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r Foreion Affairs has given a written assurance

of Foreign Affairs has given a written assurance
To the gentleman most interested in letter No. l
that he rcas not ats author, and the government
organ, with any amount of special pleading, but
without the boldness absolutely TO deny its pa
ternity, endeayored to insinuate at the time of
it's publication that the Minister had not that
honor. Here the Minister has got himself into a
dilemma. He is either in the contemplate, pitt
able state OF being afraid to acknowledge his own
writings, or he is the open advocate of a treaty
which. VAMPIRE like, would suck the very life
blood from the nation, and leave it with a mere
shadow of nationality and respect.
Had the Minister of Foreign Relations, when
demanded its authorship, come forward manfully
and acknowledged the letter IF it is his, and we
have yet TO find the person who doubts that it
was sent at his instance had he stood boldly ont
and refused to make the treaty for reasons given
in che letters, he would have been supported by
the entire community from the highest to the low
est he would have commanded all our sufrages.
But how does the case stand? He has signed
and now advocates a treaty which he him
self is said to have condemned in his private let
tiers, and he dares neither TO acknowledge nor
deny publicly that he has done SO. How sug-
gestive such a state of affairs. What an inter-
esting position for a Minister of State to be placed
in.
The Polynesion says " it is all a m6ddle,' and
verify it is a "muddle.'' And is he who
has made this middle to be allowed to sit
quietly by and watch the effect of the mischief
he has SO silly breYed? Has His Majesty the
King, who is more deeply interested than us all,
in that he has the interests OF the entire nation
depending on him has he considered that ere
long lowing TO his Minister'S want of judgment,
his d~uplieity and Stupidity he may be placed in
the position to act on the latter part of the goth
article of the Constitution, with the alternative
of seeing the independence of his kingdom lost in
another manner and its energies forever de-
stroyed?
From this much to be regretted result there ap-
pears now 70 be but one alternative. Whatever
may have been the aid which the Kings Council
may heretofore have had from him, that day APP
pears TO be passed. When the confidence of the
the community, the people and the
whole nation is lost in a Minister-there is no
alternative but TO part with him. We have lately
seen the entire British Ministry resign their Of
for a much less grave odense than this, and
since that time We have seen another British
resign for the errors committed in a sim
gle dispatch. VIII not our great man wisely be
guided By their example, whilst the cloud rests on
the distant horizon, no bigger than a mans band.
Or will he dare To stem the current of popular
till ii RACES around him with the violence of
the tempest?
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wEDsEsDxr EvEsINe. AueUsT Is, ISIS.


