Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1853-07-23
From our Ertra Of Saturday.
SATURDAY, JULY 16 1855

the Chinese ship Hamilton, San Francisco
Daily Wing of the Both of June. announcing
the arrival of the mail steamer Panama, on
the 29th, l6 l-2 days from Panama, with the
United States mail of the 3Oth, and dates
from New York to the 3lst of May,-eleven
days later than our previous advices.
We are indebted to Capt. Keller, Of the
Hamilton, for the loan of the paper which Ne
procured of news boat just as his vessel
was under way.
The announcement of'diplomatic and con-
sular appointments forms the most important
feature in the news just received, and we
copy below the following, in which many of
our readers will take an interest.
DIPLOMATIC APPoINrMENrs.-The diplomatic
consular appointments of the administration, are at
length given to the public. Sam. Medary, editor
of the Columbus Statesman, Minister to Chile;
Solon Borland, to Central America; Col Gadsden,
of s. c., to Mexico; Ex Gov. Truesdale, of Tenn,
to Brazil; Gen. Seymour, of Conn.,. to ST. Peters,
burgh; Ex Gov. Vroom, of N. ]. to Berlin John
R. Clay, to Peru: Theodore s. Fay, to Switzer-
land; the two last are raised from Charge d Af-
fares to full residents. Geo. P. Marsh is left un-
disturbed as Minister to Constantinople. Major
Cass, at Rome, and Prof. Haddock, nephew of
Daniel Webster, at Lisbon Col. Seaton, at Stock
holm and Humphrey Marshall in China.
CHARGEs.-Henry Bedinger, of Virginia, to
Denmark Henry R. Jackson, of Georgia, to Aus
tria; Augustus Belmont, to the Hague James s.
Green, of Missouri, to New Granada Robert Dale
Owen, of Indiana, to Naples Richard K. Meade,
Of Virginia. to Turin; VIM. H. Bssell, of Illinois.
to Buenos Ayres Chas. Levi Woodbury., tson Of
the judge,) to Bolivia J. ]. Sebles, of Alabama,
to Belgium. Ex Gov. Leake, of Virginia, Com
missioner to the Sandwich Islands. Gov Hub
bard, of Maine, fobbed off with the beggarly place
of Trinidad de Cuba.
1t is rumored in Washington that Mr. Secretary
Marcy is about to leave the Cabinet, and will re-
ceive the appointment of Minister to France.
The following are the names of the lucky gem
tlemen who have begged the seven fattest places
Alexander M. Clayton, of Miss, to Havana; Ma
tLanieI Hawthorne, of Mass. to Liverpool; Thos.
w. Wood, of Texas, to Panama; Benjamin F.
Angel, of New York, to Honolulu Robt. G. Scott,
of Virginia, Rio Janeiro; James NJ. Tarleton, of
Alabama, to Melbourne; Reuben Wood, of Ohio,
Valparaiso; Donald G. Mitchell, of Conn. Qke
Marvel, author of s'Reveries of Bachelor,"1 to
Venice Alfred Gilmore, of Penn, to Bordeaux;
Wyndham Robertson, of La, to Trieste Macne,
of N. C. to Paris; Aid. Mullins, of N. Y. to Cork
Mr. DeLeon, of s. C. to Alexandra; Charles L.
Denman, Of California, to Acapulco; John NJ.
Howdn of Ohio, to Bermuda; VIM. Hildebrand,
of Wis. to Bremen NJ. Lynch, of iii. to Dublin;
S. NJ Johnson, of Mich to Hamburg Jas Kee-
nan, of Penn. to Hongkong; Geo. w. Chase, of
Maine, to Lahaina; Chas. ]. Helm, of Ky. to st.
Thomas.
General Items Of Intelligence.
A Large naval force is being concentrated in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, by the English, to prevent
the encroachmenls of American fishermen. The
fishery dispute is again matter Of talk at WASH
ington.
= Geo. Fry is appointed special agent of the
Post Office department for California.
= Both Houses of the Maryland Legislature
have passed the bill chartering the Liverpool and
Baltimore Steamship Line.
= The clipper ship Northern Light, which left
San Francisco on the 18th Of March arrived at
Boston, May 29th, having made the passage from
i
absent from Boston but seven months. The great
est sailing yet.
- Professor ]. d. Walker has been inaugura-
ted President of Harvard College.
= 1t is understood that the Advance, under the
command of DR.. Kane, was to sail from New
York about the 9th Of June, on the proposed ex-
petition to the Arctic regions. The two leading
objects of the expedition are, to renew the search
for Sir John Franklin and to verify DIR. Kane's
tboorv of pavi1ahIe circumnolar
- In consequence Of the difficulty of procuring
seamen the navy department has offered q bounty
of thirty dollars for each able-bodIed, and twenty
dollars for each ordinary seaman, who should
enlist after the 1st of June.
= The British Government has notified the
Department of State that she about to send
force to the Falkland Islands to prevent American
vessels from killing wild cattle.
- The impression that Gushing is responsible for
the article in the Union favoring Russian alliance,
has settled into conviction. Mr.. Gushing looks upon
Russia as the best ally of America because she is the
strongest opponent of British aggression
EUROPEAN.
The intelligence from Europe, in the paper before
u.s. is extremely meagre. The British Parliament
vas occupied in the discussion of the budget. a
arge number of staple articles are to be admitted du
" free and the major part OF imports at low rates.
Taxation In Great Britain is moving of from trade
md manufactures, and settling upon land and in
,omes.
FRANCE.
Art Sc and 81 to be restored to the Penal Code
The Army is to be encamped for three months in
Paris.
From TURKEY there is nothing new of moment.
CALIroRNIA.
An extensive counterfeiting establishment had Just
zen discovered in San Francisco, and machinery and
pparatus to the value of 81, 900 had been seized 1t
said much counterfeit coin had been made BY them
nd that of all denominations from ~ to $50 pieces
The machinery was of German manufacture
The town of Rough and Ready has been destroyed