The New York Herald Newspaper, October 23, 1853, Page 3

not wonderful that complete panic should have at Porto. A tour made be Bs For- rester to the wine districts, in end of July, leads to the belief that for this year at least, the scovrge will there appear in & modified form. He was even struck with the ap- parent vigor and health of the vines; and he examined with the utmost attention the wine dis- tricts from Mesafrio to Peso de Regoa, and as far as Villa Real. He confesses, however, that in some press, and especially about the Caldas de Moledo, e Faw the fatal fungus; he then calculated a that the Alto Douro would have given at 100,000 ipes, but supposed that the fifth part of this would be lost through the “‘moleatia.”’ It is worthy of re- mark that in the Minhe, and especially round Bar- ¢ellos, there has beea for some years & chestnut dis- ease of similar character, and that great fears are entertained of the entire destraction of that tree. ‘As in all epidemics, the most absurd reasons are assigned b; he peasantry of the infected countries for the existence of the vidium. Just as, in the great plague at Milan, men were tortured to death on suspicion of having smeared the walls with plague cintments; and ip that at Prague, the Jews were torn in pieces on the plea that they had poisoned the wells—so at Stra-burg, the vinegrow- ers will have the cause of the grape disease to be the smoke of the engines on the Paris and Stras- burg Railroad; at Genoa they attribute it to gas; the bourgeois of Marseilles to bad air; and the lgvrador of Madeira to the English vapores. And the remedies proposed are as contradictory, and in sonny cones as absurd,as the causes alleged. “It ia plethora,” says one, “reduce the vine eure it.” “It is atrophy,” anys another: the tree and you will remove it.” ‘We want more rain,” third; “more gun,” persists a fourth; “out off the affected shoots,” recommends a fitth; “tobacco is a specific,” urges a sixth. And the list might be extended to sixty recipes, instead of six. One only has been found certain, and that is imprac- ticable on a large scale: the pufling of sulphur over the branches and grapes, or the vaporizing it om hothouse pipes. What effect this Pe by Oidium may have on the social condition of France, where, out of five hua- dred millions of hectolitres of wine, nalf will perish, it is impossible to say. We can scarcely imagine a lel case in England. A barley disease would leprive the English laborer of his beer, as the fua- gus in question deprives the I’rench peasant of his wine; but the employment of the former does not depend to such an extent on the barley crop asthat of the latter on the vineyard. Iu the meantime, : one thing only is evident, and i} is notan altogether | useless le+son to scientific pride. No human means have as yet been found capable of arresting or even checking the plague. And isis curious to see how, m different language, the ignorant and learned agree in one confession. ‘ Our only trust,” says the Ma- Jaga peasant, ‘is io La Santissima.” ‘| We can but hope,” writes Mr. Brockedon, “that the Power which bas created the O/d:um, may withdraw what ap- pears to us so fearful a scourge.” Foreign Miscellany. The Augsburg Gazctte states from Trebisond that extensive pre tions of defence are being made in that town. doubts and entrenchments have been thrown up. Every one is calied on to take part in the works, and the Christians, and even the priests and the archbishop, do so. A letter from Lindau, in Bavaria, of the 30th ult., says :— The news has been received here that the Bavarian government is avout to enter into negotia- tions with Austria relative to the continuation of the railway from Augsburg to Lindau as far as Bregetz, ard its junction with the Swiss lines. Tbe line from pla Bee Lindau, so difficult of execution, is about to be opened for circulation.” The rema‘ns of the Spanish dramatic poet, Fernan- dez de Moratin, who died at Paris in 1328, and was interred in the cewetery of Pére-Lachaise, were ex- humed on the 4th inst., under tbe direction of the Spanish embassy, to be removed to Spain for final interment. At the same time and for the same pur pose, the remains of Don John Doxozo Cortes, Mar- quis de Valdegamas, who was the predecessor of the oct Spanish Ambassador in Paris, were removed ‘om the vaults of the church of St. Philippedu- Roule. The Chevalier de Lozama, an attache of the | ‘ish Legation, and the Abbe Ausoure, the Cure Fv die etac eel accompany the remains to The Milan G2zette of the 30th ult., publishes a sentence pronounced by the eourt-martiul of that city, condemning o cheesemomger named Ale, aged forty-seven, having a wife and six chiidren, to death, for Raving kepta mosket, a pisol, and some car- tridges ina concealed place; and a ae aged sixty four, having also a wife and six children, to the same punishment, for secreting a pistol. These pu- nishments have been commuted by Marshal Ra detzky, for the former, into two years’ hard labor ia irons, and for the latter into three months military arrest. The same paper of the 1st coutains furthe: sentences upon three persone; one et these has been condemned to-four years’ hard labor in irons for hay- ing arms in his military aniathe high treason of the secand degree; the tbird bas been provisionally set at liberty for want of sufficient evidence. The Madrid Gazette of the 1st, contains a royal decree uniting in one administration the departments of the direct and indirect taxes, under the title of “ General Direction of Taxes.” M. Pablo de Cifae- rites, preeident of the commission for winding up the affairs of the credits of the Treasury, which are in arrear, is placed at the head of this new depart ment. The udjudisation of the works to be executed onthe railway from Socuellanus to Ciudad Real, took place on September 30. Only two tenders were sent in, one from M. Antonio Alvarez, and the other from M. de Salamanca, who had arrived the aight before from Paris. This latter haviug proj a dimipution otf 250,000 reals per he sun fixed by the Minister of Public Works, that is to say, tna reals in place of 2,600,000, was declared t> ol the execution of the works. A meeting of founders and engineers took place on Sunday 2nd instant, at Charleroi, Belgium, for the |e ied of addressing a collective petition to the ster of the Interior of Belgium, praying for the introduction of fcreign pig iron free of duty. large manufacturers were present, as well asthe di- rectors of the principal establishments in the country where ths article is used. A petition to the above effect was drawn up, and immediately received nume- Tous signatures. The petition is caused by the Belgian iron-masters, in consequence of their numerous con- tracts, not being able to supply the quantities re- wired by the founders, who have consequently great ifficulty in keeping their numerous hands at work. Galignani’s Messenger of the 7th says the brother of Dubouchet, the rope-dancer, who lately died from his accident, acd who carries on the same profession, has just embarked at Havre, with two female dancers, for Liverpool, from whence he proceeds to America. The English exped tion to explore the northern pd Australia is now placed beyond doubt, the sury baving granted the sum needed for the se. The grounds on which the grant is made are the recommendation of the Dake of Newcastle, as Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the expe- diency of alfording facilities for the developement of the increasing trade in India, China and Australia, ‘The enterprise bas been strongly backed hoe re- presentatives of the Australian colonies in London, and by the Geographical Society, to whose presideat, Sir Roderick Murchison, the success of the represen- tation to government must be ina great part as acribed. M. Ernest