The New York Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1853, Page 2

the various counties eee Oe yp? ee | by the yield of gold, amounting to a’ winter miners continued working there, and they are still doing well. ‘O'Nun's Bas._-On the third branch of WS Chlaneppe ie oldest mining our r. . ae thoroughly in 49, but has ever supported ~, scan nieeerle' ve — en are now content work for $8 or $10 a day, and this can be generally obtained here. _ Frencu GULCH.—There are many places called by this name, but the one here alluded to is that which makes into the Middle Branch of the Calaveras at O’Neil’s Bar. Of course, at this season it is dry, which compels the miners to cart the dirt, for which they are awply repaid least an eunce a to man. It seems that the old diggings are im- proving, instead of being exhausted, as some would have lieve. bp, a & Knapp dug out ef their claim, in one day, 104 ounces and $2; another $776 50; and in, 36 ounces and $10, ‘A claimat Owlsburg yielded EXTENSIVE FLUMING OPERATIONS. The first company we have tonotice in thi Oregon Bar Fluming Co., with seven shares, claim, and a capital stock'of $6,000, This company em- ployed, last season, ffen men. and averaged $15 per jay tothe man. They have sufficient ground for several rticle, is 220 feet | year’s operations. Oregon and York Flumivg Co. comes next. In this company there are six shares, s claim of 350 feet and #4, capital invested. They employed sere twomen last season, and averaged $38 to the hand. This claim also will furnish several years profitable employment Sixty seven miles from Marysville we came to Pittsburg. OC OPOROCH HH EE PEED OH Koen pup eees El x Under this law, it will be seen San Francisco gains one Serator snd two Assemblymen. This county is required ‘to clect two Senators at the next generalelection The coun- ‘ties south of the Moquelumne river and the chain of bays | to the ocean, are entitled to fourteen Senators and thirty- | eight Assembly men, or exclasive of San Francisco, to tea | Sevators and twenty-nine Assemblymen. Those north of | ‘the line referred to wil! send nineteen Senazors and forty- two Assemblymen, | The California Legislature. ‘The session of the Legislature which terminated on May 19, was the lovgest by over two weeks that has ever beea | held in California. One hundred and eighty laws have been passed, of whieh one hundred and one are of a gene- ral nature, aud seventy-nine either local or special in their provisions. ; The revenue law whieh has just been adopted, leaves a mederate tax on real estate and personal property, but it ix intended to reach and tax alike al! classes of citizens. It will therefore considerably increase the acnual income to tke State treasury, The Fereign Miners’ License law has been materially improved, and the tax increased from three to four dollars per month. The sheriff of each eounty collects his tax, one-half of which goes into the county treasury, the other aif into the general fund of the Siate This law has been translated into the Chinese language, and lithographed copies have been circulated throughout the mixes. which provision, together with others, will eaure the full collection of the tax; and it is thought by d judges that the State Treasury will receive nearly 150,000 from this source. Our other license laws have also been amended and approved. All vessels of mer- ebandise will berereafter be compell'd to pay taxes of this vature, instead ofa premium deiog virtually offered | | for dishonesty, as under tae operation of some of our for- mer laws. The ‘\Confederatibo.” composed of a certain ¢lass of merchants who have sold goods on commission, ‘and refused to pay over to the State the tax which they acrnally collected and pocketed with their commissions, wi be broken up by the operation of the new law. This will secure to the State about $100,0(0 per annum, which ‘das heretofore passed into the hands of a few persons. Our laws. levying a tax of three doilars on every passen- ger arriving at this port, for which the passenger vessels are held responsible, have been amended so that ship- masters cannot make false returns without incurring the severest penalties, This provision secures the full collection of the commutation tax. The money derived | from this source is entizely appropriated for hespital pur- Poses, aad Sill sours te 8 lange sum annually. ur old, extravagant, and inefficient hospital system Eas been “abolished. The three tals, at Sacramento, Stockton and San Fra: bave been maintsined at an expense of near annum, are all consolidated into the State marine hospi- tal !n San Francisco, to be maintained for $100,000 per annum. A State lunatic asylum has also been establish- ed, located at Stockton, in the building commenced for that purpose and partially completed last sear. | fifths of the money collected from passengers at this port is appropriated to maintain this institution Tne Legislacure have provided for ereetirg a State nar on San Quinten Point, large enough to confine two | mundred and fifty convicts. Its cost is not to exceed $135 000, payable in bonds, due ten years after date, with an annval interest thereon of seven per cent. w law,-comptrolier’s warrants are received for taxes, which will prove a satisfactory provision, inas- much as no opportunity is given for tax collectors to spe- culate in scrip, while the State in this manner redeens ‘ber obbgations at par. no matter what the market price. The seat of government is permanently located at Benicia, which will put a stop to an anaual expense of | ome hundred thousand dollars or more, for moving the Stare capital from place to place. The law of lant year, to fund the State debt, has been awended, +o as to fund all warrants issued by the Comp: troller up to 30th of Jure, 1858 The terms of the district courts throughout the State are, under a new law, fixed at definite periods, alternat- ing 50 that the sessions in adjoinivg districts will never Occur at the same time. This will enable lawyers to practice at the same time in two or three districts, gud jersonally attend the sessions of all the courts in as many districts, ‘The act to regulate proceedings in civil cases has been gwendrd, and very many wholesome reforms introduced, ‘tending to lessen the cost of litigation, and simplify the moe of practice in our courts. A new act concerning courts of justice has been passed. 3s was prepared after close investigation, and defines Fearective duties and jurisdiction of each and every court im the land. An act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies wil occupy. some fifteen pages in our new volume of statutes. It is the result'of a vast amount of patient labor, and opens the way for internal improve- ments in this State, as soon as capital seeks investment im such enterprises. Following the railroad law is an act ‘to provide for the incerporation of plank and turnpike road companies which is designed to promote similar objects. Another law, of very much the.same nature, is the act to provide for the formation of corporations. Our sebool laws bave undergone a thorough revision during the past winter. The basis of a common school azstem bas been aCopted, which, with proper care here- , Will soon give California magnificent opportunities for edvesting the ririeg generation. We shall soon take eecasion to go more into detail on this surject. Under a new law, foreigners in this State ein obtain their naturalization papers at an expense of only three dollars, barely covering the cost. This is the way our sountrymen invite people from all civilized countries to share in the benefits of our institutions. The Mechanics’ Lien law has been amended, including im its new provisions rt bridges, ditches, flumes, or jueducts, constructed*to create hydraulic power for mining purposes, which the laborer or builder now claims, in preference to all other claimants, until he is id bis wages. Ten hours has also been fixed as a legal y's work, and no further service can be exacted from ‘the laborer by his employer, except by special contract. ‘The law