The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-21 00:00:00

CALIFORNIA.

SAN Famscroco, Nov. 15,1849.
Under this date a correspondent says :—" Eleven of
us left the States, but three turned back soon: eight pushed
on through all difficulties, till at length we got to San
Francisco. We took only two de's' rest, for we had only
17 dollars left; for everything is so dear that it was not
enough to pay for a day's beard. So we started off to
work next day, and before night we were in cash again. We
continued to work tegether about a mouth, and shared
every night, and the average was very nearly an ounce and
a half of gold a day. But we worked like slaves. and none
of us were ill, bnause we would not drink any of their vile
brandy. We fell out about working on a Sunday. Some
would work, and some would not ; and I was one that would
not; so I and three others worked together, and they
I called us the Sunday Simons, which was not pleasant.
Hearing that gold was discovered on the other side of the
Sierra Nevsda Mountains, and that a great number of dig-
gers were going there, we packed up and joined a party of
miners. One of them was an Englishman. As we arrived
at the Calaveries River we began digging, and our success
was indeed wonderful. There had been some very heavy
rains, which had washed the small scales of gold from the
crevices of the rocks into the hollows below, and there we
met with it in surprising quantities. In October and No
Timber I got more gold then all the time before. I will
tell yin how it happened. I found that 1 had a sort of
knack at finding it, or else I worked harder than my mates;
so I proposed that we should work together, but keep what
we got, for up to this time we shared it every night. We
were sow digging on the Celanese, and close to the Santa
Vega Mines; and here I made more gold in 61 days than 1
had found for the eight months before. Alter some tune we
straggled from one another, and I continued to work alone.
lam now again in Sea Francisco, and have tuned my
digging into dollars. I mean to stop here till spnng, and
then go back to the very tame spot that I left, and if I am
as lucky nut year as I have been this, I shall return home
with a very large sum in my pockets."

SUPPLY OP WATER TO THEMETROPOLIS.-Yi

- terdsy evening, a public meeting of the inhabitants of St.
ST. LUXE'S HOSPITAL.—The annual court of Denstan'e.inthe•West, was held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-
the governors was held yesterday at the George and Vulture, street, fee the purpose of adopting measures to obtain 'con-
stant supply or pure water at a cheap rata throughout the
Lomberd.street, H. F. Slum Lefevre, Reg., treasurer, in the
whole of the metropolitan districts. Resolutions in accordance
choir. It appeared from the report et the general committee
that, in addition to 101 incurable patients permanently with the objects of the meetings were adopted.
maintained and provided for is the hospital, 286 patients FIRE NEAR THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY
deemed curable have been under treatment during the year, TiliSlNTlS.—Lest night, between 10 and 11 o'clock, a fire
of whom, in 167 cams, the treatment was oompleted, and broke out in the Globe Tavern, at the corner of Drummond
118 remained in the hospital on eke Ist January last. Of the and Seymour streets, and nearly facing the North-Western
above 187 cases, 101 were discharged *Undo WARcured, equal to Bnilway Terminus, Euston-eguare. It originated in the
or
601 per cent., 62 we &soh emend, being equal to second floor front, and was decorated bye gentleman who
'3l 1.7 per cent. and 14 (Wag equal to 8 2.3 per cent) died was sleeping in the room where it occurred. In consequence
in the hospital, four of whom, out of 12 severe cams, died at of the denseness of the smoke he was unable to find the door
the time of the cholera from typhoid fever and cholera. The of the room, and was nearly exhausted before he could be
receipts, including a former Waage of 1,8824., amounted to assisted from the apartment. The fire was extinguished by
B,BOMI and the dhbureemmie 10 6,8221. Ms neighboum without the aid of the fits brigsds.