Hang, who has succeeded in o> taining so extensive and effective a concurrence in bis enterprise, ‘s said to be actively engaged in the Deceseary preparations. He proposes to set out earl; in Novemter for Singapore, where he will complete the equipment of the expedition, with a view of land- iog in Australia by the opening of the dry season. The grand nee is to renderthe exploration as com- Plete as possible; but collateral objects are kept in view, tuch as the experimental planting of seed in suitable spots, and the introduction of Jive stock into the nortb, with the importation, more especially, of one animal long desired in Australia—the camel. The Nord, of Lille, ssys :—At the late visit of the Emperor Napoleon to the cotton factory of Messrs. Wallsert Brothers, a collection of goods made from Algerian cotton was exhibited to him, and seemed to afford bis Mojesty much pleasure. He asked many questions concerning the mauver of preparing this cotton for weaving. and seemed much gratified at learning that the cloths manufactured from i¢ were fully equa! to those rade with American cotton. On leaving the factory the Emperor took off his croas, and presented it to the elder M. Wallaert. The Cologne Gazette atates from Stockholm, 234 ult :—It is now thirty-nine days since the cholera broke out here. 7,572 persons have been attacked, of whom 2,102 have died. A ont as opened for the benefit of the necessitons sick, which ia a fiw days produced 28.000 rix dollars. Accounts have been received from Algiers to the 25th ult. A magnificent agricultural and industrial exhibition is now open, and the corn, particulari: the maize, and tke vegetables, are spoken of in hig! terms of admiration. Algeria, which only a short time since imported potatoes, now exports them. Carthamum (bastard seffron,) seed and cochineal are particularly mentioned among the dyestuffs, and it is hoped that good results will also be obtained in the cultivation of madder. Among the oleaginous plants the sesame and the earthout have made great gress, and the cultivation of camelioa has been attempted with great success. A specimen of hops of very excellent quallty has also been exhibited tor the first time. The show of hemp, flax, and cotton, is very fine. Tobacco, however, has produced the finest and richest results. One planter alone will this year cell for 35,000 francs to the government. The last accounts from the western part ef Algeria announce that the frontier of Morocco had becoma more ail, and that the intervention of such of the Moorish chiefs as had entered into friendly rela- tions with the French, had produced an excellent re- Sia ahare rane it Ga , 28 wi ve Bub: mitted to the French are constantly subjected to | saznian by their neighbors. It was reported on the 8) of Mi ‘session; and another to six montis’ | western frontier that the Emperor of Morocco had succeeded in repressing the insurrection of the Zem- mours; be had arrested one hundred and fifty of the heads of that tribe, and sent them into the interior of the empire. The establishment of a post at El-Brodh and the occupation of Laghoust, have been of great benefit in securing trauquillity in the southern part of the province of Oran, Galignani’s ‘Messenger (Paris) of the 6th inst., fays:—"The Egyptian government has sent some of the industrial productions of Egypt to the exhibition at New York, under charge of Soutfy Effendi, an attache of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He left for America on the 30th ult.,.via. England. The Paris Debats states that there are thirty-thou- sand political prisoners in the Papal dominions. The principal fortresses in the provinces are continually receiving contributions of political prisoners from tue | neighboring towns, Ancona has several in the Laz- aretto, entirely under charge of the Austrians, but ay there is no publicity it is not known who they are or apything about them. A most painful sensation has been created at Ber- lin, from cholera having carried off the whole of one family within forty-eight hours, in the of a highly scientific officer, Lieut. Col. Tiechert, of the artillery, and member of the Military Board of Ex- amination, his wife, and four children. The malady, Meantime, does not make much progress, nor does it appear that any other persons of the higher classes have been attacked. It, moreover, has confined itself principally to one quarter of the town. A letter from Berlin states, that in ordex that Prussia may not be taken by surprise, the govera- ment has decided that the new steam corvette, the Dantzig, shall proceed to Constantinople, and be laced atthe di jl of M. de Wildenbruch, the russian ambassador, An illumiaated electric clock has been placed in front of the Hotel de Ville at Brassels, so that the time can be seen as well in the night asin the day. Electric closks have also been attached to the lamp- posts in some of the priucipal streets, and they in communication with the regulator in the Hotel de Ville. They have perfectly succeeded. Baron Maroche'ti has been commissioned by the Leeds Wellington Memorial Gommitiee to form a co- loszal upright statue of the hero of Waterloo, at a cost of 1,500 guineas. The subscriptions will not admit the erection of an equestrian statue, as was originally contemplated. Refiecting specula have been known in China for thousands of years. They are of finely polished metal, andon the back some fantastic figures are engraved. Ifone looks at the plate itself he per- ceives nothing; but if the sun shines on the polished surface, and its reys tall on a white wall, the figures will appear shadow-like in this reflection. ‘The Chi- nege cou'd not explain this phenomenon. A day or two before his death Sir Charles Napier oréered his favorite charger, Red Rover, the faitnful companion of many hard-fonght fields, to be brought | to the window to take leave of him, and wished to | have him in the room, by his bedside, that he might pat bim for the last time ere he left the world. The t>tel amount of payments on account of the | | encumbered estates in Ireland, from the commence- | ment of the commissioners’ proceedings to the pre | gent time, is estimated at £6,500,000. The contemplated matrimonial alliance between the Princess Melanie Metternich, now in her twenty- first year, daughter of the venerable ex-Chancellor | aud Prime Minister of the Austrian empire, with the Hungarian Count Zichy, is fixed to take place on the 20th of November, at Vienna. It appears that the sam which the Banepa of Paris will have to pay the bakers for the a omy low price at which they have been ordered to sell bread, is estimated at the least to amount to £1,700 a day. This loss is to be refunded to the Municipality by allowing the bakers, at some future time to extend | their charges beyond the scale prescribed by the usual regulation. The London Court Journal thus alludes to the marriage of Miss Montgomery (of New York) in Paris:—Two marriages that have recently taken lace in the Rochefoucault family mach occupy the fasbionable world. The one is that of Count Olivier de Rochefoucault, brother to the Duke of Liancourt, who, after remaining a widower twenty-five years, bas married tne second daughter of a rich Ameri- can—Mrs, Montgomery. The elder sister of the bride (she is only twenty) was some time ago wedded to | the Count Bethune. The young and amiable Vis- count Sanislas, eldest son of the Duc de Doudeau- ville, who, by his mother, is related to the Montmo- rency family, has married Madlle. de Colbert, a rich | and most lovely descendant of the great minister of Louis XVI. Colonel Victor de Gibelin, the last survivor of the | Swiss officers present ‘at the Tuileries on the fatal 10th of August, 1792, died a few weeks ago at | Boleure, at the age of eighty-three. Theatrical and Musical. Bowery Taratrs.