The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1853, Page 6

Arrival of the Crescent City and Uncle 8a ‘ews frem California, Australia, the Sand- wieh Islands, the Society Islands, Pit- eairn’s Iland, New Zealand, Van Dieman’s Land, and Jamalea. &e., ke, ko. ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA. Marriages and Deaths—The Robber Joaquim— Loss of the Steamer Fushion—Affray on the Senator—Explosion of the Jeany Lind, The U. S. mail steamship Crescent City, Captain J, Mo- Gowan, arrived yesterday morning from Aspinwall, which «port she left on the 14th instant, ‘The stenmsbip Uncle Sam, Captain Mills, also arrived ‘this morning from Aspinwall, via Kingston, having left ‘the latter port on the 18th inst. She has 300 passengers and $278,000 in geld dust on freight. The Crescent City brings the mails and passengers which loft Sam Francisco on the 24th ult. in the steamship Isth- mus. We are indebted to the purser of the Uncle Sam for his {avors, and to the expre sses of Adams & Co., Wells, Fargo & Co., and Berford & Co., for files of California papers. On the 14th instant there were seven steamships lying There was considerable rain during the second week in April in the northern part of the State. The |Sharta Courier says tuat at least a thousand ‘Chivamen arrived in Shasta county within the past two Mr, and Mrs. Proctor were playing a suecessful engage- meat at the Maryeville these. Miss Hayes was to give a benefit on the 20th ult, to the Fire Department of Sacramento. The new theatre at Sacramento was in rapid process of construction. It was expected to be ready for opening ‘by the first of May. LOSS OF THE STEAMER FASHION. We learn by last night's Sacramento boats that the steamer Fashion has beea run into by the Confidence, and sunk. The Fashion was one of the line of steamers which ply between this city and Red Pluffs,on the Sacramento, The accident occurred about three o'clock yesterday - Sbe was on ber downward trip, and when bout six miles below Sacramento, in turuinga bead of the river, was met by the steamer Confidence, bound up. The bows of the latter steamer struck her amid shios near the boiler, displacing 't considerably. Ona of the firemen of the Fashion, whose name we were unable to ascertain, is missing and is supposed to be dead The Fiabion sunk almost immediately. The Californian states that the Confidence had rung her backing bell, and was backing at the time she struck We understand that | she lies near the bank of the river, and that a portion of | her hurricane deck appears jast above the water. She had little or no freight on #t the time. The passengers were all taken on board the Confidence. The Californian states that the Fashion can be raised without much diffi- culty. —San Francisco Transcript, April 20, AFFRAY ON BOARD OF THF STEAMER SENATOR. We regret to learn that an urfortunate aifray occurred oa board the steamer Senator iast evening, just before | she left Benicia. It seems that a man named Rovert | Stewart attempted to pass through the gangway on to the forward deck without a check, and at length succeed- ed iv pushing through. He was’ immediately, however, pat back ageiv, and forthwith drew a knife and made a plunge at the breast of Mr. George Morehouse, clerk of the boat. The latter, however. turned in time and received toe wound in the shoulder blade. At this mo. | ment two or three connected with the boat came to the Tescue, whereupon Stewart cut about indiscriminately, wounding the second wate, Mr, Baker, in the arm and one of the deck hands. He then made'a rush through the deor. when he eame in costact with the pilot, William Gatloway, who had just jumped down from the upper deck to see what th bance was. Stewart | made three plunges at him with the knife, stabbing him dangerousty pear the third rib. At this moment the clerk drew a pistol an wounding Stewart in the thigh. We understand that the desperate man was ar- res'ed sowetime afterwards on the boat, and delivered to the officers in this city. The wounds of the clerk, se. cond mate, and deck hand. xe are happy to learn. are comparatively slight.—San Francisco Transcript, April 22. VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY IN THE CASE OF THE JENNY LIND EXPLOSION. The jury. after a thorough ‘nvestigation of the causes leading to the disaster on board of the steamer Jenny Lind, from the evidence taken by thei , hereby, ren ter the tollowi their verdict :— Ast. We find the cause of the calamity resulting im the death of the individuals above named, was the ~upture or collapse of the flue within the steam chimney, the ruptured sheet closing the upward pa of the flue like a damper, by which the steam and water found their excape into the fine and thence througi: a hole in ‘the rear end of the main flue into the cabin, aud also through the furnace doors into the fire room. | 24. Toat that part of the flue in which the collapse took was weak in its construction, being eliptical, | and not tufliciently stayed or braced. ‘3d. That o defect, in the nature of an inward buige in the broader side of the elipsis of the flue, caused by un- | warrantable or excess ¢ of steam, had long ex- isted as matter of notoriety, and been suffered to remain. | 4th. That there had been most culpable negligence om | the part of the engincers, boiler pakers and owners, in | not repairing the defect that was thus known to exist. | Sth, That there was not a -ufficient barrier placed be. tween the boiler and the eabn to protect the latter in case of accident, and that if a suiffieieat barrier cannot be | erected, the position of the cabin, being on alevel with | itself. On beth sides of the for some distance uj Hk, oe SauSeae nla bia palltnees road so closely together that they touch each other, the seoond stories run balconies, all connected toget Thus there are two sidewalks, as it were, on each side of the street-—one terrestial, and the other & species of celestial sidewalk. These are all lit up with parti-colomed lanterns thickly set, while hundreds of Chinese awara along them, entering and passing out of the doors open- ingore toeach of the double walkways. The sight is unique and well worth seeing, Yesterday the ship Lord Warriston brought bslfa thousand additional Chinese, and. we suppore. emptied them among the lanterns on to the sald delowutl aud terrestial sidewalks. Then such multitudes of gréetiogs Ano wolawming and touching of poses, a4 inust have occurred among oi 2¢4ua'ntances, would be enough to open the eyes of outside barbarian.’ 8% wide as porcelain saucers. Here do the Celestial being’ play Celestial thimble-rig and wont by Celestial chemistry, aro fine linen shirts changed into miserable, rattle at sunrise, high moon, and eventhe, and here, threugh the long ‘and silent watches of the night, doos sonorous music swell m regular cadence from Celestial nosirils. But so multitudinous have the Chinese become that this purlieu 1s found too contracted, and we must people are beginning street, and are flooding along Dupont, where embryo second story sidawalks are beginning to’ manifest them: selves, wi spray may be found scattered on Jackson snd Paeitic streets. MAERIAGES AND DEATHS. MAKRIND, In Sacramente, April 15th. by Rev. J. A. Benton, Mr. Thomas Tragenzs to Miss Hannah Childer, late of Du: buque, Iowa, | , Im San Franciseo, April 16th, in St. Francis‘ Chureh, by Miss Kate Harran, both of this city. In Sacramento, April 20, by the Rev. J. A. Benton, Mr. Wm. E. Miller to Valley; Placer county. At w's Flat. April 8th, by J. M. Anderson, Esq., Mr. Charlies W. Welch to Mrs. Hinton. In Portland, 0. 