December 10, 1852 (4 pages)

. _—_————-— — —~— qs aaa ag “eS ea —— eo ee — THE JOURNAL. A+ A. BARGENT EDITOR. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, What is to become of Mextco? If the renowned delineator of Mr. Jcffer. son Brick, that able and influential editor, . had not a quandam Virginia editor, now connected with the State Journal, in his eye, . he wrote from inspiration. Mr, Brick, in. the Nov. 2d, number of his valuable paper, . serves up are-hash from the N.Y. L/erald as . his leader, upon the topic that heads this . notice. The vagaries of the ZHerald, despite . the almost insufferable self-conceit and the . gross unfairness that characterise it, are dignified by undoubted talent, and any one . can get amusement, if not instruction, from . its columns, on almost any subject it treats upon. But the diluted and emasculated } copyism of the State Journal imitates at too feeble distance the great original. Bennett, . or his acolyte, smiled when he wrote Ais article, that such absurdities dressed in a logical style, could influence even minds of the . slight capacity they were intended to act . upon. He would have guffawed right out, . ifhe had supposed an editor would have fallen in his trap, and re-produced his ideas with so much gravity as has the State Journal, Bennett finds fault with Gen. Seott because he did not accept the tempting offers of . influential citizens of Mexico, to bestow upon him the rulership of Mexico, with a large . pecuniary consideration, The State Journal . re echoes the accusation. Every man of . sense and honor knows that to have accepted such an offer at such a time, Gen. Scott! would have been guilty of rrrason in its . worst phase. He was the representative of . the United States in Mexico, and the depos. itory of its power. He was sent there to act under the orders of the administration, to . fight our battles, and to effect a peace that should be most advantageous to the United States. If, instead of doing this, he had, for . the gain of power, or pecuniary reward, gone over to the enemy, and left our brave army without its proper leader, placing himself as any other deserter would, antagonistical to it, or worse still, had induced that army to desert the stars and stripes, and to range themselves under his lead as Mexican soldiers, the damnation he would have deserved and by which he would have been assailed, would have sunk Arnold’s treason out of memory, and had no parallel, unless, perhaps it is to be found in the pernicious and treasonable teachings of such prints as those referred to. Forever after his name would have been a bye-word and reproach, and deservedly so. When he had taken sncha step, his interests and those of the United States would have been twain. Like Santa Anna he woul! have been compelled by position to struggle for the integrity of his territory—his new empire. Instead of forwarding annexation, the opposite been the result. With the transcendent military and executive abilities of Gen. Scott, . backed by an army that loved him, and of. yore authorship is worth little in opposition invincible bravery, with the adhesion of all! ty such compacted movements as this formMexico, the boundary of Mexico would now be the Sabine and Oregon. Mr. Brick himself would not be quill-driving in the sanctum of the State Journal—and other misfortunes would result, Gen. Scott is defeated for the Presidency. We believe he will not much regret this, although the object of his ambition was a noble one. But he still stands a high pillar in American history, and the waves of abuse, finding object in his very virtues, are shivered at his feet. Because the man who had passed his life glorious!y in the service of his country would not at opportunity turn his fame, his talents and his experience against his country, he is assailed and vilified by the Herald, and its feeble moon, the State Journal. Luckily, sach anthorities will not be quoted in history, Inthe impartial judgment of posterity the unselfishness of Gen. Scott, in refusing an empire when honor and duty forbade, will be ranked side by side with a similar act of the immortal Washington. Gen. Scott has received the suffrages of nearly two and a half million of freemen for the Presidency, in spite of the lies that have been circulated concerning him. He has received a higher vote for the office than any incumbent that has ever filled the chair, and needed less than two hundred thousand votes to beat his opponent, ‘The old hero need not therefore look upon the late canvass with dismay. Such a vote, even if insufficient to elect hin, is an honor and tribute well wors ‘thy his fame. Disrarict Meeting or Quartz Miners. —On Monday the 5th inst., the quartz miners of Nevada district assembled at the United States Hotel in this city, Dr. S. C. McIntyre, ehairman, A. A. Sargent, secretary, and expressed their concurrence in the code of laws recommended by the county convention. The following gentlemen were appointed delegates to the adjourned convention of the 19th inst.: Dr. 8, C. McIntyre, T. W. Colburn, A. A. Sargent, H. C, Hodge, J. R. Coryell, H. Craig, Peter Ewer, Dr, E. Roberts, Mr. Kidd, Judge Clifford. © It was Resolved, That the delegates of Ne _ yada district be instructed to present the approbation of this district ot the code of laws as published in the Nevada Journal of the 19th ult, to the adjourned convention, and ‘ that they be instructed to vote for the same unless vitally amended. ‘By @ Fire at Suasta.—The accounts from Shasta City indicate a destructive fire on Friay last. A number of valuable builkliags, and much property was destroyed, ¥ France for several months has indicated a steady and sure development of another era of an empire in that land of change. Whateyer may have been asserted in regard te the . qualities in an eminent degree. By his polliey he has disarmed his enemies at home, . France shall not at this day choose their own form of government, they must concede jet of the empire to the decision of the would have . nals, severe comments upon the writings of Carrying Ulection News. THE WAY MR. RYAN DIDIT! On Saturday last the express messenger of Apams & Co., arrived in Nevada with the imrtant and exciting news of the Presidential election, in nine hours from Sacramento. The anxiety of the public mind to receive the news, and the weight of the intelligence itself, gave especial interest to the circumstance. But the heroic nature of the achievement under such difficulties, deserves particular record, and proves Mr. Ryan to bea man at once of unconquerable energies, indomitable bravery, and the fullest reseurces. Persons acquainted with the character of the Nevada road, and the horrors of the awful storm prevailing, the dense darkness during part of the journey, the bridgeleas and dangerous streams, and the length of the passage, unite in prononncing the exploit of Mr. Ryan asa continual miracle of hardihood and perseverance that not one man in ten thousand could have eflected. The whole passage was made up of hair-breadth escapes, that make the blood tingle to hear them, and displays promptness, fertility of resourees and soinetimes stratagem that would tellin securing victory against odds in a well-fought field. A great incentive to exertion was the fact that the rival express had made arrangements ‘€ to beat” in conveying the news to the interior. That being understood, Mr. Ryan made up his mind not to be beat; and he carried out his intention. Befere the arrival of the boat he saddled his horse, leaving it at the stable, and repaired to the levee. When the boat arrived the rival expressman for Nevada was on his horse