The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1855, Page 1

ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA AT HALIFAX, Nothing Important from the Crimea. improvement in the Markets. CONSOLS QUOTED AT 41 7-8, &., &e., &. Haurax, Jan, 30, 1855, The Royal Mail Steamship Africa, Captain Harrison, arrived here this forenoon, with dates from Liverpool -down to eBeven o'clock a, M.. of the 20th inst. | ‘The Africa sailed from bere for Boston at oue -o’clock P. u., with s southerly wind and fine weather, -and will probably reach Bostor about nine o'clock on | Wednesiay morning. The steamship Union, of the Havre and New York line, sailed from Havre on the morning of the 17th, and ‘from Southampton on the afterncon of the same day, direct for New York. ‘The steamship America, from Boston on the 3d inst , had arrived out,end her advices had imparted a more ‘buoyant tone to the Liverpool cotton market, and prices closed om the 19th ata slight advance over the rates current at the sailing of the Pacific. The sales of the week amounted to 53,000 bales. Messrs, Mulligan,Evans & Lampriere quote New Orleans middling at 5 3-16d. per ‘The advices from Manches‘er denote no improvement in that market. ‘The previously reported decline in the breadstuff mar- Keta had been overcome, and at the close on Friday Gour showed am advance of 6d. over the rates current on the 13th. Wheat was firm bu‘ not active at two pence per bushel above the prices advised per Pacific. Indian corn bad also slightly improved during the week, and elosel at an advance of sixpence per quarter. Consols closed at 917%. ‘The war news is entirely unimportant. Nothing of a decisive character had occurred before Sebastopol, and the state of affeirs was wholly unchanged. Negotiations ere still in progreas, but nothing is cer- ‘tainly known respecting them. THE WAR. PROGRESS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. ‘There is a remarkable scarcity of intelligence respect- ‘ing either the progress of the siege or the progress of megotiations for peace. The chief interest now centres in the proceediages of the Congress at Vienna, Hopesare entertained that the negotiations may lead to peace; but equally well grounded apprehensions prevail that the present negvtiations will fail to re-establish peace, in | which event, al! concur that the war will assume a vaster magnitude. ‘The French and English Ministers at Vienna have re- Ceived the necessary powers to enable them to re-open megotiations. This intélligence is derived from a tele- graphic despatch, dated Vienna, the 18th inst. Letters from that city imform us that the poiicy of the Allied Powers will be to retard negotiations, in the hope tuat in the meantime the fall of Sebastopol will happen, to dnfluénce the decision of the Czar On the 10th or 11th inst. Prince Gortachakoff is under stood to have received written instructions from his government in regard to she peuding negotiations. The exact contests are, of course, secret, but rumor from well-informed sources says that Russia again expresses the Ozar's readiness to enter into negotiations for an honorable peace, and also bis earnest desire to put an end to all present difficulties. It is also stated that the Austrian Minister expresees an earnest cesire to see peace, but will, nevertheless, firmly insist upon the acceptance by Russia of such conditions as the welfare of Europe demande; but, it is adeed, Austria will hesi- tate to conelude aa offensive alliance with England and France, until the latter powers shall have stated exactly ‘the nature of their demands. Asa cet offagainst thin statement, Gount Buol, the Austrian minister,is reported to have declared at a com- dinner to the Uttoman Minister, that Aus- tria by! Lg side by side with England and France usm. eee locbece also boast of Austria’s good faith and rminatina to proceed to hostilities. sia, it will be remembered, has formally refusen mobilise and place part of her army in Prussian Si- to cover the left tank of the Austrian forces now in ‘asa@reason her confidence in the pa- ia. further accuses Austria of having gone be- Nations of her convention with rruss‘a, has concluded separate treaties w.th Puno which virtually do away with that of of Prussia is evidently to prevent Austria ‘an active participation in the war. from Berlin and Vienwa it is stated that it are beitig made to obtain the consent of the Powers to an armistice. Prussian Cabinet is urging, with ee of suspending hostilities, until the shall have pursued further the present en- arrive at an understanding. These are mere nothing else is at present within the reach ing Congress of Nations is more and more of. The London Daily News says:— indaced to repose some confidence in tre ‘Congress’* celiberation: the United ‘to take part in them, and accepts the reported as being wi'ling to undertake to id men, recrui from all [taly, to the East--the es aseigned an outside enterprise to engage tations are growing ve Lubec have issued an stment, and itis expected oe iy py me ben aig Fi also ‘isgue probibitions of th+ same description. — \iprauia ap tau completed its war comple- Letters say that the Swedish army is immediately to ou a war footing by the addition of 50,000 and 15,000 Norwegians. AFFAIRS IN THE CRIMEA. Affairs remain precisely as the were. The last dates up to the 10th inst. Omar Pasha was on the Sth at tho camp of the allies, when measures were concerted between him aad Lord Raglan, and General Caarobert, land on the 6th he returned to Varna. Reinforcements to reach the alles, aud over three thousand of ithe French Imperial Guards and English infantry are gen on their way to the Crimea. india for the 10th English fi i iy i? iivit if 3 uliar earnest- i ? | ‘ s i k 4 i if has scat to ‘Turks im the Crimea are to be mace up to 50,000 The end of January. Rassian reinforcements are advancing by forced Bessarca hen = frosty and the roads passible, al- wen enow hed fallen; but