The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1858, Page 3

Incidents of Lieut. Beule’s Expedition. NEB INDIANS ON THE ROUTE—SINGULAR CASE OF RONESTY—DRECKIPTION OF THE MOR AVES—BRAUTY © @P THR WOMEN—CKOSSING THE COLOKADQ—A MOKRID FRAST—INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE @AMELS, ETC., ETC. The survey of the Pacific wagon road on the 85th parallel of latitude is completed. We started from Ban Antonio, Texas, on the 26th of June, 1857, and an advance party arrived at Los Angeles on the 11th of November; making the entire trip in four and a half months. The survey was ordered to be made fwom Fort Defiance to the Colorado river, but the party did not go to the post. The work was begun at the Pueblo of Zuni, and terminated at the Colora- do. We did not meet any Indians, or even see any, until we were within a few days travel of the river, when an event occurred which interrupted the mo- noteny of our hitherto uneventful journey. We had eamped for the day at the base of some tall and wegged hills, and our geologist thought he would take a stroll and examine the huge boulders which were lying around. Meeting with some curious spe- eimens, be laid down his double barrel gun to look at them, and went a few paces further in his search for others. Imagine his consternation on looking up to find his weapon in the possession of three Indians, who, but a moment before, had been as remote from his thoughta as the east is from the west. Mr. Geologist had often spoken of seeing Indians that me one else saw, and of deliberately scrutinizing them; but alas! that cool self-possession forsook him en this occasion, and making a straight coat tail, he came into camp as if all the furies were after him, his countenance pale as hshes and his eyes glaring wildly. He had not once thought of recourse to the ix-shooter at his side. We had seen the tracks of Indians for several days, and Lieutenant Beale, who knew their value ag gpites, had that morning expressed a desire to make one of them prisoner; and, singular to say, be- fore the day closed we caught two of them—an old man anda boy. They were er frightened at first, but after clothing and feeding them they seemed to be very well satisfied. That night we let fhe boy fo but the man remained with us three days, and served the expedition greatly by guiding ws to water. ‘The next morning, while we were eating break- fast, we heard a loud ‘“‘halloa” by a strange voice, and what was our astonishment to seen an Indian gure towards us with our geologist’s gun in his He came into camp alone and restored it to Lieutenant Beale, talking rapidly all the while, oe to the sky and ground, and swaying his incessantly to and fro. The Superintendent le him a few trifling presents and sent him away highly pleased. Such restoration of a gun, the dearest of all things to an Indian, is, perhaps, with- out a parallel. We reached the Colorado river on the evening of the 19th of October,and camped on its margin, in a beautiful grove of cottonwood trees. Here we found swarms of the Mohaves, and a finer looking set of men I never saw, nearly all of them standing six feet in height, and many even taller. They wore nothing but a cloth girt about their loins, and exhibit the very perfection of manly strength and symmetrical vans steno as the pine and active as the deer. Their faces are intelligent and even handsome, the cheek bone being but little more prominent in them than in the white race. The wo- men wear skirts made of the inside of the bark of trees, and show some taste in making them. They are very lively and kept up an incessant chatter, seeming to be quite happy and not at all the degrad- ed creatures they have been represented to be. Obesity seems to bea mark of beauty among them, for they are the largest women I ever saw. They seem to like white men, and when I tied a fancy co- Jored handkerchief around the neck of one of them, she commenced laughing immoderately, and I thought she would have embraced me. The Colorado river is a beautiful stream. It is about 300 yards wide where we cross it, and has from twelve to fifteen feet of water in the channel. This was perhaps 170 milesfrom its mouth. Further down of course it is much broader and deeper. The next morning we began the work ef crossing it, This occupied us two days, and was a most tiresome job. All our ge was taken over in an India rubber boat, which the foresight of the Superintendent had rovided, and which answered its purpose admirably. r force at this time was divided, it being ati eee to put a guard over our baggage, as it was deposi on the western side, to keep the meddlesome natives | eff who swarmed around it; and a pee on the eastern side to watch the wagons and to direct the work; and I do assure you I have been much more pleasantly situated and have had far more agreeable peighbors than those swarms of gigantic sa’ who were anxious to inspect jing, and eften broke into loud cries and fierce gesticulations, seemingly bent on a fight. The medus operandi of getting our ns over was to put air beds under them, and stretching entirely across the river, which was made fast to the wagons, we pulled them over by main strength; and it required no little effort after the: ed gotten into shoal water to get them to the shows. ¥ bed trey Nebo yy ee Seizin, ni » with @ heart, and seemed to consiser it great sport. »! Having gotten our baggage over, then came the eamels. It is asserted in natural history that the: eannot swim, and we watched the experiment wi! intense interest, as their loss would have been a ge perhaps a fatal disaster to the expedition. t, only one of the males was led down to the river, & was then fastened to his head and thrown to & man in the boat, in order to keep his nose above the surface in the event of his really iy gy toswim; but the precaution was needless, At first the animal refused to enter the water, but once in he breasted it bravely and though carried some distance down the stream by the rapid current, he reached the opposite shore in safety, amidst the plandits of the entire multitude, both of Indians and white men, and to our unspeakable satisfaction. The rest were sent over, five and #ix at a time, with- but any difficulty. We were not as fortunate with our mules, Worn ‘ont by incessant labor, and weakened by want of food, some of them were unable to resist the strong down and drowned. Then hold will, out of ‘ Frrowing, bape. ploses of the rockin ol Tee! fires Boh they Wea’ huaily andled, they allowed té bur for a few moments, and then, no able ‘to refrain from their horrid feast, they tore it with thetr teeth like hungry