The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-12


sM Embrace the received by mail and telegraph st
ma ses curing the previous week. and to the hour Of
yastasrc0
The News.
Our dispatches from Washington give the latest
news relative to the Speakership. After forty-fve
Aallotngs, the House adjourned yesterday, and the
end Of the struggle is still remote unless some
plan is adopted The conferences last night are
said to have been unsuccessful in securing additional
votes for Mr. Banks It is believed that, after few
more trials, he will be abandoned, and that the re-
pnblcans will concentrate upon Pennington; but it
b also believed that neither Banks, nor Pennington
nor Fuller can command majority Of the votes Of
the House. In this state Of affairs the democrats
gain courage, and confidently predict the success
eventually of one Of their number.
The steamship Northern Light, which arrived yes
tsrday afternoon from Nicaragua, brought two
weeks later advices from San Francisco and news
from China Australia, the Sandwich Islands and Nj.
saragua. The intelligence from California is very
citing The Indians in the north continuing their
depredations upon the whites, while those in the
south were taking the cue from their more northery
brethren, and were beginning to show signs OF dis
satisfaction. General Wool and staff, with q COM
paDy Of United States soldiers, had departed from
San Francisco for Oregon, where he will probably
enter with such spirit into the contest with the dis
conten,cd savages as shall teach them lesson not
soon TO be forgotten. Gen. VIM. H. Richardson,
United States Marshal for the Northern district OF
CAlorr, was most brutality murdered in the streets
Of San Francisco, on the 18th November, by man
named Chas Cora 1t with difficulty the citizens
could be restrained from applying the code Of
Judge Lynch to the murderer. Lieutenant Archi
bald McRea, commanding the United States reve-
nue. cutter Ewing, committed suicide on the 18th
uk on the deck of his vessel. Two worthy
citizens Of Monterey, Hon. Isaac 3. Wall, collector
Of the port, and I. s. Williamson, officer Of the
county, had been assassinated on the highway, in
spirit, it was supposed, of revenge The accounes
from the mines were generally very fattering. The
new discoveries in Table Mountain were continuing
TO create considerable excitement, and the whole
region had already been taken up in claims. The
news was brought down On the Pacific side by the
Steamer Uncle Sam, which sailed in connection
with the J. L. Stephens, from Panama. Both YES
sells were short Of the usual number of passengers.
From Central America we have files OF papers
from Granada. (Nicamgua,l of November "a, and
San Juan del Norte to December |, which con-
tain highly interesting news. The order of things
naugurated by tue new government had produced
Me most happy effects, evidenced by the revival Of
trade and agriculture, and the return Of number
e families to their heretofore deserted homes.
Colonel Parker II. French had resigned his seat in
the Cabinet Minister OF Hacienda, and was duly
appointed Minister Penipotentiary-with extraor-
binary powers-to the United States. The Colonel
arrived in the Northern Light. The commander,
with many officers Of the United States steamship
Massachusetts, had arrived in Granada from San
Juan del Sur, and introduced to General Walker
and the executive. Colonel Wheeler, Minister OF
the United States. entertained at grand fest-
val, on the 1lth ultimo, given by Don Carlos Tomas
1t which President Rvas Commander Walker and
all the chief officers OF State were present Mr. Vince
Ter made some happy enarks Mr. J. W. Fabens,
late Consul Of the United States at San Juan del
Norte, had been appointed Director General of Colo.
nization. An important decree had been issued in
Granada, giving great encouragement to settlers
from other States. recruiting and financial mis-
sion had been despatched by government to Califor
mia. A good many emgrants were expected from
New Orleans. number Of members OF the Kinney
Union, over their own signatures, indignantly deny
the statements made by writer from San Juar,
signing himself One Who Knows" which appeared
In the HERALD Of November 5. Messrs Shepherd
Hay also write to sag that only sale of their
grant lands in reality had been made and that the
,ands had not been hawked abont Wall street. The
yield of the gold mines and the salubrity Of the
climate are defended.
Our files from Australia are from Port Philip,
August 29 Melbourne September 2; and Sydney,
September t. Government had proposed new
constitution for South Australia. Bathurst papers
report very fine yield at the western goldhelds,
and that many thousand people were usefully emf
ployed. The executive Of New Zealand had re
ceived some salutary parliamentary checks relative
10 the quartering Of troops on the people, and an
attempt at a State Church preference. Trade was
dull in Sydney, and the accounts from the country
bad. The establishment of u line OF steamers to
New York YVES still advocated. In Melbourne the
-four market was unsettled, with downward ten.
dency. The gold trade was brisk, and brokers
bought at f3 les. Cd. per ounce. In Sydney, boots
and shoes went Off well and silks commanded .
very high price. The gold market there was fiat
but the demand was good and somc went Off as high
~ ca per ounce.
We have news from Honolulu (sandwich Islands)
TO November .. The King had returned from
tour Of inspection Of the islands, and was making
vigorous exertons in perfectigg many public works
The Hawaii volcano was making fearful progress,
and the safety of the town of Ho was really men.
aced. The principal provisions Of the reciprocity
treaty with the United States were published Trade
was very dull In Honolulu, but theatricals were In
great vogue.
We have news from China dated at Shanghai on
September o. and a. Hong Kong on September Is.
Very little is published regarding the progress or
the revolution. The British sloop-of.war Bittem and
merchant steamer Paoushan had committed great
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