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Jul 28,1 855 OLYNE.S1AS I "1 i -i -t 1 I I 1 4 i i i i i i i i i I i I 1 5 i 4 i I i I v- THE POLYNESIAN. SATURDAY, JULY 1S55. 3T" IIow common a thing it is, in looking back upon the efforts expended to carry a measure or effect an object, to undervalue them. This remark applies forcibly enough to the time and labor and reiteration of arguments, found necessary to jto- cure the passage of what is known in this community as the Wine Bill. People may bo saving al-nftjy fit all events they will be saying hereafter it only wantod a little decision of purpose to get that Act passed.

Forgetting the prejudice to be overcome, the platform to be relinquished, the bo opened, the mouths to be shut, the linds that taok dudgiou, the weak ones eves to- bo trong" that took shelter in neutrality, posterity will believe or even suspect what difficulties lay in the way of the Wine Bill. But it has become a law, and that fket being appreciated, the uiay all go for what it is worth. For the present we have inclination to dilate upon the jejune topic of temperance. Unless we are brought to bay, we shall let that matter rest where wo found it. So far as arguments of own are concerned, we shall not be anxious to iu- tro-duee anv iust now.

The quarrel, as it stands at present, is a very pretty quarrel." Each side plumes itsolf upon a victory each side is right in part and wrong in part. Toa much zeal, like too much learning, may havo driven some men mad, whilst the pride of rhetoric has lent a spur that scorned every difficulty and leapt every gap on this eide and on that. But we have no sympathies in common with those partizans whose confidence would bs less and whose brave words fewer, if their judgment were only a little stronger these are th who sincerely bjlieve themselves strong, be cause they lack capacity enough to see wherein they are weak. It may be that our nervous system ii unequal to the brunt of fighting for fight-. ing's sake; it may be that we are too asthmatjcal-ly inclined to take our stand upon some eminence and bellow; at all events, we see no use in trying to convince people who say, we will listen to you, but you shan't tersuade us.

Again, we do not believe that men cin be arranged under two heads only the demigods and the and whilst we confess that nothing mundane is exactly perfect, weicknawledge a disposition to see lights.as well as shades in every landscape. We may respect a may see weaknesses everywhere, but "good in very thing." B-lieving that the generality of men desire, to a certain extent, the happiness of the race to which they belong, we arc' not inclined to curb our charity in the case of those who take this side or that on the temperance question. One party goea round the Horn, the other by the Cape ot Uood Hope, but their intended destination is the same. Their aims, to appropriate the language of an elegant writer, revolve arouud tiie ame centre, and differ, like comets and fixed stare, only in the orbit they describe." When the time conies, therefore--and come it will for taking up the total abstinenc3 question again, we eha.ll expect tho belligerants on both sides to address their opponents as reasonable beings; if they are otherwise, why reason with them They should bo chary too, of declaring against all who do not belong to their clique. As we are in the humor this morning to pass our thread through other men's pearls, we will quote no le33 an authority than Washington himself, who says, that among individuals, tho most certain way to make a man your enemy is to tell him you esteem him such.

So with public bodies." Sonic people hold that wine cannot be made here, and others affirm that if wine were plentiful and cheapit wouM not have tho effect of increasing temperance. On these two themesa great deal has been written, and many pointed things bail. We could not help thinking the disputants were somewhat in the position of persons debating what might be the contents from the address of a closed letter, inttead of breaking its seal to ascertain at once the truth of their surmises. The manufacture of v. hie is now declared by law to be an honest branch of industry.

Our soil is adapted to the vine; situations abound possessing the right exposure where spots of land quite large enough for vineyards could be procured. It only remains to break the seal and find out all about it that is to say whether the wine made hero would be of such a quality as to warrant a large investment of capital in its manufacture for exportation whether its consumption would be confined to those amongst ourselves who wish to drink southing a little stronger than water but nol much dearer, or whether the beverage wouia De anorr-nner oeiow par ana unworthy place in the catalogue of our articles of produce. I 1 It will only take three or four years at most to prove all this, and stop further argument. Perhaps there are persons acquainted with tho culture of the grape vine who mean t.i nothing till the question has been decided on paper. If any 6uch there be, let thein renounce at once all hope of ever a(" antage which Ureat Lritain now possesses, and sitting under tha vine that their hand planted.

t0 tht. UnitJ Statcs Crst in the rank of com- 1 nicrciul nati ms. VYe hope tho eiporimer.t KU already been ir.iti- The British Colonies in the Pacific have several ated and wo fcincerely trust that good wine may he vessels, and the Eastern possessions, Siam, China, produced. Such a result wou'ld lead to the intro- i'nJ thc in the Indian Ocean, have large fleets for trade or piracy, which must not be omit- ouciion of capital, and give ns something to put teJ in an estiinate of the shipping of the world. tfsteibirs that come here full and go a way ctnp-j 'f he fljating tonnage of the civilized world is csti-t I mated to consist of vessels, with an a-re- 'In thccourse ofovr morning's reading" we nnage of tons.

The number of i i ii i seaman in all these vessels is supposed be Jiappencd to fall ia with aragraph that bears on 1 8(j0f000f and inciading the the -second rint. It oenrrs vr. 10T-S of the ic, of the miiritime population of which we hav third edition of a very rkeaiLnt work called A year in. Spain, hv a Young-African" anJ we will ytar give it entire. Valdapenas is likewise the delightful wine-of the Burgundy kind which grpw i its neighbourhood.

There is perhaps no pleasanter Vt'y'J than this; for it olds tbctrength of pr.rt to the and plftisant flavour ot the original stock; ntri yeti fo pieririfal, and so chean. that vou may buy a tot tie two or three ccnU. This is quite a fortunate ciYcumsunce, for the water in IMsjiehawCTnerally vry and here is hardly not- 1 able. The people of La Mancha a drink freely of their I generous wines froor 'necessity, as is done in other parts cf the country from choice, and yet there is no intixica-xkm. Indoed drunkenness is so rare a thing in Spain, that it may be said tobe unknown.

