The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-30 00:00:00

711 E PACIFIC.

By the arrival at Southampton of the West India
mail steamer La Plata, we have files of the Panama
Star and Herald to the 9th inst.
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The steamer Valparaiso, from the South Pacific
ports, had arrived. The people of Chili seemed
wholly engrossed with the preparations going on
for the celebration of the anniversary of the inde-
pendence of their republic.
Doa Manuel A. Tocornal, Secretary of State, had
given a splendid fancy ball at Santiago.
A very successful ladies' fair was held at Valpa-
raiso on the 4th, sth, and 6th of September, for the
benefit of the Benevolent Society of that place.
The Valparaiso and Santiago Railroad was fast
and would, it was expected, be opened
progressing,
throughout for traffic before another year.
The railroad from Santiago to San Fernando, it
was expected, would be opened at the same time.
Since last advices the following British vessels
had arrived at Valparaiso:—The Glenthunly and
Phaeton, on the 7th of September ; the Dayspring,
Bth ; the Mandeline, 11th ; the Dundonald and the
John, on the 13th. Transactions in charters have
been very numerous since the departure of the last
steamer, although in some instances at a slight de-
cline in previous rates. The Georgiana would pro-
bably be taken up for ores at 13 when the next
mail leaves.
Exchange at Valparaiso •--On London, 90 to 60,
45d,, 45-41,d., to 451 d. ; Paris, 4f. 65c. to 4f. 70c.
Hamburg, 40 to 40,1. 00 0
From Peru there is no particular newbsut
remained
of the English loan had reached l'nesriugflees, Govern
700,
-
deposited in the hands of ill
meat, or rather Congress, still declining to accept
the loan.
A national bank of discount and deposit, with

power to issue notes for 10 dollars and upwards,
was likely to be established. The Government
had brought a bill for the purpose before Congre:-s.
A bill has also been laid before Congress by the
Government for regulating weights and measures
by the decimal metre, and being sanctioned•by the
Senate would likely soon become law.
The patent for importing coal oil, so hastily
granted, had been annulled by Congress, so that
there is now free trade in that kind of light.
The following British vessels since last advices
had arrived at Callao—viz., Sea Nymph, Sept. 24 ;
Monteagle, 26th ; and also her Msjesty's ship Tri-
bune, 27th, from Valparaiso.
Her Majesty's ship Topaz was to leave Callao for
Panama on Sept. 30.
A revolution had again broken out in Bolivia.
General Perez was in pursuit of General Ache.
This latter was trying to collect forces in Corocoro,
but as the whole army and all the other towns were
for Perez, General Acha would, in all probability,
make his appearance in Tacna as a refugee.
A vessel arrived at Caldera on the 20th of Sep-
tember, from Europe, reported the total loss of the
American ship Reporter, bound to San Francisco,
off Cape Horn ; only four of the crew were saved.
The British ship Blue Rock, 700 tons, M'Dowell
master, laden with guano and bound to Hamburg,
sprung a leak off Chiloe. The captain endeavoured
to put into Valparaiso, but was prevented by con-
trary winds, and the ship finally sunk in lat. 22 40,
long. 72 30, about 200 miles south-west of Iquique;
all hands were saved.