at the levee, ready to catch his bundie and start. Ryan seized his doeuments, and ran to the stable for his horse, putting without particular design one extra into his vest pocket. He mounted his horse at 40’clock, A.M., and made for the bridge on the American river He had previously arranged with the toll keeper to hang the key of the gate onanail he had driven himself the day before. where in the darkness he could immediately put his hand en it. Arriving at the bridge, through t e uncertain and rough bye-paths among the brush between the American and Sacramento, he scized the key, opened the gate and got his horse through, and then locked it, leaving the key in the lock, As he was mounting his horse to ride on, the other expressman came thundering up and tried the gate, to find it locked. In the darkness he coul! not see Ryan, and rushed back to the toll house to rouse its inmate. While hallooing to wake the sleeper he heard the pleasant music of the heels of Ryan’s horse as they merrily echoed on the bridge at a fast run. Beyond the bridge the whole surface was ‘ittle better than a mere bog, save one little track of a few feet wide. On this, however, Ryan fer two or three days previously had been practising his horse, and the sagacious animal struck it at once in the obscurity and kept from the unknown depths of mire on both sides. The last Ryan heard of his rival, he was floundering in the mud after passing the bridge. His first horse he rode to the Kentucky house, a distance of 28 miles, in a little more than two hours. The morning had now broke, and the gloom of the passage was a littlelightened. But the rain still poured in torrents, and the whole read was a quagmire. In rassing the houses on the road he had taken pains to ride in a circuit around them, so that they uight not know he had passed. At one of the houses he could scarcely refrain from laughter to see a man searching with a lantern in the road for fresh hoof marks. At the Kentucky House he took a fresh horse, and started for McVourtney’s. Herehe found the bridge swept away, and Bear River rag.ng with the utmost fierceness He saw the impossibility of getting his horse across, and so turned him loose and set about finding an expediert to get himself acrors. The force of the stream was terrific, }{ but it must be passed,” thought Ryan. He ran upend down the river, and in despair was about to take off his clothes and attempt to swim it, when the idea struck him toconstructa raft. Two mencoming up, with their assistance he fastened two planks together, and hewing another with an axe for paddle, he ferried himsolf over, and one of the men Here a new difficulty assailed him—he had no horse! But with the help of aman he caught one of McCourtney’s, that was loose in the ranch, mounted and was off again, after a delay of an hour and a half.— This horse he rode to the Round Tent, 15 miles from the Kentucky House, at the top of his speed, fording and swimming minor streams, that had swelled to obstacles in their great accessions of water. At the Round Tent he took a splendid horse of Adams & Co , named ‘Tne Cot.’ that was in readiness fer,him, and pushed for Dry Creek, about 2 1-2 miles farther on, the hostler accompanying him. Here was the great feat of the passage. This stream with such a harmless name, on occasions of such heavy storms, is filled with a roaring, impetuons tide, that no man has ever before dared to encounter. When just ferdable the current is sometimes so rapid that it takes a horse off his feet and sends him down stream to the peril of his rider. But this stream on Saturday was full five feet above the fording point, and the rush and heaving of its waters was so terrible that the attendant of Mr. Ryan implored him not to rush on to his distruction by attempting to swim it, but to wait for the waters to subside. Disregarding his entreaties, Mr. Ryan turned his horse abeve the ford, and the noble animal sprang from the bank into the yeast ot waves, Striking out vigorously he reached a little island nearly midway, and breathing a moment again plunged on. The current was now so strong it threw the horse on his side. Mr. Ryan now afloat held on to the horn of the saddle, and talked to the herse, encouraging it on, The animal kept pawing abead aad gradually stemmed the current, snorting and blowing with his exertions. At lasthe struck the ground a little below the point of starting, and all wassafe. The hostler, who had stood as if ¢distilled to jelly by the act of fear,” gave relief to his feelings by throwing his cap inthe air, and hurraing for Adame & Co he re. mainder of the distanee of 73 miles the noble horse took hie fearless rider at full drive, over recks and gallies, through mad and rain, and when at last in Neves, save his daar vide, he gave no evidence of over exertion or fatigee. Mr. Ryan stopped at Rough & Ready, to deliver an extra, — nae ey all that he carried except the one in his vest pocket. were mere jelly trom the wetting what Crete nd subsequent rubbing. He stopped to le ~ ; copy the remaining ¢xtra at Reugh and Ready, BS We understand that difficulties between . and again at Grass Valley. and arrived in Neminers and holders of house lots are springing . vada at . o'clock, P. M., having swam nine ¢j y ini j .” . streams and ridden seventy-three miles in nine up at Grass Valley An injunction to restrain {hours. The sketch wehave iven of this great . digging upon the lot of a Mr. Montgomery {feat is but a mere outline, and does scanty . was disregarded by the miners. justice te the achievement of Mr. Ryan. The Arrarns 1N France.—The news from prudence, firmness or courage of Louis Napoleon, his course since his election to the Presideacy has proved he possesses all these and removed all tangible excuses for quarrel from his enemies abroad. He has the skill to make his acts appear as dictated by the French people ; and thus, unless the despots of Europe go into a contest with him on the untenable ground that the people of all he asks. If they do go into a contest with him on such apparent grounds, he will have to back him a great and invincible people— unconquerable from their warlike spirit and the many years they have had of peace in which to recover their ancient vigor. Jt will be seen by the news we publish today, reccived by the Brother Jonathan, that itis the design of Louis to submit the proFrench people. The result of their suffrages cannot be doubtful. Very few thousands of vhe millions of the French nation truly understand the character and designs of Louis. They remember, or know by tradition, the glories of the empire, when the Code Napoleon took the place of ages of oppressions and bloody barbarities, and when the national renown was raised to the highest point But. since the empire, to the people out of Paris, the effective distinctions between the different governments France has had, have been too slight to greatly interest them.— Two or three hundred savans may be transported to Cayenne, but such a circumstance little affects the country people ; perhaps not one in a thousand hears of it. In all the variations of business they remain equally poor. The direct working of the government they do not see, and one kind is about as burdensome as another. The name of an empire raises remembrances of a potent nature; and when to that is added the prestive of Napoleon’s, the general assent of the provinces is certain. But the great conquest of Louis will be over Paris. He has there more dangerous en2mies, because better informed. But the vast patronage he holds— the hundreds who look to him for office and countenance, and whom another order of things would tread under foot, together with the purse and sword of the nation, which he controls, and further, the entire dominion over the press he exercises, will hold Paris to his interest. All the vast machinery necessary to the success of his schemes he is working with a master hand. The English press for a long time were disposed to question the possession by Lonis of any traits of greatness, and most of them still seize every opportunity for detraction. But we observe in some of the London jourVictor Hugo, &c., who are writing at Louis from the English capital and elsewhere.