Star.
London, England, 1826-01-20 00:00:00

DEATH OF CAN'AIN COOK.

The following account of ,the de•th of this reat
navigator is ct:ined from an Arnericil Work, entitle)
" A J )urnal ot a Tour arouni tjawaii, the largest of
the Sandwich Islands. By a ateutat'on from the
M,ssi,:n can those I.lands."

Tile deputation consisted of Messrs. Thur.ton, Ellis,
Bi,hop, and Goodrich, Missionaries; who were also
accompanied hy Mr. .1. R. Elmwood, an ingenious
mechanic.

At Ka tvaroa, sever.,l miles south of Kairna, and
where a missionary station has since been established,
some of the p ivy climbed up the tricks, and visited the
cave where the body of Captain Co(!lc was deposited
on firs: being taken from the beach.. The natives
(several of ahem that visited the scene are still living)
relate the ci*cumciances of his dea.ll as follows:
Captain Cook and King Taraidpu were walking to-
gether towards the shore, wl.en our people thronged
round the King, and objected to his going any farther.
While he was hesitating, a man, running from the other
side of the bay, entered the crowd kinsost 'breathless,
and exclaimed, " It is war ! The foreigners have .com-
menced hostilities, have fired on a cai:ne from one of
their biCats, and killed a Chief 1" This enraged some of
our people, and alarmed the Chiefs, a. they feared he
would kill the King.. The- peopte armed themselves
with clubs, stones, an) spears. Kanona entreated her
husband not to go. - 411 the Chiefs did the same. The
King sat down. The intrigher seemel agitated, and
started for his boar. Then one I Our men attacked
loin a spear, but he turnlcl, and will) his double-
batrzlled gnu shot the man who struck him. Some of
our people, then threw stones at him, tvlticli being teen
by his men, they fired on us. Captain' Cook turned,
and tried to stop his men from firing, but he could not,
on acc-unt of the noise. He was turning again to
speak to us, when he was stabbed in the back with a
pahoa. A spear was at the same instant driven throng!)
his brt'''. He fell intn the water and spoke no more.

Atter he was dead we all wailed. I Its b-nes were se-
parat d, and the flesh scra;:ed off and burin, as WAS the
practice in regard to- our own Chief's when they died.
We thought he was our god Reno, worshipped him as
such, a.id reverenced his bones."

On a previorri uccasion, Mr. Goodrich had visited
the spot where his body twai tut to pieces, and the flesh
burnt. Lis a small enclosure about ti'reen feet square,
surrounded by a wall five feet high. Within is a kind
of hearth about eighteen inches high, eocircled brit
row nt rude stones. Here the fire was kindred on the
ahnvearentioned occasion. The place is still strewed
with charcual.

OPENING OF CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Ehtc 8.

Last Monday, I witnessed the assembling or the
Chamber of the Representatives. The scene was im-
posing—the business of hallooing for Speaker was con-
ducted with great decorum—the manner in which he
WAS led to the chair, the administering of the oath to
him, and the silence which pervaded the House when
he expressed his obligations for the honour conferred
upon him—all was impressive. The ceremony of admi-
nistering to the Members of the new Congress the usual
oath next followed—this, one would suppose, would be
interesting—yet the manner in which it is performed
takes from it much of the effect which it should have.
The Members ate called up by States before the Clerk's
desk—the Clerk holds up a small Bible towards the
grorip—those who choose lay a hand upon it, while the
others raise An arm. The Speaker then repeats the
oath in a low tone of voice—the book is kissed by these
who touch it, while others drop their arms and hurry
Ito their :4 ats. As I was not near enough to hear the
oath, I know it •t whether it be worJed so as is answer
both forms of swearing. You will, no doubt, he sur-
prised to learn, that almost all the Mrtiihers of ►he
New Eriglaitd States raised their hands,while those Irons
the Souther u States, without, I believe, a single ex-
ception, l.id their hands upon the good book, and
kissed it. I asked an old man who stood hear me, the
reason of this difference? and he attempted to account
for it by saying, that the New England Members were
all Presbyterians, and the Southern all Episcopalians!
A few minutes after the Members sk ere sworn, a
shabby looking fellow, taking advantage of the mu-
mentaty absence of the door- keeper, made his way into
the Hall, and stalked directly in front of the Speaker's
seat, where he attempted to tell his business; tie was
immediately taken by the arse, and turirea to the tight-
about; he requested, in very audible terms, th At the
Gentlemen woul.i not be in a hurry to chew him the
door, as what he had to say would occupy their Atten-
tion but a few minutes; he was, however, deemed ". ut
of order," and in a &oat time was out of doors. As
these are a great many new Members in the House, it
is to be hoped that this example will bate its doe in-
fluence upon their conduct.
Yesterday I spent an hour or Lao in the Se- it e, and
had the satisfaction of hearing a brief debate, whitot
Alll`,C on a resolution submitted by Mr. Dicker,on, of
N. J. last Tuesday, having tor its object the appo at-
ment of a Committee on Manufactures, thus selmr .t.ng
the two subjects of Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr. Holmes first spoke. He was in favour of
the resolution, on the Wound that the matters
c nnected with commerce, and those eel icing to manu-
factures, were too numerous, coo impoit.siii, and too
diversified, to be longer coil usted to a single Comoirt.
te.r. I liked his manner and ins lauguage— the first was
Sedate and firm, dl4 latter correct, and flowed slo. ly

