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2 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAROH 25, 1855. ©o., which was kept up all that day, and over $400,000 eeaned matters a) ly were usual, Sit’ths “morning of the 23d, whem ree, opened at the usual hour, and were sent all over town, anno they mus’ pend. It seems that quite a deep run had go ald day, Ul thelr specie was reduced to less than $ Ds 000, and feared to keep open any longer. Owing the'inct that It waa holiday, pa itl business was a that 5 ye seems over $200,000 was Serr oct dite’ the day’ fromm Adams GG), “Inet evel the steamer arrived with the news that Page, Sant Co.’s drafts had all been paid, and it was then supposed that the excitement and trouble were over. it : ge next morning Adams & Co. announced that ‘they too must suspend, and shortly Wells, Fargo & Oo. fc llowed suit. Robinson’s ‘ Savings’’ Bank and Dr. Wright’s Miner’s Bank did the same, and then came @ general run on all ‘that remained open. The greatest run was upon Drexel, Satner & Church, B. Davidson, and Lucas, Turner & Co. Tallant & Wilde and Sanders & Brenham’ suffered little from the panic, and paid off their depositors. Palmer, Gook & Co, were not affected by the run in the least, but id every claim as presented. This house, which’ has no most fiercely assailed during the past year for par- tisan purposes, and.every means, both fair and unfair, taken \o impair its credit, when the hour of came was found stronger than any house in the city, and able to lend a helping hand to its neighbors. ‘On Saturday the run continued, though most of the small depositors had withdrawn their deposits on the day before. In Sacramento, Adams & Co,, Wells, Fargo & Co., and Reid & Co., closed their offices; the two latter firms having posieines, apy run. 3 ee In Jamestown, who was doing a banking business at that place, closed his doors and de- parted for parts unknown. is depositors love about $30,000, and Page, Bacon & Co. about $3,000. Upon Richardson’s departure his safe was broken open by the People, but only $20 was found therein. t the mining sections, wherever it could be reached by telegraph, the suspension of Adams & Co. was announced early on Friday morning, and simultaneously @ run was commenced upon all the other banking houses. ‘Adams & Co. stopped payment at all their offices, and Wells, Fargo & Co. at Sacramento, Marysville, Nevada, Soe eee amos laces, George W. Plume, at Marysville, suspended, as did also Hamlet Davis, at Nevada. ‘The creditors of Page, Bacop & Co. held a meeting on Sunday last, and considered a plan by which that house may be enabled to resume payment. The bank exhibita aavets, over and above liabilities, of $868,868; bat it is per to state that upwards of $1,900,000 is in New Fone and St. Louis, whereas the liabilities of the concern are mostly due in California. It was proposed that de itors to the amount of $400,000 should receive evi- ces of indebtedness, bearing interest at the rate of per cent a wonth, and payable in two, four, six and eight months; and it was thought that if the depositors accepted this proposition, the house would be enabled to on, Merchants and others affixed their names to a fond in the sum of about one million of dollars, guaran- teeing the payment of these deposits, and it is now be- lieved that the house will be enabled to resume business im the course of five or six davs. Mesars, Wells, Fargo & Co. resumed payment on Tuesday, and so tar all demands have been promptly ia. ‘Adams & Co. have filed a petition for insolvency, and their schedule of assets and liabilities show a balance on the right side of about $100,000—assets, $1,814,285; lia bilities, $1,636,717, Mr. Woods has given’ ali’ his pri- vate y, estimated at $250,000, and this goes to make up the total of the assets. We understand that the express business of Adams & Co. will be carrid on without any interruption. ‘The failure of Robinson & Co. is a bad one, but it is hoped, and by some believed, that Dr. Wright will re- game, ina few days. (rom the San Francisco Herald, Feb. 28 } The people of California and of the Atlantic States way learn many useful lessons from the occurrences of the past week. The first considerution which must strike every reflecting mind 1s the madness and ingrati- tude of the Eastern States in opposing every measure for the benefit of California, and throwing all manner of obstacles in the way of our advancement. Such a course is the height of short-sighted folly. During the year 1854, we shipped to the Atlantic cities gold dnst to the value of at least sixty millions of dollars. Daring the same time there was an exbausting drain of specie from New York to Europe, and we assert, what those abroad who most revile California will not deny, that our gold saved the entire business community from bankruptcy, ‘and enabled the banks to weather a storm that, but for us. must have proved more disastrous than that of 1837, The arrival of the California steamer was looked for with feverish anxiety, and Wall street breathed again as our treasures were steadily poured into the exhausted vaults of the bankers, Had it been announced, during the trying times in New York, that California had cut loose trom the States, and would send no more gold to their relief, consternation would have filledevery breast and a crashing pavic have been the consequence. Yet the very men, and their representatives in Congress, who have been saved by California from ruin—who are even now indebted to us for the very life blood that gives vitality to their commercial system—spare no op- portunity to reyile and injure us; their journals de- mounce us as little better than savages—they frighten the timid by telling them our State is another Pande- morium, where all manner of horrors await them. They fetter emigration by charging the most exorbitant rates of passage to our shores—they glut our markets and cripple our merchants by inundating us with goods we do not want, and then denounce us as #windlers if they do not realize a hundred per cent profit on their shipments, They cunningly duplicate the or- ders sent by our merchants, and stupidly manifest them as unspeciived merchandise. The Western and South- ‘western members of Congress are, in the main, our friends. They support the measures which are indis- nsable to the further progress and prosperity of our te. But the Representatives of the States bordering ‘the Atlantic—commercial, manufacturing and agricul- turai—just those which are most dependent upon and mort indebted to us, Lat those that most GES promising in their hostility to us. ey oppose the febogay yg icranee the Paciffe Railroad, the overland stage road, the line of steamers to Shanghae, the re- funding of the civil debt, and generally every measure calculated to develope the resources of our State and to produce the very gold upon which their stability de- nds, These stupid politicians—most short-sighted ego- te wil now boven opportunity of learning to their cost, how entirely they are dependent upon us. The steamer which left here on Monday took ninety-three thousand dollars, instead of the usual quote of six or seven hundred thousand, and the mail steamer of Mon- day will probably not take more then one hundred thou- sand instead of a million. When these advices reach New York, if there be not a rattling among the dry bones in Wall street, we are very much mistaken, When our revilers further learn that the golden stream which has sustained them so jong, is likely to be cut off for months to come, the storm through which they have been stag- gering for the last four months will burst upon them with redoubled fury, and then they will realize in some degree what they owe to us, and with what ingra itude ‘they have treated If the news have the effect of opening their eyes to their real interesta—if it convince them, as it should do, that they are, by & direct chain’ of coneequences, benefitted by every measure