April 22, 1853 (4 pages)

FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, Sax Franoisc) AGeNcy.—We are pleased . -p) } to state that we have secured the services of Mr. L. P. Fisnen, as agent. for the Nevada . Journal at San Francisco. He is authorized a to receive advertisements and subscriptions for this paper, and to receipt for ail monies. All business that may be entrusted to him on behalf of the Journa!, will receive immediate attention. Mr. Fisher is our only authorized . agent in San Franelseo, fle may be found at . the Merchants’ Exchange ener reticent Preservation of Local Mini . scilzot of Laws,, Biel i] Mr Reading has introduced a bill . for the above purpese that contains . } more practical sense than any measure . or project that has ever been enter. tained by the Legislature, with reference to mining laws. The great . difficulty ‘heretofore in such matters . has been that the diversity of inter. eats, phases of mining, &¢., in the va. rious counties and even townships, has . prevented any harmonious action in . general conventions, and always will . upon anyjmatters save of very general policy. The plan in question, con. fining legislators to a small section, and giving them rule over their own par. ticular interests, will do what has never before been done, give voice to the real wants of miners, and supercede all troublesome and unintelligent action and coercion from without.’ The law if passed will remedy litigation that now prevails because there . is no real standard of law, and no welldefined law making power or responi sibility. Miners will take up a ravine '. or hill and pass. laws that it shall be ), held under certain conditions ; soon another party comes in larger than . , the first, usurp the rights and remodel , the laws so that there is endless dis. , pute, fighting and litigation, We have Seen men standing all day over their . claims with rifle in hand, keeping at ., bay others who were waiting to seize . . possession. Such glaring evils should Grass Valley Correspondence. Grass Vauiry, Cal., April 20. Leer River Valley — Agriculture — Circus — Se importance was the arrival of Miss Catherine Hayes, who sang at the “Alta.” on Saturday night. This is one of holiMiss Hayes—Opinions of New York—of day, anyway. to the miners. and this “Pike” — Victim of Rapjinga—J.A. Collins. ‘Better go in fields for health unbought, » pay the doctor for the nauseous draught; wise for health on exercise depend, God-never made his ways for man to mend ” A few days since purposes of business nd pleasure called me to Bénr River. . The weather being auspicious, and the roads unexceptionable, besides, haying an agreeable gentleman for a compan}ion, I determined on accomplishing my journey afoot. Full of health and vigor, inspired by hope, and entertained by the pleasing scenos that on all eides surrounded me, I pressed on my way with quickened steps. A sort of fervor came over my spirit. The sun shone warmly, . but it was not-the withering heat of an August noonday ; for the genial fires of Spring were kindled in the Heavens, and their warm rays came down to call the earth to life. The trees were full of foliage, and their green boughs enchanted with the sweet warblings of diverse birds. The winds stole gently over the’ flowers that garlanded the hill sides as . far as the eye could reach, and boie circumstance added no iittle to the gost of the occasion At an early hour the house was filled—box and parquette — the former five and the latter three do)lars admission. Vast numbers had congregated outside ; the porticos, passages, bar-rooms and street adjacent were thronged with the expectant multitude, with meuth, eyes, ears and all open, and the acoustic p*rceptions strained to the highest pitch of delicacy. awaiting the heavenly notes of Erin's sweet Swan. Soon the veice of the cantatrice broke forth in notes of most bewitching sweetjness and harmony. The excitement increased toa furious extent. High and low, soft and loud—in semi-quavers, demi-semi-quayers and hemi-demi-semi. quavers, rose on the ear the complicated vocalisms of the artistic Mis: Hayes, til! the assembled multitude, lost in an ec. stacy of rapture, within and without, rendod the air with a tempest of shouting, with variations after their own tastes, embracing all the notes in the gamut. from the braying of an ass to the mewling ofa kitten A torrent of conglone wme.The Erpress of the 18ti says in reference to the able article of J. W. in our last :-— Whathas become of the Plank toad! A little while simge and our citizens were awake to the importance of a spee. dy construction of a plank road between Marysville and Nevada. bit now we . hear gomparatively little of it. We can) . hardly understand this! That our citi. zens will let an enterprise of so much promise fall to the ground we are not prepared to believe. and yet our neigh. bors, the citizens of Nevada and Grass Valley think that such will be the case. They think, or at least they say they think, that we were only playing a game of blaff with Sacramento, when we talked of action in the matser. The prospect of opposition by S.erameato acted, . perhaps, as a spur upon us, urging us to more vigorous action than we would have Otherwise taken ; but that it, alone, was . the cause of all the steps w> took in the matter, and now when the complete inability of our rival to continue the contest with us his been manifested, that we shall iet the matter rest. we do not beliv-ve ‘Ve have too much respect for our citizens to think that such will or their fragrant breath to our deliglited . rate vegetable matter was showered. upsenses. The happy cattle were brows-,on the staze by the audience, in the ing among the flowers, and the sonorous . shape of hog-weeda, pusley, moss, artingling of the well-timed cow-bell fell . bores vitao. sun-flowers, daisies. butterupon my ear, and awakened afresh the . caps, cow-slips, and pinks, and Miss . think differently, and, really, they have . happiest scenes of all my past life. Who. Hayes retired with a triamphant con. omnia eeaoukir eudisbeliet The con: . can forget the tedium and restraint of quest, and the assembled horde of hu-. tigot fora survey of the road was made the country school house in the long. manity went their way rejoicing. with and the work eumwenced ; but want of . bright days of summer, and the restless/the proud ratification that they had . gimciont junds tw peesoeute it, it has! longing for the freedom of the herds that . heard for once in their lives. the voice joun cudered tw lan ae i Butte Whar! fed the woodland round?) With how. that had awakened the admiration of . 44 rire = Wabash ‘aed , . } ; want of funds is it tart a work involving . many, beauteous pictures do the happy . the western world. and cach minus three . 1, expen liters''0t° 6400-000 hus heen! scenes of childhood and youth fil] our{or five dollars. New York said, Oh! —. pene “ee wo atop ! rv ee ahhowriadhaar minds! Blest periods! happy that ob-/exeellent. eestgtic, exquisite, perfec. od to say thai the gross amount needed livion will never know them. They are . tien! but old “Pike” liked the »@rkan . . . 99300 and tis amount the commities with us to soothe and tranquilize us in. saw Traveller” better than all of it put pea F van be the case ; too high an opinion of . theirshewdnesas business men, their! bonor as gentlemen. But our aeighbors . . who do not know oa: citizens as we do, . The march of enterpris: which led to the occupancy of this Western coast, the development of its resources and inexhaustible wealth, and the organization of a State government, by which secarity and protection . was secured to the enterprising, has resulted in a more direct communication and intercourse with China, than has ever before been . enjoyed, either by Americans, or by any of , the nations of Europe. Ruasia, it is true, has had a more extended intercourse with China than any other nation, and this through the means of her trading posts, extended along the Eastern shore of her empire bordering en Manchuria, and she has met with great success in introducing her manufactures into all parts of the Chinese empire. But it is also true that the Chinese never emigrated to Russia, nor any other country, as they have to the State of California, thus evincing a desire for intercourse with outside barbarians, as they style all other nations. The Kin Shan (literally, Gold Mountain, the name by which California is known to Chinamen, ) began to attract the attention of the people of the Tien Chau (Celestial Empire) some two years since, and we now have amongst us from twenty to twenty-five thousand of this singular and erratic people. An . interest in these strangers has sprung