The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-30 00:00:00

!, sides, should difficulties ever arise between the two
Governments, these will be easily adjusted, in a
spirit of mutual forbearance and concession. I re-
turn your Lordship ray thanks for your kind ex-
pressions and wishes in reference to myself, and feel
confident thi.t in our future intercourse we shall
proceed harmoniously and satisfactorily in dis-
charging our respective duties."
Intelligence had been received of a dreadful ca-
tastrophe which occurred on the Great Western
Railroad of Canada on the 12th.
The afternoon train from Toronto to Hamilton
ran off the track when approaching the bridge over
the Des Jardines Canal, near Hamilton ' • the engine
cut through the timber work of the bridge, the
structure gave way, and the locomotive, baggage-
waggon, and two passenger cars fell from a hight
of 40 feet into deep water. There were 97 passen-
gers in the two cars. Of these 70 were in-
stantly drowned or crushed to death. Sixty bodies
had been recovered up to the evening of the 15th ;
but all had not been found. The coroner's inquest
had commenced, but stood adjourned till the 17th.
Mr. S. Zimmerman, the wealthy contractor and
banker of Niagara, is among the victims. The Par-
liament which was sitting at Toronto adjourned
when the intelligence of the disaster arrived in that
city. _ _

On the Pennsylvanian Railroad, at Altona sta-
tion, an emigrant train had been run into by a
freight train ; six persons were killed and 10 or 12
others mutilated.
On the Salt Lake Plains the past season had been
so severe that the Indians had been compelled, in
many instances, to devour their own offspring to
I avoid starvation.
The George Law had arrived at New York with
the California mails and a small amount in specie.
Dr. Bates, the State Treasurer, was a defaulter
to the extent of $124,060.
Advices from Aspinall state that the Filibusters
under Lockridge had taken the Fort of Serapgin
and had captured a steamer and the town of Cas-
tillon. These accounts are not reliable.
From Peru we learn that the revolutionary party
had been successful to a partial extent. Castillo
had taken Paita and Para. Iquique and Arica re-
mained true to the Government.
Islay and the Chinchas have declared in favour
of Vivanco. There was a reaction in Arequipa in
favour of Castillo.
The belligerents had fought another naval en-
gagement in the harbour of Callao, but without
either side gaining any material advantage.
The Costa Rican Envoy had been unsuccessful in
his attempts to negotiate a loan for the purpose of
carrying on the war against General Walker, and
nothing was said of the projected treaty for the
union of the South and Central American States
against Filibustering enterprises. Everything was
quiet at Bolivia. At Valparaiso business was
reported as dull, the only transactions of impor-
tance being in silver and copper. The scarcity of
specie was being more sensibly felt by the continued
exportations of silver coin. Freights to England,
per ton, English, 3/. 10s. to 4/.
Mexican advices state that the troubles at San
Juan and Tampico had been terminated. The
rumoured revolutionary movements at Blancarte at
Guadalaxasa created no alarm. The New Congress
is to assemble on the 16th of September. The
Mexican Congress had not been in session since the
sth, the great day on which the new constitution
was sworn to, in default of a quorum. The
Monitor has intelligence of new revolutionary
movements in Puebla ; via New Orleans dates
from Tampico had been received. Possession had
been given to General Morena, but Gaza threat-
ened an attack upon the place. The conductor des-
tined for the city was expected to passe through
Monterey. General Ticlaurri had been elected
Governor of the State.
From Havannah we learn that active prepara-
tions for the invasion of Mexico were proceeding.
General Concha had reviewed 15,600 men. Slaves
continued to be landed on the island. Sugars
were firm.
In the New York stock market there had been a
considerable advance on the leading descriptions.
In the money market there was a decided im-
provement. The demand, though large, was fully
m•t by the supply. The current rates were 8i
to 12 per cent. for prime paper according to date,
and 7 per cent. on call. Exchange on London Bto
Bi. In cotton the unfavourable accounts per Ame-
rica had been counteracted by news from the south
of a large falling off in the receipts at the ports, and
the market closed firm. Flour and wheat were dull.
Pork bad declined. Beef was buoyant. Turpentine
was quiet. Iron and tobacco were in request.
Freights were without material change.