We have s4dou known trade 50 utterly st@gnsnt in Honolulu
As Il has been the past week WIKI the exception Of one or two
transactions in produce. We have no sales 70 report
The ship Lacas, from san Francisco, with hay, etc, and the
ship John Marshall, from Jarvis Island. with euanO, have ar
rived since our last The LEeas Is up for Victoria and viii
take q cargo Of cattle on deck and a considerable quantity Of
Island produce below A very great interest i felt in the grow
ing trade IN that direction, and confidence Is expressed in the
extensive demand FOR our productions which it i believed must
ensue from theinmensc immigration into the Fraser River eoGn-
ny. 1t is 70 De hoped that this demand will continue 70 be eE-
tensiye and remunerztive-
wenose a small transaction in Real Estate On Tuesday. Tie
premises occupied by Mr. HadIey, adjoining the Honolulu
House. sold st auction for $500.
s~CGAR-There was . large sale Of mat sugar from Hlo. for
export, on terms not public Nearly al the sugar in market
viii probably lie forwarded By the Lucas to Victoria
BEEF-An active demand for Hawaiian continues a. S13G 81
per Dbl A considerable parcel is expected in the Mary from
KaSzihae-
rels Hawaiian The stock OF American Flour on hand Is light,
bot some large parcels are known 70 be on the way
T0BACC0-Some demand for The better qualities The mar
ket is wen supplied with inferior brands, and prices rule low
BEANSNTne market continuesto be overs-ocked- as IL has
been for a year or more, and sales are dincclt a any figure.
ExCHASGEIOn Boston has been offered in The uarkes dur
ing the week As there VII be 40 packet Iearing for the cOas,
Tor sonne zeeks. there Is 10 active demand for Exchange
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SCHOOL ron FoREIGS CHILpREx.-We call the at
tention OF our readers to the report, in another col
umn, of the 0mmittee of citizens appointed to pro-
cure q teacher and a school-foom for their contem-
plated School for Foreign Children in Honolulu. 1t
viii be seen that Miss Mary Thurstau has accepted
the position of teacher, and that the basement of the
Fort Street Church has been obtained and fitted mp
for a schoohroom-a truly competent person. and a
very central and eligible situation. We have heard
Miss I. spoken of as possessing that rare faculty in a
teacher, viz: Of making him or herself beloved by
the children rather than feared; and we heartily wish
the new school, which we learn will begin in the first
week of September, all the success with its scholars,
all the sympathy from their parents. and ali the
qualification to the teacher which 1t can reasonably
expect.-POiynesiGn.
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Mr.. EDlToR-SIR Having taken part In several
sad proaions which lately united in paying the last
tribute q respect to deomsed friends and neighbors,
by accompanying their brtal remains to their ssiong
home " imNuuanu WY Cemetery. under a scorch-
ing sun, l. THAT Rod Of the day when its terrifying
rays are usually most oppressive, l have been forci-
by impressed with the want Of judgment, or perhaps
want of refectiom eyinced in the selection Of so very
inappropriate an hour as four o'clock in the after
noon, usually fixed upon for the purpose.
Almost everybody feels anxious to take part in
these sad ceremonials and it is generally considered
Indispensable to don the best broadcloth suit, which
Ito pedestrians especially is a great aggravation of
the discomfort experienced by all parties.
In some countries, the declining sun is deemed no
inappropriate emblem o. the close Of human life, and
funeral professions are consequently arranged to take
place simultaneously with sunset ; and it seems to
me that a similar course would be eminently appro-
pirate to this climate, and would greatly diminish the
suffering consequent upon the present very inJudi-
cious system, without any counteryailing inconveni-
ence or objection, that 1 aul aware of.
Let us hope, then, that those amongst us to whose
lot it may fall to arrange the next procession, viii
give the above suggestion a fair trial, by fixing half
past five O'Clock as the hour for moving, and | think
I NAV safely predict that only a fair trial is required
to insure its universal adoption, subject Of course TO
some triaing alteration, in accordance with the sea-
son of the year and the variation of the hour of sun
set CIvIs.
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vessel. Expected from, F .relz- porI-.

Am clipper bars Yankee, Smith, wiz be due from san Fran
cisco from the 25th TO 31st inst
An; eIiPper h,iz Josephine, With euano, VIII be due in a few
days from Ne- Nantucket and Bakers Islands
AM sn Angenefr, 245 tons, Morse, was 10 have sailed from
View Bedford, August j, for this port
An. ship Alexander, Bush sailed from New London for Homo
lula May y, with cargo to Q. A iliams * Co.
Az schooner Martha Penh7IlO~, would sail from New Lon
don for Honolulu, about July l.
An saip Modern Times. Of H A. Pferce's Line OF Packets
zould leave Boston for Honolulu via Tahiti, in July.
An bark Young Greek, Taylor. Of Pierce's Line. sailed from
Boz-on for Honolulu direct June l.
Am ship Mountain Wave, Harding, saiied from Boston. in
Ptercsis Line Of Packets, May 20. for Honolulu dirscs-
Am ship Gladistor sailed froEn New Bedford June 18th. for this
Tor-
b. bark Portcuz- NcGoEan. sailed FROM Liverpool. May
p for Houoiuiu- with merchandise 70 X G Jeni0n.
The clipper ship SyTsl- loss toss, had been purchased BIZ
Nsssrs- HONEYWELL < Brewer, 20 take TIE place Of the John Gil
pan IN the Sandwich Islands zine Ct packets-sailed from Boston
direct May 20, eonsig1ed 70 c Brewer 81.
ssatp Harriet ( Jessie, Gray, sahei from New Bedford for
Houoialu direct May ~
Danish bars oanaaee was to sail from Hamburg in April, with
merchandise 70 H. Hackfeh / Co-due here IN August
The following vessel arr expected at this port IN October. to
load oi frau San ftzucise@Ships fnglo Sdron. Golden
City and R16uga- From Sydney-SLips Mary Robinson
and F1skip7fou 4HstoH.
Bark Harburg- fruan Brenens 70 Hofsehlaeger < stapeuhorst
~ni be due here in September.
Brig Tsutoria- from Bremen 10 Me,chers K Co, viii he due
here IN s-ptent=r-
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have the honor, SC,
THuRspAy, Aug. y, 1865.