—The entertainments for to- morrow evenirg are very attractive. A drama called tho “‘Dlack Doctor’ will bo presented, with new | Scenery, machinery, costumes, and music—Mr. E. Eddy as the Black Doctor, and Mrs. A. Parker as Pauline. The operatic drama of the “Bohemian Girl” will conclude the performances—Mr. Dunn as Thad- | deus, Stevens as Devilshoof, and Miss Hiffert as | Arline. Broapway THEeaTRe—Mr. Anderson, the distin- guished tragedian, lately arrived from London, is Coe by the oe thats of the Broadway theatre, , end will a) morrow evening in his great char- acter of “Hamlet.” He will be sepported by Messrs, , Barry, Pope, Whiting, Conway, Mad. Ponosi, and Mra. Abbott. The favorite piece of “Betsey Baker,” will conclude the amusementse—Mr. Davidge and the Misses Gougenheim in the principal characters, Nrsxo’s Garpen.—Verdi’s grand opera of “Erna- ni” is the feature selected for to-morrow evening. The pence chapacters will be sustained by Ma- retzek’s excellent company. There will also be a ‘rand ballet divertisement, in which the celebrated Trench artiste, Mile. Pe ud, Mile. Lavigne, Mlle. Bulan, and Mons. Mege appear. The attractive features of opera and ballet on the same evening, will be sure todrawa large and fashionable au- dience. Bexton’s THEaTRE—A fine bill of entertainment is announced by Manager Burton for to-morrow eve- ning. The entertainments will commence with the commedietta of ‘‘Delicate Ground.” This will be followed by the new interlude called “The Young Actress,’ Miss Agngg Robertson in three characters. A pas seul by Miss Annie Walters. The orchestra will play several overtures, and the whole will con- clude with tbe drama of “Paris and London,” with a splendid cast. NationaL TuHeaTre—The same never-ending, never-tiring, and very profitable drama called | “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’ which has drawn crowded houses for nearly four months, is again announced | a for Monday evening, and for aught we kuow it will be continued for a month to come, Wa.tack’s Tazatrs—tThis house, as usual, was well patronized during the past week. The bill of A MINER'S EXPERIENCE IN CALIFORNIA, Correspondence of the New York Herald. Montezuma, Taolumae sad July 14, 1853 Trip through the Country—Gold Digging and Washang—Abundance of Ore im every direction —The Profits of Water Companies—Hints to Young Miners, §c. Among your many correspondents, I have not lately seen one from the mining region of California. Having been engaged in mining some eight or nine months, I have taken up my pen to endeavor to supply this deficiency. Leaving New York harbor about the last of March, 1862, I arrived in San Fran- cisco in October following, via Cape Horn, having been about seven months on the passege—so that you will judge that our vessel was no clipper. I was much interested in the appearance of San Francisco, but lately so obscure and remote, and now so flourish- ing and world-tamed ; but I did not stop longer than to make inquiries as to the most suitable point of the mines to aim for. It being nearly winter, I was advised to go to the southern mines, as the northern, in winter, are buried in suow; and it was very fortunate I did so, as the northern miners suf: fered great hardships from the severity of the weather. Accordingly, after a few days delay, I took thesteam- boat for Stockton, which is the depot of the southern mines, a3 Sacramento is of the northern. Arriving at this place, early in the morning, I took @ hasty breakfast, and with wallet on back, I took my way on foot towards the mines, situated from fifty to seventy-five miles distant. I found this to be tie pleasantest method of getting along, on account of the dust, which is almost insupportable to those on the coaches, of which there are several well ap pointed lines. For some twenty miles from Stock- ton, the road is almost a dead level, being a part o° the valley of the San Joaquin, and is well adapted for agricultural purposes, of which the immense stacks of barley to be geen at some points are evidence There are a great number of ranches on the route, at all of which accommodations for men and beast are furnished, so that you may travel here as comfortably as apywhere. The price of a single meal is ove dollar, uud, unless to the very fastidious, they are snfficient!y good in quality and quantity. About 40 miles (as I should judge) ‘om Stockton you cross the Stanislaus river. It is here shat you observe the first indications of mining; but the B.anislaus is not equal 1 believe to the Moquelamne, Tuolumne, and several other streams of this region, aud much Jess number of miners work upon it. Leaving the Stanislaus, you pass over a Billys but rather pleasing country ; and a day’s walk brings you to Wood’s Crossing, on the creck of that name, where you find yourself at cnce in the heart of the mining regions, of which the manner in which the ; “bowels of the harmless earth” are tortured every where around, is a sufficient indication. The dig: gings in the Southern mines are almost all what are termed surface diggings, in distinction from deep diggings, which fibblen Leste | in the northern mines. The earth is impregnated with gold through- out all this region, to such an extent that you can hardly wach out a single pan without getting what miners call the color—that is, some small speck of gold, but not perhaps susceptible of valuation. Some of these specks are astonishingly minute, so as hardly to be discerned by the naked eye, and a hun- Gred ofthem might not exceed the value of atew cents, A large proportion of this very fine gold is lost in wasuing. Nomeans of employing qui>ksilver to practical advantage have yet been found, although many experiments have been tried. The best me- thed of securing it is by the use ofa blanket spread over the ripple box, in which bey am persuaded by some experience, all is saved that can be by any mode as yet tried. A little while after Paving Wood’s crossing, you come tu Jamestown, which is the third place in size in Tuolumne county, being next after Souora, and, I believe, Columbia. Finding myself well up with the mines, I resolved to halt and look about a little, although I had left Stockton with the intention of reaching Columbia, some miles further on, and of which the diggings have proved to be very rich. The | main point however, with a“ green miner,” as the neophytes are termed, is not torun about after the richest diggings, but to set himself down as speedily as possible, and make a beginning. He should wa-te no time in prospecting, but “ pitch ia” at once to some place, if it will pay his expenses, and it is but rarely that he cannot do as well as this. Haviag ac- quired the requisite experience, and become huabi- tuated to the miner's life, he can then, perhaps, tpend a little time to advantage in looking about. Having taken dinner, I strolled up one of the gulches leading past the restaurant, where I stopped, and finding a couple of miners at work,I entered into conversation with them. Hayiog been mode- rately successful in mining, they epoke encourazingly of mining matters and advised me to look up a cain, and I would easily find that would pay, at least, tolerably well. little further on, I found another at work, who hada different song. He had taken the coast fever in erossing the Isthmus, from which he had not fully recovered, and being dis- heartened by the debility he found clinging to him, his remarks upon California and the miner’s pros- pects were at all complimentary. It is in this way that originate the many contradictory accounts which come from here; every man’s opinions are tinged by his success or ill success. moe leas can be raid, however, by any cne who has had an opportunity to observe the facts than that the rate of remuneration for labor is at