New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-11
From the Sandwich Islands.

Files OF honolulu to the lU6h July been
received in San Francisco
missionary expedition to Micronesia to sail from
Honolulu the 18th July The expedition would include
ten persons, four of whom are Sandwich Islanders.
The Superior Court. Chief Justice Lee presiding, adj
iourned until the 9Th July token Of respect
for the Anniversary of American Independence, which
took place on the 5tb,
ousy between the two Houses of Parliament continued
for days in relation to certain amendments made
the appropriation by tho House Representatives
The Mobiles repeatedly rejected the amendments and the
House as often insisted upon them The former bedy
then asked for the appointment Of Committee of Con-
ference to which the latter refused to accede. 1t
then proposed that the two Houses should meet in
yaption to decide finally upon the differences between
them but this too declined by the Representatives
who word back that their decision final and they
would not again reconsider it,
After Il long debate this message Mr.. Judd moved
and Mr.. Wylie seconded the following resolutions
That the House of Mobiles received with surprise the
message from the House Of Representatives this day in
which they refuse to confer with them items of the
appropriation bill which deem of the greatest
to the welfare of the nation. Passed.
That rather than prolong this contest this House do
resolve to pass the bill of appropriations leaving the
responsibility upon the House of in
Of injury TO any department Of the Government which
may result therefrom.. Passed.
Prince Alexander moved and almost the whole House
seconded the following:
Whereas the House of Representatives of the people,
during the present session of Parliament, have passed
resolutions condemnatory Of acts of certain ministers of
the King: Therefore
Resolved by the House of MOBILES, That all resolutions
Of the representatives of the people, having for their OBJ
ect the approval dapproya of the conduct of minis
ters assumptions OF power not conferred upon them
by the constitution the laws the customs of these
Islands, which this House do not approve.
To these resolutions the House made tart reply,
ing the Mobiles of making similar assumption of uncon
stitutional powers. .s
Subsequently the King himself sent message to the
House, asking them to make certain alterations the ap
preparation bill, but that body respectfully declined
On the 9th of July the King prorogued Parliament in
address, in the of which he says " IT the
Of the kingdom under the present depression OF a
rculture and trade should fall short my Government will
be embarrassed and may have occasion to convoke you
to an extraordinary session.
News from New York had been received at Honolulu in
forty-six days. the shortest time record.
law has just been approved by the King fixing the
onuagedues all merchant vessels from foreign
gers fifteen cents per ton register But vessels touch
ing at either Of the ports for repsr supplies refresh
ments advices, shipments discharge of crew and
neither lading, unadDg or transphipping cargo pas
sengers. to be exempt from tonnage dues whaling
vessel may however, transbp the produce of the whale
fishery any surplus stores without becoming liable to
tonnage dues.
The following, from the Panama Echo is to the 18th of
july the Poynesan of that date having been received
there
The whaling business of the islands Is now exceeding
low The Polynesian auding to the matter says, that
harbor is nearly deserted. and the dull
has fairly set in The last whaer left for cruise on
Tuesday. the 18th, and nothing remains but few
coastng vessels and two three under foreign flags.
disease, called at Honolulu Maui fever. is going the
rounds among large part Of the foreign population both
Lahana and at Honolulu 1t is mild in its nature
usually yields in few days to mild medicine and quiet