The New York Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1857, Page 3

Rew YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 165 i 4 : : i t E eigcte (Ne iy iH fend 2 i g g | 5 i Hit i gS fet BF is rie Hie Eg i tn fs 4 H i & E ' i : i it 4 Hl E i 2 i i $3 ; 33 pete 3 ! e5Re i may; I cling still to my belief however d is to remain on terms with , BO long as he retains the soundness any remain iajtaful to the Foglish alliance; and even, if it came to the point, sacrifice every other wit. ‘The following letter, dated 31s: of December, has been reoelved from St. Petersburg, and as it enters into parti- cular about the English alitance, I cannot avoid commu uioating it. Itis described as emavatiog trom a person who has been long acquaioted with Rat and who ts no stranger to the Russian Chancellerie. It may be only ‘1a ballon d’ezsai, and one of the many cfforts put forth by ‘Russian ke ory attain her darling object. I do not —— that letter is the analyais of any memoran- im, or the correct sammary of conferences with the French Ambassador; but it 1s not improbable that if the Russiaa Cabinet have really made oral or written com- munications, ‘would probably express themselves somewhat in the following manper:— ‘The wind is decidedly in favor of France. Since the \derstan: , however, will appear quite us- tural to apy one who studies the particalar position of the two empires, and who the many causes of afinity which subsist bot ween both nations. ‘You are aware that the upper classes in Russia are de- lly French in edi manners, tendencies, and the age of France, which they to their own, = ve the young nobles issued from infancy whea Erones presseere ied given to them. Ti ne densing mane ter, , the cook—allare French. This isso much the thata Russian writer has declared that bis country belonged to the Gauls, ‘‘from the sole of the foot to the crown of the head. SEgSE REE ose H iE fiat gebese 5 E esteem them; and this esteem, formed on the of battle, bas contributed to produce the new ich Tapeak. You must aot believe, however, that ‘mean by th‘s to allude to a simple treaty of commerce. it is someihing more—the preparation for a alliance —Ruasia and France united by means of Prussia. Who could bave foreseen this some months ago? But however extraordinary it may appear, it suflices to refiect a little to un that such aa event is produced by the force g Pi If tm alliances that is the best which imposes the least greatest basen, bs nen Oe security—it band best ‘who brings comm grea’ est elements of power and-of wealth, and the least occa- sion for (rritating contact, and consequently the least sub - ject of rivaly, misunderstanting, and qaarrel, it will be ‘admitted that the two countries possess the requisite con- ditions of reciprecal advantage. i ‘of projects the most ambi the “Colosvas of the Nortn’’ of randisement in Europe. she cout got any longer pony rs without raising against ber « torth it 's towards Asia that the eyes of the Cabinet of St. ¥ hich all ber efforts will converge; and whose subjection to its civilization we ought by all the — at our disposal. tbat mitted suicide, Eogiand, for Iniian ber posncsaions. He which she will have to sustain in Asia against is one of political inf ceuco—e rivalry fof industry and commerce. ‘The developement of the productive force of Russia tm- pels ber to opens hays to the table lande of Ocntral ‘and Oontiner' ye ought © rej olce at seeing Ait iake that direction. Purope bas. an casential and & at interest in preventing England from absorb- ‘and monopolising for ber sole bonefit the trade of Ata. Above all, France bas an immense advantage tn — that n of Rosia towards the extreme aort ‘Manufactarers can s pply Russia with many things which she fs sti]! in want of ; exchaoge thom for ber meiais, bor wood and other primary articles the pro- duce of Xussian soil, and the — Sua comet whioh she receives every year ip the test qui yy; And these products can be advamtageously purchared with reach merchandise, ‘This, however, you wili understand (# but the week point of the question. Ite political moaning bes far {mportance. Let us adm't—and this supposition Es sous ode Le! you—that to morrow the anion of the two waa an accomplighod fact and let us eee what would be the reeult, and what should we ‘as the ally of Russia, could considera o; ber army ana employ the the centre acd pivot of a great maritime coa- freedom of tho seas would have nothing the audactty of the Britian fag, whose periority would then be effaced and its gigautio proportions lost All chance of # eiraggle by nea would thus disappear, while by Jand en armed conilist would ‘not be possible, Who, 'p fact, would dare to attack France and Russia united—Neasia, moreover, having at er dispoes! the whole force of Proeria, when the sor would be most aesurediy crushed) It only then, that the words spokes at Bord pire c'n! ia pat" would bo a trath “The alliance of Rossin would seowre to France elements of grandeur and propert! 5 ave siready observed fmatance, because |: \* & necessity in every + if in the tnendlv ten dencien of the two nations; in tneir political and commer- ve: f existe in the soorst wishes of the two mper ho have more than one point of resemblance with each other—more than one bond of sympaiby. Bath roserved In manner, and opiniverced by More Coar, in Whom retiies aproiuto power, Is th the ident, and esyocially with the form of government of France—that eapreme autho mofpromisee comais ten > , aad per in the accomp iskment of great ends an (0 the basen and the ob- expected tren.y of alliance. These bases ats BO longer the seme Which were settled by commo1 scoord in the latter times 0° (oe restoration, and which aitestion Independens 1 wit way a few wr consisted (n remodollingby ‘orce, If necessary— tne of Europe The ob et proposed ie of ® far superior sind. ( ie me establishment on the Uortinent of three preponcerating influences, maion would be to secure peace, the con- folidation of ihronen, and the well bewg Of the people. This wes the Oret idea of Pores Horge, who, after the Airoggies of the empire, conce:ved the Project of a grand European protectorate, which roonld b o exercited fn con cert with France. whose alliance appeared to bim (ndie- die. But the protectorate ot the present day hae jones still vaster. Ite application would be more equitable, more moral, Inaemuch as it woul! not tolerate future conqueste in