defining the right of husband and wife has been amended. giving the husband exelusive control of all property beld in common. and the rents and pro its of the separate estate of the wife, unless specially provided oth- erwise. Au act to prevent extortion in office, and to enforce of- fieial duty. 18 very stringent in its provisions, aad will rent the charge of iliegal fees, neglect of official da ‘The new appointment law establishes a basis of repre- sentation very neariy in accordance with the late census. The representation of San Francisco in the Lagislatare is increased as weil as that of the other populous counties im the Stare, while the census has shown that some coun ties have heretofore had a larger representation than they ‘were entitled to. The Southern coun ies are allowed a lit- tle advantage under the new law, on account of their po- serge more permanent than that in the mines: t further than 1) the Legislature have endeavored — the State inaccordance with the constitu- Miaing I.telligence. PLACERVILLE. AMr, Morrison has shown the editor of the News a Bites, oF fold taken out of canon emptying into the ath Fork of the American river, which weighs thirty- four cunces. At the Bay State diggings quite a number of miners are engaged, and are doings first-rate business; 40 also at Git Emigrant Rovine. Miving operations are retarded on the South Fork, ow * ing to high water. ‘The Placerville Herald says that the Cedarville Mi ‘and Ditching Company: have already sixteen miles o @iteb in operation, and in less than a month will hay the entire work in fenton. A Pag mpi the Herald, writing from Green V: ley, rays t noise like thunder, eurred near that place recently, and thet after being prospected next morning, the expored earth yielded in some places from 60 cents to $1 to the pan. The ground was all staked off. COLOMA. Great preparations are on foot for flaming operati in the mines this season, A number of companies have already organized on the South and North Middle Forks of the American At Garden Valley, where, two years a0, the Messrs: MeCopnell bad « profitable vegetable garden, the ground has been prospected, and is found to be wmong the richest miping localities in the country. Miners at Johnstown continue to do well. Dark Cavon, situated near Kelsey's, is literally alive with people. Many élaima are yielding $50 per day to the hand and all who work make good waxes. At Gold Flat » prosperous condition of mining exists. Mr Keslar took from his claim a piece of quartz which yielded $200. ‘The weather has been caprisious at Coloma, At Empire Canon miners are doing well. Several of the oldest residents are raising chickens and hogs, and cultivating gardens. A very larga amount of vegetables ore raived, which find ready sale in this immediate neigh ‘Nelson’s Canon Pays well. Several large strikes were made there during the early sprin, ‘At Cold Springs the mines continue to be worked pro AUBURN. ‘The Placer Herald bas devoted a leader to the Auburn district, in which it is plainly said that the eee are good but the miners lazy. Business has been rather dull. t Spanish Fiat Mr. Hillman and three otherr, ia two 178, took out forty-nine ounces, $10 75. CALAVARAS. McKixwey’s Dicarvcs —This place was eet ates the ‘ Humbng.” but such it has long ceased to con aidefed. There are few better places to be found than Bar, At this point the diggings are very extensive. The banks pay weil and drifts are run into the mountains as | far as three hundred feet, which pay, after a few feet, as | high as $50 per day to the man. is description of dig- ings ix also very extensive. ¢ Hardy Flaming Company have a most desirable claim. It is 200 feet, with but five shares, and a capital of only $4,000 invested, while the claim pays about $200 per day and bas sufficient rich ground to cccapy the com- pany for several years. Next is Mills & Jobnson’s Flnming Company, with six shares, 250 feet claim, and $4,000 capital. This company employs twelve men, and realize about the same as the Baidy Fluming Company. The Hillard Fluming Company comes next. They have ten shares, a capital of $5 000, and a claira of 860 fect, Last season they employed fifteen men, and averaged from $12 to $20 per day to the man. The richest poriion of this claim could not be worked last season, but this yer the works will be £0 extended that every portion of it will be laid bare, when it is confidently expected that a much larger yield of gold will be ef French Bar comes next, and is one mile above the Hil- lard claim. This Bar has never beea considered very rich, yet it pays fair wage: For three miles from the point abeve mentioned, there are no operations on the river The first we came to is on Buckeye Bar Here we find the bliss Fluraing Com Pany. with eight shares, claim 400 fvet, and capital in- vested $10,000 Last seavon they were no? very success ful, owing to the backwater flooding their claim, but there obstacles will be removed this season, and they au- ticipate with confidence a more propitious season. _ The Buckeye Fluming Company have twelve share: 80¢ feet claim, and u capital invested of $10,000, Last season they employed twenty men, but only realized their expenses, Their works are now so perfect that they can work their claim with less than half the ex- eta id last year, which will allow them a handsome di- vidend. Scott’s Bar is 73 milee from Marysville via the course of the river At this point as at Buckeye Bar, the mining is confined exclusively to the bed of the river, ‘The Scott's Bar Fluming Company has 13 sbares, and 428 feet claim. This claun has been worked at a very heavy expenre, from the fact that there are many large rocks to remove #hich require the very best of machin- ery. Thus tar they have not succeeded in clearing their expenses, notwithstanding they have had the richest prospect on the river say $40 to the bucket of earth. The works will be pushed forward this season, when, if they succesd in draining their ground prope:ly, and in removing the rocks, they will doubtless realize a lange amount of treasure. Theirclaimis known to be yalua ble, and wust pay sooner or Iater. One hal! mile above isthe North Carclina and Alabama Fluming Compacy. These two companies expended last seascn about $18,000, without beingable to complete their works. They’ will push them yigcrously this year, and with good prospecte of success. Seventy-six miles above Marysville we come to Rock Island Daming Company, with 16 shares and 500 feet claim. This claim is lecated ina ¢eep canon, where it has been impossible as yet, to imtroduce suitable ma- chinery to reduce the heavy boulders which form the grestest impediment to sucetesful workiog. The pros- pect is entirely satisfactory, and the work will be prose- cuted thir season, Crocket Fluming Company is two miles above. bse = feet Fring end a ital invested of zi bis claim paid the last season, about da to the hand. aa; see ey Elbow claim, 450 feet, is about one half mile above. There are vine sbazes, and the company have expended s bout $9,000 without completing their #orks, Next above is the Pine Grove Fluming Company, sixteen shares, and 1 380 feet claim The capital of this compa- ny 000 This company employed the past season, twenty men. but did not succeed in gettiug into their claim‘until very late ia the season. For the few days they were able to operate, they took out $25 per day to the ma: his seasow they will get into the river early, and will work the claim with smallexpense. They can- not fail of doing well, and their claim is sufficiently ex- tensive to insure their pile to the entire company- Srerka Covsty.—In most of the precincts of Sierra county the miners are doing well Gotd Bucrr.—Defiance Hill, Kanaka Flat and Zum- walt’s Flat, still continue to repay thore who hive placed their faith in them, and the cry that placer dig- gigs are exhausted is heard no more. At Wisconsin Flat Messrs. Kane. Wood, Craycroft & Co. bave completed their flumes, and high hopes are ea- tertained tor the future. aac at Minnesota are prospecting ; also at Gibson- ville. A man ot work or the rich quartz lead on the Middle Yuba, papned out $600 in one pan from the dirt around the lead. Goopyrar’s Bar.