least, treble what it is at home This is what may be calzulated upon, aad, | besides, there is a chance for the prizes, or the “piles,” and a tolerably fair chance too. Being eatirtied to try my hand at the new voeation whieh [ had chosen, I looked about for a cabin. Trese are very simple structures—the body composed of loge for the most part, and the roof of cotton cloth. For the moderate price of halfan ounce, I soon became tle sole possessor of an extensive habi- tation of this class, being of the dimensions of ten feet square, with the bunk and table and various other “‘fixins” all complete. A few days’ experience in cooking set me somewhat to right in that depart- ment; but 1 had more trouble to conjuer the obsti- nacy of certain dirty shirts which I took in hand; but after several ls I succeeded to such an extent as to be warranted in believing that I bad removed the majority of the dirt appertain- ing thereto, and so was obliged to be satisfied. In 6 litle time I became also the possessor of a “long tom,” @ long handled, round-pointed shovel, hoe and a ere and was therefore “daly armed and equipped” for service in the great miniog army. Falling in, too, with a young man, who, like myself, wanted a partner, and the rains having commenced, there was no lack of water, and amusements for to-morrow evening consistsof the comic drama of “‘Asmodens,” in which Mr. Lester and Miss Laura Keene will sustain the principal | characters. The orchestra, which is composed of | very talented musicians, will play several inspiriting | airs. The whole will terminate with the new drama of “Bleak House,” with all of Wallack’s talented company in the cast. AMERICAN MuseuM.—The selections for to-morrow | afternoon and evening, are the amusing piece of , “State Secrets,” the laughable farce of “The House | Dog,” and Bulwer’s beautiful play of “Tne Lady of Lyons,’ with C. W. Clarke and Miss Mestayer in the | principal characters. Hirrowrowe—The beautifal style in which the soon chase is ridden by ladies, at this popular am- hitheatre, is drawing very large houses. The horse Jbarity, with Mile. De Vere, met with an accident op Friday evening last, in jumping the great water ditch, The rider was thrown, but we are informed neither were injured bythe mishap. The leap is | nearly nineteen feet. Cnristy’s Orera Hovsn.—A fair selection of ne- gro melodies avd instrumental performances for to- Morrow evening, together with exquisite dancing. .Woon’s Minstrets announce a very attcactiva bill for tomorrow night—singing, instramental performances and dancing, by the company. Bvoxuty’s Serenapens.—This band is gaining greund rapidly, and their Ethiopian performances afford great pleasure to the audiences, Baxvarn’s Hoy Laxp—This beantiful Pano- rawa is well patronised. It will be exhibited every eveniog during the week. Prxuan’s Seven Mite Minror.—This gift exhi- bition is attracting great numbers to the Chinese Rooms. THEATRICALS IN THR SOUTH PACIFIC. % Mr c. T. Parsloe has shown us the following royal” programme, being a little diversion of the ruling powers of the Sandwich Islands: ROYAL HAWAIIAN TH Stage Manager and Artist......, Mr. Bingham Firat night of the Hawaiian So r the patron age of their Majesties the King ard Queen, who will honor tho theatre with their presenee, accompanied by the Court, Foreign Ministers, and invited guests, Thi ane July 7, will be performed the beautiful hs THE LADY § LADY OF THE LAKE, With new scenery, drosses, &e. Roderick Dhu.,, His Roy al Highness Prince Alex. Lihaliho Jamer Fity His Royal Highness Prince Lot Malcolm Graem «His Highness Prince Wil iam | Other characters by the company, | Guards, elacamen, &c., by natives. To conclude with : sola terete se GARRATT, In preparation the grand remavtic dramas of evil Ducat, or The dite of Mammon,” and the ‘ Botts | i | nothing remained but to begin. Without picking and choosing too much, we concluded tojset our tom in the gulch which went close by our cabin ani which has been very rich, and has been “worked cut” three or four times, but which will contiaue to be worked over again, at intervals, for an indefinite time to come. The system of mining has undergone great modifi- cation since the mines were discovered, in order to adapt them to the change of circumstances. At first, a pan and iron bar, with a kuif’s to pick the gold out of the crevices, were the only implimenta, as they still are, of the Mexicans. Next was intro- duced the “rocker,” by which a mach larger quantity can be washed—generally estimated at about twu bordred euckets a day, to the man. These are still the most available for some localities, inasmuch a3 they do not demsnd the aid of running water. Ag the best parts of the diggings were worked out, these gave way to the “loug tom” In these, % stream of water is admitted into the end of a long three sided box, pierced with holes at the lower end, underueath which is the “ripple box,” so called from the bar accross the middie, and which causes the water to ripple in passiag over. Belind this bar most or the gold lodges, the ear'hby matter anc stone being mostly curried off by toe water. What remains in the ripple box at night is then washed out in the pan, by which process a skiltul hard at “panning out’? will extract nearl every particle of the gold from the dirt and blac! saud with which it is mingled. But the process of “tommiog,’’ by which the greater portion of the | gold sent from Culifornia bas been obtained, has now been superseded by that of sluicing. By this process a oumber of sluice boxes of about twelve feet long, with sides a foot bigh, and of abont the same breadth, are placed, one fitting into the end of another, to the number generally of ten or twelve, although there are sometimes three times that number, and sometimes not more than half as many. The longer the sluices, the more perfectly the gold is sieved. In the twoor three last boxes no dirt is thrown, but a bar is plazed across the lower end of each, behind which the gold may lodge, which it dees, nine-tenths, at least, being generolly found be- hind the first ripple; the dirt being thrown into the firt boxes. the earthy portions are carried off, and the geld Jedges on the bottom of the boxes or be- hind the rivpics. By this process a much larger Honey of dirt can be washed than in tomming, 80 that if dirt will pay half a cent to the bucket it will arewer to sluice it. as two men can “ put through” from 1.500 to 2,000 buckets a day, which will pay them about what is now considered wages ia the mines—that is to say, four dollars aday. I am satia- fied, too, as all are that I bave conversed with, who have tried both methods, that you can save the fine gold better in this way. than in tomming, ? pursuing nears owes in the way o fo emoking allowed within this theatre. An eficiens bren ihe lack ‘of’ witen ne aime ins Police vill always be in attendance to xustain order, therefore, been obliged to betake themselves From indications we presume that they are | to the beds of the creeks and rivers, which are getting “ civilized” in the Pacific. | not sufficient to fornish employment ‘to all, This steelers Sacer conducted by long and expensive |, 80 as to fur- nish water to an immense extent of country. One of them, called the Tuolumne Company, has been in op eration for several months, and has been in receipt of water ges de the amount of ten thousand dol- lars a week, which, as the cost of the canal was not more than $300,000, I Suppose will afford a respect: able per cent ou the investment. Another, called the Tuolumne Hydraulic Cowpany, is nearly ready to admit water from the north fork of the Tuslumue, a distance of tixty or seventy miles from this point. | The canals or ditches that have thus far been con- structed have been extremely remuuerative, and a | great deal of