The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-03-06 00:00:00

and a few have sailed since that date. Nearly the whole
mass proceeded to the United States, not more than per-
-100 or 120 being for South Augtrni;-, c--a-, —a
California. As the season is yet, however, young, it may
b_e expected that_ th_ etide of emigration will increase rather
it and the next month.
'California with passen-

tward voy

geis, and parties are being made up, including Welsh
miners, artificers, workmen, and speculators (both of

wealth and of huMble means

to try their fortunes in the

Mr. S. H. Cowell, of this town, is about to publish a
volume of poetry, the principal piece being a tragedy, en-
titled " The Sybill," founded upon an incident in Indian
history, during the fifteenth century. It will be dedi-
cated to Mr. Macready, who, we believe, has expressed a
very favourable opinion of its merits.

THE NEW MUSIC-HALL IN HOPE-STREET.—This
splendid building will be finished in the course of the sum-
mer and will be opened about the end of September, or
the beginning of October, with a grand musical perfor-
mance. We understand that M. Benedict pronounces it
to be the finest building in the kingdom for musical pur-
poses. .

SAVAGE ASSAULT UPON A POLICE-OFFICER.—At the
police-court, yesterday, Police-officer Arlott (No. 148),
appeared against a rough-looking prisoner, named Fair-
dough, for the part taken by him in a most savage and
almost murderous assault upon him (complainant) in
Spitalfields, on the 20th of last month. The complainant
was knocked down and kicked, and had his jaw-bone
broken. He appeared in court with a bandage round his
his head, supporting his chin, and was evidently yet suf-
fering much from the effects of the injuries he had re-
ceived. The jorisoner was committed for trial.
NARROW ESCAPE.—ADVANTAGES OF A SOFT DITCH.
—On Wednesday last, as one of Lord Sefton's grooms
was returning in an open carriage with some friends (two
of whom were females) from the Steeple Chase, the horse,
when approaching Croxteth, suddenly became, restive from
some unknown cause. The driver, in attempting to con-
troul the excited animal, rather incautiously turned his
head towards a strong quickset hedge on one side of the
road,—when to his amazement the horse (which had pro-
bably taken a lesson from the equine " chasers" of the
day) reared himself up, and, disengaging himself from the
harness, bounded over the adjoining field. tumbling the
vehicle and its occupants into the ditch, from which the
latter scrambled out, with, fortunately, no injury beyond
a few slight bruises, and being saturated with mud and
water,

San Francisco, Dec

4. I
in order to avoid the ice, which greatly impeded her on
She will most likely arrive to-day.

25, and signed

ANOTHER MARINE-STORES DEALER PURCHASING
STOLEN GOODS.—Yesterday, a marine-stores dealer,
named Thomas Owens, who has a place in Collingwood-
street, was charged at the police-court with having in his
possession (found by a police-officer), 1 qr. 11 lb, of lead,
1 bag of brass taps, a quantity of iron water-pipes and

iron-railing, and a. bag full of bolts and nuts, such as are

used on railways, ow., which last were identified, He
could give no satisfactory account of how he had got the
property,—merely stating that he did not know that any
of it was stolen. He was committed to gaol for a month.

THE WEATHER.—Since our last publication we have
experienced truly delightful weather for the season, with,
for the most part, cheering sunlight by day, and bright
moonlight by night. Never was there a finer month of
March so, far, for preparing the land and sowing the
spring corn and other seeds. The temperature, though
pleasant, has still been sufficiently cool to prevent the
premature development of vegetation ; though the leaf
buds are starting out with vigour. The wind has been
somewhat variable; but chiefly from the westward.
Yesterday morning we had a slight shower, with the wind
at W.N.W. ; but the rain soon dissipated, and was suc-
ceeded by a splendid day.

