The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-09
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

Approaching Funeral or the Klng-Address
or the Council 20 Kamehameha the Fourth
Ills First Appearance In Public-The Rus
Sian Prisoners, &C., &c.
By the arrival Of the North Star we have Hles Of the
Polynesian dated to the Esd Of December.
Prince Liholiho has assembled the throne, vacant by
the death of the old hing; and the scheme of annexation,
at least for the present, may be regarded as abandoned.
The Polynesian Of the last date says:-The Court has
gone into mourning for three msnths, for the death of
his late Majesty King Kamehameha III. The funeral Of
his late majesty win take place on Saturday, the 3Oth Of
December, agreeably to public notice, which will be
given hereafter. At the Privy Council of the 18th, the
ministers of the late king offered their coincidence, and
placed their respective portfolios at the disposal Of his
present Majesty King Kamshameha ~. The members
OF his Privy Council followed this example. All assured
his majesty Of their loyal attachment and faithful ALE
glance. It pleased the King to address his Council in
the following Words
Chiefs-I have become, BY the win Of Cod. your
other high officers q State Of our late King, return my
which you have this morning comforted me-. I request
Of you to continue your lsbors in the several positions
you have hitherto held, until when my grief shall have
allowed me time for reflection, ! make such new ar
r~angements as shall seem proper. l thank the men,
bers Of thi. Coancil in general for their coincidence,
though they had been appointed By myself.
The first appearsnce In public Of his present Majesty,
King KamehamehA Nv. was on Sunday last, in the
house Of God, leading bis sister, her Royal Highness,
Princess Vic foria, on his left; and followed by the Minis
tiers Of the late King. A sermon was delivered, adapted
to the occasion, BY tho Rev. M. Clark, in the Hawaiian
Since out last issue, the British frigates Amphitrits
add Pique have arrived At this port from san Francisco,
different nations, viz Ono American, three English,
and two French. The Amphitrite sails today for the
south american coast, touching at Tahiti and Pit
At IL O'Clock, on the 10th, the royal standard at the
Punch Bowl were raised from half mast, and . salute Of
twenty one guns fred In honor Of the accession to the
title Of Kamehameha ~. This salute was imuediately
waiian ensign = the main. After which the a.ss were
viii take place on Saturday. the aoth inst.
ventory, for ii, loo-Jamss Aakee, Esq, purchaser.
The American brig Noble sailed for SIN Francisco on
Wednesday last, says the Poiynessan Of Dec. Is; This
summer when that place was attacked by the allied feet,
and received about thrice as many shots during the bonn.
bardment IS the Russian frigats Aurora. She Is now due
The Polynesian pys there are on board the British
err. ,r,se sein n% lhs captain sIn and sT crew : Of ! tho Russian dip Sit.
ka, captured by the squadron at the north In August
last. They will be landed At Tahiti, on the arrival Of the
The same paper adds-It Is q matter Of just pride and
generalization that upon the death OF his late Majesty,
have reigned throughout Honolulu and ON the island Of
0ahs generally. Such an occurrences in the Golden
time, y would have been the signal for an almost unlimi-
ted degree Of crime and debauohery, and for the practice
OF heathenish customs highly revolving TO civilized men.
Drunkenness and it's attendant hcentiousness would
have offended tfe eye in every direction. Teeth would
have been knocked out, the bodies OF every class would
have been ~tattooed, and the bride thrown upon the
neck Of passion, TO run riot at its win.
INTERESTING TO wHALEHs.
LAHAINA, MAUI, SASDwIcHl
ISLANDS, Dec. 8, 1854.
Annexed we give . list OF the whale ships that have
touched here this fall season. The average catch OF the
summer, &c represented by 1874 ships, Is nearly equal to
that Of last year. The Arctic feet have done little or
nothing-not averaging a whale 10 a ship. The 0chotsk
have averaged about half as much as last year. The
most OF the fleet we're in the 0chotsk. A synopsis OF the
annexed report 10 as follows
p-ls.L A-Ashtns An0 whaIa