capital is now being invested in this way, which will result in developing the immense re- sources of the gold region to anextent that has hard- ly been dreamed of. It is a subject that may be thought of in respect to California, that in case anything in the way ofa brush should turn up with any foreign power, that aregiment or brigade, or division, composei of miners, would furnish a splendid body of men for military operations. It was the lack of kuowing how to take a proper care of themselves, to cook, &c., which caused such terrible ravages amon, the volunteers in Mexico. The hardy, healthful, and self reliant life of the miner admirably supplies this deficiency. Under favor of the calm, sagacious, and just policy which I hope will characterize the administration of General Pierce, I hope there will nothing arise to call out the military energies of the country; but if it should be otherwise, it is certain that the El Dorado State could take her place in line, at least on an equalisy with her elder sisters. Having made my coup d’essar at Jamestown, where T remained for some six months or more, and acquir- ed a considerable share of experience and strength essential to success in mining, 1 have now removed to Montezuma, a mining locality about six miles be- low the other, and which has only been worked for a few months, while the other is about the oldest min- ing ground in ths part of the country. The diggings here are remarkable as furnishing the fiuest gold of apy part of California. It is all tine, there being no lamps, or slugs, or nuggets, as the Australians say, at all, while at Camp Seco, Jamestown, Sonora, Co- lumbia, and all the other localities, you are constant- i up to many hundreds. Several lumps wrelgning as high as twenty-five pounds have been foand in the course of the past winter. But at Montezuma you may wash over an acre of ground without finding a piece weighing as much a3 tvoshillings. This fact, with others, indicates that all the ground ia this quarter has been the ved of some water course at some period, and by the attrition among the rocks, the eck Has been ground up to thisextreme fineness, itbeing of tbe same deseriotion as youfind in the bed of the Tuolumne and ot fr rivers where there is a con- stant current. As a compensation for the slugs, however, the gold is much more evenly diffused than in the other localities about, and you are pretty cer- tain of making a fair day’s work in any part you ly finding pieces of gold varying from half a dollar | Our Boston Correspondence. Bosron, Oct. 15, 1853. Political Heat—Arrival of Judge Woushburn— More Senatoria! Nominations—Adverse Rail- way Action by our City Government—Tristam Burgess—Death of an Ancient Senator—Boston Aid for Mobile—‘ The Oldest Inhabitant ” at last Discovered, §e., &e. The steam is getting up finely, and pouring out of the nose of the political kettle at a greatrate. Judge Washburn arrived here last night from Europe in the Canada, aboard of which ship he was ‘‘ caught” at Halifax by a whig committee, anxious to prevent him from talking about the whigs on his getting home, ashe talked about them when he left home. He then said that he hoped “ the whig party at the next election would be made to bleed at every pore”—a speech more bloody than ranguine. What- ever he may think, the Judge is too discreet a man to let his private feelings sway his public course. | He will ran, whether ahead or not, we shall soon see. The course he is on is a perfect Hill of Dif culty, varied only by the occurrence of the Valley of Humiliation. If he can manage to get through the latter, he will ascend the Delectable Mountains with comparative success. The whigs continue to make their Senatorial nomi- nations. In Suffolk their ticket is almost entirely new. Moses Kimball is on it, and a very good nomi- nation it is. Last year Mr. Kimball was so obnoxious to the Webster whigs that his friends dared not urge his nomination in Boston for the House. This year he is the “ tongue of the tramp” to the whole whig pack. Times have changed, and the positions of men qith them, though perhaps not the men them- | | selves. In Middlesex, too, the whig ticket is almost en- tirely @ re-cast, and much for the better. Mr. Sabine, who was tbe successor of Mr. Thompson in our old Fourth Congressional district, and who is a very superior man, has been placed on it. Another good nomination is that of Mr. Lawson, a ten-hour mantfacturer at Dracut, who is very popular, and whose popularity is the result of good works. The Worcester whig ticket is hardly worth mentioning, as the gentlemen on it are as doomed as was Dr. Faustus after his ill-advised bargains with Satan. All the whig Senatorial tickets, thus far, have been made up with express reference to the Hoosic Tun- nel question, and tor the’ purpose of getting Tua- nelite votes. The coalitionists have not yet nominated any tickets for Senators. In some counties, where there | is no chance of coalitions being formed, there are | democratic or free soil tickets up, but “not | more.” The coalition nominatious, as a genet | rule, will be made only trom two to three weeks previous to the election. The whigs are bringing up their best men, aud the coalitionists, probably, choose to try in. % i A very curious subject ot consideration is the mapner in which the gold has become distri- buted, as it has, over such @ vast extent of country. Evicently, at some period, it was all intermixed with the quartz rock, as it still is to become separated from this and distributed asit now is? To a considerable ex‘ent, it is certain that this marks of having been subjected to the action of fire are not uncommon. But the greater of the gold has evidently been disengaged from ita original bed by agencies requiring, it may be, thousands of yeare. The force of gravitation alone would no doubt effect this to some extent, but it is probable that it is the action of the water that bas done the most of the wors. Whatever may have been the causes, it is certain that the gold is now widely diffused, and scattered about in the most eccentric manner, 80 ag to make it impossible to say where you may not ex- pect to find it. The beds of the water courses are the most reliable, because immense quantities of dirt have been carried into them, and the earthy matters washing off, leaves the gold at the bottom. Itis te these that the miners have looked mainly hereto- fore, but they have been worked to such an extent that you can hardly find, in all California, any bed ofa watercourse, however small, which has not been more or less carefully washed. But it is not only the beds, as they arenow, that are looked to; but the old beds, buried up to an astonishing depth, in man, cases by some slide or avalanche, have furnishe: many au enterprising miner with his pile, and a good many others have lost their pile in the same way. Attention is now directed not only to the beds of the streams, but to every other place, and rich diggings are struck in the must unlikely places. The gold depoeits have as yet been barely touched upon, and ecsmarel on : aa working population for mavy years to come, I pertelre by the repint ot a lecture before the oj inion the gold of California is rather a misfortane lifornia will favorably compare with nest minded a eet of men as can be found anywhere, and the tendencies of mining life are in that direction. acabin, pick and ehovel, and try ita while, I be Heve he would alter his opinion. Although the progress of California will be constant, they the rocker, and about two years ago as the tom is concerned, but in the fall, when all th canals are complete, and water is abundant an cheap, as it will be, there will be another good tim one improvement to another. ours. It isthe climate of the Pacific. tic. In the Pacific there are no extremes, either o} coast. wero of California, but I can hardly believe tha’ such a design is seriously entertained, _____CaLirornta. Mad. Gardette—The Gaines Litigation, &e. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. errors of fact, which tp rect through your widely read es. However it may appear to the writer for the jour. nal in question, as a valuable e!ement in the story | romance, interwoven with his tribute to the worth o: fy. crocodile tears shed upon her bier. Madame Gar- dette was boro at New Orleans, of pure French pa- Tentege, and was, at the timeof her demise, ia her seventy-eecond or seventy-toird year. It would be trespassing too mu ‘h upon your space to undertake, at len gth,to unravel the misrepresentations which the writer of this obituary notice— in times past a8 well 8 now—bas given to the public,whenever his falented pen has been employed on anything that re- lates to the ‘amily of Mrs. Gaines. Enough for the present to state that the “difficulty” in the late suit, decided against Mrs. Gaines by the Supreme Court of the United States, was notte ‘establish the mar- risge”’ between her mother and Daniel B. Clark. ‘That point cannot be questioned by any one who yeads the direct testimony to the fact, in view of the sorroborating circumstances which support it. ‘The difficulty was to es ablish the nullity of her pre- vious mérriage with Degrange on account of his biga- my, end her consequent legal competency to contract the marriage with Clark. The printed record abounds with matter to this point, which hundreds of tie best legal minds of the country regarded, and still regard, as & uainie and satisfactory demonstration—legal- ly as well av morally—of the fact. Judge Catron however, in my humbie seagment, stood in 4 position to make his opinion to the contrary, over ride all this conviction of unbiassed examination, all this conclu- sicn of unprejudiced common sense; and this point may, there’ore, be considered for the present, and as Jorg a3 that anomalous decision of the Supreme Court stands unreversed—jndicially settled. Bat of the marriage of Daniel Clark with Madame Gardette, To ene who reads the record can doubt, There is another contingency which may unsettle this decree of Judge Catron, made through the sanc- tion of majority of the Supreme Court. Mrs. Gaines was defeated as heir at law, a suit which threw upon her the onus of proving the legality of ber father’s and mother’s marriage. The further prosecution of ber claim will be as devizee under her father’s last will, in which he declared her his sole and legitimate heir. This will is established, and the proofs of its existence, with its contents, up to the hoar of his éeath are fall and complete, and nothing now can be Produced to hinder her from the recovery of her just rights, or Papel) the triumphant vindication of the memory of her mother from the foul aspersions which have been heaped upon her character pending this litigation, Very respectfally yours, Bauer. a great extent, furnishing the basis of opera. | tions to the numerous qnartz mills; but how has it has beep done by means of volcanic agency. Burnt | quartz, or masses of quartz bearing the plainest | adversely to the occupy and remunerate a large New York Historical Society, that that distinguished | lierateur and statesman, the Hon. E. Everett, is of toj it-an opinion with waich I am compelled to | differ. I believe that the mining communities of Ca- part of our ccuntiy. They contain as active, healthfal and ho- If the Hon. E. E. would only come out here and buy it will not be entirely uniform. Very shortly after the mines were discovered, the cry was that they were ‘‘ worked out,” as indeed they were, so faras | could be profitably worked with the pan. | ge‘eated Governor Francis, but that, as counsel for Then came a fresh season of prosperity with | railway D Cry | sachusetts’ Legislature just pefore the election, he was again that the mines were worked out; but running water and the “long tom” being | he believed put in use, gold was obtained more abundantly than ever. Now again, the mines are worked out as far in operating with sluices, and so it will go oa from Having read so many contradictory accounts of California be ore I came here, I hardly knew wheth- er to consider it a paradise or a purgatory, but I am satisfied that the favorable side is the more correct. The climate is certainly much more agreeable than Every one who bas passed round Cape Horn must have noticed | how great is the d'fferenze after leaving the Atlan- | heat or cold, and it is the same on all the Pacific It is said that there is a design on foot here to | effect the introduction of slavery into a part of the Smm:—In the obituary notice of Madame Zulime Gardette copied a few days since into the HuraLp from a New Orleans journal, there are one or two ray you will allow me to cor- | Much so as that of Mr. Quilp, of | mies the dead, there are surviving relatives and friends of , Who live to extreme old age, he this lamented lady, who have not forgotten the occa- sion, nor the purpose for which the false story of her being of the ‘blood of the Gipsies” was first’ promul- ated, and who cannot ve censoled for past injuries wish to see what kind of stuff they are to encounter before putting their men up to fight them. There | are to be hunker conventions in most of the } counties; but what we call hunkerism hardly answers to the party of the same name in New York, but is rather anti-liquor lawism. Our city government does not seem disposed to show much favor to railroads. The authorities have | provided that the Boston and Maine Railroad trains shall hereafter come into the city by horse power. They would not, it is probable, have thus interfered railroad, but for the grant made b; the Legislature to the Lowell and tne Eastern Rail- road Companies, by which they, too, were to come | into the city across Causeway street, thus rendering that part of our territory almost useless. Things | are bad enough as they are, and not a day passes | that Causeway street does not beara close resem- blance to the ‘‘ valley of the shadow of death,” asa consequence of the railroad being across it. It was rather too much for our citizens when they found that the nuisance was to be trebled in nominal amount, but really centrepled by the imtro- duction of two more railroads on the same line. The greatest exertions had been made to prevent the Muiue line from coming in, but | without avail; but even the authorities themselves became alarmed when they saw that two such com- panies as the Lowell and the Eastern were about to enter into an unholy alliance with the Maine road, for the purpose of accommodating themselves and digaccommodating every body else. They had re- served the right of settling what motive power should be used by the Maine company in enter- ing the city, ard they proceeded to exercise it. The Maine company will not remove their station house, which is well situa‘ed for the accom- modation of traveliers. The Eastern company would hardly have ventured upon building that road “over the water’ had they suspected the city gov- ernment to be sufficiently independent to have dis- regard for the bodies and bones of Bostonians. Ir not throwmaway, absolutely, their money lies sunk, like the timbers of their bridge. ‘Yristam Burges, who died at his farm in Seekonk in this State, on the 18th of October, as has been already stated in your paper, was one of our most eminent citizens, though his fame is more intimately connected with the history of Rhode Island than that of Maseachusetts, In addition to the informa- tion covtained in your lengthy biographical sketch of the distingwsbed Secenued the following ad- ditional facta may be interesting:—In consequence of his having offended the anti-masons cbs ink