The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-28
MEETING OF THE NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ANNIE OF


MEETING OF Tnx NEW LEGIsLATURE-PRO0RAMME or
THE Presidents PoLIcY-A sPANrsH-AxKRIcAN
yIpBBArroN-rHE TREATY WITH THE UNIrxD
states WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Az AMENDED BY
oUR sBSATB-rRApE AND SHIPPING RRrURNs-
TIE rorAro cRor-ssvRRK WEATHER.
The new Chilean Legislature met the LIST Of June
oharac,erizes nstteripg than airhfui repre-
scDis the country - peacefui, prosperous and NO
sressiva
present session. consss OF projects OF laws for reforming
hs National Guard rcorganzng the corps Of civil ens
nesrs, Improvement OF roads, project removing the
difficulties which the mint experiences In procuring
bullion, construction OF military hospitals, increase OF
municipal incomes, reform Of stamp paper tax, and bill
-hc speedy settlement Of tho following projects still
pending before Congress Is treaty OF
South American union consulsv organization, police ac
prison discipline, primary instruction, &c.
During the past year steps have been taken 70 settle
The boundary question with BOLIVIA The treaty OF friend
ship, navigation aud courlercs With tie United Sta.eo
ha5 with difficulties In the Uni,sd States Senate,
and II y feared tat the modncstes made in VII
der II ncfectusl.
minister pleuipotentisrY has been appointed 70 tns
Hpsnsh court coDsu ates have bosn created !, many
places for the benefit Of Cniiean com erce, geaers
pe,ty N AL concerned In the poxcs eyenis OF 1851 hs
been granted. The decimal system OF Weights ADD
measures has been otroducod ire electric ieegraph
mas tecu established m FAR a. Tsca bcsidns mary other
local but not lsss important improvements.
Congress has not yet done much work Ths elections
~ cerfa deputies have objected w. and several pr
va;a bills h,vs been hrepgh. IN.
The Brissh ship oressas with ersno, from San Fere,
N y.
iosg II w me cre~ reached valparaiso in safey y
The hercurfo del Tdp~ gives the following statement
q The arrival and departure Of The vessos in the port OF
Valparaiso during the month OF May
Entered 81 merchant ships Of III si tons, and vessels
d war; Of Is, SOL tons Sailed ss merchant shlps, Of
E7o2 tons and vesses OF war, OF 1897 tens Vessels
Of averaging ella tons are not very common in the
Psctnc.l
~ shooting himself with pistol, In Santiago on the sub
y me heavy rains in Chile have, Ia feared, damaged
,3v in tbs loxrl md
smart shock Of earthquake ~s felt at Valparaiso on
she sth ~ Jone.
DO on their way from Bolivia 70 Australia only between
four and Ave hundred reached Cspape out Of one thou
sand purchased for the purpose.
4, Chile Don Jose Antonio Torres will shortly publish
. work enptled " The Mysteries OF santiago" WORK
,alea The Mysteries Of Ins, about 10 DO published
In Euoie chle, young mathematician lately claimed
have solved the problem o squarng circle another
that he has discovered perpetual motion. Nube great
me nrcmrio Of Valparaiso STATE bs, Mr. lover an
xh,ch rashes a. night the summit Of rupungagO sne
hsbes: volcano the ADdesn range n Chie, does not
ranae IRON, the has becn generally supposed,
MI ryeucsd by The repeated eIcrs shocks that axe
place ia The elevated rav'res along is sijes.
The winter continued very seyor" Heavy raus con.
inue and prevent tho sowing OF corn throughout the
The french rreste Psrssvorauie sailed from vAlpsrsso
forFrancc ON the lat Of June
MARKETS.
VALPARAISO. June Is business has been very dull
diving tue pact fortnight oriog 70 the etsgnason 81 tree
the interior and tue lack of orders from Bolivia AsO
I..u IN exports nothing o. any importance has been
done consequent on the high price Of produce aud he
scarcity OF money. Cotton, linen ADD ss sSots are ou
fresh arrivals having taken place Metals OF AL kinds
are abundant, spd the and small in miscellaneous
articles the stock Of Sarops mad oil obaoged from
fret hands sales from a. so 10 o. s7k Sugar scarce
thefe being no Amean English ~ Dutch 10 tue me,sc'
tone speculation had ss.cn riacc 10 this article, and
holders ale firm. In Chile produce lad ast sales Of bar
silver quoted at slc per marc cash copper go so
per quintal easb. 1iocr DUH with proapecs of de
cine 70 price quotations from - l2x 20 ~ cas- per
quntal sx months credit Cpcr ore25 pev cent SO "
per quiuial Regulusi 90 N 80 per cent, 80 pcrdo.