7, April Tth, by Rev. H. Lyman, Mr. Wm Blackstone to Miss Laura A. Palmer, both of Wash- ington county. wm in Tualaty Plains, 0. T., by Rev. J. S. Griffin,gMr. Jos. | Nichols, late of Luunois, to Stes. Ann Hoglan, late from iowa. At Sanvies Islend, Washington county, April 3d, by Rev Wm Hendrickson, Hanable Marshal Yaney to Miss Huldah White | In Portland, O. T., April 14, by Rev. P. G. Buchanan, | Mr. Thos. E) Northrop to Miss Eliza Ann King, all o° vortland. Near Forest Grove, 0. T., April 5th, by Rev. H. Clark, | Mr. TG Naylor to Misa Catherine Story, all of West Tu- slaty Plains, 0. T. | In Forest Grove, April 7th, by the same, Mr. Alexander Stewart, of Yamhill county, 0. T., to Miss Jane Criss, formerly of Illinois. | DED, In this San Franeisco, Aoril 19th, Franklin Myers, aged | 20 years, formerly of New York. In Sax’ Francisco, April 16th, of severe bitlious com. | jaint, Charles Hatchings Squire, formerly of the I jersey. aged 21 years. In “Piacervillé, April 15th, after a protracted illness, Dr. P. L. Pratt, formerly of New York, aged 67. i In San Francisco, at Smith's Exchange, April 17th, of | lung fever and varaloid, Lysander Ripley, of East Bridge. | Water, Mass., formerly a well known police officer of | Near the Middle Fork of the American River, om the 5th April, Stepbeu Nason and John Wilson, by the falling ia | ofan underground drift in which they were at work on | Big Bar Slide. Several others were severely injured. On the same day, Benjamin Pulver was drowned while attempting to cross the river in a boat at Gray Eagle city. In Sacramento, on the 13th April, Talton T. Turner, aged | 17 years, sou of Thomas Turner, formerly of Salina coun- | ty, Ulinois. } At Wood’s Diggings, April 9th, from a wound received by the accidectal discharge of @ pistol, Jonathan F. Long, aged 22 years, MORTALITY REPORT OF SACRAMENTO FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING | aPKit 17, Jobn Seaman, aged 47 years, of Wisconsin. J. F Freatrics, 6 months, Kentucky. Mattbew Bowden, 20 years, Ireland. John Gaines, 35, Dubuque, Iowa. Geo Evans, 48. | Stephen West, 21. Missouri. | Seth Fisher, 61, Massachusetts. H Abijsh C. Owen, 25, Westiield, Masa. | TaltouT Turner. 17. Mo. | Jobn Rusk, 30, Ire! | Jobn Wilson, 27, Canat Harrison D Kimball, 50, Minois, Infant child of David Martin, Sacramento, Three Chinamen. ADDITIONAL FROM AUSTRALIA. | Advance in Flour—The Victoria Diggings— | Suceese of the Miners, sc. | Our dates are from Hobarttown to February 25, From Melbourne our newspaper accounts are to the 16th, aud from Sydney to the 8th, ‘The impression which remains with us, after discussing the various lengthy accounts of mining, political, social, and commercial matters, in the Australian papers, is that in the former there is far more success than from the tenor of previous reports we had been led to believe. | We should thivk that many parts of the Victoria mines | presented more encouraging prospects than our own Cali- but that the average success ia any better per r all employed in the mines, we do not believe. seal affairs are exercising a prejudicial influence on the fortunes of miners. Some of the laws regulating the gold districts. which hace been recently enacted, are | exceecing!y oppressive and burdensome: at least, they are the onuse of ceneral tisfaction. The league move- | ment progresses but slo treated with respect, but we hear of co remar! f luck | ameng our miners. Socially, the diggings present a rough | the boiler, is unsafe and improper. 6th. That the public inspection of the boiler was very cursorily and impertectly made, and the certificate of | ite good condition and sustaining power was imprope-iy | ven. ait That the door of communication from the cabia | to the deck was not of sufficient capacity to permit of | the eaay ogress of the passengers. | THE LATEST ACCOUNTS OF JOAQUIN, THE MODERN | RINALDO RINALDINA. | A correspondent of the San Francisco Herald, writing | from Monterey, April 16th, seys:— Rumors reached this place yesterday that Joaquin. with two of his band, surprised the inmates of a Jalifor- | mix house on the Salinas Plains, one night last week, by | knocking at the door and demanding entrance. After | much hevitation they were almitted, when they civilly | aaked for some refreshment—the spoxesman saying that | he and his companions had lost their road and were belated; that they were on their way to the South to pur- chase eattle. The ranchero and nis family seeing these men armed to the teeta, in tue dead of night, were fain to be observant of discretion. The spokesman was a tall, handsome man, about twenty-one years old, with a | long beard and apparently ‘alse moustache, and carried | four revolvers and a large bowie knife. The other two | were also well armed, and had the best of horses—the best the ranchero hac ever seen. After talking awhile on vario&s subjects, with great amiliarity and politeness, it | came into the occupant's head that the veritableJoaquin, | The license law snd its rigid enforcement creates un- | by « more brilliant discovery, revealed to the public on Monday last, viz. : the finding of two enormous masses of gold in quartz, weighing upwards of 176 pounds troy. These magnifeent specimens of our mineral weelth oito ws :— the robber-chief of the Stanislaus Placers, was the ian who was conversing with him. He asked the question of | the polite maa with the four six shooters, if he had just | come from the placers, and if any news liad been heard of Joaquin, as he was told a great many parties were seat in seareb of him, with the expectation of recviving « large reward. The person addressed put his band to his | heart, and with grave politeness and penetrating glance, | rey | “Sir, Lam that Joaquin, and no man takes me alive, or | comes witbin one hundred yards of me with these good | weapons.’? Without any further ceremony, and perfeetly unexcited, | the robber went on to relate the reason of his conduct in bis late career: he had deen oppressed, robbed, and per- decuted by the Amerieans in the placers; had lost $40,000, | been driven from a piece of land which be was work with an Ameriean companion; had been insulted 1 roasly maltreated without justice; had been fogged. and owes determined to be ‘revenged for his wrongs four Wid. He had rebbed many, killed many, and more | yhould puffer in the name way. He appeared then to | very serious, and become excited. | “] was once a great admirer of the Americans, and | thought them the most generous, noble, gud lioeral | people in the world, from having seen #0 many of them | in my own country and bere who were men of the most | generous and honorable privciples, to whom tyranny and | injustice were as hateful ule of Gashupinns to the | Mexicans. I hated the inse and revolutions of Mex | ico, and came here, thinking te eni my days in California | in peace wn acitizen of the United states. With an Ameri- ean friend I took up a piece of land not far fram Stocxton, | aod was getting a fine little ferm und-r way, when I was | avnoyed, inaulted and injured to ruch a degree, by my nieghbors, that I could not live in peace. I then went ia the placers, and was getting on very well, when I was | riven frow my bole by some of my lawless neighbors I was in trade and business there, and was wronged and cheated by one [ trusted. At every turn I took I | it, or was swindled and robbed, and that, too, by the a men for whom [hac had the greatest frieadshipand | aimiration. [sew them daily commit acts of the most outrageous aud lawless iujustice, or of cunpieg and mean duplicity, batefnl to every honorable mind. f then «aid to mysetf I will revenge my wrongs. and take the law in my own hands: those who bave injured me I'll slay, and those who have not I'll rob— my track shall leave a trai! nd he that seek me shall bite the dast, or I bal ‘die in th» struggle. I will get my money back some way or other, and least will not submit unrevenging | to outrage. large reward was offered | he rode into Stockton dis a Joaquin said thet hearing « for his head or his living bod - guised, waiked leisurely around with his serape throw Sver his shoulders, reading the different handbilis po: ‘up about the town. Coming to one of theye, in @ public | thoroughfare, where $5 000 was offered for his capture, | he wrote in pencil underneath : « I will give $10,000 my: | self—Joaquin’—and leisurely rode out of the town. THE SONORA EXPEDITION. The Santa Clara Register says that ten ed inthe harbor of -an Francivco for the trans- | portat {munitions of war for the Sonora | | { vols are being portation of men z expedition, and that a portion of these vessels are bei for guns. it fur that the expedition wiil | and three bandred horaea, ‘1 in a very short time. n that Count Kaousset when returned from his late disgraceful attempt, was a fact so very much in want of funds as to be YoOr vd to live upon his friends; but that now he bas pom pall “ fargo much ae $400,000 it ie alleged, at his »7 gr ich money lately ar. at least of soumend, & li be 80, adda the portion ved by a French bark = Tai i \ccramento Californian. bot in looking over the Custom shouse atatiatios we eanoo’ find any French vessel that bie srmount of specie, If the tea ed reality, it is ths duty of the Collector of San ‘ranpiaco to cause it to be prever ted. consist of fifteen hundred “god that it will be read From another source we previous eummary on the 3d of January, the date of the | herto the Fresch governmeatio aform@ ranrer, and | tce revenue bills eo appropriated. Ou the headsof tho Franclyoo Tranteript of | sailing of the Chosen and € * Britain, The valuable | claim for vessel, freight and consequea' expeD red Council, then, must rest the responsibility, The Assembly jena f Sam Feancises | sed elshorate paper by Mr. Weetrsrth given fo another | $16.00" stil rerly fo the Govero "a areeeh ight, and jnderag Sas ing tin evening. 