that tends to increase the PY cect pays | the resources and advance prosperity of ifornia, we sball not have suffered im vain. Ap regards our own community, it will require time to restore public confidence. More than three millions and # half of dollars have been withdrawn from the banks in this city during the past week. That vast amount is ‘now in private hands, and is likely to remain there for some time. It will not be recommitted to the custody of banks, neither will it be allowed to remain idle very long. holders will soon begin to look around for safe investments, and real estate, State, city and county stocks and scrip, railroads and water companies, mast be favorably affected. It is a legitimate conclusion that mortgages on good property, at a fair rate of interest, should command a premium, and that interest on real securicy should fall. The actual losses to the commu- nity from the recent bank suspensions are by no means 80 great as were thought in the first moments of panic. Nothing will be lost by Page, Bacon & Co. and Wells, Fargo & Co. We have no means of kno‘ exactly the Kabilities of Robinson’s Savings Bank and Wright's Min- ers’ Exchange Bank, but they were comparatively small concerns, and taking the worst view of the case, the Jossen by them will not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Adams & Co.’s aaseta are reported b; ‘the receiver to exceed their liabilities by six hui thoussnd dollars. It cannot be expected that these as- sets will realize the full amount at which thay are rated, ‘but at all events, they will go far towards satiafying their crediters, Sum up the whole losses then, and they ‘will not exceed a few hundred thousand dollars. It would not require a very large fire to consume property of as great a value, and yet the community at large would not feel it very severely the nextday. The fact is, the Joss is more in the destruction of pu ‘in actual cash; and public confidence is something with- im the control of the public itself. Let us ail be forbear- ing for a little while—let us frown down cro ra and soon Rich mines, of vast extent, have recent- ly been opened—the fattening rains have come to cheer ‘us in our derpondency—the miners and farmers rejoice —let us rejoice with them. [From the San Francisco Times, March 1.) There still groups of persons to be seen on the sidewalks in Montgomery «treet, and ‘ticularly ia front of the defunct banking houses. Wells, Fargo & Co. were paying eut and receiving yesterday, as if nothing had bee the matter. At Adama & Co.’sa number of the depositors have signed the agreement allowi the firm further time to meet their engagements. It is ht that signatures of depositors to the amount ef will be required to enable the firmto continue their business. ‘e are informed that from $300,000 to $400 000 has been signed thus far. There pypenss to be nothing new in regard to the affairs of Wright, except the notice published by that gentleman, that he is making every effort to resume payment. and that he wiil publish a statement at an early day, and make @ proposition to his creditors. Robinson & Co. have « card in another celuma pee meeting of their creditors to- that Deputy Sheriff Lambert sui ‘taining possession of some $10,000 in scrip and af longing to the concern. Yesterday a large crowd was as vembled in front of the door of this house, when a consta- die and Deputy Sheriff Lambert attempted to enter. With be- == difficulty they succeeded, the crowd shouting to nearest to the door to break it down. ere Was no further disorder, and the officers pi to search the safe. All that was fouad in it was a of number five shot, hing some twenty pounds, which was daly Wy ' _ of, rr) Loe ne My or three #, it i# just possible that the valuabl osits ma have been previously removed. ty m if AFFAIRS OF WELLS, FARGO & OO. We take great pleasure in announ that Wells, Fargo & Co, resumed business on the 2ith February, and everything connected with their establishment went en as usual. suit of Washburn and others against Pardee, commenced in the Fourth District Court, in which the injunction was granted, has been discontin- ned, and an order was entered vacating the appointment is , FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. DIgTRICT COURT— 7 or. Reuben W. Washburn o. Wm J. Pardee.—In pursu- ‘ance of an order made in the above cause, bearing date the 23d February, 1856, appointing the undersigned the said firm, who presented sta! marked A, made out by them, as a eneral synopsis oie out by 5 8 y adopting the most advisable means, and after per deductions in the items of the above statements to meet the depreciations that have lately taken place, I found the following statenient, B, to be a near estimate of the present position of the aifairs of the above firm, ‘by which it appears they have sufficient cash to meet all their cash liabilities, and sufficient assets to mect all their other liabilities, and leave a sur- plus in favor of ‘the house of $103,473. It appearing, therefore, that the firm was able to meet all its e1 _ ments, this action has been discontinued ‘by Consent of the parties thereto, the assets re-transferred, and the house has resumed its business. HENRY M. NaGLER, Ban Francisco, Feb, 27, 1855, A} STATEMENT OF THE pose OF WELIS, FARGO AND OoM- PANY, AS PER BOOKS, SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE, FEBRUARY 28, 1855:— Assets. Cash on band, making $84,970 55 74,022 85 2 164,532 66 + 138,672 46 03,659 08 4,024 65 Due from Portland. as Express Department capital Real Estate sn Sacramenio. : Alex. Hunter, Placerville (secu’d) i BS oc sbeuessee SSsesssrs Beahots Spey Panama. legraph stoc! War Ponda, se Synagogue atock.. PY ————$748,499 58 Liabilicies Due individual spotters, imclu- ding certificat Outstanding chec! Due Stockton office. Due Marysville office Due Crescent City offic Due New York office, for ti drafts, to be provided for within sixty days seeeene 52,084 46 —— — $354,394 35 Balance to credit of this house,.,.........$389,105 23 B. STATEMENT OF THE amns a WELIS, FARGO AND COM- PANY, SAN nC, FEBRUARY 27, 1855, \ssets. Cash on hand..... Bills Receivable..... Bills Overdue. + $114,532 56 Exprens Depariment......... Bills Receivabie, and other As at Sacramento....... 1 Estate at Sacramento, Real Estate at Stockton, War Bonds........seeeerevee including Certifi- «$121,000 00 58,000 00 Due Depositors, cates of Deposit: Interior Offices. Tn all the towns of the interior, cept San Francisco, Sacramento, sville, Nevada and Diamond Springs, Wells, &vo., have kept paying certificates of deposit as fast aa presented, and it cannot be justly said that they have suspended it appears that in all their interisr offices they have a surplus over the amount due their depomtors, and as soon as that surplus can be transmitted to the towns where they suspended, specie payment will be resumed. We received the following despatch last evening from Jackeon:—The office of Wells, Fargo & at Moquelumne Hill has paid all demands presented against pene to this time, and have a sufficiency on hand to meet all others outstand- ing. The office at Jackson has also paid all demands, and is ia a good condition for any emergency. ADAMS & CO.’S AFFAIRS. We have made out the following statement from the papers filed in the Fourth Dirtrict Court, together with the application of I. C. Woods tor the benefit of the Insolvent act, of the affairs of the firm of Adams & Co, ‘The totals have been computed with great care, and the exbibit may be looked upon as perfectly correct, so far as relates to the business trai tions of the firm in this city. Nothing definite has as yet been ascertained of the liabilities of the country offices. RECAPITULATION. ASSETS. Overdrawn accounts, (I. C. Woods overdrew his ac- count $93,791) negotiable notes and personal pro- $708,771 37 Stocks 176,210 94 Gold coin, bars, &e. in F. office 334,845 11 Same in country offices, estimated ai 000 00 Personal property of 1.'C, Wodile... 