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FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE LAW.

The steamship. George Law reached her
dock about $50 this morning. bringing Califor-
MIA mails and papers of the 1st inst, and Sl,-
251 900 in treasure.
The California news is uEimportant.
There had been no rain until the dag when
the steamer left, when tremendous storm pre-
vailed, destroying number Of frame buildings
in San Francisco, and it is feared that Consid-
cradle damage has been done to the shipping,
but to what extent could not be ascertained at
the bour the steamer left. The gale was more
severe than has visited US since 1852
The mining interest has suffered much from
want Of rain, and the interior traders were do
ing but little business.
! The Supreme Court has decided that SacTa.
MEMO is the Capita! of the State.
A general stampede Of State prisoners took
place on the eth, and about so of them made
their escape after struggle with the Sheriff
and posse.
A robbery was committed on board the Sono.
ra, on her trip to Panama. The sum Of n 900
dollars was taken from the treasure room Of
the Sonora, and the theft not discovered until
the arrival at Panama. Thirteen thousand dol
lars have been recovered. The remainder is
ohli AuV OdipCutoI hAu DOhHWNlu Ot
the Sonora have been arrested on suspicion Of
being concerned in the robbery and taken to
San Francisco for examination.
The fifth legislature Of the State began its
session on the llth. The leading question be-
fore the body will be the election OF a successor
of DR.. Gwynne TO the U. s Senate.
The steamer Falcon is safe; she left Aspin
wall on the 10Th, without passengers, and is 10
be laid up for time. The steamer EldoradO
takes her place
The PAnamg Railroad will be formally open.
ed on Feb let.
The steamship Falcon left Aspinwal on Jan.
Esd for Havana, but had to put back on ac-
count Of an accident to her machinery, and
sailed agau on the 18th.
The y. 8. steam fngste Mississippi arrived
at Panama on the 9th and sailed again on the
18th for Valparaiso.
We have later news from the various South
American Ports, but beyond the contradiction
of the reported sale Of the Galapagos islands
to the u s., we find nothing of Importance.
We have Honolulu dates to the 9th of De-
cember.
The Hawaiian Government, apprehensive Of
illibuster invasion, issued the following proc
lamation on the 8.h:
1T has come to my knowledge, from the
highest official sources, that my Government
has been recently threatened with overthrow
! by lawless violence, and whereas the represent
atives at my Court of the United States, Great
Britian and France, beng cogniEant of the
threats, have offered me the prompt assistance
Of the naval forces of their respective countries
/ hereby publicly proclaim my acceptance of
the aid thus offered in support of my Sovereign.
ty. My independence is more firmly establish.
ed than ever before.
(Signed) KAMEHAxA.'
This Of 6llibusters, the Alta California says,
Jones from the foreign residents, for the pur-
pose Of avOwing popular opposition against an
lnexaton.
Nothing is said as 10 the treaty with the
United States, eEcept in letter to the San
Francisco Herald, in which it is affirmed that
the treaty is signed, and its consummation
rests altogether with the authorities at Wash.
ington.