ol! E If, indeed, some tlone of territory should be found necewrary, if claims abou! be presented on tho part of some Powor, be taken into consteration in ich wonld decide in the lest inatan: z Ey & jgium (Catholic in creed and Fregch in language) was placed under the yoke 0: Holland, Protectant and speaxing « foreign idiom. Al , Prassia and Russia socepted blindly the com- mon ares chain of Poland. If to the first of these Powers pot to speak of the principality ot Neuchatel, which destined to become a fertile source of embarrass azd conflict for the fuvure. England restored their crown to the Bourbons of Na- ples; but sbe haa taken the precaution to endow Sicily with a copstiution of ber manufacture, and she has seen ‘unis province rise against Naples to exact the exeoution In a word, we witnoss every where the leading thongbt and the band of Kogiand in the elements of disorder placed with infernal art under every throne of the continent. this was more than sufficient to occupy the sove- reigns !n their own domizions, and it condemned them forever to the regime of an armed peace; but this regime ts the augmentation every year more onerous of public expenditure; tt is the progressive discontent of popuia- tions, the permanent menace of trouble and of revolution, the declme and the decay of all the Continental Powers, the sentence of annihilation passed on their industry. One country only profits by all these internal embar- rassments. That country is England, whom her insular position exempts from the maintenance of costly armies; land, whose menufacturing ind enables her to the obstacles created by Jorty years?—nearly 60,000,000, 000f., of which the Part ling entered the oolfer of Groat’ Britain! It is Kag- land only that has grown rich by the general disaster; nad it is still England which; is alone benefitted by the treaties of 1816! At last, thank Heaven, this abnormal system, these causes of wi }, anaroby, and ruin to all, and of pros- perity to one, have fixed the serious attention of several great States. They have mutua'ly declared that they have been dupes and victims of the Machiavellic policy of the Cabinet of St. James, and they have admitted the necessity of Bt any cost, and radically, such state of ‘hey are actively preparing to de st Notes have been drawn upon the question, overtures made, communications exchsnged, and, in a word, nego. een ee moment carried on in the allence of 01 ‘When wili they produce a result? Or, at least, whon ‘will Europe be made acuainted with that result? It is impossible to tell you anything positive i ee on the subjeot. It is subordinate to a number of circumstances, to the ulterior march of events, to new complications which may arise. But whatever may happen, whatever obstacies may occur to this act of to the conciusion of that alliance w! Is to regeaerate the face of Europe—I repeat, for the last timo, that such ao alliance is suited to too many interests: it is too much the necossity of the situation not to be realized. it ts inovi- table. ¢ future—a future nearcr at hand than people suppose—will prove that my information has been ac- quired at excellent sources. The Submarine Telegraph and its Capabili¢ of eaeanmaens . {From the Liverpooi Pos! 1) J. R. Brunel, Eeq , presided at a mecting of the Iastitu- tlon of Civil on Tuesday, when « r was read on “Submarine rie hs,” by Mr. F. it. Window, Association Institution Civil Eagineer. The author discussed the respective ce of the telegraphs; wire, as in the lines of the Com- enh cane ih {retend. ‘The greater facility whic! Inter afforded for repair, aud the icss chance of having the business by rupture, since one wire only, and not all, aflected by the cause, was pointed out; and it was shown that the cost of the two systema did not materially differ. The conduct power of submergea wires was then theoretically vestigated, and it was shown that @ considerable diffe ence as to time existed between the transmission of sig pals upon suspended wires and upon insulated wires im. mersed in water or buried ip the earth. That while with the former i appeared that the only limit of practical speed was the possibility anal on the signal, in the latter the el rent Te ‘an appreciable period of time to arrive its destination, and anovher longer perio? to escape from te of time increased wire into the earth, and that this period regalarly with the length of the wire: consequently upon « line formed sf submerged wires of considerable length there would always be « limit of that could be trans- possibility of the number of signals mitted ina given time It ‘upon 1,600 miles ‘vtorrancan the lime which was about to Each word of average length woula thus occupy about « spared whereby this lateral induction, and consequently the evils arising from it, might be reduced, though , beiag in seoordance with a law of nature, it could not be en- tire'y avoided. The discussion which was opened was announced to ‘be continued at the next meeting. — Markets. Loypon MonwY Manuwt, Friday Evening, Jan. 16 —The money market is somewhat casior, although an active mo pressure has fate ot the Bask of Fagiand continues at 6 per cea! in some cases Yates are required. At the sa time « tone of groat confidence pervades the market, and Prevailing rome ee ene - that bite a at jonally of increasing are no Mliogether. disinterested. On the. Stock Fxoiiange thore was baturally demand for secommo ‘ation, to the elena, of bankers for disbursing ieree amounts due upon the railway and but it was not one of any ex! el . Po- litical questions now exercise little or no influence upon the of eeourities. The value of is now the main ¢/ement in estimeting their errivais of specie bave been moveratc, and tpclade parcels from the Wert Indies, Med'terrapean aud Brazile. The entire | Port from United Staves, per Canada, was on Fr: account, Considerable quantities of gold ha peon a Oe ee ne tinent, The return from the Bank of id for the week ond- the 10th of January gives following results, * compared with the previous week :— On the other side of the accocnt:— Gov't securities... ..£11,518,161 Decrease... Other securities. 6,342,084 Decrease 849.644 Notes unemployed.. 