dogs, while their faces end harris were besmeared with gore. Having suc- ceeded in getting over the river without any serious accifent, the next morning, a little after sunrise, we bade adieu to the place and its inhabitants, and moved on to the setting sun. On the 5th of November we reached the Mohave river, a very small stream, scarcely more than brook, and as our mules were greatly in need of rest, and our provisions were nearly run out, Lieut. Beale Jeft a party in charge of the and teams, and taking all the camels, (twenty-four in number.) and about twenty men, went the Mormon road, which was distant only fifteen miles from our camp, towards San Bernardino, for fresh supplies. Finding @ ranch within five miles of the town, we made the necessary purchases, and detatching a sufficient number of men to take the loaded camels back to the relief of our friends om the Mohave, we turned our faces towards Los les, which we reached in two more days’ travel. @ restof the party went to Fort Tejon, and arrived there about the 14th of No- vember. The road is @ good one. Some portions of it ran through valleys as fair as poets ever dreamed of, and which for miles are literally as level as a floor. we su at times for water, yet be it re- membered our mission was that of pioneers, We had no landmarks, and no guide bat the compass; those who come after us have -. to follow the course lak down for them. can see bot Mooavelindians: 1 donot tink n emyeran ae, fo ns. ane t ’ ‘unless a large one, could trust them. my Too much praise cannot be awarded to Lieut. Beale for the indomitable energy which he dis- throughout the journey. I beliewe if he wanted to go through a stone wall be would wear his fingers off working at it. His self-denial is most praiseworthy too, for his fare was precisely the same as that of the humblest of the party, while he shrank from no privation or danger. There is one feature of this expedition which | wish to notice more particularly than any other; and ‘that is the camel experiment. For me to enter into a history of the animal would be very like presumption, when there are eminent authors to consult; but I may be allowed to mention a few facts concerning them, gathered from personal observation, The wy wearers said to be superior ones, and certainly presented a e far more sight! appearance than miserable soatores nomen exited in strolling menage- ‘With their pack saddles on, which are not often 2 Femoved, they stand about eight feet in height. formation does indicate t 5 thelr legs being ler, their ally being very small; and yet they may be with from 1,000 ‘to 1,200 pounds, which they will oa from morning t Tatigue; but their till night without any si of fitners for travel over, the’ Plane consists in their capacity to endure the want of food and water. They do not require to be fed at all, as are con- stantly eating along the road while ravelling, stretching out their long necks and ¢ what! ever of verdore comes within their reach, without re. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1858. ‘thousand ns, or even the thors thei uiter duarggard of the quality of thelr ae Cohene J saw one of them, one x some animal in his mouth, , doubtless, for months in the sunshine, and continued his efforts to chew it for an hour, and that, too, after just filling himself with excellent gracs. ‘ Thegare very docile and are easily managed, though one ignorant of their habits would give him- self up for lost when they begin their fierce snarl- ings. Their gait is slow; but their stride ix greater than that of a horse, being about three feet in length, and with steady travelling they will average three miles per hour. They do not Kueel to receive Hated eat wo Real not a8 sagacious ted, and in that respect are as ‘the horse, as they do not seem to comprehend Jan- guage at all; but with a kir-r-r, ki-r-r (rolling the tongue against the roof of the mouth), and a gentle pene ‘on their necks or a pull upon their halters, ey assume the recumbent position. Such portions of their bodies as come in contact with the ground while kneeling, or rather crouching (for they get down upon their bellies like a cat or S06). are provided by nature with what are called “callo- sities” or insensible flesh; thus clearly showing they eA command, as has been as bi for the purposes to which they are ay . It has also been stated that when too heavily laden they refuse to fise, and utter a piteouscry, Ihave seen them loaded in one or two toeapoen until they could not rise, but never knew one of them to refuse to make the effort. 1 have known them to up bars burdens caer ia their ren me a with an ague fit, while the: soney on like drunk- en men; but unlike any ollier animal, they never re- fuse to go. Their cries are atere So-stpenenttel: distress or dissatisfaction at all times. When suppressed they are the same as the lazy grunt of a hog; but when enraged it is much more wild, and greatly like that of ¢ Bengal tiger when “stirred up with a long pole.” They will go without water from five to ten days, which peculiarly fits them for long journeys over a country where water is scarce. They are a ruminating animal, lying down at night to chew the food which they gather on the road durii the day, and consequently do not require to be herd- ed like mules or horses; and better still, they cannot be stampeded by the Indians, which is always their first object in cases of attack on parties crossing the Plains. Their feet, which are large and nearly round, are soft like cushions, and seemingly not at all adapt- ed to travelling on flinty ground, or climbing the sides of mountains; and yet we took them heavily loaded, up and down steeps, where we dismounted and Jed our mules one by one, and where the earth was strewn with sharp stones; but their feet received no injury. They seem to be as well adapted to a cold as toa warm climate, for when winter approaches nature provides them with an exceedingly thick and warm coat of hair. Our country has proved perfectly fa- vorable to a propagation of the species, and the ex- periment in all respects may be set down as a com- plete triumph. I pronounce them far superior to any other animal as beasts of burthen. New Patents lesued. The following is the list of patents issued from the United States Patent Office, for the week ending Jan. 26, 1858—each bearing that date:— John R. Albertson, of Alleghany, Pa., improve- ment in potato planters. ore Banks, of Dadeville, Ala., improvement in plows. John 8. Barden, of New Haven, Conn., improve- ment in rotary pumps. Nicholas Bennet, of New Lebanon, N. Y., assignor to David Parker, of Shaker village, N. H., improved