— ation of the newempire. As the London Dispagch says, Huge and Lamartine should be in La Vendee raising the natives to opposition, rather than trying to be witty at the usurper in three pair backs of the European capitals. These authors seem to have little of that spirit which should acknowledge that Louis is ‘great, for he conquered me ;”’ peat they be-little themselves by proving . their tyrant to be a man without courage, energy or spirit. Napoleon has the power, and if he can hold it till he is put down by paper pellets, his empire will he eternal. Dogs vs. Hocs.—A practice that would be ‘mere honored in the breach than in the observance” is that of setting dogs upon the hogs inthis city. The hogs are good goed citizens. They help keep the streets clean, they are a source of profit, and they furnish excellent food. But who can tell the good of the innumerable dogs—Tray, Blanche, Sweetheart, and Grizzly—that abound in our midst. They are mere loafers. If they would turn their being to some account by exterminating rats, that would be praiseworthy. But to worry the poor hogs, nip their tails and tear their ears, is too bad. A dose or two of brick bats would cure them of this playful peculiarity. It wouldn’t be a bad idea however for the owners of hogs 'to set them prison limits. Justice oF THE Peacr.—A question has been raised as to whether the Justices elected atthe late election would be entitled to fill office until the Ist of October, 1853, owing to an oversight in the act changing the general election day from September to No. vember. In auswer to inquiries touching . this point, the Attorney General writes to . Messrs. Colburn and Endecott, who have been elected for this township, that “ they can, and it is their duty to “ take office” or qualify immediately after receiving certificates of their election. This question was presented to me before the election, and the above was my opinion upon an investigation. A. C. Hastings,” Att. Gen. The importance of this decision will strike . every one, when it is considered that at the jlate election Justices were elected in nearly every township in the State. The design of the law that provides for their qualification is fully evident, and we esteem Mr. Hastings’ opinion as-entirely equitable. ‘ deed deserves commemoration. It is an achievement that few men could perform. In daring and endurance it exceeds the world-renowned exploit a riding of Col. Freemont, and it should be quoted in the history of this State as illustrative of the courage and enterprise that difficulty evolved in the early days of California. J. R. McConne xt, who for nearly two years past has Gilled most ably the office of County Attorney in Nevada county, resigned his of. fice before the Court of Session on Monday last. The Ceurt appointed to fill the vacancy, Mr. J. M. Stuart, who was admitted to practise on the same day. Mr. Stuart is undoubtedly a young man of considerable industry, and the office will be a good school for him, but as the design of the office is not to teach beginners, but to furnish an official adviser for the county, and some one able to effectively prosecute criminal cases, we submit it would have been better to have given the office at once to Niles Searles, the newly e'ected District Attorney. Too much experience cannot be brought to such an office, and this selection of the greenest lawyer of the Nevada Bar, however full of promise, we esteem a decidedly bad move for the public interests. More especially is it so at the present time, when there are for trialin this county one man for murder, one for assault with intent to kill, and one for grand larceny—cases in the occurrence of which the community is too much jeopardied to have them lightly or inadequately treated, Fata. Accipent.—On Monday lest an embankment on Buckeye Lill caved upon two men, one of whom named Moore was killed. — The one who was killed was buried to the depth of two feet by the falling earth, but succeeded in forcing his way out, and died in half an hour. The other was so buried that his head was left out. He called loudly for assistance, but it came too late to save the other man. Moore leavesa wife and several children in destitute circumstances, He came across the plains the past season from Illinois. A subscription of $215 was raised in a few hours by our citizens for the bonefit of the distressed family —a bright deed that sheds lustre on the community. Goup Dust Sroven.—A man named Scott hid, as he supposed safely, in a bank a few months ago $2,012 in gold dust in the bank on Deer Creek, near this city. ‘I'he past week he went to find his meney, and it was gene. and no trace ef it is discoverable. ‘The gatest place for miners te deposit money isin the iron chest of a good banking house. This is not the first instance of money lost by burying it. Discovery or Gou.p.—A man named Foss has discovered the past week rich and extensive cayote diggings on the hill at the head of Gold Run in this city,and took from three pans of the lead three and a quarter dollars. The lead connects with diggings that. paid and were thought exhausted last year. We have heard of other discoveries of gold of the rains, Fine Frume.— We visited the past week the newly constructed flume of the saw mill of Crawford, Wood & Co. on Deer Creek. It is constructed of sawn lumber throughout in the most substantial style, is 2929 feet long, and carries four and a half square feet of water. The mill is under the energetic direction of Mr. Hecock. ’ Ao AbVERTISEMENTS, to insure insertion, should be handed in to us as early as noon of each Thursday. evening last was adjourned at its close to Sunday next, at3 o'clock, P»M., at Rev. Mr. Bland’s church. About a dozen persons took thé pledge. An orgapization of a regular Temperance Society was entered into. OGWe have reccived from Mulford & Searls a copious supply of beautifully illustrated papers and magazines, too late for especial notice in this number. They have a splendid variety on hand, just received QgHon. Edward Everett is appointed Secretary of State in the place of Mr. Webster. — Like every other official act of Mr. Fillmore itis marked with good judgment. 8:2 The ineffable insolence and braggadocio of the N. Y. Hera/d is happily illustrated in tho following: This great American revolution means something, What has caused it? How can we account for this astonishing defeat of General ers? General Scott himself, as we are informed, attributes his overthrow to the three following causes :— 1. ‘fie opposition of the New Yorx HerALD. 2. The mutiny of Mr. Webster and his friends, 3. The coldness of Mr. Webster and his friends. Picrortat Union.—We have received from Mulford & Scarles, a copy of the holiday edition of the Union, which is got up in astyle of beauty that does great credit to Messrs. Jeffries & Co. The first page is occupied by a large and beautifully executed cnt, representing many scenes, humorous and grave, of California life. The various Missions and scenes on the plains, &c., as cuts, and a variety of explanatory matter make up the number. It is a beautiful present for friends athome. It can be had of Mulford & Searles, Quartz Conventiox.