4,003,415 Decrease 108,000 ‘The amount of notes in circulation is £19,128,050, be- tng an increase of £192,750, and the stock of bullion im both departments is 110,180,082, showing @ decrease of £1,494 when compared with the a return, The bullion market bas been quiet this week, and the exchange list js without printed either for bar silver or Mexican dolisrs; the former has been dono at the quo- tation, but there are no more buyers at present. South American dollars are otlered {cooly at 6a. 1).4 , but with- out purebasers. Poubloons are stl sought for, and meet £36,900 rea y purchasers, at {ull prices, b Scene weved eee tSsases Silver Com, Mextoan and Spanish Dollare Spanish Pillar Ootlars........ ‘The Pritish fonds maintain great stoadines as will bo seen by reference to our {actuation table, have not varied much since our last. &; latore for or prices are somewhat discouraged by the maintenance of ibe by ‘value of money and by the of the silver draim, but the puoite afford considerable ea wo the markets. It is stated that some of the bona /de por cbares eflected have been for the account of the irish banks, which were previously compelled to sell stock to provide the means of meeting the lave ran for bullion on \helr establishments, Yesterday consels for monoy were firet quoted at 95),, and the last official prices were 08% 900%, and 4 to P4\y for the 6th of cary. After roguiar bours there were sellers for the account at 94, To day the market was inactive and console closed ist at, for money 92 5% to 91, and for the account at 0374 to M4. ‘The following table will show the Nuctuation: sols since the Oth (net. — —_—Pr Jan. Lowest. Saturday ..20 98 4 Foreign tecoritios bave been firm, but the ions pave been of quite om unimportant character, The pre- rangement of the aocount have prin ntion. © market hae been rather projad! y final core of the rettiement, yn ith the tendency Impro. ement youu | foeted. The Wapt of money having bon viously menifor im Pro- Tweed preponcerance of sales, also affected the market ad ly The directors of the Commerotal Bank of London have declared © bal! yearly dividend at the rate of 7 per cont per anouw, free of Income tax, payable om the 24th inst, Tue following ise lish of products in Douins Costa coun ty daring the"yoar past, as given in tbe Burvoyor's e- do.; oats, i 18,100; battle, 4,000; sha pi, 000; awine, Sale anton 16,000 bushels; plenty) tons. STOOK AND IMPROVEMENT STATISTIOS. Union publishes statistioal tables for Sacrameato pub! from which we draw the following total returas \ 811,224,655 655 Mining News. A BICH MINE. Some five years ago, says the San Francisco Herald, @ Of five Irishmen one man (rom oompaay Pike county ona claim near Al ’a ranch, on Wolf Oreek, and but a couple of milos from Grass Valley. At first, and for nearly two seri they worked inte bed of the stream aud im the banks, making fair avorage weges About eighteen months they struck a vein of suriferous quartz, A wagon load of it was dug up, crush ed, and found to yield one bundred dollars to the ton. They thon carried several Icads ol it to the Gold Hil) mili, which yielded one hundred and @fty dollars to the ton, rae tons of the rock produced as high as throe bundred dollars per ton. The company then went to work to erect a quartz mill, loh was completed on the lat cost of $40,000, Meanwhile some ore Were gotten out, which yiclded ell the way from two hundred and fifiy to hundred dollars ton. The lead is from one to four fect in thiskness, aud inoreases in width as explorations are made. The cost of orusbing the rock is twelve dollars and fifty conts, aad the average amount crushed twenty tons per day. The reguiar yield of emaigem of this mill is now not less than thirty thousand dollars per week; acd as the total ex. penses of running It will not exceed fifteen hundred dol- lars for the came length of time, itis easy to see whate princely fortune is rolling in upen the fortunate owners of thia gold mino. A portion only of their carnings is brought down to the mint for coinage, but, as the sub- joined figures show, that ‘ institution ’? can bear unequi- ‘vocal testimony of the riob: of thetr cialm, On the 8th of November there were doposited nine hundred and twenty-two ounces; on the 27th, ono thourand one bundred and nincty-three ounces and Afty- four hundredths, and on the 18th of the ms mo’ eleven hundred and six ounces and sixty-four hundredths ofanounce. Ths original holders of this magnificent claim etill retain possession of it, and as might be ex- pected, are totally averse to disposing of shares. Statistics for the Year 1656. OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES BRANCH MINT. ‘The following is a synopsis of the operations of the Uni- ted States Branch Mint, in San Francisco, for the year 1866, exclusive of the period between A\ 2 O>- tober 6, 1856, which time the Mint was clusod { ment:— Gold deposits, oz.. « $1,745,665 560 Silver depoatis, oz. .) 68,878 68 Gold cotnage...... + $26,146,400 00 Gold bars (unparted + 8,047,001 30 Gold bars (refined). 122,136 66 Silver coinage: 184000 00 Silver bars. 5 EXPORT OF TREASURE FOR 1866. The treasure exported curing tho year to all parts, by steamers and ailing vessels, is shown to be: — By steamers from Jan. 1 to De >. 20. + -$48,806,793 05 To Ohipa, by sail veesels, during the year. 1,475,538 00 Bo bast Indis... oe 1263463 00 To Mextco.. . ‘To porte in the Pacific Grand total for 1356. . 960,981,834 05 Grand total for 1866. + 44,640,090 53 Excoss in 1856 . 6,941,648 62 Qv The quantity oO: quick! during the year 1866 is as — _- sas _ AN OCEAN TARIFR. ‘The annexed tabio will show whst we havo had to pay during the year 1866 tor the transportation of goods to our rhores:— Freights from New York..... ‘Total freight for 1854, 7 Total freight for 1855. Excess in 1866 over 18€5........ «s+. By the following table lt wil! Be sock ikat the export 0 of mercnandise from this port for the last year hes faliea under = of 1856. Le § is — Log eed how ever, to qyanation vreadatutts year. Ia 1886, netther Now York nor Burope contributed as cus tomers to our wealth, nar have Australia or South Ame- rica purchased of us to the extent that they did lax sea aon — To China. $281,075 To Honolu! 250 66. To Mexico. 602,18 + To South America. 449,875 ‘To Australis... 1,078,885 To Tabiti.. 66,410 To Rasaia: 141,148 To Now York. 1,116,603 ‘To Vancow’ . 23,38) ‘To New Granada...... ° 25,' To Ports in the Ic. . 11,539 To Kast Indies 2,750 To Costa Rica. 12,160 To Nicaragua. 