The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-12-30

Pov.r H.vnuAy THEArER-LastS Saturday ever"
inc The NAV of Rob Roy was performed al TINS P''se
;, ro,,,ar s.,nsement, ON the occasion OF the dement,
= ss;- C.ro,;ne Ince. The house was we'll Tiled ana
81. NAV rent OF With applause, though some OF tue
.nhord;nate characters were IDLY imperfea IN 'neir
n.rs The acting however a Miss Ince (sister OF the
bene6c;.rel and Of Mr.. Tokey, msde smesdsf g tAe1
!. scenc;es Of others, and the Audience vent AMY
vell pleased. Mr.. wallack. also. IS ethel DOUG
v.s received with frequent applause. and on danesng
the Highland Fling, Though not 50 well as we nave
-, Kim, -. oreeted with three cheers. Many were
,.m;nded Of the old "Thespian" times, when the
ar.m. v.s Young in Honolulu. Next saturday
.v.r;ro-Nev Years night-a complimentary oene-
4. v;Il he given to Mr.. Tokely by the entire company
!. . token of their appreciation of his valuable ASSIST
.,.e aur;no the past season. Mr.. Tokeiy IS an
,m..eur. and as we'll rs Nj. wallack frequently per
formed in the old ..Thespian'' at the corner OF hotei
and. Msuna Kea streets, ten years ago; in fact II We
remember rightly, Mr.. 7. fitted mp that establishment.
At his own expense. We predict for him a ruiz ana
annreciative audience on Saturday. The play selected
for the occasion is Shakspeare's great Tragedy %
Macbeth. and all the talent in town will appear.
RoAsr BEER FOR THASKsGIvrNG.-Yesterday NOR
ming George Riseley & Co. butchered a fine nat Duh
lock, given BY DR.. Armstrong to be cut up ana dis-
tributed among the native school teachers Of this aus
trict. This sort Of illustrating ' thanksgiving WIZ
do more towards impressing its meaning on the ma
tive mind than could be accomplished by any guam
tity of proclamations. On thanksgiving days IN
New England every poor family receives something
nice and substantial over which TO give thanks, ana
We are pleased to note the introduction OF the custom
here. -
FoRr STREET CHURcH-We are pleased to learn
that the sale of pews at this church on Monday last,
realized s2s37 so; which added to the amount re-
ceived for pews leased since. win make nearly S3Ooo,
and more than covers the current expense. Since
its organization seven years since, its prospects for
usefulness have never been brighter than they now
are, under the pastoral charge of Rev. L. CorWin.
SOMETHING NEw-we noticed yesterday on the
wharf, several Yankee patent washing machines, i'm
ported BY T.. Spencer, Esq As a joke. some one told
friend Spencer that his washing machines could have
been more readily disposed of had they been the
genuine articlAstontI Irish girls
OUrsrpE-On the first page-Poetry and A Story
for the New Year ; fourth page-A Wet-Sheet Pack /;
sixth page-The Old Year, Don't Get Discouraged.
and Exracts from Spurseon fifth page-Home,
Ia beautiful piece, WHICH snoust ~ DSn
to Tupper,) Home Sports for Winter Evenings and
an article on education.
THANKseIyISe.-In accordance with custom, this
day, December 80, has been appointed by His Majesty
as q day Of $. general thanksgiving to Almighty God
for HIS many mercies vouchsafed to this people during
the present YEAR" There will be divine service at
the Fort Street Church this morning at nine O'Clock,
and at the Kings Chapel at eleven o'clock.
SALE OF HrLKs.-Theh hull of the condemned whale
bark .Nerrimac was sold at auction on Thursday
last, for 81 1885, the purchaser to pay the duties
She will be broken up Yesterday the hull of the
bark haly, also an old whaler, was sold at auction
TO be broken up, and brought $780,.
y The g. S. Surveying Schooner Fsnnimore
Cooper, sailed yesterday on a short cruise, to sur
vey the islands and shoals that lie to the north-wes
of this group. She win return to this port in four
or Ave weeks -
q In putting together the type of the calendar,
on our supplement-. the matter got transposed, and
was worked of before the error was discovered
Correct calendars can be had at our counter.
~ As an earnest of our efforts to furnish enter
taiument for our readers We send them this week a
holiday token, in the shape of . New Years Supple
ment- -
TIE MAIL OF Nov. 20-f the Fankes sailed
from San Francisco at the date she was expected to
dec. ls) she ought to arrive here to-day.
TIE L.sr OF THE ToYs-wiIl be sold on Friday,
at Colburn's.