The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-02-25

Wnlle most OF the places OF DuSlEeS were ClOStu anu
all united in t~estifying their respect for the memory
of the deceased. At ~half-past 2, P. NJ, the mournful
procession of boats left the Viren, conveying the re-
mains of the deceased to Charlton wharf, where they
were received by a detachment of marines, and placed
upon a funeral car. consisting of a platform fixed
upon a brass field piece, drawn by ~thirty-six of the
crew of the Viren. The following was the order Of
the procession
Honolulu Rides,
Household Troops,
Marines from II. b. MS sioop Piren.
The REMAINS. Rsarsr.
Seamen of the Yiren,
Officers of piren,
II. B. NJ. Commissioner and Consul General.
Crew Of H. l. Ms brig pAlei6iade,
oaicers Of H. I. MS brig rAlcibiade,
Foreign ConsuLs,
Personal Friends of the Deceased,
British and Foreign Residents and Others
On arriving at the Nuuanu Valley Cemetery, the
impressive burial service was read by Rev. S. C. Da-
mon, and the remains were deposited in the enclosure
belonging to H. B. NJ. Commissioner, the marines of
the Viren firing three rounds of m~usketry over the
resting place of their commander. We understand that
the intention is to convey the remains to England on
the return of the ship. From the time that the re-
mains left the ship, until the melancholy duty Of COM
hitting them to the tomb was discharged, minute
guns we're fred from the steamer, H. I. Ms brig
L'.alci5iade, and from the Punch Bowl battery. We
copy from the Polynesian the following short bio
graphical notice of the deceased
Captain Mecham was only 30 years of age, his baptismal GER
tfhcate having been signed by the Rev. Charles Leslie, Vicar of
the Parish of the Holy Trinity, in the city of Cork, on the Nth
Nov, is2 Rn.. On entering en- Hnsu ahs ,er If sbe ne sr ,fse ei 5o,ned T rhs Hraen nn
the d Sept, 1s41, and he remained in that ship till the 23d
william and Mary till the 14th Dec. of the same year. From
the 18th Dec, 1s45. to the 26th April, 1916. he was in the ST.
where he remained under two captains from the 9th April, 1916,
TO the 3lst Dec, 1s47. 1t was during this commission that he
first visited these islands, having been on board when the late
King, Queen and suite proceeded in the Constance to Kauai.
lieutenant on board the Asia. On the 5th March, 1850, he was
appointed to the assistance, and remained in her till the 9th
list of distinguished services we find the following notice:
"G. +. Mecham promoted for Arctic services in the expedi-
tions of Capts. Austin and Belcher, 1854, during which he made
the longest overland search on record"
services that we have been unable to procure any further partic-
ulars of his career than that after having had command of the
pany, were transfe rred to the Yiren but his conversation and
to his profession, and gave to even his casual friends the assurance
that quick promotion and a career of honor awaited him. A
of his death transpired, for upon his fine muscular frame. and
than a few who now survive him, were almost inclined to envy
his prospect of a long and vigorous life: A a consequence OF
the command Of the Yiren devoived.
THE SronM.-The wind. which we noted last week
as having set in from the westward, continued to
blow fresh from that direction, but without rain un-
til Saturday morning, when, at about 5, P. NJ, it
NCtIC W ~ Wv" AN-y
showers and thunder and lightning. Capt. Ludlow,
of the ship Contest, who was in the channel off the
S. E.. end of Oahu, states that the center of the storm
passed to the northward of this Island. The Cara
ran was also in the same squall, which was so heavy
that her lee boats were in the water. Since Satur-
day, the wind blew from the outward, with occa-
sional showers of rain, until Tuesday evening, one
week from the commencement of the storm, when
the wind lulled, and Wednesday morning showed a
clear sky and smooth sea. Some six or seven coasters
and three foreign bound vessels have been detained
in port by the weather. The brig Emma arrived
from Hawaii, and the schooner Sophia due from Cali
fornia with the mail. have probably been retarded from
the same cause. The storm has been unusually pro-
tracted for this time of the year, but the quantity
of rain which has fallen has not been commensurate
with what was needed. At Lahaina the storm ap-
pears to have been very severe. An account of it
will be found in a letter from our correspondent in
another column. The whirlwind was not noticed till
it reached the shore, and was probably caused by the
sudden shifting of the wind from south to west,
which occurred at the time. By passengers from
Lahaina, we learn that the unroofng of the dwelling
Of Mr.. Chandler was done so quietly that Mrs. c. who
was in the second story and Mr.. c., who was in the
first story. were not aware of it, until the rain was
observed pouring in torrents through the ceiling and
floor. The effect of the whirlwind on the church was
also singular-taking the steeple off even with the
roof and carrying it a distance of 300 feet, while the
south end of the roof of the ediice was thrown down
OH the pulpit, the centre part of the roof not being
injured at all. -
ORpINAT1oN.-At the Fort Street Church on Sum
day evening, February 21st, Mr.. James Bicknell of
the Marquesan Mission, was ordained as a gospel
minister, previous to his departure to again reside at
fI,oeo ;slands Tho church was we'll filed with an
attentive audience, and the occasion was one of much
interest. The following was the order of exercises =
Reading of the Scriptures and prayer, by the Rev.
ARENAS Bishop; Sermon from Acts Xxx, "a, by the
Rev. E. w. Clark; Laying on of hands, and ordain-
ing prayer, by Rev. DR.. Armstrong;; Charge, by the
Rev. S. C. Damon; Right hand of fellowship, by Rev.
E. G.. Beckwith; Missionary charge, by the Rev. L.
Smith; Singing by the choir, Wake, isles Of the
South" &c.; Benediction by the Rev. James Bick-
nell. We understand that the missionary packet
Morning Star will sail on her second visit to the
Marquesan Islands about the first of March, taking as
passengers Mr.. Bicknell and two Hawaiian assistant
missionaries. She also takes four young tame cattle,
two heifers and one bull, for the use of the mission.
The children in the foreign Sabbath schools of this
city have contributed to the purchase of n whalehoat
for Mr.. Bicknell; and the native children have also
raised the funds for another boat which is to be pre-
scented to the missionaries there.
WAsu1NcroS's Enthusiastically, the 22d
inst, being the anniversary of the birth of George
Washington, was observed with q good deal of enthu-
siasm by the American residents of Honolulu. Flags
were displayed ~profusely on shore and from the ship
ping. The splendid clipper Polynesia, Capt Per-
kins, displayed four American ensigns. Atnoon Capt.
Thomas Spencer, assisted by a party of friends. fired
a salute Of thirteen guns in front of Everett's auction
rooms, and at s p. NJ. another of thirty-one guns.
Each of these salutes was responded to, gun for gun,
by the Polynesia. @
SALE OF LOIS ON EMMA PLAcE.-At the auction
sale of lots on the site of the Kings garden on Mon
day last, six out Of ten of the lots offered were sold,
at an aggregate price Of s2560, Icing an average Of
1926 per lot, half cash. half in six months. Thelots
are very eighty situated for private residences. and