1 Total ‘Tote! in —Making a and twenty thousand and two hundred amd afy-four dollars. POPULATION. California bas not inoroase much in population durtug the Inat yoar. The statistios the port oxbibit the fast that the total arrivals during the yoar wore 28,266, and the departuros 24,03, showing only the ridieg ¢ in of 6,262, and that dui last six months of year the departures were 927 in excess of the arrivals, Revovat or Tue Yuna Orry inpiame.—Ool. Henley, In ai ent, bed arrived at Sacramento, says the Cali fornia American, with the remnant of the once large band of Dy }, Known as the Yube City In‘ians, now number- img only seventy Gve porson*, men women and children. The whole tribe were wits bim, excepting the obief ‘Wah ke tan, who, ‘cable reason, was standing he had not es8 to Femove, but the rude eloquence of leh be wae master, to do tae same thing A change hed doubt come over bis mind, as wo!) as the min is of his tribe, after ibe council held at Yabe City, a few wooks ago for \t wae with great diflicnity that many of them could be persuaded to leave, it being nooeesary wo call in the aid Marysville police to get them aboard of the boat. Colenel Henley war to leave Sacramento with them. on the Red itiu!'* boat, for Tobama, where be will jand them, and from that point will proceed with them on iand, a distance of twenty miles, 0 the Nomes | ackee Reserve, destination Tur Meapexrr’s Boom.—Jodge id hea sen tenced John Wise and Febely, con’ fa Trinity county of murder, to be banged on tho 16th of January next Miscellaneous. SNOW IN SAN FRANCISCO. ‘The heaviest enow storm ever kaown je San Francisco only one—occurred on Monday the yw fell dau for an hour or two, and covered the sammite of tho hills a sjasent to the city. The Contra Qosta range of moontains were covered reveral inches deep, and the snow bas not yet entirely disappeared. PECULATION AND DEFALCATION. Some excitement bad been created by tue discovery of a nyatem of pecuiation on the part of the Treasurers of some of the counties, and ope with the collection of State revenue, ing int treasary ee} Stale warrants inntend 3 the cash received Tt was suppored that thir fraa dulent practice bad beeu |, and that the State, as well an tax bad been wronged out of a large amount. Leoal proceedings had been coremenced against ofuicors in some cases. EXECUTED. Nathan Cottle wae execuved at Jackson, Amador county, coably to the sestemce of the law, for the arder of R. S. Cole, in Jan a: Volcano. He showed no repentance, but seemed to be o' bad done right. Over two thousand persons weenie GALE IN SAN FRANOISCO. the execution. ‘Tho city wae visited by a severe gale of wind and heavy rain on the night of the 30th alt. eS aaa wore eer: nt no damage of a serious charac tor Sore te the shipping. DEPARTURE OF M. DNLLON, Congul Dillon left San Francieco om the Sth inst., with bie family, on the Jobm L, Stephens, for his new coneu! genoralship FINES IN SAN FRANCISCO. ‘There wore 63 fires in the city during 1866; lort $105,980 —lers, we bdeileve, than during any previous year since 1848, RENUCING THE PXPENSES OP THE CITT. Under the preset obsrter the expenses of the city ge vernment bave been desreaged $726,137 in six mont by them from taxation From Southern California, Werrpy the followimg items from the San Diego Star apd Maid 1 mond, Surgeon U.S A., who had been year rtationed at San Diego, has been or: dered to Oregon. Dr. Wirtz bas hin place. Ope company of United States had arrived at san Mego A lot of ttoned to death a poor Indian boy, the property of Mrs. Marron, of San [iego. ‘There ere a number of improvements in the way of wotld ing® in San Diego. Kgge aro worth one doliar per dozen in San Diego. Lie at yj MAY A, beon ordered from the Colorado to the jon San Diego, where he is stationed ‘at present, with Captain Burton, the commanding oilicer ON Tuer Delng tow am Inne foroe at the Mission, we un- dorstand It is designed to re-open the thoatre at Mat ‘The monstor boiler for the engiue of the cos! company ts on (be top of tho bill at Loma, and will be lowered down (o tts deattuauioa di the coming week. ak Mechanics’ Loatitule te about being organized is La expected, arrived here . Seven companies of the First Dragoons, frem the Bip Grande, marched for the Pacife division. Four compa pies under the command of Major Steen, post at Sen 4nd two companies, under Major Blake, poat at Fort Ton ‘The Sewing officers are attached to the two latter Major Biake, Major Grier, Whitt u - sant Ogie,‘Asjutant, eaten Magrader, Quartermaster, Lieutenants Grogg, Wiliams and Pender gon mbar a ene St Sa ta re . The} then started for thelr dea oa Hon Tejon 4 tion at Fort Tejon, by San ‘The meo were not at ali fatigued by ino long journey— from Fort Union, it is over 1,000 miles. ‘The horses came ime little worn down, From Tuoson the want of ’ was very much felt Up to ihat point, there was abun dance of feed for the cattle, but tho latter part of tne . NEWS FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, Thanksgiving Day—Independence Anntver- sary—Plenty of fruit—A New York Boat- man Killed by a Sherk—Lossof an American Whaler—Burglaries—An Eminent Russtan ‘Travellcr—Theatricals—A Gri Chincse Ball—Whalemen’s Rights, Our files from the Sandwich Islands are dated at Hono- lulu on the 6th of Desomber. ‘The King had appointed the 25th of December as a day of thankegiving. ‘The /olynesian, of the 29th of November, eays:— Yeaterday was the thirteenth anniversary of Hawalian independence, and was observed Cog ivf as a holiday. At noon a salute was fired from Punch Bowl, and returoed by the Bavannah and Fmbuscade. The day passed off in the most ordorly manzer, and closed with a bali in the pee Mt the paince, which waa very sumerously We learn from Kona Hawaii, that oranges, sweet pota- toes and pumpkins are pienty and cheap tn that district. The crop of coffee was coming in, and would be better than previous appoarances had indicated. Cornelius Coughlin, boatsteerer of ship Navigat lying at Lahaina, while swimmisg Ly the side of the ship, on ay last, was gcized by wiarge shark. He es. caped once, but was again seized and taken down. He wes 22 years and was a vative cf New York. The Polynesian, ot Noy. 22, eays:—From the first of November to the present date, twenty two days, sixty- four ebipe and ove brig, epgaged in the whaling business, have ontered the port of Honolulu, having on board aa aggregate of 65,230 bbls, whale oil and 782,600 Ibs. bone, worth in the United States $1,700,000, ‘The Polynesian, of Deo. 6, contains the following itoms:— Mr. J. Hataey’s jowe