The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-14
The News.

The News.
The steamers George Law and Empire City ar.
rived q, this port yesterday, with eighteen days
later intelligence from California, Oregon, Utah
and Carson Valley, and important news from New
Granada, Nicaragua, Australia the Sandwich
Islands, Mexico, Cuba, and other parts Of the West
Indies.
The news from Greytown is two weeks later than
the accounts brought by the Texas. Col. Lock.
ridge had captured Castillo, beating the Costa
Ricans with but trifing loss to his own force and
doubtless without delay effected junction with
Gen. Walker There is nothing later from Rivas.
Walkers headquarters.
From New Granada we have confirmation of
the previously received reports of the failure of our
Ministers to effect settlement OF the difficulty be-
tween that republic and the United States growing
out Of the Panama massacre. Our government will
therefore, be compelled to resort to more energetic
measures to extort reparation for the outrages com
United upon the persons and property Of our citi-
zens.
The news from California is interesting. The
steamers of the Nicaragua line had been laid up for
the present leaving the mail line in the enjoyment
of the monopoly of the traffic between the Atlantic
and Pacific States. Nothing had been done in the
Legislature in regard TO the State debt but il was
thought that some action would he taken on the
subject previous to the adjournment. A stamp
act-a financial measure for relieving the State
from her present embsrrassments-had passed in
the lower house. 1t places tax on all foreign bills
of exchange, drafts orders, and also upon passen
gers tickets in vessels leaving the State. The tax
on two thousand dollar draft is fixed at four dol
lars and on fist class passenger tickets six dollars.
IL was thought that the act would become a law.
The Senate had passed the bill OF impea ,hment
against Henry Bates the State Treasurer,
and he was declared hencetorth disqualified
from holding any Office of honor profit in the
State Of California. Proceedings in the impeach
ment case of B. c. Whitman late State Comptroller,
had been postponed until the sd of March. The
present season was represented being by far the
most favorable for mining operations that California
hss vet experienced. The receipts OF gold in San
Francisco had been large during the two weeks pre-
vous to the sailing of the steamer, and IT was anti
cipated that there would be falling off for a long
time to come. Activity in the markets still con.
tinued. and an extraordinary stimulus had been
given TO operations in various descriptions Of goods.
The George Law, in connection with the Golden
Gate on the Pacific side, has made the passage from
San Francisco in less than twentyone days, being
the quickest passage which has been made in nearly
two years. She brings 81 ,22l ,23e in treasure.
Our dates from the city Of Mexico are to the I'd,
and from Vera Cruz to the 4.h inst The clergy
had openly declared against and denounced the
new constitution in all the churches The govern.
ment had taken notice OF this and we're about to call
the Archbishop and other prominent eccesiastcs 20
account. II was feared. that during Holy Week dis
tsrbances 80 fomented might occur. The army had
sworn 10 the new . ion. Il was received with \
favor throughot nes generally. Isolated +
cases had occu1 government officials, in.
ending three uo OF the Supreme Court,
had refused 10 10 il. They were to be- or had
been. removed A contract for the steam nayisa.
ton Of the Pacific coast Of Mexico had been
AWARDED TO Captain 1sham, an American. The
government had issued a manifesto to the nation
IRvewing its acts.
We have files from Australia dated M Melbourne
on the ah and at Sydney on the 18th Of January.
Later sdvices have been received from Sydney. but
The Melbourne market report, given elsewhere, is
new TTohres, attended with considerable oss Of
property, occurred in Sydney the 9th Of January
"A Ministerial crss existed in Melbourne, owing to
ahe government having been beaten in the Iegisla-
tre on the 9Th OF January by majority of seven
on the second reading Of G. G. Dufy's bill FOR the
abolition OF the properly qualification clause for
members IN the new constitution. A Maitland letter
OF the llth Of January tay,:-"There are great pre-
psrations at present among ne Chinese population
for war amongst Themselves those of Annoy and
Hong Kong. They had skirrnsA on Sunday even
ing, wen one man was klied,Spd the murderer
lhoi between the shoulders with pistol ball lex.
pect ~ be our painful duty next post to give
you the B~fnbers Of killed and wounded in the con
tending armies, and it is expected to come oil IN
three days on a neighboring ridge
Our advices from Honolulu are up 10 the 9TH Of
February. They contain little Of interest, The
Hawaiian aour company had declared q dividend Of
twenty bve per cent. The Russian Count Medem
had len for Tahiti, after a joun Of six weeks on
the Islands. Tie Grand Duke Constantine was ex.
pected during The summer. The past winter has
been the mosl severe experienced for many yeurs.
x From Georgetown, Dcmarlra, we have fles 70 The
l"0 n'L mseting WIS convened for the pu-,ose
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