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BY E. P. ADAMS. REGULAR ROOM SALE: ON WEDNESDAY, : : : MARCH 20th, AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M. AT PALES ROOM. A KINK LINK OF MERCHAN DISE! -COMPRUSINiJ Dress Goods. Dry Goods. Fancy Goods, Staples, Clothing, Furnishing Goods. Hosiery, Haberdashery, Hats. Caps, Crockery, Kerosene Oil, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Glassware, Card Matches, Wrapping Paper, Cigars, Tobacco, Choice Teas, Sec, &c, &c, &c. E. P. ADAMS. Auct'r. For Sale by E. P. Adams. Roofing Slates, 10 x 16, superior j quality ; Roofing Felt, in Rolls ; Portland Cement, Barrels Rosin, Chain Cables, Large Iron Safe t'O.MIilXATIO.V LOCK. One Prices to Suit tthe Times. mti lm 1862. 1872. COSMOPOLITAN PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY H. L. CHASE, Proprietor, TIIE LOWEST ESTABLISHED PHOTOGRAPHER IN nOXoLLLU. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN TflE LATEST tjrle anl witri all the improvement io the art. ant ALWAYS O.N TIIE LOWEST TERMS I FOR PILE Photographs of al' Che Kin?, Queen.-, Chief and - other important peraouagea. he Largest Variety of Views, Cards Stc re o- V eoopic, c, tc, AT LOW PRICES. Frames, Stereoscopes, Jrc, Cheaper than can be foao.l at any place in the city. UaTing all the convenience for duing oat door work. Views or Hesidences, &a, will be taken Better and at Lower Prices than by any other Gallery In the city. . II. L. CHASE. tell ly w-a Fort Street. Lumber, Lumber, Lumber! 1TE ARE PREPARED TO FURNISH T T ALL KI.M)3 OF Lumber and Building Materials AT Gar board St rake Prices ! OUR SPF.CIALTY' WILL BR To Deliver Lumber at all (he Ports aiid Aarboragrs) within thiw Kingdom ! A.t Lower Hates than el ever been attempted heretofore. J2T ORDERS are repe ftfnlly solicited by mhlMtn D. FOSTER & Co. POE SALE ! rlOKULElA RANCH. rilHE UNDERSIGN ED OFFERS FOR SALK JL this property WITH ALL T1IK IlIPROVEMEMS, STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, Jte., belonging thereto, Sitnated in Kokuleia, WAIALTJA, Oahu. ; DESCRIPTION. Three Tboasand One Iluodrrd Acres Pasture Land ! ! of which, thirteen hundred acres ar-; RICH BOTTOM LAND tear the sea. There are on the ranch On. Stone Dwelling l..u with Verandahs. Kitchen attached Wooden lloure for storinj wool ; Stone Dairy; one Cart House; over two miles of Ptone Wall ; two miles and a quarter of Wire Fencing, with K-dwont Post. new ; Cattle and Sheep Pens. Aiso. one old Wool Press", one Iron Axle Ox Cart ; one Iron Axle Ox Cart for drawn stone; one Spring Horse Crt ; Ox Yokes, Six Ox Chaics, Crowbars, Grindstones. Ac , Ac. STOCK. Fifteen Horses. Mares and Colts. colts improved stock ; Four hundred and fifty head of Cattle of mixed Durham and Devon breeds, including One Hundred Milch Cows, Four Yoke Working Oxen ; Four Yoke Working Steers ; Between Four and Five Hundred Sheep, mixed Merino and Soi'thdowo. Refer to uuders'gned or to 9. B. DOLE, Esq. oMmv S. X. EMERSON. HAWAIIAN HOTEL THE PROPRIETOR OF TIIE HAWAII AN U'jTfcL respt-cifully notifies the residenu of Hono lulu that be has fitted np Hot and Cold Water Baths ! Fr.r the convenience of thos- who wish to enjoy this most HEALTH FL'L and pleasant recreatioa. The Baths tire flltrd up with Special Regard to Comfort and Privacy ! FEMALE ATTENDANTS always la readiness to assist LADIES AND CH I LUREX. Baths Open from Sunrise till Midnight. "Is. Price fir Single Bath 60 Cenu Bath Ticket, three $1 0 Special arrangement made with families. TI1C ICE CRsKA.U PARLOR; UjieD every Eveninr fr Ladies and Gentlemen, sob? from to o'dotk. Ira TO LET. THE CELUR UNDER MY STORE Capable of ftnrinir rween 300 and 400 TONS. j6 II. M WHITVF.r. 3 BY C. S. BARTOW. on Tuesday, march 19th, At HI OVUrk, A. M.. At Salesroom will bo Sold, A Variety of Dry Goods ;fcn A PRINTS, MI.'SLIN!, COTTONS, HO I Kit V, :i.OTIIINC. A.Vt A OKSEUAL ASSOUTMEXT OF MERCHANDISE! C. S. BARTOW. Anrl'r. rvrriwm irnri.ru rmTn L.lLll IVH .J.J.1LL VI JIL.1L Lll.1IUi -IN- Waianu, Waiahole, Dis., of Koolaupoko, inland of oauc, j .A.T AL'CTION. JV VIRTUE OF AN ORDER ISSUEDOt T I uM ( the Supreme Court f the Hawaiian l.n lt. on the IT'.h I day of Irh lilt, will be sold at Public Auction, at the auction ! iAms of C. is li.rtow, on y ireu Street, Hoolulu, ! On Saturday, the 23d day of March, A. If. I 7 2. it I I o'clock Noon,. . All the Right, Title, and Interest r.f the Estate of PAMI'EL JACUHd, deceased, in and to twn pi-ces of laud, situated in : Waiann, Wanihole, District of Kxltipika, Islanal ot uahu. The maai piece ci.n-ms ten and one-half acres of rice, a lanii wiiu a u.einnx nou.'e. ini-rrint a:i i is ieM-ii ior a term of five years, from the 1-t dy of Feb. 1S71. at a yearly r -Mai of $ 2. 0 per annum, payable semi annually, and will be s.)ld subject t'j the lease. 1 be tiiauka p-riijti consists of 175 acres of p:iture and Wood-land, of which immediate possession may be had. i'-t fun her particulars, application may be made to J. W. Austin, Executor of the will of raiuucl Jacobs, or to C. S. BARTOW, Auctioneer. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE -OF- REAL ESTATI I AT AUCTION, In the District of Halelea, Island of Kauai. BV VIRTUE OF AN ORDER. ISSUED OUT of the Supreme Court of the Hxwaiian Inlands, on th-4tli i lay of March, A. I. Is" 1, will be lil at I'ulilic Auction, at the I Auction Rxin of C. 8. Bartow, on tiu-en Street, Honolulu, 0n Saturday, Gth of April, 1872, AT 13 O'CLOCK, NOUN, All the Right. Title and Interent of the Estate of William II. Peate, late of Honolulu, deceased, in and to ! A I, I. THAT TRACT ol I, A A I, j Known by the name of II AE A , Iilund of Kuuai. There are j in this land alont 2,4o0 Arres, of which 400 acres are available j for agricultural and (rrnzin purposes, and the I in.l is well ; wa'ered, and runs from the. sea to the mountain the whole foriuin a desirable fcstate tor luv.-stni'Tit or improvement. Title yood. A plan of the premises may be s-en at the Auction Room. For further particulars app.y to J. W. AUSTIN, Ad ministrator of the Estate of William 11. Pease, or to C. S. BARTOW. Auct'r. TO LET. THE STORE AND PREMISES oc cupied by V. Humphreys, oioite the bailor's lluliK. Porsrsaion sivcu on the 1st of January, 1&72. Apply at the omce of jadtf THEOD. C HEtCK, Fort Street. FOR SALE ! A PATENT MELODY II A KM OX I- CM, in poli'hed rosewo.d case, with eleven stops and two i le pedals. The instruiient is perfectly lie w, and is suitable for a Church or private huuae. inhS Apply at this Office. TO LET OR LEASE ! THOSE VERY DESIRABLE PRKMISr.tf on the Plains known as t I.I -LAM, at present occupied by Mr. S. B. 1 1 n 3;1. it. i . Dole. The liwelline House con-.its of a large Par lor, liming Room, Three Bed oms ami Pantry, two large Store Room on basement ; there is also, on the land a Cottage containing two room, detached Kitchen, Servant's House, Stables, 4rc, 4e., with a well of good water. Possession given on the first of Ju'y next. For further particulars, jatl tf apply to JAMLS S. Lt.MU.N. for ssA-T.,:. A Second-Hand Billiard Table, 6 feet x 10, In (rood order with Balls, Rack, Cues, Counters and Pool Board, with new Cushions and Red. Apply to ROBERT RYCROFT. feblT tf. Butlum's Hall. TO RENT. THE HOUSE AND PREMISES OX Nuutuo Avenue, at present occupied by V. L. Green, Kq. Possession given April 1st. Also, the IIoue and Premises adjoining, possession given Immediately, tor purtiiulirs aply to felO tf V. K. WILLIAMS or J. II. WOOD. FOR RENT. A D ESI R A RLE COTTAGE ON' XI T- AM' AVEM'K in the rear of the re dence of the I". S. Consul, containing llath Room and Cook House con- venient for a small family. Apply to f..24 4f II. MMOND. EXCHANGE. 