ry establishment, near the corner of Nuvanu and King streets, was entered ou Tuesday night last by two young men belonging to the whaleship War- rep, forthe purpose of rovbery. Tn james are Alex ender and Dickson, and one of them it ts said is an old offender, haying been im @ house of correction iu the United States. sr. Halsey was fortunately awake at the time, and besring a noise, discovered th» thieves in time ‘to give the alarm and cause their appre!iension. ring the past week we have bad sevoral days 0! old fashioned, siow-but@ure, rainy woatber, which will benefit the gardeners greatly. ‘The French bark Tournay arrived here, with his I-xcol lency the Count Medem, Privy Councilior and Chamber lain of bis Majesty of all the Ruseias. Ho ts travolling for bis beaith, being pow on bis way to Tabiti, Australia and the East Indios, trom whence ho intends returning to ‘St. Petersburg. Wo understend that his Excelioncy will bi esented to bis Majesty this morning. Pampero, which cieared yesterday for New York, carries a full cargo of oil and bone and island produce. The foreign produce is stated on the manifest as valued At $155,109 76, and the domestic at $4,775 16. ‘The Trustees of the Sailors’ Home announce that # con- cert will be given next Monday evening, at tho Court House, at 734 o'clock. The entire avails of the concert ‘will be devoted to liquidating the debt upoa the H ne. Rowe & Co 's Pioneer Circus have been porforming im this city for tho Inst two weeks, aud i{ crowded houses are any criterion by which to judge of the excellence of the entertainmesis, further remark would be snperfiuous. The iste storm was very severe on Kauai, and the amovnt of rain that foll was greater than has failen atany ‘one time for jive years. ‘A very itportant decision was made {n Admiralty on ‘Tuesday, Nov. 25, by Judge Loe, in tle case of Capt. Wil- tor, lioma vs. the owners of ibe sbip Pho-nix. Capt, W. took charge of the Phoraix last fall at this port for the re- mainder of the voyage, with the to receive one {itteenth of the catchings and one dollar per barrel extra on the sperm cli taken. The owners sent out Capt. Pencileton, (the former master of the ship) to supercede Capt. Williams and continue the v. . The suit was Capt. W. to recover bia portion of the cargo, to the agreement. Aftor a full review of the facts in the case and authority of the Admiralty courts cf this kingdom, Obief Justice lve decided that Caps. Wil- issn Wa: entitled to one {ifteontn of this season's catch, a, wi announcement was rece. ved with great 080, Governor Kapeau, cf Hawaii, is reported a detaulter while acting as echo! treasuror. ‘This is owing in part, , to the very convenient mode followed om that ‘of allowing (axes to be place’ for safe-keoping in the bands of sehool trustees, instead of sending them to government sub treasury in Honolulu. Meteors bave been quite frequent du this month. We noticed one a fow evenings vince which hed « tall some eight or ten degrees in | lighted the at- ‘mor! near! brightas a moon, aiair, Among the distings: Ty none iabed guests present were, besides their Majesties. H. |!. H the Pre- maior, Princess Victoria Kashumaoa ; H. R. H, K their Excellencies the Ministers of Relations and of the Interior, John Ii, Keq., M. P.O. Comminsion ers of France and of the United States, all the resident Consuls ; Captain Harvoy and the officers of H. B, M.'s ebip Haven ; Captain Gizolme and officers of H. 1, M's ship Pmbuacade ; and many othors of te elite of Honolulu. CHARGES OF THY FRENCH GOVEKNMENT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES 1.06 ATION. { [From the Hosojulu Commercial Advertiser, Nov. 27 | We ‘earn that several letters from France were re ceived by the ast mail, representing that Marion Landais, jate Chancellor of the French Conmulite st Honolalo, arrived at Havre in July. He was not arrested thore in conformity with orders trans! ted from these islsnds, but he found very grave char to answer at the De. partment of Foreign Allaire at l'arie. Wo bear that the chief of these charges was too much Sesociation with Americans, and « rystemstic betray al of secrets of State in the enstody of the! reach legation, to them snd expecially to the American Commiesoner, who @acoured, upon official tations. dated at Honcialu, of bein: dangerous man and ao invelerate “ian nvemtigat gation of tke cha fost M. Landale and An charges agus anal an) otbers has been ordered, we are inform od tt te aaid that the commander of tne corvette L cade, te cherged with such investigstion If it is #0, we hope that, m justice to all, he will be thorough in bis inqui- rie, © Doone, but ondeavoriog to discover all the truth, whoever !t may affect, seeking ovt crery source of and ting whatever be may bear Bhovld tt be id that the Americas Commiasioner bas descended to the degradation of making & tool of Freech egents, be has been widely astray i» iatitede, and he will receive ovr mort unquaiitied cone How ever much we respect him, be will mot escape severe condemnation ingoch a ease He owes it to ait to an infepen im to do it ia the plainest and TO THE EDITOR OF THR HONOLULU PACIFIC COM MERCIAL ADVERTE 1 bog to advert briefly to an article in your \net iseue, jn which I am called on to vindicate myself against the charge of obtaining, improperly, the possession of |mpor tant secreta of State in the cvstoty of the French loge dangerous mec, and ao Matter can soon be eet convorestion with Mr. Lan out making « tool of him or any one cise. fy Of tacit understanding whion ore gentloran wil! com. Prebend, we motvally avot: Il reference te oational tobi swe upom which a difierence of opinion might be sup- to exist. It le then utterly vntrue that M. Landais Any manvor, made me cognirant of matters un- er bie own Confiientia! keeping, or thet of hi principal Sueb a charge, if & thing of the kind can be possible, im BtrOolovs, aD It Could only bave originated im the con adepraved mind. ic must judge whether 1 a nity—from Frenchmen er fer that I am not regarded in quite fo dark & lie! tbat in®which you are advived | bave been represented. Justice to M Perrin requires me to aid that, oo the day of the of your leet paper, be gave me ptar ily moet direct and posit ve are rance, o90n tis honor—@hieh no one can doudt—' th to Frevebmen, and that be did not now enter ertained. any much idea. He fort ‘ho dowb!, that whatever was the accusation mad inet M. Landaie, {| wae & matter solely reon bi if apd bis government, which he could m» Ink ot divwiging 'o suy ome. What such accosation may have been, is therefore « matter of conjecture, except 80 far of the isiters to which you refer disclose (it. My only concern with It regulte from motives of self r Vy = ae if lan impiiosted, | oan only aay that it {i bas boon the rewult of a most preverse miecyprsnension, of whieh no mam of in. tell genes ought to be gully. This vindication, if you please to call il so, should have come from another ut opinions are different on each matters ve no disposition to complain. It in, however, jon that he who is cited In the pub- Ne of a calumnious oharge, shouid be aa the to disclaim it th fh the same . _ roan anna Legation of the Cattod States, Hovor cic, Dee, 2, 1986, MBETING OF THM AMERIOAS OLTN—WBLOOME TO ‘THR WHALING PLEBT. (From the Commerciai advertiser, Ni Om Wedaceday evening last, Nov. i @nthurissiic meeting of American ottiz: be Club hey om Hotel street, Tae pining en sWongers in port eae vo large, The bs “x! was called to order by Wm. a Alariob |. Dr. Garona Fae t ar? & oes sines objects (or waiok it was boo names of Cy Cre addressed the ug were Cox, Pomorsy and Freoon, Messrs. mpbol!, Guillou, Gilman, Har: * food Hon. D. L.. Gascc aaid—This assembiage of American | indeed, most cheorizg. Such « gathering is | sight in these islands. Hore we are, thou ‘away from the places of ovr nativity | Diaces thouancs of miles, perhaps, asunder—yot ia the same common country, unter tho same gio rious fiag, and bicesed with theaame beneficent institu » My home {s noar the noble old Missismppi— | the father of rivers, Most of you who boar me wore oredied within gound of the Atiantin's scarf, or among the mounting or {n the veles of Now York it ighty American re- LA erry} rejoice to call it ali our country—to piedgo it talth of pacrtntic hearts, and vo over mutual congrs lations that our lot tn life was Orst}cest withta its borde: Tt tm sometimes charged that we boast too much of country and {ts inatitutions n of the Anglo Saxon race are uo: y somewbat that way, but it is « peculiar'ty that they rarely boast withoct substantia! reason. Th ir prewea ‘sions are usually 40 wollsupported that they cannot roa sovably be cailod in question, And why may not Ameri cans boast? If they wish to do ao they nave ampio ma- terial. They have acountry whose advances in the cervor of greainess are unparalleled. The tonnage of its com- mercial marine is af this moment ta adlyauce of that of any other nation. Tho sbipping of the | civiized world (8 composed of 145 600 vos- eels, with an aggregato tounage of 16,600, 000 «Of these vessels 48,1: 0 are American, with « toa mage of 6,061,416. reat Britain and her colon\es have 35,960 ships with @ tonnage of 6,043,270. Thus it ap pears that the commerce of the earth is maioly |: a bands of the Anglo-Saxon race. aa tea aud a ball millions of all the tonnage atloat 's their property. Our institutions conler a greater degreo of individual freedom than those of juite as much security of life and property, vernm¢ nt—thanke to American tuiluences—| us tn this reapect, and stands the second in the whoie list of governments which do noi arrogate tho right of tater. medd)ing in matters of religious bellef The whalers who come to the Hawaiian Islands have much to do with in dividual and public prosperity. The life of this kingdom gomes from ihe sea; the main sinews of its strengtn ere the samo which bravo the rigors of hyperborean ro. gions, subjugate the leviathan monsters o{ the deep. But for the American whale fisheries Honlulu, haiza and Hilo would have been mere villages of rude bute. Even the Hawaiian government might have wanted a piace im the (amily of uations. Let the whaling leet cease to make these islands their annaal resort, and ‘we should see desolation where now prosperity abounds. Your flourishing mercantile houses would bo closed, and their proprietors seek oa! more profitable scones of ad venture, Desolation would stalk abroad over tho lant, and the rank gravs epring up on the now well trodden strects. The Iiawailan government has wisely acted with roference to these and nocessitios [ts poiloy bas been to encourage !mmigration, to favor com- merce, to throw out all possibie attractions to the foreigner. Thus, foreigners are allowed to acquire resi entate the same as vatives. They may become sudjects, entitled to overy right of the country witbout renoune- ing their own natural allegiance. There is not up face of the earth a country go liberalin its paturalization and its cenoral treatment of fore! Hawaiian kingdom. Ali honor to genorat policy’ it ie Of gratitude It deserves a return of good will, which { know American feeling is propared to accord. Long may such a feeling be perpetuated. Long may the soveraigu who now wisely controls the reias of sdmiaisiration, bo spared to perpetuate the liberality whioh his predeces- @ors ipavgurated. The ‘‘American Ciub’’ is uot a coa- wharf om (to the oe im the dock, ani considerabiy Our atree'a om Monday rere impas ade, of acoouat of the immense mow 4: , but throug So nguner of the Selectmen were oct through these 4 , and by nignt icles ag wel! fs pedestpers could mat a comfortaoly. The toe in the Sound betag very was not much aifected by the aterm. On Wednesday 01; bt @ second storm commonoed trom the same quarter, which Insted about five boars, when wind thiftes to northwest. Tuesday and Wednesday moderate days— Wednesday particularly—the wind being southwest during the catire day. ‘On Thursday morning the wind again shifted to tas perth west, and blew violenuy. A snow storm elso visited us af the same time, which continued throughout the day. . MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE. The Naatuoket Serenaders gave a coacert at the Athe- noum on Monday and Tuesday ovonin.s of this week. ‘We learn that tae Nantnoket Brass lssnd intom a@sotree for the benefit of the Band at the Atheneum, wm or previous to the 234 February ACOIDANT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW UP THE 16m. ‘Mr. George Marvin was siignuy to/ared on Weanssday Aiternoon, by the oxpiosion of @ bottle which had bee ‘sunk for the purpose of blowing up the lee. The hot ai had been dropped {aio the bottle, and as it did not stantly explode Mr M. removed {¢ from the water to aa- certata the cause, when «de bottle ¢xploded tm nis hand. | owtting bis noc, and