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LONI)ON.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1896.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols opened this morning at 801 for the Account ex div.
some were dune at 00} Nothing of consequence is doing except
in paying and receiving Accounts.
_lt is now evident that the Account was a great Beer Account.
In the Foreign Market nothing is doing as yet, and all the Fo-
reign Prices and Shares remain as yesterday.

Pt: ICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank 5t0i162141/2 211, .
'3 per Cent. lied. 811/2 8084
3 per Cent. Cons. 80% 79%
3} per Cent. 891/2
3i per Cont. Red. 8854 % % %
4 per Cent. New es div. 971/2 96%
Long Ann. 20',4 1-16
India Itonds 7 12 prem.
I:1P00 Esclteq. 1E116.1 dis. par. 2 dis.
£5OO ditto 1 dis. 1 prem.
I:100 and £2OO ditto 2 prem. par.
Coos. ii" Acct. 801/2 79%
FRENCH FUNDS, PAM, Lomas, is.
Five per Cents. . . . 9111. 752.
Three per Cents. . . . 6sf. sc.
Bank &nck . . . 11010 f.
FORK! Li N FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Austrian lids 5p Cr i 3let. Scrip.
Brazilian Bonds, 651 Neapolitan Bonds,
Ditto Acct. Peru.. Ms, 6 p C. 42
bn.Scrip,spC.lB2s, Ditto Acct. 41
Buenos Ayres Bonds 74 73 Ditto Scrip, 1825,4 p C.
Milian llonds,6p Ct. Pot tuguese Bonds
Colombian lids, G p C. Pru55.13414.5p C.
IM. lids 1824, 581 1 71 Do. Bonds, 1822,
Do.'Acc. 581 1 8 1 71 Itess.lids,lB92. 6 p C. 831
Danish Bonds, 591 Ditto Acct. 831
1)u. Narks Span. Sp Ct. C. 131
Do.llds. 3 pC. 1825, Ditto for Ace.
Ditto Acct. Ditto 510,
Greek hunts Span. sp. tk. C. 1823,
Do. lids, 1825,14; French Rentes,s p C.
Ditto Acct. Exchange
Itlex. Bonds 5 p. Ct. French laites,'3 p C.
Ditto Acct. 5 p C. Exchange,
Do. Ilds, 1825, 6p C. 651 1 5 Goateanala Bonds,
Do. Acct. 65} 1 1 1 5t Ditto Scrip
11111.1*ISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK.
MARL rant.
Brazilian 100 5 91 1 10
Bolivar so 5 16
l'ssro Peruvian 100 5 21 2
Alliance British & For. 100 10 111
PalLtdium 50 2 11
lirt:l4l Iron Company - 100 45 151 14
British Rock & Patent Salt 1.0 6 7

sVe me enabled this day to present to our Readers,
the official yearly statement of the Revenue of Ireland,
which may be badly summed as follows:
1824. 1825.
From Customs and Excise at 2,742,755 X 2,1127,153
From all other sources . 947,535 797,447

