The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-03 00:00:00

PRESENT STATE OF' THE NAVI-:
GATORS' ISLANDS.
In the year l 830, when the Missionaries Williams
and Larff first landed at Savaii, one of the Navigators'
Islands, a dreadful contest was about to take place
owing to the murder of Taimafainga, a powerful rul..er.
1.,y the interposition of these benevolent men, the pe-
riod of hostility was shortened, and a better spirit in-
fusel into the minds of the leaders. The happy change
confirmed the influence of the new faith, and led to
the desire for new teachers, which was gratified to a
certain extent, at least, in 1836, when several from
England arrived on their shores. At a meeting of
the Chiefs, among whom was Malietoa, these ser-
nnt4. of Christ entreated that the war should not
be renewed. They were assured that it should
thnot, and, moreover, that, if any quarrel arose among
e leaders, a reference would be made to them as
umpires.. 'The author of a letter from Upalu, dated
two Years later, calculates, that the number of
Christians there is about twenty thousand; that,. in
&wail, there are between twelve and thirteen thou-
sand; in 'Tutuila, about six thousand; and in Manono
al l the people, amounting to not less than one thou-
-';and, have openly professed the faith of the Redeemer.
11 one of the districts of Anna was held, in 1837, the
PV.Bt 'missionary meeting in the Navigators' Islands.
Qwas attended by two thousand five hundred
rs(nis ; the conquerors and the conquered mingling
tt?gether. Chiefs of each party delivered speeches on
cecas!on, in which, while they did not forget the
in'*bject of the assembly, they severally made
°ll4lng allusions to their former contests, contrast-
.ng with those sanguinary scenes their present de
sghtfta harmony. On the very spot where the last de-
latnlctixe war was waged a number of flourishing vil-
a-ges now stand, each of which has one or more schools,
(ind divine worship is regularly' performed on Sun-
vaYi Wednesday, and Friday. Even in their uncon-
i„,,eriecl: state, as already noticed, the manners of the Sa-
Zs, and their skill in the construction and manage-
tocef canoes, were greatly superior to those of
sliarquesan and the Society Islanders. Now there
t4;rtber observed a considerable degree of dignity in
eliti' behaviour towards visitors and strangers. The
eon o
t,rin dress of the men was formerly very slight,
wills e the ting of nothing more than a girdle of leaves,
mat, women satisfied themselves with a shaggy
tOn NN'hich they displayed all the ingenuity pecu-
RTeat the
sex in matters of dress. At present the
npliber wear decent wrappers of calico, with
they 1711,,'„g°,wns ; and when they cannot afford these,
secrij. garmer.ts of a coarse though not un-
cloth
Por manufactured from the bark of trees.
the an':fi'ilvtien vessels arrived, muskets and beads were
quir3;lse'es most in demand; but now the principal in-
Tit. Made for wearing apparel, slates, pencils, and
l‘eo„fmg paper. The master of a whale ship recently
fort essf'd that he had carried to the Navigators' group
„ muskets for barter, and had only sold two. In
41" Id, the history of modern missions does not sup-
Y a more powerful inducement to Christian zeal, or
wr,r!lc ore gratifying reward to the intrepidity with
„enh their great objects have been pursued. A few
jars ago, the European who casually landed on those
ae,aenaltirldib-ia,lism,saw everywhere prevailing rapine, murder,
and other crimes, at which his heart
th °lied ; at present, he may contemplate, at least in
tke christianised districts morals comparatively pure,.
andse exercise of a rational worship, peace, confidence,
brotherly kindness, all heightened by the assured
zrbercourse of social enjoyment.—Edinburgi Cabinet
rarY, XXXIII. Polynesia.

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s‘'ll"' LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
1?i -IL"Dn's, Nov. 2.—Wind, this day at noon, easterly,
let airs and hazy.
- TE CREEK,Nov.