hands and scorching ais face amd hair. WSLLS COVERED UP wird BESOUS. On Monday evening lasta young lad, son of Mr. Bem- jamin T. Folger, id. started to go to a nelgubor’s howse | for milk, and was obliged to gross gome lots well | Dicokaded wits snow. The boy climbed « fence, and im | jumping of on the otber aide fell into « well 18 fect | which banked over with auow s0 a to compl ido tt from sight The iad, thinking to climb out, we moved bis boots and made the atemps but was not sus- | eetafal, He than commenced crying for assistance, aad was Gually rescued by Mr. George W. Sanford, whe SNOW—ORTUNATE | ebamced to be in his yard oear by, and hearing the | ortes, at first supposed they proceeded trom some neigh- boring house, but as they continued le made a soareh, and found the boy, who was by thas time pretty weil ex- daunted. The Proposed New Stage Route—Indiguation | Mertng, | On Wedreaday evening o mocting of the citizens of the Fighteeoth ward, opposed to the proposed line of stages, ‘wes hold at the Dem! it Dispensary corner of Twenty third street and Second avenue, pursuant to the following notice — A moeilng of the property owners and residemte oa Law tom even, Gramercy park aad Irving place, opposed te 0 line of omnituses being run through said sireet. wil: be Geld a! the Demilt Dispenaary, corse Twenty-thicd airact and He- coud avesue. on Welaasay cveaing, Jan. 2, at Th, 9'clook. Ali lmtorosied ace requasted to aitond PETRE COOPER, ) ON SLLNG, Ink G, MALL, | dommicoe. Jo. GOLIs, 1 Levi COOK J ‘The sudieace was composed of the most inaental at- tizens of that portion of the city. On motion, F. F-. Marbury, Faq., was vnanimousl; ide, and J, F, Goil and N, 7. Conkling . The Craimmay anid that the whole of their district Bed beea very much excited by a proposition which did net originate with them, and whch allucted thom (no very tmportant interests, but which had received no faver whatever in the district through which this of ‘The ‘rat tat subject wae @ orantbuses is proposed to pass. he reecived rolative to momorial against this measare; by the public papers that some action the Board of Councilmen, hoe bad th 7 there to inspeot the proceedings. Tne application, wim the recommendation of the Mayor, had been reierred to the Commitico on Strects. Ho learned from Couneit- | man Franklin that it was to mect at two o'clook day. Ther 9 Wty for tho people interosied to exprese clave to plot treason. It isan association just as iegit!- watoas the Brush and Gorman Ciups forme: for the par poso of mutual advantage and improvement—form .d, 1° you picare, to encourage a spirit of patriotism aad’ of ‘American nationality. Its members know their dutios to the authorities under whion ‘and I take it upow myself to ceciare that tboy will never fail in say obliga- Ucas which belong to their position as mombers of so- clety. The value of the union—the grand sou ce of all our nationa) groainoss—iooms up as au of tho bigheat concern. We forget localitice—we g00- graphical divisions—we look to the national banner, ‘with tte radiant stars and uneullied stripes, as a: - biem of anity, and we indulge the coutident he ‘that the unity it represents nay be perpetuated. Forever scoursed bo the American who shail harbor the ides of disunion! Let his right hand be withered when if is raged to enforce such a sentiment! Let nis tongve be palsied if \t aitempt to give utterance to the thought! The confederacy forever—one in its unity and inscparable in ite aseociations—the union of the States in porpowity, this ‘be the thought,and the steadfast purpose of every Ameri. can citizen! In bebait o/ you, fellow citizens on snore, | fee] authorized to welcome you of the sea to visit (hese halis aa your convenience may distate—to avai your: selves of the advantages of information and rational amusement bere provided—to cultivate with all*wher you meet the epirit of friendship, and above all to cherish an ardent love for the glorious stars and stripes which represent our nationality. | wish your cruises suocosaful o the utmost ee ee ae 6 Goal retwrs to your end frionds, with full cargocs, eatisiioa owners and bappy consciences. : News from the West Indies, SUGAR CULTIVATION — OFFICIAL aProtNryentT— PUBLIC SOHOOLS AND RELIGISUS SOCETIEY — YELLOW FRVER—THE CUBAN SLAVE TRADE AGI- TATION—TAE WKATHER. From the West Indies we have files from Kingston, Ja. maica, to Jan. 12. ‘The Cornwall Caromicle cays — ‘The genera! appearance of the rural distriot ‘s favor. able and promising towards a . We observe ‘that many estates are manufacture ther ea PL the refinement of sugar, but adds maicrially to the ‘mcreare of the rum ‘The Kingston Journal of Jan. 10 says :— tm this communlhy are larly fond and and on they tog purchasers. The iced appic is a prime favorite. Alexander Bannerman, (iovernor of the lshamat, aoa ‘Mr. Darting inthe Governorehip of Newfound jand. The Kingston Jewrnal of January 94 says:—According to religious observance, watch waa kopt during the Inet nicht of the old, to uabor in the fothooming New Yoor, ‘The first meeting im connexion with tho Religions fm provement Society, waa held im the Freeman Chapel fnebool room, Kingston Rt shipped to London from Jamaica, paid vory ‘The Kingston Jovrnal conta:ns the following ¢ummary The lagietstare has been prorognod Mr. Hosaok's financial statemoat for the year has given Ceverved satisfaction. Yellow ‘ever bas mace) reat havoc amonget the troops, | five officers ani aumber of privates ba fallen vio- tims tothe disease. A fow fatal cason have osounred amongst our Dative population, which |. accousted ratner extraordinsry Mr. Abraham Lindo bas been elected member for Tre lawey ‘The Kingston race meeting proserted an abimating ecene. The usual examinations of scholareat the various tchonis throug gout the isiaod at ths season of the year have terminated with evident satisfaction to al! parties. aan an ite om ee at cote pelabanes | tho island, for the purpose 3 | both Houses’ Parl! complaining of the infraction Of treaties fer (be saggeemMon of the slave trailic. whicn ie now being openly eamried on with Cuba. We presume — that something definhe #1!) be done between thisand the | Assembiing 0: Hartiament {n Febroary next. The heat is no longer \atense during the day the weather is agreeable. which not only condiices to | News from Nantucket—Nineteen Days Later. For nearly three weeks we bare been without any jo telligence from the