The Frendi are deservedly pralad far their temperance; but this pr.usc, both as it respect tuxing and drinking, is due in fir greater dfgree to the Spaniard. Paring nearly a year that I remained in Spain, I do not remember to have seen one single man reeling drnok, whereas ia my own iavored country, the land which the worll looks to for iir examples, one can never go forth iato the most public rtreets without seeing on the fiats of many the sure indications of habitual intemperance, or being-staggered aainst and breathed upon by these walking nuisances. The comparison is unpleasant I blush while I make it, nor can I avoid thinking that any measure, however strong, thai would tend to tha substitution of wines for stronger drinks, would confer a moral beneSt on our eoaar nf creater value than the supposed economical one, for I deny its reality, cf being in all things independent of other nations. But we were speaking of the Valdepenas wine, which, though eo excellent, is unknown out of Spain. The reason of this is found in the great imperfection of conveyances throughout the country, and the consequent eipense of transportation.

The only Spanish wines well known in foreign countries are produced near the sea whereas, in France, where transportation is cheap, with few exceptions, such as of the Bordeaux and Marseilles wines, all the finer qualities come from the highlands of the interior. The central provinces of Spain, from their high and hilly character, their dry climate and powerful sun, are perhaps better calculated to produce wine than any other country in Europe and this may become manifest at some future day, when Spain shall have taken the station for which nature destined her among the nations of the earth." If what the "Young American" says is substan- Uij true, aud if human nature is the same on the shores of the Pacific as on those of there is great hope held out i of the Mediterran great hope field out in tne aoove ex tract. But instead of taking up the question of whether the nuthor's assertions and conclusions are correct, cr going into au ethnological discussion, put the thing to the test. 5f Through the politeness of CapL Richardson of the I. B.

Lunt, 17 days from (Columbia River we are in possession of Oregon papers, the latest date being that of the oth instant. The news contained in them is alto- igother local. The editorial corps in that young country rather litrJon one another, lhe Orejjn Times of June 30th has the following: 2T The "Standard Editor charges that some man" "perhaps a limb of the law" wrote the leader in ist week's Times. This happ'ens to be true, for the Editor of the Times is both a man and a limb of the law." We would remark further that the Editor of the Standard ought to have put his own signature of "Joshua to the article in his paper signed Sincerity. We will just take that part of our paragraph (charg ing the "limes and statesman with meditating i Gen.

Lane an injury, ty raising his name for the Presi- In connexion with the above extract from its contemporary the implacable Times remarks There are other things which it would be qu'te honorable for Mr. Lclaul to "take back" and it is supposed he would not have far to take them. The opens an article in this way Bembarduirnt Ylcaewrd. After a temporary suspension of hostilities between the Weekly Time, under the command of John Orvis Waterman, judge, nicknamed Peter," and the Democratic Standard, under the the temporary charge ot Alonzo the valiant, from Rhode Island, a renegade whig, during which time the election passed over, and thee two Woithics were biding and cooing around old Jo. Lane, for pap, as friendly and harmless as young in a kennel we are pained to announce that I'eter has again unmasked his pop-gun battery and thrown an awful missile in the shape of a tow trad into Alonzo's I camp.

Alonzo, the brave, the valiant Alonzo, the mag- i niinimous Alonzo, in return, has opened with squirt- i Mails. For Sax Fbaxcisco, the regular lemi-monthly mail will be despatched by the clipper packet "Frances Pul mer dosing 0n Monday morning at 3 o'clock precise. My. iti3 desirable that European letters should be mail- ed half an hour earlier. For the present rate of postages see notice in another column.

For Lahaina, Kawaihae and Hilo, this day at 3 1-2 P. by the Moi and Manuokawai. For Kauai, on or abont Tuesday next, by the Excel. The Shipping of the World. The London of a 1 ate date publishes a long article headed the 14 Shipping of the World," some of the details of which are interesting.

It is curious, first, to notice to how 1 irge an extent Great Uritain and the United States have monopolized the carrying trade, and secondly, how nearly our own country lias approached Great Britain in the commercial supremacy of the seas, ami how certain is the fact tliatia a short time she will have outstripped her. The total floating tonnage of the civilized world, excluding onlv China and the East, consists of alKiUt 130,000 vessels of 14,500,000 tons. Of this total tonnage, 9, 70, 172 belongs to Great Britain and the United States, so that excluding these two great marutime nations the total commercial tonnage of the remainder of the civilized world is but 4,500.000, or less than that which either Great Britain or the United States individually possess. Even France, which comes next in the scale, is insignificant in comparison, its total tonnage being but tons against for Great Britain and for United States. Italy and Sardinia stand next to France, then II dland, Prussia, Spain, Norway, Sweden, The comparative entrances and clearances of Great Britain and the United States in 1854, were us follows: Tonn.ic.

Great Britain and Colonies L'liiteil Thus, though the mercantile marine of Great Britain seems the largest in the wnrld, the writer from whom we quote admits that it will soon be surpassed by that of the United States, which has already augumentcd one-third since 150. The accurate tonnage of the entrances and clearances of American vessels cannot be given as authoritatively as is the case in regard to British vessels, lie-cause the returns are not kept with the same official exactness. Hence, the above total set down on the American side, is to tome degree hypothetical, but is believed to be not overstated, but rather that the additional despatch with which the American vessels arc lreighted, and the accelerated BPf WK" nic, iney pt-riorm meir voyag. has not been fully allowed for in the estimate. lhe tonna-e of the shirs, however, is stated on official 'l A.

