The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-08-27

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that effect wherever it has been tried. In Great
Britain aud the United States where steam commune
GATOR - been introduced, it invariably has IN
creased general trade and traffic, and the coasting
trade with sailing vessels has also been benented.
This is a matter Of statistics"
HARpER's MAGAz1SE.-The number for July Of
this popular magazine was received by the last mail.
Each issue seems to surpass the preceding. In the
quality and variety of its literature. the beauty Of its
illustrations, and its general adaptedness to the popu-
lar mind, it stands without a rival. Its publishers
appear to have caught the true idea of what a maya
zine should be and carry out that idea as it has never
before been done. No person claiming any literary
taste should be without it. In the last number, the
editorial article on character is written with great
ability and is worthy of attentive perusal. We notice
that Dickens story of Dombey and Son is completed.
We learn that about one hundred and fifty copies Of
this magazine are taken on these islands.
LORD ORFoRD.-In the last Polynesian, under the
head of "Toadyism rebuked,' is published a letter
pr.rporting to be from Earl Oxford or Lore Oxford, as
e may be-. Although we have no interest in defend
ing his Lordship's character from the imputations Of
his countrymen, even in this remote quarter of the
globe, yet as this /" rechaufe of q lie" has been cir
culated heres we insert the following, which we find
in the New York Lndepsndent:
lord ORFoRD.-Lord Oxford writes to the (Lon-
don) Morning Post, saying that the paragraph pur-
porting to be a reply from his Lordship to the Secre-
tary of the Norwich Bible Society, is q " rechaufe of
a lie, circulated some thirty years since in a London
Journal. as q hoax, 1 presume, upon the editor"
81 TIE Plymouth collection of Hymns, ordered
some months since for the Fort street church, were
shipped via San Francisco on board the Golden Fleece,
which vessel struck on a rock in entering that har-
Dor and came near sinking, having seven or eight
feet of water in her hold. The books have not been
heard from yet. and it is quite probable that they
were damaged beyond service. A new supply will
probably be sent out by the publishers without fur
Their order, in case they were damaged.
The CocHISEn.-we would call attention to the
extracts from late works in relation to this insect,
which will be found on the first page. For them we
are indebted to DR.. Hillebrand, who has taken much
interest in the subject. Our doubts in regard to the
similarity Of the species of cactus on which the insect
is nop rished in Mexico with our common cactus, are
not done away with, however; though we hope We
may be mistaken. We would inquire here, whether
the cactus which bears lohite fruit is now existing ON
the islands! Can some of our readers on Hawaii in
form us? --
FREIGHT TO New YoRx.-Shippers of produce to
New York will notice the advertisement of E.. p.
Adams, ESQ.,, who is prepared to give clean bills of
lading through to New York. The increased traffic
in hides, wool and tallow calls for some such arrange
ment, and shippers will now be enabled to realize on
their produce much earlier than by waiting for the
winter ships sailing from this port or New York or
Boston. -
MISUNDERSTANDING q residence here of several
years, we have never seen the emblems of mourning
30 prevalent as they now are hraong our foreign
residents. The frequent deaths which have occurred
during the past few months canno. be attributed to
the epidemic which prevailed. nor indeed to any
particular disease, but have generally been cases Of
long continued illness. The islands have never been
more healthy than they now are.
s. F. S-We have been requested to give notice
that the monthly meeting of the Strangers Friend
Society, will be held this afternoon and evening, at
the residence of Rev. 8. C. Damon. This society
continues to be one of the most active and prosperous
in Honolulu, though scattering its charities in an
transformations and quiet way.
SPERM On.-The price of this article keeps at .
low figure still in the Eastern American ports. ~
will be seen by reference to over commercial head.
This fact win have some weight in turning whale
ships merit season from the uncertain sperm-whale
grounds to the North Pacific, and we should not Is
surprised if the feet o. fSJ1HhiAacean was larger
than for several years past