litle island of Nantucket, which is | tituated in the Atlantic ocean, to the south of Cape Cod, a few hours rai! from the Barnstable coast, and belongs ox | cluaively to the old Commonwoa th of Massachusetts. Naptocket during @i) this times hae also been deprived Of advices from the main laud, the [ce bound shores of the ol: Bay State presenting « formidable and ineur- mountable barrier, which bas efiectually out off al! jater- course. The same happened i# 1866. but the imtercourse then was not stopped for #0 longs ime. Io our chronological history for that yoar, onder date of the Téth of February, Valentine's day, w it the followiwg :-— lows recetved from the Island of Nantucket, Mers., ich had been cut of from all cor nication with the main land for nearly two works. ‘Since that time a tubmarine telegraphic cable hut been iaid to the isiand, but aa misfortunes never come eing'e, that to, became unmanageable and refused to do ite work, At latt some daring reyagevr baa succeeded io reaching the continent, and through him we baye rece'y ed the Nontuckot snowtrer, of Friday, Jan. 93, from which | we have talg@m Me following extracts: — ATTEMPT TO OPEN A PASSAGE. An attempt wee made on Woerdnesiay afternoon to blow op the ice in the steamboat dock, bet on ascouns of \ts ext thickness | prove! ensuccersfal. || was \bere ¢ determined to taw & © Brant Volet on re inrorable, and a ver of men were engaged for the work, but the . The veamer ieland and weuld doubilet SEVENTERS DAYS WITHOUT ADVICES. Tt if seventeen days today since we heard a word | from the Uoited States, and what the people are about we know cot, They must be anxious to bear from as. | ‘What « pity it is that they ehould be deprived of a know. | ledge of affaire on Nantacket, end the istest news from Purope SBVERE STORMS OF TRE (ISLAND. A tevere Unved trovghovt the mgm, ard exceeded in violence any storm experienced here for several years. Chimneys were blown down, and walls blown from houses, The vanes from the West Mill were torn of, and considerabie damege dono in diferent directions. A quantity: \om ber belonging #9 Mir. Peleg Macy was vlown from ths { adjourned upon the subject. In the evening he chamber of tae Board of Counciimes, bere the Commitice on Streeis was to make tts report ‘The sub ect bad been referred to thom the night before they bad thoir meeting. At syme bour that day, and im the same evoning, the committee wore prepared witn the report whioh they submitted, setting fortn that they bad advertised in three of the pubiio papers of the city of New York, for those who wore tntorented either for er this pro cot appear and meke thoir represcata- tions before the commiitee The commities thea westpa and said that notwithstanding this advertise only four persons bad sppeared before them T bad listened to their statements; but after giving them due consideration they were constraiaed to recommend the prayer of the petitioncrs t bo granted. They did not state in what news; the noues A he hed no douvt the annocpoement usm form ‘as to dew request tonppear bofore that commitice would come upon them with a: much surprise as tho original po ne! id. [ie woatd do (njustiee to Counciimen Freak- ‘and Bircsall, the represeatatives of their ward, | he did pot award to them the highest praise for their zeal and activity tm opposing this measure. The residents of this neighborhood never asked for the measure, they were satisfied with the presen; accommodation, Tay bad Third and Fourth avenue ratiroads and « number of ecolievt liscs of oOmmibuses. They bad called together to enquire whother they had a aay voice in the government under whion they lived. Many of the members of the Board of Aldermen exht- bt & disposition to consider aud act ad: \sodiy upom tbia subject, bat other membors of the body com- mitted themselves ‘mprudenily. The measure was now under consiaeration tp the Board of Aidermes. The eub- ject was referred to a special committee, waich had ed- vortised its tires meeting for the 2d Febraary, at it o'clock. They (the citizens of the b.ghtesmtn ward) ba@ | encouragement 10 hope, said tho chairman, that this measure, so ‘ntmioal to their interests, would uot be ‘A ‘committee of fvo was Ye ae to draw up resote- Nome expreasive of the ovject which the megtiog bad been convened. Counciiman Breosatr wi wi | J. W. Girard, Eaq., lutions, which were unanimously BEMONSTRANCE OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF PRO- PERTY (IN LEXINGTON AVENUE, GRAMERCY raBe AND IRVING FLACK AGAINST TRE ROTARLISNMRNT 2 ALINE Lu OMNIDUSSES IN THOSE STREETS. © reapoottully protem( againas |i, [or those reasons j— Ist, That nove of the owners or occupants of houses om Mine have asker for it or want it. a 4@ we Delicve that to a man they are opposed to it, and protest against It. So. Because it is , Se the lines of rati aoc Ompibus op the [nird and Fourth aveaues repply the public wants, each avenue being wubin a #'cpes throw of the proposed route. We beg leave to represent that we selected this portion of the exy an our resi lence for tte quict and repose, whick 10 OUF Com‘ort ax to the value Of Our pre- yance of ourselves and families, our property. Wo werefore trust and respectfully of Alermen tba; they will not comour Ih the best it aevieed jegisiation of the Board of ~) ng the proposed ordinance, and that they will tbls measure, merely to pot m vate the pockets ind vi¢vais who bave no Interest In ected, which we deom to pe the great object sure, and not the public good § : H i? ture, which has jost been read, of this meeting; and that it be Aloermen, wbrovgh referred. ! a i ; aj F r felet laitit reokiin aod Mr. Birdesi!, and by & Dumeryoaly Ft remoostrence Received, Teat we Rave Beard & sisted wih regret that some of the hovorabie Leth fy al- pany Ste fy grantees OF to the Mayor of city to the measare, be- fore they knew anything aboot ita morita, or the wishes of the owners and occupants of property route; and we trust that if that iy case that their sense of wil them to yote upon the question according to the die~ tates of their own judgment, sow A the facta before them, and not upon a previous , fou in ignorance of the case, by which they would act of moch_ greater (njusttcs to themselves than to as. Real That inasmach as the was not on! tho route, but ie against thetr and ie unnecessary wbich could bave Noth It been JW. Gs wou! Dought apd sold at belleved they never would be