up . amongst our own people, and we feel well assured that there is a desire in the commu. nity to know more of China, its government, the manners and customs of the people, the wealth and resources of the empire, both agricultural and mineral, which shall place them in possession of such data as has heretofore been almost unattainable. We are aware that few of our citizens have been to China, and have resided there for brief periods, but they could only have become partially acquainted with the inhabitants in certain localities, their pursuits being exclusively commercial,and being’almost entirely ignorant of their language, and but partially acquainted with what is called in China, Canton English, which is English in Chinese idiom, and which may be aptly illustrated by the following sentence: “ Aforetime that man stop this side, just now where can cat-che ‘tother side.” In idiothe hours of darkness and woe. They are with us in our seasons of leisure and solitude to beguile usin a reverie of happy memories: in old age they forsake us not, and even in erime itself, the stricken and guilt burthened conscience can relieve its reproaches for a moment in contemplating its scenes of innocence and peace. Indolence and luxury is the downfall of the world. Sloth is weakness, disease and death ; activity is strength, health and life. He who eats and sleeps and sits and rides is as a wounded member in the surgeon's sling; his powers will attenuate, his faculties for business and pleasure will become palsied, and decay and death will be his untimely let.— . Walking quickens the mind, excites the . uppetite, invigorates digestion, brigh. tons the blood, warms the heart, inspires . Us with strength, confidence and hops, . banishes the blue devils, and saves us. from the “mullygrubs” eternally. Slug. . be remedied. We believe Mr Read. ing’s bill will do this and hope it will ‘. It reads as follows :— © The People of the State of California, . . represented'in Senate and Assembly, to en. aet as follows: Section 1, In each townshipin the . eéveral mining countics of this State, a convention shall be held on the _ first . Monday of Juno of tho present year . thereafter, for the purpose of making laws, rates and regulations for the gov. ernment of the several mining lecalities or districts in such township ; which regulations, if not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United States, }ehall be in forco in such township for . the period of one year from the date of Aheir adoption, and until modified or roDealed by a subsequent convention, 2 ¢ Justices of the Peace in ive townships shall dosignate Bt which such convention shall shall give public notice publishing the same in some n the county one month preolding of such convention, nag published in the 5 notices of tho same in euous places in different parts township. Sec. 3. The Justices of the Peace ehiall determine whether said convenAions shall be held by the miners of the township in mass meeting, or by deletes to be chosen:in the Various minin istricta or locali ‘the township ; if the letter, then ti @ Justices shall Rive notice as afore: the time and manner of electing & gates, Pro~ vided, That the num delegates to which each district or locality shall bo entitled, shall be in’ tion to the number of voters in said district. Ssc. 4. It shall be the daty of the Justice of the Peace whose name stands first in alphabetical order in each of the townships, to call said conventions to . order at the time and © designated . as aforesaid, and read this Act to the persons present ; after which the convention shall proceed to elect a President and Secretary. Szc.5. Provides that the fules and regulations of a majority of such convention shall be duly certificd and recorded, and published one month, the expenses of which to be borne by the county. Src. 6. In actions respecting ‘mining claims,” a copy of the record herein ded for, certified by the County ecorder or the Justice of the Peace, shall bo taken by the courts of justice ‘ms eVidenco in regard to the rules and gulations of miners of the respective nships, and such rules and regulans 0 proven, when not in conflict with ‘the constitution and laws of this State or of the United States, shall govern the decision of the action. ny W&huThe advertisement of: Mr. Winchestet of the Grass Valley Saw Mill is worthy of attention. This mill is the best in the State, and has facilities for doing, work well and cheaply. teh.The nest article on. this page is worth reading, every word of it. gards, try it! Come out from your lethargic hnunts— go abroad into the together, and as for the singing he had . ofien “hern” better at the camp meet-. ing; and as for reeds, there was no. sense inthem 0 how; and that “trim-. blin® and “shakin” way up on the “A/Acwmatics,” he saw no music in it I saw a man at Rough and Ready the other day, whose “phycological cendi-. tion” had been ‘“abnomalized,” from the. effects of the “spiritual rapping” subject. . He was violent in the extrem». and had . . been deranged several days. He defies! \ } Some fellow struck him on the head . with a rock, and a little more his spirit , would have ceased its “rappings.’ He is a most frightful looking creature, and will be sent to the hospital ‘ Jne. A. Collins, formerly a citizen of this town, and distinguished at one time as the able champien of the whig party for the Senate, has returned from the eastern states, to take up his residence again with us. He will invest capital. on Wolf Creek, in Quartz Mining andj Lumber manufacturing. A gentleman’! fields of God—look at the hare, as with dew-dripped feet he bounds the hills, and behold the hawk, as with gory talons he rises from the brake, and proudly soars away in the air, till you have lost him in his flight! Breathe the pure air of Heaven, and live ! y . The valley of Bear River at this time . resents 4 most inviting appearance.— . The crops have not, ason the vallics below, been injured by the spring freshets. The barley crop is from eight inches to two feet in height, and the yield will undoubtedly be heavy. high and growing in the most luxurious manner, and the bby crop will be almost : . lectors of Public Revenue unprecedented. Stock of all kinds re Books have ever been open to the exim-. getting fatand sleek. The bottom land on this river is unrivalled. It consists . of pure loam, which is generally not Jess than four feet deep. and rests upon a substratum of quicksand that has not yet been fathomed. I learned that the farmers, with many of whom I had the pleasure of conversing, that tho last ear’s yield of barley was from 40 to 80 Lashels to the acre ; this will be considored as extraordinary, when it is remembered that the average product in the . most fertile regions of the Atlantic States, is about thirty bushels. The wheat crop will be quadruple what it haseyer been before. The grasson tho mountain foot-hills) hns never been known so good as it is this season. This is accounted for by the tramping of stock which has condensed and moistened tho earth, and the very unusual proThe grass ot of talent and extended acquirements, a. moralist and an indefatigable business taan, we welcome him among us. Yours, as ever, Pike. . ——_____— . For the Nevada Journ i. } Nevapa, April 18th. 1853. . Ep. Jovanat: [t isseldom that . puti-! licly notice newspaper articles, eapecially articles written by annoymous persons, who, for,purpos:s bes: known to themselves, thus attack a person under cover, when by an honorable and manly . course every fact necessary for the public good can be elicited without an in . sinnation of dishonesty against the colMy official ination of the public, and if tho writer who signs himself ‘Grass Valley,” or any citizen of Nevada County will call on . me at my office I will take pleasure in. showing all that has been transacted in the County Tretsurer’s Office since the organization of the County. The writer . “Grass Valiey,” asks first, that the County Treasurer give a full and complete list of taxes by him collected, of whom. and their location, &. If “Grass Valley” has taken as much time to examine the statutes as he has to make himself conspicuous as a newspaper scrib er he would have known better than to ask such a question, as the Sheriff. and not the Treasurer is the collector of taxes. . Secondty, ‘Grass Valley” asks for a detailed copy from the census agent of all tax payers, their residences, &c. In antraction of the springrains. The unsettled condition of the land titles in California is to be deeply deplore by all interested in the prosperity and wealth of the state. Its evil effects are seen and felt on Bear River, as almost every where else. But for this, fine