The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-13

Turkey.
Reports from Belgrade state that great excite
ment prevails in Servia. The population was arm
ing and preparing for war;
CALIFORNIA.
Correspondence of the Journal Of Commerce.
The Legislature.
SAN JOSE, March 81, Is5O.-As the session APP
proaches close, the proceedings Of the legislature
become more and more interesting. The chief OBJ
ect to be attained at this session the organiza
ton of the State government, and the framing of
such general laws were absolutely essential to
the proper administration ofjustice This plan has
been, as nearly as possible, carried out. The du-
tics of the State officers have been defined, the
courts organized the State has been distrcted and
divided into counties, the seats Of justice estab-
lished, and a civil and criminal code have been
framed, (not yet perfected,) suited as nearly as
possible to the immediate exigencies of the people
In addition to this, the desire of the Judiciary
Committee has been TO carry out the intention Of
the trainers OF the constitution. general incor-
poration law has been established. An act has been
passed prescribing mode of assessing and collect
ing public revenue. The benefit of the writ of ha-
beds corpus has been extended the citizen. In
the civil and criminal codes, and the acts regu-
lating proceedings in the various courts, new fea
tures in accordance with the enlightened spirit of
the constitution, have been introduced. Progress
has been stamped on most of the laws of general
character.
The injunction of the constitution to the effect
that the Legislature ''shall prohibit by law any
person persons, association, company, or corpo-
ration, from exercising the privileges Of banking
or creating paper to circulate money! is stiI
unexecuted. II has not, however, been neglected.
bill has been introduced by Mr.. Crittenden,
chairman of the judiciary committee of the Assem-
bly,, in conformity with this injunction. This mea-
sure has met with most determined and most siren
uous opposition, and ultimately its further consd-
Grafton WAS under the repeated assaults OF its op-
ponents, postponed until next week Mr.. Critten-
den, the Trainer Of the bill, and Mr.. Randolph,
were its most strenuous advocates. Mr.. Henley
led the opposition. The test vote on an amend
ment proposed by Mr.. Wheeler, the effect Of which
was to render the bill nugatory. The vote as
follows
For the amendment that is in opposition 10 the
bill: Aram, Baldwin, Bracket, Brown, Clarke, Co
rey, Henley, Morehead, Stewart. Tingiey, Walt
hall, Wheeler-l2.
Against the amendment: Bradford, Cane, Covar-
rubias, Creaner, Crittenden, Deal, Gray, Mckins-
try, Ogier, Randolph, Scott, Stowcll-12.
A tie vote, and the amendment lost Of
course
The attempt 10 force the banking system on the
State in the teeth OF the constitutional provision
against it, is very strange tits understood that the
brokers Of San Francisco have defed the legislature
to frame any law which they cannot render nuga-
tory. IL is nevertheless very certain that the law,
in despite of the opposition 10 IL, will ultimately
pass at this session.
Communications have been received here from
the lower country that some evil-disposed persons
agtatng the question desperation in the south.
letter from Santa Barbara announces that meet
ings have been held, but the people very wisely
Trained from compromising themselves until they
could have the advice Of their representatives in
the legislature. Their representatives strongly
opposed 10 the dsmemberment OF the State, 30 that
the attempt TO wean tho people from their attach
ment 10 the State government promises 10 event
uate in an absurd failure. JuNIUs.l
From he San Franeiseo Necs Of Ayrl l.
arrival, Friday evening, Of the Wandercr, Of the
Royal Yacht Squadron, Commander Benjamin
Boyd, esq, from Cowes, Isle Of Wight-last from
Honolulu on the 18th instantwe have received late
dates from the Sandwich Islands.
The wanderer is a splendid vessel, mounting ten
guns, bound on pleasure excursion.
We learn from Captain Boyd, that the French
completed the evacuation Of the Marquesas, in De
cember, by the withdrawal OF the naval and mill
tary forces leaving behind them neither the French
flag nor any agent OF the French government.
The American whaling bark Romulus cold
at auction at Honolulu, the 9th ult, for 900
There bad been heavy gales at the Islands, cI.
red at this season Of the year. At Honolulu no
damage was done, beyond the leveling Of some
trees and the unroofng Of native huts. At La
haina however, the storm assumed the character
of perfect hurricane. The schooner Sophia, Cap
tain yancott, was lying at Lahaina when the gale
came on she got under weigh to run under the Zee
of Lahaina, where several small vessels had taken
refuge. Before reaching tnat anchorage however,
a sudden squall threw her upon her beam ends, and
she Immediately filed and went down, taking with
her the captain and two other white men, besides
two or three natives and woman. Three ma
tive women and one man succeeded in swimming
ashore.
The king thankfully acknowledged the humanity
of Boyd, in saving boats crew Of seven persons,
at Lahaina, during the gale.
large Peruvian bark, ON board OF which was
Mr.. Vida, the Gillian consul, attempted 10 anchor
outside, but finding no bottom, had to stand of with
her ground tackle under her bows.
The brig Copiapo had been levied upon, and was
10 be sold in thirty days.
From the Alta California, april LIST.
We learn by papers Of the 4th Of March, from
Honolulu, that over twenty thousand pounds Of
coffee destroyed the plantations by the late
gales at Jahaina.
The bark Drummond, about which apprehcnsions
had been felt, arrived safely at Lahains.
The United States ship Humboldt, hence via Ma
nilla, had not arrived at last dates Much uncas-
ness in her behalf was created by her long alb
sence
The brig Brothers, from Honolulu, bound TO this
port took fire at sea, and was compelled TO put
back She was on fire fourteen days, and her cargo
was entirely destroyed.
DIED, in San Francisco, ON the 22d March, Mrs.
MAGDALENA FARLEY, aged III years, rcct Of
the late John G.. Farley, formerly a member Of
Colonel j. ID. Stevenson's LIST New York regiment
ofvolunteers.
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