The New York herald., 1851-08-23
dollars 70 pay the required ex pensss.

INTELLIGENCE FROM THE SANDWICH IsLANps.-0ur files
Of the Poynsian to the l4th Of June That paper
discussing the subject Of Ind pendence Pr ,tecton
the following language, after mentioning tbs sup
position that the native government is liable to become
extinct
when . bis Majesty to b the
foreign and respected and beloved BY loyal
But admits that the thus to be depored is
certain to occur and in reference to the rapid in
hux of British subjects and citizens of the United States
that %S the ia, dir Dhns native pSpuaon are
& ss d OF n seas one day n the paS:
Of the land Let emulate each other in indy 70
the native race and in moulding society upon
In the doings Of the House Of Representative there
june 7th, We have the fo1wipg-
Rhodes presented resolution re- e The effect tha. the
them With all the Information in his possession in regard to
project said to have been entertained by of mis- Ma
js mnisters to annex these andsto the nited state
The POynesian of the 7th of June gives the following
Died in this city of paralysis on the evening Of the ID
inst Kebauonohi, grand daughter Of kamehameha L.
aged 40 KekauonS hi Of the Of Liho
Tho tefUre the introduction Of Christianity Afte. his
death she married to Kaliiahonu Of kaumuaIi
King Of Kauai she governed Kauai for several years
and removed to Oahu in 1874 the esponsble
advisers Of the king in all matters Of state She died
without issue possessed Of large landed estate which
We understand she devised by WILL executed some time
previous to her death.
The proximity Of the islands to the great commercial
emporium Of the Union is in hcated by the following
15gses SE dates ssas days later than s
by them to the 18th. fifty days from New York.
City Intelligence.
CRY PrssY Posr.-rhis great desideratum has at
length been estabished it was long since advocated
by the Herald; it tried experiment by the
Post Office authorities, and now it is IN fat oe-
eompR-s fixed fact, publicly promulgated, a may be
by reference 10 the order Of the Postmaster
General, in another part Of this days paper. The ad-
vantsges Of this mmodaton to the public OBJ
vious that 1t Is waste Of time and space to
them and the only wonder is why 1t not long since
adopted 1t has existed for many years in London Dub
lin and other ctiee Of Great Britain and Ireland and its
benefits felt and acknowledged by the inhabitants Of
those cities Our government has been slow in making
this reform; but better late than never
Letters be delivered in the city found in the boxes
Of spy branch post offices in the city, OF which
there already 200, will be delivered At charge Of
one cent
Circulars and bandbls each one cent.
Newspapers and pamphlets, each half cent.
Letters dropped into the Post Office TO be delivered In
the city, in addition TO drop letter postage one cent
Letters from the mails will be charged for
delivery Letters carried from the boxes to the Post
oces free Of charge The forty i've carriers to call
at the boxes four times day, namely At and IL O'Clock
A NJ, and2 end O'Clock p. NJ. This arrangement gets
rid Of the numerous express Offices In which there
great delays and irregularities; and what greatly
bauces the accommodation is that stamps are Issued for
payment of city postage and soli at the Post
Office ard at the several stations that II any person
desires TO desJ atch letter any person any the
city below Ffieh street he have sent and deliver
ed free Of any charge, by sfxinR penny stamp The
only objection 10 part OF ths arrangement the
charge Of drop postage for city letters dropped into the
Post Office Ii would be simpler better and salts
factory, II there but uniform charge Of cent for
ell letters from part cf the city TO another matter
where dropped But we must not hnd fault when We
have got 80 much that IL good During the month Of
July there delivered In the city from boxes. and
from the Poet Office letters despatched fro portion
Of the city TO another 2 22 and here carried
from the branch Office TO the Post Once. for the mails
257 letters free of charge The Branch Pos, 0nce
City Penny Post is presided over by Mr. Marceus Eells
who Is known TO be very efficient and active officer.
THE MARsHaLL JurmEE The premium OF t~o hun.
dred dollars offered by the Executive Committee Of the
Msrsha Jubilee, for the best display Of fireworks,
awarded TO Messrs. j. / Isaac Edge, OF Jersey City
For grandeur Of design variety Of coo and spendor In
execution the exhibition Of the Messrs Edge in the
opinion Of the gentlemen appointed judges superior to
that Of Mr. Uadfeld. which Is the highest compliment
they couc have paid the Mtssrs Esge pyrotcchnist
arsts. Tie pieces produced by the two competitors
the most splendid exhibitions of the kind pre-
rented to the New York public and II impression
they ba,e never been surpassef Ia any country The
committee bad we learn great difficulty In arriving at
fatsctcry decision D the matter In consequence Of
the great beauty of the fireworks manufactured by each
artist
FnE- About two O'Clock, this morning, FIRE occurred
In Bs.ys drug store. Of Water street and Bur-
Ing slp IL mated by the burstng vitrol 1l-r
II extireuished with very tri1ng damage The fire.
men turned out in considerable numbers