The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-25
Vows from the Sandwich Islands.

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We have files Of the Polynesian, and our special cor
Iespondence, up to the Goth April-two weeks later than
previous advices.
The last mail from San Francisco to the Islands csrried
1000 letters, principally for the captains and crews of
whaling vessels, many Of which we're ready for sea, and
The clipper brig Boston reached Honolulu on the 18th
ult IL days from San Francisco. The people Of Hocolulu
were much pleased with the three tons Of ice, and the
four hundred fesh salmon packed in it, which reached
them in good condition.
A second foreign church has been established in Homo
lulu. A charter has been obtained from the government,
allowing it to hold real property, &c and q board OF
trustees has been elected. Rev. T. F. Taylor has accept
ed call to take charge Of the congregation, and $4,000
per spnum has been voted him.
virgilius P. Chaplin, Esq., # Honolulu, has received his
commission from the government at Washington IS Com
mercial agent Of the III tied Sta ties At the Navigators' Is.
lands. in place of John G. Williams, resigned. Mr.. G. is
q native of Virginia, but has been a resident Of the Sand
wich Islands for some considerable time, and has earned
for himself . good reputation, and the esteem of q large
circle OF friends He will soon leave for the field Of his
future official duties.
to Australia, for SO 700. The Kaluna has gone to Sydney,
where she viii probably be sold; the Maria to Christmas
i,lan T,v to Il return stGnninr CS ssssnss1 are ~ gr stt|rh vel IL H smpi yed
The schooner spartacus has been sold to proceed to New
South Wales.
Areport has reached us, which we have no doubt is
true, that the schooner Sea Dove, formerly the Mary, }
was wrecked on Niihsu. Thus 1t will be seen the number
Of coasters is diminishing.
Much attention is being paid to -he cultivation OF to.
bacco in the IslaIds A quantity of fresh Havana seed
has been received.
Il " upper tOIic VI " UuiuinB anu II iduu " u
which Mr.. Seas auction room in Honolulu is situated,
we, 9 sold on the 2?d Of April for 50, 100. A frame we'll
ing house. with suitable outhouseo, on Beretania street,
in Honolulu. was sold for 50 200 cash.
TIE King has appointed James Kekaulahao, Peter Ma.
haolelua and Levi Haalelea, members OF the House 81
Mobiles.
Mr.. stokel, formerly connected with the Russian EN-
bassy 10 Washington, has been appointed Russian consul
for the sandwich 1 lands, and ras daily looked for.
A correspondent on East Maui, writes that April has
been q wet month, but still the weather has bean favora-
BILE TO The growth OF wheat and other grain, though 1t has
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few aces Of wheat have been destroyed by the pclua,
Caterpillar } but they appear to have ceased their dc
etYuetye ravages for the season.
The igor Of the times is somewhat softsned on Maui,
by a cali for al the Irish potatoes that can be produced,
ard they fetch q reasonable price. People are again
hocsirg TO KuIa for the purpose Of planting potatoes, and
money begins to be more plenty.
We are glad to hear this, as there will be . demand for
o large quantity for the whaling feet next fsl, .hich
every interest Of the islands requires should be abundant
and cheap. Corn, oats, wheat, bananas. squashes and
other vegetables, will slso be largely .an'sd,, aod we trust
will receive the attention Of native farmers, both on Maui
and the other islands. All these articles are too high to
be much used.
The Polynesian says . very large feet o whalers is now
on the wsy north, and as toon as the season will admit,
will be coI Q at hand, aud in readiness to push theft way
through Behring's Straits into the Arctic. The Uni,ed
Sta'eo and Russian exploring ex~ peditions, which are daily
expected here, should not be behind them, Ii they hope
to accomplish anything in the high lstitudes tois summer.
Our barber, says the Polynesidn, has not been 20 bare
Of vessels for eight months a. it nov Ia, aud in ten days
we shall have scarcely a foreign vessel in port. But four
wbaleships and two briggs under foreign hass nov remain,
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where two buud,ed sail Of vessels lay bat six mooth ago
A meeting Of the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society Is
to be held on the TIL, 9Th. and 9th Of june. Premiums
TO ahe amount Of 81 COO are 70 be awarded, and an ad-
dress deliver ed by John Montgomery, Esq
The Hawaiian legislature IL still In session.
One may gather from the following petitions the griev.
ances Of which the islanders complain n. A petition was
presented to the House Of representatives. BY Maikai, from
400 persons in Honolulu, praying among other things that
the selling of beef on the sabbath may he stopped, that
the growing OF AVA may be prohibited; that no drunkard
shall hold a commission under ths King; that a chsttel
tex Of one hall cent on the dollar be substituted for the
poll TAX and school tax; that the present road tax DO in
force In respect to tho rich, but that the poor shall pay
but So, that Sickness OF q tax pave or Ia his family upon
any day appointed for road labor, .hs aid exempt him
from that days labor; that the 6sh all about the islands
mo- be free from kapu: that all persons from other
islands Who may be in Honolulu without regular employ
nept be sent home.
BY the Speaker, from Wsialua.-Thst the dog max be
Increased 10 hve dallars thai missionaries be taxed the
zane rs ether persons: that . tax Of one cent the acre BE-
levied upon uncultivsted laLds; that eonascated liquors
be destroyed; that the people ~ allowed 20 cut wood in
the mouptSins for sa'e,