The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-30
Later from California.

The Pony Express brings dates from San
Francisco to the afternoon of the 18th inst
The following is a summary Of the news:
Gov. Downey has vetoed the Horace Smith
bill, on the ground that the Legislature can
not constitute tionally In terfere with the Judici-
ary, and because a fair trial can undoubtedly
be had in San Francisco, where both the pri-
soner and his victim were total strangers -
Both Houses passed the bill over the Cover
nors veto, in the midst of enthusiastic shout
ing in the Hobbies.
During the past four days the Legislature
has met each afternoon, and gone through the
routine of balioting for Senator without
appearing to make any progress toward an
election.
Ten ballots in all have been had Itrequires
IS votes to elect, and no candidate has yet re-
ceiyed as high as 80 votes.
Without new combination are formed no
Senator can be elected this winter.
Commandant B. Is. Cunningham, of the
Mare Island Navy y ard died this morning.
A. r. Mallory, late State Comptroller, died
on the 1st inst.
The California Coal Mining Company, with
capital stock of S., 0oo, 900, was incorpora ted
yesterday, to deyelope the recently opened
mines in the Mount Diable region, which pro-
misses to be inexhaustibie and of excellent
quality.
1t is proposed to build 4 railroad, to make
the mines more accessible to the Bay of San
Francisco.
Alex Purple, one of the Vigilance Com
on the last steamer, and has been arrested and
placed under $40, 900 bonds for disturbing the
peace.
Large crowds of miners are pursuing their
way to the Rock River mines.
The schooner Richardson brings Sandwich
Island dates to Febr larry 18th.
The U. $. sloop- Of war Wyoming arrived
at Honolulu on the 10th, in search of the Lee
want.
OREGON AND BRITISH CoLUNBIA.--Oregon
dates to the sth inst. have been received.
A disas trous conflagration occurred in Van
couver's Island on the 9th. Property to the
value of S21 900 was destroyed, and man
named John Ryan was so badly burned that
his life is despared Of
SANDWICH lsLANDs.-The schooner w. l..
Richardson brings Sandwich Island dates to
the 14th February
On the 10th of that month, the u S. steam
sloop Wyoming, six guns, under the command
of j ohm *. Mitchell, arrived at Honolulu,
from Panama, via Hilo and Lahama, in search
OF the sloop of-war Levant, supposed to be
lost. The Honolulu Advertiser of the 24th
has the following speculation on the subject :
''There is every reason to believe that the Z.
>. sloop of-War Levant has met with some
serious disaster, soon after leaving Hilo. 1t
was Capt. Hunts intention TO have taken
mort therly course from the Islands, till he
Judged he could fetch the port of Acapulco,
where he purposed going first to forward his
dispatches to Washington.
eff this plan was folio ed the Leyant prob
tackled and headed for the Mexican Coast
The brig Consort was dismantled in gale,
about October 18th, according to one account
and October Goth, according to another.
ain looking back over our shipping memo
randa, we find that the whaling barks Eme-
raid, Robert Morrison, Florence and Bragan-
sa, and ships Republic, Coral and Males tie
Arch, reports severe gales in from 80 to 40
North latitude, from October Sd to October
10th, wind S. W. in which they all received
more or less damage.
"Had the Levant simply been dismas ted she
could have reached these islands under jury
masts, as the boats could have got here. The
conclusion forces itself on us, that if she met
with disaster, it has proved fatal to the ship
and all on board
The anniversary of King Kamehameha's IS
birth day occurred on Saturday, the 9Th of
February, and was observed at Honolulu with
great public rejoicing.
The annual parade Of the Fire Department
in uniform. with their engines, was held on
this occasion.