The New York herald., 1850-04-07
light. and everything indicates the dessructisa q
been partially fuzed by the heat

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| China.
0yr & adyices from Hongkong are to January si.-
respect to the new measures contemplated By sha
Chinese authorities relating to the tea trade II b
| understood that the proposed tax will be abaar
doned; but, should the trade be under the control
OF the authorities contemplated the object thsg
have IN view will be equally attained.
Trade is IN healthy state, and after the neW
year (izth Proximo) considerable improvement
in most articles Of import is expected Of tea the
excess of export from China, compared with that of
last year, u now reduced to 1000 600 lbs and a.
few shipments are going forward, this excess WI
| be further reduced.
| We mentioned, in our last that the three OaS-
taken into custody at Macao, after the murder
Of the late Governor, had been liberated. Seu has,
| in consequence, surrendered the head and hand Il
Governor Amaral. They were sent to Macao In
salt boat, unattended By any functionary. The
funeral has not yet taken place
There has been a disturbance among part OF ths
troops, occasioned by their pay being In arreaI-
For the present, they have been satisfied Two
vessels OF war are expected-a frigate from Gos.
and corvette from Brazil. The Commodore, Ds
Cunha, commanding the latter, is to be the new
governor.
Advices from Shanghai arc to the 18th January.
An advance of five and six cents had taken plaos
in manufactured goods, and after the holydiys .
brisk trade was expected. Tea.-Of black emY
about 5000 packages, and OF green 1000 packages
remained over, all common and inferior deseriY-
tions. Silk.-Stocks nearly exhausted, and a.
though prices had advanced considerably, AMI
were Is per cent higher than those of the previoas
year little could be obtained. OF No. gu tlifvs
none TO be had. The exports to date were 96jS.-
Vessels loading would take from 500 to 49,
bales, and not much more than 900 bales in a
expected to be shipped before the 3lst OF March,
which would make the export OF the season not -
exceed $4,000 bales, against 5000 in lSas. aaA
l9, 600 in 1873.
The United States ship Plymouth was at MssssI
and the Dolphin at Whampoa
The latest dates from the United States ere -
the 5th Of November.
The California Wonder I'm England.
(From the London Times, March It1
We have information from California up - d,s
close Of last year. The Intelligence from THE sis
gular State now assumes the form and Consistency
Of regular political correspondence, and, indeed.
il may be almost said that in maturity and civlnar
ton, San Francisco is as far advanced as any -
on the western coast of the American continent--
Whatever may be the opinions on this subject g
New York, there are certainly no doubts exiseng
on the sPot in respect OF the dignity and indepen-
dence Of the new State In the letter Of our ow.
have been that the repeal of the navigstisa
laws procured singular boon for British subjeces
in thess uttermost parts Of the earth. The early
arrangements at the port Of San Francisco were a.
rude as might have been expected, the business u
the custom house having been administered '.in
an extremely loose manner" In point OF TACT. tAs
goods Of any country were admitted In any Boz
toms, and in any shape, on payment of simyis
tariff duty. II was not likely, however, that the
government of Washington would acquicsce in ths
evasion commercial -
a port 30 important that of San Francisco. Sei-
zures and conhscations presently followed, and Eng.
lish vessels were in the same predicament win
French, when in the very nick Of time instruct'css
came from Washington communicating tins oPorar
tion Of our amended code, and notifying that BrE
tish shipping would DO free to intr sduce into tho
rising and expansive mari, any goods the growth -
manufacture Of any country, from all parts Of the
world. IL Is gratifying to observe internAtieo.l
faith 70 well kept and 30 promptly shown Ths
price current Of articles in demand at san Franco
co suggests some curious conclusons IL Is obvloo
that the great feat Of every day life ~ 70 get fross
one end OF the streets to the other, for boots ap-
/ pear beyond all comparison the most ProssS0
/ commodities in the market. From 81 to Ei3
pair are given for ordinary qualities, while gee1
pair ef jack boots well nailed and capable OF kssP-
ing out days mud are worth SD Of amy sssiisr's
money. Nor have these quotations any retercsee
10 the work at the mines, for We are expressly toe1
that the provision is required against the slougAs
and quagmires OF the capital itself. and wo havs
heard similar story OF some OF our most thnving
Australian towns Even European evidence dnv8
To the conclusion that streetights and pave
ments are the last and crowning symbols OF evil
zation. which u surely very extraordinary. Drug
are almost unsaieabIe-r fact which spe.I. va
for the sslubrity OF the settlement Printed gssAs
are In demand. though we can only indirectly soa-
lecture the tastes Of the Californian community %
this rcrpcct. The syes likely TO suit. we are tslA.