—A correspondent from Goodyear’s Bar, over date of the 10th instant, says :— Vast numbers of the miners on Goodyear’s Creek are doing well, averaging f:-m $8 te $20 per day—and this too in places which, this time last year, were considered unworthy of notice. Messrs G. Pearson & Co. have com- pleted their aqueduct to Hudu Bar, and we may expect soon to be able to chronicle some favorable account fom this place. Texas Bar —The miners on Texas Bar are doing a good business. Since the completion of their aqueduct they have excellent facilities for mining operations. The Rantedotler, North Yuba Tunnel, and a number of other companies, are making extensive preparations to seek their fortunes in the bed of the river during the coming summer, Indian Affairs. A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO TRIBES OF INDIANS. The Columbia Gazette contain. the following -interesting intelligence:—Last week we mentioned the murder of an Indian, named Charley by a tribe of Indians near Spring- field. Charley, it appeared, belonged to a tribe on the Tuolumne, and professed to be a prophet. He came up to the trite near Springfield, and p:ophesied that a num- ber of them would die very soon. Thinking to escape the fate pronounced against them by the prophet, they mur dered bim, and threw his body into an old cayote hole near by. This so enraged the Tuolumne tribe, that they demanced immediate revenge upon the murderers. After eo atprt for several days, without au amicable settle- of the difficulty, the ‘two tribes resolved to settle fair by a pitcbed battle, on Table Mountain, on Thur-day of last week. It was a mournful and melancho- ly sight to hear the wailings of the women and children as they passed to their hiding places in the mountains, previous to the contemplated batde. The battle, how- ever, we presume, did not take piace, as the day was an unusually rainy and disagreeable one, and we raw a num- ber of warriors, on that day, in Columbia. If # compro- mise is pot made, or if the legal aurhorities do not inter- fere, a battle will popirnes | take place, as considerable pregarations, such as whetting knives and pointing ar- rows, bave been already made, and both parties are re- solved on fighting. Miscellancous, Row AMONG THR CHINaMEN —The Marysville Herald learns from Mr. Lusk, of Adams & Co ’s expreas, just in frm Briggsville, in Shaxta county, that, on Wedne-day Inst, the Americans at that place proceeded to drive the Chinemen from their claims, destroying ali their rockers avd mining implements and taking poseession of their digeings. On the following day, (Thursday. ) M. Cosant, the Sheriff of Shasta convty, appeared on the ground and reinstated the Chinamen in their claims, and whea our informant left everything was peace and quiet. The Chinamen bad paid their license, according to iaw. The cause of the difficulty. we are informed lay in the fact that the Chinamen have lately struck good diggings, and the Americans wished to deprive them of them. Joaquin’s GaNC.— A correspondent from the Mountain Ranch informa the Calaveras Chronicle that three Mexi- cans appeared in a camp near that locality, and, from the manner in which they conducted themselves, excited sus- picion. Information was obtained from a Mexican, a re- sident of the camo, that they had belonged to the band of robbers headed by Joaquin. On heng made acquaint- edwith the charge acainst them, they immediaely es- caped, and thus avoided capture. Fatat Mistace.—Oa the 19th ult., at San Francisco, an occurrence Lappered which threw # gloom over the many friends of Mr. Gustavus Goetche, the wholesuls tobacco- nist, whore store was on Washington ctreet, just below Montgomer, Several days since he stated to bis inti- mate triend. Dr Pirsett. that he felt uawell, describing the symptoms. The doctor took out his note book, hasti- ly seratched off a prereription and banded to him. The latter rent it, om Monday even ng, to the well known apothecary store of Mevars: Bache & Grotjan, where it was dispensed by Mr. Vietor Chevalier. On Monday, about midnight, aa Mr Goetche was retiring, he filled a wine glass (according to the direction) with the mixture and drank it off I proved to be prussic acid, and he fell and cied almost immediately. Gow Dust —The amount of gold dust purchased in Placerville, says the News. Curing ; am five thourand seven hundred and eighty oun are assured by the deslers in this article that much more would have been bought had there been a sufficiency of coin in the town. ONGANIZATION OF THE GRAND Lopar or Tar T 0.0 F.— Thirty five delegates, representing all the Odd Fellows? lodges in the State—eight in number—asrembled in San Franciseo for the purpese of orks grand lodge for the State. The following isa list of ‘he officers eelec'#d to preside over the new lodge:—M, W. G. —Samuel H. Parker, of San Francisco, R W. DG. M—Dr. Jobo F Mor+e, of Sacramento; k. W. G. W.—E. W. Colt, of Stock- ton; R. W. G 8.—T R. Johnaon, of San Francls w. G. 7.~Jobn F. Coughlin, of San J. Zachariah, of Stockton; R. Yantuinge, of San Francisco; R. W. G. Guardian. Lueas, of Sacramento. The order ix growing rapid’: PEREEVERANCE AND ITs Rewarp —Mr. Michael Verona had been engaged alone for about three months, on a ravine leading into Steamboat Bar, blasting a huge rock. During that time he tad not made'one cent. Recently he had entirely removed the rock, and took out five ounces of gold, and one lump weighing eighty: two and a half ounces, pat about $1,200, ch perseverance deserves its re-* ward, around this vicinity, and there is now a large lation settled here The yold ia very generally aietrtbated, J ‘tae cunimy yield very good wages steadily. During UCTRAGROUS ATTACK UPON A Jonar.—Judge Eno, County strevts of Mo, the | Judge of Calaveas, was attacked in the jurors do ae that the said John Vidall came to his death by and knife cuts inflicted by some person or persons to the jury unknown. ’’—Siar, AtremyT TO ASssASSiNATS.—Thomas F. Swain was ands of some person who ettemptol to. astaanaa’s Mis ands of some person who at Yo on the 2d inst. Jesus Gutieres was arrested ag the as- sailant. The Star says that after his arrest he was re- cognized as @ person who had eseaped from the Sheriff of Maripora county about a year since, while on his way to the State prison at San Francisco, and on that charge he is now lying in jail. Srresr Ficut in San Francisco.—fhe following are the partioniacs of the fight on the 16th ult.:—The pert gan between two men, William Wolf and J. Turner. They had been about the polls for some time, and imme- ely before the difficulty were standing in Halleck t, about fifteen steps cast of Sansome, railing and bantering each other, saying, “I lent you that shirt,”” “Give me my boots,’ and using sim! expressions. Then they began to talk about wrestling and fighting. Turner said, *‘I can whip you,” and shook his fist im Wolf's face. Wolf answered, “If you hit me, I’ll lay you.” The crowd gathering around and pressing on them, they got hold of each other’s collars, and pushed and shoved each other out toward Sansome street. On getting to the edge of Sansome street they fell, and there was some rcuffiing. Whetber they fell by stumb- ling, or were thrown down by each other, mauy of the bystanders could not discover. They were then parted, but struggled out into Sansome street. ‘The crosd soon separated a little, and Wolf drew a six-inch Colt’s revolver, and burst one exp and shot iwice, and though he was only about eight feet from Turner, he did not hit him. Jno Clayton, an old friend of Wolf, then stepped up, caught him and threw him down, and scme oae took away the pistol. Wolf got up, ard as he rose some one struck him. He immediately drew a bowie knife and struck on all sides. He stabbed ‘Turner in the left side of the abdomen, and Clayton io ibe right side, just below the ribs, and likewise cut him in the hand ‘olf was then knocked down by the crowd and kicked and stamped upcm until his face had little resemblance to the face of a human being. There was s stngular discrepancy in the statements and difference in the opinions of the bystanders, and they appeared to be about equally divided. Some asserted that it was a most wanton and unprovoked assault on the part of Wolf, while others would have it that it was done altogether in self defence. The truth will probably appear upon judicial investigation. From San Dreco ap THe Sourn.