The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-12-24
Later from California,

Nav Y0RK. Dee. 10, II M.-rhe steam.
ship Daniel Webster arrived at her wharf
ihout IT O'Clock this morning. She brings
alvices from San Francisco 10 Ncyembei
l6'h, aud l20 passengers Tor Charleston and
New Orleans, and 800 for New York.
She has $4,000 dollars in gold in freight
and 5000 900 in The hands Of the passengers
Tier passengers 10 Charleston and New Or
leans had besides 500, 900. She left San
iuan December 9th. arrived NJ Havana oil
he 18Th and sailed The next day.
! he most prominent topic of discussion is
the much aeiiaied question of IT division OF
the State. Considerable difference Of opin-
ion exists on the subject. but nothing definite
beyond he drawing up of an address for
presentation to the Legislature, by the Santa
Barbara Convention, has heen agreed upon.
MANY believe that slavery must be Introduced
into Southern California, and give cUunlen-
nnce to II division of The State from that be.
lief
The expedition TO the Sandwich Islands
appears 10 have been abandoned tor the
present-Tho brig Fremont which YVES pur-
chased for The purpose has been sold at u
loss Of SIS COO.
The Board of Commissioner for ascef-
tanning aud settling private land claims in
California. are TO hold a session at San Fran.
cisco on the 9Th Of December. This an,
nonncement had rausril the greatest, salts.
faction TO the community al large,
The mines continue a. productive rs ever.
The agriculturisis are busy in different Sec
tiots Of the State, preparing the ground for
next years cror, which ) il is expected will be
more abundant than ever. In the South The
vintage has fully commenced, and the vine
growers are busily engaged gathering the
grapes aud converting them into wine and
brandy. Tie quantity MANUFACTURED will
he immense.
The weather during The past three months
has beer ike thai of nm Indian Summer in
the Atlantic States, balmy and genial. From
all appearances the rainy s"nsou is rs remote
as ever. and nanv are Of The opinion the
coming winter will be similar To the hast.
Large numbers are daily leaving CaIiior.
mia, many being houuH for the gold regions
Of Australia. The Sidnc, papers are filled
to ovci flowing with the most glowing nc.
counts Of the gold mines near the city, and
the discovery OF many new and extensive
digginG>.
Many Of the minc's on Scots bar have
done rcmnrkahl, well during The spring aud
summer. Som" OF those owning claim. in
The dtumlng operations made several thou.
sand dollars. The miners on he Klamath
river are averaging Sc 10 IS per day. a
few have made as high as SIS in $50.
The papers are less filled with the Horrible
than usual, which augurs well for The pros,
rerity OF tie State
Some few murders have been committed
bv the ludians in The lao. ,hcrn mines, and
rohberies occa .ionally occur but, as n .rn>
eral hing, life and property are rs safe IN
the oo'd rcgions, a- in ay plit Of the world
The clearance Of bullion from The Is; 10
the L. h Of November Ncrc SlS9,l9l. The
amount of duties received during October.
al the custom house, were S2S7,a 9i Tor the
same time last year the, wcie Sl7l Goo.
In rcga,,l 10 The division Of the State. the
people of he Southern Counties, though diff,
iciing among themselves IS % the details. are
unanimous, III the favor of the proposed di>
vision, and will Introduce The subj ,ct into
Legislature soon after 1t assemblies. All the
Southern Delegates are pledge. TO its warm
support and some from HE North are dispos-
ed to favor II.
ARRIVAL OF the GroRoGA.-N,c Yorl. Der.
2l.-Stcamslip Grorgia. Capt. Porter. from
Chagrcs Dee. lOih, and Havana 10Th, with 500
passengers. arrived NJ 10 o'clock This morning
She brings 81 sec, 900 on freight, and an equal
amount in The ha nds OF passengers, which is
the largest amount ever brought by passengers
Mt any one time. The Georgia brought TO Ila-
vana iur New Orleans 400 passengers ho were
Transferred to the Empire City, which arrived
on he 18Th.
Mr.. Owen, late American Consul, sailed in
tie Isabel on the 18Th, for Charleston lie re-
ceivcd a salute from the sloop of war Decatur
on his departure. Judge Sharkey had NOT ar
rived. but was anxiouSly expected.
The news from the South Pacific is but little
later lhan has already been received.