STANcia l.—Arrd. Mayborough,
OPEC Sally and Betsy, Hall, Patras.
, Nov. I.—A.M. N.W., P.m. S.W. light—
'''. Walmsley, Sierra Leone, with the rs of the
Ab°lltvvard bound. The Champion, if
m Cadiz,. in the
elvhs, reports having experienced very bad weather,
„Passed several ships with topmasts gone.
411 er, A
4iOSGATF, Nov. I.—Sld. Isabella Anna, and Tra-
frica'.
°}l' DOVER, OCT. 31.—Ann Margaretha, Norway.
Potersmourn, Nov. I.—Wind, variable and light.
- Sid.'Scourfield, Cape of Good Hope, Montreal, New
York ; her Majesty's ship Calcutta, Plymouth.
West
I- ouTtiAmPTox, Nov. I.—Sld. Tay packet,
41Idies ; Oriental packet, Alexandria.
N.N.E.,
moderate
lIAIZIOUTII, Nov. 1.
;'e---.Sld. Liverpool p—ael.ktVieditnGribrltr.
W.N.W.W light.—Arrd.
J 'LIVERPOOL, Nov.l.
,Salrildehmeiandgs,,
411,,'11ea, Clarke, Calcutta, sailed from
1 b„
'ne 11, St. Helena Sept. 4 ,
Itomeletashee
k: '''''Sid. ~ Pernambuco • St. 'V incents, St.
4.4
-aLI Esther, Calcutta; Princess, Charlotte,
v. .)ay ; Isabella, rn
heicents ; Bolins, Hraeytia;mCrowin, St. John's, New
'''clini 'wick. Arrd. off, Ann Hall.
Fell,
(441312, OcT 30.—Arrd. Barlow, Quebec.
DarnellYAß2 -,-,
—ll RI OCT. 31.—Fortuna, Newfoundland.
-u'rn noans, Nov. I.—Arrd. Alexander,
, Quebec
York •
SRIEI-1)„,3, OCT.. 30 AND 31.—S1d. Borodina, New
.) ' "I'Lebia, Aden.
stedanL) °"' 30.-----Arrd. Hoop, Surinam, for Am-
buroiitj°B. ePhine, Valentine, Rio Janerio,for a
Inc,' ' Marie JUlie, Marker, Padang, for Rotterdam ;
e following
OFF nstant, pugwa3h.
I'li S"TawOLD, OCT. 31.—Venerable, Quebec.
is posted at Lloyd's :
z -NOTICE TO MARINERS.
I-LA.III3MR LIGHT OF ALICANTE.
The foll
els,tablis
dYdrographie Office,Admiralty, Oct. 28, 1842.
' sl's Government :—" A fixed light has been
Majesty + °wing information been
.received by her
is recd tables on the Mcle Head of Alicante, at an eleva-
-1," cf 95 feet above the level of the sea, and may
the Southward, miles. It
be seen at the distance of fifteen m .
!! rece
mthended on making the light at night, from
to bring it to bear North by compass,
clear 1 y
t 0 clear
"nO account to the Eastward of that bearing,
0 a roe,--
Island.
n apprea h. •
shoal offthe East-end of Plane _
brow cmg it from the Eastward it should. not be
i.ht to bear Westward of W.N.W. to avoid Cape
Illiertos,
the]. s may an
Ve - l chor to the Southward of
ight in 5 to 8 fathoms."
SE .