—The convention met at the United States Hotcl on Saturday last, and after organization, proceeded to consider the laws sent up by the previous convention, After considerable debate, in consideration of the severe weather of the week previous preventing a general attendance at the convention, on motion of Gen. Winchester, the meeting was adjourned till aweek from Monday next, the 19th inst., at the Dramatic Hall, at 10 o’clock A. M. Eg The Yubs penetrated to Marysville daring the late storm as far as the Hotel de Franee, in the neighborhood since the commencement . era fc¢” The Temperance Mecting of Sunday . 000 Scott and his deluded and confiuing support. f) From Cuba Judge Conkling, U. S. Minister to Mexico, commissioned te inquire into the circumstances attending the outrage upon the Crescent ity, arrived at Havana on the steamer Powhatan, on the 23d October, and remained there until the 28th. A correspondent of the N. Y. Herald gives the following account of the arrival of Judge Conkling : At Il o'clock the Powhatan commenced firing the usual salutes, during which a little incident occurred, which, perhaps, is worth mentioning, as showing how prone the Spaniards are to stand upon their dignity, even in trifles. During the complimentary ealute to the Spanish admiral. the ensign of Spain was, of course, hoisted at the fore of the Powhatan, bat in dropping the topsail, according to etiquette, the Spanish flag was by aceident lowered 8 little, and became hiddem by the sails, Thishappened enly after two or three guns had been fred. It was altogether an accident, but the Spaniards baving observed it, when they returned the salute from their frigate Esparanza, . they also, after firing two or three guns, haul{ ed dewn the stars and stripes, and the Commodore, seeing that they had evidently taken offence at what was entirely a mere accident on his part, sent on board the Esparanza to apologize. The 12 o’clock Judge Conkling and Com. Newton, attended by several officers of the Powhatan, waited upon the Captain General, with whom they had an audience of about ten minutes. They were mobbed, hooted and hissed by about forty or fifty negroes and Catalans, (who had hired the megroes,) frown the place where they landed te the Consul’s office, and trom thence fe the gate of the paluce. The gentlemen appeared to take the insult very coolly, laughing and talking one to another, quite indifferent to the elegant expressions apae use of by the low-lived Catalans. On Monday Judge Conkling agaim had an interview with Gen. Canedo, which lasted about three hours. He saw the wnptain General yesterday, and j understand the result of Judge Conkling’s Jast conference with his [xcellency is, that the Crescent City wili be permitted. to enter this port as wennl, the mails and passengers be permitted to land; but neither Captain Poster nor Mr. Smith, the purser, will be allowed te come on shore. The outrage committed on the barque Cornelia has, I learn, not even been referred to. After these interviews between Jadge Conkling and the Captain General, it was reported ' that the latter had apelogized for his conduct towards the Crescent City, and agreed that she and all other American vessels should be permitted to lund without further molestation. This report turned out to be unfounded. Judge Conkling left Havana on the 28th, und up to the 30th the negotiatiens between him and the Captuin General had not transpired butit was generally and very reasonably inferred that no definite arrangement had been effected. The Havana correspondent of the NY. Hereld, under date of Oct. 27th, says: The roport so extensively civenlated in the city last evening, relative tothe arrangements said to have been come to between Judge Conkling and the Captain General, with regard te an amicable settlement of the affair of the Crescent City is incorrect. No arrangements whatever have yet tuken place. The report alluded to appears to have arisen from the circumstance of the Collector of the Custom Hou:e here having signed an order authorizing the mails and passengers from the American steamers to be permitted to land; and this having got abroad, the wise ones censider that this order could not have been issued except by the authority of the Captain GenThis I have trom the best authority, from parties who knew all about it. If anything Serious arises out of this between the two goyernments, it will be short work for these pevle, because they already have an enemy in the Jreoles among them. Additional Atlantic Items, Horatio Seymeur is elected Governor of the State of New York by about 20,000 majority. The steamchip San Francisco, of 3,000 tons burthen, wae launched in New York en the 3d ult. She is 290 feet i ng, and intended tu run on this side in connection with Measre, Howard & Son’s Empire City Line. On Friday, the 29th day of October, the mortal remaing of the great Daniel Webster were consigned tothetomb. No less than 15,persons were present. Amony them were Gen. Pierce, Abbot Lawrence, Kufus Choate, R. C. Winthrop, Edward Everett, GovMarcy, and many other distinguished personages. 5 i sag from the corporations of Hoxton and New York were also present. ‘The Rev. Ebenezer Alden preached the funeral:sermon. The procession was an extraordinary large one, and the ceremonies grand and imposing.—His remains were interred nt the family burying ground, near the town of Marshfield. A small plain marble s’ab, about eighteen inches in length, with the simple words ‘* Daniel Webster,” points to where lie the remains of this great man. It is stated that Lt. Porter had been traneferred from the Crescent City to the Georgia, by the Secretary of the Navy, because the latter vessel does not touch at Havana. The report creaced much excitement and indignation, ut up to the departure of the steamers it had not been confirmed. On the 4th of November, twenty-five vnildings were destroyed by fire in ‘Troy, N. Y.— oe logs is estimated at from $30,U00 to &10,Thomas Ewbanke, Commis-ioner of Patents, at Washington, has resigned, and Silas ae of Vermont, has been appointed in his stead. The police and the rowdies lately had a cevere fight in Philadelphia. Three or four men were shot, and the rowdies cane off victoriou. . The Republic denies that Hon. Thomas [utler Fits, tree removed from the Custom House at San Francisco, or that he has yet left his post; that his resignation is voluntary, and nas he has requested to be recalled for a year past, Save or Tickers to Mise Haves’ Concert. —Cuoice Seat at $1123!—At 12 M. teday, Messrs. Theodore Payne gCo., proceeded to sell, at the American Theatre, the tickets to choice reats to Mies Catharine Hayes’ Third Musical Concert. A large crowd hid collected, and the excitement was great. The first ticket, after much competition wae knocked off to George W. Green for the cnormons sum of One One Hundred and Tirentyfive Dollars! Mr Green is a butcher in t Pacific Market, om Central Wharf, and the worthy Foreman of Empire Engine Company No. 1. The Ticket was put down in the name of that Company asithe fareman felt a peculiar pride in seeing it. placed number one in tho choice uf seats, ag well ag in the regular Jine of the Fire Department. The remainder of choice seats sold at a premium ef from five to twouty dollars,— Alta. DRAMATIC HALL. Firgt time of Bulwer’s Splendid Play of RICHELIEU. On Saturday, December 11, in which Mr. WALLER will appear as the Carpixat Mrs. WALLER as Jonra pe Monriusz, Mrs. MADDEN as the Pace Francis. To conclude with the mew Operatta of the Turn Out; or the Enraged Politveian.

