The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-08 00:00:00

CALIFORNIA.

The New York papers contain news from Can
femme to the 4th or sth of August. Tie " Hound "
excitement had died away, and San Francisco had
been agitated by elections r local and municipal
officers, which, however, had passed off rationally.
' Tilers appear. to be much disease at San Fraecisco
fever and a god deal or dysentery. The .Arta Cali-
fornia cud' ales a bug list of deaths.
From the Californian correspondence in various
New York journals, we extract the following :
saw Froneimo is growing repiMy, both in size end pope-
lotion. Pr ma of must articles of common use are gradual y
decreasing. It eta 'ad lumber still keep up. A new frame
builoing nes just bean erected on the lot opposite the Parker
house, to be used as a drinkurg sad sporting house, and the
r. n of which is to ha 6,000 dols. per month, or 200 dole
per day. II .w long these high rents can continue it is am
p esiat to tell. Among the enterprises of the town, a large
theatre is about lue.ne eseeted by Wiliam A. Buffiaa, E. q.
This will be an omega unt to the town, and relieve us from
the ennui we now labour under from the lack of any kind
of amusement.
Ot,ld omunues plentiful. The tidily season is commence
lug to the mines and already many a poor fellow who came
out to California with hign hopes has left his bones bleaten-
leg in the ran ir.s. In various parts of the mince meetings
have been held by the miners, protesting egaiust the admire
aim of formgm is into the astound regions, and over 5,000
Mexicans rt,d Outlines nave bora exp. lied from the Middle
Feat, St ,idelaus, and Mukt.ininne digglega. Al yet tuuere
has been no serious work, the loreignt re leaving when notice
wa. given them, but i. is Uiflicult to tell whin sod where
this will end.
Tim advar oe companies of the Rocky Mountain emigration
are entering the count," by rte northern route.
A puty of loung men have retained from an exploring
t-var through tne region intersect:d in the coast ranm: of
Nonionic's, and report having etisoovered gold on a rim r
mot, ii.eu into Trinidad bay, about five hundred miles north
et ban Francisco, and near toe Denuder, line of the terti-
hey. But very little ts known `respecting this partite. of
Calsoroia, altkoimb there exists much reason to believe it
equally rem in mice tale and pricious metals. It is a region
topics with *merest, and the recent discovery of gold will
us tocibtidly tend to develops its mineral resources. Toe
M-leey brothers, well known as energetic and experieceed
esp.. ran sue miners, co,,,hieCed the tap:damn, one as re-
pills pr Meaty nes* of 'his new portion of the placer,
tar arminme are highly rncauregieg.
Tee Alta California says:
We were show., Ise: week, at the store of Meows. CMS.
Monroe, and Co., the I..rjp.st specimen of gold we have yet
see.. It is au ure,nla. eiapea boulder, composed of gold
en. quern, end immures 7 incqe• i lerath, by an average
'hided, as or 24 Mahe., and vane. in wid ti from 61 inches to
3 i-co. e. A. out ihree4 Airtue of Its bulk is quarts, wf ish
we should think e feisai.ute• one quarter of its weight. The
w ightut the piece 94 ou,.c.s troy, which, at 16 dale
lsu toe ..uecu.. w. ald give' ,810 dollen as re lotrissio value,
wreit al g Deduetina me quarter for tie motto is eons
talus, end Its value is 2,180 dollars The specimen has been'
pareses d of Unit Fracce•co Leon, of haess•lan, tor 3 doll
dollars, and st is suppus‘d to be attended for the cabinet if
Maven Vienna.
Another corrispoident writ.. :
Gels of • very s.rt, abed, end Macription, are piled up in
ever, directko by the aides of woof will one day b.
strews but crotch arc now only auticipations of those useful
Meal, disa,p to ed, by tens and duties, ate
Made, ani tuning tr.eir eureka on California tor ever.
litterieth here u p:enty t gat Id, it mods sinews and limbs
to wield tie pi. k.x. and ',Aide ; aid the rivers are the hot-
beds of teems, poerally produced by eaposure. The riven
have been too i h 3r, and, in about two wick', wul
moms Var real harvest. We guava a forest of &tips without
cress, and mealy ut the officers nave gene ton. P. ople wuu
are Weil off had better stay at home. The heep.tel has
p,ti.uts aho are gild and, end Oa re is somethi g lik iu—
sa ,i•y i.t the say thugs are at present msnsg. d here. Such
it tie curt us some .f things here. 0. e fact has twin aso r-
tals..l. 'het whey- ,be ge d was Its plentiest on the riser
washings acre is much lees ibis year.