the frozen ground retarced besiegers. We are without anything respecting the invasion of excepting the tollo wing from the Wanderer, Vienne — ‘The Russiaus crossed the Danube at Tultacha, and fa- by the obseurity of the night, they reached the bank in their boats, and surprises one of the weak- garrisons, ood atter maki reat carnage, recrossed iver laden with booty, ecrt cok with them anun- of of Russians, e« the Turks fought with ae conan “ w wi Cee, Among the +'ain isa it bis name is mentioned. The inhabitants of ne fed into country with their wires acd children, and did not again until long after the departure of the Rus- The Hamberg Wachrichton contains & telegraphic from Varna, date! the (4th, wherein it is said Count Buol bas addressed a note to Prince Gorts- strongly protest. satrian government was : ishing to demon- THE BLACK BEA, Admire] Bruat telngraphs that on the Gfta of January i i i spow had fallen ene the weather since was clear with Northeasterly winds. The deeta had sustained ao damage. MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS, The following are the latest items, collected from all available sources :— The English Consul had submitted to Prince Stirberg, 9 note, calling upen him to repudiate the Russian Protec. torate, bya public act. The Freach Consul will send the Hos; ‘# similar note. The , of Turin, of the 16th lost., states that the ¢eparture of the Piedmonteae troops for the Crimea will To wpb ten yavanna . According to tha Journal, the contingent is to consist of 20,000 men, 15,000 of whom will embark on thet day, and the additional five thousand are from the reserve. Private letters from Vieuna say that Prince Gortacha- koff has instructions to accept everstbing, and accede toall the allies may demand, except the reduction of the” one fleet and the occupation of the Russian The Debats has an article in explanation, being that Piedmont has asrented to the treaty of tie 19th of April, ani not the treaty of December, Tue cloning prices, for Freneh funds were, for Three = Cents, 65.70, Four anda half der Cents, 96, and nk shares, 29.80. Russia is ulso preparing for a epring campaign. Gen. Siewen 1s chai with tne organization of a Baltic army, having Mittau for headquarters. Great Britain. Richard Cobden addressed his constituents at Leeds, stigmatizing the attack on Sebastopol as a coloxsal mis- take, and that the main principle of tee question Mr. Buchansn transacted business on the 16th inst., at the Foreign Office, Mauicious reports are in circulation that the govern- ment bas offered Sir De Lacy Evans an appointment ia India, so as to get rid of shis contemplated cisclosures in Parliament, The $24 regiment embarked from Liverpool in the steamer Babama, for the Crimea, seven hundred stron Four hun¢red of the London dock laborers are sent the Crimea to unload ships. The tate of the British ship Bernice, missing since 1852, from Shanghai, is ciseovereé. The Europeans on boa having been murcered by the Lasoar crew, ard the ship burned. The assassins were captured and executed. Fraace. Baring Brothers announce that they will repay English deposits on the French Joan, the total amount of the loan being taken in France. English applicants took aix millions sterling, and the French eighty-seven million francs, and although the loan was but twenty millious sterling, one hundred and seventy-seven thousand per- sons have taken shares, Eighteen bundred of the Imperial Guard were embark- ed at Marseilles on the 13th tn steamers for the Crimea. Spain. ‘The new constitution was submitted on the 13th to the Chambers. The main features of it are:—That sove- reignty emanates from the nation; that the religion ot the nation is Roman Catholic, but that toleration will be allowed; that the press shall be free; that the confisca- tion of property and the death penalty for politica! of- fences are abolished; the National Guard is established; the Legislature shall be composed of two mbers; Senators are to be elected for life, on property qualifica: tions; one Representative for every fifty thousaed citi- zens; the Cortes rball meet annually, in October, for four months; Cortes shall regulate the strength of the army; give assent to royal marriages, and appoint a regency when occasion requires, Switzerland. A conference is about to be opened with a view of ad justing, the existing difficulties between Austria and jwitzerland. Denmark. The bill altering the Constitution reading in the Legislature. as passed the drat Bussla. A six fold land tax, payable in twenty-four instal- ments, is to be imposed on Polish proprietors. THE VERY LATEST. BY TELEGRAPA FROM LONDON TO LIVERIOOL. Lopor, Saturday, Jan. 29—11 A. M. There is literally nothing new or important to tele- graph. Commercial Intelligence. MONETARY AFFATES. LIVERPOOL MONEY MARKET, Money is in active demand at {per cent minimum rate. LONDON MONEY MARKET. Hopes are expressed that as the French loan is all taken in France the large export of gold may partly re- turn, Baring Brothers circular quotes mcney in fair demand at unchanged rates. Consols closed at 91%, a 91%. dollars, 5s. ‘d.; bar silver, 58. 14d; doubloon éd. for Spanish. The amount of bi mn has decreased £1,128,000, AMERCAN SECURITIED. Messrs. Bell & Co. (Londen) report a moderate busi- ness during the week, with prices in some cases rather higher. United States 6’s, bonds of 1862, 98 a 99; 4o. 6's, bonds of '68, 105 a 107; Pennsylvania 5's, bonds, 80 a 82; Massachusetts 5’, bonds, 100 a 101: Virginia 6's, bonds, $3 a $4: Frie Ist mortgage, 100 a 101; Erie 24 do., 84 a $6; Erie 3d do., 75 a 76. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Brown, Shipley & Co.'s and most other cireulars, re- pert that there has again bren a gocd demand tor cot- ton, with an advance in low and middling qualities of nearly 4¢.; whilst fair and upwards maintain fully the rates of last week. The improvemect is, perhaps, in consequence of the easterly wind, and the probability of the stock being light for the present. However, the im- provement ix more decided since the advices by the America. At the same tine holders eet the demand freely. Ealew for the week, 64,000 bales, including 10, 250 bales on rpeculation, and'6,800 bales for export. The imports for the week were,'2.