The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-28
NEWS FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

The Kings Proposed sdarrisge-Legislative
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from q Female
Ruler-Anti-Opium Law-yVhaling News
Wheat ana Sugar Crop-The Drought-The
Velcano at EIilO.
Our advices from the Sandwich Islands are to
June3.
The Poiynssion, Of May 81, says On Saturday
last the members Of the House of Representatives
waited upon the King in body, and were received
in the large drawing room. The Speaker read the
following reply to the notification on the part of his
Majesty, of his intention to form matrimonial ALI
ance:-
To HIS MAJESTY KAMHAMKHA Iv-srRE-The represent,
atves OF the people have received with great satisfaction
your Maesty's gracious message, announcing that Is
your Majesty intention TO be united marriage on or
about the third Thursday in June next to Emma daurh
ter OF C. Rookie, Esq, N. d., and granddaughter Of
the late John Young Esq The representatives of the
people have much pleasure offering to your Majesty
their true congratulations the auspcious about
to take place and in assuring your Majesty Of their belief
that the proposed union will be hsi ed with entire salts
faction and pleasure by your Majestys subjects gene
rally That this marriage may increase the happiness Of
your Majesty and Of the bride elect and tend to
the perpetuy OF the Hawaiian sovereignty and promote
the welfare OF the nation Is the desire OF your
MaJestys dutiful subjects
Tee King replied in these Words
1t is with much pleasure that receive the congratula
tons Of the representatives OF my people upon the con
templated event Of my marriage Your voice is that
the nation speaking through its repr senatves and II is
great satisfaction to me to have your approval of the
important step am about 10 take You express the
hope that the union may be the means OF perpetuatng
our sovereignty and promoting the welfare OF the nation
and sincerely unite with you IN that hope. In concu-
sion, thank you, representa- ives kind prompt
and unanimous manner in which you have responded TO
my message.
The interview then closed.
Her ExcelleDcy the Governess of Hawaii, with two
attendants, arrived here ON Thursday evening on
board Of his Imperial Majesty's brig.of-war Alci-
seized the opportunity Of her wishing to visit 0ahd
to offer to the Governess the superior nc comodaons
afforded by his vessel. On leaving the brig, her Ex
cellency was saluted with the number of guns pres
cribed for Governors of Islands, and nothing that
polteness and attention could effect was wanting TO
make the trip agreeable.
An act has been passed prohibiting the importa-
ton and sale of opium. The following is the pream-
be-Whereas, suicides AMI serious riots are of fire.
quent occurrence from the use and abuse Of opium
and other poisonous drugs, and whereas, there il
danger Of the perncious habit OF using opium being
acquired by his Msjesty's native born subjects from
the example Of the Chinese.
The P0iynssian adds:-We observe by this weeks
Haze Hascaii, that Mr.. Guess avails himself OF its
columns to warn his brother and sister Mormons
amongst the Hawaiians, OF what they may expect
ly tenacious slludes to the prophecy made by Elder
Lewis. that Chief Justice lee would never return
from his late visit to the States but Idle miserably
Correspondence Of the Alta California.
LAHAINA, MAUI, June - 1856.
Since the departure OF the last whaleship north
ward. we have o marine news to communicate, our
waters not being disturbed save by the coasters and
fishing canoes; and az the latter do not take very
large whale, their reports are not interesting 70
the Islanders TO whom with their calabashes OF POI
they are more valuable than sperm, bowhead or
devilnah.
BY the arrival Of the Z. L Frost, from Guam, we
learn that the American whaier, Jueh Perry, Law
renee, arrived there from 0 years cruise with $50
barrels whale OIL the crew in state OF mutiny and
in charge OF the ship; that on account Of Consul
Masters interesting himself in the matter he had
become 30 obnoxious to the authorities that he had
been ordered of the island, and TO by the
Frost; but the vessel finding Il more convenient to
leave "betv cen two days. Gas IL Is said,) there
were no passenger nor letters
The ship ,. 8. Bishop, from your port, was here
last week loaded 900 barrels oil and bone and has
gone to Honolulu to complete her cargo, and IL not
full from there, IL expecting to touch at Tahiti.
We hear that the Frost Ia 10 take up load Of DO
tatoes &c, TO the whaling eet1North, which will
doubtless prove good speculation. The potatoes
can be now had, Of q first rate kind, ut 81 Is a 81
60ger Dbl
Lahainaluns seminary. Rev. Mr. Alexander leaves
on account Of impaired heath-going on to Torbert's
by Mr.. Andrews, Of Mookai.
The wheat crop Is now being harvested, and IL said
TO be in fine order, and promises the husbandman q
good yield. The Mill Company has passed into new
hands, and under the new management Is confident
ly hoped win do a nourishing business and be en-
abled TO keep this market at least, supplied with
fresh -four.
The sugar plantations are also now in active
operation, and the fine weather we enjoying is
OF the first importance 10 them.
Fast Maui, where the large plantations are situa.
ted has not suffered as much from the drought Of
the last winter and spring most other parts OF the
Island and their crops are coming in finely, while
the grazing lands OF West Maui are much parched
and feed scarce.
The packing Of beef for the supply Of the whaling
feet Is a business that has grown steadily in i'm.
portance and there II first rate article put mp,
warranted and sold at from sl2 to slG per barrel.
The demand has increased from year to year, and
We bear Of larger quantity being packed this sea.
son than ever before.
At our latest adyces from Hilo. the volcano was
cooling of at its extremties while Il j. yet active at
the centre.