The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-02-18

- - .rs;ou OF. tlc :npublican MEMBER
II FraneT s~;.Iature, with respect 10 taking the
let 10 the hal created much discussion.
th Of :, wilson and Haselock had been raised to
6ener.n- ~ baronets, the former as Sir Archdale
dignns. re,bi. and the latter as Sir Harry Have
II ofLueknO".
1ss In n the launehi6g Ways. but the9hip had still
per ~ N move k16re she would be ahoat- Her
Tedious, but the engineers had per-
rutrf ID her, and hopes were entertained for a
~h.l-sult in a short time. A scaffoidrng from
- yiew the launch broke down and a number
D., 1rre more or less injured. On Monday,
Eel had nearly FIVE feet of water under her,
.r~iaI affairs in London, Dec Money con-
i5 IN active demand. The stock market was
used by the arrival of the West India mail
- with e300, 900 in silver.
The crisis was still more severe at Hamburg,
Is the failures were too numerous to particular
| An order had been promulgated at Berlin enactlng
suspension of the usury laws
>Tbe Onesn of Spain has conferred upon Capt.
- Rosrb. of the Spanish brig Jdcinto, the first
L.ss cross of the . Order OF Bene6cencia,' for his
bmanitv in picking up at sea, and restoring to their
lip, the three whale boats containing the captain
ID most of the crew of the American bark .4lto,
Bedford, ON the I'D and sd of July last. ,
kussA-The Russian screw frigate .9skoid, Of 300
E power, carrying 16 guns and a crew of 40
has arrived at Kiel- Her destination is Japan.
krauder, Captain Udanowski, commanded ON
1n for five years. He will be at the orders
sian political agent in the Japanese waters.
China.
Of Liverpool and New York, we have dates
rkorg to the 10Th October.
ngkong correspondent of the London Ners
sngements Of Lord Elgin are pretty we'll
The delay caused by MS lordship's trip to
~A-- r-~---< $1,000
e of the Russian envoy to open any COM
with the Emperor of Pekin has saved our
the chagrin of q similar, perhaps, worse
The Emperor has declared that he
0 representative Of any barbarian power.
e Of negotiation having been cut of, Lord
, concerted measures with his Excellency
/ commander-in-chief for the assault and
# the city of Canton ; this important post in
3, the Emperor may be induced to change
As far as I am able to learn, il would
It the Admiral has arranged with the whole
Jrce to move up to Canton on the 3lst OF
mt month, and il is said that the French
II cooperate indeed, it is thought that the
T, Admiral, Poitatine, will also offer his aid, to
,e the court at Pekin that the " barbarians %
lot OILY in earnest, but acting IN unison. Lord
4, is living on board the flea, which vessel will
k,sSmpany the feet mp to Canton /; the naval and
|EDlcnatic powers being close at hand
Ia,e dispatches from China IN the Paris journals
.v me English and French ENJOYS. and the naval
,nd military authorities have had several consulta-
IONS previous to commencing war-iike operations
n. Celestials are making defences, and following out
ne orders from Pekin, which are decidedly such as
aki,lnce hostilitieS. A Russian envoy has also
cried in the Chinese waters, ueported to be
On rood terms with the agents Of England and
France.
81. Petersburg letter informs us that the official
ruruaI confirms the account already given that the
relations Of Russia and China have become unfriendly
m consequence of the government Of Pekin having
rfnsei 10 receive the Russian ambassador. 1t declares
th,, not only has China violated existing treaties,
but she has carried her insolence SO far as to place
berself in opposition to the whole Of Europe. The
s-ncle states that serious events may be expected to
take place IN China. and its tenor indicates that
Russia viii not remain a passive spectator Of what is
sang on