4 Most sing UlAt AIBN Horo PLOMats ee wey Ler Sue GoEUnLUN, AU FY LurcerU™S OUNUNO Vur | Mem, the lulvning Wwturwatiau from tae Prous p yer | euiiniie OO, Ma BOUIKe, wear o Anoubiy te | here miners work with varied success snd high | ef yz. 839,845 | and Geelong by the escorts, in 1852, was 1,090,845 | tresk very creditably for, the | which, valued at £5 10s, per ounce, hows a pational in: | | Pay aspect. Mount Alexander and Dendigo. . 12,988 Our intest date from Sydney is to February 8, The regu. 1a | Jar corzespoxcent cf the Melbourne Argus hus the follow. Alsat, including the lett of Hed ing item in hi; letter of that date:— | © Commercial matters present but little of interest, ex. | 7 | cept perhaps in the decided aavanes of flour to £23 a'ton. | This is supposed to arise from the advices lately received, | which seem to probibit the belief that foreign importa: | tions to any extent will take place ”? The last Sydney “Gold Circular’’-hows that over a million of ounces bad been shipped from that port up to last date. This would be, at 70s. per ounce, £3,570,105, The | present field of gold, Op bir, has only about two hundred iggers successfully engaged. The Braidwood mines have eight bundred men in them. The most imporant intelli- gence from this part of Australia comes from the far south, or border diggings. The Ovens fields are the great centre of attraction, and number their thousands. New discoveries were exterding slong the district, between ‘Tass and Albary, in the Black rapge mountains, where an | exceedingly rico mine is revealed. Lines of escort are bow in sucees+ful operation from all the principal dig- | ings to the seaports. It is necessary that every train ring gold should be well guarded. | Bushrangers roam the country in every direction. A strong police foree is now everywhere stationed among | the miners. Collisions between these officers and the diggers are frequent, and they have been roughly handle | by some incensed miners for their officious interference. numbered difficulties. Public meetings were being heli, | and the law, the constables, and the framers of the law, up to the Governor-General. were severely denounced. | Some of the license commissioners had been driven from | the diggings. | There is a bright prospect of an extensive gold field | being found along the Murray. From our files ¢f Meloourne paperawe gather the most cheering information of the success of the miners in | various parts of the district. New discoveries were con- stantly making, Acos«xions to the population were con tivually taking place. The general health was good, and although society was none of the best, and the govern- | ment restrictions put upon the operations of diggers were | oppressive, there were universal inir prospects. ‘Ovens’ seem to be the great gathering place, and Opes and { stout hearts. Americans are living onterms of amity with the most rabid Britishers, and we have an account of a meeting at which one of ‘our countrymen acted as | Secretary. It was@ meeting of incignation against the | government, (of course) on account of outrages prae- tixed by some of the constables, and by a meddling li- | cense commissioner. | At this meeting. which was a very large and important | one, say the papers, the miners agreed, by a series of resolutions, to “tell the Governor, resolutely, andas men, | that they want no silly boys to govern them!’’ | There was a cecidedly independent spirit manifested in various parts of the mines. The license tax waa sorely | complained of, and the despotic nets of the police, in en- | forcing a search law, to prevent the sale of liquors, was & point of extreme hardship ‘A “Svocer’’ oF 120 Pounpa !—The papers peak of lum p of gold having the above enormous weight, bei found in Balasrat diggings. The masa is quite pure. ia a good “lift” for one man, says a correspondent. The fortunate finders were a party of four green hands, and | they immediately took their departure from the mines on | Ending this piece; their fortunes were made. They have gone to London The ascertained quantity of gold brought to Melbourne ounces, by government trains, and 821,143 ounces by Vietoria escort. The addition to the population of the colony for 1852, by immigation, wax 77,661. Total im crease of population by immigration for the year was the amount of «pecie imported into Melbourne elong during 1862 waa £2,500,060. | The total amount raised from the various gold mines during the year 1852 appears to be 4,175,247 ounces, ccme under this item alone of £14,163,364 sterling. We much regret that our space will not permit cepious x to be made from ‘he valuable gold statistics ppear m the Melbourne papers. ‘The journals estimate that the produce of gold in Victo. ria alone, for the current year, will exceed the amount | raised in California in the sme period. Five millions of ounces has been the product of the Vio- toria district since the mines were discovered; #0 say the | 18. he Geelong mines still produce abundantly. The pa: | pers do not state the average products of any part of tne diggings ; Great preparations were making to eelebrate th versary of the discovery of gold, (February 12, 1851,) in the Victoria mines, and at Melbourne and Sydney, There were to be dinners. prize presentations and genernl rejme Inga; and Mr Hargrave, the discoverer, was to receive a handsome gift from the ‘colonies. Dalton and Kelly, tvo famons bushrangers of Van Die. | man’s Land, were captured and takeu to Melbourne on the 6th Febreary. The apnoyavee caused by this class of dexperadoes was very great in various parta of the gold district, anni. The Colony of Victoria, {From the Melhourne Argus of February 19 } Th accordange with our custom, we present our read. | ers with # review of the events in the eolony since our old, worn out cotton ones; bere do chopstickstinnumerable | note amoog the changes of the city that this siagular | to overflow out of Sacramento | the Rt. Rey Joseph Alemany, John C. Horan, Esq., t im the harbor at Aspinwall—six American and one British, | eg 7, Joho sn, Esq, 0 | iss Augusta May, both of Christian | | up in Victoria, | uous exploration may reveal. There really seems no a’ | nal gold bed. | opened at 74s. | 10 75s. 3d., at which it | freight to Britain will come to £30 10s. | anticipate. The operators in the gold and movey markets | having been thus taken by surprise, felt rather keeuly | wooland ‘tallow at high rates, and little of either for Gold previously shipped from Victoria in 1852.. | work, where there are at present only ‘tens,’ the result | shipping and market reporters, made up from its columns. | states | leoky condition for repairs :— emarks to the continuous yield of the precious metal inee nn the present Who statittion! tools. drawn 5 yy Mr. Weatgarth, ex- hibite as accurately as possible the produce of the Victo- Tt will be seen rian wines up to the end of last year. that the t represents the astonishiog amount of four millions and nixety thousand cunces. BY GOVERNMENT BROORT, Jo .-From Balaaret .