.1 data, and it show the American aggregate to be but one-sixteenth less than the Jlritish. Ibis fict, when taken in connection with the infancy cf our marine and its present rapid increase, bhows how short will the time required to overbalance the DOt anJ accounts, there must le at least a million a ti a 1 l. loccan. The ratidlv UKreasin fl ttitin nor.n is one of the curiosities of modern civilization. The Daily Alxs pertinently remarks in regard i these po ilatinn nU l.ce:l apart, ami lun icparato'y borne mi share except as udsi-diiry lo i.

cliaues if tut tne is wjihj wfieii it- an.l ils-ramd citen- 'h iu-s the shipping has Leeii quaii- wtnieme pu auon has only t.etn iloul.Ied jjiumsopnera oiuit u.i- hjui-j uiucn io power, nteatn lias nen it feel -rier ihun The attention titic tifu i niiar leni drawn to it, ami chiefly l.v lhe labors i.f I.iat M-imy, of the Uoited Sutler, a army 1 natural phenniiicion, scattered ner every pirt nl oeean, having en suddenly tailed into existence. Every ship capiain has leen laucht how lo probt. I.y opiirliiiiilie and lo lecome a "resitrar nf fuels. As ii hag Itecome numerous and influential, lhe oil is ie lad resuming its old place in i the maritime population is destined ajiin take a lead, and, as lliey at first helped lo scatter liter uo cement lhe various iiati'jtis of the inio one j-ociely. A fchorl time has elap-ed since Holland, i possexsintr es than a fiftieth irtof lhe seamen and tonnage of the world, was the greaie-t naval power in existence, aa i a tnaich nearty for "all other rua rat ime nations.

Holland has not declined since then, lul other mnratime nations have risen, and lhe impulse she strengthened is continued and increasing throughout the worM. Trade, aa an pirt of society, and shipping to carry it on, are in, their infancy. That every part of the oceao may yet crowded as the Eritish Channel is not is fast filling- with people growing ia intelligence, tety part of the ciiast is likely, at no dis tant day, to be a well provided wufi the shores of the Hudson! That the water of the ocean are to In come peopled like the land caonot he supposed; tut n-iihin a period, judging from the rapidity of the progress in the lasi humtreu years, iiiiely in i-e eztremeiy snori in relation to the historical pcrio of the world's existence, they may be ail as crowded with vessels as the Channel." The wrikw of this article says accidental collisions between two vessels at sea are very much on the increase, but he does not know that they are more so than the rapid increase of the nuinbrr of vessels navigating'thc ocean might be supposed to occasion. The increase of the speed of the ships and the increase of their size are also elements which ought to be taken into the calculation. It is to be hoped that there is an increase of knowledge and carefulness on the part of the captains and crews so perhaps there is not, generally speaking, any very great increase of danger from collision.

An Admiralty return has just been published which shows that the wrecks on the coasts and in the seas of the United Kingdom during 1855 were 937, being 153 more than those in 1853, while the loss of life increased from 689 to 1546. This return shows collisions at sea to be greatly on the increase. Daily Alta California. England. Sydenham Crystal Palace.

Mr. Horace Gree ley writing from London to the.XewYork Tribune, gives the following particulars of the cost of the new Crystal Palace The Crystal Talace at Sydenham, (a southwestern suburb of London.) is a revival and amplification of that in Hyde Park, in which the great exhibition of the world's industry was held in 1851. That exhibition having been triumphantly closed, the contents removed, and the order for the speedy demolition of the building imperatively given, the materials were purchased by an enterprising director (Francis Fuller) and by his associates, for $370,000, with whom the original constructors (Messrs. Fox and Henderson) contracted to remove and re-erect them for $000,000. The estate of 171 acres, known as Penge Turk, crown-inz'a lovely eminence perhaps at least ten miles from the centre of London and four or five miles from the nearest compactly built portion of the great metropolis, was chosen for the site of a new Crystal Palace.

This property was valued by disinterested appraisers at $430,000, or about $2,500 per acre, and the company added to it by subsequent purchases, ITS acres more, at a cost of 000. lhey then sold oil 14'J acres for $500,000, retaining the 200 acres best adapted to their purpose, at a cost of $340,000. Hereupon the revived Crystal Palace was commenced on the 5th of Au- jrust 1852. It was to have been opened to the public on the 1st of May, 1854. but was not actually opened till the lOthof June following, when the Queen, Prince Albert and the Archbishop of Canterbury participated in the ceremonies.

The grounds, decorations, illustrative courts, were then very imperfect, and arc evetr yet completed. The enterprise, formidable at the outset, has continued to grow on the hands of its projectors the original capital of $2,500,000 was long since increased to 5,000,000, on tho back of which a debt of over $1,000,000 has already been contracted. Dulwich wood, adjoining the site, has been leased at the rate of a year the cost ot grading, planting and ornament ing the grounds is given at an Artesian well to furnish an abundance is to cost $100,000 fountains, lakes and hydraulic works, about sculpture about "$150,000 line arts, about $500.000 the edifice (including purchase and removal of the original in Hyde illustrations of natural history geology, The Palace has been greatly enriched by gifts of rare plants, trees, and other objects of national interest and there will probably never be a time when the Palace will not be receiving additions to its contents but I reckon ten million of dollars just about the fair st of the whole concern ten years hence, should the measure of pli' lie patronage be such -as to insure its continuance and prosperity. The edifice itself" is 1.003 (not quite cue third of a mile) in length, by 312 feet wide; at the central transept it is oM, and at the two smaller transepts 330 fejt wide, Tim wings at either end have a length of 570 feet. The hruht of the -building is OS feet from the -uund (j.Jur to t)e 0r tj)e noble tirch or vau 72 feet across funning the rol the central transept has a vaulted roof of 120 feet span; and the gtillery lirre crosses the main avtnue at a height of lHO feet from the floor.

The ground floor rests 'JOS columns, and bus a In-neat it known Joseph tun-nel, containing a gigantic warming apparatus of lurtiaces, boilers, ticc, including an iron net foik of fifty miles ot steam 1 believe no general wanning is now deemed necessary; but the apartment for tropical rlauts was admirably heated on Wednesday last. Overland Friend of China, May 10.J Hongkong. A report is in circulation of the dcith cf the Emperor Ifeinfiing, but it wants confirmation. We hae no netvs of the Nanking Government, and if we might believe the reports of the Imperialists, tbe patriot cause in the North would appear to be in a bad position. In the south reports are various.

