The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-11-15

HE FRENCH outrage AT The SAND
WITCH ISLANDS. From the Alta Californian
Oct. 1st-
NJ Dillon, the French Consul at Honolulu has
Tor some time been at'lOggerheads with the Gov
eminent upon the subject of Catholic rights and
brandy About Aug. Is, the Poursevante and
war steamer arrived, when nj Dillon made GER
tam demands upon the Government, threatening
them with great "great gunds" in case OF non
compliance. The demands, as near as we can
learn, were lst, A reduction OF duties on BRAN
DIES and liquors OF one halt OF such duties as have
been collected since 1916; 3D. The same rights
TO Catholics and their schools as are granted to
Ptotestants; 81, The repeal Of law which COM
nahds whaleships, importing liquor Tor sale, to
pay port charges; 4th, The remission of a fine
Imposed upon some captain of whaleship..-
mere were some minor demands elative TO gre.
dress" and 'satisiaction' for indignities and in.
suits offered to the "Grand Republic" These
demands were made, apd three days allowed for
the Government to comply or refuse
The King being absent, the Admiral waited
until bis return, when the Government refusing
to comply with the demands, the French troops
landed and took possession OF the fort. No re-
slstance being offered, the gallant fellows spiked
and threw from the ramparts the guns of the fort
destroyed the ammunition and public stores and
took all the Hawaiian vessels that were in port.
The Hawaiian flag was lowered, aud the French
no sed. After quiet possession Of the fort for
nee days, the French abandoned it. and retired
on board their vessels. The Kings yacht, Kan.
ehameha III, was manned with Frenchmen and
dispatched, it is supposed to Valparaiso, the
steamer sailed for Tahiti, and the Pourseyant.
with M Dillon and family sailed Tor this place.
where she arrived Tuesday evening
M. Dillon and family have taken passage for
Panama in the steamer Oregon, from whic h
n a hn TO
British Consul General and the American Consul
protested against the action ofthe French forces.
The British Consul General offered his services as
mediator, but was refused. Ii is uncertain what
the result OF all this will be; but the general inn
preston is, that NJ. Dillon has exceeded his now
ers,and that his acts will be denounced bv his Cow
eminent. This belief is strengthened by his
sudden departure, aud his anxiety to be the first
TO represent the matter to his own Government.
IGNORANCE AND CRIME. In Preston Jail.
on an examination of the prisoners, more than
sixty per cent, OF all persons committed, inclu-
ding adults, were unable TO name the months of
the year The same average could not tell the
name oil the relgning sovereign OF the country.
Nearly sixty per cent. had no idea OF such words
as vice and vTtue:" they were Unfamiliar with
them' ana knew not their sense. Thirty seven
per cent were ignorant OF the Saviors name
fh'y 'nVe per cent were unable to repeat cor
rectly the Lords Prayer, even by rote. and MANY
VINO could repeat ii did not understand its mean.
ing Que woman OF 33 read the second clause.
"a II be wedr thy name" OF sixty who pro-
Iesied to know it and TO be able to write, being
asked to set it down without copy, one only did Il
eorrectly; twenty two produced imperfect yer-
slocs; hteen exhibited gross ignorance OF the
te4t' ana twenty two were barely intelhgible.-
ANA 'hese, be it emembered, were nearly all
IN me case OF youth the ignorance is, if
II can be- still more profound. - English Paper.