The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-28
FROM CALIFORNIA.


An exchange says of Mr.. Nugents speech, made
when leaving Victoria:
He indulged in a set speech, interlarded with
splenetic remarks, which might be construed de-
rogatory to Gov. Douglass and the officers of the
Hudson Bay Company. Mr.. Nugent's natural i'm
pe!uoslty, and the consequent excitement arising
from public dinner, may excuse him to some ex-
tent for language which, at any other time, would
have been deemed insulting. So far as Gov. Doug
lass and the officers of the company concerned,
we nave found them, by personal experience, gen.
tlemen in every sense of the word. With them
there is none of that naughty demeanor, so often
observed among those who elevated to public
positions for political purposes.
The following marginal note accompanies the
treaty between the United States and Nez Perces
Indians:
"FHed: Treaty of Peace entered into between
too PoWerfM tribes, the Nez Perces and the United
States troops, at Camp in the Walla-Walla Valley,
August 9Th, 1855"
There are five Chinese Companies in California
l. The See fap Company, 1890 members 2
The Heong Shan or Yong Wo, $500 members
Heong, 5000 members 5. The Sum On, 400
members.
The principal place of business for all the com
panies is San Francisco, although some of them
have subordinate Halls at Sacramento, Marysville
and Stockton
Each company has President, Marine Clerk or
Secretary, and a Hall Superintendent. There is
sometimes travelling agent. All the officers
but usually reelected if found trustworthy and eff
fective The salaries of the Presidents range from
$50 to Sl0O per month"; that of the Secretary is $780,
and the Hall Superintendent the same.
In receiving members, oath is required, and
no ceremonies are performed; but the candidate
declares his wish, enrolls his name, and pays down
the initiation fee. This fee varies. With the See
Yaps,. it is from SIS to $50, and from 81 to $40
with the Heong Shans, while the Sam Yaps have
fixed theirs at SIS, and the Ming Heons and Sun
Ons rigidy keep it at $40.
The number of members belonging to each, is
swelled or diminished. according to the arrivals or
departures. The members of the See Y ap and Sam
zap companies, all coming from the city Of Canton
and vicinity. The Heong Shans are from the city
of Macao and vicinity. The Ming Heongs are from
the southwestern part of the Canton Province, and
the Sun Ons are from HongkMg.
These comp 'nes have no cognizance of the emf
grafton of the Chinese to this State nor of their
exit from it. They not instituted for the bust
ness purposes of trade and commerce. but they are
indeed benevolent institutions and mutual aid soce
ties, and their tendencies are good The halls
answer the purpose of exchanges for consultations
and for temples of religious worship, as well as
relief hospitals.
Acknowledgements AdUocated.-The Rev. DR.
Lang delivered lecture on the 23d of August in
the Scots Church, Melbourne, which was largely
attended. The speaker advocated a total separa-
ton of the Colonies from England, in view of war
breaking out between England and France He
refers at great length to the course of the United
States in asserting their independence, and main
tanning it to the end by the force of arms
Now, my plan is, says the Rev. Mr.. Lang during
his lecture, simply to anticipate, rather to obvi
ate, all the possibilities contingencies of war,
from any quarter whatsomever, on these Austral-
ian coasts, by petitioning the mother country at
once to concede to us, with all necessary guaran-
tees and stipuations entire freedom and ma
tiOnal independence, and to recognize these Aus
traan colonies from thenceforth sovereign and
Independent States. Sensation. Such a consum-
nation, now that we have got responsible Govern
ment and entire freedom of trade, would scarcely
affect relations with Great Britain in anv per-
ceptible, in any appreciabe degree. We should
still retain our British habits and associations our
British feelings and predictions, as strongly as
ever; but we should simply be our own masters,
receiving the law from Downing street no longer,
and living in peace and harmony with all mankind
chershing towards our British brother for all time
coming a strong fraternal affection, but holding
out at the same time the right hand of friendship
and fellowship to Frenchman, American, and Russ
alike whatever might rage in Europe. In
short, were that consummation, which have sug-
gested realized, whatever wars might be
realized in the old world, that vast ocean
that lines our coast would, as far as these noble
colonies concerned, be Pacific Ocean in reality
for all mankind. | have drawn up the draft of a
petition on the subject, which | shall now read
either to Her Majesty the Queen, to the Imperial
Parliament to be signed as extensively as possible
provided it should be approved of beforehand, not
only in this colony, but in Victoria South Austria
liza and Van Diemen'S Land.
The schooner Eudorus, Captain Seaman, has
brought to Sydney intelligence of the murder of
two white men and Rotuma native ofNaya Feeiee
Islands. Also of the town of Layuka, on Ovalau
having been burned, as said, by some of the
Islanders.