256,947 00 $1,866,775 42 From which is to be deducted, we pre- sume, the $105,572 93 overdrawn by 1. C. Woods and James King of Wm....... 105,672 93 Total assets.,......s..0000 ++0+$1,751,192 49 LIABILITIES, Total amount due creditors. $973,738 25 Total amount due Adams & Co., N.Y. 102,080 00 Amount due on open accounts and depo- sitors up the country...... 1.100 500,000 00 Individual debts of 1, 0. Woods 64,550 00 Total liabilities sae +5. $1,640,288 25 From these figures it appears that the total assets amount to $1,751,192 49, and liabilities to $1,640,288 25 —leaving an excess of assets over deposits of $110,004 24, seen tnat the liabilities amount to nearly the same sum as the assets; but from the na- ture of the latter, it is more than probable that no more than fifty per centonthe whole amount will be realized. It is also estimated that the real estate be- longing to the firm is estimated far beyond its actual value. ESTIMATE MADE BY THE RECEIVER ON THE 27TH INSTANT, around Adams & Uo. ent on the 28th ult., and at ove time it was feared there would be difficulty between the crowd and persons attached to the office. Several persons in the crowd ap desirous of ex- |, citing an outbreak, but the timely intervention of the police secured order, and the assemblage quietly dis- persed, not without, however, giving ample evidence by words of a disposition to attack those who were in charge of the premises. One individual, who seemed determined to create a disturbance, was arreated and conveyed to the station house. TO THE PUBLIC. Thave this day, under the advice of my counsel, filed @ petition in insolvency in the Fourth District Court, on If of myself and the firm of Adams & Co., for the benefit of the creditors of the house, paying » just and equal distribution of our assets amongst all. I have been actuated, in taking this step, by my ‘determination, #0 often expressed, and from which nothing shall move me, to pay all alike, without giving or permitting pre ference to any. If I should find thet my ‘Fe jition of Monday is fa- yorably received by the bulk of our creditors, I may still be able, by the aid of friends, and sustained by the confidence of the creditors, to carry it out. Bat the number of creditors is so large, and scattered over the State, and the consequent difficulty of uniting them and their action, such as to render it extremely doubtful whether any arrangement could have been made within the time allowed, and the delay of thirty days must have seriously endangered the rights of the maas of the credi- tors. I. C, WOODS, San Francisoo, Feb. 28, 1855. ‘The 7ribune learns froma gentleman who arrived in Sacramento from Auburn, that up to the time of the de- parture of the stage the entire amount of drafts pre- sented at the branch office of Adams & Co. in that town, and of course not paid, was $60,000, PAGE, BACON & CO.’8 AFFAIRS. Page, Bacon & Co. have made a statement of their affairs, and express their hope that if time be glven them, all will soon go well in, The statement bas been severely criticised, and is considered by some'per- sons to be not very satisfactory. Arrangements are being made to give this house the time desired. Alarge number ef persons of reputed wealth have signed a deed by which they become liable for upwards of a million of dollars of Page, Bacon & Co,’s debt, in the event of their creditors allowing them to pay their depositors in four equal instalments, at two, four, six and eight months’ date, with interest at the rate of one percent per month. The great body of the creditors will probably aceede to these terms. The following notice was publiched in the San Fran- cisco papers NOTICE. ‘The creditors of Page, Bacon & Co., who have not yet svgned the agreement, according to the proposition msde by raid firm, are requested to cali to to-day at their new ice, corner of Clay and Battery streets, and sign said agreement, an itis quite important that it should be completed without delay. The bood given to secure the payment of the certificates bas been duly executed and acknowledged. Office open from 9A. M. to 4 o’clock P, M. Saw Francisco, Feb, 27, 1855, ROBINSON & CO.’S AFFAIRS. After a deal of skirmishing on the part of creditors, Sheriff's officers and constables, an entrance was effected, on the 27th Feb., into the banking house of Robinson & Co., the iron doors of which had resisted all attempts to enter. There wes rush for the precedence, of coarse, but Constable Silverthorn managed to make the first seizure and attach the gold acales, office, furniture, &c. ‘There was a flerce trial of strength for a few momenta between the outs and the ins—the one to force an en- trance, the other to bar the doors and exclude the crowd. The ins succeeded, ana the search commensed. Upon opening vault nothing was discovered except a specie ag, which on examination was found to contain three pounds of —, and an indefinite quantity of va which severely pricked the party who grab- MERTING OF CREDITORS AT BAN FRANCISCO HALIL—A PROBABILITY OF REALIZING 37) CENTS ON THE DOLLAR IW SIXTY DAY8—RXCITEMENT AMONG THE LADY DEPOSITORS. A meeting of the creditors of Robinvon & Co. (the Savings Bank) was held on the 28th February at the San Francisco Hall, whem it was expected that a statement of the affairs of the institution would be submitted. Some two or three hundred persons were present at the appointed time, 8 large raajorty of whom appeared to belong to the laboring class. ire were several women present. After some litte delay, Mr. Ronson made his appearance, who said that there was no one in the assembly who regretted as rin- had unfortunately drawn into the vortex which it such excitement ani distress in the “ . Youhave made me, my friends. are my —you , and are so now—the depositary yourmeney, You left it with me in the full confidence that whenever you wished for it and called for it you could get it; and that if itremained with me after the stipulated time you would receive an income in the shape of interest for the use of it. I can say with sin- cerity, that there was no transaction that I ever made— that there was no obligation into which I ever entered, that I have not fulfilled to the letter whenever the demand was made ayen me from those who were my patrons I supper se, aps, that Iam in @ position a little differ- entirom that of the other banking houses in the city. Deposits, as I take it, are made with them for safe keep- ing simply, and without expectation of recei’ any- thiug for the use of their money. I well know that there is an impression in the community that thsy had no right to use the money deposited with ‘it was merely left there for safe keeping. What right had Page, Bacon & Co, to use the. money Spotted with them? They cid not guarantee to 0 pay anyt for tne use of it, You left your money with me on the unaer- standing that I should psy you an income on it, and you knew that I should use the money—that I should invest it—in order to earn the income which I agreed to pay, and alao to give me some return for my labor, and to pay the expenses of a banking house, and so- forth, and soforth. On last Friday morning—that un- lucky day—my asseta showed a Sona Side ability—a complete ability on my part, if I could control my own affairs—to pay a lerger dividend than any banking house that had the misfortune to fall, with th» exception of Page, Bacon & Co, and Wells, Fargo & Co. It was m: urpose and intention to have the sontro} of my own af- fairs, so that I might manage them tor your benefit, and yours exclusively. My first impulse was to i my affairs in the hands of an assignee for your benefit, but on con- sultation with legal gentlemen, I found that that could not be unless I an application forthe benefit of the ineoivent act, and then the schedule of my assets and liabilities would go into the hands of an assignee, which mig it or might not be for the benefit of the depositors ; and, as I understand