.C,624,800

So that, while on the first two great branches of Re-
venue there is an improvement of £84,378, on the le-
maining branches there is a falling off of £149,668. and
on the whole a deficiency of 65.2901. as compared wi h
the preceding year, or about If per Cent.
Looking to the total revenue of the Empire for the
year now ended, we are bound to say, that notwith-
s.anding the unprecedented digress which in the last
Quarter overwhelmed the commercial classes, the esti-
mates of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER have been
more than realised. Including, on both sides, the item
for naval and military pensions, provided for by sepa-
rate trustees, and excluding a million sterling for wine
duties returned, and also 350,000/. lost on tobacco by
an omission in renewing some particular temporary
snactmeut which expired last Session—the total reve-
nue expected by Mr. Rosloson was 55,100,0001.
whereas, there has been realised 56'66819891. being a
surplus from taxation of 1,568,989/.
With a population equal to one half of the rest of the

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Empire, its Revenue is only in the p:opattion
074,624, for every million, or less than 7i per Cent, of
that raised in England and Scotland. By the articles
of Union, it was laid down that the Land-tax of
Ireland shogld equal three-seventeenths of that of
Great Britain, or more than 17} per Cent. But it is
lamentable to observe that the prosperity of the Sister
IKingdom, so far from attaining this proportion, seems
to decline progressively.
Taxation is at the lowest possible point, and yet no
sensible benefit is perceivable in the extension of com.l
merce -and internal consumption, as might have been
expected.

The " Catholic Association of 1826," as it is called
in the Dublin Evening Post, had its second meeting in
Dublin, on Tuesday, Lord FFREXCH in the Chair.
The proceedings commenced with Mr. Mc:maxim.
reading the several petitions for Emancipation. On
coming to a paragraph which stated that the treaty of
Limerick had been violated, Mr. LAWLICSS suggested
the propriety of a distinct petition on that subject, as it
would afford Mr. Peet, an opportunity of redeeming
his pledge, that if it was proved the treaty had been
violated, he would support the claim of the C•thol:cs..
Mr..O'Colorm, in his usually temperate manner, said
he could place no reliance on Mr. Pm., who had sent;
his brother-in-law, Mr. DAwsoN, upon an " infernal
crusade" to the North.

The next paragraph in the Petition, that clicked a
comment, was that which denied the charge against the
Catholics, of a divided allegiance. To disprove this
charge, Mr. Corruma mentioned the case of General
Common, an Irish Catholic, who maintained the last
hold of Spain in South America. This sort of evidence
did not suit Mr. O'Commr.,- who exclaimed, 14 Bat he
fought against liberty I" The Rev. Mr. L'ESTRANQS
rose to give anecdotes of Catholic bravery, which no
person doubts ; when Mr. LAWLESS interrupted him by
expressing his disapproval of alI invidious mention
of Catholic exploits. Mr. Otosarna., as usual, differed
from Mr. LAWLESS. After some further remarks, the
Petition was put and carried nem. am.
We yesterday noticed how Mr. O'CoNsista. had
backed out of his former measurei, the disfranchising
the Irish forty shilling freeholders, and paying the
Catholic Clergy, by proposing a Resolution* which
deprecated them. This he did with a sort of mental
reservation of his private opinions. Of this Resolution
we had not then a copy, but it was almost in the very
same words as an amended Resolution proposed by
Mr. O'Goassati on Monday, and which, on. Tuesday,
Mr. O'CONNELL moved, having previously declared
that 44 he gave it his most cordial assent." The Reso-
lution is as follows :

" Resolved—That the prayer of our Petition shall embrace the
principle to its fullest extent of unqualified emancipation ; and that
we emphatically deprecate the introduction of any measure into
Parliament, purporting or tending to restrict the elective franchise,
or interfering with the discipline or independence of the Catholic
Church in Ireland."