'MI E UNDERSIGNED. FROM AND AFTER this dale, will issue liiils of Exchange ami Letters of Credit on SAN FRANCISCO. XKW YORK. LOXPOX. HAMBURG and BREMEN. I in sums to suit at lowest rates. Best Commercial Paper discounted on the most favorable t rms Cash advance made on consignments of Inland produce at he rate of interest of 9 cent, per annum, jatf tf 11. II ACKFF.LD &. CO. LEW ERS & DICKSON AVill Sell ALL KINDS OF LUMBER I ! AND Delivered in HoDoInlo or to any Tort In the Hawaiian Kingdom, AT 3FLVts svs Low as offered by any other parties. C. II. I.EWER3. J. G. DICKSON. mh9 lm IYOT QUI: E It AT A 1,1 THAT IT IS BY DEATH THAT WE LIVE ! A Grral Trulb. another Great Truth in hat giwH.wFiRHT mm j HAS ENLARGED II IS WORKSHOP aod is now prepared to ilo j WAGON AND CARRIAGE WORK ' AND I i Repairing in All its Branches! I HORSES SHOD so uug and nrnl You'll vr i.n your own were hore fcrl. IllacU-Sniilh wark for Ship or Shore i Pour quite na well aa ever before. i Ilia work done quick, hia charges low. If you will call you'll find it ao. nih2 tf WM. WEIGHT. II Or'EHOLnEUS.FAMIM ES AMIR ES- 1UEMS cf Oahu and adjacent Ijlan-.ia, who wUh to Economize Labor & Materials in Washing CLOTHES hy mine the elf-acting and portable Boiler. Washing day will do lonjtrr be a trouble. The cost of the lioiler will joa he re turned ia satkh; lime and lab jr, acd the AIT0M1T0X SELF-ACTING CL0TI1FS iTASUE2 and Boiler will be fairy appreciated. It remove alt dirt without tubbing or friction, ia the bet thin for 4 Washers of Clothes" ever invented and works with out detroyinr the finest Lace or hraviet Flannel. In savins; of time ami fuet these Boil-rs Rive their own popularity and need no unneccesiary Puff la accooiany their iutroduction into general use, a ooe ol tlie neevsaary articles of this " Iroa Age." The Price Low and within reach of all who require Boilers lor Washin-jr purposes. Made of the best material either TIN or COHPEK. by JAS. ESTALL, 75 Kiog St. P. ?. All orders poni-tnsllv attended to. iuh2 lm THE PACIFIC , Commercial SUbcrfisfr. SA TV HP A Y. MARCH 10. ' An AMtsisu etory corut-a bv t!;e List mill, all : tlie vtay frutn Natitucktt, where two o!J sal:, fruicrlj well known Jcnizene f Honolulu, are i upending tLeir declining jcars in b-jlid comfort. ' They regularly receive the Advertiser, and of ' course f;rue it columns with the lively ii.teret-t :ilways felt by old residents. Of eoure they got the number for November 2rth, 171, accom f anicJ with the eiij j lenient c -'ituinin a full account of the Btir joeitki.iu " (.ircnt t ire in Honolulu," which was rejTerented to have broken I out on the thirtieth of February, 1S7-, and de stroyed the largest portion of our fair city. Uut our old friends in Nantucket were s-j etultified and impervious to a joke, that in spite of the phe ; nomena of dates so apjwrent, tliey took the i whole matter as grave earnest, and were not a I little excite! over it. We can imagine the two ' worthies plodding through the handy street of ' Nantucket ghaking their heads over the news of , the disaster. A letter from one of them says : " This is rather heavy on Honolulu, coming on ; top of the of the fleet in the Arctic.' An j other former resident writing from France, ex f prerses liis bjrrow at our 44 cutdstrophy." These j obtuoe minds however are the exceptional ones, I as we hear from various correspondents in the ' East that our November article wa& appreciated ' as a timely warning of the possible danger to j which our city is constantly exposed, as is appar I ent to everybody. We had Bupposed that no ! man of ordinary intelligence, in his sober senses, could have mistaken the declared fiction for an actual fact. We find in the Gazte of this week nn article I copied from the John Dull newspaper of February j 3d, without a word of comment, by which we ' learn that the Iiev. Alfred Willis was, on the j previous day, in the chajtel of Lambeth Palace, ; consecrated to the See of Honolulu. From j extracts given of the sermon preached on the occasion by the Rev. Dr. Scott, Dean of Roch j ester, we have proof that the leading clergy of England, after all the information about these islands that baa gone out to the Christian world in various forms, are still in a state of gross igno rance as to the condition of this community, that i is quite unpardonable. This is the more surpris j ing from the fact that Dr. SStaley, for several years the occupant of the See, was present and took part in the ceremonies. The proof that we I refer to is contained in the words of the Dean, to the effect that the act of consecration then in I progress was, 44 The sending forth a missionary I bishop to heathens and the refuse of civilization i urho mingled with them." There, gentlemen and ' ladies of Honolulu, and of these islands gener ! ally, is your character, as understood by that l high dignitary of the Church of England, the Dean of Rochester, 44 formerly master of Balliol College," and pronounced from the pulpit of the chapel of Lambeth Palace, London, in the pres ence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishops of London, Winchester and Rocliester, and Dr. Staley, Into of Honolulu. 44 Reeise of civilization," is good English terse and express ive. Let us adopt it. flipping. STEAMER " KILAUEA." Monday, Mnrrh lHih for Konn Mooda;, March 25th Circuit of Hawaii i Monday, April lt. ........for Konu SAMfKL Q. VILDR, Agent. m2 mliw ! United States. New Zealand and Australia Mail Steamship Line. 3 For SAX FRANCISCO! The STEAMSHIP MONTANA UriDGK ------ Mu.ter. WILL LEAVE THIS DAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 16th, AT 4 O'CLOCK, P. M. FOR AUCKLAND And Oilier Xew Zealand Porta, connrrting at Auckland with Si en mem for Syduey, Melbourne nud IJ rinbaue, Ihe STEAMSHIP "NEVADA!" Will Sail this Saturday Evening ! March ltitb. XT A Gun will be fired two hours before tie lrture. TI3II3 -JltVI Lli:. Paten of departure from Snni Dates of Departure from Ho ErancisCi) for Honolulu unit nolulu for Snti Eihiicimco ami 1'ortB in New Zealand and for Pons in N;w Zealand and Australia. j Australia. On or about Wednesday ..January 3, lST2;Saturday January 13, 1S72 Wednesday. .January 31. lSTijSaiurday.. . Feliruaiy 10, 1372 Wednesday. . February 2S. lS72;Siturday March 9. 