those in accordance with Mexican recon
mendations," which point rather 10 dark aBl
sombrc tns than thoee brilliant patterns In vsgss
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New York. The furniture chiefly inquired for oomss
under the technical description Of " good strong so
tags very sensible style, though an unplsasAa
vation " that II calculated for lawyers offioss-
would he more than usually ssleable. Ready-msds
houses, apesrs. are quite gone Out OF favor, ara
indeed. It s evident from the advertising cols.~
Of The local journals, that vast nuinbcrs are q
hand, and q still greater number expected Inior
rendensly Of n street SD yaris long. is -
ward route from Cape Horn, there are at Isaa
~Lur al (rm
which purchasers may suit themselves, at highly
rcatonabe prices. Some VI these have ~marbis
mantels, mahogany handrails. brass knockers and
doof-piate-, with spare bricks, mortar, paint &c.,
and they are invariably described having bsss
pot up with great care, and with materials a. sx-
ccllent quality. Where they are stored. OF in whM
kind OF showroom they are set up Ior cxh'e.rcs
6rraIgcmmenis for the next years great fc-tivA
nght glcan hint or two from the deviocs In us~.
The rrceni ccnflsgra,on, however, u likely v
Lrng the commodity unto demand again. though b
IL clear that people hks building afcr their own 30
o,Iiar fancies- One soy Of the great hrc s far ts
good TO be- lost. man whose house was ,n isn~N
instead Of wasting his time either IN ismsatztscss
o. ues4 endesvors TO put 1t out, quietly went as
drove q hard bargain for some new materially whas
hIs tenement was still burning. and, before hs1
done smoking. completed an sdvaniaseou conu.s
for its entire restoration within 10 days As re-
CARDS the staple produce Of the country, tserc No.
tie more 10 be ssid than herc,oforc. The yis4S q
gold docs MOI seem 10 be diminished. and go. -
,a"Nn shc sAports are incfeasro. 'h' WV w ~
tollsoo market h yct scarcely moro pcre>puesN
no expectation. however. has taken place hrhstts
et all proportoucd 10 the rcputed gains ~ ths mnbsn
The average receipts of gold 5us al Valpafaiso As
ceirrsied AT lea~ than chOD0 month-s ssrpss
which would not maintain our Ainesn -tuAafcas
No doubt great Quantities are in,ercevsed at Psass
for Transport across the istbmus, and sonr D..
found u way 20 this cosptryi bat there 70 std
glui of gold In san Prancssco aseh there sesDs.
cunoueiy enough. TO be greet scarcity ~ god
dust for the rainy season has cut of all cofnulsul
cairn with the pacers," and there 10 . ess
tnual dram gong 90 fos local improvements. Tss
actual exporis,ioos 81 the precious metal Sssp tu1
10 he nearly mterbslanced by the Imports llsa
latfcf amounting, m one week. 70 tpo.orH who
the etiimaied amount of the korrrer for one msrn
was abcv, sz,DO 900. rood deal ~ mystery b
made about the matter, and suspicious are aiwa,s
cxtsesscd that nobody eractly knows the s1isp
either OF the gold c,llccted or the gold erportsd
but these doubts should surely by this time have
had an end Some dav or other tho cv-zns d~is.1