washing machine. Edmund Brown, of Lynn, Mass., air tight pepper IX. Erastus T. Bussell, of Shelbyville, Ind., improve- ment in machinery for obtaining and preserving power from trains while ‘ing railway stations. Matthew Delany, of Clinton, Mass., improvement in apparatus for dyeing yarn in the skein. Patrick 8. Devlan, of Camden. N.J., improved gas heating apparatas. George W. Doolittle, of Richfield Springs, N. Y., improvement in railroad car coupling. ‘hristian H. Fisenbrandt, of Baltimore, Md., im- provement in musical wind instraments. E. L. Evans, of Providence, R. I., improvement in currycombs. Joseph W. Fawkes, of Christiana, Pa., improve- ment in machines for plowing. Thos. Floyd, of Chambersburg, Va., assignor to himself, D. K. Wunderlich and B. F. Nead, of the same place, improvement in the art of making 8, W. K. Foster, of Banker, Me., improvement for making blades tor pencil sharpeners. Samuel Gumaer, of Chicago, Ill., improvement in railroad car brakers. W.D, Guseman, of Morgantown, Va., improved device for shifting the bolt to effect the taper in shingle machines. Jas. A. Hamer, of Reading, Pa., improvement in a. W. Heywood, of Baltimore, Md., improvement in machines for planing away ice in rivers. Abel Hildreth, of maston, Me., improvement in tida] alarms. John C. Hoadley, of Lawrence, Mass., improve- ment in heaters and coolers. P. C. Mosier, of Horner, I!]., improvement in corn planters. Elijah Morgan, of Morgantown, Va., improved shingle machine. Jacob H. Mumma, of Harrisburg, Pa., improve- ment in straw cutters. Batler G. Noble, of White Water, Wis., improve- ment in tanning leather. David G. Olmstead, of Vicksburg, Miss., improve- met in SW oseess es W, OseeSc, of Columbus, Ohio, improve- set steam throttle valves. ‘ohn Pearson, of Sterling, lowa, improversentt in railroad car coping. Horatio Pollard, of Boston, Mass., improved heel spur to prevent slipping on ice. W, Race and 8. R. C. Matthews, of Seneca Falls, N. Y., improvement in hydrants. Jacob H. Reighard, of Birmingham, Pa., improve- ment in lanterns. ‘ on Sehneider, of Chicago, Ill., improved pad- loc! Ebenezer Seaver, of Boston, Mass., improved galvanic battery. George Seitz, of Baston, Pa., improvement in pre- paring mash for distillation. C. A. Shaw and Jas Clark, of Biddeford, Me., im- for skins. provement in a tanning fallen , of Auburn, N. Y., improved rak- and binding devices for harvesters. vid W. Smith, of Boston, Mass., improvement in firearms. — guard of Be Smith, of Buffalo, N. Y., improved water wheel. William Stoddard, of Lowell, Maas., improvement in Pirenne Tangurt of Philadel hia, Penn., improve- ment in canvass sheets connected with life preserv- ing rafts. Soseph ping of Westfield, N. Y., improved wea- -, of Greenwich, N. ¥., improve: lenry Waterman, of Hudson, N. J., improvement in railroad car Im Norman W. of New York, N. Y., arrange- ment of passages and valves for cushioning the piston of stean —. L. C. Wilder, of Lexington, N. C., improvement in corn harvesters. J.D. Willoughby, of Pleasant Hall, Penn., improve- ment in seed planters. Geo, W. Windsor, of Alleghany, Penn., improve- ment in railroad car brakes. James 8. Gwynne, of New York, N. Y., assignor to Samne] Nicholson, of Boston, Maas., improved hydraulic anges. Donald McLean, of Boston, Maas., assignor to him- self, Daniel Green and Nathan Ames, of Saugus, Mass., improvement in reefing topsails. Charles 8. Schleier, of Brooklyn, N. Y., aseignor to John H. Bonn, of Weehawften, N-J., improve- ‘ment in window shade fixtures. LJ. Worden, of Utica, N. Y., assignor to himself and Edwin L. Swartwout, of same place, improved method of sogering | upon boot legs. Reiseve.—John McAdams, of Boston, Mase., im- provement in machines for numbering the pages of account books. Patented August 12, 1851. AppITION AL IMPRovRMENTS.—Joseph M. Smith, of Manchester, N. H., improvement in covering for dra rolls, Patent dated July 7, 1857. rles R. Barnes, of New Yk, N. Y., improved mill stone drese for hulling rice. Patent dated Feb- ruary 20, 1856. sda Detrorr, Fe! 6, 1858. eextraordiaary eeaston, of the Mich Logie:ature \journed on the 3d inst. The Swump Lend, Jud wal and bills are among the important measures 4. to mand ‘vote for is la® and certain harbor ements, and to oppose the Lecomption constite the further extension of slavery, were also The ad, Lean Jomt reeolations tatives in Con grees: ‘my tion paseed. Fire in Detroit. Mernoit, Fob. 6, 1868. The sores on the corner af Woodward ans Jefferson avenues, occupied by Campbell and Luin, dry goods; Schloee & Brothers, and A. Amberg, clothing dealers, was partially consumed by fire early this morning. Probably the Yotal lowe will be from forty to fifty thousand dollars, nearly all covered by ineurance. . —<—=—$—=——— Pa} te the Bal- Resumption of Specte —_ by Bartimame, heb. 6, 1858, The Presidenta of the banks in thie city held a meeting, and resolved to reaume specie payments. All the banks are Dow paying specie. San Francisco, Jan. 5, 1858: The President’s V’essage Approved on the Pacific Railroad an:l l (ah Questions— Regiments Raising Sor Utah—The Mormon Paper in San Francisco Suapended— The Russian Government not Forbid- ding the Whale Fisheries in the Waters Within Three Leagues of its Possessions—Subscriptions Sor the Relief of European Sufferers by the India Rebellion—Satisfaction at the Prospect of an Or- ganization of Arizona Territory—Dramatic and Musical Matters— Mrs. John Wood's Engagement —Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne's Farewell to the Cali- fornia Stage. The past fortnight has been productive of scarcely a single event of interest beyond the limita of our own State, and save the conflagration at Downieville, the present mail will consequently carry away but a meagre summary of news. The dearth of exciting intelligence in local concerns has been amply supplied in the interest which has centered in the measures to be adopted by Congress in refe- rence to the many important questions that are to engage the attention of members. At the present juncture of affairs the people of California look with anxiety to the action that will be taken in reference to the construction of the Pacific Railroad and crush- ing out the rebellious spirit that has raised its head in Salt Lake Valley. Both these subjects are of all im- portant consequence to ue, and both involve the pre- sent and future security of the State. Through the con- sideration of the President we were put in posses- sion of his first annual message by last mail, it having been despatched from Washington previous to its having been laid before Congress. The grounds