1S72 Wednesday March 27, lS72iSturday April 0, 1872 Passengers booked through at reduced rates to points in the t'nited btates and to Liverpool, and also to purtj iu New Zealand and to M-llw.urne. For Freight and 1'assage, and all further information, jd Apply to 11. HACKFK1 1) Co.. Agents. B0ST0ir& HONOLULU PACKET LINE ! A3. C. BREWKR & CO.. AGENTS. V5'Vy FaToraMe arrangements can nlways be made for rjSiSSE? Storage and Shipment of uil. Bone, Wool. Hides and other Merchandise to New B-Mford, Boston, New York and other Eastern Ports. Jjr Cash Advances ma.ie. fe24 ly C. HKKWER & CO. REC1 I. A K DISPATCH LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. i C.HREWERiCO., AGENTS. " Merchan.li"" rcoeive.l STOKAGK FREK and JS? liberal cash nilvaneei made on shipments by this line. (121 ly) C. LKKWEK CO. " FOB VICTORIA, 15. C. THE CLIPPER BARK Dela "w a x KOLL1SS, Master. Will have Iromtiliate Iiispatch for the atuve port. For Agits. Freight, apply to m WALKER & ALLEN. FOR KOIIALA. Schooner iictivc. IIOPl, Master. Will run aa Regular Packet to the above port. For Freight or Pn(te apply to jao 3m WALKER ALLEN, Acents. j KEULTUR PACKET FOIt LAIIALA. Us: ; Qzzzt THE SCHR. NETTIE MERRILL, E I) CRANE, Master. ' Will Cnn Ee'alarl.. betvtrcnTkis Port and Lahaina, i LEAVING ! IlonoInlQ Saturdays and Lahaina fvery Wednesdays. j j5 3ni II. IIACKFELP ft Co., Agents. Regular Packet for Ilanalei, Kauai. THE CLIPPER SCHOONER K A A I V A . M ASTER. Will Si'd as a Regular Packet as above. For Freight or passaje apply t it) 'fin WALKER AI.T.F.V. i l The Japanese Embassy. After reading in the American journals rc c ied by the tw l.i-t iLaiic, the full and glow ing accounts of ti e uagiiiliceiit reivpticiis which have te u given and ute yet to r l-ettoWel un the Jaj-aiie.-e Kiubay now on its travels through L'hrieienduiu, the pcrud of the article which we n-jrint below from the XagatdLi iJaztUe of jHnuary Oth, 1?7, must gie us pnus-e." The Kvtakura iw i;tioi.cd, as beii;g 4 both the Nro and '.'aiaphae of (."hristianity in Japan,'" i the saii!" iti iiviiual w!,. i at the head ot the F.iu-La.-ey, hi i aim- being I:ed Iwakura. Like the t'ther ea.-l rn imtu.nr, the .J J.-Uiet ale eX- cciii::!y thiewd :tud vtiiit.irig in their dealings with b-reigiiers, and this ixK)se of their ie-.il character should proe :t warning to those wlio, like our ccmemporary the FrnnJ, are too apt to take their gentle dispositions for granted on first sight. It is to be supposed that Minister do Long and Chas. Wolcott ISrooks know all about the men for whom they are acting as eiccrones, but the thing with them is a business alLiir purely, and wiil doubtless pay handsomely. We have just had time in cur last issue to notice the revival cf the a.t.iaotis rersecutiuns anrist Cfirir-tinnity at this j rt by the Japune?e Govern mint. JNiice then further particulars nave cmue to our iivtu-e .!' the Lurt.irou-' intentions of these tk-uJish agents of torture and tyranny, to repeat their inhuman and diabolical actions t f ltTO. The pres ent persecution has teen iustigated by the Prince of tMg of anti-Chriatiau notoriety and intrusted to an tihcial myrmidon In. in the M.kado's Court, who is well versed in the refinement of cruelty. The in tended victims, number over two thousand, tut it was contemplated to seize and carry them oil' in small drafts, and thus avoid the indignation of the civilize ! world, which a kuowle Ige of their actions would necessarily entail. In this they have beeu disappointed, but not before the first batch of sixty seven itioUciisive men, all fathers of families, were made away with, some eighteeu days ago. Of this number of poor bar in less Christians, bow many are surviving their tortures to-d.iy, God alone and their torturer can tell ; we only know upon reliable authority how comparatively happy would it have been for the poor sutlerers, if an instantaneous and merciful death alone awaited them. The second of these human sacrifices to the Moloch of Japan, our boy Mikado, was to have takiu place this week, but whether it has, or not, we have not been able to ascertain ; the omdfds felt so secure in the precau tions adopted to keep the whole a matter of privacy, that they taunted their poor victims by saying: when conveying them away that, " this time their friends the foreigners shoulJ know nothing of their tortu rings aud sutlerings." e understand tint the foreign Consuls have al- reauy communicate.! tue particuiais oi tms inuuumu uuiiukc auu msuii 10 vuiisuuu .luuuua, iu iucii ic-i - if. l .1 ... l sr.ective governments. e commend the prudence. of this step, instead of their vainly attempting to; remonstrate with the local hireling officials, who eveu, were they willing? are unable to interfere with the execution of government orders. This is evident from the fact that when Sir Harry l'arkes was here during the persecution of lbTU, and en tered his indignant protest against the same, he was told by Noumura the irovernor, and Watauabe, the executioner sent down lrom ledo, that they could , uot consent either to suspend or delay it, eveu until ; nmte. under the command of one of our most pop he could get back to Vedo, "that no other course ular and skilllul coasting masteis. Capt. Hatfield, was open to them, but to carry out their orders." . iate of the Fringe. The L'ilamn has ben lilted iu Our readers will not be surprised at the insolence of ' a most thorough manner, and has excellent accom this reply, when they rend the proceedings of a sub- ! modations for passengers, sequent "conference held in Yedo in January, 1870, on the subject of the persecution of Christians in ; The New Hook am Ladihr Thick. l he order Nagasaki," w hich was convened by the circular note went forw ard to the United Stales some months of Sir Harry Parkes, Mr. de Long, M. Outray and i since for the new truck, and on the departure by Mr. von Brant, foreign Ministers; particulars of t the last steamer of .Mr. W. Henry Pimond. (who which will appear in our future numbers These ; has been iu former years an energetic Honolulu will show in their true colors the type of men that , lireman) he was empowered by Acting Chief En coiuprise the present Embassy, and how faithfully ' gineer Hughes, to ascertain as to the delay in the they represent their wretched government. The receipt of the truck. Mr. Dinmnd writes by the time is propitious, aud we mean to avail ourselves of ! last mail that the truck is snowed up somew here it, as the chief of the Embassy is the well known j Ewakura. who is both the Nero aud Caiaphas of I Christianity iu Japan, and who is now on his way to present his credentials at the Christian Courts of the West. This man has had the hardihood to tell the foreign