Weichow, a large town and district in the north east of Kwangtung, wns captured by the rebels on the ult. the river leading from that quarter, the Imperiilists have had several successful battles, upwards of fifty boats having fallen into their hands with upwards of a thousand prisoners, the whole of whom were beheaded with short shrift. jThun-ling long, the Chief of the body lately at Sunchow, has addressed a despatch to this Government from a town called Kow koon, westward of Macao, where, with a large body of men he exercises some kind of formal Government, levying import and export duties with impartiality, we are told. Hoc Alukh late the leader at Sunchow, is said to be at Hainan on the est Coast. Hiving failed in inducing the Chief Merchants and leading non officials to make cause ith them on the oc-1 casion of their demonstration before Canton at the com-j uienccment of the current Chinese year (and how much Sir J.

mischievous policy had to in the matter is well known) the rebel chiefs appear now determined to effect by starvation that fur which otherwise their spirit is not competent. With this view large fleets calk-d piratical, are blockading the rice districts, whence, hitherto, residents in Canton have obtained their supplies as much as 50,000 piculs, in some two hundred junks, being effectually hemmed in at a plice called ue-toong westward of St. John's. On two occasions" the British stcanier Sir Charles Fork's gone down to this Suctoong to encourage the Junks to place themselves under her convoy Without success, however. On the first occasion indeed theNV ChtzrUs Forbes narrowly escaped being hemmed in herself; on the second two or three of the Junks, tried to run the gauntlet, but were driven back, and the Sir Charks Forbes, after a fifty hours stay, was compelled to leave them.

Deprecating as we do, most strongly. imy attempt to interfere on behalf of the tyrannical Mood thirsty Imperialists in their asailment by a hardly oppressed we oan out trust that Her Majesty's Government wrtl see tit to put a stop to any more steam trips ol the kind mentioned. We cannot divest ourselves of the impression that had not the use of the British Flag been allowed, almost indiscriminately as it was, on the Canton river, at a time when no Imperialist war unk dar- ata. eu venture oetow nampoa, canton wouia nave succumbed, and a new era, have commenced. How much misery and horror ould then have been arrested Shanghai A striking parallel nvght, at the present time be drawn between the evils arising from the purchase of rank the British Army and those arising from the general purchase of official rank in China.

In both countries the evil practice has led to the most disastrous consequences. Incompetency wholesale corruption and utter mismanagement, naturally flow from it- To this may be attributed many of the recent disasters in the Crimea. Men of mere courage without skill, or skill only in military matters, obtained positions demanding talent of many kinds, and their incompetency is the ruin of the Army such a state of things ought immediately to be remedied. The same results have been clearly exhibited in China, throughout the pending struggle between the Imperialists and Insurgents mere nominal military men have been put into places "of trust and confidence, who have weakened the hands of the executive, and have only aided to pull down the existing Government. A change cf men and measures is equally neccessary, ia either case, to remedy existing evils.

Xorth China Herald, April 21. Cnlifvrnm. The Wbaliso Fleet. The reduction of the pilot dues by the lat Legislature does not appear to have in duced whalemen to make this port a Occasionally a vessel makes her appearance off the harbor, and obtains fresh provisions and water. But few or none come within the Golden Gate.

The fleet at the Sandwich Islands has Ceen fully informed that the port charges are no objection to recruiting here. The real difficulty is in the desertion of their ships by the crews, and the annoyances which they suffer from a class of professional men known as sea-lawyers." At present, we see no remedy for the eviL Daily Alta Cali fornia. Theatrical. The performances last night at the Hawaiian Theatre, were for the benefit of Mrs. J.

Eldridge. The house was a poor one, a great number of play-goers having been absent at a ball. The principal parts, however, were sustained with spirit. Mrs. Eldridge is a pleasing actress and has pretty, womanly ways upon the stage.

Mr. J. H. Broicn performed his part well, and did not appear much discouraged by the empty boxps, and Rowe as usual was well up in his part and always at hand. The play of course, was the" Lady of Lyons." X2T We understand that a number of Balloons will be sent up on the afternoon of the 31st, from 4 to 6 o'clock, if the weather is favorable.

A number will also be sent up on the evening of August 1st. Our thanks are due to Messrs. Coady Co. Ageuts tor Wells, Fargo for files of California papers to the 12th received by the Vaquero. Members of lhe IIone ofRprenentative elected on lhe 10th, iust.

Hilo, L. Austin, Kean ehano, Ei. flamakua, It. KuhiiisoD, Eaq, Koliala, loanc li, Esq. Kona, II.

L. Mielilon, Esq. Mod til Kuna, ('unimmg-i, Esq. Kan, Kupakee, Esq. Puna, lluulelca, Etq.

11 a n. liana, Maui, f--q. Lahama, J. W. Austin, Esq.

Wailul.ii, II. Kuiht lani, E-q, Makaw.io, Juu. Kicliarildon, Esq. Kaauapaii, U. Kaauwai, Mouin.

iter. 3. Divight, Kamaipelckaui, Eq Oahu. Fur Honolulu, M. Kobcruon, S.

P. Kulama, Eq. W'et ster, Eq. Naone. Esq.

Ea, J. U. Illair, Eq. Wuiaiiia, Keawt'iutialiala, Evq. Ktiolauli.il, R.

Mollut, Kq. Knolaupoki', K. U. D.iyi-, Esq. (J.

U. Lilikalani, Eq. Godfrey Eliudcs, Esq. R. S.

Holloter, Eq. Tasjieugers. Per Vaquero, from San Francisco, C. Dana, E. Owen, M.

J. aaxrr, mid 4 Per K. Lmit, tr.iin Aitona, Itichar Kon an child. Pit Flying D-irt, lur Fr.mciscu, Key. iir.

Vt nisse, it. All) re. All 1 A OUR ft A 7. IMJiv' uilooLTJLCr: Arrived. Jnly, 2J An.

Sc'ir. Vaq uro, 371 tuns, II in Frniicisco. July, 3i-Aui. i-t fcr. iry Ked, Cooke, 101 1.

ns, 2-2 d.ijs from Port To list ml. July, 25 Am. Urijiantine J. Lunt, Richardson, 149 inu, 17 iys fi -in Astoria. July, 2j Am Barque lllienng, .376 tunf, 131 day ftviu lioslOJ.