THURSDAY, Aug. II, lS5S.
To TIE EDITOR OF The poLYNEsIAS.-I believe
it has become a part of your editorial labor to correct
the nlisstatements and blunders of your contempt
rary, SO please note the interesting little scrap in the
last Commercial .ffrertiser in regard TO " Mrs.
Smiths School, Can any gentleman read the
statement without experiencing a feeling of moisture
about the eyes To see a lady, an eminent teacher,
so abused by the public functionary 1t is too bad
but wait a bit-call to mind the feelings of your
neigbbor and examine into the correctness of the state
ment referred to-Behold, it is simply and %unmitiga-
tedly false, and you, poor editor, editors are to be
pitied) have thrown away those fine, gentIemanly
Isympathies, or did you. from past experience. mis-
trust at first sight. the correctness Of facts in the elo-
ouent little appeal, Well. here we find the said
school mentioned twice in the Presidents report by
name, with particulars given In regard to the
second proposition of the .7drerfiser. a President of
the Board of Education would hardly wish publicly'
to hatter one of a dozen equally good teachers at the
risk of an invidious comparison, whatever we indie
pendent scribblers may feel authorized to de. And
those who are acquainted with the Native Schools on
the Islands viii be able to recognize some talent out
side Of Honolulu; they viii call to mind accomplished
talent and faithful services at Waimea, Kauai I;
Kaneohe. Oahu Lahaina : Kau. Hawaii &c. sc.
But enough - the last presumption of the said
statement falls 10 the ground for want of anything
TO stand upon. So much for one of the many little
scraps penned without thou ght and needless of truth
or justice 70 parties indirectly affected by them.
Now, Mr.. Editor, don't forget TO thank me for this
little help in your line Yours, THoUGHT.
1t is the part Of our editorial labors TO correct the
g nisStatements and blunders'' of independent
scribblers' such as the above, and had he signed him.
self '.THoUGHTIess," there might have been observed
some consistency between .his little scraps, pcnned
needless of TRUTH and his name. We beg to inform
him that . the said school, is not :. mentioned twice
nor even once in the report ON education. The only
notice of it occurs in the tables in the appendix. 1t
is a matter of trifing Importance whether this school
or that school is mentioned in the report. But when
a page or two Of adulation is bestowed on the Royal
SCHOOL, profegS Of the President-it would have
been only ordinary decency to have attributed a
moiety of . the success" noticed in it, where it prop
erly helongs,-to the humble but unnoticed labors of
one whose best scholars are continually being with
drawn to sustain the acknowledged success of the
ROYAL School.
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Foreign Summary.

Az INTERESTING LAWSUIT TO WHALE SHIP MASTERS
James |. Williams rs. Miner Lawrence, ct al
This was an action upon n whaling contract brought
by Williams, master of ship Pd9nir, against her
owners. The facts were, that one Pendleton had
originally sailed from the port OF New London as
master of said ship. Pendleton had made two sea-
sons ia her on the North West. and had returned to
the Sandwich Islands. He was here met by iDstruc-
tons from the agents to go another season before re.
turning hcne. Pendieton being unwilling to be rone
from home another season, substituted the plaintiF
who was at the islands, in his place as master. Plain
tiff took charge of said ship and made n very success
ful voyage, returning to the port of Honolulu With
1000 barrels whale. 100 sperm, aud "a 600 mounds
bone. Soon after dropping his anchor in said mort.
Pendleton, who had in the mean time returned home
and had again been sent out by the agents of the
PhGnir for that purpose, came on board and dis
placed Williams, and brought the ship under his
r. 81 charge back TO the port of New London.
This suit was brought by Williams to recover DAM
ages for his removal before said voyage was com
pleted. The amount of damages claimed being his
expenses from the Sandwich Islands to New London.
he having before recovered the amount of his wages
in a libel suit at the islands.
The defence set up was that Pendleton as master.
had no power of substitution, and that therefore his
contract was not binding upon the owners. That
Williams was an improper person to be substituted.
having the season before lost the ship Jefferson in the
0chotsk Sea, and that he had drawn drafts on the
owners of the PhGnir to an excessive amount for re-
pairs and supplies (Sl2,O00), and that they were
justified in removing him, and not liable in damages.
The case involved many points of maritime law in
teresting to ship masters and owners, and some con-
siderable conflicting testimony. The Jury were una
Bile to agree though sent-out for a reconsideration sew
eral times by the Court. We understand they stood
nine for plaintiff, aud three for defendants.-N l..
Chronicle.
SINGULAR LAWSUIT IN FRANcE.-In 1916, a mar
ried woman at Rouen. named Farm, abandoned her
husband TO live with . military officer named Merle,
at Nismes. In 1879 she gave birth to a boy. who was
registered in his mothers name at Leplanquois. The
woman, though she declared herself the mother, did
child referred to was the only issue by this cohabita-
tion, and upon the death Of the woman, Merle, who
had lived with her, wrote = letter to her mother, an
nouncing her death in affectionate terms, and refer
of their love.
Farm knew Of his eloped wife having lived wih
Merle. and that she had this con ~ him-he did not
think It necessary to take legal proceedine FIR dis-
avowing the paterpity Of the child and things o.
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a c OF WORSHIP.