Ministers, in conference that his govern ment was acting 4 mildly " to these poor Christians, because it had changed their usual and 44 legiti mate " mode of torture, from crucifixion " (and he could have added, boiling alive ! as they did to some four thousand iu the geysers of Simabara,) to that now adopted, viz : starvation and imprisonment in filthy stables without clothing, light, or air, in the depth ot winter! and at other times nound i hands and feet, in a state of nudity and exposed on J their backs ou ice-ponds in most inclement weather, having just enough of food supplied to them, in the shape of sour fruits, as was requisite to prolong their lives and torments I and again by having burning coals of tire put into their mouths until their persecutors succeeded either in exhausting hu man nature or getting them to blaspheme the name of Jesus! These, Ye Christian Statesmen of the ! West, to whom this man fiend Ewakura will be in troduced on his mission ! are the ideas entertained by himself and his government of a 44 mild treat ment " to a loyal, orderly, and inoffensive people, whose only crime is that they profess the religion in which their fore-fathers have lived and died, (theirs' being no modern conversion,) and the religion also which yourselves and your countrymeu profess and revere Nor was this the measure of Ewakura's haughtiness ; he further stated in reply to the Min isters that, 44 If, in the future, they (the Japanese Government! understood and believed it to be neces- 1 sary, they would still execute their former orders," and our Ministers were compelled to listen to, and : put up with this barbarian's insolence. Why? ! Because at that time Lord Clarendon was alive, and at the head of L'nglish Foreign A flairs, by whom a reticence on such matters was held as subservient to ' state espedieucy, and the other powers?, it would ; seem were well pleased to have such a precedent to j i follow. As to the late Government of France and its , representatives, their actions ure better not mentioned when the subject is religion. ' I But now the scene is changed, and the bigoted j J barbarian of Japan is to present himself at the Courts , j of the Ministers, to whom he has been on this occa- : ! sion so uncompromising. Can the Hun. Mr. de Long ; j forget the past when introducing this Kmbassy to his I Government ? We think he cannot ! Can Sir Harry Parkes on the like occasion forget the past .' We are : sure he will not ! Neither can the other Ministers , who were present at that memorable interview. One thing there is, which excites our astonishment and this is, the dissimulation and subtlety of the Japanese Government ! We understand that certain ' high officials have sent to America along with the j Embassy some young females to acquire a civilized I education. Ibis has beeu highly lauded aud at fiit : sight looks a praiseworthy action ; and was meant no doubt to have full ellect upon the countrits to be ; visited by the Embassy. We doubt, however, that the action will be so highly appreciated when its motives become known ! And we earnestly wish the ; Christian ladies of America to know, that this i Ewakura, the first Ambassador, is the determined , advocate of the persecutions which we are now be- j holding, and which has been originated by him pre- ' vious to his departuie from this country ; that he is ! furthermore the cause of driving into bondage, and what is even far worst than either bondage or death. namely : Selling to those unmentionable resorts of iniquity, thousands of the virtuous wives and inno- cent daughters of his Christian victims ! While their fathers, husbands, and brothers, are handed over by his orders to the ruthless torturers of the Govern- i meut, with the option of recantation or a lingering and cruel death ; this we h ive on the authority of he Hon. Mr de Long, United States Minister, in his despatch to Mr. .Secretary Fish, January 22d, 17''. The motive of the Government must now seem plain for sending these few children to America, who are evidently looked upon by it as so many victims, sacrificed to its expediency and merely meant to mis lead the foreign governments respecting its retro- gressive conduct, and uphold the delusion of its pro- gressive advancement. v e cannot tut recognize a similitude between the words of Ew;ikura and his refarious prototype ! When in answer to the fureign ; Miuisters' request 4 taat he would desist from further I punishing these poor people for their religious con- : victions," he said, 44 it w;is expedient that these , 1 people should be punished si as to secure the safety of the country." Is this a fitting person to he intro- ; duced into the circles of the Christian ladies of : ! Washington, whose sense of honor and virtue is ' proverbial? Is this a fitting person to be presented . I to the Christi m (Jueen ot Great Britain, whose : . virtues aud deeds have irnmortaliztd her name ? We : most emphatically s;iy, he is noL In conclusion we call upon our brethren of the ! press to assist us in exposing to the indignation of ! the civilized world the iniquitous persecutions which the poor native Chrbtiaus are being daily subjected i to in Nagasaki, and to raise their remonstrance ; in one voice, again?t our Christi-in powers tolerating i in the future such nn inducement to the merciless Government cf Jipan, ns th.t which the absence from our treaties cf any cl;iu;e protecting the Christian religiuu, Duw presents. Tcraliiina the Ja7'ane Mil tter td f.reign r.ft iir tot I cur Miuirtrs at the Cui.f.rer.ct; of l?To. "That liie M:kaii i the direct doretidunt of the Spirit ! and that to cur.riliate Hini :ind i ii la I'jiluWers it waa ueCcsnary to punish h- Cliris-t ui.s." The Sykf.x. This fine Boston clipper, which comes and goes with the regularity of a steam picket, i" turning on4 her earen in first-rnt.1 order. THt Moils lt4S Tixe. ok Mats, s 57 J V-' n 't M r i 1J r 4 ou r t 1 1 : i' t Mir. lt fan R es .. ".fi Saa K.- . . ...C'is: Sj.i sVis. . C 17 v , s-va S. i. . . . .6 i J ; sua skis. . f rM ..it'im . . t is, rs ..6 y-S en ill . 6 Mrs Sail K ,rS.. ....t O A M i SiJ f. . . '?h fan R j.in; sun ! t . . olst tviu R ... ....6 is ax ; ja s l. . CsrT. Iioui Smith notks or TIIK WI'.IIK. Fi-nuoN Ni- F r ihe fa'.l sua.insry t estiiig lv-reigu i:ev4 re-reiteij jt-r A1j:i! inu, su i i'iraK'iit to t-l.ij"s issue. f ir.ter sre the Tm: Maii. f r the L". S. :uid L.iri i!vse this p.m. per Afantun i, which vessel, auJ ha r ; Lt Ur the CVKiIes, sii".s tn-iiiortuw p.orriius. Mormxo Stvr. This missionary packet sai'.ed ou Tuesday, t!ie l'Jth inst., for the Minjuesas Islands, passenger the Uev. W. 1'. Alexauder, L'eleite of the llawaiiaa T.or l of Missions. Thk I! u:Ttvii. from Fl:!.i:u1. wbicSi -n hT Iat voy age to this pott in ;d' au excellent p.t-sage. was less lucky the present year, mooting Wllh tierce and contrary gaW .rf ih' Horn, where tiho as de tained some tiftv davs. Comino nits Way. J. W. Wail.ick, the distin guished American tragedian, accompanied by Theo-d-.