COMMITMENTS YESTERDAY FROM THE POLICE-COURT,
FOR TRIAL AT THE SESSIONS, OR TO THE HOUSE OP
CORRECTION.—WiIIiam Powell, a boy, for stealing (in a
public-house) a watch from Margaret Davies—trial.—
Three youths, Richard Lawler, James Davies, and John
Pierpont, charged with surrounding a female named Ellen
Haywood, in Great Charlotte-street, on Saturday, and
robbing her of her money, were committed for three
months.—Catherine Irwin, for stealing a quantity of loose
cotton—two months.—John Jones, who was found con-
cealed in the shambles, South Castle-street, on Saturday
night, with a quantity of meat packed up in readiness for
removal—three months. Margaret Johnson, Maria Mad-
den, and Ann Jackson, for stealing meat in St. Martin's
Market—one month.—Two men, named Regan and Heap,
and four other men, charged with stealing groceries from
a house in St. Andrew's-street, and afterwards breaking
into the house and rescuing Regan, who had been captured,
were examined, and the evidence ordered to be taken, pre-
paratory to the commitment of some or all of them for
trial.—Samuel Sloane, for picking the pocket of William
Smith of a handerchief, in St. John's Market, on Satur-
day—one month.—James Gillow, a boy, for chopping up
and carrying off ship-timber from the Clarence Graving
Dock, on Saturday—one month.

J. L. Follsont

Mary Eller
Lascar, fro

Since I last wrote to you, the of this countr

ack, with 1

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here, either civil or military, and the country is full of Patriot, Korff, hence for Rostock off Tort.
for PORTINLLAEN,. 25th March.—Th
lawless men, who are committing the most shocking The sloop Gordon, hence to Bilngor
ravages. Murders and robberies are of daily,—l might East Hoyle, and went down. Crew save,
almost say, of hourly occurrence. Not an arrival occurs arrived here, from Amlwch.
from the north,, south, or the interior, but notifies the
Liverpool, from Barmoath,
commission of new acts of villainy, which go unpunished, and ran on the beach.
Within six weeks more than tweet- •trders have oc-
FF POINT LYNAS, inward

and, at 4

The people are now acting in self-defence ; and four or
five days since three men were hung by Lynch law, sixty
miles from this place. It is of the last importance that
the distressing condition of California should be impressed
upon those at Washington who have the power to apply
a remedy. The people are now preparing to organise a
provisional government. * * * * * *

I wrote you a very long semi-official letter some time
since (September 18), going at length into the history of
the gold mines. I trust that you have received that cora-
munication, as it accompanied other official papers, all of
which, 1 am informed, were correctly sent from Mazatlan
to Vera Cruz about six weeks since. I have only time
now to inform you that everything stated in that letter
has been more than realised up to this date. The gold
mines continue to be as rich as before, although the rainy
season has caused many to suspend their work. There
can be no doubt that at least 84,000,000 of gold, at 810
per ounce troy, have been taken from the mines. The
most accurate estimates I am able to make show that
8'1,500,000 have been sent from the country, and
81,000,000 of it has gone from this port. One vessel
took 8400,000, Two-thirds of all that has been exported
has gone to foreign countries, and consequently to foreign
mints."

TIDE TABLE.
MORN. IEVENG.I FIGHT. 1 HOI

March.! h. m. Ih. m. ft. in
9 42 15 3
11 30 16 10
81 10 51 111 13 18 1
11 52 18 9
0 10

Tuesday.... e 9
Wednesday. 10
Thursday
Friday

Saturday .. 10
Sunday —.ll 0
M0nday....12 1

•45 18 8 facts
1 19 IS 1

LI'VERPOUL
TUESDAY, MARCH

Letters from Captain Spring, of the Huntress, dated at
Mazatlan, Nov. 6, state that mining had ceased for the
time, in consequence of the rains and cold weather having
set in. They add :
" Many are now returning sick from the mines, arising from
exhaustion and from irregular living, and many are dying from
want of attendance, and the ordinary comforts of life, while
their hard earnings lie under their pillow (if pillow they have),
in the shape of 1 to 101 b. of gold dust, tied up in a dirty rag;
two of these cases occurred yesterday, and two more to-day.'f
Other accounts received here, state that the number of
persons who bait been in the mines was about .10,000,
though not more than 2,500 were digging at one time.
Cinnabar, from which quicksilver is distilled, is said to be
found in California. The accounts hitherto published, of
the costs of living at San Francisco, as well as of the ease
with which gold may be obtained, are now known to have
been exaggerated,

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