EANEys BETHEL-Eev- s. c. Damon ChapIain-King
street, near the Sailors Home Preaching on Sundays at
IL h n and - p y. Seats free Sabbath school after
the morning services
FORT STREET Of Fort aud Beretania SITS.
Pulpit temporarily occupied by Rev. Lorrn Andrews
Preaching on Sundays a. L. A. u and x P : " Sabbath
School meets AT 10 Az
NYHODI5T avenue, corner Of Tutui
areet-Rev. Vim. s Turner, Pastor. Preaching every
sunday 1t II A. n and u p NJ Seats free Sabbath
school meets at 10 A n
grsGss CHAPEL-Kfng street, above the Paisee-Rev- L W.
Clark Pastor. Services, in Hawaiian every Sunday at
~ 4. Il and 8 /. y.
SMITHS URCH-Bereta street, near Nuuana street
Kew. Lowell Smith Pastor. Services, in Hawaiian, every
Gzn1ay at 10 A. X and - p a-
cAIHOLIC CHTTgCH-Yort street. near Beretania-under the
ehaEye 4 fRA Rev. BshsP Naigre:. assisted by Able
Mod Bevices every Sunday at 10 A. NJ and Pm
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MEMORANDA.

~ ship JOHN 1zrztaH- zfrh 600 tous gIsno, arrived on the
aorninz Of TIE 1ih from Jarvis Island. after an absence Of So
days she reports the sailing Of he Josephine fer NsE Nan
ruc<es and other islands, on the 10Th July, with 200 tons guano
ca board. ad may be expected hare IL a few days- Thaeiipper
White S-Gn7-c vas loading, a1i would be ready % an On the
25sh Angus, for New York She Il ioading a. the rate OF fly
sous = day. The john 1aTsAaU touched a. Christmas Island
On her return Tcysge- On leaving Jarvis Island, had 4 strong
c1r-nt setting 20 the Westward Passed 70 the : ". Of Fan
uiags Island Wade Hawaii in 10 days from Jarvis Island.
Passage 20 Honolulu from Jarvis IS days During the time We
aid AZ jarvis Island, winds from K : Z TO E y L, ami on
mach rain.
u July 2-Touehsd al Jarvis Island, An. whale ship
Jozhuz BrzzdOn, Bates, 10 months, 500 sp.
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SAVINGS BANK.-This institution was opened on
Tuesday last for the reception Of deposits and the
transaction of the usual business pertaining to a bank.
The first experiment of the sort in Honolulu, it COM
mences under excellent auspices, and we sincerely
hope that it viii become q permanent feature of our
city. The Polynesian Of Saturday has the following
upon the subject The mechanic, the laborer, the
young man or young woman who can and will retain
three or FIVE dollars weekly out of their wages and
deposit them in bank viii at the end If Ave years have
from 81 900 to 81 500 to start themselves in bust
ness with, to purchase a house or land or both; to
furnish an outfit or procure a dowry.
Gould the Hawaiian born portion Of our population
be induced to deposit their earnings in the savings
bank instead of investing in ho~rse-fiesh and silks, IL
w0nld in our opinion prove more productive of thrift
and consequent general and material comfort than
ought else we know of just now; and would the HE
show up the affair theoretically and practically, in
dollars and cents, We are sangIine enough TO antici-
pate the happiest results"
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Hnxour1n. 18th Aug. 1858.

