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FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH STAR.

RKw YoRK, Feb. 8.
The steamship North Star arrived at this
afternoon, with California dates 10 January l6, /
goo passengers and 81 ,s2s, ,SO9 in specie.
The steamship Sonora left San Francisco on
the !6S Of January, and arrived at Panama on
the Goth.
On the 18th she spoke the CorteE, and on
the esd the Golden Age, bound for San Fran
cisco.
The John L. Stevens arrived at San Francis
co on the 18th.
The El Dorado. from HaYsns, arrived at
Aspinwall on the 30lh
The Panama Railroad was completed, and
the first train from AspinwAll 10 Panama, pass
ed over on the 2slh nit.
| The passengers that went outby the North
Star, and also those that came home 10y her,
passed over the Road. The time occupied in
/ the transit was hours.
From Acapulco tits reported that a part Of
Santa Annals army, 2,OOO in number, had
deserted and gone to Alvarez. A portion Of
them reached Acapulco on the Esd Jan, and
the remainder were daily expected.
The Senatorial election in California was to
come off on the l7th.
The Democrats were divided between Bto-
derrick and Gwynn, and the Wings had nomi-
mated p L. Edmonds as their candidate.
The steamer Sorthener, bound from San
Francisco to Oregon was lost 8 miles below
Cape Flattery. The passengers and crew were
, saved.
The miners were rejoicing over recent rains
and washing was going briskly on.
In some parts Of the State the weather was
n excessively cold. aad snow had fallen to the
A depth of from to feet.
The legislature had created great excitement
in the religious world by refusing to pay fol
T. the services offs chaplain, and inviting all Sac
: ramento Clergymen, the Mormon Minister in.
o cluded, 10 oficiate alternately. The Clergy
,. were declining the invitation.
An attempt was being made in San Francis
4 co to raise a c ompany of Frenchmen to colon
iEe the islands Of new Caledonia, in the South
ern Pacific.
d A Mechanics Institute was about to be es
tablished at San Francisco.
> A project was on foot for establishing a lint
= of stages between San Bias and Vera Cruz, fO
= the transportation Of passengers and cores
d pondence between San Francisco and New Or
+. leans.
Markets, very quiet and dull; and 1t wal
y quite difficult to effect sales.
Sandwich Islands dates are 10 the Esd o
II December.
l. Prince Likoliko had assembled the throne.
Of The funeral of King Kamchameha had beel
;. postponed till the sixth ofJanuary.
. The old City Council are to continue in offic
~ for time.
u Nothing ofimportance from Carthagenia .
lie Bogota.
ar The dates from Australia are to the LIST c
December.
az Fears are entertained for the crops en- &C
le count of the drought.
Callao dates to June Cd.
N. The news from Peru is important. Gen
:, Castillo has overthrown Echenvgue and take
VI the Government into his own hands. The bat
on tie which decided the contest was fought o
or" the 5th ult Echenvigue sought the protectio
m. Of the British Minister General Castillo ente
ed Lima in triumph, On the afternoon of tt
battle the castle and squadron were surrel
dered.
"S The Dates from Bolivia were to Dec. 27tl
he The rebel Acha had been put down and tho
'u- engaged pardoned by the Government. 4
rlv extra session of Congress had been called
=, Feb. lst to receive the resignation of the Pre-
" ident,