The Nevada journal., 1852-01-22
Important News From France.

Important News From France.
The North America arrived ut San
Francisco on Sunday morning at half
past ii o'clock, having left San Juan on
5th inst.
Adams s. Co furnished US with copies
Of papers from below containing news
eleven days later from the States.
We are indebted to Gregorys Express
for late New York papers.
The news from France is as late rs
December 5th, and is exciting in the
extreme. Louis Napoleon has resigned
the reins of government, dissolved tho
Assembly, declared state Of seige, ar
rested 200 leading opponents Of his poll
cy, and appealed to the people! AL
this was done on the night of the I'd
December, the preparation having been
previously made with consummate skill.
Louis Napoleon proposes the restoration
of universal suffrage, the immediate
election by the people and army. Of
President, to hold Office for ten years;
and until this is DONE the executive
power to remain in his hands. lie pro-
misses to bow to the will Of the people,
rs soon as their preference is known
No organized resistance to the 60
vernment was attempted. and tee-
graphic reports from the Departments.
declare the news to have been hailed
with enthusiasm by the provincial pop
ulation. Up to 5lh of Dec. the success
Of the new government seemed certain,
and London advices did not vary mate
rally from the same prospect; but new
elements were constantly mixed in the
struggle, and SO long as any actual
contest continued, there must be more
or less uncertainty; but the difficulty of
obtaining correct information was inie-
scribable.
This new revolution in France has
produced intense sensation throughout
Europe.
Congressional.
Tuesday, Dec. &C.
Mr.. Marshalrs bill for the payment
into the Treasury of California Of Ger
tain moneys collected on imports into
the ports of that State, after the treaty
with Mexico, and before her admission
into the Union, was referred tu the COM
mittee of ways and means
Mr.. Met orkle, Of California. intro
duced bill providing for a survey OF
the public lands in California granting
donation privileges and fo- other pur.
poses.
CALIFORNIA MiSr BILL. The Wash-
ington correspondents of the n Y. Ex>
press, says:
" The California Mint Bill, which
passed the Senate, o. gone to the House
to be referred there to the ways and
means committee. IL is not impossible
tnat an effort will be made to put to it
the New York Mint, but the junction
will be resisted with great ZEAL
Senator Fish, of n Y, has introduce |
bill establishing a brinch, mint in New
York City.
kossuth was entertained ut dinner
on the 18th Of December ut a grand
municipal banquet in New York.
More than $4,000 had been sub.
scribed to the Hungarian fund.
PoLITlCAL.--John -J McRac has
accepted the appointment of senaoe
from Mississippi.
Hon. John b. Thompson has cen
elected Senator from kentucky.
Mr. Joel B. Poinsett, Of South.
Carolina, is dead.
Hon George Evans, of Me, will
probably be sent as commissioner TO.
China.
Mr.. Clay continues greatly indis-
posed, and has sent his resignation to
the Senate.
A meeting of 10000 people was held
at New Orleans, to express sympathy
with Trasher.
Jenny Lind is to leave New York
for Sweden, the middle Of the present
month.
HEAVY FAiLURE.-A Correspondent of
the San Francisco Herald, writing from.
Mexico city, says:
"The large mercantile firm of Man
ning& Mackintosh has finally suspended
its p yments with sl,500,OO0 liabilities,
causing the ruin Of great many fami-
lies, who had deposited their ali with
them. For year past this house has
made enormous sacrifices to sustain its.
credit, but the ruinous condition of bus
mess all over the country mado it i'm
possible to extricate themselves. This
house used to draw for million of dol
lars each steamer on London, made loans
Of millions Of dollars to government, was
working mines and mints all over the
country, and possessed enormous grants.
They spent about 100000 in the law.
suit Of La Lur, gave $500, 900 for the
stock of the Real del Monte Company,