New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-25
TIE Poiyuesian OF the 18th April saws.

EXTENSIVE FRAUDS-A Ia MEIGGS.
TIE Po'yHesian OF the 18th April says;
within the past few days considerable excitement
has been produced in Honolulu 10y the discovery ha,
a large amount Of forged whalcrs bills hal been Dis
roS,d Of ly Mr.. L. swan oi the firm Of Swan \ Cliff
ford shiI-chantlcrs Of Honolulu, one OF which has
cone bach protested.
Immediately upon this beng known everybody who
had bought such bile of Swan X Clifford bccans
alarmed. and q meeting was called 20 look into the
matter At the meeting and subsequently, IL has cone
out that $4,000 81 this forged paper has 0eca
sold here by swan, and hep may be more not ye, ds
covered.
Both The members Of the firm hal lef, the island.
previous to tlese oevcopments-MF. Clifford IN the
brig Lcytrtit on trading voyage 70 Japan, Ae and
Mr.. swan in The bark Gtor-c, osensioiy On whaling
voyage, lut With a general outfit for trading. The
paiti,s who have been dugcl by these frauds Offer
reward Of goo for the recovery of $4,000 from the
absooudine parties, or hhe per cent Tor q less or
eltGtcr amount.
In The case Of swan Clifford the losses fall upon
a large ruml or of persons who lose from $4,000 70
s. GEO each and in cases 10 falls VITA grea,
voiy
The rurser o the Sea Bird reports the tie or,ere.
alioa,lcr exceed 100000. This leaf IS borrowed
fom our own Honest llon.'s book.
H,wAIIAN LEGISLATURE The Hawaiian Le-isla-
ture met NJ Honolulu on tie nh OF April, wAen The
House of No les and the House OF Representatives
organized by The election az various officials, H. TIE
former PIN c. kqmehan cha was called 20 the chair;
in the latter q. VI. Roberfon was cho.on Speaker.
Tie Two Houses then me, 40 the Stone church where
bis Hawaiian Majesty favored them wiih sfcecA.
Like d royal speeches ot EpgltAd th'e nothing
particular IN this one Ci kamclnneha ~. On the
s.h of AIril both Nob,s -ui Representatives IA hef
respective Houses agreed upon suitable replies 10 the
Kings address which we've accordingly presented
From these documents conclude that stree impair
tailv win lc observed hy the Hawaiian Government
in record 10 the wrrs between ard anon Ns various
whit. ali,s and that ihe kingdom OF haw an = Il -
tined TO he .rcat country In the hoy ~ sfeeeh the
following reference j. made 90 the mission Of ,hei-
Justice Il, 20 tie United States.
Il have committed an important m sion TO tho
Hon. VIM. l.. Ice, Chancellor oil ,hc Kingdom and
CHEZ Justlcl vi tie supreme Court, ana have Nc
credited h'm1 my Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
llluiIo rutirrf from which mission anticipate IN
uoitant results for the lclDit of YOU ALL which VIII be
made known 20 sou ho,ahcr. I'm the meanwhile |
recommend You 10 vote such sum as IA your wisdom
you may deem adequate 10 the expenses oi that ms
s.on.'
STATE or EDrcArIov. M,RRnGFs Biarus AND
DEATHS - lHE lsLAsDs.-Ihe Minister OF Public
instruction has rendered Nj. Annual Report 10 the
Legislature. Ii is a very lengthy document. We ex-
tact from IL the following lycapimaton: 80
Wilde number o. school,. ~
Whole uumte Of ,holas an IL 'ss
H,e2sss asnfer Of scholar. in Zach . 40
Average esoh school Or for the ysar''... 90 y
syit's S %, 81 Wholly or IN part by oyem
nent 81 rtus Eus.ish and his scaOols....... Is
Sumfer Of tsige children Bns English, s9osi.. 60
Nrubcr 4 marriages. IN ~
',.-s'' ~
deaths .,,..r ~
FRrNca WHAtEsHrp AsHoRE.-On the neht OF
Wednesday the nth inst, the freuch wha1eshp Mar
qu's de Tuiouue unfortunately got ashore aooul ls or
20 miles 10 the weaiwnrd of Honolulu where sue soon
bilaod and viii probably become toim wreck: sac
il fire lew clipper ship OF some coo tunS, sst oaf
from Fran - in loss Than hundred days ~ SAID
we Lear the captain is wrcckmg the ship aId has his
tent and crew all ashore near the wreck WHERE much
loose property and stores VIII be saved should thf
wea'Ler continue moderate When the saip struck
slo war supposed 10 he IS or 20 niles from And--a
niscuoulalon, from Whatever cause, fatal TO We ship
No lives were lost tho mnsts now remain standing a.
yisbo from Honolulu, which shows that she iost be
ling in pretty smooth water tfoiyn~aA
NA,AL.-H. b. Ms storcship Rattlesnake, Capt
Troiope, arrived at Honolulu on tho 9th April, ia -
da,s fom VALPARAISO. and the next day the figss
President Admiral Bruce arrived in 81 days hoA
! Callao. She sauied the Hawaiian flag on the lh
| April when the salute was returned by the guns on
the hill The Raitenake carried provisions for the
/ English feet. This ship Was originally employed q
relief hip in the Arctic re- OBS, where che "niered In
1884.
ENGrIsH AID FRENCH FLEETS AT HoSo1ubu.--
! The f'.eie President the Brisk n3 guns) English
forew steamer, Commander Alfred Curtis, and the
slooIs of-war DIDO and Rattlesuake all ut Homo
lulu. The Monarch ga gufisl Capt. Geo. Paiey, n
he British flagship, and wa expected shorty TO
arrive. The French fgaie Aloose go guns was to
leave Calico on March II for Honolulu; aud French
corvette was to follow the Alcoste from France When
these oil Lad met the rendezvous they woald leave
for tie norh-POhops for Petropaylofsk Roar.
Admiral FouIieb8ri, tie French Communicate
chief on the Pacific, was expected daily to arrive at
Honolulu.
CRAZE CULTURE And RAIsTVs.-Mr. Wheat from
California, had arrived az TIE Islands aud vas prepar-
ing to outcr upon the cultivation OF tie grape there
lie had brought With him la e supply Of vine cut.
tngs, and wos looking cut Tor choice localities TO set
them IN.
CossULAR NORTHUMBERLAND official notice says:
" II has pleased the King to approve OF George VII
hans, tfq., as Consul 10 Peru dd interim also Of j.
I. lhluger ESD, Consul interim of his Majesty
tie XII Ol Sweden and Norway. A. T.. Everett Esq.,
hes Iesuned his functions ~ Consul of Chill Henry
Hookfeld, ESQ, Consul Of his Majesty the King Of
Sweden ana Norway, and lady embarked in the Bark
Fanny hojor on the 18th Of April. Mr. iackfed il
loaTcr OF dispatches for Stockholm, Copenhagen,
Hamburg and Bremen"
The ohppcr-baTk Yankee arrived at Honolulu April
in III days from ewLondon, "a days from Rio and
a days from Cape Horn.