. _—_————-— — —~— qs aaa ag “eS ea —— eo ee — THE JOURNAL. A+ A. BARGENT EDITOR. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, What is to become of Mextco? If the renowned delineator of Mr. Jcffer. son Brick, that able and influential editor, . had not a quandam Virginia editor, now connected with the State Journal, in his eye, . he wrote from inspiration. Mr, Brick, in. the Nov. 2d, number of his valuable paper, . serves up are-hash from the N.Y. L/erald as . his leader, upon the topic that heads this . notice. The vagaries of the ZHerald, despite . the almost insufferable self-conceit and the . gross unfairness that characterise it, are dignified by undoubted talent, and any one . can get amusement, if not instruction, from . its columns, on almost any subject it treats upon. But the diluted and emasculated } copyism of the State Journal imitates at too feeble distance the great original. Bennett, . or his acolyte, smiled when he wrote Ais article, that such absurdities dressed in a logical style, could influence even minds of the . slight capacity they were intended to act . upon. He would have guffawed right out, . ifhe had supposed an editor would have fallen in his trap, and re-produced his ideas with so much gravity as has the State Journal, Bennett finds fault with Gen. Seott because he did not accept the tempting offers of . influential citizens of Mexico, to bestow upon him the rulership of Mexico, with a large . pecuniary consideration, The State Journal . re echoes the accusation. Every man of . sense and honor knows that to have accepted such an offer at such a time, Gen. Scott! would have been guilty of rrrason in its . worst phase. He was the representative of . the United States in Mexico, and the depos. itory of its power. He was sent there to act under the orders of the administration, to . fight our battles, and to effect a peace that should be most advantageous to the United States. If, instead of doing this, he had, for . the gain of power, or pecuniary reward, gone over to the enemy, and left our brave army without its proper leader, placing himself as any other deserter would, antagonistical to it, or worse still, had induced that army to desert the stars and stripes, and to range themselves under his lead as Mexican soldiers, the damnation he would have deserved and by which he would have been assailed, would have sunk Arnold’s treason out of memory, and had no parallel, unless, perhaps it is to be found in the pernicious and treasonable teachings of such prints as those referred to. Forever after his name would have been a bye-word and reproach, and deservedly so. When he had taken sncha step, his interests and those of the United States would have been twain. Like Santa Anna he woul! have been compelled by position to struggle for the integrity of his territory—his new empire. Instead of forwarding annexation, the opposite been the result. With the transcendent military and executive abilities of Gen. Scott, . backed by an army that loved him, and of. yore authorship is worth little in opposition invincible bravery, with the adhesion of all! ty such compacted movements as this formMexico, the boundary of Mexico would now be the Sabine and Oregon. Mr. Brick himself would not be quill-driving in the sanctum of the State Journal—and other misfortunes would result, Gen. Scott is defeated for the Presidency. We believe he will not much regret this, although the object of his ambition was a noble one. But he still stands a high pillar in American history, and the waves of abuse, finding object in his very virtues, are shivered at his feet. Because the man who had passed his life glorious!y in the service of his country would not at opportunity turn his fame, his talents and his experience against his country, he is assailed and vilified by the Herald, and its feeble moon, the State Journal. Luckily, sach anthorities will not be quoted in history, Inthe impartial judgment of posterity the unselfishness of Gen. Scott, in refusing an empire when honor and duty forbade, will be ranked side by side with a similar act of the immortal Washington. Gen. Scott has received the suffrages of nearly two and a half million of freemen for the Presidency, in spite of the lies that have been circulated concerning him. He has received a higher vote for the office than any incumbent that has ever filled the chair, and needed less than two hundred thousand votes to beat his opponent, ‘The old hero need not therefore look upon the late canvass with dismay. Such a vote, even if insufficient to elect hin, is an honor and tribute well wors ‘thy his fame. Disrarict Meeting or Quartz Miners. —On Monday the 5th inst., the quartz miners of Nevada district assembled at the United States Hotel in this city, Dr. S. C. McIntyre, ehairman, A. A. Sargent, secretary, and expressed their concurrence in the code of laws recommended by the county convention. The following gentlemen were appointed delegates to the adjourned convention of the 19th inst.: Dr. 8, C. McIntyre, T. W. Colburn, A. A. Sargent, H. C, Hodge, J. R. Coryell, H. Craig, Peter Ewer, Dr, E. Roberts, Mr. Kidd, Judge Clifford. © It was Resolved, That the delegates of Ne _ yada district be instructed to present the approbation of this district ot the code of laws as published in the Nevada Journal of the 19th ult, to the adjourned convention, and ‘ that they be instructed to vote for the same unless vitally amended. ‘By @ Fire at Suasta.—The accounts from Shasta City indicate a destructive fire on Friay last. A number of valuable builkliags, and much property was destroyed, ¥ France for several months has indicated a steady and sure development of another era of an empire in that land of change. Whateyer may have been asserted in regard te the . qualities in an eminent degree. By his polliey he has disarmed his enemies at home, . France shall not at this day choose their own form of government, they must concede jet of the empire to the decision of the would have . nals, severe comments upon the writings of Carrying Ulection News. THE WAY MR. RYAN DIDIT! On Saturday last the express messenger of Apams & Co., arrived in Nevada with the imrtant and exciting news of the Presidential election, in nine hours from Sacramento. The anxiety of the public mind to receive the news, and the weight of the intelligence itself, gave especial interest to the circumstance. But the heroic nature of the achievement under such difficulties, deserves particular record, and proves Mr. Ryan to bea man at once of unconquerable energies, indomitable bravery, and the fullest reseurces. Persons acquainted with the character of the Nevada road, and the horrors of the awful storm prevailing, the dense darkness during part of the journey, the bridgeleas and dangerous streams, and the length of the passage, unite in prononncing the exploit of Mr. Ryan asa continual miracle of hardihood and perseverance that not one man in ten thousand could have eflected. The whole passage was made up of hair-breadth escapes, that make the blood tingle to hear them, and displays promptness, fertility of resourees and soinetimes stratagem that would tellin securing victory against odds in a well-fought field. A great incentive to exertion was the fact that the rival express had made arrangements ‘€ to beat” in conveying the news to the interior. That being understood, Mr. Ryan made up his mind not to be beat; and he carried out his intention. Befere the arrival of the boat he saddled his horse, leaving it at the stable, and repaired to the levee. When the boat arrived the rival expressman for Nevada was on his horse at the levee, ready