—-The Indians are re- ported quiet, and actively engaged in farming. The Jolorado bad risen eight feet. Quite a large number of emigrants had arrived from Sonora. Abont thirty thou- sand sheep are expected to pass the desert this summer. Snow felon the Santa Yssbel Mountains on the 14th inst. Among the departures from San Diego, that of Aieut. Col J. Bankhead Magruder will be announced soon. He goes to Washington, from thence on a vikit to Europe. Hon. J. W. McCorkle visited this eity, on his way to Sau Francisco. A Railroad Convention had reported in extenso on the Pacific Railroad project. Its dispensation having expizad, @ permsnent charter has been granted to San Diegs Lodge of Free ard Accepted Masons, and Judge J. W. Rob- inson appointed Worshipful Master. Judge Witherb: having filed his bond, has relieved Colonel Ferrell as Col lector of San Diego. "He bas appointed J. R Bleecker, hig Deputy. Mr. Clark, Collector ot San Pedro, passed to that port in the Sea Bird. A well known German citizen of San Diego had offered to assume and of off the liabilities of the town. and giv- ing a bonus of $20 000 for the privilege of so doing, pro- vided the town gave him in return all unsold lots. The Supervisors of the County are actively engaged on the pew road to San Bernsrdino. and are assisted in their Inbors by the Mormons. Speculation in town lots was rife, caused by the prospect that the town will become a terminus of the Great Pacific Railway. The United States Surveying sch’oner Ewing, Lieut. George Davidson, U.SN., was actively engaged in the erformance of his duties as Chief Assistant to the Coast Survey. At Santa Barbara everything was quiet, A leace had been granted to Jack Powers. so as to allow him time to take off his crops from the land, abeut which the late un- fortunate affray occurred. The flags were displayed at half mast, on account of the death of Vice-President King. A gay party of young ladies escorted the youth- tul bride of Captain Huliard on board the Sea Bird. The Crops. All appearances indicate that the harvest throughout the valley of San Jose will be far greater than ever was realised before from the labore of the field even in this fruitful valley. The yield per acre of all kinds of grain will be enormous. To persons accustomed to the best wheat districts in New York and Michigan, the luxuriant appearence of our grain fields is surprising. Few, until convinced by observation, credit the newspaper accounts cf California productiveness and the mammoth propor tions the generous ¢oil and the genial climate gives to ev- ery variety of cultivated plants in the vegetable kingdom. Th oughout Sante Clara county the farmers are busy in cutting bay, the spontanecus growth of the country, the wild oats now beginning to turn. No better provender for horse or cettie cam be found im any country.— Santa Clara Register. The vineyards around Los Angelosare at present look. ing finely, and give promise of an extra crop of grapes. More care is now observed in the cultivation of this deli- cious fruit than formerly, and of course the result must be an increase in quantity and improvement in quality. Figs will be plenty, and a fair crop of peaches, pears and apricots may be expected. Figy and apricots will be ripe ina few weeks. Extensive arrangemehts are being made to ship the produce of gardens and orchards to San ee the coming fall, and a driving business will be jone. The Santa Clara Register says the fields of wheat and barley in this county look exceedingly fine. The best cultivated portion of the State, and that which denotes the highest and most redned agricultural condition of the people, lies between the Mission San Jose and Union Cary, oras we shoul? call it, (by its new name ) Alverado. L. Beard, Exq., bas here a beautiful residence, grounds, yards, orchards, flowers, and fruits, cultivated with the purest taste, and in the higl i Iv relation to the agricultural prospects in the vieinity of Stockton, the Republican says :—*The recent gent! rains have bad a most salutary effect upon the crops. Our agricultural friends are in tue enjoyment of the best spirits, looking forward for a bountiful reward from the generous soil. The yield of grain this year will be enor- mous, ranging from fifty to sixty bushels to the aci Vegetation is {extracrdinarily luxuriant, the most ex- perienced farmers raying that they never before saw any- thing that would compare with it. Oue gentleman says jundred grains to the ear isa common occurrence, A large breadth of wheat was rownon the Stanislaus bottoms—a favorable augury for the future. §A%y The Los Angeios Star rays we have had two days and nights of heavy rein during the week, from the conse- queuce of which it is feared our vineyards and fields of barley and wheat will suffer. The grass has also sus- tained an injury. Such a quantity of rain at this seacon of the year is almost uapresedented in the history of the country. ‘The érops of Eouthern California, promise to be very fine, especially the barley, which has been greatly as- sisted by the late rains. Marriages, Births, and Deaths. MARRIAGES. On Saturday, May 14, by Rev. Mr. Gallegher, Thomas Bieeze to Mics Mary F. Wensinger. . Tn San Francisco. May 15, by P. W. Shepheard, Justice of the Peace, Mr. Charles W. Schumann to Johanna Caro- line Lemme, both of that place. On the 17th May, by the Rev. Albert Williams, at the First Presbyterian Chureh, Stockton street, Capt. Wa. Seutter to Miss Alice Hart, daughter of the late Mr. Pat- rick Hart, of South Shields, county of Durham, England. On the 17th May, by the Rev Nathsoiel Thornton, N. 1). Graeam. of Satta Cruz, to Miss Emeline D. Smith, of tan Frapcirco. May 18 by Rev. Wm. Taylor, Mr. John Wightman to Mise Anvie A Fitzgerald, all of San Francisco In Sen Francisco, May 19, by Rev. A Williams, Mr. "howas H. Selby 10 Mrs. Henrietta J, Reese, eldest daughter ofthe late Alezander Robinson, Esq., of Alae wa. ‘At the residence of Samuel D. King, Esq., on May 21,. by Kev, Mr. Wyatt, Pastor of Trinity~Church, Joun R. Dunglison to Bella's. Wallace, both formerly ‘of Phila jelpdia. Gn Tuesday, May 17, on the summit of the Moquelumne Butte, by the Rev. [ase B. Fish, Hon. Wm L. McKim, to Mrs. Olive L. Mana, both of Jackson, Calaveras county. On Fivursday morning. May 19, at Mar by the Rev Mr. Walworth, Mr D. K, Herder to Elizabeth 8 Vineyard, daughter of Mr. Wm. B. Vineyard, of that 0 ity. a Tuesday morning. may 17, nt Yubs City, by the Rev John Daniel, Mr. David H.'Epperson to Miss Jane Brown. Also at the same time and place, by the same, Mr John M Fronk to Miss Mary Brown. On the 18th May, at the parsonage in Aubarn, Me. Jobu T. Kinkade, of’ Brook county, Va., to Mise Aon G. ‘Turner, of Borton, Mass. In Diamond Spring, April 80, by Judge Shearer, John W Faller to Miss Sarah E. Harriford. Abo Christian Nelson to Miss Nancy Jane Harriford, all of Griazly Flat, El Dorado county. Tn the same piace, May 8, Wilmot W. Berry to Miss Ssrah L Phelps, both’ of Mud Springs In San Francisco, May 19, by Rev. A Williams, Thomas H Selby to Mrs. Henrietta J, Reese eldest daughter of the late Alexander Robinson, of Alabama. BiRTas. In San Francisco, May 17, Mrs. Charles D. Carter, of @ « on. In San Francisco, May 15, Mra, Joseph L Reed, of a son. May 11, at Placerville, the wife of Mr. Dalton, of » 101 mn. May 16, at Placerville, the wife of Mr. Haas, of a son. May 18, at Placerville, the wife of Mr, batterman, of ighter. in Yamhill county, Oregon, April 26, the lady of T. Owen, of a daughter, DEATHS. At the Crescent Hotel, Jobn GD. Owen, aged 16 years, formerly of the city of New Orleans. In San Francisco, May 15, Maria, infant daughter of Harrison end Sophia Eastman, aged 12 weeks. Very suddenly, on Saturday evening, May 14, Mr. Chas, N, Turser. formerly of Scituate, Mass., age 35 years. At Auburn, Piscer county, Feb. 26, of typhoid fever, Fred. E Hall, of Maine, aged about 30 years. On May 22, at her residence, corner of John and Mason streets, San Francisco, after a severe illnesa, Mca. Sareh Ann Verplanck, wife of Fhilip Verplanck, Jr’, aged ‘28 years. On Sunday, May 22, Francis Rurcka Balalie, daughter of E. Boileau, of New Ucleans, aged 17 months, Tl. Jules Bacon... 