-From the Ovend.... ss ..From Mount Alexander, From Mouut Alexander, From Balaarat..... ‘om the Ovens'* 5..From Mount Alexander Mgt, fein a. By private escort... ‘Taken to Adelaide by ose: | Total.. | ort, Jan. 26, 185: a | Ratimated produce to December 1, 1852. | Estimated produce from January'l to Fe 5, 1853 Grand total... | Which, at 75s. per ounce, is equal to. ‘The produce for the present year shows tha! { mot yet reeson to apprehend a sudden failure in the yield of gold; but even if the amount were less than it is, there are still abundant evidences of the inexhaustible | character of our mines. Of these the most remarkable is | the fact that witbin 1 masses of gold have haps the world has never seen before. They were found in a spot never much frequented hitherto, and there are reporte of numerous smaller lumps having been found ia | the rame locality. The largest of these three great lamps weighs one hundred and thirty four pounds and a half, of which upwards of a hundred and twenty pounds are pure gold. The other two lumps weigh 93 lbs, 2 07. 5 dwt. und 83 Ibs, 9 og. Sdwt. respectively, only a very s:unli proportion being quartz. They are superb specimens of gold and quartz interblended “The largest weighs many pourds more than the famous ‘Kerr hundred weight’ of New South Wales, and has the additional advantage of being in one solid lump. The fortunate finders are tak- ing it to England, in the Sarah Sands, for exhibition. ‘The locali:y where these splendid masses bave been found, is called the Canadian Gully; and isa branch of the Palaarat diggings. ‘These diggings were the first opeued and attraeted a large number of people; but they were almost wholly deserted when the superior richness of the Mount Alexander diggings was discovered. They have lately risen again into favor, however, and | there is no doubt that tens of thousands will now flock to | them and explore them more thoroughly. The difference between the two localities seems to be that at Mount Al- exander the gold is finer and more equally diffused; while at Balaarat it is in larger lumps, and occurs less frequently. A similar difference has been observed be- tween the Opbir and Turon diggings, in New South Wales. The difference would seem te indicate the existence of an original matrix or fountain head of the gold deposits, to which Balaarat probably lies nearer than Mount Alexa: der, Our scientific wen can help us but little in the solu. tion of that problem; but there i no saying what contin. tecedent improbubility of the existence of sorae such origi- MELBOURNE GOLD CIRCULAR. The price of gold has again advanced. The market ., and rose to 76s. 6d., but gradaally gave way when the igh cae forthe Sarah Sands, left off. ‘The first cf the lumps of gold found at Balsarat was | weighed on Thursday, at the Bank of Australasia, for shipment by the Sarah Sands, and found to be 1,619 ounces, or 184 Ibs 11 ozs: the escort charge for trans- mission to Melbourne, amounted to £10 10s., and the The fortunate dipgers also return home by the vessel which conveys thery treasure Two of the party came out by the Great Britain in December last, and are now enabled to return. with their fortunes made, after only ten weeks labor at the Vittoria gold fields. Two more immense pieces of gold bave been found in the same locality, aud rumor has it that another and still larger lump has been dug up ‘The very sudden and altogether unlooked-for alteration | of the exchauge by the banks, has taken every one by surprise, That it would rise gradually was the generally entertained opinion, but that such w leap ax from & to 2 | only his own snd not his neighbar’s good. thus, to use the expres- fter water.’ And why? . wi mative er foreign, entertaining, and not withont great justice, aa upfortunate and doubting opinion of their own perma- nence and stability, have only applied themselves to such pursuits, which, requiring the least time and patience, would r the greatest proiit in the shortest time, apd, not having bad any well founded assurance of the barvest, have egiected to plant those fruit trees for which these islands are as well adapted as Tahiti. ‘Thus while 6,251,072 oranges, valued ab 245,363 francs, of about $50 000, have been exported from Tabith during the Jast year, oply 15,000 were exported from her 440 bar- rels of lime jutce, valued at 19,675 francs, hare left Tahiti, while not a gation has left these islands. Tshiti has shipped 1,800 bbls. cocoanut oil, valued at 119,818 francs, while we have hardly 1,800 trees left on all the islands, and not a gallon of oil making. 44.000 lbs. of arrow root have left Tahiti, while only 21,444 Ibs. have been ehipped from here. * It is true that we have several agricultural exports which Tabiti has not yet, but, undoubtedly, will ina few years; still this is no valid reason why we should over- look those great sources of wealth, and permit the Cali- fornia fruit traders to pass by our doors, taunting us with our barrenness, and seeking cargoes at such a great distance, * There is another remarkable circumstances which wo would do well to reflect upon. During the year 1852, while Tahiti has been virtually a free port, the exports of the country, notwithstanding the depression of several articles in the Chilian market, have amounted to more than what they were during the two years 1850 and 1851 put together. « We rejoice in the prosperity of Tahiti; she bears the tame relation to @bili, Jand and Austra! do to California, Oregor Bat we mi mitted to feel « regret that our own customers should be obliged to look across the line for such ataples of com- merce as we might and ought to supply in abundance.”? Piteairn’s Island. (From the Hovolulu Polynesian, March 26.) H. B. M.’s steamship Virago was at Pitcsiran’s Island in Janusry last, and. found that interesting people in much the same condition aa our previous reports from there represented them In loading a gun to salute the Virazo, we regret to learn that an explosion toot placa from some unknown cause, by which three or four par- rons were more or less injured. Ong man was so much sbattered that amputation became necessary, but he died the day after. We learn that the Virago taok on board the entire popre lation of theisland, and gave them a cruise around ther idle island empire, much to their enjoyment and gratifica im. Although accustomed all their lives to coasting and fishing in canoes, the females were all seasick on Doard the steamer. With the limited means of subsistence on the island, and an increasing population, colonization, we should imagine, would be resorted to. Put the natives seem to possess ‘an ingrained repugnance to leave their native isle for the wide, wide world ; although they are not ig- norant of the euticementa of the yold regions of Califor- nia snd Australia. And they are wise. Their isolated con- dition has not well fitted them for the jostle ot active life, or to meet the buffets of fortune, where every man seeks The present generation, at least, would never find’ contentment abroad like that they enjoyed upon their rock-bound home in the midst of the great ocean. Their hearts would always be there ; their first love would never be forgotten, ‘Phe Hawaiian Kingdom, (rom the Polynesian, March 197) Thursday. the 17th instant, was observed as the anni- versary of His Majesty’s birtb, in a most spirited and pa triotic manner. indsed, we bave never known Honolulu to present a more gala-like appearance on any occasion | than it did on Thursday. The whole population, und the | numerous strapgers connected with the ships in | seemed to be out; and ean 5 from the thronged streets | and the large consourse on the plain, there could nave been but few horses or carriages, within a dozen milexof | town, not brought into requisition on the occasion. | We had noticed, in the suburbs of the city, extensive preparations making'fer feasting among the natives, for & week er more preceding the time; and when it arrived there was a perfect rush upon the pig avd poi from al! quarters. Real enjoyment seemed to sit on every coun- tenance; and as these feasts are usually conducted with: much decorum, it is very easy to be gratified with euch a mode of keeping a heliday. Feasting and fast riding afford the highest enjoyment to a native that can be offered, and in both there respects there was no deficiency on Thursday. ‘As previously announced, a review of the troops took place onthe plain avneoon. After the rains of the night for purebase or advance on gold, and selling at pur, should et once take place, no one for a moment could their position, and the stricsures on the doings of the banks have been anything but complimeutary. Chis sud- den change acts forcibly in more ways than one against the capitalist. particularly those that are about to leave the colony. Bank draft at par, gold dust at 763, 6d., and investment in comparison to’ the capital seeking em- ployment, held out no inducement te the speculator. Thus are capitalists beginning to suffer from » plethora of wealth, arising solely out of the mineral treasures found in the eolony curing the past year With » popu- lation of 200,000, snd an export of $16,000,000 (rom one product alone, it'need not be matter of surprise that change takes place in owr monetary affairs. The banka who formerly coutrelled these matiers. are now compelled to follow the yigantic strides of au infant coloay, which has heen precipitated, in the short period of Afteeu nonths, from moderate circumstances to that of un- bounded wealth No. of persons who have arrived in ¢! olony | 6 1,981 i 1/342 th eel teves No of persous who left... Addition to our population this week... 639 The government exports brought in this week from— Or. Yer Warata to Sydne: Per Sara Sands, to Or 14 tons, 5 owt. 3 qrs.. 11 Ibe., 7 o7.. at 704. .