to catch his bundie and start. Ryan seized his doeuments, and ran to the stable for his horse, putting without particular design one extra into his vest pocket. He mounted his horse at 40’clock, A.M., and made for the bridge on the American river He had previously arranged with the toll keeper to hang the key of the gate onanail he had driven himself the day before. where in the darkness he could immediately put his hand en it. Arriving at the bridge, through t e uncertain and rough bye-paths among the brush between the American and Sacramento, he scized the key, opened the gate and got his horse through, and then locked it, leaving the key in the lock, As he was mounting his horse to ride on, the other expressman came thundering up and tried the gate, to find it locked. In the darkness he coul! not see Ryan, and rushed back to the toll house to rouse its inmate. While hallooing to wake the sleeper he heard the pleasant music of the heels of Ryan’s horse as they merrily echoed on the bridge at a fast run. Beyond the bridge the whole surface was ‘ittle better than a mere bog, save one little track of a few feet wide. On this, however, Ryan fer two or three days previously had been practising his horse, and the sagacious animal struck it at once in the obscurity and kept from the unknown depths of mire on both sides. The last Ryan heard of his rival, he was floundering in the mud after passing the bridge. His first horse he rode to the Kentucky house, a distance of 28 miles, in a little more than two hours. The morning had now broke, and the gloom of the passage was a littlelightened. But the rain still poured in torrents, and the whole read was a quagmire. In rassing the houses on the road he had taken pains to ride in a circuit around them, so that they uight not know he had passed. At one of the houses he could scarcely refrain from laughter to see a man searching with a lantern in the road for fresh hoof marks. At the Kentucky House he took a fresh horse, and started for McVourtney’s. Herehe found the bridge swept away, and Bear River rag.ng with the utmost fierceness He saw the impossibility of getting his horse across, and so turned him loose and set about finding an expediert to get himself acrors. The force of the stream was terrific, }{ but it must be passed,” thought Ryan. He ran upend down the river, and in despair was about to take off his clothes and attempt to swim it, when the idea struck him toconstructa raft. Two mencoming up, with their assistance he fastened two planks together, and hewing another with an axe for paddle, he ferried himsolf over, and one of the men Here a new difficulty assailed him—he had no horse! But with the help of aman he caught one of McCourtney’s, that was loose in the ranch, mounted and was off again, after a delay of an hour and a half.— This horse he rode to the Round Tent, 15 miles from the Kentucky House, at the top of his speed, fording and swimming minor streams, that had swelled to obstacles in their great accessions of water. At the Round Tent he took a splendid horse of Adams & Co , named ‘Tne Cot.’ that was in readiness fer,him, and pushed for Dry Creek, about 2 1-2 miles farther on, the hostler accompanying him. Here was the great feat of the passage. This stream with such a harmless name, on occasions of such heavy storms, is filled with a roaring, impetuons tide, that no man has ever before dared to encounter. When just ferdable the current is sometimes so rapid that it takes a horse off his feet and sends him down stream to the peril of his rider. But this stream on Saturday was full five feet above the fording point, and the rush and heaving of its waters was so terrible that the attendant of Mr. Ryan implored him not to rush on to his distruction by attempting to swim it, but to wait for the waters to subside. Disregarding his entreaties, Mr. Ryan turned his horse abeve the ford, and the noble animal sprang from the bank into the yeast ot waves, Striking out vigorously he reached a little island nearly midway, and breathing a moment again plunged on. The current was now so strong it threw the horse on his side. Mr. Ryan now afloat held on to the horn of the saddle, and talked to the herse, encouraging it on, The animal kept pawing abead aad gradually stemmed the current, snorting and blowing with his exertions. At lasthe struck the ground a little below the point of starting, and all wassafe. The hostler, who had stood as if ¢distilled to jelly by the act of fear,” gave relief to his feelings by throwing his cap inthe air, and hurraing for Adame & Co he re. mainder of the distanee of 73 miles the noble horse took hie fearless rider at full drive, over recks and gallies, through mad and rain, and when at last in Neves, save his daar vide, he gave no evidence of over exertion or fatigee. Mr. Ryan stopped at Rough & Ready, to deliver an extra, — nae ey all that he carried except the one in his vest pocket. were mere jelly trom the wetting what Crete nd subsequent rubbing. He stopped to le ~ ; copy the remaining ¢xtra at Reugh and Ready, BS We understand that difficulties between . and again at Grass Valley. and arrived in Neminers and holders of house lots are springing . vada at . o'clock, P. M., having swam nine ¢j y ini j .” . streams and ridden seventy-three miles in nine up at Grass Valley An injunction to restrain {hours. The sketch wehave iven of this great . digging upon the lot of a Mr. Montgomery {feat is but a mere outline, and does scanty . was disregarded by the miners. justice te the achievement of Mr. Ryan. The Arrarns 1N France.—The news from prudence, firmness or courage of Louis Napoleon, his course since his election to the Presideacy has proved he possesses all these and removed all tangible excuses for quarrel from his enemies abroad. He has the skill to make his acts appear as dictated by the French people ; and thus, unless the despots of Europe go into a contest with him on the untenable ground that the people of all he asks. If they do go into a contest with him on such apparent grounds, he will have to back him a great and invincible people— unconquerable from their warlike spirit and the many years they have had of peace in which to recover their ancient vigor. Jt will be seen by the news we publish today, reccived by the Brother Jonathan, that itis the design of Louis to submit the proFrench people. The result of their suffrages cannot be doubtful. Very few thousands of vhe millions of the French nation truly understand the character and designs of Louis. They remember, or know by tradition, the glories of the empire, when the Code Napoleon took the place of ages of oppressions and bloody barbarities, and when the national renown was raised to the highest point But. since the empire, to the people out of Paris, the effective distinctions between the different governments France has had, have been too slight to greatly interest them.— Two or three hundred savans may be transported to Cayenne, but such a circumstance little affects the country people ; perhaps not one in a thousand hears of it. In all the variations of business they remain equally poor. The direct working of the government they do not see, and one kind is about as burdensome as another. The name of an empire raises remembrances of a potent nature; and when to that is added the prestive of Napoleon’s, the general assent of the provinces is certain. But the great conquest of Louis will be over Paris. He has there more dangerous en2mies, because better informed. But the vast patronage he holds— the hundreds who look to him for office and countenance, and whom another order of things would tread under foot, together with the purse and sword of the nation, which he controls, and further, the entire dominion over the press he exercises, will hold Paris to his interest. All the vast machinery necessary to the success of his schemes he is working with a master hand. The English press for a long time were disposed to question the possession by Lonis of any traits of greatness, and most of them still seize every opportunity for detraction. But we observe in some of the London jourVictor Hugo, &c., who are writing at Louis from the English capital and elsewhere.—