-re Hamilton, a young actor of great premise, will be here about June 1st, en route for Australia, and m:iy perhaps be induced to give us islanders an evening. LAlrM'IMi I'll e Ai:e." It is reported that the expedition to the Navigator's Islands per ll'(7e O'ttt; Lave "uisti notions u hois', the Ameri can flag. Also that Secretary Hon t well declares that all proiluet from those islands shall enter at S in Francisco duty tree. S ...',-. rd the star of Empire." Ac. - Water I'kivm.kukx. We notice that the Super intendent of Water Woiks notifies that the reguht tjiiii as to irriirati'tu piivileges will be enforced hereafter. It is about time. la many localities in lhe city the noi-e of the water running to waste has been heard at all hours of the niht, and in some places the we.'ting down of the streets ha teeii so extravagant as to cause remark. 15 u.i. at thk Hawaiian Hotel. A ball was triven last Tuesday evening at the Hotel, by the Otlieers of the M.nit'itt i and her passengers now stopping here. Quite a lare number ot Honolulu people were invited, and the whole iiff.iir passed oil' with much t'l hit. The music furnished by the band of the Household troops was well played, and the dancing was kept up uulll a late hour. New Tempebaxce Saloon. We notice that Mr- .Rycroft is fitting up a new saloon on Fort street. r ,iear ,Iotelt where tlirsty am hungry souls can sat- ifv t!it -V lu4 mselve with nil kinds nf tenn.prnii.'H lio'iiil na na ,..,.,, . vtr nat rrww .:, llo .1Ino.i for the accommodation of ladies who may wish to enjoy a plate of ice-cream. te understand that all things being in readiness, the saloon will open ou Tuesday next. ' The ' I'ii-vma." This new schooner recently built and launched by Tibbitts & Sorensoti of this city will be ready for fcea to-day. when she will make a short trial trip outside the harbor and return. She is to be nut ou the Kona and Kan on the road," and now that the blockade is over, we may expect shortly to receive It, through the exertions of Mr. IMmond. Political Meeting. As per previous announce ment, a meeting, pretty largely attended, was held of the voters of Honolulu on Monday evening hist. The sulject of discussion was instructions to Repre sentatives, and various propositions were made and referred to a Committee to report at an adjourned meeting on Monday evening next. The subject of the English schools supported by Government, and that of the Government press, were discussed, and the latt?r was loudly denounced as a useless humbug, What queer ideas these Hawaiians do have, to be sure! Division ok the Fi nds. Agreeable to the public notice given some weeks p;tst in the P. C AnVER TisEU and H'l'C'ii'tan O'uzttte. a meeting of the sub scribers to the Public Hall fund took place on the 14th inst. in the rooms of the Chamber of Com merce, w hen the I rustees of the Society made a re port of their transactions, stating an amount f sri 1 .92 to be on hand. J his amount was oy unan4 imoiis vote ordered to be equally divided among the following four institutions Queen's Ilos-i pital. American Relief' Fund. St. (leoige's Society"; and German Benevolent Society. From Hilo. Letters have been received up to the 10th inst., which report 44 One night's rain, and a few slight showers, sufficient to refresh the young cane, but without any effect on the water-powers. New auxiliary water-heads have been sought for aud streams have been and are being made available from long distances, in some cases with success, in others undetermined as yet. The canes are what they call dead-ripe, and as you may conceive, the juice is very rich, but unless wc have rain and ft good deal of it within the next three or four weeks. there will be a very serious losa to the Ililo Sugar Plantations." From Mail A correspondent at Wailuku, writ ing under date of the 12th inst , gives us the follow ing items of news: 44 Mr. Pauncefort gave three most excellent readings at this plaee, all of which were highly appreciated by large and respectable au diences. The last was for the benefit of 44 Iolant " Lodge, No. 4, I. O. G. T. This Lodge has bought and paid for a large lot of land right in the village of Wailuku, and has seventeen hundred dollars sub scribed for the purpose of building a Public Hall or Theatre, and a Hall for Secret Societies iu the upper story. It is estimated to cost $-;!,50Q when finished. The weather is remarkably dry, and there are begin ning to be fears of hard times otherwise Wailuku is the liveliest and prettiest place in this Kingdom. Thk Watku Slm-lv. Not a little amount of grumhling and indiauation was heard and expressed yesterday by those who failed to receive notice that the water would be shut ofl. We are of opinion that sufficient notice was not given. A few ordinary posters, looking very much like the previous ones as to irrigation, were to be seen iu some parts of the town, but by no means conspicuous. To be sure, au advertisement was inserted in the (Inzette of Wed nesday to the effect that the water would be shut off, but tlie fair inference is that advertising in that pa per is not notifying the public, inasmuch as the pub lic don't care to read it. The fullest kind of a pub lic notice should be given beforehand of the per- formancc of an act which directly affects every man. ! woman and child in the city, like the stoppage of , the water sudoIv. Thk FxcrnsiovisTs Quite a large party of ladies and gentlemen have availed themselves of the opportunity of vi.-bing our shores afforded by the placing of the M,,,,t t,,'i on the line between San Francisco and Honolulu, and we hope that they as pioneer excursionist j. may be able to take back with them such pleising recollections of the trip as will induce many more to come. We give their names, many of which are well known here: Wm. Hurling, wife. 4 children and 2 servant-. Mrs. Oliver Eldridge. Mi-s K'.diidge. Miss P.abcock. Miss Alice Dabcock. Mrs. Robert II. Waterman. Miss ' Stirling. Col. II. I". Curtis, wife and child. r. I). Wilson and wife. .Mrs. Intney. miss w uiuiey. .Mrs. Ashburner. J. (1. Maclay and wife. Jno. M. Hun. Mr. Maclav. T. Mootrv. jr.. C. fii.rdiner. T. Coliti. H. Whittell. A. J. Pope. .f. Keene. 11. II. Hanna. T. ll.Ililston.H. North. We understand that som.? r f the party intend remaining over in order lo viMt the volcano and other points of interest here. Blasting Extraormxarv. On Tuesday after noon the neighborhood ner the junction of Fort and King streets was made aware by repented h-ud ex plosions that the work of blasting for a cellar wns going on, but at about 4 o'clock a much louder noise than any cf the preceding ones was followed by a shower of great and little stones, sorne of which fell at a distance of L'OO yards from the charge. One piece weighing over h- If a hundred weight, fell crashing through the roof of the cook-room of I'oll mann's coffee saloon, narrowly missing one of the waiters, and another smashed in the rear window of the sitting room, scattering crockery, etc., and leiving the room a wreck. Other buildings in the ner neighhorlux.il were considerably shattered. A couple of srt'otleinen wrre undergoing operations in th barber's sh"p on the earner, who incontinently h jt by the r.