£1,199,635 Exchange on Condon, drafta against gold hypothecated, 50s to 55s. per oupee, 2 per cent discount. Freight of gold delivered at the ‘Bullion Office, London, 41344. per ounce. Epwaxp Kuvtt, Bullion Broker. Februery 12, 1859. GRELONG GOLD CIRCULAR. The price of gold during the week has contiwed to advance, and is likely to attaina higher figure stili. | This change may be principally ascribed to the sudden erution in the exchange in favor of gold, to the oxtent of five per cent. The great event of last week, the finding of the monster nugget in Canadian Gully, Balaarat, hax been eclipsed weighed Larger m Swaller mass, Total... .. eeeseveees eee + ‘The first intetigencs from the other field in the locality of Balsarat is very cheering; and when thousands set to of their labors cannot be guessed at. The government appear at length inclined to dos lit- tle to aiford protection to the thousands of travellers and diggers now engaved cn our gold fields. ‘The quotation for gold to day is £3 144. 61., with an upward tendency. Fxabanges on London, drafts against gold, 134 per cent. Freight of gold- delivered in London, 434. per ounce W. PATTERSON, Kardinia street. GrELONG, February 12, 1853, The New Zealand The gold folde in this part of the colonies are limited, and the gold ia very tine, though sufficiently abundant to employ @ bundied or two of men, who make each a pound per day. The search is made along the sides of a creck in the Ooromandel district. The diggers did not seem contented with their prospects. From Hobart Town. We gather no items of interest or impartanes from the Hobart Town paper. other than those furnished by our Vary Late from the Society Islands. Through the Honululu papers we havo late advices from Tshiti. The news is of no special interest, scarcely an | item beyond petty local occurrences in the report. We notice the following marine disarters, which do not speak very creditably for the harber facilities of Tahiti A lottor from Capt. Lucas, of the James Edward, to the editor of the Polynesian, Tasrn, Feb. 14, 1853. To the Editor of the Polynesian :—You will do mo-a favor by printing the following, On the 9th inst. the good ship James Edward, under my command, took her anchor at6 A. M., to proceed to.sea with the land breezs. In the first place the pilot ran me on the outer buoy and took off some of my copper. ‘The ship then stood on the wind, but fell off at the mouth of the passage. We let go both anchors, with forty-five fathoms of chain on one, sud thirty fathoms on the other; but the ship struck her stern on the reef, draggod to about mideh'ps, and then rolled and struck heavily, where rhe lax about twenty: five minutes. With the assistance of boats and whaleships and man- of-war, we hauled her off, but could not keep her clear with five pumps. We her into the wharf, where she now lies full ef water. Iam making every exertion to roll | her to save the ehip and ourgo. The brig Emeline, Capt. Green, now lies on the rail way, sbandoned to the French governmeni. I remain, revpeetfully yours. RICHARD LUC Master of ship Jumes Mward, The Emeline, American brig, was abandoned to th French authorities for reasons stated below. she sailet from Honolulu few weeks previously, with a cargo of bone for the Atlantic States, and put into Tahin in “Dear gir —1 wrote you afew days ago by Cnptain Fisher, of the Cowper, stating that I had put into this port to stop a leak. I discharged my cargo and stored by sote end in good order in the goverament yard, and hauled to the railway While hauling up by the government officials, sbe fell off the cradle, and there ne has laid ever sings, w wreck, snd hogged six inches. They can got her neither up nor down, and Tbave to-day absudoned previous. the sum came out bright and clear, and both te streets and the parade ground were in good condition. His Mayesty, however, was detained by illness at the Palace, and was unable to be present, either at the re- view, or at the levee in the evening. Consequently, the Saint James, bas given notice that he will move a committee to prepare a remponrranae fe Sm Qowe against confiding, any longer, the government of thi: colony to the present incumbent. my opinion, the motion wil: be carried, unless, isdeed, there be another prorogation before it can be brought’ forward To bape for a reconciliation of differences whilst the present Go- vernor isin Jamaica, is to ore against hope. He is openly charg witn partizanship by the local papers, it. if your space will admit of 1t, I' send you an extract from to-day’ ly Advertiser and Lawton’ s Commercial Ga- zetto—a bold editorial on the speech of last night. By the tone of the artic’e, you will be able to form some oplaion of the character of the man. With the present aspect of affairs, 1 need not tell you how unsettled is every interest ia the colony. I trust that the crisis will be the means of bringing our political position prominently before the British government, and that. the removal of our present Governor, and an altera- tion in the covstitution of the Council, will be the conse- quenee. Heaven peed the day! Meanwhile, however, our revenue is lost. Later from Washington Territory. ‘We are in receipt of the Puget Seuud Columbian of the 26th March, from which we make the following ex- tracts :— The constant stream of immigrants which has been flowing into this country for last few months, has made a desirable and évident change in the business features of the Sound. There are now no less than four- teen saw mills to run by water power, and one steam saw mill, in process of construction on Puget Sound. Besides these, there are several others in contemplation. A large number of our citizens are engaged in the busi- pees of getting out cargoes of hewed timber, piles, shin- gles, and cord wood, Veasela are not now compelled to rewain in the Sound awaiting a cargo. Hewed tunber is now got out a great deal faster on the Sound than the number of vessels engaged in that business can carry it to market. From rel te sources, we learn that there will bea large emigration from southera Oregon. A large number have already arrived, and we hear that there are agreat many fariliee now on thelr ay to the Sound, During the past few weeks, several new buildings have been erected in Olympia. It is with pleasure that we votiee the final completion of the new Catholic chursh. Flour for the last several months, has sold in thia part of the country at the rate of $20 per 100|bs. We now are happy, however, to be able to inform persona at a distance, who may intend removing here, that there has been an’ abundant supply of flour raceived from Cali- sornia, whieh hax reduced its price here to $10 per 108 lbs, enec Reem Methodist Episcopal Conference. May 24.