taken by Mr. Buchanan in relation to the two questions referred,to have met universal satis- faction, and hopes are confidently entertained that his suggestions will be seconded and carried out by the national legislature. Mr. Buchanan’s preference for the Southern route may give dissatisfaction to men imbued with feelings of hostility to the institution of slavery, but there are many who desire to see sla- yery confined to its present limits who look upon the Southern route as one of the best agents to subserve their views. They believe that the tide of emigra- tion, which must eT pour into the new ter- ritories, would flow from the Northern States; that they would be more accessible to Northern emigrants than to those coming from slave States, notwithstand- ing the difference in distance in favor of the latter; that Southerners, in consequence of the embarrassed con- dition of their property, cannot remove it with ease, and that the provisions of the Kansas-Nebraska act, under these ciroumstances, will secure to future ter- ritories_free constitutions. The natural ppeiaity of the Southern route is conceded, and as the agita- tion of the slavery question isa matter foreign to California soil, no serious objection will be urged in this quarter to the views of Mr. Buchanan as to the proper and best route that should be determined upon. ‘The Mormon war fever has reached a high pitch on this side. From oae end of the State to the other the din of preparations for an approaching campaign is heard; military companies are organized in most of the counties, and it seems as if the martial spirit, now dominant, only waited an opportunity to dis- play itself on the field, instead of in words. “It is ex- pected the next steamer will bring a call for volan- teers, and from the active steps alrea- dy taken, no delay will occur in se curing to the government the services of any number of men required to operate against the Mormons from California. Mr. Buchanan’s recom- mendation to raise four additional regiments of course was srnlanded, and itis concluded at least two will be raised in this State. The evident advantages of marching a body of troops from here are well known and cannot be too strongly kept in view; and it is thought the character of the State demands that an important share of the duty of subduing the rebel- lion should be entrusted to us. Many,of the or- ganized military companies under the tilitia law have signified their willingness to volunteer. Among them the National Lancers, a cavalry corps of this city, have declared their intention of responding to the anticipated call of the general government. The Western Standard, the Mormon newspaper pub- lished in San Francisco, has been suspended again, and the editor, Elder Cannon, has left for Salt Lake City. The announcement which was made some months since that the Russian government had issued orders to its naval officers on the Pacitic to Bh x ine the catching of whales within three es of the shores. of its American and Asiatic ns, proves to be untrue. The intelligence reached here by way of Honolulu, and th the same channel we havo received the contradiction. It appeara that a Rus- sian naval officer stated it was the intention of the Eupeee to prevent whale fis! within the grounds stated at some future time, but person who re- ceived the information misunderstood the matter; hence the erroneous report. The Commercial Ad- vertiser, published at Honolniu, says on the sub- fo ere report which was t to the Islands September, by te schooacr San Diego that the Russian authorities had forbidden the whale fishery in their waters proves to have been premature. None of the captains with whom we have conversed heard any a report, though several of them had been into thé port of Ayan, the Governor re- sides, which is a stat vessels. On the contrary, 4 ber of severa) ships strance from the authorities. it Russian government ject of forbidding it it will not be likely to enforce it without first giving official notice t0 the French and American governments. Mr. Booker, the English Consul at this port, has notice that eubscriptions will be received at is office for the relief of the Ruropean sufterers by the Indian rebellion. It i said British subjects re- sident here have contributed liberally, and that the sum raived will be large. There are many in Cali- fornia who would fully bestow aid for the suf- ferers, but are restrained from doing so when con- templating the horrible barbarities committed b; the Engi themelver pen the It is diffi- cult to realize how, at this day, a Christian count can instigate and approve the commission of cruel- ties and tortures the most terrible, such as have been in the battle had ceased and resistance for the time at ‘an end. ‘A decision will_be rendered in a few days by our Supreme Court ore by legality of the proceed- ings taken last fall at election to legalize the State debt. This decision will settle finally all ques- tions in reference to the assumption of the indebted- ness by the people, Mr. P. McD. Collins, United States commercial nt, who has just returned from a visit to the Thee ons in Asin, leaves to-day for the tes. He will be able to impart a vast amount of Sein concerning that important region, and will give his views as to the means to i to open up trade between California and Mr. Collins proceeds to Washington to render an account of bis mission. - tor tre of pe territory has been 00a Lo rcelved Sak ahtifcntion here. The interests of that se rey and California are intimately connected , itis bere anticipated that the great mineral wealth of the terri will find a@ first market in this city. Besides this, several of our leading men ex that in appointing officers for Arizona, they will be taken from California, where the groatest share of knowledge necessary to adminivter well its affairs is to be found. ‘The drama has not flourished during the night as well as ite admirers had hoped. reason has principally heen attributable to the bickerings, , and counterplots, and other jealousies, between managers. The Opera House, with an excellent #tock company, certainly the best in the State, has Jangn| and lost money—when Miss Ince, an actress who arrived here modestly and without an: pretension, and when she takes her leave of us, will enter the ern theatres as an accomplished artiste with a Pe reputation earned in California—re- tired and went to Aacramento. She was accompa nied by the flower of the 0; House company, and was replaced by Miss Ei a Lames’? » Whose y, merits and capacity were thorong! die played on the occasion of first en: gagement. Failing to excite