(0 bales. Fair at 53g. : middling do., 6 3-16d. Fair Mobiles, at .; middling, fd, Fair upland, at %d.; middliag, 1éd ; ordinary, 4:44. = 434." inferior, igd. a 44. The sales on Friday were 8,000 bales, and prices stead: Stock on band, 465,000 bales, including 219,000 Ameri- can. Some quote middling uplands at 64. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKFT. The leading circulare report that breadstufls have re their former tone of firmuess, but yet without my ty. Wheat has advanced 24.: flour and In- dian corn are 6d, dearer on the previous quotations. Richardson, Spence & Co. quote Westeru canal flour,old, a 43s. new is a very inferior SS, od difficult ; Philadelphia, Baltimore and Obio at white wheat, 11s. 9d. a 125, 94, wheat, 1s, 94.; Indian corn, mixed, 439, s 45s, 6d ; yellow, 43s. 64. a 44s.; white, 446, 6d. a die LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. The Brokers’ Circular reports ashes unc! c aed very dull, bot sorta J0s. Linseed Oi!—Basiness mode rate, at 36s. 6d. a 87: and unchanged. Olive oil dull and a shade ima further deelined— Rosin in fair demand at £5. Common turpentine in | Limited request at 8s. Spirits turpentine, no change in demand and prices ui red. ewoods unchanged request fair, stock reduced. Rice in limited demand. Tea, fair business, at from fullto advanced prices. Sa- ir hoiders offer treely, and lower descriptions favor juyers. Molasses easier. ‘business moderate, inary qualities rather lower. Tobacco—Little being done, but prices well maintained MANCHESTER MARKET. Business is not so good, The recent London faflures have caused unessiness, and the accounts from Indis being unfavorable have tended to Lrygxroo. Provision Mater. Messre. Richardson, Spence & Co. report beef in mode- rate buriness, prices steady, and less disposition to press sales, meets ready gale at by. to Bis. for prime mess. Bacon—No old in first hands; cow arrives slowly, and the demand is small; Eastern sells at 4he.0 43s. 6d. Lard has further declined Is, on the spot, and the demand slow. 800 tone bave been contracted for, Sales of about 508.251. Tallow unsaleable, at 2#, lower. Lrvenroot Freront Masner. There is but little change to notice in tne rates of freight to United States ports. To New York the ten deney still is downward. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs. Baring Brothers & Co.'s circular reports no improvement in fore.gn and colovial produae. The coro market commenced the week dull. but on the 19th a better feeling arose, with an advance of 1 wheat. White wheat, 76s, a 78s; red, 726 rican flour, 44*.. Coffee in demand and rates, Sugarsin moderate 4, rates barely ported. Lard very dull, Troe continued quiet, in moderate demand, prices uochanged TELEGRAPHIC. Lowpow, Friday, Jan. 19, 1850. Markets animated, Wheat and flour one and two shillings dearer Intel " a at ; L3th John Herues, Devensbire, at Deal, Arr from Wilmin tom Jon 13 Albert, at Maroail fren foaky, at kav Agere garter ted a pay AS Sse ie tor oe Portcmonths 17th leans Webb, from Liverpool! waa ft Puneek Fan it Leonidas, from Liverpool; 1th” jew Orleans Jan 15 Ellen Maria, 4. 17th Charles from do. 4 Niztie Thomp- ‘SI on Buck. from do; 18th fon, from Tempest and Dr Sorgen i Lindeay MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1855. ; ber he was about to sail for Aitutaki. ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE WEST. ONE WEEK LATER FROM CALIFORNIA, Mews from the Sandwich and Society Islands. THE DEATH OF KAMEHAMEHA THE THIRD, MEETING OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE. Message of the Governor. THE STORM OF THE FIRST OF JANUARY, so, &., &e. ‘The steamship Star of the West, Captain E. W. Turner, arrived last evening from Punto Arenas via Key West, with passengers and $640,000 in specie on freight. ‘The Star of the West arrived outward at Punta Arenas on the 2ist ult , connecting with the steamship Uncle Fam, Lieut. CH, Baldwin, Commander, which left San Francisco on the 9th inst , and arrived at San Juan del BSuron the 20th, with 280 passengers and $800,000 ia specie for New York aud New Orleans, The transit of the passengers and epecie from ship to sbip was oaly thirty hours. The indefatigable agent of the Accesrory Transit Com- pany, at Punta Areuas, Joseph N. Scott, Esq., has ready for launching auother new river steamer called the Colo- rado, of great power and size. Iler length is 162 feet, breadth 28 feet, and capable of carrying 1,000 passen- gers and their baggage un a draft of only ten inchs The Star cf the West sailed from Puata Arenas on the morning of the 224, and called at Key West for coals on the evening of the 25th, whence she left for New York on the afternoon of the followiog day, and reached her dock early last evening. The passengers by this line came through from San Francisco in twenty-one days acd three hours—less by detention of twenty hours at Key West, twenty days and six hours, ‘The Sierra Nevada arrived on the 6th at San,Francisco. No vessels at San Juan del Norte. THE SPECIE LIST OF THE STAR OF THE WEST. Wells, Fargo & Co, Order... 06.04. 12}000 Wm. Seligman & Co 30,000 Jno. Durand & Co.... 10,000 Drexel & Co., Philadoiphia. 