Cleared. July, 21 Fl ing Bart, furSan Franc.nco. AUCTION SALES. Auction Sale of Real Estate. ON WEDNESDAY, Jjit, August, If.V,, wi.l be sold on tiie.

premises, suhject ti tlie approval t.f lue Court, all of tiie estate ami inter -st of tiie late film Porter Osilen, composed of Fredi-rick J. Porter, lately defeased, and Frederick in all Unit lot ot i uiiioii lleretauia street, in Honolulu, i.uei.1 in iue auj Dccupatcii ol tiie said parlies. or title, reier 3. Si or titie, reier t- Spencer. Uecrivernf the ediate of Pi te of Purler 4c Otden, or Asher Pates.

JOHN Honolulu, July 27tli, lr.V. I F. COM! CRN, Auctioneer. Valuable Keal list. ite for sale.

MONDAY, Au-'ust 20th. will ho rM hxr Vuction. unless previously disposed of by private contract, all that extensive nd desirable traet land known as.the Ahupwui of UoxoKon.vv, situate bet en I.tihaina and Kahakulia, on Maui. Tit'tr tee -mjk: 1'a''tie" desirous of securing tl L' V1' ir.e ar.ove vse to apply at ilns otnee, where particulars can be obtained. 12-It Warnr-I.

UKSOLD AT AUCTION, on the Third lay ot January next, at if not disposed sooner at private the plantation known u. Torbert's plantation, on S. 1C. Maui, fo-ijtthcr with alout head of Cattle, 2 '5 working Oxen, SoO Sheep, and of the farming implements and Mechanic's Tools, bcloivin to the plantation, with some I.ot of Land, comprising in all abous (J000 acres of valuable- Ian A. For particulars, etujuiro of Jai.es Maker, Honolulu, L.

L. Torbert. of Tor! -ei vide, S. K. ilaut.

10-et Assignee. a Sailor's Luring the Comer Stone of Ilonolnl Home. HESTORATIOW THE CIJKHMUXY the La i nil ot tiie Corner ill take on IVesd.u July aist, al 1 1 o'clcrlc. A. M.

His Majesty, Kivchamehi IV, will presiile iijmn tiie and lay the Stone. An addrt-ss will be delivered by the Trcsiileut of II. 5. II. Society, E.

II. Esq. The uanl ili be in atti-mlanrr. The Public is tespectlully invited at'en 1. I'er order ol Cumniitlee of Arr.in;eiiu iiH.

leasehold Estate for Sale. rT'IIL Leasehold of 119 acres of land, more or lcs. with the J. improvements thereon, ai Main, Kanqi. The lea.e has 47 years to run.

at $1 per acre rnnn-im This place is well km wit to those who have i-ittd it, as one ol ihe ost pr. e.ibly located in the R-nnp. It is on au elevated plain 4 feet above the s. a. well -helured by dense ur.ves ol the kiikui tree, yet open to t'te trade wind; ii thus favored with adelishtful temperature du ing the year.

The roil is rich, an one portion ol the land is ell watered by a nev, failinc niount stream, on which are two waterfall of 1 and 4'J leet. The wholeot' fie laud can tie irrigated Sit Sill ill Th mi rrnti ml m. aru to r. nil. The imjir.ivements are a very neat, well built, and exceed' inely roniiiTtribie trast dwellme house, with a vernndah all around, and a pantry and store-room attached; a subslai tial trame cix h-mse, by lij feet, with a tile floor: a store house, two houses fur cmdies or nuives, a bath house, fowl house and yard, a fi-h pond part stocked, one small kalo patch planted, and three others prepared lor planting :) acfes of anow root, planted In May and June, 184, aud a variety of thriving Ci nit trees.

Muiiulu harbor, the be-l sheltered anchorage on the i-land, is one mile distant; the Lilme Plantation one mile and a ball. Thencisbbofliimd is f.ininus fonts good roads. A more desirable situation a farm cannot be found in the group. Possessiou riven immediately, as the subscriber is about to lea ve the Islands. llt-f For terms, and so forth.

a.plv to WILLI VM REYNOLDS, Honolulu. FLOUR, risOUR, UST RECEIVED per Vaquero" and for sale by the undersigned 10') Barrels Superfine American Flour in tins of GO lbs each. 12-tf. ALLEN CO. American House and Premises For Sale.

'RVIE SUBSCRIBER, offers for sale the well JL known establishment on the corner of Kinj and Mauna Kea streets, near Long 4 Raphacl'a'jCir-cus. Terras easy. For farther particulars inquire of M. BROWN, 12-2t At the olBse of C. W.

Vincent. BIAiriE HOTEL. North End King Street THE IWDERSIG.VED. respectfully informs his friends and stransers visitinf Honolulu that be has opened the above named hotel, (formerly ocupied by Messrs. Thompson k.

Brown,) here will be lound Wines, Spinu, Ale and Porter of the best quality and be assures the public that no pains or expense will be spared tn five satisfaction to all. N. B. Boarding by the day, week or Good Bowling Alleys attached to the premises. JOHN REED.

Julv 2-th, Iy PROPOSALS FOR JfEW CIIURCII. AND AFTER Monday, July 30th, to August 3rd, sealed proposals are requested for the building of a new Church. Plans and specifications to be seen at the Counting House of Eames Johnson, on Monday next. Bv order of Committee. 12-lt (Signed) V.

A. JOHNSON. FIRE-WOOD For sale by 13-tf CLICK 4t CLARK. ClRl'SHED 19-tf L'GAR For sale by GCLICK CLARE. Carriage Horses and Saddle Horses I.

"-ixv inquire Dl tf Gt'LICK k. CLARK. GENERAL ADVERTISEMENTS. DAILX EXPECTED. rpHE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS FOR SLE, th carlo o' tli Am.

aliip Jok Uitpin, oaiiy expeciea iroiu consisting in pn a follow: Dry Gowli. Cae Canary prinu, do Fancy do MuIin, do Denims, do Ticking, bale brown Drilling, cases blue Drilling, do Pant bales tlue print, cases Katikin pant cord, do Cassimeres, di white Cotton, di eott-t Jeans, do sewing Cotton blue and wliite, do hickory Shirts, do Suspuders, doSrersucker coats, do Linen tbrrad, Bales Lstinjs, do Eng. white linen Drill, do Navy Duck, Irish linen, bales Stripes, do Blankets, canes Umbrellas. Biles Gunny igs, eises Oil carpeting, do Palm leaf Hats, do Orange cotton, woolen mixed do, Fancy shirts, Carpet binding. She SiCt Cases men's kip Brogans, do Goal do, do women' leather Bukins, do native wotrea's Shoes, do men's patent Brogaus, do Calf do, do fixed Gaiters, do mm' thick Boots, do super Call Buots.