12. G. W. Leonard, 18, Nicholas Hills..., Mary Quigly Treland... William F. Trow.....Masrachusetts A TN SACRA! INTERMENTS MENTO, For the week ending May 15, 1853.—William Tate, aged. 89 years, of Scotland: William Raines, 42 years, of Mis- souri; Andrew Eustis, 22 years. of Wisconsin; George F. Little, 31 years, of Portsmouth. N. H.; William Edwards, 30 years, of Jamaica; Mrs. Ann Martin, 37 years, of New Jersey; John Poissart, 32 years, of France; and two Chinamen. Markets. San Francisco Monzy Market, May 24 —The quantit; of stocks offering is extremely light. Money market is very stringent. State 3 per ct Temporary Loan, 5 = 10 per cent less par and interest State 7 per cent bonds, 76 a 82; War Loan bonds, (according to date), 12 per cents, 80a 85; War Loan bonds, 7 per cents, 50 a 53; War Loan war- rants, 45 a 48; State Civil Fund warrante, 63 a 70; State Civil Fund warrants, new issue, fn fandable), 60 a 64; City bonds, (November coupons off), (6.297; City 3 per cont scrip, 3a 4 per cent discount from par and interest; City Comptrolier’s warrants, 70 a 72; County ecrip, not funded, (according to endorsation).'72; County ssrip, (new issue), 70a 75; San Francisco County bonds 72° a 73; Sacramento City bouds, redeemable ’55 and ‘56, 65; Sacramento City bends, redxemable July, °53, 80; Sacra- mento Levee bonds, 56 8 60; San Joaquin County bonds, 10 per cents, 65 a 70. San Francisco, May 23.—Aside from considerable acti- vily in breadstuffs, the tone of business has been very quiet to-day. For the commencement of the week, how- ever, the jobbers have had a fair trad Frown.—No considerablefimportations having come to hand since Saturday, and there being little likelihood of the holders of Chile cubmitting to lower rates under the recent advices, the dealers have entered the market freely to-day; to replenish their stocks, which had been reduced by last werk’s active cemand, We note sales of 220 bbls. Gallego and Haxall in lots, uperfine, at $10.0 $11 25; 106 bbia of the former brand, without inspection, at $10 25: 160 bis. Hxall, ruperfine, et $11; 1,000 wbls' Bridgewa- ter Mills, ex George Evans, sour, on p. n. t.; 400 do, out- side brands. at $8 50; 250'do do. bad, at auction, at $7 1234: 1,200 balf sacks Chile, superfine, at $10 8734! 1,000 qr. do., superfine, at $10 75; 1,000 half and qr. do., also superfine, at $10 '50, 800 do. do., at $10 3734; and 300 qr. racks repacked, on private terms. Galleg> and Haxall are jobbing at‘an advance upon Saturday’s rates; Chile in de- sirable packages at $11, and repacked at $10’ 50 a $10 75. Gnary.—The principal holders of barley are very firm, and not offering at present. Wo hear only of sales of 1000 racks, at 20. ; 500 do, on Saturday, at 230. ;abo 9€0 sacks in lots were also sold today, at 23c a igs; jobbers are selling at 25. a 234. No sales of other de- scriptions have come to our knowledge, Rick —We note sales of 500 mats No. 1 China, at 4%¢, ; 5,000 Tbs do, at 430 ; 080 mats No. 2do., at auction, at $3 40; 20,000'Ibs. Carolina sold at be. ‘ Provisions.—There has been a good demand for pork, and prices have slightly rallied. Jobbers bave sold mess today at $23; clear, at $26; 100 bbls. mess io arvive, were sold on’ private terms: 45 do. do., at $21 50; 16 casks hame, in light covers, sold at 1830 ; 30 do., on pi vate terms; 70 firkins butter sold in lots, at 92340, a 33% 180 kegs lard, at 16%c.; 30 cases do., at 18e. Soar —Ssles of 500 boxes brown, at 6: LvanER —The importation of assorted Eastern, ex Nar- raganrett, comprising 258,000 feet, was vold to day on p. 3 caps understood to be at a rate not covering costand eight. Frorr.—Seles of 80 boxes dried cherries, 25 Ibs. each, at $2 50; 50 half bbls. dried apples, at 9%. Tra —Sales at auction of 80 boxes black Congo, in 1 Ib. catties, at B0c.; 25 chests Imperial, at 38c.; 25 do. Gunpowder, at 380. Nans.—Sales of 150 kegs assorted, at 51{¢.; 125 do., np. 2. te ConpaGz.—80 ovils Manilla sold at 14340, Sacramento, May 21.—The opening of the present week was characterized by increased and increasing activi:y; heavy rains in the middle of the week, however, checked operations considerably ; and business has assumeda more quiet sspect up to the ‘close. The markets have been subjected to a farther decline, from the fact of heavy in- voices of assorted merchandise having been offered below, at greatly reduced prices, holders of goods have con requently been obliged to make considerable concessions. Srocetox, May 21.—Business yesterday was entiroly suspended, although a very fair amount of goods have deen sent forward the first part of the week. The raia will be the cause of making the roads very bad, and freights will advance 50 per cent. Our quotations remain the same as in the last edition, but a great decline in prices ofall kinds of provisfons is rapidly,appr aching Our streets present a miserable appearance with mud and water, and the necessity of convenient thoroughfares, either by planking orgrading, is apparent toevery one. | The stocks of goods im Stockton are very large, and many goods are eelling at a loss to the owners. 1 NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA. Twelve Days Later Intelligence -Interesting Goia Circulars—Spirit of the P. ess, &c., Ke. Advices from Port Philip to the 18th. and Melbourne to the 25d of March, have been received by the way of Val- paraiso and Panama. We are indebted to the Star for our extra The ship Argo sailed from Port Philip en the 18th o¢ March. The Argo made the passage to Callao in fifty days. About twenty of her passengers came up in the Lima, on their way to the Atlantic. They are principally Ameri- cans, who went to Australia from San Francisco. “Those of them with whom we have eonversed speak in the bighest terms of the country, and the prospects for emigrants. Provisions are very high. The last escort that arrived from the mines brought down 41,028 ounces of gold dust. That article is now quoted at 778. ‘A ead accident occurred on the Yarra-Yarra river, by the sinking of a ferry boat overcrowded with passengers. Six of tif unfortunate people were drowned. Agang of bushrangers had been organized near 3yd- ney, it is suppored with intent to attack the gold escort. In the papers before us we notice the following quota- tions of the Sydney market :-— Frour—£25 to £24 per ton. Branpy—16s. 6d. for best brands; 14s, 6d. for second quelity, rearce. Rum—Demasad increasing. Gin—25s.: no stock on band, ‘Tea and SvGaR—No arrivals. Aix and Bser continue in intense demand, at high rater. Gotp—£3 17s. for Victoria. The principal topic in commereial circles in Sydney is banking and new banks. It is thoroughly expected, in the ensuing session, that some comprehensive measure will be brought forward, not only to limit the issues, but to restrict the formation of joint stock companies. This will. of course, be in accordance with the notable report of the Banking Committee of last session; and it will doubtless arouse a storm of opposition. In principle, however. such & measure would be more desirable now than then; for asa mania for getting up Austrelian banking companies seems now to exist in Exgland, it is weli that that mania should receive a check. Business, since the beginning of March, has been dull. Transactions have been limited, in consequence of the unwillingness of holders to sell.’ Large parcels of goods bave been offered by auction, but owing to extreme re- served prices few parcels have been disposed of. ‘There is considerable apprehension in Sidney of a sud- den emigration to Port Mhilip, in consequences of the gold fields of the former colony being eonsidered locked up until after next winter. The government sud Legis lature can never repair the injury they have done to the mining population of Sidney, by ‘the passage of the Guid net. fhe bisturbance it has occasioned in commeres and trade will, the Argus predicts, rise up in judgment against them. ‘The late raina give favorable promise of a good harvest. We have before had occasion to notice the neatness with which some of the papers of Australia are printed and the sbility with which they are edited. 'e have now to notice another feature of them ‘We have before us the copies of the Melbourne Argus of the 14th and 16th. Kach number comes to usin three sheetr, double the size of the Star. It contains seven columns to the page—twenty eight columns to the sheet eighty-four columns in each of the numbers before us Ot these, from sixty-five to seventy are filled with new advertiremente! ‘ Prodigious!’’ as Vominie Sampson would ray. And then just look at the prices that prin- ters ebtain in Australia, The terms of the Argus are as follown— Scnscriprion—Twenty sbiilings sterling per quarter, or twenty dollary per eonum. ‘Apventisinc (Caeh)—For thirty words or under, one shilling; for one inch, three shillings; and one philling for every additional four liner, for each insertion. We have read over very many of thee advertisements with considerable interest. They give perhaps a better insight into “ life in Australia” thaa the editorial and reading matter columns of the paper, Some of them, model’’# advertinements. Here are a couple brupt style:— ALone—Mr. Brain, you aro requested to forward you recelved six months ago on. Mr. acconnt; address care of M’Cormack & Sons, Bourke stroet. 8. R. is requested to return the wasbini 151 King street, as the articlos are require use, We wonder that some of our citizens don’t adopt this system of getting their washing back, after ‘t han been kept out for some time. Here we come to the pathetic:— Should this meet t#@ eye of Mr B. F. Wilson, per ship his wife will feel obliged by bis coming home imme- dintely, as she is very ill. If John M’Kean, who left Paiste: write to Daniel Inglis, care of M'Co bourne, he will hear of his sister Joanie.” James Bi rom Kirkealdy, inforins William Thomson and sister Sarah, who arrived per Koh-i-Noor, from Leith, | thot he is roviding at the Baptist Home, Collind street, Mel: ourne, We toke it, from the two following advertisements, that “George Burd’ was particalarly aoxious to met some- body in Australia whom he had known in Old Eogland— she took from for immediats mn years ago, will nok & Sons, Mel- | _ George Burd and Robert Carlton, lately from Manchester, would be to hear of any of their friends. Apply at Clarence Hotel, Melbourne. If Alfred Hurd, late of Manches fa etill in the colo- WO kaos ivuie sia Ries, his vouria Geu: Apply at Clarence Hot Here isa se erie: 5 oung MAD, ir years col My cg ans aa cane, Tart faltaeee wwsenee, 8, vitae for a baker. Address Merrit, office of this paper. Here are one a squids, which cost their author 2s. for each time he had them printed in the Argus. We find them immediately under the head ef Mercantile:— Wanrep—A Governor Apply to the people of Victoria. ar ARTED~A Colonial Secretary. Apply to the Lieuten- jovernor. The-e will serve as samples of how things are adver- tised ip Australia. In continuing our researches into this department of the Argus, we find much useful matter. We find that the rate of passage between Melbourne and Geelong, on steamers, is 20s. in first cabin, and 12s, 6d in fore cabin. Freight, 30s. per ton ; horses, 253.; ca , 40s. The steamer leaves each port on alternate ‘The ‘magnificent and unrivalled new iron steamsbip”” Cleopatra, made the run from Sidney to Melbourne im sixty hours. The brig Dart, of David Moore’s line of packets, was ad- Yertived to furnish her passengers with * beds, ‘pedding, wine, spirits, beer, &e., free of extra charge. We find that there are several book-; hing estab- lisbments in Melbourne. From the of the 4 had just been isoued, price 7s. 6d., a book entitled Na- tional Education,” Being “A review of education from the earliest period to the present day, elucidating the system of education adopted by the National Board, with ious extracts from various learned authorities’; and an appendix, containing statistical tables, exhibiting at various periods the decrease of crime, as civilization and education advance.’’ Aleo—Bonwick’s Notes of » Gold Digger, and Gold Dig- ger’s Guide, with maps of the routes to all the Victorian diggings. = mnvick’s Australian Geography, Grammar, and acer Bryce Rors’s Directories of Forest Creck, Bendigo, and Ealsarat, with an Almansck for 1853. 1s. Chauncy’s Map of Mount Alexander, mounted on can- vase, 6s ; in book cases, 7s. 6d.; on rollers, 10s. Gd, West’s History of Tasmania, 2 vols., 80s. Aud many others. From the titles of those we have named, the reader will perceive that books ofthe most useful kind, written ana printed in Australia, are princi- pally in vogue, Mr. Gibson bas on exhibition “Splendid Dissolving Views ard Chromatropes, with sketches by Phiz,” Price of admission half a crown. The Sales by Auction’*are immense, column after column being filled with notices of them. ‘These sales com prise everything, from penny trumpets to large tracts of land, cargoes of ships, ete. The demand for every’ description of town and country labor continues. Working men, says the Argus of the 22d, tind immediate employment and at high rates. Car- penters are quoted at “0s. to 25s. per day, compositors, (privters ) 1s, 6d. per 1,000 eme; blacksmiths, 188. to 203.; g000 farm laborers, £1 64. to £1 15s., with raioas; sea- men, fer ihe run home, £45 to £50; to Callao, £40; coast- ing, £8 to £9 per month, Invoices of blankets, saleable; boots and shoes, water- tights, aco Jace ups, in demand, canvass, saleable; mole- skip trowsers, good’ stock on band; slop cloihing, good uality, saleable; broadeloths, good quality, taken on wir terms: narrow cloths, do ; flannels, searce: ging- hams, not much in demand : hosiery, suitable for the ason, saleable; shirts, regatta, good quality very scarce and wanted; do. striped. do, scarce; do white cotton, linen fronts, do.; do. blue serge, market full; saddlery, a fair inquiry for good; stationary, certain descriptions ‘in 0z.; per steamer, 634, AMr Coppivg has announced his intention of drama- tizing ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’’ and presenting it to the pub- Jie of Geelong, on the boards of the Royal theatre. There were several vessel advertised to sail shorily for Callac—so that on the arrival of the next British steamer we expect to receive ceveral wecks later news The following gold cireulsr gives about as comprehen- sive « view of affairs for the week ee eet 19, as we cayman up. Our last published circular was dated the 2th:— ¥ MELBOURNE GOLD CIRCULAR. The market bas remained steady at 77s. during the week. Gold being at this price, and bank drafts at one per cent premium, it is now a matter of nice calculation with the merchant which he will adopt as a remittance to Jo-e the least by. Within a very short period his cal- culation was the very opposite—how much he would real- ize by remitting gol ‘ibe India market, lately so profitable for the exporta- tion of gold dust. has been unexpectedly shut, by the im- aginary terrors of the government. dreading an excess of | the precious metal, and a consequent decline in the | stancard value of the mobur. This is to be regretted, as it will prevent the opening up of a vexy extensive com- merce betwixt India and Victoria direct; also from the fact that several eminent Eastern firms have already opened branches here, and it is said many more to follow. Gold is the only profitable ecmmodity that can be remit- ted from this to India for their tea, sugar, rum, and rice, for allof which Victoria is a large consumer, and it is itiable to ee a government thus stepping in to stem the egitimate chanvels of commerce on the