New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-13
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Prom our Own CeIrsspondent.


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 81, 1859.
Yesterday. the 2Cth was the regular day for the
de,arture Of the steamer but being Sunday, her sailing
tine was postponed till to-day.
Gen. Scott arrived yesterday from San Juan and the
Gulf Of Georgia, and in accordance with peremptory
orcsrs en- Washington, he will 30 on 10 New-York
BY the steamer leaving to-day. He sent all the troops
away from San Juan Island save company, and
then sent bis aide-de-caup, Lieut. Col. Lay, 10
Victoria, to negotiate with Gov. Douglss. We are
not informed OF the result Of this negotiation further
than that It was satisfactory TO both parties and that
the American Justice of the Peace on the sl and has
been notified that he il not to assert any jurisdiction
over any persons Americans, and that the BRUSH
Jntiee il 10 he permitted TO exercise his functions
over British subjects. From this infer that the two
nations have JOINT occupation, which is all that the
British have asked fsr previous TO the settlement OF
The question by high diplomacy. Capt Pickett, VIII
r. remembered, took exclusive possession OF the
island and forbade the British to land. Now pre-
sumo that they can land if they wish Capt Pickett
hss been sent away, and the officer in command on
the island is Capt. Hunt. Harvey, OF course, ia IN
bsb dudgeOn, and Gen. Scott Is not al ali pleased
with his conduct. BY every arrival from me NoTlh
hear something 10 oOniirm the convection, when eA-
pressed M letter 10 YOU some weeks ago, that Harvey
rot CT for any position requiring the information OF
a diplomaiist tine prudence of a commander, OF the
refinement OF a gentleman.
Tie supreme Court OF the State has rendered q
unle at very important decisions in regard 10 the
title OF Mexican eranholders TO the mineral on Their
lands The frs decision Is IN the care OF middle boggs
ma aintt the Mexico Mining Company IN regard 70 part
OF Frenonts Mariposa ranch. The decison Is in favor
of Bopos who holds under Fremont and the real re-
suit H. the latter is protected against all sqnatter and
prsdstory miners The Court say they will reserve
mt another occasion their opinion upon the Ownership
of the minerals; but matter whether the Federal
the State Government the gold public land,
squsuer has the right 70 take gold from private land
The Sos,rir Of an unlimited senea eeusepu, forth in
and advocated by the dnse pregnant with
The go.sion Of eadsr The PTstense Of mining
without TIC possibility q protection o. I-Iess on he part o. The
ise valuable GsiIists where tie LAND held in private
be isySS5 nd for al useful purposes Sessroyed no mat
hew ue reusrersise the product Of the mining The
not without reference It's condition whether covered
~hh e,.eslas .'aryaas ss.Ss a. o"aI aea
ers ana w,ecei security there would b. little development
valve eoad there be &c tis m with righi Of uya
son = =, INC SlJ an nd s popy S saS SSsr 20 20
lane hstg TO him poo- aud vSuees us' in ProPortOa 10 the
aLsfr sonetns shoclins an ideas o. the rights
property in the Proposition that one man may invade the posses
hr eccupy his nd under the ths he has
bve there sell skesr M 'asse or existing 'ha' he
me- second decision was in the case Of Henshaw, a
MeAican grantee, against Clark and 100 Cinnamon,
milang bis ranch IN fuba County. The Court ohases
them uhe dcendaatsl away. Both opinions are writ
ten BY Chief-Jus,ce Field, the successor o! Terry.
Tie census u the children under Is, in San Fran
CISCO hus just been finished. There 1855 in sll
6O9i under l. 100 between and Is, and these are
properly the school children. OF the 1855, ISIS
Meie born in California. The following the main
places Of nativity OF ihe 80. school enlSrsn proper
Hewl psland col GLIDING oieEou 2at
CaoiEis ! enc BTiiss Celoniea -
slave satcs............ nj spanish AeIins lsl
Eurupt.. :SChiEa y
No State in the Union has lees than FIVE Of its native
ehsdren in our schools, and the District Of Columbia
fffah opIN ashi M led.
Territories unrepreseuted Kansas, Nebraska, and
NeW-MexiCo. New-lork has ,4SS; Massachusetts
has s6 Louisiana has S}i; Pennsylvania 30; Maine
It's; New-Jerscy lG2 and none of the other States as
really ice. The list Of States. ard counties, and
places includ ug of Cape Horn !, numbers o..
Nesfly every kingdom Snd prncipalty OF Europe Is
Represented. No better Illustration OF the wonderfully
mixed character Of population could be gwen than
u presented by the table Of the navites Of the school
children in San Francisco. u should be remembered
however, that there u a much larger proportion Of
Western and Southern people in other paris Of
the Stale, especially in the agricultural districts. The
total amount Of expenditure during the tweyemonth
ending the lei Nov. account OF the pubic schools
OF the city, was sl3i00, nearly = for every soul
an u. she average daily attendance was y 500 and
there are $40 children attending private schools.
Ii IA reported that large BAY 30 miles wide by 100
long has been found on the western coast Of Lower
California, between LAT. 90 so and 2S3 THE en-
trance berg and ~ sTbis bay has been
n iavOriie resort OF whales, anu was discovered by a
w&aler which entered the bay and had good Ime
OF H.
H. r. Bnckelen, once a prominent Spectator and
rich msn IN San Francisco, died IN Maine County on
the iSsh inst. lie cane here poor matchmaker In
sh Fall Of 1876 IL 1850 he sold batch Of town lots in
this cx Tor $50. 600 and bad number left lie was
not wealthy az the imc Of his death.
yopr readers will remember that Washington A.
Bartlett, IN card published in one OF the New-fork
napers Tux TRIBUNE, l believed asserted that he
Vote The first editorial ever printed in San Francisco,
and pulled the press to print the ars sheet Senuei