it, the assignee would have them under his discretion, and could do whatever he with the securities, and if the assignee was not appoint- ed, the court would, at ita discretion, put the whole thir into the hands of the Sheriff, I know the prol bilities and what Bronnect there is of collecting ther and th collected so well as in the ha of those to whom they belong. There have been rumors circulaied in ard to myself—there have been state- ments made in the public prints about me, undoubtedly with the best motives, but they were Tumors, aud had no foundation in fact. I want to state to you now that they are false, without exception. In the first place, there was a rumor that! was arrested on board the Uncle Sam with $14,000 in cash and $100,000 in securities in my possession, and that $60,000 were found somewhere else ; but my presence here to-day proves that it was not #0, In the frat place, I have not imoney enough upon which I could lay my hands to pay the passage home of myself, wife and child. I hnve no intention of running away. I came here like you all, about four years ago. to seek my fortune, and started what I conceived to be a legitimate business, and by our confidence I was enabled to goon ; andif this crash ad not come, there is no one who believes that I could not fulfiltmy obligations to the letter. But you may sey, perhaps, “All this is very well; but we want to know what you are going to do’? There is one thing, how- ever, about which I would first wish 40 make # remark. It was said that my securities had been attached in the hands of a third party. They were, gentlemen, and these securities are now beyond the power of the Sheriff to take them, so that I may have the control of them my- self. My assets have been attached, and I distinctly say that if that had not been the case, within sixty days I would have been able to pay 37 cents on the dol- Jar. They are now out of my control. I hope to be able in some way or other to get the contro) of them within sixty days. Idou’t expect to go into the same kind of business again, put I sm going to stay here, and if any opening should occur by which I can realize money, it is yours, every dollar of it. I am uot going to take the benefit or the Insolvent act. From the attach- ment on my tecurities and real estate, and so forth, it will be imposiible for me just now to get the control of anything, and I must therefore take some time to recu- perate. are gentlemen here who hnow how mo- ney is invested; and no one can suppose that I would have loaned out money on securities thatI did not think were good. This financial pressure has weakened all securities, and on these securities, by which before ey could not the panic I could have realized money, in consequence of the «xcitement, I could not raize one dollar. | My bank- ing bouse was kept open on the morning of the excite- ment for half an hour or an hour, and paid out to the last dollar, and til I hed no more to pay. A Voice. “How much?’ Mr. Ronmsor—‘-$15,000,”” At this s of the proceedings a lady ina red svawl rushed into the ball state of high excitement, and exclaimed:—‘Oh, it is only to cheat the public! He has cketed the money of the poor people like me. If you lon’t give me my money, (addressing Robinson.) Y’ll tear your face, you dirty scamp! I have got (turning to the disconsolate depositors) five bundred dollars in that fellow’s hands.”” Some person bere cried out—‘‘Order, order !”” Lavy In tae Rep SHawi1—Ohb, it is a nice thing to be d spits, when I have not a eent in the world. 1 have alf my hard earnings. 1 deposited $500 with him to take cere of it for me, and I’li have it, or (turning to Robioson again) ll have your heart out, you dirty scamp Pouice OFriceR—‘‘Sit down, or I’ll take you out.’ Lavy in THe Rep Suawn (crying)—I don’t care. I havn’t a cent now. A Derositor—-We want to know how much you owe. What are your assets, and what has become of them? Mr. Rosinson—I will say that 1 did not come prepared to ae a full statement of my Kiabilities and assets. My bocks have been taken out of my hands, and I therefore cannot do s0 now. Mr. Hart, who appeared for a nomber of the deposi- tors, here said:—Don’t you think that it ia due to the positors to state: 1st—how much you owe; 2d—what is the amount of your securities; 34d—what is their na- ture, etc. ? Mr. J. Wistar (ot the firm of Baker & Wistar), who id that he him, and that in the present state of things de expected that he could give » full, partisular distinct account of his affairs. Mr. Hart—He certainly must be able to state how much his Vabilities and assets are within a few thousand dollars, or thereabouts. His creditors have been called here, and they want to some information. The de positors expect to know how much money he is able to pay, and to give the reason why he is not able topay the whole. call crecitors together to explain the ru- papers seems to be very ridiculous hat bis business was so extensive that he cannot tell very nearly how much he has In coin—how ee in real esta’ yw much in securities, (Ap- plause. Mr. ‘tustan—There is no necessity, Mr. Hart, for this great display of eloquence. A Devosiror—I would like to know how much money you received the day the bank closed? Mr Ronixson—I capnot say. Dxrosiror—Were there $3,000 ? ‘Mr. Rontyson—There was not one thousand. Mr. Hart—I would like to ask » question—and that is, what has become of the books? He must know. also, is he willing to place the books in the hands of beets of this pry hy wil . Roninson.—I am willing. Mr. Hart.—I ay ote committee be appointed to examine the w! matter. A Vorce.— Where are the books? Let us know at once. Mr. Ronrvsoy.—I will give the committee the books, and they can see everything entered upon them. Axotixr Voice —What did you do with the money you gt for the property you sold your father-In-law on P well atreet, immediately after you closed the banking oune Mr. Rontxson,—I received no money for it. Tr Same Vorce.—Gentlemen, he acknowledges that aN Property after he had closed the banking use. Mr. Ropixeon. N.—It passed from my hands for a consid- eration that nas passed into the hands of my creditors, and is at present undergoing the process of depreciation. Mr. Harr, after some remarks, moved that Mr. Robin- son send for the books, in order that the depositors might have an opportunity of examining them. Mr. Duane moved that the books be sent for and be handed over to the committee for exemination. DisconsonaTe Lavy ry THE Rep SHaw1.—I'll be one of the committee. ( Peta ew After some further debate the following committees was appointed by the depositors to examine the books: Mesers, Hart, McCarty, Dorr, Parker aad Hawley. The book were then sent for and handed over to the committee for examination AFFAIRS OF REED & CO., OF SACRAMENTO, The partners in the firm of Reed & Co—Joba A. Read and Thomas Y. Read. ys the Union, filed their petition for the benefit of the insolvent on the 28th of Feb- ruary, in istrict Court. The following is the sehe- dule of assets and ane © filed with the petition -— sets. Amount of personal accounts overdrawn $17,002 96 Amount of bills receivable 49,592 21 Valve of office furniture., . 2,896 00 Amount of stock in Sacramen: a ad COMPABY ss cesciessceseerseseteseseseseee 1,000 00 Amount of one fifth interest in South Fork terest in Read’s Block 20/000 60 lots im suburbs of 2,500 00 1,000 00 675 00 5,334 00 . $134,309 17 a $57,677 36 29,098 12 Joaned for others. 