25,000 Newhouse & Spratz, Puiladelphia,. are due to Mr. Purrer Lord, Messrs. Adams &Co., Wells, Fargo & Co,, and J. W. Sullivan, for late papers, Since the sailing of the last steamer from San Francisco the earth bas been refreshed with copious rains, and throughout the country the miners and agricalturalists were rejoicing. The new year was usbered io, as reported by the last steamer, by @ storm of rain, hail and wind, the like of which has been witnessed by few Californians. In San Francisco several houses were unroofed, and three or four entirely demelished, The storm was equally severe at Benicia, Sacramento, and throughout the mining districts. Although the aggregate loss of property is very considerable, in no instance has apy Individual suf- fered to any large atnount. The sixth Legislature of California assembled at Sacramento on Tuesday, the 24 inst., and organized on the following day, the Assembly makiog choice of Mr. Stowe (whig) for Speaker. The tenatorial bail has been put immoation, and gives fair promise of “crushing out’? all legitimate subjects of legislation, The 17th was fixed for the election. The Governor's meseage had been submitted, and ex hibited a flattering state of affairs. Two French frigates arrived at San Franciseo on the | 7th January. | An advance had taken place in flour, which was selling at $15 & $15 50 for Gallego and Haxall, Interesting news from the Sandwich Itlanda has been | received, Kamehameha III. is dead, and Prince Alexan- | the aum of 6,729,155. At seven per cent this sum would | and der Liholino reigns ia bis stead. He has upon several sexation of the Sandwich Islands to the United states, aad negotiations having that cbject in view are generally regarded as at an end. From the territory acquired under the Gadsden treaty, reports come in various sbapes of the discovery of rich mines of gold and copper. A company cf teenty men, frou San Francisco, have already commenced the wash ing of a copper mine about » hundred miles from the Colorado, Specimens assayed in San Francisco yielded seventy five per cent of pure copper, and a very nice per | centage of gold. Emigration is tending towards the “‘new purchase,’ and it will soon be filled with an ac- tive population. A majority of the prisoners who escaped from the State prison a month ago, had been recaptured. Fiveof the convicts, however, took advantage of the defective con- dition of the San Joso jail, where they were temporarily confined, and made good their escape. Measures bave been taken to provide for the funding of the floating debt of the city of San Francisco, which amounts to about one million of dollars. A petition to the Legislature, asking for an act to legalize the object, has been signed by nearly five thousand citizens The Pioneers’ Ball at Sen Francisco on the Sth inst. ound up the holidays. All the fashion and beauty of the city in attendance, and ali went ‘merry asa marriage bell."’ The Emigrant Road movement finds favor with all classes, and after the Senatorial question is settied the Legislature is expected to take the matter in band. (Meigs turned up at Tabiti; but we have no other no- | tice of his movements than that on the 19th of Novem- The gold dust shipped from San Francisco on the Ist font., was as fellows — Page, Bacon & Co.$576,000 Case, Heiser &Co $2,520 Adame & ( 198,000 11,247 | B. Davideon, 160,000 50,008 Borgoyne & Co... 100,000 | Lucas, Turner &Co $5,000 ry &'Co. | Drexel, Yather&Co 90,060 Jolin Saulnier. | Zie), Bertbeau &Co 14,333 Macondray & Co... 28,0156 Total... | Fight hundred brick buidings have been erccted in Saa Francisco up to the prevent time, of which number Mont- gomery street contains 54; Sansome, 36; Battery, 50; Front, 69; Kearney, 25, California, 47; Dupont, 37; | Stockton, 36; Sacramento, 54; Clay, 28; Commercial, 21; Washington, 97; Powell, 22; Jackson, 32; Pacific, 17. Frank Soulé, editor of the California Chronicle, was marriedon New Year's day, by Bishop Kipp, to Miss | Eutice F. Soulé; also, on the sameday, by the «ame, | Ferdinand ©. Ewer, editor of the Pioneer Magasine, to Misa Fopbie M Con, b ‘Toe Indians of Northera California, embraced within the counties of Nevada, Sierra, , and Yuba, im a recent report by one of the agents, estimated number 5.860 males and 1,090 females.’ In 1848, the number is estimated to have been 10,070, Message of the Governor of California. } ‘The mesange of the Governor is @ lengthy but plain aod uppretending document. This does not, in the least degree, detract from ite merit. It was evidently pre pared with great care, aod is au embodiment of very | a ‘ant ‘ects concerning State attairs. rom the Message we learn that the State debt, un- — provided for, amouate to $1,284,142 23. This ix evi- | dence of s sound ition of the public fi Since December, 1853, the debt has been red 717,208 40, Cay 5 the Mer cot e wayn, $453,161 24 mere than’ the Present [adebtedness, Ai this rate, the State will pot owe a dollar in December, 1856. ig statement will be eapecially cheering to those members of the Legislature who are s0 anxious ly inquiring as to the value of their asrip. the Califor been ‘The amount realized from the sales nia Board of State Land $845, 540, of whieh the sum of $471,200, has been paid into | the srearury. i alues Alter iy Indian war debt. and the Custom House block, rece m: mend the extension of the city front of Hae Francisco, “et the where all now concede it may an done. merits of this recommendation 1 ia no doubt, So Sigeaoess ty Se Lawieiagare The ques thon of extension bas een the fruitful t of debat: hew vioirnt opposition. ing commerce: and migh aes. _ goodly share of it, | will now revive, and the faces of business men vace } ours | greatly debt at once, would save to the State, in interest on bones, the sum of $1,458,979, in the shape of and seat tne: | the reduction of taxation of at least thirty cents on | SSiviees teutyed cathe or . Tula mn is interesting to tax payers and merits the particular at. tention of their public servants, The Governor recommends that an efficient effort should be maile toobtain from the general government the entire amount of the civil fund, bein, amount expended for government by the people of California be- tween the 15th Becember, 1849, and the 9th September, 1860. The allowance of this just claim agai gen- government would throw upwards of a million of eral ' dollars into the treasury, and the