This resolution, which was received with loud cheer,
Mr. RICHARD O'GORMAN (who had first proposed it o
the preceding day,) seconded. Mr. DOWELL O'REII:IN
sup; orted it. The Hon. Mr. PRZSTaI said he could
not support, but would not vote against; the resolution.
Lord GOKMANSTON, in voting for it, declared he did so
for the sake of unanimity.
Mr. LAWLESS, who had been taking a census of the
Meeting, and found it to contain only 115 Members,
said, if he considered it a fair representation of the
public feeling of Ireland, " he would not interrupt
what he feared would be the ccnsequence of this day's
debate, union among them. He was certainly as ans'ous
for the harmony and strength of the Catholics, as Mr.
O'CoNtrau., or any other Gentleman, but he wanted
such a resolution on these measures as would prove
itself a fair and honest indication of public opinion.
He hoped to see this body,and Mr.O'Commt, acknow.
ledge, in deference to that opinion, that he had com-
mitted a high political offence, in entering into what
he had candidly acknowledged to be a barter with the
Minister of the Cro n."

Mr. LAWLESS concluded by moving an amendment,
which, afti r some delay, appears to have been seconded
by Mr. COPPINORR ; 110W•Vert after some little ami-
cable discussion, Mr. LAWLESS was prevailed on to
withdraw his amendment, at the same time declaring
his dttamination to bring it before an Aggregate Meet-
ing for discussion.

Mr. O'CONNELL'S resolu,iun was put and carried ;
and alter Lord KILLEEN had given notice of a motion
to entrust the Petition to the Marquis of LANIDOWN and
Sir FRANCIS Bummer?, thanks were ♦oted to the
Chairman, and the meeting separated. The discussions,
it will be seen, were of a move temperate character than
usually mark the proceedings of this body.

We hate received the Etat of yesterday, by ex press.
It contains a long account, horn Rome, of the cere-
monies at Christmas, and the Apostolic letter of the
Pope, Lao XII. on closing the Jubilee. 'fhe Doile
has some remarks on the events of the 26th of De-
cembev, at Sr. Petersburgh : there seems reason to
bel:eve, that Prince TROUBITIMOY, and the soldiers
who declared for CONSTANTINE, did so out of re-
spect for the Military Oath of Allegiance they, and
even the Grand Duke NICUOLAS, had taken to him.'
The following persons were arrested on the occasion, in
addition to those already men Toned :—ltarrouom,
Aid-de-Camp to the Duke of WURTEMBERG JArou.
sown.; Captain of the St. Petersburgh Dragoons;
PANOI4I. aged 17 years, and STORCK, Officers in the
Grenadiers; the two brothers, STZUZPICIN ROSTOWSKY,
of the Moscow Regiment ; the three brothers BAIL-
GARIN ; Rarrououts, Officer of Marine; Pousaata,
Officer of the Regiment of Sappers ; and Smirker /. •
Accounts from Carlsruhe state, that the Hargrave

—JuuIFETsrLWTIi

Lentiotti, with a numerous mitt, would ptececd titSt
Petersburgh, to compliment the new Emperor of Rus•
WA, on the part of the Court of Baden.
Tbe Hudson,packet ship,has atrived from New York,
which place she left on the 20th ult. but the letters and
papers have not been delivered. Charleston Papers to
the 23d ult. have reached us, but they contain no intel-
ligence of particular interest.

Philadelphia Papers to the 21st nit. have been te-
ceived in the Nnrth and South American Coffee-house.
An article from Caraccas, of the 23d November, states
that it is currently reported, that the Government of
the United States has refused to become a party to the
assembly of the American States, about to be formed in
Panama, but that the refusal is courte.'us, and that a
complimentary commission is appointed, to announce it'
in Panama. On the 24th inst. General PEDRO Ban-
Citt4o MENDA, left Caraccas for Laguyra, to proceed
forthwith on his important mission to Panama. Ac-
counts from Bogota to the 19th Oc•ober, state, that the
Intendant of Boyaca has pro!iibited games of hazard
and chance being played in that departmeat. In Con-
gress, Mr. HANIILTOM laid on the table a resolution,
calling on the President of the United States fir all
the correspondence which has taken place between the
South Amer can Governments and the Executive,
respecting the inv.tation to send representatives to the
Congress of Panama.