in this than in any other country. The meat of the country is good and wholesome, except pork, which you had better avoid, seeing the objectionable manner of rearing swine in Buenos Ayres. In the hotels the usual hour for breakfast is 9 A.M. and dinner 5 P.M. As soon as convenient after arrival you may call at the Standard office, 74 Calle Belgrano, where the editors will gladly give you any information or advice in their power. Letters from home may also be directed to their care free of charge. Poor emigrants looking for employment can have advertisements inserted gratis.

New arrivals should be careful about roaming through the streets after 11 P.M., although the city is more quiet and orderly than most large towns. Above all things beware of intoxication, and keep out of the Policia. In the coffee-houses, never make any offensive remarks about the country; it would be ill-breeding, and many of those around you are sure to understand English. If you meet a religious procession either turn into the next street, or take off your hat and stand till it passes by. If anyone ask you for a light for his cigar, present yours to him politely. Remember always that politeness and equality are the rule of the country, and act up to it.

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CHAP. XVI.

ITINERARIES FROM ENGLAND AND NEW YORK.

ENGLAND TO BUENOS AYRES.

THE Voyage is usually made in thirty days, the distance being about 7,800 statute miles. The outset is often disagreeable, in crossing the Bay of Biscay, but the rest of the voyage is generally delightful, and rough weather is exceedingly rare between Lisbon and Rio Janeyro.

Lisbon is reached in four days from England. The entrance to the Tagus is highly picturesque. Rounding the Rock of Lisbon, and crossing the bar, we get a distant view of Belen, the hills around being covered with a multitude of windmills. On the right is seen a massive building, the Lazarretto; on the left is Fort Julian, a relic of the Moorish epoch. Abreast of Belen we are hailed by the port officials, after which we are allowed to proceed. The panorama of the city becomes every moment more attractive; a crowd of steamers, war-vessels and shipping, line the quays. We land at the Custom-house, in the Terreyro do Paço, or Blackhorse Square. The streets of the new town are handsome and spacious, with massive piles of building in regular blocks of about a hundred yards square; the houses are six or seven stories high, and all built of stone. The three principal streets, Rua Aurea, Rua Augusta, and Rua da Prata, run parallel. This was the scene of the earthquake of 1755, when most of the old town, with 40,000 inhabitants, was destroyed. The Marquis de Pombal rebuilt the city. He was Minister to King José I., whose equestrian statue gives name to the Plaza, and the effigy of the Minister is seen in a bronze medallion on the pedestal. The east and west sides of the Plaza are occupied by public departments. The south is bounded by the river, and on the north a triumphal arch gives access to the city.