The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-07-17

speech indicates that he intends to do away with Il
protection to home industry so wisely and steadI
maintained by Nicholas, and to which Russia ow,
the remarkable power CT resistance she has exhibite
during the war.
INDIAN ANNExAT1oN.-We have published the il
t~elligence that Dude, an Indian kingdom-estimate
population 5000, 900, and area $4,000 square mile
had been recently annexed to, the British realm
IN the sunny east. Late foreign papers contain til
royal proclamation of the fact. The n. Y. 3Siat
gives the following abstract of this paper:-The pre-
amble or recitative sets forth that Oudei is an indeper
dent allied kingdom, whose intercourse with the Br
tlsh authorities has always been of the most faithful
ana satisfactory description; that in all his relation
with the East India Company the monarch has eve
been most exemplary, and that upon such ground
no provocatlon to disturb matters exists. 1t admit
that by a treaty ratified III 1901, the independence
OF the native crown was guaranteed by the comran-
against ltSelI, ana other usurpers. But as the reign
ing potentate has not found himself able to govern
MS people with that wisdom, moderation, and gentle
ness, ahother clause IN that treaty required, the com
pany declares theinstrument cancelled, and the king
dom OF Dude a province of the British Empire. 1t
population are forbidden to yield obedience to thei
dethroned prince, or to any of his agents; and all tn,
collectors of taxes and imposts are en- Joined under tn
sternest penalties to bring their whole harvest to thu
Coampanys granary. The only reason presented fol-
the annexation lies in the simple proposition thu
people OF Dude are not governed to the taste of thu
Court of Directors.
Mr.. SADbEIR's FRAUDs.LThe Times, in a leader
ON this subject, says,-It is a surprising fact that il
should De III the power of any man to swindle his
1ell0W-subJects to the amount of a million sterling,
and yet this sum will probably fall short of the reality
when the full extent of John Sadlier's frauds has
been ascertained. What with the Tipperary Bank
what with the ~forgeries of private acceptance,-wha
with the frauds arising from the forgery of title-deeds,
ireland alone will stand as sufferer for the larger
portion OF the sum. The railway and bank accounts
In London will complete the tale. There is no in
stance IN history, as far as our recollection extends,
which can serve as q parallel to this gigantic fraud.
We notice that Speaker Banks has had his first
teree at Washington in April, and that he lives in
the splendid mansion formerly owned by Madam
Hamilton. This is a fine instance of the ups and
downs in q Democratic country. Mr.. Banks, I'M
less we are much mistaken, was professionally q
dancing master, and his hadsome wife,-a factory girl.
This is the true Democratic reality, no hereditary
humbug, no Fictitious stars and carriers, no cant of
fundamental precedence and quarrels of POSITION
A danclng-master and a factory-grl figure in the
Highest Ranks of our democracy, and doubtless fill
their places with quite as much manner and matter,
as my Lord Fizmajig or Sir T~wopenny Bramble.
THE METHODIST Book CoNcERN.-The report of
the Methodist Book concern for the year 1855, pre-
sented to the Conference. of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Baltimore, states that the periodicals,
except the Christian Advocate, failed to meet the ex-
penses of the publication. The assets of the concern
amount to $739,977 against which there are liabili-
ties to the amount of $170,249, leaving a capital
stock of 1868 81.
The pen with which the treaty of peace was signed
was made from the quill taken from the wing of an
eagle at the Jardin DIES Plantes. Immediately after
the signature. If was placed an n whito shoot of paper
and surrounded by the seal of each of the Powers
represented at the Congress, and by the signatures
of the Plenipotentiaries. At the bottom. NJ. Feuillet
de Conches, Chef de Bureau du Protocol, Wrote:-ssk
certify that this pen was taken by me from the impe-
rial eagle at the Jardin DIES Plantes, and that it served
for the signature Of the Treaty of Peace of the 30th of
March, 1856 The whole was then placed in a Gilt
frame and q ol9SS fl yp1 Ovpr II To ba rpocnDfoJ 70
the Empress.
The WORLDS sHIPPING.-The German Quarterly
has an article ON the worlds marine, from
which it appears that the waters of the earth are
navigated by 10000 vessels, of 12.9o4,687 tons.
The United States have $780, 900 tons Of shipping,
Great Britain 5000 000, Germany, including Aus
tria, l,000,0 900, and France 716, 40 tons.
The London Times is now stereotyped, by which
means the whole of the country circulation is now
got into the post office III time for transmission by
he morning mails. This important change went
nto operation on the LIST Of January last, and will
loubtiess be the means of greatly extending the Cir
'ulatlon OF that journal to the detriment of the rest
# the metropolitan daily papers.
NJ. Pouillet, of the Academy at Paris, has an appa-
atus determining the height of clouds by the aid of
photography; and at st. Petersburg, the camera has
'een made to do good service in the. reduction and re-
of large Typographical maps.
In Australia. New Zealand, the Friendly and Fa-
ee Islands, there are 46 Wesleyan ministers, besides a
of native assistant missionaries. There are
g, 1897 members, of whom 7190 are Europeans. and
he rest native converts. There are 481 chapels, 60
100 hearers, and 1856 Sabbath and day scholars.
New companies have been formed for increasing the
mount of the French merchant navy. All the ship
at Aarseilles, Bayonne, Nantes, and Saint
Ialo, have received orders for building ships that
take more than two years to complete.
The Anglo French contingent will go to Trebizond,
nd be placed under the command Of Omar Pacha.
The Russian treasury has received large sums of
loney through Berlin. English war material was
passing through Prussia for the army.
The London Times quotes several of the New York
rlbune's theatrical criticisms, at full length, under
ne heads of SPENDING Writing in America.
A return was recently isued, which represents that
the first Of january, 1866 the number of register
L steam vessels in Great Britain was 1870.
Louis Napoleon is about to enter upon the same
leasures of free trade which have contributed so much
strengthen the commercial position of England.
One of the superstitions of France is that a fire kind S
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