„T SELF 11
---EVOTION, EDITED BT THE AUTHOR OF
World SUEIALTERN."—These volumes come before the.
trtAtl under circumstances which give an advert-
,Ti°4s interest to them that their intrinsic and steer
theing
,6 eduction of a
„rerits might well have dispensed with. They
• st as
young and beautiful Scotch lady named
arePhellwho has been taken from the world
she iv'
literary about to reap the re
p,s labour,in the admiring gratitude
of its readers.
mf'ard of this, her chief
gust novel belongs to an excellent school, that of the
more than con-
listens, Ferriars, and Bruntons,
fire:ls the favourable impression made by the writer's
t:q production, " The Only Daughter
t-'• 'mietrselcharaofca-
,trii incidents, and situations be
echono in they per-
a0,..1113, domestic nature, findingthe
arul experience of all, but an
with which they
e connected Is contrived with greatp care, and deve-
,l-te ,d With a degree of artistical skill and judgment
; 'eh are now-a-days rarely aimed at, much less
141 j
11 1-eved, even by the most experienced and popular
_.4elistc.3.
(The:3INbITION OF THE POOR TN LAMBETH.—An in-
Sea was held yesterday before Mr. Carter, at the
Louisa i'llani Sea Lion-street, New-cut, on the body of
iooamoo
it -fill'sa I, Sea
aged five months. From the evidence
cosier "I'Peared the deceased went to bed with its parents,
gers, ore Wednesday night last, apparently
ewg-147, ",,Plth, and the next morning the mother was
(lelocii-(tc.l bearing it groan. Deceased died at six
for its 0,:, morning•
pavement with th The mother could not account.d
was oh Ce'3tiedosfid the only injury deceased receive
when she full on the
sePtember,
ceiveda,biow e child in her arms, and the tatter re-
surgeon com °,ll
.the investigation the
the bad ven-
head. During the
Nation pained of the excessive filth,
hick , and the state of the sewers in the street wrs,deceased resided. It often happened that the
O;Zr-closts were overflowed to the extent of threedt
cross inches, so that the lodgers were oblige ho.. the yard upona planks. The inhabitants of the
nearly
lived in a shocking state of filth. They weren
thin gy all costermongers, and it was no uncommo
ev.t 10r them to sleep in the room in which crabs,i
il'uieerrs, fish of other kinds, and vegetables, were ctepet
houses
the bed. He was afraid to enter one of h
state" a few days ago, it was in such a dangerous
vent The Coroner said it was not possible to pre-
wher:Merniongers having what they sold in the room
„,1,
.they 51e.....
In He recommended any personsh
ho",? _llllBht feel aggrieved to represent the state of e
cp"i'e'rsstona.Mgistrate, and indict the owners or °c-
an 0,. ,21 them for a nuisance. Verdict, " Died from 0,0_1:4310n of blood on the brain, but how caused
r Was no evidence to show."
A,
'l, reas 44P"R
—T
TANT TO Hor Gnownus.he Lords of the
be rises Y have directed that the hop grounds should
'generalsed for the property and income-tax under the
the rule applicable to other lands, and not under
ass_s_Pecial rule contained in schedule B, No. 8. The
nlaTcsnient is, therefore, on all hop plantations ta be
schedule B.
' at 7d. in the pound under schedule A, and 3fd.
under„re
The special rule above referred to
directed cted that the assessment under schedule B should
the duff according to the rules in schedule D, and
A duty to be charged in such last-named schedule.
pr "liar allowance was granted under the former
Pcrty•tax Act by a Treasury Minute of 15th of
July 18 1 3 .Kentish Gazette.
0f.111,14.01ti AL litAitiNos.—The Americans are fond
ear )44;ning heraldic insignia on the panels of their
reajllages, though their notions of what such things
are and m • to be meagre enough.
A, pn „ . can appear
out a
Lo_ gllsh dipioMatist, not long ago, carried
4__'.l`l,oh carriage and harness to Nev York ; some
veluent shortly after his arrival required that he
shouldnfter‘• A
send it to h 1.. ' •and, on calling
a coac ma -er s ,
`arus, what was his astonishment to find the
Dipeople imitating his shield and crest on half a dozen
gs and dog-carts belonging he knew not to whom!
i e cOachmaker, on his asking some explanation,
Made
admired."
answer, " that the pattern seemed to be much
—Tableau de Iliceurs Americaines, par Gus-
tave de Beaumont.