-t door, regardless of their lathered ap pe.nran'ie Field iortfs rf powder are Slid to have been uel in this bl-it, and the precautions taken to prevent the stones from flying upward were palpably insufficient. Such carelessness is decidedly criminal, and the recklessness cf human life (which was imperiled) "hould be punished Phm or the Moo st ro 172 Ilasoi i Li M.i.-rh Cd 1 at Hurler Sit!, New M-. : l'Uh f'ir-t u.iarter ii-itri I ail M,u . ."Ut L-s: t4uati' r t r m:k av I'koh tri f !. " I.u K - - W I i tt Uiin u' ou !i ) l-:.ui. vn the 51 instant nai)ve wi-m.irt whs tuiliy burned by her clothe. CatcS.ir.4T oil tlie ff..ttl lil.tUt.ee. so that she was f ot !k ly to ii-cuti r. The tiiie i-tstiaw one) also caulit atul was cotisiiitie.1. rSh-. War ef S in r'nnoico V.n- 1Iai'ii. Joy Ihe iv W i"tn that tli n-ute i t" thr et ed;t;ou fn iu J-tj-an t f three r ii.i-ts, t l ! rejvrte-1 to siil fr Fan. pevi the Sat t'titial. hit bwn al'.ei-e-l to i.t tlie tit.dwivh Ii:tnds all I Cspe H -rti, to U'are the latter prt if Fe'-ruiry, nr t they unj be locked f.r here any doy after the loth iiistai,t. I.'n: I!nNK - -We In-if to eft'! sivnti.m lit tVe ad t eriiseiuetlt 111 to-dav's iviir it Mr. Mc I M I MV . ;he .tj-at fur thee Isiund of t! ."curity Li!- In ti:;t!!C'" ar.d Annuity i'oicp.tny ! N. v Votk. Fr.-in the Very s it itf.ttory tes i ii 'iiiU in h jm. f-,i!i it h..;M ajipetr tl::i! ti.e I "oiupa:. v i pri seir.ed by Mr. Mtlaeiny is well Mi:t:. i I Il.e puli l to coi.dlel.ee atiil patn'iiiiite. 1 'KU ll or mi: F Vl IU 1 Natitk M.i.-s. itba-ntr. i.f Ji-ih;k II t!Tv n i - The i f January 1 :;!. h is tt.e following : ttir S..ii:h Nittick cirrepotii!e:it demise ot eur ete-:nel tott nsaiAa. well. Iisj Mr. ltarlwell va tn resiJents ! this town, a man ! the rit v . and one in whom the town .i'i! lll)Ce the te.hii.iu ll.irt et the e-lde-t s;i h'! st i i 1 1 . ar bus etilrns'ed much id its local management, he having filed the various oftices with rare ;biliiy. always taking a decided iuterest in all improvements, uud counsel ing every meagre tending to the public jjiMid. He lias i epresented the town in the itoneml Court. The deceased is lhe father of (ieneral Alfred S. llaitweil. who solved with ili-titiclion iu the hue war and is now an Associate Judge of t!io Supreme Court of the Sandwich Islands; also 4iei. ("hallo llaitweil. now Captain and Lrt-vet l.ieut. Col. iu the regular army now serving on the homier. His wisdom will be missed iu our counsels uud the citizens will feel that in his demise they buve tn-t with an irreparable loss. ' The Montana.'" This splendid specimen td : naval architecture arrived at this port early on . Sunday morning last, coming for this trip in the : place of tlie Most Tij('f. vs hich vessel will Le de tained for repaiis. The Montaun is it side wheel ! steamer, belonging to the 1'acilic Mail Steamship ' Co.. and has been employed on the I'anania route ver since her arrival in this ocean shortly alter she was built in New York, by Win. 11. Wehb in J lt6tJ. She measures 3,000 tons old nieusnremeji U or 2,C7ti 82-100 by the new. Shu has two musts, i and three decks. She is ItJu feet over all in length, j 42 feet, 5 inches beam, and feel depth of hold. She is provided with a low pressure engine of 1,'JUO horse power. 10." inch cylinder, 12 inch stroke and 1 low pressure boilers. She has four steam pumps, i I.aUO feet lire hose, 115 fire buckets. V.ti axes. 10 life boats, and 1,000 lite preservers. She is limited to carry 2C9 1st cabin passengers, but has carried 9o0 of all classes. The cabin fixtures and accom- i modations for comfort and convenienee ure supe i rior to those of any ship that has ever visited this I port, and in the main saloon one may easily imag ine himself in a first class hotel, dipt. Eapulge is I well known and deservedly esteemed by the irtiv i eliug public of California, and the other principal i officer of the ship Mr. Howard the Purser. I'r. ! McAllister, the Surgeon. Mr. Geo. II. Douglass, the ! 1st Officer, and Mr. McClure. the Chief Engineer . are gentlemanly aud efheient. liming Sunday several thousand persons visited the Monttti'i. and j were surprised and pleased at her noble uud hand- some appearance, and gratified with the polite at ' tention they received on board. We learn that j the Moutmu will sail on her return lo San Fran cisco in about twenty hours after the arrival of tLo .Ye rutft from the south. Our Future. , The remark that the present era in the world's ' history is a wonderfully progrestdvo one, is on j everybody's lip. Trite though it may be, it is ! nevertheless undeniably true. In science, nod I j the arts, and in the theory and practice of (Jov j eminent all is stamped with the spirit of pro- gression. Not a nation or country of tlie globe. . that does not feci it in a more or less degree. As it is the nature of ninn to Btrive to lift the veil i that tilings over the future, no, guided by the ! history of the past, do we sometimes And our- selves dreaming of what will be in the years to j come. But us no two eras in the lives of nation j or individuals can ever be exactly aliko under all j circumstances, our prognostications of any time I to come must be modified by what we see before us. Otherwise we might predict fairly that I because the last lifty years has wen this nation ! leave the darkiiens of paganism and step out into ! the broad light of Christian intelligence and the i order of civilization, the year nineteen hundred will find Hawaii in the foremost rank of the cn 1 lightened and prosperous nations of the earth, j Such a conclusion, however, would bo by no means warranted by existing circumstances of a ! very prominent and influential character. Various causes are now operating to keep this nation at a stand-still, if they do not iu the end, if unchecked, positively drive it back from the 1 height to which it has been lifted. The first ! among these causes, and the one that vastly over i shadows all the rest, is the form of (loveinment. I AVhen this is analyzed, wo lind that while a pretense is mnde that the people have a voice in the Government, the unvarnished truth is that they have no effective voice whatever in the affairs of State. Where this condition obtains, a people will inevitably lose that Hpirit that can alone keep theiu alive. Without an actual exer cise of the hovereign will of the people in the administration of Government, we must confess that the