New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
SOUTH PACIFIC COAST.

We have dates from Valparaiso to the 18th Dec;
from Lima to the 27th; from Guayaquil to the 3Oth
chilli.
The Congress is in extra session. Its abors have
been directed to measures OF great value as may DC
seen in the following enumeration OF them:
Three hundred thousand dollars have been voted
for the erection of iron pier, for landing goods at
Valparaiso. The want of this has long been seriously
felt more especially since the completion OF 50 many
of the large custOmhouse warehouses for the deposit
of merchandise. The Government is authorised TO
raise this by loan if necessary The pier Is to DE
of on and to receive three vessels OF large draught
ut it, sides at once 1t to be located near the ware
houses.
A supplementary addition has also been made TO
the current appropriation for the year for roads aud
bridges, of $4,000 Work which upon some roads
had been suspended will now be resumed.
Beside the amount appropriated for enarglng the
School of Arts and Trades So 900 have also been grant
ed TO the Agricultural Normal School for the purpose Of
utensils and seeds.
The Civil Code has been approved in both Cham
bers. II commences, the law OF the land, one year
hence, namely, January l. 1884, This is one OF the
most important measures passed since the formation Of
the Government.
dent, passed a vote of thanks in favor OF
the author of the Civil Code, Don Andres
Belo, member Of the Senate, and to the Com
mssiOnes who with him, aftsrward revised the work
To Mr.. BeO has further been voted the sum OF $50
600, as appreciation of his labors in this work,
which has engaged his attention during period COW
erng fifteen years, and also leave to retire on full pay
from his post as first officer in the Department Of
Foreign Affairs, which, for many years, Mr. Belo has
occupied with so much practical wisdom
charter has been further granted to a company
proposing to construct railway the TO be drawn
by animals, between the port of Coquimbo, the City
OF Serena, and the ouesta of Peralta
We regret cannot add as much in reference to
the railway projected from Talcahuano to Conception
Though the application for charter has been for
hong time in the hands of the Government the Pres-
dent has not fit yet to present il to Congress,
for reasons not divulged to th6pubic hitherto.
SToRs.-We have TO record at this time most I'M
usual event at this of the year, which violent
nonher. ON the 9TH inst the oscillations of the baron-
eter and the commotOn of the announced the
beginning of a storm. The wind not very strong,
but the waves increased TO put the shipping in
jeopardy. BY 10 in the morning some vessels were IN
danger and hoisted signals OF distress No assistance,
however, was rendered them, and two were driven
ashore ON the Amendral Beach at p. m where, in u
few hours, they went entirely to pieces. These were
the bark Carolina and the brig Manuel Ohvares both
Chihan vessels A water-launch also wont down, but
has since been raised.
The rain was abundant. Its effect on the grain
crops is not yet known but we believe there is nothing
10 indicate that has caused either benefit OF injury 10
them.