22,063 76 Excéss of assets over liabiliti + 25,550 94 Total. or WRIGHT'S MINERS’ EXCHANGE BANK. Dr. A. &. Wright was arc on the 97th February, upon a warrant issued from the Fourth District Court, but was released from custody upon procuring sufficient bonds. A handbill setting forth as follows, was posted through- out the city: In contradiction of the report that Dr. Wright has left the city, or made an attempt to do so, we the un- dersigned certify on our own personal knowledge that auch report ia without foundation; and that his whole time since the sue of bisgdank bas been devoted to the necessary for meeting ai] his lisbilities at an early cay. A. HARASZTHY, A. M. DE HART, JOHN BENSLEY, C. A, WEST. E. RAYMOND. . R. Ita a that Dr. Wright's family have been anno! ea by visits from numerour creditors of the bank, Apaliceman was stationed at the door leading to the private apartments of the building, with orders to ad- mit no one, A committees appoin ae te the affairs i) of Mr. Hichardson’s ae, at Jamestown, have eon- cluded, after a examination of his papers, books. &c., to give him a polite invitation to leave within "Richardson asserted that ho twenty-four hours. Mr. spent the money and produced vouchers in proof. NO CHECKS IN SACRAMENTO. The bankers of Sacrametto have determined not to re- ce hocks on each other in ps: of notes or ac- ceptances, nor will they certify to due each other, Colonization in 5 Col. Wm. Walker has, mean caer stand, received a grant of fifty-twe thousand acres of land from the government of Nicaragua, and intends to sail about the 10th of March for the port of Reale; ‘The graut has a condition of colonization an: and the grantee proposes to con- vey one hundred and fifty men to the land ceded kim by the State of Nicaragua. ‘This is the first step towards a proper developement of the immense natural resources of the Nic! ry isthmus. The territory is ex fertile, large and abundant crops of cotton, sugar. coffee, cocoa, tobacco, indigo, maize, wheat and rice. Rish mines are also said to exist in tho State, and the Indians in their rude way have long worked the gold 8 of rtments. The climate is,excellent, es- jific side, and among the uplands it of Lakes Managua and Nicaragua. Tabor is cheap and abundant, and all that is required to make the county woey is @ firm and stable gov- ernment. ably wil Iti a view of giving peace to \d of ostablebing in the Stat f a nucleus er. The accomplishment of such an end will be a great good, not ouly to the State of Nicaragua, but to the commerce and civilization of the world.—San Fran- cisco Herald, Feb. 29. Mining News, RAIN AT LAST. The Times and Transcript snye:—The ‘long wished for dispensation has at last been bestowei upon us, and there will be many thankful Fearts throughout our State. Itis true that it has come too late for many a one who has manta contended against the impending ruin that the want of this necessary auxiliary in deve- loping the retources of the equatry has brought upon them, No one who has a fair knowledge of the mining regions can doubt fora moment that a few daysor a week or two of such weather as we have experienced in this city within a day or two, would remove a very large ortion of the unhappy embarrasament and disaster that a8 Ces re our community of late like a pall. We congratulate our mining friends also upon the auspi- cious commencement of the spring months, ‘trust eer fow months labor will reward them for their pa- ence. Dry digg! ay Rigs ak oe me iggings, of a ve romisi character, ve been discovered lately in Calaveras county, They are situated in the foot hills, afew miles below Reynolds’ Ferry. The gulches are shallow, but we should judge, from all we havé heard, that the ‘pickings in them are very ee The gold is generally found in coarse and solid lumps. SIERRA COUNTY. Evreka.—Dan Regan & Co. out about $100 a day tothe hand; Huested & Co. took out $700 on Friday; Hart & Co., just opening their claims, make from one aD two ounces to the hand; Bay State Co., three ounces a day to each hand. One of these claims was sold three weeks ago for $500, now valued at $2,000. At Muggins. }, on the east side of Eurcka creek, ven the every claim is paying well; among the number, J. E. James & Co’s claims that prospect from $1 to $2 to the pan. Dennis, Redman|& Co., for the lasteight days, average about sixteen ounces to four men; Hertyelt, Quinn & Co, and Steward & Co’s claims are paying wel G1BsonvILLE.—Booby & Co. are averaging $20 per day tothe man. Independent Company fiom $16 to $20 per day per man. Graham & Co. are ong well; they took » weighing ounces. faukeghan bo, as high as $19 to the pan, $20 per day per man, Shay & Co. from $15 to$25 per day per man. Poor & AN’s CREEK.—Scudder & Co. took out in four days $368; Wright & Co., two day: Welch &Co,, one day, $10; Robt. Y Stebbins & Co., three days, $356; day, $104; Jones & Co., one day, $ two days, $64; Frederick & Co.. $100, a lump of $50 one day; Hotton & Co., one day, ounces; Gibbons & Co., two days, seven ounces. DORADO COUNTY. New diggings have been discovered seven miles from Placerville, which for richness stand unrivalled. Shafts have and are being opened, which have prospected from the sur! three cents to the bucket, and in some in stances as high an seventy-five cents, Eight cents, how- ever, is about the general average. TUOLUMNE COUNTY. CoLumBIA AND Victnity.—The Gazette of Saturday ‘A twenty-three ounce spesimen was taken out n Saturday last from the claim of Wm. Aiken & Co., at Matelot Guich. Qn Monday and Tuesday they took out fifteen ounces. The claim averaged from five to six ounces per day. Messrs, Shaw & Co, below the Big Re- servoir, washed two days last week, and realized twelve ounces. On Gold Hill, Mesers. Harding & Co. have been doing very well. On Saturday last they washed out four ounces. At Knickerbocker Flat the miners are making some heavy strikes. Messrs. Sherr, Rogers & Co. wapbed out Saturday last the nice little sum of fifteen ounces. Messrs. Pitts, Holton & Co., at the had cf Matelot Guich, on Saturday last washed out twenty- three ounces. outa ly Henly & Beard, O*LAVERAS COUNTY. ‘The Sonora Democrat, speaking of new discoveries near Reyrold’s Ferry, says the gold is coarse, ranging from vipps weighing fifty ip to five ounces. It is found in the numerous ravi and gulches of the neighbor- bood, on the granite ledges, within a foot or two of the surface. There is no water in that region, and the gold that bas been obtained was taken from the bed rock in the good eld-fashioned way—by means of a jack-knife. The person who gave the information had considerable money with him, and stated that he had made from aiid to » hundred dollars in the manne: above de- scribed. NEVADA COUNTY. Rovan axp Reapy.—Nutall & Valentine are taking out daily. with four hands employed, from eight to ten ounces. Roberts & Co. are ‘cuting an extensive work of surface diggings, having expen over $1,000 in preparation, e weather has been most favorable for quartz mining, and an immense amount of gold has been pe ats Legged Se pa various mills. ‘ment at fair wages, has been given to very many pee and the effect of this species of mining has ‘» most favorable in this vicinity. The rock on New York Hill still yields well, aad the opening of a new yein has paid the owners over $1,000 during the past two weeks. The rock yields about $38 per ton. SHASTA COUNTY. The Shasta Courier informs us that new Siggings have recently been discovered on South Fork of Salmon river —they were first struck bya Mr. Miller. They are quite ‘tensive, and pay from ten dollars to two ounces per Miscellaneous. U. 8. BRANCH MINT IN BAN FRANCISCO. OPERATIONS FOR FEBRUARY, 1865. Gold Bullion Receipts for the month of February. Deposited for , ounces,, for bars, ounces, Total OuMCes.,...... 6060 seeeeeeemmeres 79,867 54 Silver purchases, 6,822 00 QOMCO....ssessscreenseererersreserereees Total...scvcsscsscesercsessereesesecs 575,000 Anoruer Atrmpt To Exact 4 Unrtep States Sex ator. — The following notice was posted on the doors of both f the California Legislature, on the 25th Feb. :— 12 peweia democratic M a to be elected during the . A full attendance is re- ito, Feb. 24, 1855, Div OF THE StaTs.