nation lacks the capacity for K:lf-Gov- ' . r , i tly in a lalsc j-osition j -, t.iiiuiii., " ........j ... .v '" j s nrT iimi it: fnnuiriiumr tr i ti ii iuo luiuitinri before the world ; that amid tin; rapid progress of the world in the theories and practice of liberal Government, surrounded by and in constant com munication with the influences of the freest constitutional lilierty, this nation nevertheless can only be governed by a despotism of irrespon sible Ministers. What must be the influence upon our future of Rich a pystem ns this under which we live ? Aside from tin: mere form of our Government, po repugnant to tin pilitieal sprit of the age,. are those in power making any endeavor to keep , pace in the onward march of progress that am- mates the world? I to they w;ek to draw hither all outside inflnenecH that may help t fivo a nation a name an well rh an exi-acnee ? Our duty is to invite all means of ('.iiimiiiiieitiori with the world "m great centre t cur shores, hy granting what may he called extraordinary cun cehnioris to hteaui linen, and to the telegraph, that inevitably follow each other over lhe pathlees ocean. Every influence ehoiild he exerted both public and private, to H-cure the pel manerit es tablishment of rteain and telegraph liliew lo the Islands. The present is a critieal lime in our destiny. If, int-tcad of actively exerting ourselves for advancement in the direction indicated, we , either pursue the t-afu middle course of inaction, or worse, covertly discourage enterprise when it J comes to n, then we may canly predict the 1 future of the It-lands, a lapping into the eondi- ' tioii of a forgotten and fossilized people severely j let alone. Iv I lit I I'iii'iiili"ii nee. A gcntlemin belonging to the L S. Navy, and who visited Ihei-e Islands in 1&70, writes to us as i fuiiiiws friin Philadelphia, under dat- ol I'eh. 22d. , We shall take an early opjxu turiity of making ex- , tracts I rem y ui n.i!- rcf.-rrit.s t-t the lecture men-: tioned. Mr.. EiHToi: : Agreeable recollections of your delightful Islands iud.ice me to s.-nd you the i'hil- , adelpbia Pre-, and extracts from other papers, j making mention of a lecture which I recently de- j livered in Clu ster. I'm., upon (he Juiuesloien and i her pcrigrinathms in Oceanica."' I need hardly Bay 1 that in the lecture cited as well a- in others I atn engaged to deliver the M.iix'.s were aod will be. mo-t kmdiv reterred to. hew tilings would please wh.r I , me better than a stroll on For: street. mignt taKe oy tne nana aiiiinurcu kiiiu irienos woo contributed to my enjoyment and happiness when among you in le7). I am stationed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and will be likely to remain here a year or two. r Lieut. Fagaii, who visited Honolulu in the Ossijte. ! is also t ere. and will soon marry one of the piet ! li.-st tril ls in the Quaker City, and go to Torts- nouitti. .. ii.. lor tuny. Liietit. tjuiiiap. lormeriyti tb JiOiif.sUnen, i'i on the fiag-ship H trcf.srr, at H ivaiii. and both the Lieutenants Miller are in the West Indies. Another twelve month will scatter them to lhe ntfermoM corners t.f the e.trlh. ," rMdj'roni New Zealand and Aurrralin. ARRIVAL OF THE "nEVADA." The I'li'iff-l St tli. New Zetliii l Hi I ulrbM fteuu flip .v. r tii , I 'apt. l'.Mh. ii. Hi 1 1 r I l lh p.iit je-terliT iimi niKir, 1 ly tii. iii AiK-kltiiiJ, i and 14 dtv Irviu liilui., .Vtitijr-iter'ii lUn l. V : are in Mitel t, Mr. Alley, the l'ur.r if the fb'p, fur ht i f pM-iivt nr i iiicruemnilH, which itl Iw ; tviiin I in t or roomie roal v!unin. The following is lhe trpott fn tn l!. Cnilel Stale ' sti-unii AVr.i zjt.i'tt, Cuii.11111 dvr K. . Mrn.J, whvli siiled ft. in II ii. '.u!u. Jsnuary -'Tin, arming at IVtijj. Pull i, Ftl.itury 14ili. in t d on ler ' env.-!, t 'beei an I crew a'l wril. On ll. 17th, lh M luii,; i. or UifU eh. if. made a treaty with i'iliin ; Mn ie, j-iaiitii.n t.. Ihe Cnitel Stale of AiiTiC thr i exc! iive rijlit I thr liuhr il Poi.c Toiig (Ihe ; fiiieM in the S'U'h P.i.ilK), : a f. iiii'.g r l.al ! ta'i. n. On the Ul tf March, h Samoa u U g mm lio.ste-1 i n f.hote Mti.l KVutrd with l' puns from the ! .V.iru,r.i :nt!, fnpf. Meade urdrriiijj two cotnp net of h s turn with ihi'ir othect. oi rhotr, drawn up in line iu (rout of the tlg The ,'arugitnntt visittd the I;.m l of Api. on the 1Mb of February, Mi l d. ta nivl the brig luuxi.i, W. II. II ivrn luaater, t'ti ; susjiiioii of cruiMtig Kin ait in u unU folly urioe I i vi-smI, levying eoiitribtilu UK i n Ihe ntie ibiel j among Ihe islands, but there bring no Idenco lo ! Mistain the charge, Hije tilea I fler ' 4 d ! di lenti. n en board ot the , 'ji agvttrtt. On th i 2.M of 1'ebiu.try, thr A'arujun''! returned lo i Poiigt Poiig t to complete the purvey t.f the bay. j She w! ti nail fti.ni Pong Pong ou the I'.Uh of ! March, for South Awn ieaii pott. Ou the o!h i f March, Ihe high rhuf wm to litvr given a native dtnee mi l had invited the t lhovrs f the , jragaiwttt lo willies it. The .V. ivi. t did nut lurther than New Zealand on this it ip. Mr. Webb having run. bnlcd nil n Moment at Svdaey with the A. S. N. Co.. ' the effeel that their boats shall tonii.i t wl h hi lit Auckland, and deliver Ihe mull. j.i. nj;ei k an. I Ir igbt ul Svduey. Melbourne and lb i-bane, leav iii(f Auckland "immiiliiiely ulter the artival ot lh Kteainers from Sail Fram-Nro. The prospect.' for obtaining a subsidy fiom lh AuMralian Govetniiieiit. w ere. under the exMinp state .f atT.iii belli r ihalirvei. and wi nniv g.ud it an ulmoM a certainly . New Smith Wale was in the midst of an election f"f I'mliRinrnl, The opposition to the prewut MinisttJ wa rt stiong and engtnssiiig u lo uluio-t paralyze th4 tiiisines.' of ('overiuueiit. Avnle.ol ceiiMire l.nd been passed upon the Govim unient of sir Jamoi Martin, but intead t iiHigning, they had gone to the people. Sir James mid two oilier Minisler hud been deleated. and Mr. Purkea Ulid Mr. SailliieU re tui ned - bolh lhe latter being pledged I support the mail line via Sun Francisco. Mr. Neil, a di rector of the A. S. N. Co.. had nlso been leliirne.l by a large imijoriiy. Mr. Parke i spoken of an likely to be the Premier ol the new government In be formeil. A private letter dated Fydney, February K.lh, from the wcll-kuowu house of. tieo. A. Lloyd & Co., a ivs : 44 Our Parliamciit m d'isolveI in Ihe first rt k of this inoiilh, as the Government were poweilc ; the eloctiuns for this city have just dosed, and out of four .Ministers, three are defeated, and of eight me tu bers elected, feveu are opposition. Mr. V.gtl aud Mr. Webb arc slill here, but have not done any good with Ihe present Govern ment ; they will be more nueeessful with Ihe neat. In Ihe meantime, they have made a conditional ar rangement with our ha-nl company to meet llm steamers ot Auckland, and a meaHure will b pro posed iu the new Parliament to subsidize a joint