ation of the newempire. As the London Dispagch says, Huge and Lamartine should be in La Vendee raising the natives to opposition, rather than trying to be witty at the usurper in three pair backs of the European capitals. These authors seem to have little of that spirit which should acknowledge that Louis is ‘great, for he conquered me ;”’ peat they be-little themselves by proving . their tyrant to be a man without courage, energy or spirit. Napoleon has the power, and if he can hold it till he is put down by paper pellets, his empire will he eternal. Dogs vs. Hocs.—A practice that would be ‘mere honored in the breach than in the observance” is that of setting dogs upon the hogs inthis city. The hogs are good goed citizens. They help keep the streets clean, they are a source of profit, and they furnish excellent food. But who can tell the good of the innumerable dogs—Tray, Blanche, Sweetheart, and Grizzly—that abound in our midst. They are mere loafers. If they would turn their being to some account by exterminating rats, that would be praiseworthy. But to worry the poor hogs, nip their tails and tear their ears, is too bad. A dose or two of brick bats would cure them of this playful peculiarity. It wouldn’t be a bad idea however for the owners of hogs 'to set them prison limits. Justice oF THE Peacr.—A question has been raised as to whether the Justices elected atthe late election would be entitled to fill office until the Ist of October, 1853, owing to an oversight in the act changing the general election day from September to No. vember. In auswer to inquiries touching . this point, the Attorney General writes to . Messrs. Colburn and Endecott, who have been elected for this township, that “ they can, and it is their duty to “ take office” or qualify immediately after receiving certificates of their election. This question was presented to me before the election, and the above was my opinion upon an investigation. A. C. Hastings,” Att. Gen. The importance of this decision will strike . every one, when it is considered that at the jlate election Justices were elected in nearly every township in the State. The design of the law that provides for their qualification is fully evident, and we esteem Mr. Hastings’ opinion as-entirely equitable. ‘ deed deserves commemoration. It is an achievement that few men could perform. In daring and endurance it exceeds the world-renowned exploit a riding of Col. Freemont, and it should be quoted in the history of this State as illustrative of the courage and enterprise that difficulty evolved in the early days of California. J. R. McConne xt, who for nearly two years past has Gilled most ably the office of County Attorney in Nevada county, resigned his of. fice before the Court of Session on Monday last. The Ceurt appointed to fill the vacancy, Mr. J. M. Stuart, who was admitted to practise on the same day. Mr. Stuart is undoubtedly a young man of considerable industry, and the office will be a good school for him, but as the design of the office is not to teach beginners, but to furnish an official adviser for the county, and some one able to effectively prosecute criminal cases, we submit it would have been better to have given the office at once to Niles Searles, the newly e'ected District Attorney. Too much experience cannot be brought to such an office, and this selection of the greenest lawyer of the Nevada Bar, however full of promise, we esteem a decidedly bad move for the public interests. More especially is it so at the present time, when there are for trialin this county one man for murder, one for assault with intent to kill, and one for grand larceny—cases in the occurrence of which the community is too much jeopardied to have them lightly or inadequately treated, Fata. Accipent.—On Monday lest an embankment on Buckeye Lill caved upon two men, one of whom named Moore was killed. — The one who was killed was buried to the depth of two feet by the falling earth, but succeeded in forcing his way out, and died in half an hour. The other was so buried that his head was left out. He called loudly for assistance, but it came too late to save the other man. Moore leavesa wife and several children in destitute circumstances, He came across the plains the past season from Illinois. A subscription of $215 was raised in a few hours by our citizens for the bonefit of the distressed family —a bright deed that sheds lustre on the community. Goup Dust Sroven.—A man named Scott hid, as he supposed safely, in a bank a few months ago $2,012 in gold dust in the bank on Deer Creek, near this city. ‘I'he past week he went to find his meney, and it was gene. and no trace ef it is discoverable. ‘The gatest place for miners te deposit money isin the iron chest of a good banking house. This is not the first instance of money lost by burying it. Discovery or Gou.p.—A man named Foss has discovered the past week rich and extensive cayote diggings on the hill at the head of Gold Run in this city,and took from three pans of the lead three and a quarter dollars. The lead connects with diggings that. paid and were thought exhausted last year. We have heard of other discoveries of gold of the rains, Fine Frume.— We visited the past week the newly constructed flume of the saw mill of Crawford, Wood & Co. on Deer Creek. It is constructed of sawn lumber throughout in the most substantial style, is 2929 feet long, and carries four and a half square feet of water. The mill is under the energetic direction of Mr. Hecock. ’ Ao AbVERTISEMENTS, to insure insertion, should be handed in to us as early as noon of each Thursday. evening last was adjourned at its close to Sunday next, at3 o'clock, P»M., at Rev. Mr. Bland’s church. About a dozen persons took thé pledge. An orgapization of a regular Temperance Society was entered into. OGWe have reccived from Mulford & Searls a copious supply of beautifully illustrated papers and magazines, too late for especial notice in this number. They have a splendid variety on hand, just received QgHon. Edward Everett is appointed Secretary of State in the place of Mr. Webster. — Like every other official act of Mr. Fillmore itis marked with good judgment. 8:2 The ineffable insolence and braggadocio of the N. Y. Hera/d is happily illustrated in tho following: This great American revolution means something, What has caused it? How can we account for this astonishing defeat of General ers? General Scott himself, as we are informed, attributes his overthrow to the three following causes :— 1. ‘fie opposition of the New Yorx HerALD. 2. The mutiny of Mr. Webster and his friends, 3. The coldness of Mr. Webster and his friends. Picrortat Union.—We have received from Mulford & Scarles, a copy of the holiday edition of the Union, which is got up in astyle of beauty that does great credit to Messrs. Jeffries & Co. The first page is occupied by a large and beautifully executed cnt, representing many scenes, humorous and grave, of California life. The various Missions and scenes on the plains, &c., as cuts, and a variety of explanatory matter make up the number. It is a beautiful present for friends athome. It can be had of Mulford & Searles, Quartz Conventiox.