it was) in 1835, Mr. Barges was defeated in sixth attempt to enter Congress. In 1836 he was ran b; the whigs for the office of Governor of Rhode Island, against John Brown Francis, who made so good a ing of leading the “‘ coalition” between the demo- crete and theanti-masons. He would probably have | | | itioners before a commi‘ign of the Mas- | made an ar; ent that left the impression that t “4assachusetts had some power over a part of the soil of Rhode Island. You cannot of- | fend a Rhode Islander more than in that way; and the impression thus created was strengthened yy the | knowledge that Mr. Burges was a native of Massa © | chusetts, and that his country seat, or farm, where he principally resided, was in that State. The conse- | quence was, that he was defeated by a I majori- ty, and that the reaction the Whigs was | sizong enon h to give the electoral vote of Rhode Island, at ensuing Presidential election, to Mr. | Van Buren. Since that time, Mr. Burges had taken but little part in public matters, devoting himself to literature and agriculture—pursuits that do not al- ways go heh aed as each isexacting. He delivered a lecture nine years since on the battle of Lake Erie, which was severely, and I think justly, criti- cised by the late Mr. J. Fenimore Cooper. ‘Up toa very few days before his death, Mr. Burges had maintained his health, though he had long passed his eightieth year; and his faculties left him only with his life. In appearance, Mr. Burges was remarkable. One of his rivals in Congress—Mr. Cambreliog or Mr. Randolph—nick- named him the ‘' Bald Eagle of the North,” and cer- tainly never was a soubriquet more appropriately applied, for Mr. Burges’s head bore as close a resem- blance to that of the bald eagle as any human head well could. His nose was em, hatically aquiline, as whom he also bore | & strong resemblance in cavaticity of langaage, | though in no other respect. He made many ene his satire, and they helped to beat him down ¢ | When he had fallen upon evil days. Like most men had seen much of e id f t Target Excursions. During the last few days several of our military com- panies have been out on target excursions. Subjeined is a- list On Wednenday, the Gratemakers’ Gi Capt. William Evans, went on their first annual target excursion, to Flushing, L. L.:—1st prize, gold watch and chain, wen F. Luxton; silver pitcher, by Williaa: H. Jackson; 3d, musket, by P. } 4th, cake basket, bj 5th, silver cake basket, ‘by George Garris; ¢ basket, by P. Sherden; A. Talmage; 7th, sil case of knives end forks, by J. Higzens 9th, ai by Capt. William Evans; 10th, silver cw; th, lith, silver cup, by E. Sherden: 12th, pencil, by James Howland; ‘sth, rocking chair, by Smith; 14th, old pencil, by John Castle; 16th, silver by A. How. nd; 16th, ‘gold pencil by F. Bryt; 171 hat, by J. Hall: 14th, gold locket, by J. Castle; 19th, wreath, by Battin; 20th, cap, By J. Mcliermott, ‘The Rose Hill Guard went on the same day on their second annual excursit to the Abbey. The prizes were awarded as follows:—First, a ring, won by Kd. Martin; second, $5, won by J. Macindo; third, a hat, won by R. Ellison; fourth, $2 60, von by David McFall, afth, » wreath, won by James Connolly. On the same day the Dufly Light Guard, commanded by Captain E. Noonan, and accompanied by Shelton’s Brae Band, went on their first annual target excursion, to Sta- ten Island. Twenty-five prizes were awarded to the best markemen of the day. They numbered forty tive muskets. On the same day the Worrall Guard, com Robert Snack, numbering forty muskets, and accom| by Dodworth’s band, proceeded to Clifton Park, Idland. Twelve prizes were awarded, as follows:—Silver cake basket, to D. Cunning) gold and t. Lynch; half dozen silver spoons, J. ‘Shicida; one eigh: clock, W. Shields; ove portmounaie. M. Books; order fer & $4 hat, J. Crens; one cane, Hi. McCall; one vol. of Shaks- peare, J. Mclaughlin; 1 do. do., H. Werrall; one basket of flowers, W. Allwell; segar case, I’. Haines; target, Osptain Smack. ré, Capt. P, Malla, ‘Astoria. Fifteen > On Thursday the Dennis Gua: ceeded ona target excursion to were awarded, as follows —1. Set of 2, Piteher, to Nelson Nicholas. 3 4. Gold pencil, W. Cass. 6. Wreath, . 6, ring, W. Foster. 7. Vest pattern, M. H. Welsh. 8. Golé rizg, John George. 9. Set silver spoons, J. Seallon. 10, Wreath, W. Gibbins. 11. Half doz. silver spoons, T. novughea. 12. Two boxes segars, G. Maslers. 13. Dia- mond ring, James Day. 14. Gold chain, Edward Mailan, 15. Basket champagne, James Anderson, On the same day, the Liberty Guard proceeded on their sixth annual target excursion, to Hoboken, when the prizes were awarded as fo Ist prize, presented by the Liberty Guard, juni ilver spoons, won by John Scott; 2d, preser . Udell, asilver card bas- ket, won by James presented by David Gar- rett, a splor did elevater inkstand, wom by George Tilt; 4th, presented by H. Niemann, a silver por je, Won by J. Shandley; th, presented by Charles F ing. & wou by orderly Peter Denning. 6th, i splendid brooch, won by b . Burns, a gold pen ey; 8th, by James Ken- ney, an embroidered ve by Lieut. James Bailey; 9th, presented by Mr. Peter Denning, a diamond pin, wou by J. Hogen; 10th, presented by Wm. Mountjoy, a scarf Pin, won by A. Rice; 11th, presented by J. Botta, a splen- id antique ksife, won b i bh, by B. Seixes, a gol’ pe sented by Harmon Schueider, # George Gerand; 13th, presente! by Capt. Knight, a pen and pencil case, won by Kobert Harrold; 14th, pre- sented by James Farquhar, a splendid ease, won by B, Connolly; 1éth, preventer by Mr, Waldorf, a silver medal, won by Orrin Rathbun; 16h, presented by Robert Baker, an antique silve 1, found in the ruins of Pompeii, won by Charles Porrert. ‘The first parade of the Myrtle Guard took place on Thursday. They were accompa by the Brooklyr Brass Band, and numbered about forty, comprising many of the most respectable in! tle avenue under the command of Cag! avy. Aftel receiving wreaths from + wy, and Mra, M Phranor, th«y proceeded o erry, and from thence to Flushing. Fif spoons, &e., down to a ba some good shooting, di then provided by Merer: very general satisfaction, wo th mpany returned home late in the evening, having ex joye: very pleasant time. The Hudson Rifles, numbering 30 rifles, commanded by Captain Bohnstedt, proceeded from Hoboken to Bergen Hill on Friday, to be reviewed by General Wright, and from thence to the Halfway House, West Hoboken, for target practice, accompunied by Dodworth’s band of fif- teen pieces. After being received by Brigadier General Wright at Bergen, and entertaiaed at his house, where they were enchanted with the happy remarks ef that distinguished gentleman, and, expressing their desire te become part of the First. Brigade of Hodson, they shot at the target. Mr. Charles Noll got the first and only rize. In the evening they enjoyed themselves at Vaux- all Garden, where dancing was kept up till five o'clock. This gallant company, consisting only of Ger- man citizens of Hoboken, is w credit to the township and the Hudson ‘Brigade. The Leary Guard, under the command of Captajn James R. Ryan, he'd their secon! nnoual target excursion at Tarrytown, on Thu sday inst, They numbered 71 from « silver cup utended for, and afte ed. A good dinner wa J. Maher, which gaw muskets and pioneers ‘anc, night be expected under. Captain Ryan, presented an excellent and soldierly » earance. Twenty-one p nsisting of cake ati ead lockets, gold pencil ca-e=, kilver cups, a silver watch four bartels of flour, were awarded to the best mar’ gamen, The evening was wound up by a ballat the Kniek grpoeker all. The Wickersham Invincibles, Capt. C. M. their second annual target excursion on th 4 Ward's, at Mott Eaven, accompanied by 1 Brask Eand. Their appearance nud mare’ 4 creditable. They numbere1 s.xty-two