residences would be built, large barns und vast sheds would be erected, and thus, a large amount of lumber would find a market. Fences of a durable and permanent character would be mado, and a great extent of bottom land would be redeemed frem thick undergrowth and water, that now render them unproductive. The squatters maintain their title to be perfect and indisputa~ i blo, and offer to sell at fair prices, while he grantees, are expecting every week. by virtue of the commissioners’ decision, to ejedt the sauatiers from their pos-essions. Our legislative departments, state and national, should look te this matter swer thereto . will refer to the county assessors returns which can be examined at the County Clerk's Office by any one so desiring In answer to the third . querry of ‘Grass Valley.” I will say, that! on the first Monday of next month, the ; anoual settlement between the Sheriff, County Treasurer and County Clerk will be made, and then either of the above information respecting fogeign miners’ licenses, &&. The full amount of all taxes collected, of ull monies paid into . the County Treasury, &e. will be given in my annual report in May next, and if all the facts connected with the CounRespecting the amount paid into the State Treasury by Nevada and Vlacer prior to Dec. 29th, 1852. was the paid over tothe State Treasurer A much well. The agricultural and pastoral resour. ces of the mountains are under-rated. . Some few, however, are beginning to Appreciate them. Some of our citizens . are making themselves delighttul resi. dences and homes in the vicinity of . town. Mr. Henley, half mile from the Valley, on the road to Rough and Ready, may be mentioned among them. He is erecting a beautiful and spacious house, and has fenced in,right among the hille, @ great number of” acres of excellent land, hitherto unnoticed. There are many such desirable spots now to be ta~ ken up, that will in the future become valuable. The Circus of Lee & Marshall visited us last week. Wonderstruck the cbildren, amused the full grown,stecked the country with smart sayings for a year to come, and relieved the town of a couple of thousand dollars. The next event of the week of any larger sum would undoubte !ly have been ooiiveted, if the Sheriff of this County had been allowed a liberal per cent. or colleoting the Foreiygs miner tax, &e _-_™ ‘ » \as was allowed the Sherifi of Vlacer, County, by the Court of Sessions of vist County. life, and has continually to be tied.— . ty Treasury will satisfy “Grass Valley,” . ; : . thi u then I hope to give full satisfaction.— pot. sends us of his fine variety a full file . boiled with vegetables, one fowl, one duck appointed ty act ia tie matier have fails) ed to rai e. Others however, have taken the matter in hand, and have, we understand already raised about one halt the amount ; and we trust that ia ow next vumber we shall be able tu say that the work of survey is progressing ripidiy toward completion . We will set be as uncharitable as our Nevada. neighbors are, and impute this want ef action to want of interest in the matter. ; buc rather think that with our mud, and floods, and talk of railroads, and other causes of excitement. the plank roa passed tempor urily ous of mind. We dare say such is the case, and we have confitence tuat our basi~ ness men «ill wake witha start fiom ‘heir momentary fit of absence of miud, and push the matter forward as vigorously as they commenced it. We give below an article from the Nevada Journal that our citizens may sec what the pople at Nevada and Grass Valley are beginning to think o/ them It is high time gentlemen of Marysville to fulfill your » edges, if not for their intrinsic value, for your own inter: ests. We will concede your sincerity if For the Nevada Journal . Mr. Epvirok:—Permis me through your columns to vetice a very pleasint . and ag ceable pirty, given by the fair hostess of the Gulden Gate in Grass Val ley on Thursluy, Lith inst. to a select number of invited guests. The fair damsels of Grass Valley turned out i? goodly numbers. aad of course there ws no luck of gents, where the ladies were. Every bing passed off as “merry as a murriage bell,” an! although she guests Were numerous yet naught oceurred te mar the harmony of the evening, There was not ing lacking, and when the first rays of light broke ‘through the eastern sky, the sounds of the merry dance could still be heard. . In fact it may be set down as one of the . pleasantest party of the season, and too} much praise can not be given to Mrs Smith and her fair assistant for the . elegance of their arrangements. The refreshments under the charge of our quoalan host of the Geegory, were . peculiarly refreshing and bis frequent . request to ‘“sn/e.” we could never refuse. Success attend him. * . Concert. Mrs Waller gives her last . grand Concer! at Brooklyn on Saturday, . 23d, assisted by some amateurs. Althe'! the idea may seem preposterous to the) world of fishion, where reputation is in-. { } dustriously moinufaetured, it is here ac. tually the expressed opinion, we believe . generally, that Mrs Waller is a more} pleasing singer than Miss Hayes Not ' ) but we know that Mrs Waller is most . . exquisite in her ballads, ‘and, we hope . . the people of Brooklyn will give hera ‘full house on this farewell oceasion. of Atlantic p:pers. His customers nevjer want for entertainment Counties respectively, . have but to siy, that all monies collected in this county . ' County Court.—This court was postponed last week on account of the serious illness of [lon. ‘T. H. Caswell. We are pleased to learn that he is recovering, and will soon be able to aiterd te his official duties. og We have had a complex mixture of gay Mr Felt of the Broad street Pete matic English, where does the man live, who formerly resided here? This jargon is only understood by those who have resided with foreigners,and is the result of the Chinese endeavoring to accommodate themselves to foreigners for the purpose of securing employment and making money ; whilst the mass of our citizens know nothing of China and its people, except what they have learned from the short intercourse they have had with ‘those now in our midst. We propose therefore,to commence aseries of papers on China, and continue them from time to time, as we may be able to do so. Tue coveRNMENT oF CuiNa in its inception and structure was unquestionably patriarch:], and has always been considered to be so; but the modus operandi of its machinery proves it to be one of the most absolute and unmitigated systems of despotism upon the face of the earth, The people have no voice or influence in the choice of their supreme rulers, Each emperor names his successor, nor is the name of a successor known until after the death of an emperor. Each emperor writes the name of the person he wishes to succeed him, upon a slip of paper, depositing the same in some safe and secret depository, known only to himself and to whomsoever he pleases to make it known.— On the death of an emperor, this paper-is opened by those who possessed his confidence.and his successor thus becomes known, you illustrate it by your acts. . ascends the throne, and is acknowledged by the people. ‘The emperor is the supreme . head of the nation ; all power, both over the lives and property of his subjects, centres in himself, and as a natural consequence, all power, rank, or distinetion, must and does emanate from him. Lis will is the supreme law of the land. His jsiat cannot be opposed without the danger of loss of life and the confiscation of property. He is known by a number of high sounding but fulsome titles, suck as Tien Whang,Celestial August One; Shing Whang, the Wise and August, infinite in knowledge and perfect in yirtue—Tien Tsze, Son of Heaven. &c. &c. He is addressed, when approached by his highest officials, with titles equally absurd and ridiculous, as WanSui-ye, Sire of ten thousand years, and Pi hia, beneath the footstool, accompanied with prostrations. The present dynasty, Tartar, is called the Ta-Tsing, the great pure dynasty, and the present emperor, Ham Fung, the seventh who has reigned under this dynasty, is a young man ahout two and twenty years of age, who ascended the throne on the death of his father, the late emperor Tau Kwang, who died in 1851. Some idea may be formed of his imperial establishment, from his having attached to it anextensive harem and some five thousand eunuchs to superintend it and do the work of menials. The concubines who compose the harem are the daughters of Manchus, and additions are made to it about every third year by the emperor himself, selecting from among the daughters of his nobles and officers, such of them as may please him, who