one hand, and put a clog upon the exportation of the products of their country on the other Two cases cf barefaced robbery by that class of gold buyers, employing touters or street agents, are reported in the daily seers: both of which are very properly to be rent for trial before a jury. The very high price that gold has now reached, haa made this class of buyers more desperate in their acts of deceit; yet notwithstanding the repeated cases of dishonesty that have beea publicly brought forward, strange to say, diggers, and even store- keepers are found such simpletons as to be allured into there Gens, to be fleeced by the apparently tempting bait of 2d. or 6d an ounce, over what they would get from a respeetable party. After such instances as those now al- luded to, parties who will willingly be taken in and done for, deserve 10 sympathy. The committee appeinted to report on the ions bend r Of INE ZOIG-NEIds have comeluded theie wurke faa tha pre- rent. Scme really useful practical suggestions are re- ported. in particular. that police should patrol the dig- gings night and dey, which, if followed out, would prevent vast amount of crime, and in the long run be a saving to the colony. Another important suggesticn is, that the gold filds should be divided into sections, and watched over by an officer, with men under him. instread of as at preseni concentrating the police in one locality, The progrers report is now produced; let us see how long it will be before avy of its suggestions are put in practice. ‘The banks in Melbourne have followed those of Sydney in altering the exchange from par to 1 per cent premium on issuing their drafts. This step has been very annoy- ing to many mercantile men from having made their cal- calations for remittance upon the late rate. Gold bas not taken a corresponding rise, as the dread cf spurious metal, and at such rates, makes it » hazard- Sie amir ct apeciy iar Stag sikyee aah that e amount of specie, including silver and copper, has arrived during the week is £112,000, Number ef persons who have arrived in the co- lony during the week... 6,173 Number of persons who lef as 675 Addition to our population this week............. 2,498 ‘The government eacert brought this week from oz#. Mount Alexander and Bendigo .. ... 11,016 Balaarat, including that left at Geelong. . : ‘The Ovens......... sieve 4,920 The Victoria Evcort Company brought from Mount Alexander and Bendigo 10,268 Total % 36,104 Gold previonsly shipped from Victor! 51g 715 Per Melbourne, steamer to Loudon, 309 © Cleopatra, to Sydney ..... + -2'300 * Queen of England, to London 40,595 Enchanter, from Geelong, to do 21,000 BORG <4 3s43 ee ay svestins ieready ts 719 Or 25 tons, 2eat. 1qr. lib. 702, at 758... £2,260,105 } Exchange on London on drafts against gold, hypothe- cated, 50s. to 564. per ounce, 1 per cent discount by all the banks. Freighs of gold délivered at the Bullion Office, London, 3d. to 434d. per onnce by steamers and sailing veasels. EDWARD KHELL Bullion Broker, 65 CoLuins sTexET, West, March 19, 1853, GEELONG GOLD CIRCULAR. The news from the gold fields generally is of an encour- aging kind. Bendigo ls reoelved ‘again ‘into favor, and is now astuming its old character as a first class field. On the Balaaret side new places are opening up every day. ‘The Canadian Gully has turned out well, fully realising the expectations formed of it. now that in a great many instances the holes are bottomed, and have proved it to be rich in dust as well ax monster nuggets. Yuille’s Fist where there was a covsiderable rush to other day, ha« no’ yet answered expectations, or shown itself remuverative to any extent. ast rush has been to Pennyweight Hill, opposite old Golden Point, where the operators are said to be doing very well. the ak is light, from 10 to 16 fect, and in most instances they have hit the metal. The diggings at Winter's Flat, although there is little stir made of them, are de-cribed'as giving a steady, and moderate yield Parties located there for some time seem to be natisfied with their earnings. Mount Korong is now confirmed a: a good field, Par- ties bave just arrived in town from that quarter with suf- ficient proof inthe quantity of metal they bring with them; they intend returning for the winter. ‘The price this week ia 7s, 6d., at which ra‘e there is still considerable demand. Since last circular, there has arrived by escort, as fol- flows: — Government ereort, Mount Alexander, + 4538 ounces. 959 o & 2 Balaarat . ~ 405 Private escort, Mount Alexander + 20415 Te veee. 41928 agninet 4, 14% per cent nee, Freight of gold éelivered in London, 44. p unee. WM. PATTERSON, Kaxpisia street, March 12, 1863, NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA. Shipments of Specic and Passengers Across the bthmas—Miss Catharine Hayes—Impor- tant specie Proposition, Our advices from Panama are to the 12th instant. Our file of the Herald and Star give the fellowing items of intelligence :— We regret to announce the death of Mr. Eames, United States Consul at Acapulco, whieh took place on the 16th ult., from brain fever. Among the passeegers by the British steamer to the south was Miss Catharine Hayes, who purposes making ‘a professional tour through the principal cities of South America previous to her return to the United States, The following statistics of shipping show the arrivals and departures at the port of Panama, during the month of May. 1863, During the past month six American steamers ontored the port of a, one the Pacific, from San Juan del Sur, for resaira and five from San Franeisso, with 1 258 ascengers and $6 855.626 in gold dust and spesie. Two Bride steamers from the south, arrived with sixty-one stoumnoes; to sig noeth apt Of sale & situation to Ne Granadian, 5; crc Sy co ae ew 1» 55 Chile, 1—' 12. Annexed is the amount of specie imported for transit ‘across the of Panama, during the months of January, Fel ) March, April, and May, 1853;— JANUARY, From Peru and Chile, Acay From Peru and Chile, California $8,240,000" From Peru and Chil California ., $8, 363,000/ $3,983,222 From Peruand Chile California... , ——— $7,405,626 —_—_ Totals s.csssecsessesececeseveneeee cess $27,816,895 The following shows the California passenger transit for the same period :— Arrived from. Sailed for. 842 1,159 January. February ; reh * 1,986 April. 1,829 May, 1,280 Total... ceeesreseeeceseesee sees 4433 8,028 Advices from Bogota to the 13th of May have been re- ceived by the Britich mail of yesterday. General Thomas Herrera bas been nominated President of the Senate, ‘The discuseion upon the reform of the constitution still occupies much of the time of the repregentatives. The plan for adding the cantons of Soto and Nata to the province of Azuro, and making Nata the capital of the province, has created considerable dispussion. It was strongly opposed by General Herre:a. ‘The following motion was made by Sr. Arosemena, and adopted by the Chamber of Representatives :—* The Ex. ecutive is empowered to treat with the republics of Eeut dor and Venezuela on the re-establishweot of the Co- lumbisn Confeceration, the organization of which shall be defintely settled by ® convention, formed under the stipulations of the said treaty.” Sr. Jose Torres Extans, the elite Bishop of Pamplona, died on the 19th of April in Venezuela. (From the Panama Herald, June 2) MPORTANT PROPOSED GOVERNMENT MEASURE— TRANSIT TAX ON SPECIE. In the Gaceta Oficial. of Bogota, of the 7th May, is pub- lished a “Project of a Decree respecting the guarding of treasure between one ocean and the other,” of which the following is # tranrlation:— ‘The Senate and C) ber of Representatives in Congress assembied—decree:— Art. 1—The guarding of the treasures that pass frou one ocean to the other shall be done at the expense of the government, with the necessary security, and by ieans of an armed force to be maintained in Panama, for Which object the garrison allotted to that place—now consisting of 150fmen—shall be increased by 250, the same increase being made to the number of the standing army allowed for the next financial year. Art, 2—-The armed force shall be under the order of the respective authorities for the apprehension of robbers oe malefactors, without prejudice of the original ob- ject. Art. 8 —Yor every pound woight which ia conducted by the convoys which should guard it, a tax of ten reals shall be paid, to be applied especially to the maintenance of the armed force. Art. 4.