—Mr. Hunt, the representative from San Bernardino, has introduced into the Assembly a bill for the division of this State, and the formation of anew State, to be called the State of Columbia. The territory embraced in the proposed new State, by the bill, is ows :—the counties of Santa Cruz, Sante Clara, in Joaquin, Calaveras, Amador, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Mariposa, Tulare, Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Sen Diego, embri the is om the coast, and running to the eastern boundary of the State. Excrrement at Suasta—Tar Crry Unper Martian Law —Tue Rep Buorrens.—Through the politeness of a gen. tleman who came through Shasta last Thursdsy, the Statesman learns that great excitement still exists in that place and vicimty, arising out of the arrest of the rrons engaged in the hanging of Williams at Red juffs, and seme of whom are now in the prison awsiting trial under the indictment for murder, found against them by theGrand Jury. We published an account from the Shasta Courier of the proceedings he Saturday morning, 17th inst. It was supposed, en, that the to had come up frem Ked Bluifs had returned ome, contented to allow the law to take its course. It appears, however, that they expressed a determination to return again some night and rescue the prisoners, in consequence of which Sheriff Nunnally enrolled all the citizens of Shasta City, under a requisition to preserve the peace of the State. Nrarly every mea ia the place was thur brought into duty, ana oe that, up to the time our informant left, the prison had been guarded night and day. The force kept on duty has not been lees than sixteen men. No further arrests than heretofore reported, bave been made, but ae several others are in dicted, it is probable we shall hear of further arrests shortly. There is considerable excitement at Red Blaifs, and we learn that the people there are determined, if possible, to prevent further arrests if attempted. Criminal STATISTIC8 OF San FRANCISCO —FruRUARY, 1855.—From statistics furnished us by Capt. RB. Movks, Arsiseant City Marshal, we are ensbled to mate al mattcrs in Sen Fran- uary:—Whole number of For murder, 2; grand lar- ; Senault with deadly weapons, pare , 1; bigamy, 1; taothsr, j obtaining extorting morey, 11 lawful assembly, 5; from prison, 1; in- the 85; ‘asnault arrests by the police, 497. ceny, 21; petit larceny 2) pretences, SR, hatin tonity, $; vagrancy, 10; breach of ond battery, 62; deserters, 2; drun! disorderly, 72; drunk, b2; ‘disorderly, 106; violation of city ordi. Bance, 22; minde| % (deatitate persons nore, 5; ‘beds for the night) 8. Of these, 280 were dis. upon examination before the Recorder. or cases within the juriséicton of the Recorder, 71 offend- ers were convicted and sentence of imprison- ment according to offence; 9 in the county jail. and 62 im the city prison. 20 were commitied for trial before a higher tribumal subject to indictment by the jury. The balance were severally floed, or sent toother counties for trial. The number of areests in the month preceding was 434, showing an increase of 62 arrests for the month of February. It may be added, however, that although the aggregate number of arrests during the latter exhibits Sclerritelaas in empress ee offences en jn each report, the latter bears favorable compariaon witn the first. Marriages, Births and Deaths. In San Francisee, b; Mev. Dr. David Ramsbot- ath bead sf England, Yo Miss ‘itseoeth Ferguson, of San At the residence of Captain Vincent, near the Buck- Calaveras Co,, February 15, b; . B.D, Mr.’ Mathew ‘Armstrong, of Waldo, Marion per beds > Mary Hisgine of Ghicago, tases n Francisco, February 20, at St. Mary’s Cothedral, by the Rev. Mar. Ga , Mr. Peter Henry Oster, 10 At the Cano House, ‘ear Shasta, Me, E. 8, Cushing At ‘DoD use, near . H. 8. to Miss M. Jane Love. “ : At the Four Mile House, Shasta county, February 18, Mr. John C. Clark, to Miss Mery L. Densmore, In Marysville, February 18, Mr. Philetus L. Bunch, to Miss Mary Rose Tranor, In San Francisco, by the Rev. Mr. Willie, Mr. Grant, to Miss Ellen L. Daggett, all of this city. BIRTHS. AtClear Creek, Shasta county, February 15, Mrs. N. C. Ferrington, of a daughter. bruary 19, the Tsdy of Mr. John Broderick, of a son. In Sacramento, February 26, the wife of Dr. E. Hacket, of a son, DEATHS. In San Francisco, February 26, of consumption, Emma of Joel C, Potter, im the thirtieth year ot In San Francisco, February 27, of congestion of the brain, Frederick Hamlin, infantson of Lieutenant Thos. H. Pavan, United States Navy, aged eleven months and two days. At Monterey, February 25, of dysentery, Mr, Ferdi- nand Co gourd, a native of Indre-Loire, France. At Ione Valley, February 23, of inflammation in the chest, Mrs, EiGabeth L’MeNeely, wife of Mr, John McNeely, aged twenty-five years. Markets. San Francisco, Thursday, March 1—2 P, M —The non- arrival of the mail, which is now fully due, has a tenden- cy to limit transactions, although a better feeling exists in the market than we have noticed for some days past. The rains in the interior seem already to have Spotlaced @ favorable effect. We learn a number of orders for goods for the interior were received by the boats last evening, and they are to-day being packed and shipped. We note some inquiry for sugars, and « few sales. In grain we can hear of no important transactions,'yet there seems to be considerable inquiry. The transactionsin flour of all descriptions have been more numerous to-day than for some time past. The jobbers are doing a mo- derate trade, Tne shipment of treasure per the Golden Gate, reaches, it will beseen, upwards of $391,000, a much larger amount than was generally believed would go for- ward. We quote sales:— FLour —60 bbls. Baxall flour, at $15; 450 qr. sacks domestic do. at ; 100 qr, sacks do, at $10 50; 400 qr. sacks Ashle: f-rising do, at $18; 100 ir. sacks Golden Gate do. at $11; 50 qr. sacks Oregon lo, at $10 50. SHoRTS,—800 Ibs. shorts at 13¢¢. BraNn.—20 tons bran, jobbing, at 1}¢. Oars,— 200 California oats, jobbing, at 3c. TeA.—100 cases imperial ani gunpowder tea, on pri- vate terms ray bi bbls. i. B, crushed and powdered sugar, Ie. From Onzcor.—The Legislature of Oregon adjourned on ‘he Ist, Feb. ‘rhere general complaint among the Oregon pa- pers of dull times, The brig Francisco, Capt. Smith, loaded with produce, bh to leave Portland on the 7th Feb., for San Fran- isco. A Whig Territorial Convention, to nominate a dele- gate to Congress, has been called, to meet at Corvallis, on the 18th of April next. The Portland Oregonian, of the 10th Feb., says that the steamboats are running with good freights, large quantities of which are accumulating along the river for shipment to California, and advises the farmers to sell, if they can get a living profit. At the last accounts, the Indians were qaiet at the Wa)la-Walla. Gen. Palmer, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Ore- gon Territory, informs the Oregonian that we has com- pleted an arrangement with the Indians for the extin- Fens of their title to all lands in the Willamette ley. From Wasmnoton Territory.