—-This conference reassembled this morning at the Allen street Chursh, at 8A. M. Bishop Waugh pre- siding. The proceedings were commenced by the Rev. Mr. Reid reading the third chapter of the First Epistle of Saint John. A bymn was then sung, and a prayer cflered up, after which the minutes of yesterday's Con- ference were read aud xpproved. Rey. Mr Haxver applied for a supernumary relation, malting no claim op the society, on accouct of a per- sonal affection. Graated. Cuartes R. Apsss made a similar application, which was granted. The Rey. Mr. Curry thought that Mr. Jones’ case, who waa not elected yesterday to deacon’s orders, a tie vote haying been given, should be re-considered, Rev. Mr. Matratas and other reverend gentlemen thought My. Jones # fit and proper person for election to descon’s order. The Prexpsxt put the question, and Mr. Jones was elected. ‘The Committee on the Metropolitan Chureh enterprise, reported as fotlows:— The Committee on the Metropolitan Church enterprise submit as the zesult of their deliberations, the following resolution:— Kesolved, That we recommend the enterprise of erect- ing a new chur 9h in the city of Washiugton to the liber- ality of our churches. (Signed.) J H. PERRY, DANIEL CURRY, JOHN KENNADAY, J. M. REID, Fev. Hxyxy Szscer called for the reading of the circu- lar to the members and friends of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which the Secretary read as follows: — ‘The undersigned have been requested by the Baltimore Angual Conterence to invite your attention to an enter- prire which is believed to be favorabie to the eause of thristianity, and promotive of the interest of our common Methodism. At the General Conference in May last, 2 memorial was presented from our brethren in Washington ity, asking ihe attention and co-operation of that becy to the erec- tien of a house of worship, of convenient 2md\prominent loeation, combining eommodiousness in its size and at- troops were reviewed by Bis Highvess, Prince Liholiho, Lieutevavt General, who, with his staff, mace a fiue ap- pearance on their, spirited steeds. ‘The only ew feature ia the preseat review, was the first appeararce. as organized companies, of the Hawaiian | Guard and Hawaiian Cavalry, both independeat compa- | nies, now first uniformed, and composed of foreigners, | with a few exceptions, in the latter company. | We do not wish to use flattery on this occasion, but | canvot withhold au expression of the very great satisfac- tion we experienced in the appearance and discipline of these independeot companies on Toursday. With a neat and becoming uniform. and soldier like bearing, they cer- tainly reflected great credit on their rexpective officers, whose zeal and perseverance in organizing und drilling ibeir companies are worthy of the highest praise. We do vot pretend to be comversant with the details of G:ill or the minute ceeulations pertsining to military service, and shall not attempt avy critical remarks upon ttera: but +o fur as geoeral appearance and g are concerned, we are quite clear in the convic- that for the time there companies bave been under they have masteredas much of the peaceadle art of war as apy company we ever saw. Its belligerent fea- tures we hope they may vever be obliged to learn, ‘A dinner given by the officers of the gusrd at theGlobe Hi tel. and the levee at the palace in the evening, closed the 40th srviversary of His Majesty's birth day. We have no «pace Jeft to extend our reraarka in connec- tion with the dinner or the review, except to «tate that a flog was presented to the Hawaiian cavalry, by Lieutenant- General, Prince Liholiho, which was recei by the com- pany. and borne about the field with evident pride, by the whole corps. The dinner at the be, at which we had the bovor of g & guest, passed off with much spirit and cordiality. The company dispersed at an early hour, for the levee at the pslace, which many of the corps at: tend ‘The following officers of Her Majesty’s steamer Virago were presentea to Her Majesty the Queen. Captain J. C. Provost, Lieutenant Forayth, Master In- Mr. Hills, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Kox, H. Effen- DIED, At vea, three days out from San Francisco, Capt. Thop, of the schooner Lanrita. late of the Baltimore, and for some time past a captain out of this port. Iu Honolulu, on the 29th ultimo, Captain Joseph Mavgban, Harbor master of the port of Honolulu, aged 58 years.’ The funeral of Captain M. waa attended on Wednesday, the 0th, by the Hawailan Guard, the Cavalry Company, and by the Masoms of Honolulu, as well as b; a large ccncoutse of relstions and friends of the deceased, who followed bis remains te their last resting-place in Nuuann eemetery, in solemn procession, escorted by the King’s band. Capt M. was an Englishman by birth, but had resided many years athe islands, and leaves a wife and two children. Ateea, on board bark. Equator, Feb. 16th, of scarvy, Joveph Cornish, of Schenectady, aged 31. INTERESTING FROM JAMAICA, Trouble between the Governor and the Legislature—Tho. Yellow Fever, &e., &c. The steamship Uncle Sam, Capt. Mills, arrived yeater- day from Kingston, Ja., bringiug dates from that city to the 18th inat. The yeliow fever was still raging at Kingston. Since it made ita first appoarance in the city, as heretofore, it has been confined entirely to the shipping, among which it has made sad havoc. Asyet few of the old residents have died with it. Those who are not acclimated are its first victims. ‘The Colonial Legislature was baving quite a time, The House had met and declared Kingston a free port, which enraged the Governor very much. On the 17th Siz Charles Gray, Governor of the island, delivered hia speseh, which gave so much dissatisfaction that Mr. Binslee one of the members, gave notice that | he should move for a committee to request her Majesty to remove Sir Charles from the island, which, of course, ko did not listam to, as his salary ia $40,000, per annum. It was supposed that the Governor would dissolve the House the next day, which he has the power to de Charles Perdius, the late proprietor of the Union Hotsi at Gorgona, died at Kingston, on the 18th, of fever. The steamship Georgia would leave Kingston, at 6 o’el.ck, on the 18th. She has $2,130,737 in specie. Consul Harrison, who has been United States Consul at Kingston for thirty-seven years, is a passenger on board the Georgia. OUR JAMAICA CORRESPONDENCE. Kivastos, Jamaica, Mey 18, 1853, Important Crisis in Legislative Proceedings—Stoppag: of Supplics—Probability of Prisons being Thrown Open, dhe., de. Since my last by the Iiaois, on the 9th inst., nothing bss occurred to lead me to hope for a speedy adjustment of the political affairs of this unhappy country. The Legislature met again last night, whev his Excellency the Governor, Sir Charles Grey, addressed thom in a lengthy address, in which he backed up again the uaprincipled Council in their opposition to the reduction of public ex- pendituaes. The Governor declared that there was neither the power nor the intention with him of drawing one farthing from the commixsiariat chest, and that if the House of Assambly did not grsnt supplies, the prisons’ doors would be left open and prisoners be let at large. Todeed, his Excellency raid he was already making ar- rengements to liberate the fowsle prisoners, and the malos would be set at liberty soon after. Now, as the readers of the HxRALD are awsre, from,my previous let ters, the House of Asstmbly have not refused the sup- phe they peseed in good time all the revenue bills, but ppropriated the moneys ax to them appeared neces Aexpedient, and the Council refused to nssen: to tractiveness in the interior and exterior style of its architecture. ‘This edifice is to be built with free seats, but with as maeh taste and convenience as are claimed for pewed houses of worship. The erection of such a church would necessarily be mone expensive than ought to be borne by cer brethren in Washington, and they, therefore, solicit the-aid of our friends abrouc. This they do the’ more corédently, be- cause the house is to be mainly for the use and-benefit of those who are visiters, not resideats, of the national me- tropolis, ‘There are many, and their numbers incresso-annually, who repair to Wasbiogton ia connection with the assem- bling of the national representatives, and on- business with other departments of the government, who would yefer the ministrations and services of the Methodist Episcopal Church. if they could easily find a place of worship, such as it is intended to provide for them, in commen with the resident population who may be: dis- po-ed te avail themselves of its