her desire to witness her monolognes, Miss Stanley ap- ee in legitimate comedy and did not sneceed. house be od yd attended throughout the week, and finally ¢! for the present, last night. Mra. Jobn MS be, by Mr. bes iad at the rate of £10,000 for one hundred ni * performances, ar- rived on the steamer Jobn L. Stephens; but unforta- nately left all her on the Isthmus and eon one , yey She has conse- cheokmated herself, to remain Tor luced til the next Medley Stren The only full house week was on Satarday night, when the “Confinental Guards” took a benefit, tendered them by Mr. Le =p Tt ia asserted that Mr. Maguire, in giving benefit, selected Satur- wa because Mra. Julia Dean Hayne had pnb- yi her last complimentary farewell benefit for that evening, and it was not ao much for assieting the Continentals as to injure Mrs. Hayne's house that the benefit was given at all. However that may have been, the house was well filled, and the enter- tainment excellent. > fae the drama has been @ yy suc wl. With a ver company, pag who had been te long time with Mre. jayne, having been bonght off, the whole burdes fell upon the shoulders of «bet ladys and had sho been than she is she must hay nk ana 8 Me attendance was pot lane, it was Pay expenses and something over. In the commencement of the week Monorief’s play of the “Jewens; or, the Council of Constance,” was Ee rioimed betore large audiences. ‘The role ot Rachel Mendizabel was rendered by Mra. Hayne in capital style, and she was hapdsomely supported b; Miss Bootie Edwin, a young actress of much merit and rapidly rising in her profession. On Saturday night Mrs. Hayne took her leave, of the California stage in a @®mplimentary farewell benefit tendered to her by a large number of our most respectable citizens. The two dress circles and a uette were literary filled == with ies, the gentlemen filling the lobbies and vestibules. The fair beneficiary was received with reiterated rounds of applause, testifying the high esteem she ig held in California, The’ tragedy of “Grisaldi” was performed, and, apart from the acting of Mrs. Hayne and of Miss Edwin, there was not boast of, Mrs, Hayne will be absent from here about two years and a half, as she intends to visit Europe before her return. Last night the American reopened, with the Castilian danseuse, Senorita Soto, a lady whose attractions of person and artistic capacities are doubtless well known in New York, is one particular in which we of San Fran- cisco far excel all other pers of the Union, and that is in the possession of a first rate French dramatic company. M/’lle Pitron will compare fayora- bly with any artiste in the United States in her réle, and though she is not equal to Charlotte Cushman in fearful caged » hor as captivating as either Mrs. Hayne or Miss [nce in lighter arama, is unequalled in comedy, the domes- tic drama, deep womanly pathos, grace of gesture and carriage, and striking truthfulness to nature. We could not lose Pitron without deploring it as a great catastrophe. Mile. Leontine is another artiste of great excellence, and aa a soubrette or grisctte «canpot be matched in the country. In light comedy she is cqcally good, and is an invaluable support to Pitron. male department is w assed. Bonnet is not excelled by any American or English actor living; but, most most unfortunately, is badly pall ood by chronic rheumatisin. He has a deep, rich bass voice, and sings to perfection. So great his power of depicting the passions that the audience would enter fully into his renditions by merely seeing the working of his features and the visage 4 of pas- sion he contrives to invest them with. Thierry ia an actor of the first class, a fit companion to Bonnet. Talbot is admirable as a genteel comedian, and Georges in the low walk. The representations of this company are given at the American theatre every Sunday night, and are always largely attended by Americans as well as French. Indeed, quite a number of our more critical American lovers of the drama never go to any other entertainments, and await Sunday evening with impatience. Miscellaneous Items, The following is a return ofthe total income and expenditure of India during eaeh of the past four Charges. Receipts. . 28,609,109 25,279,284 1,721 s901 A return presented to the English Parliament shows that the total amount of the cost for printing for the various government offices (paper, printin, and binding), during the session of 1856, amountes to £24,982. The Irish office figures for £6,415, the Home office for £5,961, the Foreign for £1,404, the Colonial for £1,351, the Treasury for £3,599, the Board of Trade for £2,374, the War Department for £1,769, and the India Board for £2,019. The Admi- ralty only for £86, These sums are exclusive of the cost of printing ordered by the two houses of Par- liament themselves, and job work printing. The number of copies of each paper printed varies from 1,750 to 4,750. The eolony of Victoria, Australia (the principal region of the gold mining operations), contained, according to the latest retusa 379 souls, but in 1854 (the preceding year), the™fales fearfully pre- yaa |—in the ratio of 178,024 841 females. In 1855 there were 11,941 births, 3,846 marriages, and 6,603 deaths. The total number of schools was 536; the number of scholars, 24,494; and the total contributions from the a tempus and private per- sons, £115,008, 311 of these schools are sectarian, 59 national, and 165 pps. besides which Mel- bourne, the capital of the colony, now boasts of a university, which at present, however, only reckons some sixteen students, The revenue of the colony in 1855 amounted to the sum of £4,962,333, and the expenditure to £4,716,696. There were 46 gold mines, 17 quartz reefs, 16 limestone quarries, 155 brick grounds, and 27 bluestone quarries. The num- ber of manufactories was 1,944, of which 1,507 were puddling establishments and 159 eee RTTRI | machines. The land under crops in 1855 was 116,135 acres, and oF chances included 1,148,011 bushels of wheat, 614,614 bushels of oats, 62,378 tons of vege- tables (exclusive of mangold-wurtzel) , 83,276 tons of hay, 488,832 Ibs. grapes, and 9,371 gallons of wine. The number of occupiers of land was 4,326. The live stock of 1855 included 33,430 horses, 534,123 head of horned cattle, 4,577,872 sheep, and 20,686 porkers. The London Times of the 13th of January ob- serves:—Henry Havelock was no fine gentleman soldier, but aman who loved his profession and knew its duties well. From Havelock’s career we aay learn what feats a real soldier can perform and how an empire may be saved by the skill and ener- otasingle man. All honor, again