The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-26 00:00:00

2HE HAW AIIAN THRONE.

A San Francisan newspaper gives the following
particulars of the sovereignty of Hawaii :—" The
present King is slowly dying. He leaves no heir,
but under the Hawaiian law and usage he may de-
signate some one who shall succeed him after his
death, his choice being made with the approval of
his Cabinet, and publicly proclaimed. In the event
of the King dying without issue or designated heir,
a choice is made by the chief or nobles, and ratified
by the people. King Kamehameha is superstitious
and believes that, under the influence of some sor-
cery, he will die on a certain day; and he believes
that his life will be cut short by any provision made
against the time of his death. Prince William, com-
monly known as Drunken Prince Bill," has a
small party of native adherents, who espouse his
claim to the throne for the reason that he is allied
to the old Kamehameha stock, and, except the
present Sovereign, is the only male representative
of that once powerful family. But he is a young
man of notoriously bad habits, and, like Kame-
hameha, is shortening his days by his vices. Though
he is naturally a man of great talent, such are his
habits and reputation he could not possibly cona--
mand any support worth mentioning should a
contest arise. The probability is, however, that
there will be no contest, but that the choice
of the nobles and of the people will fall
upon Mrs. Bishop, whose name is most fre-
quently mentioned in connection with the Hawaiian
succession by those who are well informed in
Sandwich Island politics. Mrs. Bishop is a lineal
descendant from one of the powerful chiefs who
were rivals and coadjutors of the great Kameha-
meha, who conquered the islands and compelled an
acknowledgment of his sovereignty, like a Royal
old usurper as he was. Of superior intellectual en-
dowments, excellent education, a mind improved by
travel, popular among the natives, it is thought
that Mrs. Bishop has superior qualifications for the
position to which her rank and station seem to
entitle her. In the event of an election, she will be
sure to receive the support of the nobles or chiefs,
the missionaries, the foreign residents, and through
these, the whole people of the islands. Mrs. Bishop,
though a pure blood descendant from a powerful
chief, is the wife of an American banker at
Honolulu."

THE NEW REFORM AlgT IN PRESTON.—Consider-
able agitation bas prevailed in Preston with regard to a
move which is being made by cottage property owners for
what is considered by the occupiers to be an unfair advance
of rent. A meeting of owners has boon held and at it a
resolution was passed to the effect that notice should be
served upon all compounding tenants intimating that upon
its expiration, if they remained on the promises, the rent
would be the same; that they would have to pay the poor
rates themselves, and that the owners would continuo to
pay the Local Board of Health and water rates. Almost,
if not quite, every compounding householder in Preston
has since received a notice of this character. The notices
calling upon the tenants to "quit and deliver up possession"
of the houses, &c., they may occupy, or else to pay the
rent hitherto required, as well as the poor-rates, which
have been paid by the landlords and included in the rent,
will come into absolute operation on Saturday next. Last
evening a meeting had to be held in the town with refer-
ence to cottage rents, Ste.

CATTLE PLAGUE.—From the weekly return pub-
lished by authority of the Lords of the Privy Council the
gratifying fact is ascertained that during the week ending
the 21st September no case of cattle plague has been
reported from any part of England, Wales, or Scotlanl.
The total number of cattle reported to have been attacked
in Great Britain since the conunencement of the plague is
278,927, and 50,911 healthy cattle have been slaughtered
to prevent the spread of the disease.