Governor thinks tbat the amount may easily be obtained. We fear, however, | that bis Excellency is, in this matter, too confiding. “All the otber new States in the confederacy,’’ say Governor Big’ cost the Unyied States la: of money,’’and he sees no good reason why should refuse to hand over a milion to California, | ‘The mesrage before us renews the recommendation of last for specifie amendments to the constitution, | which would offect « reduction of $360,200 to the annual | expenditures ‘The expense consequent upon holding a | State Convention ($350,(00,) he considers entirely un- necessary. ! ‘The message recommends a general curtailment of le | gislative expenses, und rays that reform in this matter 1s called fur by ‘the united voice of the people.” Areforni more imperatively demanded by the people tham any other—the reduction of fees in office—is strenuously urges by Governor Bigler. “The laws,”? he says, “should be so cheaply administered as to insure to fae! oftizens fair heariog in ail the judicial tribu- nals ofthecountry’’ We gee that notice has alrealy been given in the Legislature that bills to effect this re- form will be sbortly introduced. In referee to swamp and overflowed lands, the m sage is somewhat elaborate. The tance of the mat ter is, that the Governor recowmer the sale of the ond overtiowed lands to act: the Governor made the exemption ten m mendation would have been received with more tavor. ‘The public lands in California should, the Governor thinks, be weded to the state. ‘The policy uf making the | public lasts a source of revenue to the State govern- ment, be gays, has heen opposed by cur wisest states: men, and‘ opposed to the Lest interests of the people. The memage ugain urges legislation for he protection of actual s¢tuers, and states that ‘more perfect aeou rity in the homestead is required to insure the complete éevelopment of our agricul sural resources.”* The rtant subject of common school education is fully aud bly discursed. Of the bundred thousand acres donated by the act of 1841, 231,080 acres have been sold, at two dollars per acre; leaving the balance of 500,000 acres, and the Hixteenth and thirty siith sections to be selected and | tet apart for the benefit of the State, to be applied ia | the future fo the maintenance of our common schools, ‘The unseld lancs, if disposed of at one dollar aod twenty-five cents per acre, will yield to the school and yield au annua! interest of $610,868 85; to which add 2,486 87, accruing on the amount derived from sales — of land heretotcre made, and we bave a grand total of $943,545 22, 10 be applied annually to the education of the children of the State. Such is the princely legacy awaitiog the next and succeeding generations, nasur- parsed by avy of the States of the confederacy, and | perbaps not equatlee by the endowment of any throne, principality or kingdom of the Uld World.’ ‘The Governer proceeds to ay that unless early and decided action be taken to secure the speedy selection of there lacds, there ix reason to fear the State will be | deprived of the greater part of them, a the matter of excheated estates, the Governo: fur- niabes us with facts whieh will not fail to attract gene- | ralattention. He etates that there are estates to the | amount ¢f two and a half millions of dollars, which have excdeated to the State of California. The as ment of the Leidesdorif estate, in San Frauciaco, amounts te up in of & million of dollars mendation is made thst suits be at cace insticuted in the United States Supreme Court for the recovery of all | this propert: ‘The mit rieultural, commercial and manufactu- ring interests of the countr: ¢ under notice, and in- " the Governor interest felt in the Pacific Ral- | road project by the people of California, Atiention in somewhat part cularly called to the im- portage of having military posts estanliaued along the entireoverland route to California.and it is recommend- = thet Congress be memorialised relative to the mat r A ¢omplete revision of the laws im reiation to corpora- tions is recommended, and reference made to the gigan tie monopolies which have a into existence in Call- fora ‘The passage of a Teginla tt ve enactment probibit- making aud circulation of paver money is also | urgéd. Notwitostanding the constitutional proaibition, Lo penuily for ite violation is imposed, ‘and the clause {a without the sanction necessary to give it force aad eftect’ feomigration, to y is strongly op- adoubtealy is Califora: ever Ko} bere, It may be true they are obnoxious our eitizenr, being allens in blood, genius never assimilate with But done’ ‘Tbe politreal econo tell us that immigration of this or soy other apecies of labor is beneficial to the Sta! Do our prejudices clash with our interests’ The e subject will, th no doubt, be ably dinccssed in the Lagislature, and hall listen with interest to the opluion of the people's representatives. Governor Bight seems wo thitk that an immediate stop suould be put tothe immigration of the Celestials, and he hints that it would be wire to impose 80 heavy @ tax on those who bave already arrived, that they would find it more profitable to leave the country than to stay in it ‘The seat of government, the Governor says, if at settied. The thirteenth section of the to provide fer the survey of the public | lands donates ten entire sections for the erection of the public buildivgs, the landa to be selected by the Govar- nor “No good reason’’ aay the message, ‘ rigued for lovger delaying legislation necessary | of said building j n is called to the ne cous other matters of less importence are attended relative to the State Ma. n valley, concealed w pors, and #0 on, reterence to which la unnecessary here News from the Mines, [From the San Francisco papers to Jao. 9.) The papers from the interior continue to furnish: ac- | counts of the great amount of raia and snow that has | fallen in the mountains, The rivers nod creeks are