The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-19
NEWS FROM the SANDWICH ISLANDS.

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Arrival OF Brstish War ships-Iatsrnationsl
Law with the United States-Amorscan
seamen Tried and Acquitted-Collsge Exhi-
batt0u-Cr0p RepHts-COnss Cultivation
Troubles In the Royal Family.
From the Sandwich Islands have dies from Honolulu
' 10 Me 18th OF May.
Her Britannia Asjssys steamships Pearl and Esk from
lao and Panama. had touched al Honolulu and steamed
~ Bong Kong.
The Commercial Aduser Of 14th Of May has the follow
hg-Iesers received BY the last mail from san Francisco
that tho suits brought by Honolulu merchants asanst
swan resulted, at the trials, In . verdics against him
Judgment entered against him BY the Court for the
full amount Of the suit and costs. Swan Is liable to
rested upon this judgment, and - the United States 60
vernmen have granted the request Of the Hawaiian go
vsrnment 70 deliver him up for trial. IL is not In probable
- may be arrested and brought here
From Lanania we learn that the jary In the OF the
American seamen returned verdjt OF not goilty The
ease was-On the 30th of April ARRAY board the
AM rcan whale shp daine, which commenced In sky-
hrking" Peter LanhAn, Of the Of the wrecked
nip Edward johnson was fatally star bed by James Bell,
sne Of the crew Of the Alkaline.
The annual examination Of the pupils connected with
ne seminary at Lahans took place the 9th and TIN
q Nay and was closed by exhibition of the graduating
ease The number Of natives p efent very large.
A the exhibition eleven speeches In the Hawaiian Ian
guage were delivered two in the English language by
SuP!s .,n ..,,.
We hear from Kauai that portion OF the cane fields,
both Kooa and Lehue, have been attacked with blight
- rust At Kcloa pears to be . rust, and is very
nsht, having touched only about fifteen Al Lhue
me dhorder 10 attributed 10 insect he aphls-which
often noticed on the cassis and other plants.
The first annual meeting q the stockholders Of the a.
-Four Ss % ne n 81 IS Hs
capsl of $4,000 In t6o shares IF 500 each On tho
~ Of February dividend Of 81 ooo-beng tseny ave
per cent the sock-was de Jared, and the nh or
Nay the company free from debt and the value Of Its
asses was SIS 000 showing net gain for the year Of
5000, including the dividend paid.
letter from Hanaei Kanai, dated May 2, says:-rbe
weatber for the mort of The three weeks previous
s1cept sho had been dne ana the coffee growers
net The crop will yield about 200 600 Pounds-I mean
Mat Of the two plantations unitedasd the present sp
pearancts are n favor Of at least as large acrop for the
coming year. II Is no longer question whether coffee
raising be probably pursued In these islands, espe-
say On the au 'A belt of Land bordering the "mina
The crop will not exceed that last year. whiCh
was In the neebbo'hood Of 900 bushels though only
about 10 6o0'of this ground up breadth ri abou.
1000 acres sown vita wheat, but owing W the dc
srucion cause by the caterpillar not than 900
Mr. honsarrst auctoneer. who, already rep rted,
bad Inflicted dishonor on the Kings family had been
ourred in January ast, at dinner party even by Prince
Kamehameha, and Mr.. Monsarrat required by the
King 70 leave the kingdom. circular letter was I'D
dressed, the day Of the arres by the Minister of
Ysreign Relations to each Of the foreign 0onsus stating
Mat the King had sezed the per'on OF Mr.. ON &C
count Of the injury which his family from
hun, and that hts purpose detain him in custody
until an opportunity offered 70 tran port him 70 some TO
brsh but having taken the oath Of allegiance, is now
Hawaiian subject We understand that General Miller.
Consul has decided not TO interfere In the matter
generally called out At dusk planted In the
avenues leading the palace and grvunds placed
NJ r. from confinement Tue friends Of Mr.. Monssrras
made application for q writ Of habeas corpus.
The harbor Of Honolulu looked deserted.
There appears 70 be little doGbt OF the loss OF The Ho
packet Ksmamalu
Aner full examination OF witnesses In the OF Ospt
Homan, charged with having caused the death of Hawai-
Ian seaman board the Agate from abusive treatment,
The United States Consul, Or IAhrop, decided the
evidence produced bring conviction
r the offence In Gaze the captain sent 70 California
per trial
chartered by hessrs Melchers Co sailed Jap
nom Honolulu NJ. Gust Reners, OF that DR. and vr
I. Dooshery, who had already vi.hed Japan, accom-
pAny the vessel She viii be absent about four months,
asd will probably visit he 0sho~k Sea
The bark Gambia which arrived from England, at,er
nosoulu The total sale amounted to IS 500 'A -
Some fine specimens Of green oorn were shown In Homo
hDu
some cases Of saroe robberies had occurred on the
NE King and Queen had returned from trip TO Bird
me annual meetings Of the following societies were al
yevtsed In Honoiulu-Ha waan Missionary society; HA-
1uE MISSIONARY BRIe MORNING srAE AT HONOLULU
-PlxsgTTATIoS OF BAFEEK no HER CAPTAIN.
Frcm The Commercial Adver ser lHonoluu). April SOL
Moore, arrived here Friday As 3s days from Boston
he Oh the port at supdoFp the previous evening but
no 70 She sighted the islands four days before
reaching port, but owing 70 the light winds add cams
which have prevailed since crossing the equator she
nsde but little progress She put into Rio Janeiro for
oseyard, and ceductipg her detention this account
nsdc the passage In 12e days She lowed into port
BY The stesmtug, and pleasing coincidence that
she, the emblem Of the mi souary enterprise, fol
bowed close as,ern by the schooner T. L Frost em
s'em q our commerce, lo.aei with fall frcrh, Of oil
from the California Gulf, beth vessels being brought
se&her BY he msooai
her deck crowded with natives, who load la
pAe Of her their vessel During her stay OF six DAYS
she has been an object OF great curiosity not only the
nanvcs but the children Of Honolulu, several hundred
Of whom had taken shares IL her.
On Wednesday, April %, at half past four O'Clock, p
r. tho Sabbath school children Of Boooulu both for. ign
and native assembled on the market sharf 10 wi,psss
the 10 Captain Moore or signal banner
which had been prepared for the occasion by the ladies Of
twenty feet long and twelve feet wide Over the centre Is
the word "Mornng" In blue letters, beneah which Ia
ssAr and dove with an olive br inch II makei altogether
Q weay design, and reflects credit Mrs.. Abigail IAdd
who has had the charge OF preparing IL
The crowd attracted W the wharf large, and must
have numbered several ,h ,usands The Sabbath schools
churches well n the two native churches we're vpre
sented and cannot perhaps give better idea OF the
o.pw or sr,nous AT rHs rxEsssr.ros ov aesAI TO uu
MORNING STAR
l. Invocation. ......................Rev J. D srons
ssr Of the morn, who,e placid ray
Besm'd mildly DER yon sacred hill,
While whsprng sephyrs seemet 70 say,
A silence slept and earth Vas still,
Hail. harbinser OF gospel hghtl
Qspel the shades OF natures night.
Reading Of Scriptures ......... Rev W. 8 Turner
Prayer On Hawaiian .......... Rev. L. smith
kepy........ ......s..s.....s.''s''.o~pt Moore