Rigging leather. I'ump do. Grocrrirs, Vc. Hlf. bbls.

Beans, do uplit Peas, biles Hops, hhds. Butter, i-w. I'bmr. hit bbti. drid AnDles.

cast-stable tialt, Hit bbls. boxes PepperSauce, C.mti Pres'd Salmon, blk. Pepper, do Lug do tomato Catsup, do Oysters, Capers, asst. Herbs, do Green Teas, Hose aier. Fie FruiU, rj.htf.fs; dn i'lam.

du PicklM. do ai. 31eats. do cold-water Crackers, doOyster do do Bui Ur Soda c'o Sardines, Vineg.ir, do Carolina Rice, Cases Tobacco, Jib. lumps, boxes Ritsins, Caoessup.

Chocolate, Boxes Candles, do cnenncalolire Soa-, do Winchester's No. 1 brown Soap, do wht silt wstsr Soap. do Castile roap, do Herrng, kitts Mackerel, Kitts Halibut 8u. do Toneurs tn Sounds, Boxes Codnli, do stacked Halibut, kegs clear Pork, Alio Q.M hhly. mess Beef.

953 do Drime Pot k. 50 hlf. bbls. mess Pork, zo.OOO lb. Piiot Bread, 19,000 Xay do, 30 kt gs Lard.

'J5 tierce Boston sugr cured Hams, Case Cranberry sauce, do Cream Tartar, Ginger. aval Storea. Paints. Ve Cans spt's Turpeiitme, do Nuled linneed Oil. Bbls.

do do Kegs Wbile Leail. do blk. Paint, rasrs mineral Red, Keg French zinc Paint, bbl. halk, cases Pmty.do verdegris, Kegs Wbiting, cans k. Virnish, do copal Varnish, tans bees Wax, do chroma Green, bbls.

far, do Pitdi.do Rosin, A Lo coils Manilla Ri pe, freni 1 to 7 inrh. 0 coils To line, Coils cotton Ripe, Ash Oars, bales Oakum, Whale Boats, Jib lianks, sail Twine. Hardware, 100 Legs ast. Nails, kegs Rivets, bund es sheet Iron, 3-JO bundles hoop Iron, asst. sixes, bundles nail Rods, Cask sauce Pans, do Huuks and llmges, do copper Tackj, do cocoa hm.llcd butcher Knives, do planters Hoes, Cases haii.lleu Axes, wireSeivt-s, cases Screws, Ci'flVe mills, asst.

Cutler Cooking asst. Tin Ware. Suudrir. Citses Colngne.Ves hide. Prison, cases Matches, Boxes Glass, 9xl'2, 9x13, HHI2, 10x14.

Reams wr.ippn Paper, nests Tuls, bale Ci.rks, Bbls. Lamps, do lar Lamp shadt, do 1 biinnei. do Lamp Wick, bbls. Tumblers, Crates Nappies, d-i Mugs, do Pitchers, Also Casks blacksmith's Coal, tons Lackawana Coal, Powder Furniture. Setts painted chamber F.irniture, single Bedsteads.

Comiiu.n wood seat Chairs, i trice Chairs, Arm Chairs, rsrior Chairs, liar-room Cnairs, rench solas. Hair Matrasses double and single, willow Carriages; Willow hairs, Door mats. Lumber, Shingles, fest white ok lioards, incb, 50 do do spruce Hoards, planed and jointed, TO do do 1 ine dillVrt lit qualities, 75 ce iar smiii; es, 20 do spruce Clapboards, 5 do Piue, 30 do I.at'i. Alio 2 0 pr. Sash 9x13, luxi- llxM, liiii diMirs sizes r.nd thikcuesses, 50 blind Dttois, Rolls wire Fence, iiests Tninks, Wuale Boats, Dray complete with harness, hand Carts, wheeltiarrows, Paii.

ted bucke lilt. bbl. heads, do staves, case LauU-rus, Also Vrllow Mrt.nl. Xail. ic.

Cases yellow nirtal. Iii z. IS oz, -24 oz, 26oi.3 Kegs composition Nuils, I inch Uinrh ljin. io stirattiing -JJ inch, -J men. 12-ti C.

BREWER, 2n. LUMBER, 'j'HE UNDERSIGNED, offers for sale in lots to suit purchasers, the cargo of the Bii I. B. Lunt from Columbia river, conshtin of Inch Jiuch wfatherbourding extra clear. Scantling 2x3 3x3 2x4 2x0, Battens cedar and fir)lx3 and Ixt suitable for fence All the above is of extra quality, and cut expressly for this market.

Also. Shaved cedar shingles. Also. Salmon smoked and pickled. 12-tf C.

A. II. F. POOR. FLOUR, ficC.

SLPERFIXEOallegoand Ilaxall flour, Caiilm wia potatoes, do Ouious, rfir.e Oregon Flmir, do Oats, Kor sale fr 12-tl C. A. II, F. FOOIJ. UOl'SK AVAXTED Any person having a Cottage to in, siiu.itrij iii a lie.ilttiy and respectali.e culity, in.

lipirnt a tenant hv aildressing, n-ith irti to July Ift5j l-J -Jt K.NtiL IREK, Iloz fust Otfirc. 'THE SUBSCRIBER, intends to leave thisking- 1 dom lor the Atlantic States. All persons having claims against him will please present them and uet their mn.ev, and all persons having contracted debts with i-ii'iit the CI l'Y STORE," will walk up pi settle," or their bills will be placed ii, the h.uids of an attornev for collection. 12 2t T. S.

SEYMOUR. nriiicious notice. W. S. TURNER, of the Metho.Iist iLtl Episcopal Church, will preach at the It iiita of the 2nd Foreign Church, Fort I ime of sen-ice precisely at 1 1 4 A.