greatly swelled, in some instances interrupting the trav- el. The mont sanguine hopes are entertained by the aners that they are now to reap the reward of their pa tient waiting, as very quantities of dirt has been thrown up, and thousands baving been looking forward to thiadispemration. Itis sincerely to be hoped that their expectations may be realized. as upon their suc cess depends not only the prospert our city and te, but of ® large portion of the Confeceracy Let | sy what they will, there lenty of guld left in the mountains, and ® good be nd thereby gladden inany heart y (acer ibe miners are supplied with water from | the recent rains, large lumps and big ing almost too common .t 4! Courier, to warrant echronicly shown by Mr. Tracy, of Adams & Co.'s Express, a very beautiful specimen, weighlog twenty-toree ounces, pure gold. It was taken from the claim of Hoge & Co., on the enat fork of Clear Creex, The Sonora Democrat of the Oth inst. says the prayers of the mners bave been heard. Raia nas come in abun- dence, anc the miner's heart is glad. ‘Inere have been rain and snow alternately for nearly a week, and the guiches and creeks are flowing with water. ‘Business more beam with smiles. The Storm of the First. 4Frow the San Franciseo Journal, Jan. 2} 1856 eame fn with a most perfect rush. Hhortly after the clock bad proclaimed his advent, aad when be had had just time to breath and look about him, he com. | menced such a squall aod uproar as proved most con clusively the strength of his constitution Hail, rain | and wind were precipitated on our astoni«hed city xtent perfectly bewtl Woe to the Inte caught out of drors about two o'clock morsitg. Many z z rT * z F z their temporary screen Tikes ‘flock of frightened pigeons, rose whirling into the alr, desperate was the rush they madefor the next open saloon. A frient of , who didn't come home till morning on sceoust of being corralled’’ by the elements ie a lager beer ext lar, describes the scene aa confusion worse cumtounded igs, shingles and awulogs held # perfect witeh dance in the alr, aad falling chimneys offered every: where a eupply of bricks for the gentlemen already overburdened The dirasters, in the lan- guage of the Cheap Johns are “ entirely too mumer. | ous to meation,”’ especially as none t we have ® den departure of hats of the unfertonater of resulted in love of life or limb. The worst | cane of “exposare,”’ uch as where the roof of the house went Yeon d ' eyes of the inclement sky, « newly Io euch \nstances s lower a Say To Bren iy happily we know of atleast one lady who put her “ foot!’ in it up to the koee, io rerking the it story in the ‘ding ll the | ithatanding all the perils of the night, however cor'e Day poaned of an tapgay to heat coal Omer or Avswe kk Co . 1 Pesicts, Jeo. 1, inst. , The gale last wight was one of the most severe I bave ever bnows here. The iron warebvuse belonging to Mayor McKay was blown down and entirely de wtroyed, the Method iat church just built, waa also blown down several dwellings near the oreibe tou Meneabanions ered. The snipe ot the Pacibe Me pany 's docks were in danger, Tnes, dia New ¥ cosire. but so fer os | cam not serteia any cam nee. en gy tg pg jured. + pletform te freat of the daryer House wae carried ewsy. e | acting under the ad | there Attempted Revolution tn Lower California. The southern Californian of Jan. 4, says — A few days vince, bez, ip company with some twen- ty men, made bis appearance in Sae and fromthe previous knowledge of his intention: the suspicious movements of the party, no doubt existed but their ob- ject was a foray on Lower California, and ney era a day or two afterwards an arrest was made of a portion of them, who were fitting out with flour, ke. Among them was the notorious “Jimmy trom-Town.’ The pames of the others arrested were Jolin Mindman, John Murdock, John O'Grady. Thomas Cart.r, Isham Hillerey, Jef, Whitting and Aptoino Chabez: the batunee had left aod could not be found, The famou» Jack Powers was aleo there, but decided that it would not pay, and al though » warrant was (xeued for him, it was aot deemed necessary to arrest him, and he went up to Sante Barba raca the eteamer Goliah Those arrested were detained | until the next day, when nothing in the shape of legal proof appearing against them, they were discharged with the exception of mmy-from-Town,"’ who waa sent to San Francisco. Melendrez, the Commandante of Lower California, was on the frontier with a force, it is # sufficient to have defeated the expedition, had it gone on, While the par ty were under arrest, Melendrez sent up word that he bad in bis possession the notorious Jose Alvitre and Martin the Scnorian, who were of the party that mar dered Ellingtos and the Chileno; Antonio Villa, an e# caped convict ; am also two others, the names of whom | 15 minutes before 12 o'clock } nine mon PRICE TWO CEN Death of King Kamchameha be ea oem of Prince Alexander Liholiho—The , Prtsoners. Her B. M. frigate Pique arrived at San Frauciaco, Jam 8, from Honolulu, whieh port she left on the 17th Dee. ‘The only information of {mportance which she brings is the announcement of the death of King Kamehameha TH, and of the accession of Kamehameha IV. to the throne The Polynesian of the 16th December, says:—After & serious fllness of five or six days, His Majesty Kameha moba IIT, expired at bis palace on Friday, Dec. 15, at He wan forty years amd the old. The painful event was immediately made known by holstisg the royal and national standards at half mat we ate not informed, who had pasved through San Diego | afew days previous with some Uifteen horves, aud that he would exchange them for Chabes, | Of course the authorities could not enter into any ar Tapgements of this nature, and sent a deputation dowa to Milendrez with word to ‘that eflect, delivery of the men, which She declined however, that their horses and other property br wth them, should be delivered over, and they them selves