The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-09

We have news from California 20 the Goth nit,
and also later adyces from the Sandwich Islands,
brought over the Tehuantepec route, and forward.
cd to New Orleans by the steamship Quaker City.
The dates from San Francisco are eleven days later
than those received by the overland mail. Eight
vessels had arrived there from Atlantic ports during
tie fortnight preceding the both ult. and business
continued to improve. The Golden Age left on the
Goth with the mails three hundred passengers, and
g. 225 .o00 for New York.
The Quaker City reports tina, the steamship Her
mann, the pioneer vessel Of the American Atlantic
and Pacific ship Canal Company line between New
York and San Francisco, via Nicaragua. was spoken
the 2si ult., being then only day distant from
tie first named port. The Hermann left New York
On the 25d Of August last. ran TO Rio Janeiro and
Valparaiso, and finally reached Panama on the 9th
ult She lcti next evening. and Il il evident from
tie news published to-day iha, she did not connect
with The steamer Washington Of the same line,
which sailed from this port on the 9Th ult. hoping
80 reach san Juan del Nore in due season, 80 as TO
forward her passengers by the Hermann from san
Juan del sur. The Washington had not reached
san Juan del Norte on the 18th of last month
hut II j. calculated that she got there on the
18th and waited for several days, 40 as
hear Il there were any iidings Of her consort. She
may have b.ca delayed thus for about eight days,
say 4 tie b q. November, until the British mail
steamer 4 Panama arrived aud informed her
tia; cc u ann Lad gone on direct 10 san Fran
cisco Il 90 likely that tic Washington then
ran nn ssrswall fcr the purpose of sending
her II - r. over the Isthmus to Panama II her
comma I, were permitted 70 do 50 Ny the GO
vermont The nOn-connection Of these vessels
will entail great expense and trouble on the Wash.
ingions passengers. and il a most unfortunate
event for the company owning them. which has
thus commeaced business under the most inausp
clous circumstances
Tho steamship Africa, which len this port yester
dav for Liverpool carried out sls7OO0 in specie
and sxtyfve passengers. Among the latter was
. messenger Of the British government having In
charge young Girl named Henrietta Polydore,
who was brought from Utah by Judge Eckles, in
obedience 10 instructions o. our government
Hiss Poydore some years since taken from
England Wy Der mother. who had embraced the
iaih Of The latter Day Saints and her father ap.
Piled a. the British authorities for her restoration
After due Investigation % the facts before the fcde
raj court az Great salt Lake City Il wa. decided TO
restore the girl 10 her father and she was accord.
ingly brought 10 Washington and delivered to the
custody q Lord Napier, the British Minister, who
las despatched her TO England ~ above stated
II is said that the mother Of the girl followed her
a. Washington.
The Grand jury were empanneled yesterday In
Gle Court Of General Sessions, and after receiving
q brief charge from Recorder Barnard retired 10
commence their duties.
The Commissioners Of Emigration held their
regular weekly meeting yesterday afternoon, but
there was no business ready for transaction. The
weekly return shows a balance In bank to January
] 1855, 81 So l55 80, aud the balance Of commute
lion fund si5 22S OF.
Professor John A. Porter. Of Yale College de-
Iyered lecture las, night IN the Cooper Institute
q a select audience, upon the Science Of the