Ponola [sic] weekly register., 1843-07-15

SEIZURE OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS,
In the House of Commons, on the 3Oth
of May, Sir K. Pee! stated there was
no truth in the report contained in the
papers of that day, of the cession of
the Sandwich Islands TO Great Britain
OF The introduction of the Ericsson
propellers promises 10 work ali early and
entirely revolution in the trade of the
great Lakes. They make their trips in
about the same time that the best steam
ers did few years since, and in half
The time usually consumed by sail yes
sells under favorable circumstances
The expense of running them is but lit
tie more than than OF suii vessels, End
they carry freights at the same rates.
WHARF.-The farmers through this
section of the State are so fully convin-
ced that the wheat crop will be almost
total failure, that they generally decline
bringing it in, although our merchants
are giving SO cents, cash per bushel for
i. Many are of opinion that it will ad-
vance to 81 90 per bushel-which price
they think it will bring next fall for
seed.-Hanni5a7 III. Journal.
The New York correspondent of the
National lntelligencer writes under date
Of Saturday:
The late improvements in daguerreo-
type. (by the united chemists and artists
who form the company of the National
Daguerreotype Gallery are really most
wonderful. Mr.. Hite, the best minia-
ture painter Of New York, has abandon
ed his pencils for sun-beams, and as
branch Of this company, has gone to es-
tablish himself in Philadelphia. By.re
gulating the pose ofthe sitter more ar
tistically, and by some chemical improve
ments, they take as complete likeness
of the subject as is possible in q mirror
color only excepted. They are daily
improving in coloring also. 1t must
soon completely succeed portrait paint
ing.
OREGON, Ho!-Two hundred wagons
and about one thousand persons, left
their rendezvouz at Elm Grove few
days ago, for Oregon. They had no
less than two thousand five hundred head
ofstock with them!- Western Nilsson
ridn.
NIAGARA FALLS RIosITIEs.-Among
the curosities at the Falls is a clock
which keeps excellent time, and goes by
water. 1t was invented, and is kept in
operation by a young man who keeps
curiosity shop near the bridge.--Cin.
Gag.
"His Exceflency!" "His Excellency!''
s'His Excellency::'' We wish the long
cared editors Of the questionable por-
ton of our press would read the journals
and debates of the first session of the
first Congress. They would then be
able to understand that, "The President
of the United States" bears no other Ii
tie than the simple designation of his of
fee. That title, and that alone, was
voted by the fathers of the Republic,
and every other soIemnly voted down.
IN. Y. Com.
We learn from the St. Johns Courier
of the 10th inst, that about two thousand
tons of pine timber of large size broke
adrift on the previous night, ana came
through into the harbor. a portion of
it would be picked up, but most of i
would 60 to sea. The loss will be very
heavy.
! The property left by Baron Stieglitz,
the banker who lately died at St. Peters
burg, is estimated at the enormous amt
of fifty millions Of rubles, between E5,-
100000 and E6,ooo,ooO sterling.
MONEY MArrERss.-The N. Y. Ex-
press of Wednesday says:
There can be no truth in the rumor
that the new Loan is taken; but the
short time the Secretary has allowed
for offers, indicates that he has bidder
in view. This bidder, it is said, is the
agent of the house of Hope & Co., q.
103 for 5 per cent. stock.