we say, to the glorious memory of such a leader as this. ‘England can well distinguish in the long run, between the officers who are fitted to conduct her armies to vic- tory fnd the more abundant crowd of ap eg Bog tenders who appear on the stage but as the \- gers of shame and defeat. It is said that a communication has taken place between the French Ambassador in London and the English government on the immigration into the French colonies of free negroes; that several facts which are stated to haye taken place on the West Coast of Africa, and which were disapproved by the jocal authorities, were mentioned, and a request nee int similar things should uot in future be per- mitted, The last accounta from the frontiers of Asia state that Abbas Mirza, brother of the Sih of Persia, to whom d is assigned as a residence, had pro- tested in legal form against the proclamation of Finin Nizan as heir to the throne of Persia, and that the British Minister at Teheran is the only foreign representative who has consented to receive this protest. The Russian government has communicated copies of its last despatch on the Danish question not only to its representatives in Vienna and Berlin, but also to its ambassador and Minister in London and Paris, with the instraction to the two latter to west the co-operation of England and France in making snch re tations to Copenhagen as shall induce the Dan! it to satisfy the claims of Germany. In the mean time, Denmark has sent a skilful envoy to the French Court in the person of the late Prime Minister, Herr von Scheele, whose bo is to gain over France to the views of Den- mark. A compilation from the official British “Navy List” shows the’following to be the force of the ships = officers in commission on the Ist of January, §68:— How employed. . . power. Home station. : 10,340 East Indies and 18,841 Mediterranean 5,758 Coast of Africa 3.994 N§America and 2,840 eee Fee 1540 Particular servioe. . 2,900 I, ° 500 930 The number of officers, employed and unem . standing on the “Navy List” on the Let inst, is as follows: — Flag officers 207 Chaplains. . 10 Captains .. Naval instructors. 88 Commanders, Surgeons 348 I é tant surgeons a asters... aymasters .. 5 Engineers . 127 Assistant Paymast's 134 Mates...... 165 a Second masters.... 105 Total... 6066 The Rmperor Alexander, of has adopted another measure, which will be attended by the best results, Hitherto the Ministe: al aa hawe reports separat to his Majesty, which was incon- venient in porate nth but "sancotorth all the Miwisters are to meet once a week in counoif, under the presidency of the Emperor, and will discnss the questions which used to form the subject of the It is stated in non-official financial aircles of Vi- euna, that Hamburg does not require any further asaistance from Austria, bat the reverse is the case. An ication for a second Joan has been made by the Senate of Hambarg, and another 5,000,000 marks banco will be from the cellars of the Austrian national bank to those of the Mambung discount bank. The Rmperor of the French and his Majesty's ad- occupied in considering financial a! 5 visers are in order to ascertain if any changea can be made in existing laws, with « view of affording further assist ance to commerce in a of difficulty on more reasonable terms than late crisis imposed. The Deutschland of Jan 6, under its Vienna head, says:—We learn positively from Constantinople that de Lemeps has fully succeeded. ves of Austria and France, acting ih com! have induced not only the cabinet with Reschid All and Fuad Pacha at its head, but also the Grand Council of the Porte, to sanction the Snez canal, The English legation made no opposition 3 after Lord de RedcAffe’s departure, and maintained an altogether passive a The London Times of 6th of Jannary says:—But even in the France of the Eoegnd Beapiee political philosophy is not extinct, and there be men to point out to him that at D spc free countries are also the purest, and that in no A jon community could such works be publi or such pieces performed as daily please the Parlsian public. The London Times of the 6th ultimo observes: — ‘The opening of an India loan in England would form a very bad precedent. Of all the incentives to the loyalty of thenatives that of making them our creditors is the least doubtful, while, on the other hand, among an impulsive, secretive and avericious le no temptation to discontent or treachery could be stronger than that created by the idea that they are annually taxed to send” dividends to wealthy claimants in other countries. It matters not that the principal on which this interest is paya- ble may have been expended for the exclusive bee fit of the population. Eyerything of that sort is soon forgotten or denied, while the interminable after. dp ae excite increased dissatisfaction each addi- jional year of their continuance, A kind of manifestation, which has hitherto been only seen in Switzerland for political causes, has just taken place at Geneva, relative to the present finan- cial crisis. A placard, emanating from citizens be- longing for the most part to the manufacturing class- es, convoked @ public meeting for December 29, at a ory called the Coulouvreniere, and at the appointed jour a compact crowd filled the room. The ques- tion of the present crisis was discussed with the ut- most calmness, The meeting, which consisted of about 1,500 persons, listencd with the greatest atten- tion and interest to the speeches of several persons who endeavored to show that the position of manu- facturers in Geneva called for exceptionable mea- sures to ward off the effects of the crisis, A propo- sition, emanating from MM. Perrier and Corsat, to have a commission appointed, consisting of eae from the various corporations of workmen, and charg- ed toexamine what ought to be done in the present cir- cumstances, was adopted by an immense majority. ‘The traffic receipts on railways in the united king: dom of Great Britain and Ireland for the year 1857 amounted to £23,672,465 on lines that ptblished their traffic receipts weekly, and to about £490,000 on those that do not, making together £24,162,465. ‘The traffic receipts for the year 1856 amounted to £22,995,500, showing an increase of £1,166,965, or 5-1 Pps cent. Were it not for the falling off in the traffic from the depression of trade during the last quarter, it is probable that the increase would have been between £300,000 and £400,000 more. The mileage over which the traffic was conveyed was 9,171 miles, and the cost of the railways, includin, everything, about £307,153,666, being at the rate of £33,492 per mile. The cost