51. every Sub-I at'i until the new Church is erected. July 21th, IS I Tfc SOLUTION" ()FC( JsLf) r.irtnersh.-:i heretofo Ki WAIT and II EN OF COPAnTXERSIIIl. Tin "ore existing between JO KY LULLING 1 1 AM dissolvo 1 by mutual consent. J-ivu'i "Watt wiii attend to ihe settlement of a.i i connected witii the late firm.

JO.SEl'11 WATT, 1 1 EN 11 GILLINQII AM. Ilonolnin, Juiy. lso. Li-4t H3 a sit PERSON OF A and experience. tuatinti as cr or btore-iecper.

No to to wn or country. Application to E. P. Oihcc, will be immediately attended tn. ll-tf fTS ALL KINDS OF HATS cleaned andnewlv iii shaped, by FERDINAND CENKY.

AlakeasL, e-cud door below the corner of IlDtel, near the Roval Hawaiian Theatre. PRICES MODERATE. ll-3m 2 LATLS SL.VTK SLATES A FEW M. OF 10x20 slates with lead and nails, for Bale by July 20. ll-tf II.

ANTIKJX. MUSLINS SILKS LAWNS, SALE bv the A 'ent ot the Hudson's Bay 1 Company, the following choice Assortment of lancy Uoxls, Mull Mualin, Book Muslin, Swiss Book Muslin, Jacconet, Victoria Lawns, Muslin Dresses, Lawn Handkerchiefs, Muslin Sleeves, Guipure Sleeves. Limerick sleeves, Honiton Sleeves, Lace Cape. Shot Silk, Check and Figured Silk. Tortoise Shell Combs, Real Thread Lace.

Honolulu, July, 18-55. ll-tf P03 OFFICE NOTICE. The follow in? rates of Postage will brreatier te charged at this Office on all prepaid Letti-rs Lulled States, East, TTXBS SJ TO t5 6c. lie 17c, Jc 5 6 It I IS I i 5 10 i IS 5 17 I 32 5 2J 27 52 5 52 57 i 12 5 17 23 5 31 3G 70 4 23 33 I 64 5 32 37 73 5 39 44 ex 5 22 27 52 5 46 5i 1 00 5 6 11 16 25 50 5i 10 Francisco City, will pay Inland California, Oregon and Utah! Territory, Mexican Pons, Panama, Grenada, Valparaiso and outn American Republics, Canada and Brit. Am.

Gt. Britain, Ireland and Bremen, Hamburg and German states, Russia Finland, Briti-h AVest Indies, West Indies fnot British), Australian Colonies, (via Sao Francisco) Azores or Western Islands, All ports in the Pacific, when sent direct by packet, from this "Or AM letters for placet marked above with a star, () stiut frepid, or they will not be forwarded, bat will be returned to the writer, if known. Oocsli Lbttsss must in all case pay the doable ratee at above. AU Newspapers must be prepaid 3 cent to California or the ltMted States, and 5 cents to Europe. X.

It is desirable that all letters for the United States should be prepaid, by stamp, which can be procured at this Office. Txtlt tents in American stamps, and jfee cents in Hawaiian stamps, pay the whole postage on a single letter to any part of the L'nited States East; and persona mailing letter are recommended to procure the stamps and pat them on their letters, which will prevent such letters being charted with pottage a second tjise, when delivered at their destination. HENRY" M. WHITNEY, P. M.

Honolulu, July 20, 1S55. ll-4m n. CAUTION. A tl PER.aO3 are berebv cautioned against emplc inc or entennr into contracts with any of the covenanted hinese laborers of Hanalei Ct-ffee Plantation, who were nnlaw-lullt discharged, on or aSoot the 25th June last. Honoluhi.July 13, JS55.

lo tf. R. V. WTLLIE. GENERAL ADVERTISEMENTS nOSTON AND andwicli Islands JS.

QZ2 IKS I FIRST CLASS SHIPS WILL BE DISPATCHED REGITLAKLy s. September, December, March and May, or JT For Freight or Passage, apply to 1 ll-tf B. F. SNOW, Honolulu or- IIEXRY A PIEFwCE, 65 Com'! Wharf. BoLt NATIONAL i UCU i IVTESSIIS.

LEE TrTAIlSHAT RF.5;PF.rrrFiT.T.Y Public of llonolulu. that tliey will otn rvt AMPHITHEATRE for tiie seasonv at the cjrner of Beritania and XW streets, opposite tae tioiei, on oiv TIIE 13th OF SEPTEMCEIt NEX? Their numerous Company, together with ft lartre collection of Imported Horses, are unrin: by any otber Company on tne borders of the tx Pacihc ALLEN Commission dc Dralrr la Ship Chnadlrry, Ifawaiiaa tlw.i.w-i U.T. I Corner Qneea and Kaahuiuanu Honolulu. Oabs i i 11-11 A CAICD. Porter M'Kibbia.

Sarzeaa tie- 1 STORV.S the inhabitants, and visitors of Honolulu 1 neighborhood, that he intend practicing ia the differ branches of hi and hopes be may rest his to their confidence, on an experience of aearly forty jtan practitinnrr in a large seaport auj manutacturiag tows; to' principal hospital ot which he was lor mary years aitsche! oj eratinp Suifeon. 5 In private practice, the dijeuse of women and received much of his sludv and attentioa. Resilience. the bouse lately occupied by J. C.

tfpaldini tl Union trtct. i 1 the fire fc on $200 REWARD. THERE beine erery rrason to b. Iieve that j. consuniea tne lneatreauu sevrrai nirht, was caused by incendiarism, the above reward paid to any paity rivme n.ch information as shall lead i-i appreheaaion or conviction of the person or persons, rails; the above act.

N. All parties bavins any ooJs belonzinf tothe luffrr from the late fire, ill i l. ase deliver then) at the Marshai'ii fice, in the Fort, and if any of the uiismns; articles are it- in inr po.tse-.su after this Notice, they will be nn. to ihe iilino-t rigor of the law. UENRY S.

