American mechanic and home journal., 1849-11-16

 Tn New York Sunday morning last from Chagres by the way of Kingston, Jamaica.
 The Ohio brings $l772O7 97 in gold dust. freight large amount in the hands of passengers.
 We select from the details the California New York papers, the chief items of interest THE CONVENTION From the Alta California; Oct III
 Fms body up to our latest dates, had been in session little three weeks Most of the provisions the constitution had been acted and passed upon the whole, and lat we suppose be taken dex of what will be the of the house.
 The bill of rights, adopted committee of the whole embraces twenty secos of the usual character visions The only point upon which supposed con- trovesy would arise-he question of saverypassed debate, ana unanimously, utterly prohbtuo slavery Some in favor of submitting people for separate but not conended for with any show srcnuos.y, and was voted down almost unanimously
 The suffrage question the of debate, but finally disposed of by admitting all male citizens of the u S, six months resident California, and twenty years of age, (lndans Africans and the descendants of Africans, eXcepted) 10 the privileges of electors.
 Tine Legislature consist of branches assembly and with such general powers privileges and duties, usually given such bodies. Banking corporations and lotteries prohibited and all other corporations awS the stockholders to be individually liable for all debts Some considerable debate occurred upon provision which al lows corporations 10 be formed for receiving deposits of gold aud silver It urged that, under such provison responsible system of banking might grow up but the ton was finally amended all objections, and m that shape, passed.
 The members of the assembly be elected annually, and the members of the hold their offices for two years One half of the be elected each year.
 
 resident o the State year ill addition to other quati cations
 The number of members of assembly be less than nol more than thysix until the number of in haoiants shal hundred thousand and after that period at such that the whole number of members sa never be less than thirty than eO The IS never to consist of less than third than one nai the number of the assembly.
 some division of opinion proposition made by
 oarVer, to prevent free of color from settling Ill oafola, and also prevent shareholders from bringing slaves into the State for the purpose of Gberino tbem I the h,f f haep look ed upon eopardzng the ratification of the constu uoh oy Congress and this feeling gaining ground, '"e house, probably will strike 1t out.
 governor lieutenant governor, secretary of state
 treasuer attorney ' and surve general con-
 the executive department They are all to hold their be elected by general ballot the of to De appointed by the by and with the advice and
 are to be elected by the legislature Tn joint ballot Tor the st ter and afterwards by the people at the general State elecon An effort nude in the committee of the whole to sr the office of comptroller, but ed It wi how eVe oe pressed house, and the office totally unnecessary, the motion will be successful. The gov ernor has the usual powers including the veo and the privileges and duties of his office do materially from those of all other States the Un The other State off ces Correspond ill duties and with those generally crbed them.
 The article relative to the mlta as passed in committee ot the. whoe is substantially such found in other constitutions, is thrt also laive to amendments.
 The boundary judicial and educational questions not decided upon last advces but supposed the ton would adjourn in all the first week in October. GOLDEN EMIGRATION.
 About 30,OO0 persons mostly young men, compose the overland emigration ths portion of this body al ready in the counry parties nearly every day arr wing The arrivals for the month ending Sept 2o this port, by sea, as fulows:-
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 Total, 5,so2 Of which la2 Numler of shipping in