are over twelve years of age. The parents of the children consider it an advantage, if not an honor, to have their children in the imperial harem. The harem is composed of seven legal concubines, and an unlimited number of illegal ones. ‘The illegal ones are restored to liberty at the age of 25 years, unless the have borne children to his majesty, in whic case they are retained in the harem, doubtless, for the purpose of rearing the children named officers will he happy to give full havitg heard the latter we cannot judge, . a: have borne. The table of his majesty is daily supplied with thirty pounds of meat, seven pounds served up in soup, lard and butter one and “ A numerous body of magistrates was assembled at the Capital, at our command, for the purpese of revising the penal code formerly in force under the late dynasty of Ming, and of a the same into a new code, by the exclusion of such parts as were pera gccange 9 and the iatroduction of others which were likely to contribute te the attainment of justice, and the general perfection of the work. The result of their labora having been submitted to our examination, wo maturely weighed and considered the various matters it contained ,ard then iastructed a select number of our great officers of state, carefully to revise the whole, for the.purpose of making such alterations and emendations as might still be found requisite. Wherefore, it being now published, let it be your great caro, officers, and magistrates of the interior and exterior departments of our emire, diligently to ebserve the same, and to orbear in future to give any decision or to pass any sentence according to your private sentiments, or upon your unsupported authority. Thus shall the magistrates and peole look up with awe and submission to the Justice of these institutions, as they find themselves respectively concerned in them. The transgressor will not fail to suffer a strict expiation of his crimes, and will be the instrument of deterring others from similar misconduct; and, finnily, both officers and people will be equally secured for endless generations in the enjoyment of ‘the happy effects of the great and noble virtues of our illustrious progenitors.” Their code of laws is arranged ander sever heads, viz: general, civil, fiscal, ritual, military, and criminal. nfortunately, the execution of the ‘lawa of the empire is committed to men whose ruling passion is cupidity, and whose main aim is self-aggrandizement, and hence, the people are oppressed by those who stiould be their guardians and protectors, (Lo be continued ) OG= The foregoing article was first published in the Zranscript, but with many. errors in composition. The author has handed % to us as revised, and the succeding numbers will be original with this paper. Eb. we.The Union comes to ua enlarged and improved in appearance. It is one one of the best papers that eomes to our table. We are glad to observe signs of prosperity in it corresponding with its acknowledged merit. wea. Wo ore indebted to Mr Malforl for a copy of Harpers, and the Pictorials. The magazino is full of its usual variety of popular and entertaining matter, and should be read in every minors’ cabin. The Pictorials are unsurpassed. Post Orrice.—-The clerk at the Post Office furnishes as with the following information :— “The question is often asked at the Post Office, “when does the mail close?” For the benefit of the numerous porsons in this region, we give the latest ar+ rangement. The mails for the Atlantic states leave San Francisco on tho lst, 8th. 16:h und 24th of every month. Letters posted in Nevada for the Atlantic States, leave this office the next morning for San Franciseo, to await the departure of the sceamor at that place. If all wou!d bear in mind the fact that the mail leaves San Franciseo on the first day of every month, and every eight days thereafter during the month, they will never be at a loss to know when to write. Let them alseremember thatall letters di posited in this office for the Atlantic States, are sent to San Francisco daily, (except on the Sabbath,) and they need never be at a loss to know when the mail closes. All can see at a glance that we never close the mail, but send what wo have to San Francisco, and they do the closing.” Core New S. F. Apyerisements. We call attention to the advertisement of J. A. McCrea & Co. Importers, at Sun Francisco. They advertise «# fine stock of goods, at 99 Battery etreot. Also to that of J. P. Buckley, who offers for cash a large assortment of Paints, Oils, &c. at corner of California and Sansome streets. Pickett & Mount advertise Groeeries, Provisions and general merchandise at 67 Front street. Dr. P. M. O'Brion offers. Drugs at wholesale at 51 Davis stroet. Loss oF tar Goupen Licur—ANoTHone-third pound each, two sheep, two fowls, . £R Boat's Craw Saven.—Our edition o two ducks, the milk of eighty cows, seventy parcels of tea. The table of her majesty is supplied with . thirty-four pounds of meat, thirteen of them and . twelve pitchers of water, the milk of twenty: . five cows and ten parcels of tea. Her ma. . jesty’s maids and the concubines have their . . fare minutely specified. If the possession of . . unlimited power and a superabundance of . the good t ings of this world could make a! man happy, one would natural] emperor ef China, one of the happiest mortals living. ‘The details of the imperial es-! suppose the . that — in safety. Saturday last contained an account of the loss of the clipper ship Golden Light struck’by lightning on the 22d of Feb ruary, about 800 miles east from the is, land of Martinique. It was then supposed that 15 lives were lost, but threboats having been picked u ; but wearn from a private letter ik the ise land of St Thomas that a fourth bone containing seven of the erow reacheThe remainiat . boat has not yet been heard trom, bud tablishment at Pekin, with a mass of other . .) possibly in like manner have regolg interesting information may be found ina work called the Ilwui Tien. The Chinese have a written code of laws, . the germ of which may be found in the wriWith these explanations I shall westher the past week—hail, rain and sun-) tings of Le Kwei, who wrote some twenty rest until my annual report is made to shine. The skies are yet in doubt whether centuries since, with which have been incer. the Court of Sessions and te the citizens, amendable for all official acts. Hiram C. Henge. County Treasurer, Nevada County. Bas-The British Bark Senator arrived at San Franeisce on Monday, having been 290 days on the passage from Liverpool. Out of a crew of eleven, nine died, as also six passengers, most of them of scurvy. Those now on board are in & very sickly condition, having had nothing but salt provisions the whole voyage. of this County, to whom [ bold myseifr they are Italian or Siberian. <sensaanpmeninbipctaicnnseeennsansestaitctaaascasntiaes Nevava ilores. ~As will be seen by advertisement the Nevada Hotel has chinged bands The new proprietors ‘intend to make it a model house in every respect. It is the regu'ar stage stand \of all the stages that run to this city, is located in the heart of the business por. tion of the city, and has long enjoyed a large patronage. We bespeak for the new proprietors the favorable regards of the public generally. porated, from time to time, the ethies of Kung-fu-tze, Confucius, and Mang-fu-tze, Mencius, and others ef their ancient sages, . and to which have been added the rescripts etmany emperors. The Chinese style their present code of laws, ta tsing linh li, statutes and rescripts of the great pure dynasty, a new edition of which is published by authority every five years. Their code of laws was revised about the taiddle of the seventeenth century, under the emperor Sunche. [Sunche was the first emperor after the Tartar conquest in 1644.] An apparent paternal solicitude of his Majesty for the good government of his subjects, may be seeu in an extract from the preface of the revision: jed some of the neighboring islands or having been secured ‘by some passing ship. The nambers now known to be saved amounts to twenty-two.—ZHerald, BacMELors IN InpIANa.—A bill ignow pending in the Indiana Legislature to compel old bachelors of thirty yoars of age to marry or pay $50 a year into the county treasury, to go to the first lady who shall marry after January Ist. The provisions. of the bill apply to widowera of one year’s standing. BQ There is a bill before the Missouri Legislature to grant a bounty of $5 per ton upon all rail-road iron manufactured in the State. a 86. All is quiet again en the Pacific railroad, two or three of the ringleaders in the instigation of renewed riots, haying been arrested and taken to St Louis, ) .

FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, Sax Franoisc) AGeNcy.—We are pleased . -p) } to state that we have secured the services of Mr. L. P. Fisnen, as agent. for the Nevada . Journal at San Francisco. He is authorized a to receive advertisements and subscriptions for this paper, and to receipt for ail monies. All business that may be entrusted to him on behalf of the Journa!, will receive immediate attention. Mr. Fisher is our only authorized . agent in San Franelseo, fle may be found at . the Merchants’ Exchange ener reticent Preservation of Local Mini . scilzot of Laws,, Biel i] Mr Reading has introduced a bill . for the above purpese that contains . } more practical sense than any measure . or project that has ever been enter. tained by the Legislature, with reference to mining laws. The great . difficulty ‘heretofore in such matters . has been that the diversity of inter. eats, phases of mining, &¢., in the va. rious counties and even townships, has . prevented any harmonious action in . general conventions, and always will . upon anyjmatters save of very general policy. The plan in question, con. fining legislators to a small section, and giving them rule over their own par. ticular interests, will do what has never before been done, give voice to the real wants of miners, and supercede all troublesome and unintelligent action and coercion from without.’ The law if passed will remedy litigation that now prevails because there . is no real standard of law, and no welldefined law making power or responi sibility. Miners will take up a ravine '. or hill and pass. laws that it shall be ), held under certain conditions ; soon another party comes in larger than . , the first, usurp the rights and remodel , the laws so that there is endless dis. , pute, fighting and litigation, We have Seen men standing all day over their . claims with rifle in hand, keeping at ., bay others who were waiting to seize . . possession. Such glaring evils should Grass Valley Correspondence. Grass Vauiry, Cal., April 20. Leer River Valley — Agriculture — Circus — Se importance was the arrival of Miss Catherine Hayes, who sang at the “Alta.” on Saturday night. This is one of holiMiss Hayes—Opinions of New York—of day, anyway. to the miners. and this “Pike” — Victim of Rapjinga—J.A. Collins. ‘Better go in fields for health unbought, » pay the doctor for the nauseous draught; wise for health on exercise depend, God-never made his ways for man to mend ” A few days since purposes of business nd pleasure called me to Bénr River. . The weather being auspicious, and the roads unexceptionable, besides, haying an agreeable gentleman for a compan}ion, I determined on accomplishing my journey afoot. Full of health and vigor, inspired by hope, and entertained by the pleasing scenos that on all eides surrounded me, I pressed on my way with quickened steps. A sort of fervor came over my spirit. The sun shone warmly, . but it was not-the withering heat of an August noonday ; for the genial fires of Spring were kindled in the Heavens, and their warm rays came down to call the earth to life. The trees were full of foliage, and their green boughs enchanted with the sweet warblings of diverse birds. The winds stole gently over the’ flowers that garlanded the hill sides as . far as the eye could reach, and boie circumstance added no iittle to the gost of the occasion At an early hour the house was filled—box and parquette — the former five and the latter three do)lars admission. Vast numbers had congregated outside ; the porticos, passages, bar-rooms and street adjacent were thronged with the expectant multitude, with meuth, eyes, ears and all open, and the acoustic p*rceptions strained to the highest pitch of delicacy. awaiting the heavenly notes of Erin's sweet Swan. Soon the veice of the cantatrice broke forth in notes of most bewitching sweetjness and harmony. The excitement increased toa furious extent. High and low, soft and loud—in semi-quavers, demi-semi-quayers and hemi-demi-semi. quavers, rose on the ear the complicated vocalisms of the artistic Mis: Hayes, til! the assembled multitude, lost in an ec. stacy of rapture, within and without, rendod the air with a tempest of shouting, with variations after their own tastes, embracing all the notes in the gamut. from the braying of an ass to the mewling ofa kitten A torrent of conglone wme.The Erpress of the 18ti says in reference to the able article of J. W. in our last :-— Whathas become of the Plank toad! A little while simge and our citizens were awake to the importance of a spee. dy construction of a plank road between Marysville and Nevada. bit now we . hear gomparatively little of it. We can) . hardly understand this! That our citi. zens will let an enterprise of so much promise fall to the ground we are not prepared to believe. and yet our neigh. bors, the citizens of Nevada and Grass Valley think that such will be the case. They think, or at least they say they think, that we were only playing a game of blaff with Sacramento, when we talked of action in the matser. The prospect of opposition by S.erameato acted, . perhaps, as a spur upon us, urging us to more vigorous action than we would have Otherwise taken ; but that it, alone, was . the cause of all the steps w> took in the matter, and now when the complete inability of our rival to continue the contest with us his been manifested, that we shall iet the matter rest. we do not beliv-ve ‘Ve have too much respect for our citizens to think that such will or their fragrant breath to our deliglited . rate vegetable matter was showered. upsenses. The happy cattle were brows-,on the staze by the audience, in the ing among the flowers, and the sonorous . shape of hog-weeda, pusley, moss, artingling of the well-timed cow-bell fell . bores vitao. sun-flowers, daisies. butterupon my ear, and awakened afresh the . caps, cow-slips, and pinks, and Miss . think differently, and, really, they have . happiest scenes of all my past life. Who. Hayes retired with a triamphant con. omnia eeaoukir eudisbeliet The con: . can forget the tedium and restraint of quest, and the assembled horde of hu-. tigot fora survey of the road was made the country school house in the long. manity went their way rejoicing. with and the work eumwenced ; but want of . bright days of summer, and the restless/the proud ratification that they had . gimciont junds tw peesoeute it, it has! longing for the freedom of the herds that . heard for once in their lives. the voice joun cudered tw lan ae i Butte Whar! fed the woodland round?) With how. that had awakened the admiration of . 44 rire = Wabash ‘aed , . } ; want of funds is it tart a work involving . many, beauteous pictures do the happy . the western world. and cach minus three . 1, expen liters''0t° 6400-000 hus heen! scenes of childhood and youth fil] our{or five dollars. New York said, Oh! —. pene “ee wo atop ! rv ee ahhowriadhaar minds! Blest periods! happy that ob-/exeellent. eestgtic, exquisite, perfec. od to say thai the gross amount needed livion will never know them. They are . tien! but old “Pike” liked the »@rkan . . . 99300 and tis amount the commities with us to soothe and tranquilize us in. saw Traveller” better than all of it put pea F van be the case ; too high an opinion of . theirshewdnesas business men, their! bonor as gentlemen. But our aeighbors . . who do not know oa: citizens as we do, . The march of enterpris: which led to the occupancy of this Western coast, the development of its resources and inexhaustible wealth, and the organization of a State government, by which secarity and protection . was secured to the enterprising, has resulted in a more direct communication and intercourse with China, than has ever before been . enjoyed, either by Americans, or by any of , the nations of Europe. Ruasia, it is true, has had a more extended intercourse with China than any other nation, and this through the means of her trading posts, extended along the Eastern shore of her empire bordering en Manchuria, and she has met with great success in introducing her manufactures into all parts of the Chinese empire. But it is also true that the Chinese never emigrated to Russia, nor any other country, as they have to the State of California, thus evincing a desire for intercourse with outside barbarians, as they style all other nations. The Kin Shan (literally, Gold Mountain, the name by which California is known to Chinamen, ) began to attract the attention of the people of the Tien Chau (Celestial Empire) some two years since, and we now have amongst us from twenty to twenty-five thousand of this singular and erratic people. An . interest in these strangers has sprung up . amongst