At the Philadelphia Mint,

$1,000,818

At the New Orleans Mint,

174,185

$1,175,003

Add the amount deposited at the Philadelphia Mint, to the

15th inst.,

87,392

Deposits of 1848,

44,177

Total deposits as far as ascertained,

$1,306,572

16th. The ceremonies, in honour of the memory of Ex-President Polk, took place in Philadelphia.

The eulogium was pronounced by the Hon. George M. Dallas. Subsequently, at Boston, on the 25th, funeral solemnities were celebrated, and Judge Woodbury delivered the eulogium.

The ship Louis Philippe sailed from Baltimore for San Francisco, with the frames of sixty-four houses ready to be put up, and merchandise valued at $100,000.

She had also on board the observatories and instruments of the astronomical expedition to the southern hemisphere, under charge of assis

tants

Passed Midshipman Archibald MacRae;

Passed Midshipman H. C. Hunter.

A fire occurred in Allegheny city, and in consequence of the bad conduct of the firemen, who refused to act and would not suffer other persons to check the progress of the flames, thirty houses and a church were burnt.

At the same time there was a fire at Mauch Chunk, which is said to have destroyed property valued at $150,000.

20th. The Boston papers of this date contain the following interesting statement concerning a green-house curiosity, in the possession of Mr. Allen, of Salem:

"Mr. Allen has a fig tree that is a curiosity. It fills the entire back wall of one of his houses, and is trained in the same way as the peach, the branches stretching right and left from the trunk some thirty or forty feet, and is very vigorous. The variety is the black fig of St. Michael. It is now in fruit with the third crop for the season. Upwards of 3,000 figs, by count, have been gathered the present season, and it is still yielding its delicious fruit in abundance. When fully ripe, this fig bursts with its own richness. The fruit is fine, and a good variety for forcing. There are several other varieties of figs growing in the houses, but none so prolific as the St. Michael.

"The growing of fruit under glass is quite extensive in Massachusetts, and a vast amount of wealth is invested in this delightful branch of industry. There is probably more fruit grown in this way in Mas

sachusetts than in all the other States of the Union, and there is a ready demand for all that is grown."

20th. About this date some Indians in Florida committed numerous depredations on Indian river-making attacks on the settlements, plundering houses and firing on the inhabitants. The outrage produced great excitement in Florida; and, as we have heretofore noticed in the Register, a body of United States troops have been sent to Florida, under the command of General Twiggs, to repress further outrages and bring the offenders to punishment.

General Twiggs has had an interview with Bowlegs, the Seminole chief, who promised to deliver up the guilty persons, and to preserve peace with the United States.

25th. Several conflicts, with various success, occurred at this period between the Hungarians and their invaders, which we have recorded in another place. Processions in Hungary were formed by the ecclesiastics that greatly excited the people. They carried before them a colossal sword, and a flag on which was inscribed, "Death to the Austrians and Russians." The seat of the Magyar government was on a steamboat which passed up and down the river, and was defended by cannon.

At Pesth the Austrian General Haynau, who is noted for his severity, issued a proclamation that exhibits a cruel and vindictive spirit, odious in these enlightened days.

He tells the Hungarians,

"We have again planted the imperial standard on your steeples. But our feelings are far different from what they were when we left you a short time ago. Doomed to death is every person, no matter of what rank or sex,-doomed to instant death on the spot of the crime, is every one who dares to assist the cause of the rebels by words, or by deeds, or by revolutionary dress; doomed to instant death is every one who dares to insult any of my soldiers, or of those of our allies; doomed to instant death is every one who enters into traitorous communication with the enemies of the crown, or who maliciously presumes by rumours to assist the rebellion, or to conceal weapons.

"If you heed not my warnings-if even a part of you should venture, with audacious insolence, to transgress my orders, then annihilation will be your lot. Then, making all pay for one, and one for all, will I regard your lives and properties as forfeit, in atonement for your crimes. Your fair city, inhabitants of Pesth, which is now partially touched with the traces of just punishment, will then be reduced to a heap of ashes-a monument of your treason and of its castigation. Believe me that I am a man of my word, whether to punish transgression or to reward merit.-Pesth, July 24."