line" The feeling, not ouly In Sydney but In Victoria and Queensland, us teatifivd to by put ties in official positions in those Colonies, was very strongly in favor of securing the permanence of the Ssti Fran cisco line by lhe granting of subsidies!. The won derful impetus given lo the wool trade and to com merce generally with America, lud deiuoiisl rated the great desirableness of keeping the service maintHiiied. For all these reasons, although the accomplishment has been deUyed from obvious causes, yet we nisy look upon tha subsidizing of the line as a willed thing. Thus this noble enterprise, inaugurated by Mr. Webb, has every prosjiect of being fully and Iiiateriilly endorsed ly the two grest branches of the Anglo-Saxon family the Governments of the United States and Australia. Ol busmen) generally in New South Wales, tin Sydney Moiniii'j ller'ild of the 12th tilt., IhiiH speaks : The encouraging aspect of almost everything connected with Ihe trade and commerce of the col ony, noticed in our Summary per lust overlnnd mail, is not less satinfaclory now than il wus (hen. The yield of our gohiriclds'ls Increasing, money U plentiful, commercial credit remarkably sound, and the value of colonial products well suslriiucd. Perhaps the i nly persons who have any reason h Complain are capitalists, who find a ilifliciilly In obtaining lucralivo investments. As a result, we find them devoting more Interest to the develop ment of our mining deposits, a source of wealth which has uot hitherto received that amount of lit Icitioii w hich its Importance demanded. 15y way of Sydney, we learn that II. M. H. Jlotario has visited the scene of lhe murder of Itishop Patte son and the Itcv. J. Atkiu, anil his exacted retribu tion, by burning villages and blowing natives t pieces. Th'i friends of the mission ns well as of hu manity and civilization, deeply regret this ns not only a useless but cruel step, and one unworthy of the British flag. It is well knowu that Ihe ru ansae-re was the result of cruelties practiced by kidnapping vessels, and tlie reprisals by the Jtomrio'i crew will merely ensure the slaughter of the next boat's crew of white men who may venture near the Swallow Isl ands. I'iscrcdit is ctist iu some quarters upou thu aount given of the reprisals by the Sydney papers ; but it is difficult to believe that such circumstantial narratives us we have received should be without foundation. The Ilev. Mr. Codrington, bead of the Mclanesian Mission is ut present in Australia. A Notable Incident. It is a gratifying evidence of the enlightenment of the age and the stand taken and continued to be held by the Government of the United States in the cuuse of religious liberty, that a Jewish clergyman, snd he to4 a non-resident of the country, should be privileged to open. CoDgresu with prayer, na waa the case in ,0 ,Iou-se rPC.ritiy. The gentleman who so - m case ,n the ,mse recently. Hie a officiated was 1'rofensor Abraham de Sol, I.L. !., of Montreal, whose eloquent and non-sccUriuu prayer was as follows : Almighty and Everlasting God ! thes'i Thy ser vants, the representatives of lhe people of the United States in Congress assembled, have come to legislate in accordance with the principles of civil find re ligious liberty enunciated by their sires, the founders of this Ilepublie, and by perpetuating the same. In prove themselves worthy the glorious heritage they have received. Then look down from Thy holy hab itation from He.iven, and tisHgt and bless them ut I tli'n time. Pour out Thv soli it moi-t tilenteousl v uo- ! on them : yea. let rest noon them the spirit of wis- It It ; ,jIMI Hnd understanding, Ihe spirit of counsel and tf j nbdity, the spirit of the knowledge of Thee, O Iird. l.et rk'hteoiinefH be the irirdle of their loin, arid CtU. f lithfulnes-s the cincture of their reins. And in all j t their del hcr'tti. ns for the public weal, let not er- ltj um il ir tiiutipuii liostililv lind Iilnce. but puller liar- niony, fiairiitisui, truth and justice lo jrvude them, so that to bigotry there mny b- given no sanction, and to persecution no assistance. Ix-t uch a rpirit j.re vail iu all they do and say for this their country, and inspire them with nn enlarged sentiment of pence and good will toward all other frf'ople. We gntefuby acknowledge, O Ixrd, Ihnt such a senti-iieiit in signally manifest ing itself in our day, and we render unlo thee our most hearty thanks that Thou j ermittcfct us even now to witncM a victory of pence infinitely greater than liny victory achieved in ,ctu"' war at any time and by tiny people, in that this na- pecli tioii and its parent nation are settling their differ- . enccs, not liy might, not by power, but by Thy epirit jjy III l 111 ilin.'r tjri vn-iniiiii iiiot-t- i ifi ifnf, i i - y Corf guage urei nioo'i ; ny tin nprx-ai to mo arbitrament ot jimuk nat oris inif.artial aiid disir (crested. And ns afore- I'.iiic and among other people many a vindictive and bLody struggle, destroying both the material re sources and moral sciikc i f those engnged, have orig inated in much less important considerations, we have special cause to thank Thee that this evil wns averted, and to ask that the words cf the (,'hit f Mag istrate cf the Republic iiihv indeed be realized, that this example may be everywhere followed, so ss to T TII." I lLIII ; t'. I I.U yi ii. V. I . . V iii'Hiru v. .iiv v. i- .,.:- . I.O I . . I A (...lllfclM i T I.A tt'.fOI t rl I 1 1 v 1 ions oi men now engageu in training ana preparations i ijiqj for w ar. IJ!es, then. Ixth these nalioris who declare the gUd tidings of f.eace to the world, draw them yet nearer and nearer to each other in mutual esteem and mutual confidence, and this not merely for their own welfare, but for the blefsitig t f all the families of th earth to whom they are the hope, the teachers of lib. erty and eiuightcnmeut, Supreme no Uuler of the Universe! May it please -V et the light cf Thy countenance shine ecu- . 1 bee to h: ' t;nuously on this land. Thou bast hitherto so greatly t tvored, oih-u unto it thy goodly treasure, and bless 4 v it with prtsperity within and Iranquility without. ( Preserve it from Lloodahc I and from the pestilence I that stalketh in darkness. Maintain within KthoLsNj grand charter of lilierty Thou bast inspired ; and as I :- S he who s icriligeously touchel Thine oltar of old was ?: I. accounted worthy of death, so perish the unhallowed h ind that would pervert or destroy this Constitution's of wisdom, justice and liberty for the narrow pur-j ii , poses of sectarianism. And lastly, and above all.ONl,1 tmy ils people advance more in the fear of Thee and'J"' , in the love cf Thee, so that they may be for a namejV J . and praise among all the nations of (he earth. Amen !. i I i H t i - 1 1 I.! -! r to d p. a ME t I. mi LEV 1 1 mis f 'I jArf irst ' I daib D Liv fear i 1 t i i hafl i ( .. Iloi. 'Lei II J" ti"" vi 0 r