The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-02-05
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
[From our extra edition Of Friday last, Jan. 29l
TWO WEEKS LATER
FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE u. s.
Great Britain.

LARGE ARRIVALS OF oLD-THE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN
EUROPE AND AMERICA.
The ships james Baines and lightning had ar
rived at Liverpool with q million and live hundred
thousand pounds in specie. In connection herewith
and with the absence of further Withdrawals from
the bank, the Times anticipates an early return to
the rate of six per cent but says much VIII depend
On the next adVices from China and India.
The bank returns for the week show considerable
increase in bullion and in unemployed notes. The
bullion amounted to go, 634, l67 and the notes to
e3, SOC, $50.
The British Government has, at the request OF
CYRUS w. Field, Esq, of New York, ordered a steamer
to be fitted out under efficient officers to examine
thoroughly the coast of Ireland and Newfoundland,
and to sound across the Atlantic between these parts
to ascertain the best place for laying and landing the
submarine telegraph cable. The government has
further agreed to guarantee four per cent interest per
annum, on the whole capital required to manufacture
and lay down the cable between New Foundland and
Ireland. Contracts for the whole extent OF the
Atlantic cable were signed in London on Tuesday, the
10Th November.
Parliament is again prorogued till the 10th OF
December.
With regard to the threatened disruption of the
Anglo-French alliance, the Globe, the Morning
Post and Times assert that the alliance between the
two countries was never more firm than at present.
The opposision journals entertain a different OPINION,
and say that the aspect of affairs is most serious and
threatening, and that there is a probability that
England will soon find herself involved i'll another
war, more fierce and deadly than the one which is
just over.
France.
PARIS, Nov. q, 1856.
A Paris correspondent writes that the Emperor and
Empress, with a select party, will, after all. go to
Fontainebleau.
A treaty of commerce has been concluded between
France and the Sandwich Islands.
Naples.
The Governor of Palermo has ordered q strict sur
veillance to be exercised upon all the French and
English commercial vessels.
1t was probable that within q day or two the Nea-
politan question, which had remained IN q state OF
stagnation for q long time, would advance q stage
one way Of the other.
The Black Sea.
The Paris Pans contains the following explanation
relative to the firing on an English ~gun-boat at Yeni-
kale "We believe the affair has been explained to
the satisfaction of both parties. The gun-boat being
about to pass the Straits, a gun loaded with powder
was fired, according to common usage, as Il signal.
The captain explained to the commandment Of the
forts his reasons for being in those waters. The two
commanding officers, Russian and English, having
exchanged explanations. agreed to refer the matter
to the two embassies at ConstantinOple, and this
course having been taken, it was amicably adjusted. y
Nicaragua.
By way of New York, we have q rumor that Chile
and Peru, and probably Ecuador, have determined
to aid the Central American Republics in opposing
the progress of General Walker but whether there
is no more foundation for it than the fabrications we
50 frequently find floating about on the sea OF news
paperdom, we have no means of determining at this
time. Certain it is, however, that recently we have
received several indications of the alarm with which
the progress Of Gen. Walker is viewed in South
America, and it may be that some of these Republics
have actually come to the determination to join the
Anti-North American alliances. +. Herald.
Miscellaneous.
GUANo IsLANDs.-The Pacific squadron is to be in
creased, and an increase Of the naval force is also
recommended
A small steamer is to be despatched, as the Secre-
tary of the Navy recommends, to survey the Guanc
Islands-in the South Pacific. The Secretary of the
Navy and the public generally were amazed at the
failure Of Com. Mervine to execute his orders for the
examination of those Islands. He went within sigh
of one of them-New Nantucket-remaine only foul
and q half hours in view of it, and reisued to permit
the agent Of the GuanO Company to land, even with
volunteers. The other Island he did not attempt t.
visit. His ship was too large for the service, which
can be better performed by a small steamer. Con
gress passed an act at the late session, protecting the
rights of our citizens in such Guano Islands as they
may discover, and the New York Company claiming
the Islands above referred to, have executed satisflc-
tory bonds, in compliance with the act, for the fulfil
ment of their obligations under it. They have sem
out vessels, also, to bring cargoes Of the guano tC
Panama, and thence across the Isthmus, as soon a.
possible, i'll order to test the value Of the supposed
deposits.-San Francisco Herald.
IMPORTANT DIsCovERY-THE DETECTION OF Muir
DER.-A series of experiments have recently beer
made by DR.. Pollock, an occulist of this city, to ties
the truth of an article published some time since by
a celebrated physician in England, which alledgeC
that the last scene viewed by a dying man would re
main impressed upon the retina as does the impress
sion upon a daguerreotype plate. In each experiment
= that DIR. L. has made he has found that an eXamlna
ton of the retina of an eye with a microscope reveals
q wonderful as well as Il beautiful sight, and that il
most every instance there was a clear, distinct anC
marked impression. We put these facts on record il
k the hope Of awakening an interest in the subject tina
d others may be induced to enter upon the intcrestin!
experiments, and the cause of science advanced. Th
recent examination Of the eye of J. III. Beardsley, VIII
4 was murdered in Auburn, conducted by DR.. Sanford
corresponds with those made elsewhere. The follow
ing is the published account Of the examination
u Chicago Dem.
AT first we suggested the saturation Of the eye il
q weak solution of atrophine, which evidently pro
duced an enlarged state of the pupil. On observin!
this we touched the end of the optic nerve with tn
: extract, when the eye instantly became protuberant
We now applied a powerful lens, and discovered il
the pupil the rude, worn-away figure of a man, witt
q light coat, beside whom wasa round stone. standing
or suspended in the air, with Il small handle stuck n
it were in the earth. The remainder was debris
evidently lost from the destruction of the optic, anc
its separation from the mother brain. Had we per
formed this operation when the eye was entire in tn
socket with all it's powerful connection with the brain
there is not the least doubt but that we should hav
detected the last idea and impression made on tn
mind and eye Of the unfortunate man. The thin:
would evidently be entire and perhaps we shoul(
have had the contour, or better still, the exact fgue
of the murderer. The last impression before death i
always terrible on the brain more from fear than an
other cause and figures impressed on the pupil NOR