of the 8,761 miles railway over which the traffic was conveyed in 1 above alluded to, amounted to £298,946,260, showing an increase in the mileage of 410 miles, and in the cost of £8,187,406, which applies chiefly to inferior and bra i ging, as it would appear, about From Teheran we learn that a royal order has just deen issued Lato “psp entry into Persia of the shawls of Cashmere. The Governors of M Kirman have received ins ei efforts in developing the ancient native manufacture of shawls,and in seeking to improve the fineness and quality of the fabrics. ‘The Governor of Kirman states that this branch of manufacture was once pee and that each shaw] fetched from 100 to 50 tourmans, and that the late decline in the shaw! manufacture is not attributable to the neglect of the authorities. A letter from Teheran, in the Presse d’ Orient, gives a long account of the late festivities in honor of the proclamation of the heir presumptive to the Persian throne:—‘‘It would be impossible,” says the writer, “ to give an idea of the emulation that ex- isted ia the decoration of the twelve separate quar- ters of the city. During the three nights of the fes- tivities the illuminations were superb. Music, songs and entertainments of all kinds never ceased. The consumption of sherbets and sweetmeats was some- thing enormous. The Ministers of Russia, England and France promenaded the great square, aud were received with loud acclamations.” The city of Hamburg and its commerce have lat- terly attracted so much notice that some informa- tion as to the extent of its trade, and whence that is derived, cannot fail to be interesting even to those who are not engaged in similar pursuits. The fol- lowing statement, in which a comparison is made between the arrivals from varions places during the ast B gcd and that which preceded, may therefore be found to be worthy of attention:— Countries. Great Britain and Ireland... . : eee Hanover and all other German States Holiand. . Pacific Greece and Io Islands... ...,.... Advices of the 19th of January, from Tangiers, give some details of a petty internal revolutioa which had just taken place in that country. The sons of the Emperor of Morocco and the princes of his caused considerable uneasi- sant, near Tafilat, of which place the heir to the throne is the Governor, One of these , Sidi Ismail, nephew of the » who en) a high reputation for sanctity, and who had numerous par- tisans among the Berbers, after having won over the commandant of the troops to his interest, managed t effect his escape, and at the head of a «mall num- ber of followers raised the standard of revolt. The Dutch government has adopted a measure which may be considered as an important change. It has announced the sale at Batavia of 3,491 ; kil nmes of sugar made on the land conceded by the State, and the produce of which land has been hitherto sent exclusively to Holland by the vessels of the Dutch Commercial Company. The immediate result of this measure will be to open the market of that colony to a competition by foreign merchants and shipowners. ‘The London Post of the 12th ultimo, says: —What- ever may have been the faults and vices of West In- diane in times past, every schoolboy knows that those of our own time have been treated with grows and systematic injustice. We ruined their fortunes by capricious legislation, while aieer ine in lay- ing upon their shoulders the w: of the blame. We know that the West Indians in this country are strongly aa to the French scheme, because they have learned by dearly-bought experience that free emigration from Africa is impracticable. The London Advertiser remarks:—Painful evi- dence has been afforded of the unjustifiable point to which commercial enterprise has been carried, and psy range ye gon oth, ont from their elevat in commercial so- an, and trade, prosthate as it still remains, is cleansed from the pernicious effects of an that could scarcely have been forced mach further. While regretting the serious and lamentable casual- ties lately witnessed, there is some consolation in knowing that, for a period at least, our commercial operations, though contracted, will he ‘and profitable; that the ey 8 the credit system, dis- as it has been, is folly ; and lastly, articles of produce and manufacture will be re- duced to more reasonable prices than for some time past, ‘The London Herald + :—New yee oy rican negotiations are in progress, or t to initiated, the English diplomatist entrusted with them in Washington being Sir W. G. Ouneley, a gen- tlemen said to be of coneiliatory disposition, and to adequate knowledge of the question. But we cannot Fay sincerity that we expect any satisfactory settlement of the difference as fong as the ruling spirit in the councils of this nation remains what it is, by turns ai tand cringing, reckless (of the country’s it ) and oi t (of ite own), tricky and insolent; but never, by any chance or on any occasion, frank, plain or honest towards foreign governmenta. The Gazette de France, of rr poll- ties, eays:—By the birth of a eon of Isabella, the salique ay, which was suspended by the will of Fer- pea doy event, 04 that does bot sarprioe 5, event, not au us, for its ends, the revoluti conservaties in in, were at their wits’ end. had used ap their , exhausted all the arbitrary com binations which they could invent for foun fing some thing between true aud absolute anarchy, and they found themselves. towardsan abyss. It said offered them a Providence eolution when the ius ether Rreatest were unable to find one, The Em of Anstria, at the recommendation of his official advisers in general, and of the Minister of Finance in particalar, has een pleased to em the Chambers of Commerce and Trade of the city of Trieste to take the steps for fi : punder the name of the ing a joint stock compan: "Beate Commercial Bank.” The capital of the 0,000 0008. Trieste Commercial Bank is to be (£1,000,000), but it will be at liberty to commence business as soon a8 10,000 shares at Wave been taken. The Commercial Bank will be licensed to discount bills of exchange, to lend money on security, todo the usual banking bnsiness, and to bay aod — sell government and private stock for private indi viduals and companies. After the statute of the Commercial Bank have received the sanction of his (Maj , the establishment will be permitted to ame ye, rAtweisungen (Treasury bills), payable at fixed dates. The smallest sum for which a “Cassa- Anweisung” can be given is 100f. (£10), and the shortest date of such a bill or note is a fortnight. The London Post says:-——[t is from the supera- bundant population of India and China that