our own people, and we feel well assured that there is a desire in the commu. nity to know more of China, its government, the manners and customs of the people, the wealth and resources of the empire, both agricultural and mineral, which shall place them in possession of such data as has heretofore been almost unattainable. We are aware that few of our citizens have been to China, and have resided there for brief periods, but they could only have become partially acquainted with the inhabitants in certain localities, their pursuits being exclusively commercial,and being’almost entirely ignorant of their language, and but partially acquainted with what is called in China, Canton English, which is English in Chinese idiom, and which may be aptly illustrated by the following sentence: “ Aforetime that man stop this side, just now where can cat-che ‘tother side.” In idiothe hours of darkness and woe. They are with us in our seasons of leisure and solitude to beguile usin a reverie of happy memories: in old age they forsake us not, and even in erime itself, the stricken and guilt burthened conscience can relieve its reproaches for a moment in contemplating its scenes of innocence and peace. Indolence and luxury is the downfall of the world. Sloth is weakness, disease and death ; activity is strength, health and life. He who eats and sleeps and sits and rides is as a wounded member in the surgeon's sling; his powers will attenuate, his faculties for business and pleasure will become palsied, and decay and death will be his untimely let.— . Walking quickens the mind, excites the . uppetite, invigorates digestion, brigh. tons the blood, warms the heart, inspires . Us with strength, confidence and hops, . banishes the blue devils, and saves us. from the “mullygrubs” eternally. Slug. . be remedied. We believe Mr Read. ing’s bill will do this and hope it will ‘. It reads as follows :— © The People of the State of California, . . represented'in Senate and Assembly, to en. aet as follows: Section 1, In each townshipin the . eéveral mining countics of this State, a convention shall be held on the _ first . Monday of Juno of tho present year . thereafter, for the purpose of making laws, rates and regulations for the gov. ernment of the several mining lecalities or districts in such township ; which regulations, if not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United States, }ehall be in forco in such township for . the period of one year from the date of Aheir adoption, and until modified or roDealed by a subsequent convention, 2 ¢ Justices of the Peace in ive townships shall dosignate Bt which such convention shall shall give public notice publishing the same in some n the county one month preolding of such convention, nag published in the 5 notices of tho same in euous places in different parts township. Sec. 3. The Justices of the Peace ehiall determine whether said convenAions shall be held by the miners of the township in mass meeting, or by deletes to be chosen:in the Various minin istricta or locali ‘the township ; if the letter, then ti @ Justices shall Rive notice as afore: the time and manner of electing & gates, Pro~ vided, That the num delegates to which each district or locality shall bo entitled, shall be in’ tion to the number of voters in said district. Ssc. 4. It shall be the daty of the Justice of the Peace whose name stands first in alphabetical order in each of the townships, to call said conventions to . order at the time and © designated . as aforesaid, and read this Act to the persons present ; after which the convention shall proceed to elect a President and Secretary. Szc.5. Provides that the fules and regulations of a majority of such convention shall be duly certificd and recorded, and published one month, the expenses of which to be borne by the county. Src. 6. In actions respecting ‘mining claims,” a copy of the record herein ded for, certified by the County ecorder or the Justice of the Peace, shall bo taken by the courts of justice ‘ms eVidenco in regard to the rules and gulations of miners of the respective nships, and such rules and regulans 0 proven, when not in conflict with ‘the constitution and laws of this State or of the United States, shall govern the decision of the action. ny W&huThe advertisement of: Mr. Winchestet of the Grass Valley Saw Mill is worthy of attention. This mill is the best in the State, and has facilities for doing, work well and cheaply. teh.The nest article on. this page is worth reading, every word of it. gards, try it! Come out from your lethargic hnunts— go abroad into the together, and as for the singing he had . ofien “hern” better at the camp meet-. ing; and as for reeds, there was no. sense inthem 0 how; and that “trim-. blin® and “shakin” way up on the “A/Acwmatics,” he saw no music in it I saw a man at Rough and Ready the other day, whose “phycological cendi-. tion” had been ‘“abnomalized,” from the. effects of the “spiritual rapping” subject. . He was violent in the extrem». and had . . been deranged several days. He defies! \ } Some fellow struck him on the head . with a rock, and a little more his spirit , would have ceased its “rappings.’ He is a most frightful looking creature, and will be sent to the hospital ‘ Jne. A. Collins, formerly a citizen of this town, and distinguished at one time as the able champien of the whig party for the Senate, has returned from the eastern states, to take up his residence again with us. He will invest capital. on Wolf Creek, in Quartz Mining andj Lumber manufacturing. A gentleman’! fields of God—look at the hare, as with dew-dripped feet he bounds the hills, and behold the hawk, as with gory talons he rises from the brake, and proudly soars away in the air, till you have lost him in his flight! Breathe the pure air of Heaven, and live ! y . The valley of Bear River at this time . resents 4 most inviting appearance.— . The crops have not, ason the vallics below, been injured by the spring freshets. The barley crop is from eight inches to two feet in height, and the yield will undoubtedly be heavy. high and growing in the most luxurious manner, and the bby crop will be almost : . lectors of Public Revenue unprecedented. Stock of all kinds re Books have ever been open to the exim-. getting fatand sleek. The bottom land on this river is unrivalled. It consists . of pure loam, which is generally not Jess than four feet deep. and rests upon a substratum of quicksand that has not yet been fathomed. I learned that the farmers, with many of whom I had the pleasure of conversing, that tho last ear’s yield of barley was from 40 to 80 Lashels to the acre ; this will be considored as extraordinary, when it is remembered that the average product in the . most fertile regions of the Atlantic States, is about thirty bushels. The wheat crop will be quadruple what it haseyer been before. The grasson tho mountain foot-hills) hns never been known so good as it is this season. This is accounted for by the tramping of stock which has condensed and moistened tho earth, and the very unusual proThe grass ot of talent and extended acquirements, a. moralist and an indefatigable business taan, we welcome him among us. Yours, as ever, Pike. . ——_____— . For the Nevada Journ i. } Nevapa, April 18th. 1853. . Ep. Jovanat: [t isseldom that . puti-! licly notice newspaper articles, eapecially articles written by annoymous persons, who, for,purpos:s bes: known to themselves, thus attack a person under cover, when by an honorable and manly . course every fact necessary for the public good can be elicited without an in . sinnation of dishonesty against the colMy official ination of the public, and if tho writer who signs himself ‘Grass Valley,” or any citizen of Nevada County will call on . me at my office I will take pleasure in. showing all that has been transacted in the County Tretsurer’s Office since the organization of the County. The writer . “Grass Valiey,” asks first, that the County Treasurer give a full and complete list of taxes by him collected, of whom. and their location, &. If “Grass Valley” has taken as much time to examine the statutes as he has to make himself conspicuous as a newspaper scrib er he would have known better than to ask such a question, as the Sheriff. and not the Treasurer is the collector of taxes. . Secondty, ‘Grass Valley” asks for a detailed copy from the census agent of all tax payers, their residences, &c. In antraction of the springrains. The unsettled condition of the land titles in California is to be deeply deplore by all interested in the prosperity and wealth of the state. Its evil effects are seen and felt on Bear River, as almost every where else. But for this, fine residences would be built, large barns und vast sheds would be erected, and thus, a large amount of lumber would find a market. Fences of a durable and permanent character would be mado, and a great extent of bottom land would be redeemed frem thick undergrowth and water, that now render them unproductive. The squatters maintain their title to be perfect and indisputa~ i blo, and offer to sell at fair prices, while he grantees, are expecting every week. by virtue of the commissioners’ decision, to ejedt the sauatiers from their pos-essions. Our legislative departments, state and national, should look te this matter swer thereto . will refer to the county assessors returns which can be examined at the County Clerk's Office by any one so desiring In answer to the third .