r our office giving usa salute. The twenty one. were awarded se fo! by Henry Brown; 2. Silver love Win. G. Laues; 3. Silver pitcher, Lewis Hglly; 4¢ qrateb, Wit gi pases .' Ent, made ‘oth inet. to. Washington vey; 5. basket, Joun @ T. J. Ent; 7. Gold locket, pencil, Henry Scriver; * 10. Silver salt. cellar, ¢ pencil, James Mastérae- mond; 13, Gold ring, pin, George Lanigar 6 » W. Chapmaa; 42 12. Set of silver 8} , Ne ¢, Rrankle; 14 Gentleman’s roast: rl ; 4 18. Lady’s breastpin, H. Scna\ ; Grady nest én, A. Zeller; 17. Gentleman's breast i Gentlemen’ 43 18 Lady’ breastpin, John Hartman; Robert Williay 4Ting, A. Ludwig; 20, Gentleman’s ring, The Roda, 28 21: Gold locket, Wm. Lewis. “ M. Price Guard, Hoboken, had” their cond ann’ occu; sion on Thureday, the 2th mite . the 3 anna of Captain, Samael ¥ ase wies, and Van Houston. They were headed 4 Jersey City Brass Bund, and after parading through went to New York, Jersey City, and up to Ber- §¢n Five Corners, to the old Democratic Head Quarters of Henry Beaty. The fring t the target was excellent. At 8 distance of nixty y :6 balls eye was Mr. David Pollock and Thomas Havens, and a balls are in the target—twenty around the bull’ corresyonded with the talents of the winners +—lst Digs # solidly YAR, value 380, David Pollock; 2440, Cylinder wateh, “bOmas Havens; 34 do,, allver watch? jacob Curtis; 4th do., de, "Uerreotyps of General Jackson, D. Baker; 5th, a silver snutt "% Herne Clark; and others ali sceivedhppropiat rowan. tl carat shoot irg. Mr. Beaty had provided » sump ‘uous dinner, while Mr. ral Pollock servec his supper admirably, Speeehen livered by Mr Price, democratic cawaida.” Merars. John Dun Lissell. Squire Young, Capt, and Mr. Lewis Jonasson. ‘The company separa. late hour, happy, anc satisfied with ‘thelr day's wore favor of democracy and their regular candidate, Rodma. The Disaster to the Packe Isane Wrighe ** Ship TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Naw Yore, Oct. 2 a Having seen many statements in several ‘of bur daily Papers, relative to the recent misfortune of the packet ship Itane Wright, and being a cin the ship when Cenc, abso having remsiasa she struck the rock near Cape ‘urn to Liverpool, where she arrived owners, nspired on board from the y sie sailed untd statements alteady 40 unjustly made, age and ten cabin passengers, and proceeded as far Holy the darker side of human life. Of his seven chil- dren, he survived six for many years, most of them living long enough to ge promise of great intellec- tual excellence. The loss of so many children gave to Mr. Burges’s mind a religious tone. Elisha Mathewson, who died at Scituate, Rhode Island, yesterday, was a member of the United States Senate more than forty years ago. He was a con- siderable man in his time, but his name will be new to esi hay in these days. He was eighty-seven years cld. The Boston subscription for Mobile amounts to $5,231 24, a very handsome sum, when consideredin connection with what was done for New Orle ‘The “oldest inbabitant” has at last been discover- ed. She is Mrs. Boston, who resides in Southaec street, (Boston ) aad who was born at Reading, in the county of Middlesex, in 1744, being the seven- teenth or eighteenth year of the bay of George II., and thirtytwo years previous the Declara- tion of “Independence. At that time, the colonies were amongst the most loyal por. tiovs of the British crowa, and slavery existed here, in which condition Mrs. Boston was born. She obtained her freedom when slavery was abolishe? here. This old lady is in perfect possession, almost, of her faculties, and her age is a matter of record. It is not very often that you fall in with a person who ‘was grown up when the news came to Boston of the passage of the Stamp Act. ‘The “Sons of Maine” and the ‘Sons of New Ham shire” are organizing. We shall soon have the dangh- tere doing the same thing, which will be much more agreeable. We are having delightful weather. The last two days have been intensely beautiful. ALcoma, STATION.—We learn that his F. Molina, now and for some time past Minister mpl my near this government of the republics of Costa Rica and Guatemala respect- ively, having lately been appointed also Mini Plevipotentiary tor the gy ic of San Salvador, was yesterda: ited the President in that Dirromatic Piy cain A i on board until her ret: on the 4th tut, I deem it but an act of justice to het as well as “ rae er master, to give s correct sketch of she returned, and take this method ‘radict th The Isaac Wright tailed from Liverpool on the of the 20th September la: t, with about are bandred sect head, with a light southwest wind, when thi - clude: he would try the wort channel, ‘and od toe aaa he met a heavy gale of wind, and » high rolling sea, and ip beating off a lea +hore he lost his foresnil and foretopeail, and was compelled to run b ck fur the south channel, and got down as far ay Tuskar, where he was met. > another heavy gale of wind from the west: which he worked the ship thro ‘lon the 27th he got an ob- servation at noon, whic! t him sixty miles south of 1 Oye Clear, still blowing from the westward, shi; north by wet. At6L’. M, the weather shut in thick ad At 8 P.M. anda forgy; le cncladed to go in stays. little before :hac time, he hauled up his mainsail and one, awaiting she, other watch to het sot purpe “ . He discoveréd the rock al - tanding there were two men on the look cure the fore. astle. He immediately put his helm down, which the hip answered quickly, and slewed her stern upon the cek which carried away the rudder, and ghe filled away on the other tack, and commenced leaki badly. The pumps were manned; and on the second day she was pumped dry, and kept so until she arrived at Liverpool. And so far as the passengers were concerned the shi was well supplied with good provisions and water, wit! whieh the passengers were daily supplied; besides, she Was provided with an able and active surgeon who devoted his undivided attention to the health and comfort of whom he could find in need of medical attention. Aad as for the number of deaths on board during her absence of fourteen days, which was all heavy weathe, there were but twenty-five, and they were buried in the asaal way of burying those who die at sea. And I would further acd, that I' think the captain and his officers are entitled to the warmest feelings of grat ude from the passe and to the high consideration and approbation of the owners and underwriter: of the ship, for their unceasing etlorts to preserve the lives of the passengers, the ship and her cargo, Tam traly yours, )WARD P, MOORE, 90 Wall street. Supreme Court~Special Term. Pefore Hon. Judge Edwards, Ocr, 22,.—Decrsioxs.—Lewis J. Leonori ve. Phineas 7, Barnum.—Motion cenied as to that part of the complaint which is frst objected to. In other respects it is granted, Richard D. Foster and others vs. Amos W. Sikworth— Motion denied. Mary Bingham vs. Edward F, Bingham.—Judgment for limi _ given Pvederick ww. Rensselacr Gardner.—Motion granted and $10 costs of motion, capacit; by the Secretary of State, We understand that folina’s ee and the delivery of his credentiais took place without any formal address on his part; though his ioterview with the President was of the most friendly and cordial character, giving indication of the’ coutinuance of that good understanding between the two wnments which now happily subsista, and which Mr. Molina’s diplo- matic ity and character are well fitted to pro- mote— Washington Union, Oct, 18, yment of costs, ts, D. H. Dullen.—Order appointing a "ary McCready Motion for order % sale granted. spenbass = John J. Conklin ve. Eliza Conklin. t 1, Phms-s o-oo Tieman ws. Sarah Tionon Jasganat tr John B. Thi giveaee wursty wt. David Mills.—Motion denied, with David B, Mills vs. John R, Thuraty.—Motion denied: