The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-29
CHILE.

EXPECTED MEETING OF CoSGKEss-SArIoNAL MEA-
sUREs pEMANDBD-THE ToBAcCo MoNoPoIR-
MINES AND MoSETARY sysTD-coAL AND cor
PRs-rHE POLITICAL TRIALs-rELKGRAPHs AND
HieBwAys-pocK DUES AT vALrARAIso-rHK
ATRIcALs.
We have the following summary Of ncws from this TO-
public
The public mind is Influenced by two events which en-
gros governments attention The FIRST Of these s the
opening Of the ordinary annual Congress for 1851 which
will taks place In the capital the first day OF June II
isawe known fac, that Congress- although consiuonaly
p0tecBcf OF the right Of initiative conjoinv with gov
ment " gradually losing the habit OF exercising this right
Although there s pending several questions OF great
Importance which have been Tor years awaiting solution
consistent with the spirit Of industrial which
presails throughout the country, Know whether
sny Of them viii attract governments attention during this
Congress u y well known that the abo isbmen OF the
tosscco monopoly mca5ure whose necessity has been
recognized by government and whose realization IL
The eey OF this dark spo, which furnishes
economical sy,tsm
Tbe perplexies which have troubled and are still
troubling mo- etary system, prove the urgent
sy Of reforming In some manner but governments in
enuns in this respect stll unknown me amendment,
u the lag on Joint stock companies, order TO facilitate
the establishment OF institutions OF credit calculated to
scivAe the movement Of funds s also spoken Of but
principle of compromising the public funds, directly
The daily increasing importance Of the copper mine
woF Mt rresent the principal source OF national
wcsb ALEC demands the suppression II the duties which
butlhen the expectation Of that ore found abun
this republic; but n not expected either that
this impo affair will be resolved In the way r.
vortble the grea, industrial Interests which such
cessou would unfold.
Another powerful branch Of industry which offers the
promising future ~ the country IL arising, and only
requires q slight attention from the public become
lsibe fountain Of riches and immense lever IN
Bausttis progress We slude 10 the coal mines or
extraordinary richness and prime quality prodigsly scat
tered by nature throughout the southern districts from
Mau'e "a far Magellan. Some OF these mines al
ready worked ny Messrs Cou inc Son according 10 the
mpfoved method employed In Essland, the capital
iuvoste 70 The works amounting " than million
Of dollars and the moot satisfactory results begin 10 be
obtaiala.
The conspsrscy trials recede daily from termination
Dor ka,ss sino and have asked the privilege OF
navigating tho river ksue with steambusts.
Government has decreed the Of 81 500 for the con-
tpran Of the works The between 5an Felipe
end Santiago and 90 2o 80 for me Construction Of the Val
parsiso lighthouse
non Luis urzua has contracted b furnish the posts
CURED for establishing the electric telegraph between San
taco and Iacs The wires and mach for this impor
tsnt means Of commanica arrived from Europe nearly
two years ago and tt deprived Of the advaa
t1g,s promised BY the ~ instantaneous
munlcson with the southern Districts
The aos,ng dock at Valparaiso IL 10 active service;
adm vesscb which do exceed iss feet Of keel and
several ships have already been repsred and osulked In
themselves FMS mprovemeni which much need
pany.