New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-16
PERU AND CHILL.

Our dates are from Valparaiso to the 3lst Of August.
aud from Callao TO the 18th of September.
The Chill Congress closed its session the 3lst
Of August One of their last and most important acts
that OF bill authorizing the Executive to pur
chase the Valparaiso and Santiago Railway shares
The bill reads follows:
"Tbe President of the Republic is authorized during
the space of Fix months, TO buy the shares OF the
should be willing to SELL In thus purchasing the
shares, the state becomes invested with the rights
and IrerOgatvos of the Shareholders whose shares it
purchases, in accordance with this law
This first article being sanctioned the others are
merely formal and the project once approved, will be
INN eGiatey ratified by the Senate.
Prior to ihc closing Of Congress, the Government
Presented the reports OF the Departments of Justice,
Norshp and Public Instruction According to the
calculations therein made there in the Republic
i35 parishes, and for their support by the State il
seems that the sum Of $500. 900 would be required
During the year, the sum Of s9l ,2s0 has been cx-
pended in repairing and building churches. The ma
lions expense for public worship during the year
amounted TO $2s2,923. In the several colleges of
higher order in the Republic > 065 pupils are edu-
Gated At the expense of the State kls0 5000 chill
dren of both sexes in the 4>S primary schools. The
suppor of these schools cost the annual sum of 49,
so The different classes Of the University are at
tended by 353 students The Teachers school has 81
pupils aud the School of Arts and Trades, %. Gov
eminent has Just endowed another female school in
Cohna, and popular library in MeNpllla.
The organization of body of pilots in the port of
Aucud has been declared, and that oi Valparaiso has
been regulated.
Tie news lately received from the Provinces is
rather satisfactory than otherwise. In the agricu
tural districts in the South appearances are very
promising, and il seems that the crops will be plent
iul. notwithstanding the excessive rain which has
fallen. In the German colony OF Llanquihuc, the
crops and all things in general present faterug cp
pearances and the foundation of the colony cele
hraied by ball al It's last anniversary.
IN extensive cosl nine has just been discovered Is
mules inlurd from the port of Ancud IN the province
Of Chiloe; the owners intend constructing a small
railway from the port 10 the mine, in order to
mount the difficulties presented by the distance and
facilitating expectation. The mines in the north con-
tinue more a. less favorable to the miners.
The railway, branch of Copiapo, from Pabelon TO
Chanarcillo is nearly finished, twelve miles of the
line which is 20 unite the mos; important mining CEN
tiers being reacy. Speaking of this railway the corre
spnnd. nj of one of the papers saws:
On the 2erh Of July, Mr.. Taggert eng ginecr on the
Copiapo Railway, made all experimental trip ON the
new road. which was quite satisfactory and very
interesting The engine, with pressure of 100 lbs,
doubled with ease curves of 800 feet radius, and
ascended the planes of that line which have inchna-
ton of 10 to pa feet per mile, until il attained the
terminus az an elevation of 4O15 feet above the level
of the sea- which is about w~ feet higher than any