free accommodations. ‘he view taken of this movement by the General Con- ference may be seen in the following resolutions, which they adopted in May last — "1, Resolved, That we cordially approve of the erec- tion of a new house of worrhip of the Methodist Kpisco pal Chureh, in the city of Washington, as contemplated by our brethren in their memorial. ‘2. Resolved, That regarding the success of thia enter- price as of high importance to the interests of Methodism throughout the country will give it our individual influence, in our respective annual conferences, and by all appropriate means aid in its promotion. ” Our brethren of Washington have purchased a moat ligible site for the building for which they. will pay, i the-deed regularly eonveyiag the title t0 the ciuck bas been made. In compliance with a request of the Baltimore Annual Conference, the Rev. Henry Slicer has been appointed agent fr the Metropolitan Church. In tne knowa abilit; energy, and perseverance of Brother Slicer, we have guaranty of the success of the enterprise. We heartily cominend hitn to the confidence end libera- lity of our brethren and friends. We regard the Loar meat oa of the undertaking ay fully practicable, very desirable, and strongly tendiag to beneficial issues. B WAUGH, L. SCOTT. T. A. Mt 13, M. SIMPSON, E. 5S. JANES, 0. OC. BAKER, ” EB, R. AMES, Barrons, March 16, 1853, The Rev. Hxwry Sticker, agent for the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, spoke at considerable length upon the various matters contained in the above circular. He related the efforts he hud made in New Jersey, the w England States, and elsewhere, to reise funds for’ the building of the proposed Methodist Episcopal Church at the capital. The Conference at Troy, after ealling th roll, subseribed eight hundred dollars. ‘The design of the chureh was plain and handsome, with school rooms attached, and would cost fifty thousaad dollars, When it was understood that the Methodists hada free chapel these people will not spend their time on.Sunday loafing about the hotels. Oid Senator Benton resides in the reigaborhood of thix church, and took oecasion to say that the building of that church would improve the civilization of the neighborhood ; and it is intended to put up a card in the different hotels, with the respective times of service inscribed. When the church has been built, the Baltimore Conference will not fill the pulpit, but any clergyman authorized by the Bishop, who will make the bent impression as to Methodism under God, will have the charge. He believed that the morals of Washington would. be improved by theestablishment of this church, and hoped that the Now York Conferenca would give it as substantial support ss the other con ferences bad done Ja conclusion, he requested Bishop Simpeon, who was intimately acquainted with this matter, to give the audience the benefit of his ex- perience. Bi-hop Stwrsoy anid—I would simply say, without occu- pying much of yourtime, that my sonvictions are deep and abiding that the erection of such # church in Wash- ington would be of very essential sorvice to the general interests of the people throughout all our land. My rea- sous for it are that Washiogton may be viewed as missionary ground in this respect, Owing to the strut ture of our government the people who go there to re- side seldom make that city a permanent residence, for they are there this year and maz be out of it the next. et there several young mem who had taken clerk- ships, and who were for some time active members of the church: but a change of administration removed them irom the office; and while they were anxious to labor for the church, yet they dia not feel at home, There isa further reason why we should be interested in Washing- ton. Our sons may, perhaps, in afew years, receive ap- pointments as clerks, or some other situation. A further renscn is, the influence which would be thus given to the general condition of the church in # fluctuating popul- Uon. I speak it with deep regret, but I haye known muany instances of young men who, previously to their vieit to Washington, wore pious and devoted, becoming degraded and sunk in sin. The Bishop conclu‘ed his re- marks by calling on the Conference to support the reso- lutions of the committee Dr. Bans thought the report shouid take a deeper hold of the heart acd the purve. He rejoiced ut the effort pus forth to build a church in Washington, and offered the following arsendmonts to be added to the repert: — Resolved, That thé list be called, and each party in- vited to subscribe what be is willing to give towards tho erection of the Metropolitan Church in Washington, D.C; Resolved, That in eonformity to the recommendation of the last Genera} Con: recommend to the pre- siding elders and preachers lopt such measures as they may deem expedient for the promotion of this ob- ject. she Rev. Mr. Penny, Chairman of the Committee, stated the views of that body on the subject He way opposed to the amendments proposed by De. Bangs, as cabling, in opsn Conference, for a public subscription, the object of which thyy might not approve of, or which theix ciroum- slances might not be liable to meet: Tt was then moved to Ivy the amendments on the table, L ont. Tho Rey Me Curry waa opposed to the building of the chureh, for be believed that such edifices were required more urgently in other places than at Washington, He would not subscribe a cent, as he did not think it proper to cali upon the Conference publicly toaid such an under- taking Dr. Kennapay thought it would be better to withdraw the amendment, and silow the Conference to vote on the resolutions of the committee, He recommended the en- ferprise, but objected to drumming np the members. The Rev, £. GRISWOLD was oo » Hie towne nat rhe a for | CUULELES, Carpe ue eM Vom MeuoLIOLY Mary MUUT Odd when they had numerous applications; he was decidedly opposed to a roll call for subscription, Dr. Banos was not anxious to call the list, although he thought it right. Many, if not all. he believed, would five thetr dollar, nnd he was quite willing to appropriate ‘is money to this undertaking. ‘The last gentleman who said that preachers were not to build churches; but are able and willing to contribute, why should they net ot Ri idea Ce gin. is saat i ee will pay it self or raise tl mount by sul te This meeting, he thought, should pledge iteelf to take fome efficient method in order to show that we have a deep and abiding interest in » work of this desoription. It was moved, seconded, and carried unanimously, that ba Log sg the Ereaat, be laid uoon the tule ‘ev. Mr. Rusumoxg, of Hempstead, Long Island, applied for adimiasion to elders orders 4 Mr. Rushmore was directed to retire, when his eligibili- ty {0 ll the office was discussed. veral reverend gentlemen spoke in favor of Mr. Rush- more, while others cont ‘that a local preacher, fol- lowing some other business or pursuit, was not entitled to elder’s orders, and that if a local preacher took elder’s orders he could not perform them, On motion by Dr. Banas, a vote was taken, and Mr. becca ag was elected by the following yote:—Ayes 47, nays 16. lhe Rev, Navan CLark preasented the following report of the committee to nominate officers for the Missionary Society of the Conference.— | Goodsell” OFFICKRS OF THE SOCTHTY. Natl Buel jobn Kennaday. hole. ‘Daniel Carry. Board of Managers, Jawes Flag, Joseph Law, John Crawford, George Brown. E. L. James, Moses L. Scudder, E. E Griswold, Wm F', Collins, H. Hasted. Jobn G, Smith The Doxology was then sung,'a benediction pronounced, and the Conference adjourned for fifteen minutes. ORDINATION SERVICE. At the expiration of fifteen minutes, the Conference re- ascembled, together with a large congregation of the laity. when Bishop Wavcn, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Banes aud other clergyinen, administered the Holy Sacrament to the ministers of the’ Conference ands large number of the ty. At the © elusion of this ceremony, Bishop Siapson ordained the following gentlemen as Elders and Deseoas of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with the usual form :— ELDERS, Wm. F.Smith. D, A. Lounsbury. Lorenzo D. Rushmore, DEACONS, Gilbert Hubbell, Wm. Silverthorne, Alex. McAllister, John W, Simpkins, David Nash, Samuel H Smith, Win. M. Russell, George Wm. A. Hill, Daniel Jones, Collingwood Rutherford. ‘The Convention then adjourned till 8 o’clock to-morrow morning. More Injunctions—The Maine Liquor Law for the Ninth Ward—The Russ Pavement in the Bowery. SUPERIOR COURT—IN CHAMBERS. Before Hon. Judge Bosworth. May 24.—Charles C. Leigh, Jeremiah Terbell and Wm. W. Cornel vs, The Mayor and Alderman Wm. J. Brisley and Assistant Alderman Helmus W. Wells, of the Ninth ward —This was an application for an ivjunction against the Mayer and the Alderman and Assistant Alderman of the Ninth ward, as Commissioners of Excise, to restrain them from grantirg licenses to any person whatever in that ward, to sell Kquor by wholesale or retail; or to license any tavern or innkeeper to sell liquor. Tue complaint states that the rale of spirituous liquors is a nuisance, ‘and that in consequence thereof, crime and poverty are increased in the city, and that thereby there is am in- creased taxation. Mr. Culver appeated for the plaintiff, Mr. RJ. Dillon, Corporation Counsel, appeared for the Cefendants snd eontended that the’ petitiovers had no right to Gle this complaint, aa their interest is uen- tial, and that the Commissioners of Excise have a right to grant licenses without the interference of the Court. As to the sale of liquor beings ouisance, Mr. Dillon sul mitted that it was granted by the charter more than hundred years age, and that this Court could not abro- gate it. SUPREME COURT—IN CHAMBERS. Befcre Hon, Judge Roosevelt. May 24.—Cornelius B. De Bann and Samud E, Thistle re. the Mayor, dc., of New York.—Th's was an application for an order to shew cause why an injunction should not issue restraining the defendants from giving a contract to Russ & Reed for paving the Bowery, and that Russ & Reed be restrained from enteriag into or accepting the contract. Order to show cause on the 26th ef May ranted. e There is no knowing where this fojunction mania will end. There are about a dozen public works and railroads of this city under injunctions issued by our courts within the last few months, but the majority of the inhabitants of the Bowery are in favor of the Russ pavement being laid dewn, confident that it will improve that locality tenfold, and make the Bowery a formidable opponent to Breadway, as a thoroughfare and place ofbusiness. Theatieal and Musical. Bowery THeaTRK.—The receipts of this evening are for the benbtit of aman whose praiseworthy exertions at the awful catastrophe which oceurred at the drawbridge at Norwalk should not be forgotten, but be remembered with gratitude by every sympathetic soul Mr. Brock Carroll takes his complimentary benefit, and it is he the Bowery will be filled to overflowing on the occazim. Several distinguixhed artista have volunteered their vices. The pieces selected are ‘ Damon aud Pythias,”” the ‘Cross of Death,” and the “‘ Lottery Ticket.”” BroapwaY THRATRE—In consequence of Mr. Edwin Forrest having sprained his foot he cannot appear th evening as Macbeth, butas this theatre is always ay plied with talent of a very superior order, the character of Macbeth will be sustained by an actor who is true to nature in every thing he performs. Mr. Cooway will sus- tain the part. and Mr. Bland will take Mr. Conway’s charact of Macduff. The entertainments will close with the farce of “‘’Twas I.” A full house may be ex- pected. Burton’s THRaTRE.—The popular delineators of Irish and Yankee character, Mr. aud Mrs. Williams, appesr to night. Mrs. Williams, who is a star of the first magnitude in theatrical splendor, will appear as Caroline Morton, subsequently Our Gal, with a new Yankee Soag The very interesting piece called *‘ Uncle Pat's Cabin’’ will foliow, with Mr. B. Williams as Micky Malone; as Uncle Pat, and Mra. Wiliams an Widow Casey. besides, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Skerrett and Mrv. Fisher will appear. Nanonat, THEaTRR —The splendid spectacle drama en- titted the “Turkish Lovers” will commence the entertain- memta to-night. The character of Selim will be sustained Mr. W. G. Jones, and that of Abdallah by Mr. Clarke. rs. Nichols will personate the lsding female character. This will be followed by the extraordinary feats of Domi- zetti’s troupe of trained animals. The concluding fea- ture will be Donizetti's Magic Changes and Kaleid - cal Views. ‘The entertainment cannot fail to Oil house. Wat1ack’s THEATRE —Where can an evening be passed with more pleasure than at this well managed and select establishment? Mr. Wallack appears in his famous character of Martin Heywood, in the drama of the ‘Rent Day.” aseisted by Messrs Lester, Blake, Reynolds, Wal- cot, Rey, Mrs. Steve ad Miss Lan: eene, Miss Mal- vina, a rite das , will dance “La Cracovienne.’* The entertainments couclude with “High Life Below Stairs.” Sr. Cuariss THEatRD —The benefit of Mr. Turner comes off to-night. The selections for the evening oon- sist of the nautical drama of ‘‘Black Eyed Susan’ with Mr. Turner as William. Messrs. Reed and Calladine will dance a double len tly aa After which, a new extrava- ganza called ‘Ledies’ Rights in 1753,” will be presented, with a strong cast. M’lle Sophie will next dance, and all will close with ‘Maint Heart Never Won Fair Lady.”” AMERICAN MUBEUM.—Two beautiful pieces are announced for this afternoon and evening. In the afternoon, the favorite comedy of ‘All that Glitters is not Gold,’”’ and in ening the comedy of the ‘‘Heir at Law,’ with Cturke, Hadaway, and Miss Mestayer in the lady characters, FRANcon1’s HiPPoprome.—This establishment continues to be extensively patrouised. and the amusements give the utmost delight, The programme for this afterncom and evening is unneually attractive. Circus.—The benefit of the doorkeepers and officers of the Bowery Amphitheatre takes place th's evening—seve- ral novel equestrian acts will be introduced. Curusty’s Opens Housr.—This pooular resort is night- ly crowded, to witness the excellent negro representations of Christy's minstrels. Woon’s Mrvsmeets continue to do an excelleat busi- can Their programme for this evening is very at- tractive. PRorEesoR ANDERSON, the great wizard of the North, i¢ to give another of his popular soirees of magic this even. ing at Metropoliten Hail. Owrns’ AuPanE RaMntes.—Crowds of visiters are night- ly in attendance at Owens’ description of his ascent of Mont Blanc Mrrrorowan HAtt.—Signor Arditi, whose professional abilities are too well known aud sppresiated to require any particular eulogy, receives this evening, as a testi- monial of @teem for his high ordor of muaical talents, a complimentary benefit from Madame Alboni, at whish several of the most distinguished artists will appear. Madame De Vries, Signore Sangiovanni, Forti, Rovere, and Clotelli, together with a powerful chorus and orchestas, will aid om the occasion. Nino's Saroow.—A grav concert will be givem this evening for the benefit of Mlle. Ferenczy, The musical relections are of a character which cannot fail to please the muriesl dilletanti; and, considering that ahe will be assisted on the occasion by the sweet and most seiem- tife violin-player. Paul Julien we presume the saloon weil resent a brilliant array of the fashionable. people ef 8 colt: Madame Anna Bishop clo«ed her series of concerta in Lynchburg. Va, on the 18th inst, She contemplated visiting Lexington, Staunton, Winchoster, aad Washing. tan. Mise Fitzpatrick took her benefit, and rade her last appearance, in Buffalo on the Z1st inst. United States Circult Coart, Before Hon. Judge Nelacn. May %3,—True Bills for Mi —The Grand Jury thia morning rendered bile of indlovmeat against; Daniel Molony and Jobn Christian, the captain and doctor of the thip Ro: for the murder of two ef the crew, named “Emanuel,” and “Yankee Chap.”’ The annual meeting of this Conveation will commence tr. day in Boston, and be continued through two days. Oe all the anti slavery gatherings in this ceuntry, nuimeroun and spirited as many of them are, none excite so mich interest or bring such numbers together as thia conven. tional body. fhe widest and moat cordial invitation to be present, and pastisigate in ita proceedings, is given te anti slavery men and women, in whatever position they mae etand: and to all annanenta of the oxune of emanar patiun, « 1106 plat Grim will be oiered,