New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-06
Flsiters from California Movement. OF Cow
erpmenf-Disa-trous Gale-Greet Ri-e in
Price--C rop--InterestiBg statistics, DC.

B3SoLvLu. sunday, Jan .. ls51.
The whaling season Il past and the daA sessor
hrs arrived, but rs monotony is somewhat brokel
| By ihc crowd d Cslior4ians Who have come dovr
70 winter What . called the rainy season hsi
So 30. aad everything looks bright and green Oul
rainy season is not what the California rainy sea
son s-only beautiful Aprl showers, Of winch .
e~ hours Sun expels all traces except the in'lg
orstinr Influence upon the foliage. The crowd.
from the coast concur IN declaring Honolulu para
disc which J., certainly IS when contrssted with
San Francisco in ~ present state
There IS little news Of interest 10 the poltica
word The French farce has ceased b sf.rd 4
topic OF conversation. The former Commissioner
OF the United states has eft for California HIS
successor you know has made treaty a. San
Francisco with the Hawaiian Envoy Exuaord.
nary. and gone home. = the tespo, which has Sc
long been aeitated by tempests L now quesce0t
Everything being quiet are IN hopes the 2
nitares vii lag aside their ribbons and baubIc.
aud turn their attention to the permanent interests
OF the country. Lots Of Csifornians want to pur
ohafe lands but their present system Of rule is SC
cumbersome that the 20 ahead Yankees can't welt
The King has convoked the Legislature 70 meet
the 3 Of April when it is said, the repeal Of the
nat IRA ization laws viii be attempted IS the Gov
eminent begin 10 see the necessity Of encouraging
emigration. The Poyaesian Is calling attention
70 the matter indirectly. b an imperfect census.
recently published the present population amounts
70 only sO,Cfl. The excess Of deaths over births
duuug the year 81 is there put down at sos
which gives Oh annual decrease Of about eight per
cent at which rate the native race viii soon be.
come extinct
The credentials Of Mr. CHAs. EAvEs as Com
missioner Of the s. were received at the Foreign
Office few days since The L. S propeller Mas
sachusetts and cutter Ewing are in port. The
Massachusetts is 10 leave in few days for Cafor
MIA via Hilo Ten vessels have arrived from San
Francisco during the past week There are now
Il merchant vessels in port, only of which are
American. A disastrous gale lately occurred on
Hawaii, Dec n. Uroofag the houses and doiDr
much damage. Provisions and produce Of all kinds
have advanced IN price owing to the great dram
for the California market Flour s2j. pork S2j 2
$50 potatoes, fruits aud vegetables treble their
former price Board has advanced from s. 10 slt
anj houses are scarce owing 10 the crowds Of vis
tors
Preparations are making for large crop next
season. The producto Sugar viii much exceed
the calculations Of those abroad the coming year
The gross duties on goods imported the past year
amounts 10 s222ll5 o. Of which sl9l94i 90 IS
duties on Spirits and Wines The nett duties
after deductiug the duty on bonded goods
which viii probably be exported is $4,000 90
Gross nett receipts from Custom Hoses s-3,23l %
i5i whaleships have entered at Lshaina during
the year. aud 40 at Ho0olulu-totai ga Of which
pei were American. Total value Of domestic pro
ducc exported and furnished to vessels during the
year sac, estimated at $4,000 90 l62 merchant
vessels have arrived at Honolulu during 80. and
Il at Lahaina ~ vessels Of war visited this POI,
during the year $40
The prospect Of this group Of Islands is bright
and il only wants an cnterprisins white population
to make them re ally an earthly paradise. So mote
il be. Yours Dow