sent down into the interior, where they would bave no opportunity of troubling us again. Interesting from the Gila, From the Los Angeles Star we learn that Captain R. Packett ived at that place on Wednesday last, after three months absence on a pres ect.og tour on the Gila, He brings with him some beautiful specimens of copper ere, upon which appear, in no sma!l quastities pure virgin gold, and a @ teal of gokd fused with copper. The red specimens are composed of the red oxide of copper, which upon gives seventy five per cent of pure copper, and for every one hucered pounds of ore one ounce And a half of pure gold. also w stall ‘ngredient of silver, the exact propartion of which bas not been ascertained. Captain Sackett pro- cured these specimans at a point about forty miles dis- tuntfrom the Gila river, and about eiguty miles from Fort Yuma, on the Coloraco, He left (here « week ago last Tuesday, coming in by the way of Vailecita, Agua Coliente acd Temecuis. Previour to his departure they had encountered no hostile Indiaos—in fact, they bad never keen any Indians while there. He left about twenty men at the mine, who are now employed in building houses, ete, preparatory to commencing work inearnest, In the immediare viciaity of the mines, there is but little grass nad water—-eoough, however, for domestic purposes. Their locality i* unques! bly upon Americ I, being at tthirty mak i y fixed by our late puren: part of the State of Sonora, aad in the immediate vicin\ which much imated by that copper can be taken from these mines, sneelted and deiivered in New York at an expense of tea ents per pound, and this, too, with » modgrate capital nyestment of Marriages and Deat BIKTH. Iu Mokelumne Hil, January 2. brook, of twin daughters, MAKKIED. In Sea Francisco, Jan. 6. at tue house of Mr. © F, Van Autwerp, by Kev. 1. Dwight Hunt, Me. Wea. Stevens, of Auburo, Placer county, to Mins Isabella Sinclair, late of kioburg, Scotland. At Paris, November 16, at the resideses of bin Excel e Miniater Plenipotentiary tev. Wm. Sun f formerly Saratoga county , the Indy of Be, Hol Davis’ Ferry, on 18, Mr. Robart Joaquin county, Mr. He: liza Jane Hewitt Langworthy, to M: In Honolulu, Dec, 13, by the Rev. T. E, Taylor, Mr to Miss Kekip!, a native wcounty, Jar. 1, Jaqes Fioigac, Faq., to ulia Horton In Calaveras county, Jan 1, Frederick Panaing to Mins Carolirs Tuchsherer. In Shasta Valley, Slakivou ecunty, Dee 26, Janes R, ‘Treppard, to Miss Eliza M. Miler Ta Colusi county, Jen. 2, by Judge N. Hall, John Me Nulty, Mrs. Jane Macklay In Shasta county. on Ury Creek, Jan % William Neg Lin, to Miss Sarah Weile DIED. Tn San Franc'ser Jan 6, Eline Newyoue W aged 5 years and 6 qonthe. In Vine FP. B Littlefield, age: fe ly of Morroe county, Michigan Mokelumne Hill, Jan. 2,8. 1) Bail, age’ about 40 year * Ou Rich Guleb December 24, Mre. J, W. Houston, aged ly of Keokuk, Town Markets, San Francisco Marker, Monday 31 years, f noiin Milla, at $12 Ashley’: vel raising at 6 (60 ex. Suffolle Mills at $16. 200 yr. rie. Sante Conve at $12 WHAT —Sales of 210,000 Ibe. fair quality, at Se.: 600 ake, inferk ¢.. 0 do. ordicary prime at 2c. a aye turday, not reported, of 6.000 tke. va rious grades, inferior t0 choice, at Ye. taken for milling. Baniey.— Hales of 850 sacks report rth Oxty,—Salen of 260 eacks Eastern, at 2%0., 100 do California, jobbed, at 3 yc. per Lo Porstors.—Jobbing rales of about 800 wacks at 1) 6 600 do sold to arrive, at the same rate BvGAn.—fales of 50 000 Ibe. Chins No 1, on private terme. TRA. —Hale of 100 cases gunpowder an’ imperial, 1 th canniaters, on private terme yar—Hale of 200 toxes chemical olive, at shout ll ke. per Ib SyRUP.—Sale, to arrive, of @00 five and eight geflon _kega, New York, on private terms Sacramento, Jan Trace has been light to-day usual, and prices generally # f ment of note bar been in flour which we inote—Hh und Gallego, $10 9 $16 60, Bay State, in Lombard, @)g¢., ether domentic brands at Oe a News from the Soctety Islands. AMHIVAL OF HENRY MEIOGS, THR O8LEMRATED FINANCIRE OF SAN FRANCISCO AT TANITL The Fiench corvette La Moselie, Commodore Page, forty eighty day» from Tabit!, arrived at San Francisco iinet. We have Inter Intelligence from that THE We Yarn by this arrival that the bark Americs. Capt Seaman, from Fan Francisco, baying on bowrd the great dofaulver, Henry Meigs, at Ta aod led November 2 knee wo There wert several Freneh men of-war ix por other veesels were alao in port, bat thelr names are not recuilectes Commodore Page. of the La Moselle the former nor of Tabiti and the French ports in the Pacific by Monsicur De Bo: 8 thy mor of the aye Captain Oe eape from here, a of No ber. Her arrivel ls ano: Nov. ¥—Ametionn bark America tain Courine 216 tons, 29 days from Caudfornia, in ballast, « crew of eves men and Ove parsengers On the 10th of Nevember the Ameries wae reperied still (a port, and about railing for Altatak The Menager gives & leegihy secount of @ distarb ance at alates, an islaed adjacent to Tabiti One of the chiefs bad revolted agsinet the King of the isiand and © battle ensued, which lasted fre hearse Four « the King's people flied. eight of the rebels were Billed. and the ort took to fight and escaped wo the schooner Josephine. The captain of the Jorephine A the lritich comeal, refased be King unites bis protien give up the refogre pare thew Liv * proof of the rapié progress of the the Guties upon liquors for tea monthe ranted to 10.00) france, whereas in 2 200 1800 the total amount of duties wae only 47 606 frawes the following Preach veerels of war were at Tahiti ‘Le Moseile sailed —Ateamer Duror, the corvetios Serceile aod Aventure, ont the brigs Papeete, Hydro jieyue, Kamehamebs and Noubina Lame rom Jeueere—Lons or Axnucas Vewns —The wrhooner J. Hi. Reseor, Captain Perkins, arrived yenter tay from Jeremie, with dates to the 14th inst. There bad been @ aueceesion of heavy sorthers at Jeremie The brig Waccamaw and schooner Cortelio bat bern bert