querry of ‘Grass Valley.” I will say, that! on the first Monday of next month, the ; anoual settlement between the Sheriff, County Treasurer and County Clerk will be made, and then either of the above information respecting fogeign miners’ licenses, &&. The full amount of all taxes collected, of ull monies paid into . the County Treasury, &e. will be given in my annual report in May next, and if all the facts connected with the CounRespecting the amount paid into the State Treasury by Nevada and Vlacer prior to Dec. 29th, 1852. was the paid over tothe State Treasurer A much well. The agricultural and pastoral resour. ces of the mountains are under-rated. . Some few, however, are beginning to Appreciate them. Some of our citizens . are making themselves delighttul resi. dences and homes in the vicinity of . town. Mr. Henley, half mile from the Valley, on the road to Rough and Ready, may be mentioned among them. He is erecting a beautiful and spacious house, and has fenced in,right among the hille, @ great number of” acres of excellent land, hitherto unnoticed. There are many such desirable spots now to be ta~ ken up, that will in the future become valuable. The Circus of Lee & Marshall visited us last week. Wonderstruck the cbildren, amused the full grown,stecked the country with smart sayings for a year to come, and relieved the town of a couple of thousand dollars. The next event of the week of any larger sum would undoubte !ly have been ooiiveted, if the Sheriff of this County had been allowed a liberal per cent. or colleoting the Foreiygs miner tax, &e _-_™ ‘ » \as was allowed the Sherifi of Vlacer, County, by the Court of Sessions of vist County. life, and has continually to be tied.— . ty Treasury will satisfy “Grass Valley,” . ; : . thi u then I hope to give full satisfaction.— pot. sends us of his fine variety a full file . boiled with vegetables, one fowl, one duck appointed ty act ia tie matier have fails) ed to rai e. Others however, have taken the matter in hand, and have, we understand already raised about one halt the amount ; and we trust that ia ow next vumber we shall be able tu say that the work of survey is progressing ripidiy toward completion . We will set be as uncharitable as our Nevada. neighbors are, and impute this want ef action to want of interest in the matter. ; buc rather think that with our mud, and floods, and talk of railroads, and other causes of excitement. the plank roa passed tempor urily ous of mind. We dare say such is the case, and we have confitence tuat our basi~ ness men «ill wake witha start fiom ‘heir momentary fit of absence of miud, and push the matter forward as vigorously as they commenced it. We give below an article from the Nevada Journal that our citizens may sec what the pople at Nevada and Grass Valley are beginning to think o/ them It is high time gentlemen of Marysville to fulfill your » edges, if not for their intrinsic value, for your own inter: ests. We will concede your sincerity if For the Nevada Journal . Mr. Epvirok:—Permis me through your columns to vetice a very pleasint . and ag ceable pirty, given by the fair hostess of the Gulden Gate in Grass Val ley on Thursluy, Lith inst. to a select number of invited guests. The fair damsels of Grass Valley turned out i? goodly numbers. aad of course there ws no luck of gents, where the ladies were. Every bing passed off as “merry as a murriage bell,” an! although she guests Were numerous yet naught oceurred te mar the harmony of the evening, There was not ing lacking, and when the first rays of light broke ‘through the eastern sky, the sounds of the merry dance could still be heard. . In fact it may be set down as one of the . pleasantest party of the season, and too} much praise can not be given to Mrs Smith and her fair assistant for the . elegance of their arrangements. The refreshments under the charge of our quoalan host of the Geegory, were . peculiarly refreshing and bis frequent . request to ‘“sn/e.” we could never refuse. Success attend him. * . Concert. Mrs Waller gives her last . grand Concer! at Brooklyn on Saturday, . 23d, assisted by some amateurs. Althe'! the idea may seem preposterous to the) world of fishion, where reputation is in-. { } dustriously moinufaetured, it is here ac. tually the expressed opinion, we believe . generally, that Mrs Waller is a more} pleasing singer than Miss Hayes Not ' ) but we know that Mrs Waller is most . . exquisite in her ballads, ‘and, we hope . . the people of Brooklyn will give hera ‘full house on this farewell oceasion. of Atlantic p:pers. His customers nevjer want for entertainment Counties respectively, . have but to siy, that all monies collected in this county . ' County Court.—This court was postponed last week on account of the serious illness of [lon. ‘T. H. Caswell. We are pleased to learn that he is recovering, and will soon be able to aiterd te his official duties. og We have had a complex mixture of gay Mr Felt of the Broad street Pete matic English, where does the man live, who formerly resided here? This jargon is only understood by those who have resided with foreigners,and is the result of the Chinese endeavoring to accommodate themselves to foreigners for the purpose of securing employment and making money ; whilst the mass of our citizens know nothing of China and its people, except what they have learned from the short intercourse they have had with ‘those now in our midst. We propose therefore,to commence aseries of papers on China, and continue them from time to time, as we may be able to do so. Tue coveRNMENT oF CuiNa in its inception and structure was unquestionably patriarch:], and has always been considered to be so; but the modus operandi of its machinery proves it to be one of the most absolute and unmitigated systems of despotism upon the face of the earth, The people have no voice or influence in the choice of their supreme rulers, Each emperor names his successor, nor is the name of a successor known until after the death of an emperor. Each emperor writes the name of the person he wishes to succeed him, upon a slip of paper, depositing the same in some safe and secret depository, known only to himself and to whomsoever he pleases to make it known.— On the death of an emperor, this paper-is opened by those who possessed his confidence.and his successor thus becomes known, you illustrate it by your acts. . ascends the throne, and is acknowledged by the people. ‘The emperor is the supreme . head of the nation ; all power, both over the lives and property of his subjects, centres in himself, and as a natural consequence, all power, rank, or distinetion, must and does emanate from him. Lis will is the supreme law of the land. His jsiat cannot be opposed without the danger of loss of life and the confiscation of property. He is known by a number of high sounding but fulsome titles, suck as Tien Whang,Celestial August One; Shing Whang, the Wise and August, infinite in knowledge and perfect in yirtue—Tien Tsze, Son of Heaven. &c. &c. He is addressed, when approached by his highest officials, with titles equally absurd and ridiculous, as WanSui-ye, Sire of ten thousand years, and Pi hia, beneath the footstool, accompanied with prostrations. The present dynasty, Tartar, is called the Ta-Tsing, the great pure dynasty, and the present emperor, Ham Fung, the seventh who has reigned under this dynasty, is a young man ahout two and twenty years of age, who ascended the throne on the death of his father, the late emperor Tau Kwang, who died in 1851. Some idea may be formed of his imperial establishment, from his having attached to it anextensive harem and some five thousand eunuchs to superintend it and do the work of menials. The concubines who compose the harem are the daughters of Manchus, and additions are made to it about every third year by the emperor himself, selecting from among the daughters of his nobles and officers, such of them as may please him, who are over