The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-09-04
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the United States s. John Adams
with the Mails.

The c. S. Sloop of War John .fdams, arrived on
Sunday last, II days from San Francisco, bringing
the U. S. Mails, with California dates to Aug. Is,
New York July p, and London July 5.
Under our Commercial head will be found an inte-
resting letter from San Francisco.
In the papers received there is nothing very stir
ring, but the news viii be read with interest.
The Brooks and Sumner affair is finally over. The
majority report recommending the expulsion OF Mr..
Brooks, was put TO a vote on the l4th OF july, and
carried by only III to 50, or 20 majority. As the ex-
pulsion of a member requires q twO-thirds vote, the
measure was lost, as indeed was anticipated In con-
sequence, however, of the declared sense OF the House,
Ifr. Brooks Immediately resigned his seat. He OBJ
tanned leave to speak after some opposition on the part
Of Mr.. Giddings, and made a speech in which he at
tempted to defend his conduct. He replied, In some
instances with bitterness, and in others sarcastIcally,
to the different members who had been severe in their
speeches during the long and excited debate which
had just closed, and finally declared that ten days be-
fore, in anticipation of the result, he had notified the
Governor of South Carolina of his intention to resign,
which he now did and as a majority of the House
had declared him unworthy OF a place on its floor, he
announced that he was no longer n member of the
Thirty-third Congress. He retired amid n great
crowd L of his friends, and in the lobby was met and
embraced, tit is said) by a number of ladies from his
own section, with whom he disappeared in a blaze of
glory. Every Northern member except thirteen voted
for his expulsion, and every Southern member except
one from Missouri, in his favor.
The House afterwards proceeded to vote on that
part of the report recommending that MeSSFS. keltt
and Edmondson, members of the House and friends
of Mr.. Brooks, who were privy to the intended assault
be censured and a vote of censure against Mr.. keitt
was carried by ten majority and Mr. EdmOndsOn was
let off by a vote OF 136 to 60. Mr.. Keitt addressed
the House, and then resigned his seat.
In politics there is no event of moment other than
the g Fremont fever RACES through the entire North
like an epidemic. The newspapers which have sup
ported Buchanan or Fillmore for the Presidency are
! striking their old colors by dozens, and going in for
g Fremont and the Pacific Railroad Of the Ger
man newspapers, some sixty, Gncluding the leading
and most widely circulated have adopted the Repub-
lican nominations. The Germans compose a large
body of the voters In the O. s.. perhaps one-teDth
and it is said that they unanimously go for Fremont.
The political exciteGApt resembles that when Harri-
son and Tyler were elected
Europe.
In Parliament a vote of censure upon the Govern
ment in the foreign enlistment affair, was negatived
by the large majority of 1914.
Lord Paimerston said it was understood that Mr..
Dallas had full power to discuss with Her Naiesty's
Government the Central America question. MIR. Bu-
chanan had no instructions whatever to enter on this
subject.
Quite a breeze has sprung up, and is warmly dis
cussed IL the London papers, from the action of Mr..
Dallas, in connection with a Professor from West Point,
Mr.. ID. I'll. Mahan, who went to the Queens Levee,
the latter gentleman being in military undress in Vi
olation of court etiquette.
The .Setcs gives the following version:
NJ Dallas and his diplomatic subordinates were
IN their ordinary diplomatic costume. The United
States Minister was accompanied by the Professor of
Military Science in one of the United States profess
slonai establishments. This gentleman wore his or
binary and proper military uniform, consisting of q
military frock coat, white w~aistcoat, and black stock,
such as he presents himself in before his military SUI
perIors, and he especially selected this as the proper
costume III which to appear at her Majesty's levee,
for presentation by the Minister of his Government.
On being refused admission by the Master of the Ger
emonies, Mr.. Dallas retired with him, not in anger or
disgust, but with great regret at the occurrence.
cit is proper to add that her Majesty, on being in
formed OF the difficulty raised by the Master of the
ceremonies, 1T once directed the admission of the
gentleman In question. Unfortunately, however, be-
fore the Queens gracious directions could be deliver.
ed, the party had left the Palace
There has been an increased demand for American
Securities since the political aspect of affairs between
England and the United States had changed.
The grain crops were all harvested and abundant.
The potato crop viii fall short in consequence of The
heavy rains.
Consols 95s to 953.
The English and Continental papers comment up.
on the assault committed by Nh. Brooks on Senator
Sumner as you may well imagine. The Paris cor.
respondent of the Daily Times states that
"The independence Beige, which has q wider cir.
%culation In Europe than any other Journal in the
French language, says, In speaking Of the manifesto
tons in the South in favor of Mr.. Brooks, that tn,
civilized world las never before seen such q scandal