we can alone obtain a sufficient and continuous supply of that species of labor which is required for successful cultivation in the tropics, We know that a large proportion of the revolted sepoys have fallen in bat- tle and by the hands of the executioner, but we know that many thousands are now prisoners in the hands of the British authorities, and that in all probability many thousands more will be taken before tran- quillty is restored in the disturbed districts. How are these men to be eventually disposed of? It has been suggested that, in order to relieve the authori- ties of their charge, these prisoners should be vent to the West India colonies to labor for the remainder of their lives. Tne Paris Débats says that the Carlist party in Spain and France is actively intriguing to procure the abdication of Queen Isabella. This party have aplan for marrying the Infanta to the eldest grand- son of Don Carlos, whom they would have declared king, getting the regency {nto their own hands. This scheme for a fusion is completely frustrated by the birth of a Prince of the Asturias; but the party, nothing daunted, have now adopted a new set of tactics. An official return, published by the Paris Post Office, shows that the number of letters distributed in France, which in 1847 was only 127,480,000, had increased in 1856 to 251,997,700, exclusive of 2,967,- 904, wnich remained in the dead letter office, in con- sequence of defective or ietble addresses. The number has therefore more than doubled since the postal reform. The amount of postage on letters re ceived in 1856 was 50,381,392fr.; on journals and other printed papers, 3,683,033fr.; on articles of sil- ver, 1,766,705fr.; making a total of 55,831,130fr. The expenses amounted to 36,337,000fr., leaving a profit of 19,494,130fr. to the treasury. The total uuraher of agents employed by the Post Office ig 815. LOST AND FOUND. 0G LOST—ABODT 12 O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY NIGUT, the Sth instant, from 3 Fulton atreet or vicinity. © inrge rized Newfoundland dog, snout wh white line through the cent of the hea 9 whre, end named Cap, Wocever will return him to No. 63 Fulton street, or give intormation of his whereabouts, will be satistactorily rewarded, Lost gRETWREN NEw YORK AND PHTGADRE PITA 14% morocco memorandum. book, containing nothing of value. bat three coupons of Readire Railroad honda, Nos, 1.668, 1.669 apd 1,670 of the issue payable io 1870, the payment of which bas been stopped. A reward of 83 will be paid ta the finder on deliver at ihe couming house of Goodhue i& €o., in New York, or John B Thayer & Bro, in Boston, OST—AT THE” WALL STREET PERRY, ON THH 4 Brooklyn aide. a bi of law papers “The finder wil be rewarded by returning ‘hem to the office of the 18 Wall ork, nd floor, room 3. NO. 17 SHIPPING Swift & Co, between nder on returning it to thelr ont street be anitably rewarded. P PRORASLY IN A TWENTY-THIRD a r coutal vin ~~ REWARDS, — RR REWARD.—LOST, ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 0) lady's breasipin, with « t centre ip going throu: West Broadway, The ab: {tat 185 Franklin street. & REWARD —LOST, ON THE NIGHT inst. int sical hall corner of Orange streets, n god breas' pin Anove reward wi Jeaying it wiih the sexton of tbe Jay atreet ch $5 REWARD.—LOST, AT THE CALICO BAIL. A al 2) Iady'« cameo breast pin. The fiader will receive the wove reWard by Jeaving it with Farrar & Lyon, 91 South st. $ 2 & REWARD.—LOsT, 0) “Academy of Music Tan oN THE FLOOR OF THE {the ball on Thursday ovening small diamond breastpin. If the finder will return it of Whitehead & Formin, No. 6 Wall the above reward. CLOTHING, &0. ‘TO $10,000 WORTH OF NEW AND CAST OFF CLOTH- ing wanted—for the city and Western market. Gentie- one of, will receive tha highest price treet, he $ met having muen 0 calling at the store or addressing J. K. MUKWAY. 42 ‘entre street. TO $000 WORTH OF NEW AND LEY? ore clothing wanted. for the city and Western markets, cae ll dl wey 4 per cent a Ly a val ing at the # ore, oF ese os. BMCONROY, No. 46 Cenire sree sind ENTLEMEN HAVING ANY LEFT OFF OR OTHER T slothing \o diepove of will receive the highest cash price for the same by sending to or addressing D, DOYLE, 491 Pearl street. AXCMING MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONS CUP, 18 g Place atthe Red House, Harlem an Moeday next Feb. 8, at S0’eloe! have entered to co for ibe rame —J, hive atreet: John Gri ©, T. Tooker, ¥. Nevens, J. Walsh. Adams is to Micke five each competitor 10 yards start; to sarc by the reps & pistol Either of the men running will be RAT MATCH—AT WARD'S HOTEL, CONRY ISL. plank road, to morrow (Monday) at one o'clock. eviebrated shot, W. King, has matched himself to kill five pigeons out of one bundred, deubie tw ND The fly from the wap at ‘edesirians can take the (res Es to bieenth street, Gowanus, and walk haifa to the hotel. A stare Fulton ferry to the ground nt 120'ciock. Cash pa for pigeons. pee (OOTING —THERE WILL BE A GRAND ® es shot for st the Manor House, on the jeading. 10 Calvary North x , 00 Tueada: @h, at 12 o'clock. lowens 3 the tries are Ms Miuite invited to attend st JAMES ATKINSON'S, 779: Seer street, Wpanevers,, at 11 o'clock, served. 208 ae followe-—Fleat for $2); second for $15; third for $10; fourth for $. Open toail. Two hundred birds — — FINE ARTS. OOK HERE.—THE UNDERSIGNED HAS JUST RE- ‘phason or iraneparent picture, orecaed ‘on neo. mien, OF ui Pog HORF BR’S, 357 Seven ave- Bue, between feo vnd aud Phirty third wre. UT TO-DAY, MKS. WATTS SHERMAN'R TRANSLATION OF Gut 9 famous histories} novel of BEATRICE CENCI. The on)y comp ite edition. in four books. Price 38 ceuts eneh. ‘ Thilo ottien contain nearly EO 12m0., is got op to ‘uperior style, and te in no way OF mnsatiinted wo eit of the publishers. | It jw a true transis’ ‘es work and has recetved bis sanction, as will ve by the following — Canny a, June 3, WoT. ly Dean one Saeaean:—Throwgh » letter recived y friend, Dr. Ceeels, 1 have understood that vou have ed ip your own and intend to publish, thin, of Beatrice Cenet. ring been in my doty if I did not besten to My MOR sincere thanks, not eo much for the that you dome as for the generous thought which inspires Xr row ain to the word tbe inneoense of thie bean ial ated OP he want Bra w ‘vietin of ity, and of the Curt ous cupulity of te priesta. By your means your: coun. } know the progress of our lderature, bow, ‘he claws of the priee's and Austrians, our hearts beat * por soe nor entice ean to prevent us from of cur preneora, “You iz infomous and cone'nnt are (prem reagion must conse. 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