twelve years of age. The parents of the children consider it an advantage, if not an honor, to have their children in the imperial harem. The harem is composed of seven legal concubines, and an unlimited number of illegal ones. ‘The illegal ones are restored to liberty at the age of 25 years, unless the have borne children to his majesty, in whic case they are retained in the harem, doubtless, for the purpose of rearing the children named officers will he happy to give full havitg heard the latter we cannot judge, . a: have borne. The table of his majesty is daily supplied with thirty pounds of meat, seven pounds served up in soup, lard and butter one and “ A numerous body of magistrates was assembled at the Capital, at our command, for the purpese of revising the penal code formerly in force under the late dynasty of Ming, and of a the same into a new code, by the exclusion of such parts as were pera gccange 9 and the iatroduction of others which were likely to contribute te the attainment of justice, and the general perfection of the work. The result of their labora having been submitted to our examination, wo maturely weighed and considered the various matters it contained ,ard then iastructed a select number of our great officers of state, carefully to revise the whole, for the.purpose of making such alterations and emendations as might still be found requisite. Wherefore, it being now published, let it be your great caro, officers, and magistrates of the interior and exterior departments of our emire, diligently to ebserve the same, and to orbear in future to give any decision or to pass any sentence according to your private sentiments, or upon your unsupported authority. Thus shall the magistrates and peole look up with awe and submission to the Justice of these institutions, as they find themselves respectively concerned in them. The transgressor will not fail to suffer a strict expiation of his crimes, and will be the instrument of deterring others from similar misconduct; and, finnily, both officers and people will be equally secured for endless generations in the enjoyment of ‘the happy effects of the great and noble virtues of our illustrious progenitors.” Their code of laws is arranged ander sever heads, viz: general, civil, fiscal, ritual, military, and criminal. nfortunately, the execution of the ‘lawa of the empire is committed to men whose ruling passion is cupidity, and whose main aim is self-aggrandizement, and hence, the people are oppressed by those who stiould be their guardians and protectors, (Lo be continued ) OG= The foregoing article was first published in the Zranscript, but with many. errors in composition. The author has handed % to us as revised, and the succeding numbers will be original with this paper. Eb. we.The Union comes to ua enlarged and improved in appearance. It is one one of the best papers that eomes to our table. We are glad to observe signs of prosperity in it corresponding with its acknowledged merit. wea. Wo ore indebted to Mr Malforl for a copy of Harpers, and the Pictorials. The magazino is full of its usual variety of popular and entertaining matter, and should be read in every minors’ cabin. The Pictorials are unsurpassed. Post Orrice.—-The clerk at the Post Office furnishes as with the following information :— “The question is often asked at the Post Office, “when does the mail close?” For the benefit of the numerous porsons in this region, we give the latest ar+ rangement. The mails for the Atlantic states leave San Francisco on tho lst, 8th. 16:h und 24th of every month. Letters posted in Nevada for the Atlantic States, leave this office the next morning for San Franciseo, to await the departure of the sceamor at that place. If all wou!d bear in mind the fact that the mail leaves San Franciseo on the first day of every month, and every eight days thereafter during the month, they will never be at a loss to know when to write. Let them alseremember thatall letters di posited in this office for the Atlantic States, are sent to San Francisco daily, (except on the Sabbath,) and they need never be at a loss to know when the mail closes. All can see at a glance that we never close the mail, but send what wo have to San Francisco, and they do the closing.” Core New S. F. Apyerisements. We call attention to the advertisement of J. A. McCrea & Co. Importers, at Sun Francisco. They advertise «# fine stock of goods, at 99 Battery etreot. Also to that of J. P. Buckley, who offers for cash a large assortment of Paints, Oils, &c. at corner of California and Sansome streets. Pickett & Mount advertise Groeeries, Provisions and general merchandise at 67 Front street. Dr. P. M. O'Brion offers. Drugs at wholesale at 51 Davis stroet. Loss oF tar Goupen Licur—ANoTHone-third pound each, two sheep, two fowls, . £R Boat's Craw Saven.—Our edition o two ducks, the milk of eighty cows, seventy parcels of tea. The table of her majesty is supplied with . thirty-four pounds of meat, thirteen of them and . twelve pitchers of water, the milk of twenty: . five cows and ten parcels of tea. Her ma. . jesty’s maids and the concubines have their . . fare minutely specified. If the possession of . . unlimited power and a superabundance of . the good t ings of this world could make a! man happy, one would natural] emperor ef China, one of the happiest mortals living. ‘The details of the imperial es-! suppose the . that — in safety. Saturday last contained an account of the loss of the clipper ship Golden Light struck’by lightning on the 22d of Feb ruary, about 800 miles east from the is, land of Martinique. It was then supposed that 15 lives were lost, but threboats having been picked u ; but wearn from a private letter ik the ise land of St Thomas that a fourth bone containing seven of the erow reacheThe remainiat . boat has not yet been heard trom, bud tablishment at Pekin, with a mass of other . .) possibly in like manner have regolg interesting information may be found ina work called the Ilwui Tien. The Chinese have a written code of laws, . the germ of which may be found in the wriWith these explanations I shall westher the past week—hail, rain and sun-) tings of Le Kwei, who wrote some twenty rest until my annual report is made to shine. The skies are yet in doubt whether centuries since, with which have been incer. the Court of Sessions and te the citizens, amendable for all official acts. Hiram C. Henge. County Treasurer, Nevada County. Bas-The British Bark Senator arrived at San Franeisce on Monday, having been 290 days on the passage from Liverpool. Out of a crew of eleven, nine died, as also six passengers, most of them of scurvy. Those now on board are in & very sickly condition, having had nothing but salt provisions the whole voyage. of this County, to whom [ bold myseifr they are Italian or Siberian. <sensaanpmeninbipctaicnnseeennsansestaitctaaascasntiaes Nevava ilores. ~As will be seen by advertisement the Nevada Hotel has chinged bands The new proprietors ‘intend to make it a model house in every respect. It is the regu'ar stage stand \of all the stages that run to this city, is located in the heart of the business por. tion of the city, and has long enjoyed a large patronage. We bespeak for the new proprietors the favorable regards of the public generally. porated, from time to time, the ethies of Kung-fu-tze, Confucius, and Mang-fu-tze, Mencius, and others ef their ancient sages, . and to which have been added the rescripts etmany emperors. The Chinese style their present code of laws, ta tsing linh li, statutes and rescripts of the great pure dynasty, a new edition of which is published by authority every five years. Their code of laws was revised about the taiddle of the seventeenth century, under the emperor Sunche. [Sunche was the first emperor after the Tartar conquest in 1644.] An apparent paternal solicitude of his Majesty for the good government of his subjects, may be seeu in an extract from the preface of the revision: jed some of the neighboring islands or having been secured ‘by some passing ship. The nambers now known to be saved amounts to twenty-two.—ZHerald, BacMELors IN InpIANa.—A bill ignow pending in the Indiana Legislature to compel old bachelors of thirty yoars of age to marry or pay $50 a year into the county treasury, to go to the first lady who shall marry after January Ist. The provisions. of the bill apply to widowera of one year’s standing. BQ There is a bill before the Missouri Legislature to grant a bounty of $5 per ton upon all rail-road iron manufactured in the State. a 86. All is quiet again en the Pacific railroad, two or three of the ringleaders in the instigation of renewed riots, haying been arrested and taken to St Louis, ) .