The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-02-26
Foreign Summary.

h0SSutn was occurring at I1ducHeSler, IuS., a. IDA
accounts.
Samuel Swartwout, the well-known politician and
Collector of New York during the administrations of
Gen. Jackson, died in that city recently at the age of
seyenty-three.
Thirty millions of bricks-more than enough to fill
all the hats in the United States-have been manu-
featured in Milwaukee during the last year.
One man in California plowed seventy-ive acres
with a cow team, and at the same time MIXED them
every day.
It is alleged that the Governor of Cuba receives
$50, and his two deputies $25 each, for each negro
landed from slavers on the island-illegalyo of course.
The steamer Empire City sailed from New York
for Havana last week with $4,000 in American ten
cent pieces.
More than one hundred bushels of apples, of the
's identical barrel,'' wheeled from Newburyport to
Boston, Mass, by Major Poore, have been sold IN the
latter city at large prices.
In Prussia males are not permitted to marry under
twenty-five, nor females under twenty-five years OF
age.
The Tehuantepec carriage road across Mexico to the
Pacific is spoken of as likely to be opened by the first
of February.
A paper in Normandy, France, relates how q large
rat got entangled in the cock of an immense brandy
reservoir in q large wine cellar in that town, by which
the LIQUOR was set running, the cellar was flooded,
and poor ratty was found staggering about almost
dead drunk.
The claims against New Granada presented to our
Government for collection by citizens of the United
SIntrs Growing out of the riots at Panama amount to
a million of dollars, and there are still others to come
IN.
.eh1 It is q well-authenticated fact that q New Yorker,
who fired off a revolver in the streets of London, was
Wrecently let off by the Lord Mayor on the ground
that it was q common occurrence in the United States,
where people thought nothing of it.
The Natural Bridge property, in Rockbridge coun-
tv, Virginia, including the hotel and one hundred
acres of land around it, has been sold to Mr.. Sheffield
for $12, O00-remarkable cheap
AT Charleston, South Carolina, they take the
daguerreotypes Of all pick-pockets and other rogues
and keep them in the police office for future use.
Admiral Virgin, who commanded the Swedish
frigate in her three years scientific voyage round the
world G851-53), visiting the Sandwich Islands, IN
his cruise, and who was lately charged with a special
mission to the Emperor of the French, IS appointed
Swedish Envoy to the Court of Denmark.
RUSSIAN Force AT N1coIA1EFF.-It appears by a
letter from Nicolaieff that the greatest activity pre-
walls in the building yards in that port, where not
only vessels of war but merchant vessels are beng
constructed. The ships of war, which are to be sta
toned in the Black Sea and in the Sea OF AEON VIII
be strong. They will be composed of three divisions
that is to say, of twelve vessels Cfrlgates, corvettes'
and others all screw-steamers, constructed on the
most approved system. The garrison OF Nlcolaen
now consists of 1O,0O0 men.
The French EMPEROR AND THE PRoTECTIoNIsIs'-
The tariff question is likely to add to the dIthcuItles OF
the TmneriaI Government. A person who has just re-
turned from a tour in the manufacturing districts
states that there exists a great deal OF discomfort,
owing to apprehensiOns of commercial reform, even
without the intermediate agency OF III LeSISLdtuIe
The manufacturers, who are for the most part Pro
tectiOnists, say they are not sure OF their position, as
the Emperor may introduce by a summary decree
further and more radical changes. They openly ex-
press their fears and their dissatisfaction, and speak
as if the Emperor would, by so doing, disregard the
motives from which they voted for his Presidency OF
the Republic as well as the Empire. They affirm
that he has not only Inherited the throne, but also the
commercial principles of his uncle, whose system was
prohibitive-London illustrated .NeWs.
The BRITISH FLEET IN THE BLACK SEA.-It has
been stated. in various quarters, that the Sublime
Porte has addressed to our Government a remon-
STRANGE against the longer continuance OF the British
feet in the Black Sea. We are enabled to state that
no such representation has been made by Turkey
and we repeat that, until the complete and faithful
execution of the Treaty of Paris, the British teet VIII
not be withdrawn from the Euxine. The points at
issue, however apparently insignificant IN themselves,
really involve the whole principle for which we en-
gagged in the late war, and of which we obtained the
full recognition In the treaty signed at Paris on the
too credulous supposition that it would be honorably
misunderstanding Posi-.
IKE EMPRESS DowAGER ABRoAD.-The presence OF
her Majesty the Empress of Russia IN the palace OF
the Borromeo family has produced a great sensation
In Italy. 1t is known that this illustriouS family is
exiled. and that not only its property has been placed
under sequestraton by the Austrians, but that even
the fortune of children of ten years old has been
seized. The Austrians have taken possession by force,
and without indemnity of the Borromeo Palace at
Milan, which they have converted into q military
hospital. The head of this family as well as the
Count Casati have hitherto been excluded from the
amnesty held out to all. These facts are notorious in
~4~taly,which sufficiently explains the emotion excited
by the visit of the Czarina. / am assured that her
Majesty inquired with the most lively interest into the
present state of things-PaYisC Cor. Of Independence
Beige.