Particulars in another column. Owing t the heavy weather the drudgers bad not been able to Irare port, dad cargo of nay description war aot to be ob te ned Navel Intelligence. Key Warr, Jan. 2%. —The Princeton, Captaie Fagie, t+ Artained bere by en accident to ber machinery She const get away for three weeks, Gapeet vere tr watureof the eccitest, euppesed te oe leet io the pirton cot. ——— a ‘There in | | thet th | Ae acon as the o | od by the fringof miaute g corresponding with age of his late Majesty, from Punch Bow! Dattery. spread the flag» on shore aad afloat were all set at balfmast, and places of business were closed. Large numbers of people asrembled near the palace, and testified their grief by loud and heartfelt Wailiog. At balf past twelve o'clock, hin Excellency the Gover cf Oulu, escorted by a company of Guards, caused the official prociamation given below to be read in Hay wallan and & at the corners of the prioelpa streets of Hono The proclamation of his Majesty eh te. Kamehamela IV. way received with shouts from the people and evid tisfaction, whersever.(t wan made kcown Minute guns were fired by the U.#. shfy St. Mary's be tween LandZo'clock, and the Trincomalee was firieg in like manner when the Polynesian went to press | ‘The tims for the obs his Majesty laa not yap been fixed upon | PROOLAMATION OF THE Whereas, it bay pleased Aimight | thie world our beloved Kovereige mebamele [iI by the will of Lis late Me Jesty, and by the Majesty ane of t Prince Libolitie ar. Theretore, publ prociamation of bie 1H proel thatPrince Alexander Libel ho is Kic Islands | serve the King KEON| ANA, Komrwa Not | _ The Polgnerian says, that the Russian prisoners om board the Asnph trite, whe were captared eith the Sitks, will be landed at lahitl, on the arrival of the Amphitelte at Island. ‘The Polynesian adds — “Among the prisoners ‘aken on hoar’ the schooner a lad of elevec a it whoremains here t= cl General. He te the prison on board one The Polynesian ¢ inhabitants of this stances, donations of , clothing, books, ke, have | deen made up in Honolulu for thelr relief, and will be forwarded to-day by the Atiphitrite An amateur com: pany from the Amphitrite gave a performance on Wed. neasday evening at the Varieties for thei: benefit, whic produced. as we learn, about £00. ‘The arrival! from San Francisco of ‘he schooner Meat- Ines bring'ng intelligence that the reported investment Of Sebastopot the allies wae alla fea gave greet chune for eon, lation among ni the entire Aum- ‘on population. The news was communicated with Nghtning rapidity papers contaloing the intelligenes were eagerly seaght aftes, an che noo-taking of that stronghold was in every quarter the tople of the day The elfect of the news wae eo plainly vieible that « «tems : led at a glance to distinguial, alliec forces from those hoontime y make the evening 4A given & aitopol, at thon of the fall alug ning for as strong tort to secur jon of thelr eandidater Iaoguage used by rome ce pordents writing te Ban Franeise from thie p the King ans bis peopie, ia, te tay the leust, indiscreet ‘Trifling os the otters have « bade | fect bere, and inoguage coming from an ‘adividual ia megnities intothe sentiments of our Aut sare of these comr unieatione tion they could mueh be may seem, t pg of the K tead of need.« hat are ¢o frequently obtained in the wt, but which have ao real foundation i Navigation Coes ad go loaded pert (exten of ve theo caller awete tae Weet Pelot named Kale- The Kamenameha te changed in compliment rid at bie net essity obtainable The weath! c raild ac’ clear, the reine babd g off Inter than Light variable winds prevatt atl, giving poor epportuntty tw clippers te make feat | trips to or from Cailfornis From the #an Francisco Transswipt, Jao. %} | _ The news from the Sandwieb Islands, brought by the British teh Pique, te of the etmost lmportance * nothing bearing directly upos the nexstion, the d King may be as ruspendivg Jutely werent be successor to the bas never clay in iw of annexation to reaige the bern locked upon an, to snd thie will be nt of the proposed noticn that the ken oecation to geveroment or an ynrian vpeak ins much Kinder tne of the English an4 Premets ly i Taking ail these ei we bave ov reason to believe thet 4 will be acontnplished ‘a any brief Musteal Affairs. Ma lea! a New \ ork mt cow ate a8 state of rest. Wi ception of two excellent and sue evaful eon ye we have bed nothing new since the winding ap Gri) sed Mario at the Opera House, but there iy a great des! promised to we The upper ten opera Louse is to be opened on Na American prinelples, and we are told that the opers of Rigoletto \e te be performed on the Gret night, Thie loformation is given before it ls made certain thet eng as been engaged to perform that opers, or music of \t Lae bees reovived om this side of the company Atisntie The arrang: for the opera at beth at bome am. abr | prompec! of a suceesefal season uneing the sugagem=nt Nibin's ore going A thers ia every letters beve teen re. fs full and effective Troms E. frowe—A Maw'e He | -erecus etfiaten bet ee ee rom Hornelievitis, place on Mata’ | morning between Attion anf Linion, on the New Yors The engine of the freight train bad been opped ln consequence of the fire pas filing with seow ‘og the stents The train é the wind ant enow blow nestle re Hing amen by ore of soother ante’, on t the tide of the track He war so treckeman The broken in the employ o¢ car was removes water sod both Auctor of the freigh? but the alr being fell Buffale Keynes, Jen Casniem ov tum Baw at Ip 7, the abseveding enabler of tan Tux Aneconvtsg roe = Vi 204 Mechanics iy wok “egrets ei wet conteenpiote ove ted, nad bee not the nerve & for wack Onsen wot free Oe says, however, that (ht amount taken certainly ot oven thowsss! defers ant the’ the vo hegre part of the story ts (alam, an Frama gare orders the wight nn rye a pd than wrus! ent Syeete re ve arta re tug ts vremt wome oye Grtcrehast, me