--No individual nor company, whether national or foreign, shall organize, discipline or maintain any arm- ed corpr of s permanent ature for the said object; for the government offers the necessary security for the pro- tection of the treasure and merchandise, which may be conveyed from cne ocean to the other. Art. 5.—The government, whilst giving this guarantee, does not hold itself responsible as insurer of the treasure, but it only limits itself to the defence of the same, an to the seeing that the transport be carried out with the protection that it (the government) can give. Art. 6.—By the present decree the right which individu- als and companies possess of protesting by themselves their trea-ures and merchandise in special cases, is pre- served, provided it is pot by an organized permanent force which is exempt from the obligations to public service. Art. 7 —The Executive will dictate the arrangements necersary for the due performsnce of this decree, Prerented to the Chamber of the Senate by the under- signed, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. (Cigned.) JRENZO M. LLERRAS, Bocora, 5th May, 1853. DIED, At the Arpinwall Hours, Papama, on the 2d inst., Mise Jui Sup, late of Glasgow, Missouri. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC. The Trouble Between Peru and Bolivia~ Internal Troubles In Bollvia—The Gaano ‘TIrademAmerican Steamer for the Naviga= ton of the Amazon, ‘The steamer Lima, Captain Bloomfield, arrived at Peweme on tho 9A inet, with advices Irom Valparaiso to toe 15th, and from Callao to the 26th ult. » The L. brought forty passengers, most of whom were om their way from Australia to the United States, and $160,- 00 in specie and silver bare. From Valparaiso we lest that the country continues na state of profourd peace. A will company has been established at Conception, or the purpose of providing a regular supply of flour at the ees cost, and always to be able to meet the de- mand. The quantity of grain this season is double that of last, ear. communication with the southern ports of the ic had been establir-hed; on the 3d of May the steamer New Gravada sailed for Constitution, Tomé, Tal« cabuano, Valdivia and Ancud. ‘The northern provinces still continue ball edd la quantities of silver and copper.*In the month of April exports from the ports of Cadlera and Huasco amounted to 20,645 marca of silver, 16,191 quintals of silver ore, ‘end 16,004 quintals of copper. y repub! [Correspondence of the Panama Herald] thd 17, 1853. ‘The government of this country sre sending troops down to the southern frontier, aud thus purpose to im their enemy, Belzu, and cut off his supplies, Belau’s course has been a most extraordinary one—he has ban~ ished many foreigners and Bolivian citizens, and thus in- creased the number of his enemies. His treatment of Peru is, in my opinion perfectly inexcusable, and the gove ernment of this country conld not have pred ao other course than the one they have done. yw it end canvot yet be foreseen, but the general Cpe is, that there will not be much. if any, fighting People here do not want to fight. and will probably avoid so do- ingif they can. They talk about the President and his cabinet going south in case there is trouble there. ‘At presen” there are nearly two hundred sail of ships loading guavo at the Chiocha Islands, and the consump- tion is daily on the increase, more especially that of United States, who will ere long take a larger quantity than at present goes to Europe; and all this goes to en- rich Peru. Besides this, with her rice, sugar, ¢: &c., Peru ought tobe the most prosperous country om this coast. é A most important government measure is the coloniza- tion scheme on the banks of the Amazon, in Easterm Peru. The Governor of this new colony, an intimate friend of mine. leaves this moth for Truxillo, there to start across the Andes with 150 or 200 settlers, mostl; composed of poor Germans. The losality of the now set~ tlement is probabiy one of the richest on the continent; but whether the echeme will answer remains to be een ‘The government have contracted with an American ta bring out from the Uni:ed States two river steamers to navigate the Amazon, and a valuable trade may be es- tablished, as tne resources f the ‘gountry aro rich numerous, and only want peo; jevelope them. e eeaene Hay 26, 1863, The last account from Bolivia has not changed the opinion given sbove. It appears now that the enemies of Belzu are coliecting a large force on the Buenos ‘Ayres side, headed by a general he has treated badly, and an ex-President of Bolivia. The funds are sapp sed to be tuprlied by this government. Belzu has also. it is said, expelled the minister from Chile, thus making for him- telf another powerful eoersy He cannot hold out long. His own peovls pee Leegepams | ea ci It would really appear as if he was derange bisa La Paz, May 13, 1853. For the leat two months I have been too unwell to ite, and except a revolution, #hich is about as common, asop earthquake, there was nothing to communicate, Government soon puf the revolution down by very sever@ measures, of which I need scarcely give you the particu- lars, as it must now be stale, even in the United States. The present difficulty of the Presiden with a whose Charge d’Afluirs was dismissed in a Mo A unoal for manner. On the 10:h a bearer of despatches arrived here from Peru, with letters demanding satisfaction, whieh, it fs said, are couched in euch haughty terms, and require such bumilisting conoessions, that it is im- possible for the government to grant them. Peru de- mands, I pnderstand, instant compliance with these terms, or otherwise Bolivi — consider war as declared, ‘The President, Belzu, has until the 18th to com- sider the terms, but people think that this is only a ruse to give bim time to make some preparation. Pelvu seems @ most unfortunate man. Last week the Chilean Minister demanded his passport and left, and about a month ago Col Jioyd, the British Oharge de Af- fairs, was obliged to pursue the same course, owing ta the insultirg conduct of the government, The United States Charge is now the only member of the diplomatic corps rear the goverowent; aad though he also had a dispute with them, every point was arranged to his satis- faction. There may be some fighting yet, but not much, Belz in noc popular and Peruvian money oan purchase his whole army. If it come toa real fight, I would back the Bolivians, They have beaten the Peruvians before, and cen do it again. What a pity this splendid country esnnot find a ruler capable of elevating it to the position its natural merite entitle it to. Such # man should be & Washington in wirdom, @ Peter the Great in energy, and a Ni in determination. MARKETS. Vairanatso, May 14—siace the sailing of the last steamer but little business has been done, no large trans- tions have taken place, and sales were coafined to 1 orders from the interior or the const, The vals anvengers and $560,000, principally silver, in bars end Coliare, Of sailing vessels. annived, there were—British, 2 American, 2; Veru, 4 Eouador, 1: New Gravada 6; Belgian, 1: Hamburg, '1; Genoese, 1; Costa Rica, 1; Chile, 1—Total 20. The departures during the eame period were—fve Americas ptesmers, viz, foar w sau Franciwoo, with § ber—Ne stock; demand 1,200 passengers, and ene to San Juan del Sur; two Bri- | have been two versels, with German and Italian cargoes. Coal—The last sale waa 200 tons of isl one half at $14 and the other at $15. There is no stock in the market. Wines and liquors—No demend. Salt- treo ralen. "Provisions scaroe—Beet, $16; pork, 26 a $28. Coffee—Small xtock and little demand. Lam. brisk. Hlour—Demand mal only for home eonsumption, $8 a 9. Bacrky.