The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-21

and the streets leading them presented an aspect seldom
in 81 Petersburg everything too spacious
for The amount Of popuaton-that Of crowd, elbewing
pushing, squeezing and every one trying 70 ousriD his
ghbor In consequence Of the or subscriptions
has been FOUND necessary TO make distribution OF the
shares among the applicants small subscribers, OF less
only half third those who required from three to
six thousand one fourth and those who subscribed for
than six thousand, only fifth IT, therefore, part
of the shares reserved for the london and Pars market
yet disposed of Me'srs Barring and Perere could
easily find purchasers for them here The flc there Is
a good deal more capital in Russia than ia generally
imagined but unfortunately for the country it Is not EN-
poy ed II ought TO be. or the nobility who
chief capitalists there many indeed who have esab
lished large manufactures, navigation companies,
&C. erected hospitals aud sch ols aud devoted large
scientific purposes but large proportion squan
tables of Hornbourg and Weskeden In the salons OF
Paris and have nothing left for useful under skngs.
The merchants are content to 60 ON In the old jog
trot way they been accustomed to for last half
century ano-with few favorable exception among
whom the siberian gold finders, the Zotos Popo &c.
deserve especial menop-seem strange extended
views and the spirit of extension that
of the present age 1t must be acknowledged however,
that great change has come over them lately aud pro-
iects that year ago would have been received
with coldness and Indifference, are now discussed with
eagerness and entered into with avdy just at present
nothing popular railways and encouraged by the
success of the Grand Reseau people beginning tell
of lines to the Ura to Orenburg to the Caucasusnay
even across Siberia to the AMOR According 70 the last
from Irkos two Americans Messrs Collins and
Pey had passed through that city and although they
probably only simple travellers or merchants they
are seriously believed be engineers engaged in survey
ing the ground for the Pacific railway or
these idle dreams ha cannot be realized for mauy
to but there not the slightest DOUBT that Euro
pean Russia will long be inersected by sysem OF
iron roads extending from the Baltic to the Black Sea- and
from the Volga 10 the Visua. At the ST. Petersburg
Warsaw and Moscow. Warsaw railroads they are hard
at work already having commenced operations at both ex
tremties simultaneously. Ii Is expected they will he
finished In about three years The Riga Doneoourg line
will be constructed by Epglish company that had un
dertat prevoIs to the war; and whose charter has
been since the peace and at Odessa assoca
ton has been formed composed Of the first bankers and
merchants OF that emporium and the leading nobility Of
Little Russia and the UKRAINE for the purpose OF building
railway from Odessa to Kie and the austrian frontier Be
sdee these there several extensive lines project
ed-or instance, In Finland, TO be constructed az the
expense Of government, and one from Riga to Slau In
which the Riga merchants are particularly interested.
Another scheme which has met with great favor here,
is the Black Sea Steam Navigation Company. II was es
abhed ast autumn shares which were all taken IN
few days. and the first instaments paid up Immediately
Some of the Black Sea belonging to government,
which had escaped the Sebastopo catastrophe
chased by the Company and Of the directors Captain
There will be twenty four III ALL telegraphic despatch
received the other day from ODESSA the arr
val OF five of them from England and they will forthwith
their trips to Galatz, Varna, Kertsch Arepa,
Redout Kale TrebiZond onsantpope, and subsequently
to Egypt, Greece, Marsees, &c. This will be desirable
addition to the commercial navy Of Russia, and Is
especially paronzed by government the Emperor himself
together with the imperial family having subscribed for
large Der Of shares. II Is strange that while many
undertakings sprpgng up sl sides the Oldest
commercial association in the Countrywide Russian Ameri
Compspy-appears to be The decline After prospe
nearly sixty years its existence seriously
threatened during the late when It's settlements on
the Northwest coat and In the Aeutap archipelago
the mercy Of the British and French fleets but got
this crisis very cleverly and with very little loss by
Of treaty OF neutrality concluded by Its agents
with the Hudsons Bay the advantages Of which
entirely the side of the Russians, the territory
the English company had certainly not much 10 appre
bend from hostile attacks Since the peace however Its
shares instead omproving like those OF other associations
have been falling continually without any apparent reason
excepting thai the Companys charter will not be
renewed after its expiration Tin 1860, beeve and that
the fur trade In the Northern Pacific will be thrown open
TO general competition. As far learn there is no
valid for this report, bat has had disastrous
effect upon the American Compauys shares which are
quoted lower than they were previous to the conclusion Of
peace.
The Northern Bee, In speaking OF the treaty between
Persia and England expa,ates usual the grasping
spirit perdious Albion and hopes that neither Russia
plans, while the Inuald admits that this Ia really OF
civilization against barbarsn In which all the great Pow
should participate not the allies Of England but "a
eak down the barriers that separate China from the RESI-
genial influence OF Christianity and commerce. Letters
received from Kiakta continue TO give melancholy pic
Of the state Of things among the Celesas there
general feeling that the Fowery Kingdom Is on the eve
or dissolution and when that event takes place Russia vii
not be the last appropriate her share Of the spos
General Mourave the Governor OF Eastern Siberia has
organized respectable force In the country adjoining the
Amour and will be no difficult task for him to occupy
the whole territory up TO the great wall OF Caina Tho
Kalkas Mongols said 10 be much inclined TO OK
change the protection Of the Court Of Pekn for that
suppose government would not he cruel enough TO
refuse them. At any rate shall endeavor 10 give you
full infor about everything that transpres here
concerning the events now pending Ia Eastern ASIA
Our Berlin correspondence.
BysIIS Nav 10 1857