—The following news, relating to the interests of Washington Territory, is oli ‘af from the Oregon Papers _ The Igislature of Wash ington Territory has located the capitel at Olympia, the University at Senttle, with a branch at Boisefort Plains, and the Penitentiary at Vancouver. A Democratic Territorial Convention is tobe held at Salem, Washington Territory, on the 10th day of April next, to nominate a delegate to Congress, to be elected in June next, to fill the vacancy of Gen. Joseph Lane. Geo B. Goudy, one of the publishers of the Poincer and Democrat, at Me) has been elected Yerritorial Printer of Washington Thrritory. New Granada. DISBANDING OF THE RUNNELS ISTHMUS GUARD—GOv- BBNMENT SURVEYS AND THE COINAGE—PASSEN GERS BY THE EL DORADO--MESSAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT TO CONGRESB. Our files of Panama papers are dated to the 13th of March. On the Ist inst. the Runnels Guard ceased to exist, there being no further occasion for its services, and the railroad company being anxious to do away with the heavy Ye of ite intenance, which fell altogether upon it. We learn from the last report of the Secretary of State that of the thirty-six provinces into which the republic is divided, the government survey maps of twenty have been completed, including Panama, Azuero, Veraguas, and hg but these four have not yet been pre- sented. The standards of gold coinagein New Granada, for- merly a State of Columbia, are to entirely altered au to render the late act of Congress obsolete in respect to that coi The fineness of the doubloon has been raised to it $94 thousandths, but by decresse of weight it has fallen in value from about $16.60 to $13.40, , the dollars of Spanish American coin- stamped into rets of Brazil, as also the of France, are made receivable at cet but as these coins are remium, the provision for ing them current may be considered bugatory and obsolete. A bill had passed the Senate of Bogota suppressing the province of Azuero. Ovando continues to be present in the Supreme Court, confronted with the witnesses brought up agaiost him. ‘There appears to be no doubt of his guilt, The bill brought in by the Secrétary of the govern- ment for s new division of the provinces is likely to be defeated, owing to the opposition of Gen Mosquera, who, they say, is about to present the plan of a mrictly federal constitution. In Carthagena Dr. Rafael Nunez had received the ma- jority of votes for the office of Governor. The Aspinwall Courier of March 13 says:—We learn that the Fasauia Railroad Company have contractei to pay the expenses of the passengers detained at Panama during the past foi ht, im comsequence of the late arrival of the El Dorado on her last trip from Havana. MESSAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS. (From the Aspinwall Courier, March 6.} Don Dominco bps the — Vice-President of this republic, addi the National Congress at the opening of its sessions, on the Ist of ‘February, in a aeons of Le ceca length, wm whieh = Les agen e causes, reviewe: progress, and set forth bable elfects of the recent revolution—the relations of New Granada, and the changes that have taken place during the past year, and in that connection the disre- spect and violence that have been shown towards foreign pooner are very much regretted—the evils that have arisen from the abe gen divisions of the territory of the republic, are stated, and the policy of centralizing the government as rapidly as possible ig recommended—a pian of the Secretary of State to divide the whole repub- ic into nine prov.nces, is approved—the pardon of many political criminals ia referred to—the public school «ys- tem it is proposed to improve—and the project of a new #yatem of elections, which reached a second reading in the Congress at Ibague, last year, ie forcibly urged. Concerning the great works of material progress, the message say s:— Some of these which are of vital importance, for the entire nation, have been paralyzed or were suspended b, the disturbances that bave recently been concluded. Happily, the quiet that reigned in the province of Pans- ma, permitted the continuation of the inter-marine rail- road; of this magnificent work that is on the point of reaching its terminus, it may traty be said, it is for the welfare of the isthmus of the above name, of New Gra- nada, and of humanity everywhere. Very shortly after this road is found in complete use, the influx of ry gers and the transit of fi of things now a wait- ing it, wili be so very great that there will be on imme- diate necessity of what is already to me of recognized importa vo wit: the creation of a territorial sove- elgnty that may embrace the inter-martne tract cf land, and the islands in the vicim' ty of Panama city, in order that they may be governed by ® magistrate of their own choompg, and work with their own Legislature, and their own judicial functionaries that may be deemed necessary. All this can be done without alter- ing at all the constitution of the republic, or varying therefrom, and I am heartily desirous that Congress oo - te part of its first sessions to the expedition of this The Panama Railroad and the island of M. ‘lla, where th city of Colon (Aspinwall) is being founded, are thi jects of fiscal assessments that will promote as benefits to the national treasury, and to the cre- it of New Granada. These assessments will be re- Sciyh Sawavresiges vanes war, 6 0; ablic named in 1864. ri ¥ es The South Pacific, The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Val. divia arrived at Panama on 7th inst., with the mails from the South Pacific. She bad 39 passengers and $200,000 in apecie for England. The dates are Valparaiso Feb. 14, Callao Feb. 26, Guay- aquil March 2, PERU. By the arrival of the George Law we received a copy of the Callao Foreign News, dated on 24th of February, but the paper does not contain any additional intelli- gence from Pera. CHILE. The news from Chile ie unimportant. The British ships of war President, the steamer Ra‘tle- snake, and the French brig Obitgado, were in port. The markets are reported as rather dull, but an in- crease of business soon looked for. The late rise in the |! of Chile four has been fully sustained, and ite ef- fect has been to check speculation. A cargo has been purchared at $7.6, and some smal! lots for home con- sumption ebanged bands at$8. The prices current states excess over the | that there appears no even of the present rales being martes ‘sion bait Freights rather looking down, and little been observed; shipments to Europe aecee aabuidsa. a Our dates from Gu: aul are t0 the 22 of juil are question of the guano deposits on the Gala; piers as is discussed. Very rich silver mines are said to have been discovered néar Riobamba; by an a: made by a Germ: eighteen ounces of silver was ol from twenty-five pounds weight of the ore. A pew journa) called i Brpectaser baa bese started at Quito; it is devoted to th of the clerica? party. Later trom Australia. THE LATE RIOTS—MINBRS AND MILITARY—MARIIAL, LAW—THE GOVERNOR CONDEMNED, Australian dates (via Callao) arefrom Melbourne to the 9th of January. Martial law was proclaimed at Ballarat om 6th of De- cember, but revoked in forty-eight hours. The entire gold license system is condemned. It is reported that. the conduct of the military during the late riots was very merciless. No accountof how the affair has ended. The diggers were more than once brought into collision. with the aun many lives were on both sides, and a number of persons more {or less wounded. The general opinion, as expressed by the various correspon- + ents of the local journals, appears to be that the con uct of the military was unnecessarily cruel. The con- duct of the commissioners and officers in charge of the: Have been pulded by good Juigmsat or alsertion, fad ave mn guide igment or sally oe to offer some juntifoation for the conduct: ol ople. Upow the 4th of December @ government yd ex. treordinary mm all true subjects of Queen, and strangers enjoying the Recpertien a, the British flag, to hold themselves in read to uphold the govern- ment, and on the 6th martial law was at Ballarat, but the order was withdrawn im forty-eight hours, and even the Governor found it necessary to a ply to ‘the Legislative Council to an indemnit; for the purpose of clearing him of the responsibility He- me med. After some discussion, the passed the jure. The Melbourne Herald blames the Governor, Sir 0. Hotham, for bis rash and unconstitutional conduct, and censures very severely the whole management of the gold license i eee and the course adopted by the go- vernment in harassing the miners and closing the public: lands against settlers. ‘The following is the official account of the rencontro: of the military with the gold diggers at Ballarat:— Heanquanters, Camp, BALLARAT, Dec: 9, 1854, The Major General has bad under consideration the re- ort o! + omar, re; ent, res ing & sharp- eecnierntiel took place me pred on the Sd inst., about one mile and a hslf from this camp, between a Ded ¢f insurgents and part of the