Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-26

rived at New York on Friday night, with 260
passengers. She brought no gold on freight, bul
reports the arrival Of TIVE million dollars worth a
PENANG. asfolows: Nl S8' 'Ns M a
The Pfoms.hsus left Chagrss the evening Of the 7h
The steamer New Orleans arrived Panama the ls
with 2l2 passengers and s6oOOO0 in gold dust freight
The Norhernsr alsoaised P.hsma on the ld, with 30
passengers and sso0.00 in gold dust freight, The An
tsloPe sived q Panama April 3d. with 100 passengers
$500, 900 in gold dust freight They all left San Fran
cisco on the 18th Of March The specie and United States
mails broush. BY these steamers chagres when The
Prometheus left.
The dates from San Francisco are to the 18th
March. We copy the annexed summary Of events
from the Courier Of the latest date:
We have had hardly any rain and the certain ndca.
ons are that shall have no rainy season. although It il
the opinion Of many that will be favored with occasional
showers during the ensuing Well informed farm
ere think that generally good crops can be made this spring.
even without further rain
Business Of every kind is revving The summer winds
having begun to blow the hills and given the
chants and aders that wet weather will
interfere with their operations trade has taken quite start
sgain The traders in the mines and at other points in the
Interior laid in very large stocks Of goods last fall in antc
patton ofa winter and have not generally exhausted
shsir sopPles They begin to vs, now. however, and
there every indication Of speedy and brisk opening Of
the spring trade. r ,s NJ, .5,sss#t N,
We have had some little excitement in San Francisco
relative 10 so-called attempt muzze the press. Judge
PAssoss Of the District Court delivered charge to the
rs4d Isry -Lch commented upon very severely BY
stood lie article ID question npsn Sse sa Ss Sssss sonor snd
insssy Of court chsgng the judge with leaning espe-
caly towards notorious crminsl, and with designing to
shield them from justice Mr.. WALKER, the editor who
Penued the article, cited to appear and the
charge Of contempt Of court, and after full examination,
was sdudged guilty Of the offence charged fined $780, and
ordered stand committed until paid He refused pay the
fine and accordingly placed n the hands Of the sheriff
On Sunday morning hsndbi appeared, calling meeting
Of citizens TO consider the gross attempt 70 ramme the
press The meeting held and resolutions adopted
condemnng the Judge and calling upon him resign. Judge
Parsons refused to receive the committee appointed waupon
him with the resolutions except open court and there the
matter ended, so fat as the people were concerned.
" The position assumed BY the Judge is not that tho OBJ
jeconabe article reflects upon him personally, but that it
strikes at the court Of which be is the representative and is
calculated TO bring that court into depue and thus weaken
is authority and deirsct from s respect The excitement
the subject has quite blown oye and the people generally
believe satisfied that Judge Parsons acusted in bis
by honorable motives and that due regard for his
public position demanded the adoption Of decisive
srres for the yindication Of the court.
The Indian Commissioners are yet in the mountains,
where, there good believe they will succeed ia
making treaties with the hostile tribes but whether the In
dans viii keep their treaties j. . question.
Several Of ynching thieves have occurred In the
upper country and tending produce more quiet those
sections. The miners generally are doing well large
party Of sonosRs are settling again in the southern mines
to the great rejoicing Of the good people Of Stockton who rely
upon that section for their commercial prosperity.
The reduced rates Of labor and Of building materials.
well the increased demand Of the approaching spring bus
have given impulse to building, and piers are
being run out in every direction into the bay, slips filed up,
houses erected streets panked, hills eveed and valleys
graded on every hand. "
Nevada city destroyed by Ere on the 9th Of March,
the loss being estimated 1t originated in the
bowling alley Of Gates Smith, and extended 10 all drec
lions with great rapdy, and continued to rage until The
irest part Of the city destroyed upwards Of two hun
ed houses having either burnt torn down stop fur
her avages BY this terrible calamity over two thousand
persons, including many families have lost their all
After the posponemsn Of the election Of u States Senator
Legislature had gone work in apparent eanes,ness and
introduced passed good bills One especially worthy
# notice is Mr. Heydenfels, upon school system,
which seems to meet with very general appreciation.
The Legislature bad also passed act prohibiting the sale
lottery tickets and appropriated saoO 900 and upwards for
pay Of persons engaged in military operations against the
indiana ALSO authorize the Treasurer to negotiate
loan Of $780, 900, which he had been able obtain
bloody say recently occurred Sonora, in which,
stated at least four lost their lives and several Others
seriously wounded Il originated in tre.pass by party
of dgge upon lands claimed by Mr. Joshua Holden who
with the aid Of friends attacked the miners or squat
they called They resisted one Of their party
killed and three Of Mr. Hodens men, and several Others
wounded.
Two men, who gave their names James Barter Of
Maine, and Charles Simmons Of Massachusetts, suffered
death the 7h March, under the Lynch CODE Consu
They accused Of being horse thieves The peo-
pie denied them the forms Of trial. and hung them up
few moments after arresting them. ~
The Sacramento Transcript says that very rich and extern
deposes have been discovered in the vicinity Of Neva
Ia. Between Grass Valley and Nevada avne has been
examined, and found bear gold very profusey The
,uarz machines Gold Mountain reported to be doing
veil quantity Of the black sand brought down from Gold
Bluff has been aayed and found yield So ID the pound
sand fnrher quantities should yield the same rate
Gold Bluff will deserve its name, after all. private letter
that new discoveries have beea made upon Rich Bar
the North Fork Of the Feather river which promise extra
ordinary results All this of course is Of the fair side Of the
picture. ttsl
LATER FROM HAVANA.
Intelligence from Havana to the 18th instant has
been received by the Prometheus.
morning of the 9th, in consequence of rumor that
an invading party under Lopez had landed at Ma
rie the report of cannon having been heard in that
direction.
The Spanish war steamer Pizarro was immedi-
ately dispatched to assist in the defence of Mariel
An English friga.e and brig Of war were also got
under weigh for the scene of strife. The Pizarro,
soon after leaving port, fell in with the Spanish