SWINT. i Ifflrr- Hnnr.hifti.fnTv lit Dtputy Sljuli 1 20O K.V I'KU. I KA he Lumu no nianao i'ai aole I wela wj hale Kii-ka a nie na hale a ae. i dhu i ke abi. i ka Ia Iloomalolo iho nei, nolaila uku ia na dala initio ia i ka in.

a kuliibulii inai i ka tnta nana puhi i aiea booi ia'i oia a lakou pa I. a ale kanawai. I Eia keVilii, hoiliot ma I kcla uiea, keia mt-a, i ka iwv ka poe i pvino i ka ahi, pun net ma kona lima. ilakaM ka Ha.nukn maloko ka Papn, waiho ia'i. Alaailc ma neia hope aku ke kauwahi ia waiwai makna ki in hi kanaka a mea patia, botiji.i ke ia ia.

HALF, Hope Daman, Kena kt llamuku, Honolulu, lulai 10 diiisoi r.xtnanenn tntana or tae a t-taies, will be islied bv the subscriber. (li; tf.) R. CLOl'STOS. For sale by ih of the Iludsoa Bi Company at the lowest market prices. 10 tl.

R. CLOCST01 III vGI.Ef5.For sale by tiie Ajent i the Hudson BavCe at the lowrst prices R. CI.OIVTO.Y CHA.MPGi: -o CIIAMPAGXK CIDER. Of Mipni quality for sale by the Agent ot the H.d-,-n Bat Comma, M-U. K.

CLUL'STOS. HERRV Of (food qualities in quarter Casks, for saUr- tin? Agent ol the Hudson Bay Collipany. I -tf. K. CI.OCST05.

BRXOY. I i Cas. sof 1 doz. for nale bv the Aeentofri-Hudson Comtiiiiy. (lti-lf.) R.

PORTER In Casks of doz, for sale by ih Arpiit of av I'oinpanv. flo-if.) R.CI.uCSTO.Y Pr.RFCJI FRY M-ifi-il -it-tiir. ii J.ies, for.ile Ly the Ae by Delcroix, Hugbej sent Iludiu Con-par Hi tf. R. CLiJl snu.

IIALEU'a EXCHA.VtiU Un the In. led Mates iu ns amoui.tr. or sale by 1J tf THO.UA3 Sl'ENCEK. Kit I. iV CO.

"VFFER FOR KALE. Ihe c-rto of the BeTrmt; no fl'ie Irom I t. Ihe toll.iu iii ruri. iz in pan w-lnnblu and starlet asrswhitr lni.e. i.ils, du do Drills, do do Kancy Umm hnr white lintk I'jm'i tine wlute shirt-, rd, mi ii tits t.l'ie ilot rlo pra Jarkett, col'd I.inry pruned Jaioi.cls, Iii, do In rlieck oranee lafe fnncy Print, while iss nrill rhcrk do strijicd Co.

U.i do colM do. do dark snmiid plate Lawns', Foxes tin Plate, casks- at. in. tinned sauce pan, com Cases ritine siait. asi.

sizes, Do Cutlery, lo t-heath and lielts, rlo Knives, do An. malic Tobacco, Ho Pie Fruits, Do Pearlies. fc asst. Jams, i rati'm wl-ite granite dm: rr sets, do and tea i white granite pl.ite- 1 in, I I ii Jug ship sli; i do Euers and lin-io, do Bowls. es lined an.l hoiiiid hn ins, do P.

L. t'. ucrr.s Kiiu, Ho ihick Loot b-ns lejs.do Women's Mioes native patirtl. With a variety oi ut i- i. Luuieruus to rpet itv.

July IS jj.tf Shoes, eVr. "JSPENS' Fin'' Lned and bound enam'd Biisan, 11 JL do do Calf Jc rtcy tie, Do French calf congress gaiters. Du lined and bound kip brogans, Do do do caif do Wotnens' line enameled lace boctj, do parade do. Hon. June 27, 1855.

8-tf. RICE CO. CUUNA lilCE, lor saia in lots to suit purchastm hy 10-tt RICE CO. I EAS. of best quality, lor sale by 1 10-tf RICE CO.

1 1IEE.E, in Tin; lor sale by 10-tf RICE Co. P1, DIGO BLUE SHEETINGS, for tale by 0-tf RICE CO. 7ELLS FROVOSTS ASSORTED SYKUW English Mustard, SaleraVw, is 10-t RICE Co. Glass, for sale by jjTEELE'3 ENGLISH SOAP, for sale in lots a 3 suit purchasers, by 10-tf RICE Co. ZANTE CURRENTS, for sale by 10-tf RICE Co.

DIAMOND TWIST TOBACCO, a verv super. brand, for sale by 10-tf RICE i Co. ANDLES, for sale br 1 10-tf RICE Co. GHERKINS in gallons, for sale 10-tf" RICE CaL CEASES OF LEANS in Tins, for sale by 10-tf RICE Co- DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP. Tie Copartnership, heretofore existing under tie style of ROBINSON ELDREDGE, is this" dr dissolved by mutual consent.

All debts due, by and to the late firm, will be set- sled by the subscriber, who will continue the bnsi-nes at the old stand. NMt J. V. ELDREDGE. "JT OTICE.

All persons holding anr claims ag 11 PIERCE 1IAGGERTY, are requested tc reauested to pu nish to the undersigned a statement of the mo: that he may be enabled to advise the Attorney Mr. llagzerty what he can do to linuidate the oat- standing demands against hia principal. tl July 15.IS35.-ll-2t ASH ER B.BATEs. TO LET, Jf A VERY pleasantly situated CQTTAG; 'riw in Nunanu Valley, one mile from lulu. For particulars applv to ll-tt E.

BROWN. TO IsCt, TWO LAP.GE AND COMMODIOUS over the store of C. II. Nicholson, in Kind opposite the Seaman's Chapel. For further infor mation, inquire on tne premises.

REEF. BEEF. CONSTANTLY ON HAND, and for sale, TOR-BERT'S BEEF, packed in Rock Salt, in paci-ges of 6.5 lbs. for family use. and in barrels of lbs.

for ships. Warranted to be sound and of the fcest quality. For sale by JAMES MAKEE, Assignee, ll-tf or T. W. EVERETT il i nawasHman i e-Bi.