troops then at Bal- The party in this affair was composed of one subeltern and sixty-five of other ranks of a detachment of the 12th regiment, under Capt. Queade; one subaltern, and t! of other ranks of the military mounted force under Lieut Hall, 40th regiment; and ons subaltern, and eighty- seven of other ranks of a detachment of the 40th regi- ment, under Capt. Wise; together with six officers, and ninety-four mounted and foot constab: . Capt Pas- ley, of the Royal Engineers, Lieut. Richards, regi- ment, and Sub-Inspector Taylor, were Capi. Thomas’s orderly officers om this occasion, The force thus constituted advanced steadily until they received the fire of the rebels, and then stormed an extensive barricade, which these had for some days con- structed and held asa Lae Et In their headlong flight before the vigorous Sera the troops, they met with severe ani merited ment. irty are believed to have been killed, and a mueh larger number wounded. This jutary lesson to the traitors and aparchiste, then banded together for the subversion of law and or- dex, has, the Major General regrets to learn, not been effected without Captain Wise, 40th regiment,and Lieut. Paull, 12th regiment, beng severely wounded, andother casualties. Sir Robert Nickle will not fail to submit the names of the hilled and ded for the consideration of the Rt. Honorable eral commanding in chief, in order to their being transmitted to their beg ahhh parishes, s0 that their friends and kinsmen may become acquaint- ed with their gallantry. A meeting held at Mount Alexander was attended by 4,000 miners, and speeches of a very inflammatory chs. racter were made, The subjoined are among the resolu- tions passed:— That as the Legislature has taken no satisfactory ateps to redress the grievances of the residents on the gold fields. this meeting protests against the injury done them, ‘and resolves to take out no more licenses for gold sigging, and to quietly abide the consequences; and, as it is necersary that the diggers should know their friends, every miner agrees to , a8 a pledge of good faith, and in support of the cause, a piece of red ribbon on his hat, and not to be removed until the license tax is aot thi ting indignant, tests against the at this meeting indignantly protest violent and illegal resort to Ry on the part of the vernment, against the people of Ballarat, and the ontile attitude assumed by them towarcs the naturally pescespty Gepene Coy industrious inhabitants of the is, by placi gold field ing them ally under martial law, and deliberately records its unalterably fixed determina- tion, in the event of the government refusing to imme- diately withdraw the military from all the ) to eeting from their very souls sympathise with the true men of the people who are unjustly im- privoned for taking part in the late outbreak, alte desire to publicly express their esteem for the brave men who bave fallen in battle, and that to show their + respect, every digger and his friends do wear to-morrow (Sunday) a band of black crape on their hats, and in their public and private devotion remember the widows and orpbans of the dead warriors. Mieka Hauser has been giving concerts at Sydney with great success. ‘be receipts of gold per escort, during the week end- ing the Sth December, at Melbourne and Geelong, amounted to 28,588 ozs. 1 dwt. The total amount of gold dust exported from Victoria. since the first of January, 1864, is 2,018,547 oz. 5 dwts, 6 grains, She Legislative Council had adjourned. Interesting from ‘Japan. Another interesting letter from Silas E. Burrows, a) as in the Alta California, which we condense as fol- While in California Mr. B.’s commercial business enabled him to obtain various Li mtrea pgm of sculpturing from the natives of Queen Cnarlotte’s Island, in tatituds 54N. The natives take slate rock from mountains and sculpture it, with « beautiful polish. He was im- Jressed with ed pers resemblance of this work te that of Japan, and with him to Japan various specimens. When in Jeddo Bay, with the Vice-Governor of Uraga, ‘an¢ many of the chief men on board, he had these labors: of the sons of Queen Charlotte’s Island placed on the ta- Ue, without s remark bisemete. ¢ Japanese, with € great surprise, (as had their police regulations xo perfect that noth: if abe come on d the ship without their knowledge,) said, “Where, Mr. Burrows, did you these Japanese arti- cles?” He replied, Are these Japanese?” ‘Certainly: they are Japanese,’ said several of the party, and anx- fouly Jooked at him to ascertain in what manner they bad been brought on board. Mr B. rey ‘it is with great'pleasure,’and this alone repays me for coming to in, that you recognise theae- articles to be the workmansbip of your family, but the workmen were not born in Japan, but in ica.” The position of Queen Charlotte's Island was then pointed. out to them on the charts, and when they again exami ed the sculpturings, and saw how perfectly Japanese they were, all were satisfied that the inhabitants of Queen Charlot Island were their descendants, ‘The noble specimens of the North American Indians, Tecumeeb, Logan, U , King Phillip and Pocahontas, ‘were perfect speci of the Japanese, and were no doubt of the same blood and family. ‘The proof presented, Mr. B. thinks conclusive evidence that the red men of America came from the family of Asia Many of the habits and customs of the Japanese have survived the wreck of ages. The Japanese have a tradi tion that many years ago, their vessels had a communi- cation with the land of the rising sun, now called Ameri- ce; and I hope your readers will feel the same interest in the subject a8 Ido, as it iessens im some degree the: speculation so Jong existing as to man’s creation. When Columbus first ue to Spain the natives ef America, who appeared so difierent from the inbabitante of Furope as to impress all that they were a distinct creation of man, could they have been accompanied by the Japapeee of Asia, they would have ranked as the same fomily, ‘The Japanese made it a perfect jubilee during the time we remained in Jeddo Bay, and had not the Emperor in- terfered to arrest the intimacy, the Japanese would soon Lave been Americanized, Never were a people more desirous of the closest mti- macy: but the Emperor and prince prefer the old state been to the new, and time will required for the change. Sandwich Islands. THE BRITISH PATRIOTIC FUND—PORITION OF THE WAR SHIPS— PROCLAMATION OF THE NEW KING. By, the ecbvoner Frances Helen, 26 days out from Ho- nolufu, which arrived at Nan Franciseo on Saturday, 24th ae we have papers from that place up to the 3d of ebruary. On the 20th January, # meeting of British residents in Honoluiu was at the British Consulate, when » se- Wm. Miller, be Ey . A committee was appointed to collect subscriptions to the fund, and remit same to the treasurer in England. committee were to report be held at the same place on the let are to be published in ne b Th nch frigate Kurydice the British s! . Of wer Trincomalee failed from Honolulu on the aeth Sea - ary—the former for Tahiti, and the latter for the South American const. Ibe U, 8. ship Portsmouth arrived at Tahiti in twenty days from Honolulu, all well, and was soon to sail for the United States direct. from Labaina says le, Jan. be southward, with raim. The Auckland part- one of her anchors, and slipped from the otner, and stood out to sea, returned on the 26th. ‘The new King had ed the following snti-revola- tionary proclamation Whereas, It has come to my knowledge from the high- est officiel sources, that my goveroment has been recent- ly threatened with overthrow by lawless violence; and wherear, the representatives at my court, of the Unite? States, Great Britain and France, cognizent of these threats, have offered me the ‘woah of the naval forces of their respective countries, I hereb bgp (awed my ported of = aid thas proffer. in my sover g independence in more y hea - before. Palace, December 8, 1864,