30th. The Christian Times makes the following statement:

"Dr. Giacinto Achilli has been arrested in Rome, and thrown into the inquisition. At eleven o'clock, P. M., on Monday, 30th July, three

men in plain clothes took him into custody in the house where he was staying. They stated that they did so by order of the French prefect. They had no paper of authorization whatever. In other words, Dr. Achilli has been imprisoned, without any warrant, in the name of the French republic. The government of the city of Rome was, in point of fact, at that time in the hands of the authorities appointed by Gen. Oudinot.

"Dr. Achilli has been cast into one of the secret dungeons of the Holy Office. Our readers are aware that in these same dungeons the bones and other remains of former victims were brought to light in the beginning of 1849.

"Dr. Giacinto Achilli is a protestant of above five years' standing. Formerly Vicar of the Master of the Holy Palace,' under Gregory XVI., professor of theology and professor of moral philosophy at the college of the Minerea, he subsequently became a protestant, and is well known, both in England and many other parts of Europe, as one who, from conscientious motives, had quitted the Roman Catholic church. He exercised the right which the de facto constitution of Rome gave him to take up his residence there, and to labour in the dissemination of the Holy Scriptures, and in the propagation of his principles among those who were disposed to hear him.'

The news at this date is interesting from the far West. From the Salt Lake, the settlement of the Mormons, we have a statement from A. W. Bubbit, who arrived at Council Bluffs, which we condense:

"The agricultural prospects of the country were very promising, and the settlers were in the enjoyment of excellent health.

"We learn that 15,000 emigrants had passed through the valley during the season, and that about 3,000 would winter there.

"Many of the emigrants had embraced the Mormon faith, and would settle in that section of the country.

"The surrounding tribes of Indians were very friendly, and had not offered to molest the whites.

"Merchandise was remarkably cheap, caused by many of the emigrants abandoning their wagons, goods, &c., so that they could travel with greater facility and reach their destination before the cold weather set in. Most of the articles thus left sell at one-fourth their value. "Perkins & Tyler's trains, which were this side of Fort Laramie, had stampeded one hundred and fifty teams.

"These trains had picked up along the plains several persons who had been badly hurt.

"Mrs. Hawks was accidentally killed during the journey.

"General Wilson would winter in the valley.

Major Simondson had established a government post at Smith's Works, on the Bear river.

The citizens of Great Basin had held a meeting and agreed to estab

lish a provisional government.* They call their abode the State of Deseret.

"Intelligence from the Upper Missouri states that the Omaha and Pouci Indians had a battle on the 4th of August. The Poucis were the aggressors. It appears, while hunting the day before, they killed three of the Omaha tribe-which led to the battle. The Poucis were defeated-losing 20 warriors, including their chief, 42 horses and much other property. The Omahas lost 4 killed, 9 wounded.

"The Sacs and Foxes were about making war on the Pawnees."

From California we have the following items:

:

The Boston Journal says that several of the early shipments from that city to California proved to be exceedingly profitable. For instance, a lot of wooden pails (twenty dozen) sold out there for $36 a dozen-$720 for the lot. A frame house, which cost $62, sold for $1,500. One-half of an invoice of wooden-ware, the whole of which cost in Boston about $80, has sold for $720, and it is calculated that the other half will sell for enough to make the whole invoice nett $1,500. Mr. Albert Macy, who was one of the passengers in the Aurora, from Nantucket, writes:-Time is worth, in San Francisco, from one to two dollars an hour. I have taken thirty dollars for two days' work, and thirty dollars for two and a half days' work this week. I have still two adobe chimneys to build this week.