—The convention met at the United States Hotcl on Saturday last, and after organization, proceeded to consider the laws sent up by the previous convention, After considerable debate, in consideration of the severe weather of the week previous preventing a general attendance at the convention, on motion of Gen. Winchester, the meeting was adjourned till aweek from Monday next, the 19th inst., at the Dramatic Hall, at 10 o’clock A. M. Eg The Yubs penetrated to Marysville daring the late storm as far as the Hotel de Franee, in the neighborhood since the commencement . era fc¢” The Temperance Mecting of Sunday . 000 Scott and his deluded and confiuing support. f) From Cuba Judge Conkling, U. S. Minister to Mexico, commissioned te inquire into the circumstances attending the outrage upon the Crescent ity, arrived at Havana on the steamer Powhatan, on the 23d October, and remained there until the 28th. A correspondent of the N. Y. Herald gives the following account of the arrival of Judge Conkling : At Il o'clock the Powhatan commenced firing the usual salutes, during which a little incident occurred, which, perhaps, is worth mentioning, as showing how prone the Spaniards are to stand upon their dignity, even in trifles. During the complimentary ealute to the Spanish admiral. the ensign of Spain was, of course, hoisted at the fore of the Powhatan, bat in dropping the topsail, according to etiquette, the Spanish flag was by aceident lowered 8 little, and became hiddem by the sails, Thishappened enly after two or three guns had been fred. It was altogether an accident, but the Spaniards baving observed it, when they returned the salute from their frigate Esparanza, . they also, after firing two or three guns, haul{ ed dewn the stars and stripes, and the Commodore, seeing that they had evidently taken offence at what was entirely a mere accident on his part, sent on board the Esparanza to apologize. The 12 o’clock Judge Conkling and Com. Newton, attended by several officers of the Powhatan, waited upon the Captain General, with whom they had an audience of about ten minutes. They were mobbed, hooted and hissed by about forty or fifty negroes and Catalans, (who had hired the megroes,) frown the place where they landed te the Consul’s office, and trom thence fe the gate of the paluce. The gentlemen appeared to take the insult very coolly, laughing and talking one to another, quite indifferent to the elegant expressions apae use of by the low-lived Catalans. On Monday Judge Conkling agaim had an interview with Gen. Canedo, which lasted about three hours. He saw the wnptain General yesterday, and j understand the result of Judge Conkling’s Jast conference with his [xcellency is, that the Crescent City wili be permitted. to enter this port as wennl, the mails and passengers be permitted to land; but neither Captain Poster nor Mr. Smith, the purser, will be allowed te come on shore. The outrage committed on the barque Cornelia has, I learn, not even been referred to. After these interviews between Jadge Conkling and the Captain General, it was reported ' that the latter had apelogized for his conduct towards the Crescent City, and agreed that she and all other American vessels should be permitted to lund without further molestation. This report turned out to be unfounded. Judge Conkling left Havana on the 28th, und up to the 30th the negotiatiens between him and the Captuin General had not transpired butit was generally and very reasonably inferred that no definite arrangement had been effected. The Havana correspondent of the NY. Hereld, under date of Oct. 27th, says: The roport so extensively civenlated in the city last evening, relative tothe arrangements said to have been come to between Judge Conkling and the Captain General, with regard te an amicable settlement of the affair of the Crescent City is incorrect. No arrangements whatever have yet tuken place. The report alluded to appears to have arisen from the circumstance of the Collector of the Custom Hou:e here having signed an order authorizing the mails and passengers from the American steamers to be permitted to land; and this having got abroad, the wise ones censider that this order could not have been issued except by the authority of the Captain GenThis I have trom the best authority, from parties who knew all about it. If anything Serious arises out of this between the two goyernments, it will be short work for these pevle, because they already have an enemy in the Jreoles among them. Additional Atlantic Items, Horatio Seymeur is elected Governor of the State of New York by about 20,000 majority. The steamchip San Francisco, of 3,000 tons burthen, wae launched in New York en the 3d ult. She is 290 feet i ng, and intended tu run on this side in connection with Measre, Howard & Son’s Empire City Line. On Friday, the 29th day of October, the mortal remaing of the great Daniel Webster were consigned tothetomb. No less than 15,persons were present. Amony them were Gen. Pierce, Abbot Lawrence, Kufus Choate, R. C. Winthrop, Edward Everett, GovMarcy, and many other distinguished personages. 5 i sag from the corporations of Hoxton and New York were also present. ‘The Rev. Ebenezer Alden preached the funeral:sermon. The procession was an extraordinary large one, and the ceremonies grand and imposing.—His remains were interred nt the family burying ground, near the town of Marshfield. A small plain marble s’ab, about eighteen inches in length, with the simple words ‘* Daniel Webster,” points to where lie the remains of this great man. It is stated that Lt. Porter had been traneferred from the Crescent City to the Georgia, by the Secretary of the Navy, because the latter vessel does not touch at Havana. The report creaced much excitement and indignation, ut up to the departure of the steamers it had not been confirmed. On the 4th of November, twenty-five vnildings were destroyed by fire in ‘Troy, N. Y.— oe logs is estimated at from $30,U00 to &10,Thomas Ewbanke, Commis-ioner of Patents, at Washington, has resigned, and Silas ae of Vermont, has been appointed in his stead. The police and the rowdies lately had a cevere fight in Philadelphia. Three or four men were shot, and the rowdies cane off victoriou. . The Republic denies that Hon. Thomas [utler Fits, tree removed from the Custom House at San Francisco, or that he has yet left his post; that his resignation is voluntary, and nas he has requested to be recalled for a year past, Save or Tickers to Mise Haves’ Concert. —Cuoice Seat at $1123!—At 12 M. teday, Messrs. Theodore Payne gCo., proceeded to sell, at the American Theatre, the tickets to choice reats to Mies Catharine Hayes’ Third Musical Concert. A large crowd hid collected, and the excitement was great. The first ticket, after much competition wae knocked off to George W. Green for the cnormons sum of One One Hundred and Tirentyfive Dollars! Mr Green is a butcher in t Pacific Market, om Central Wharf, and the worthy Foreman of Empire Engine Company No. 1. The Ticket was put down in the name of that Company asithe fareman felt a peculiar pride in seeing it. placed number one in tho choice uf seats, ag well ag in the regular Jine of the Fire Department. The remainder of choice seats sold at a premium ef from five to twouty dollars,— Alta. DRAMATIC HALL. Firgt time of Bulwer’s Splendid Play of RICHELIEU. On Saturday, December 11, in which Mr. WALLER will appear as the Carpixat Mrs. WALLER as Jonra pe Monriusz, Mrs. MADDEN as the Pace Francis. To conclude with the mew Operatta of the Turn Out; or the Enraged Politveian.