"We have sold off nearly all our things, and the following are some of the prices that we got:

"For our house, which cost at home, $100, we got $1,300; for the tent, which cost $50, we got $250; our wagon cost $100, and sold for $312; a cook stove, which cost $15, sold for $125; for 50 lbs. of saleratus we got $150; (three dollars per lb. ;) for 1,500 lbs. of bread, $165; for 100 lbs. of butter, $100; six bbls. of flour, $48; two bbls. of pork, $30. We have sold nearly all our small stores, our whole sales amounting to about $2,500. For one thousand poor sawed cedar shingles we got $30.

"If any of my townsmen are coming to California, tell them to bring only two suits of clothes, and those thick ones. I wish I had only what I have got on. I can get fine white shirts for $5 per dozen. Mechanics should bring their tools."

"Dry goods and clothing_are very low, as most of the emigrants bring clothes of their own. It costs fifty cents to have a shirt washed, when you can buy as good a one as I ever wore, at auction, for 25 cents. You can purchase calico at from three to six cents per yard, while it costs $25 to make a dress. So you see that labour is much the highest commodity in the market, and, wherever it attaches, it makes an exorbitant price. The best of beef can be bought for twelve cents

* See Chronicle for August for form of government.

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per pound, but a dinner of roast beef costs about $1 50. An ordinary' cook gets $12 per day and found; and a man gets $500 per month for driving a team."

AUGUST, 1849.

1st. In conformity with the proclamation of Gen. Riley to that effect, the election in California for settling the affairs of the government, was held to-day.* The Alta California describes the contest and the result in San Francisco. We give all the names and figures-they may be interesting to refer to hereafter.

"The election ordered by Gen. Riley took place yesterday. It was one of the most animated and spirited contests which San Francisco ever witnessed. Between the hours of 11, A. M., and sunset, 1,519 votes were taken. There were a great many tickets in the field, and the canvassing by the friends of each was ardent, yet proper and orderly. The whole day passed without disturbance of any character. Below will be found the figures from the official canvass, as furnished us by the judges and inspectors of election. Those candidates to whose names a star (*) is prefixed were elected:

Judge of the Superior Court-*Peter H. Burnett, 1,298; Kimball H. Dimmick, 212.

Prefect-Horace Hawes, 913; William A. Buffum, 444: Clarence Livingston, 118.

Alcalde *John W. Geary, 1,516.

Second Alcaldes-*Frank Turk, 1,005; *John T. Vioget, 936; J. Mead Huxley, 459; Wm. Landers, 457; B. Simmons, 51.

Sub-Prefect-*Francisco Guerrero, 1,503; J. R. Curtis, 1,399; William H. Davis, 97.

For Town Council-*Talbot H. Green, 1,510; *Henry A. Harrison, 1,491; *Alfred J. Ellis, 1,354; *Stephen Harris, 1,323; *Thos. B. Winston, 1,052; *John Townsend, 1,052; *Rodman M. Price, 840; *William H. Davis, 835; *Bezer Simmons, 825; *Samuel Brannan, 823; *William M. Stewart, 815: *G. B. Post, 691; John H. Merrill, 616; Wm. C. Parker, 528; Thomas J. Agnew, 526; M. L. Mott, 481; F. D. Kohler, 472; T. W. Perkins, 439; J. P. Haven, 405; Moses G. Leonard, 384; H. H. Booker, 303; J. H. Peoples, 124; J. V. Plume, 170; R. Haley, 144; A. J. Grayson, 108; S. A. Wright, 84.

Delegates to the Convention-*Edward Gilbert, 1,512; *Myron Norton, 1,436; *Wm. M. Gwin, 1,073; *Joseph Hobson, 839; *Wm. M. Stewart, 833; John A. Patterson, 520; Jonathan D. Stevenson, 495; E. Gould Buffum, 451; A. H. Sibley, 184; William Burgoyne, 54; A. C. Peachy, 35.

Supernumerary Delegates-*Wm. D. M. Howard, 876; *Francis J. Lippitt, 874; *A. J. Ellis, 872; *Francisco Sanchez, 872; *Rod

* See afterwards a more recent account of the convention.