Mr.. EDITOR :-The return of the greatest part OF
my list of subscribers must justify me in postponing
the overture Of my course of lectures. for the number
of names not yet satisfy the most moderate expecta-
tons, as to Il reward.
have the honor, &C.,
D.. FRIcK, Ii. D..
P.s-Subscriptions received at DR.. Guillou's, the
Commercial advertiser, the Polyaesicn, and Library
of the Seamen's Chapel
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NOTES or THE WEEK.

THE DISASTER OF THE "PRrScE OF HAWAII
On the 10th inst, the new schooner called the Prince
Of H1,raii, of about u tons burtben, left the port of
Hanalei, Kauai, bound for Niihau-an island separ-
ated from Kauai by a channel of eight miles. She
had some eight native passengers on board, and a
quantity of ohia timber on deck, but nothing in the
way Of ballast. Her crew consisted of three foreign
ers. John Reed. who was mart owner, a native of
Wales; George Tderson. an American, and a colored
man, name unknown. When about midway between
the two islands, n sudden squall, so common in that
neighborhood, struck the vessel and Immediately
capsized her. There being no ballast on board, she
of course foated freely, and the foreigners managed
TO get on her bottom, with some assistance from the
natives in regard to Reed. who was a cripple, having
lost the use of his lower limbs n year or two since.
The natives then struck out for the nearest land.
which was Niihau, supposed to have been some fifteen
miles distant another account says they landed at
Mana Point, on Kauai. They Swan during the re-
mainder of that night, through the following day and
night, and on Thursday, six out of the eight landed
on Niihau, an old man and a STRIPPING having proved
unequal 10 the task. It is barely possible, but not
probable, that the unfortunate foreigners on the
schooner were seen and picked rrp by some of the
native fishermen Of Niihau, but the general belief is
that they have persisted.
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Ikalo patches are. to a great extent, left to grow VI
with grass and weeds; efficient and productive labor
is mainly given up; and natives who have formerly
been good servants, can now rarely be hired on nnia
days, and many not at all, unless driven to it by ur-
gent necessity. s
What is to be the end Of this Did those, nov
high in Office, who Eve or six years sine secured the
country in search of the old hula men a~nticipaee such
a sad scene as this? Did they think that they were
rekindling an almost extinguisI,ed volcano, thai they
row NAV never be able to put cut till ichabod Is
pronounced on this poor dwindling race sl trust not.
II doubtless was a sin of Ignorance
But If the powers that be would escape the doom
with which God has visited idolatrous nations, u
surely is well 70 bestir themselves. Look at the iate
of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat-Ahab and Manassen.
Hawaiian statutes make idolatry a crime; but rs
there any penalty affixed
1t is most devoutly to be hoped that the rulers Of
this nation will not long sleep over such a democrat
ling scourge as a natiue hula but will speedily seek
to extirpate it root and branch from the face OF the
Hawaiian Islands, and let it pass into the oblivion OF
the sins that were before the food. A FRIEND.
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done up IN wrappers, car be had at our counter
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single Copies 12i ceuss each.
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DIED.

On board II. B. Ms ship H1rannah, Aug. Il. THoa4s
acrsrYsz, seaman aged about p year,, a native Of ireland.
Drowned In Suuanu Valley, Oahu, Aug 1e, wM- P. cL.KK,
q s<zmen belonging % H. BINS ship HGU1an1h, aged q
years, = native OF Guernsey.
On board u. B. Ms ship Hararnai, on the passage from
Panama 20 yzncouvers Island, killed by the falling Of the top
eauznt st5idingsail yarf FROM the top, ASGrs Bowie, aged
about 81 years, a native Of the island Of islay, A~Dgushire, Scot
land-
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LATEST DATES. received at his Once.
ShiSs Maiss.
PORT OF HoMoLuLu. II. Z.
ARRIVALS.

Aug l2-Sch Mcfkeski. Hal. from Kahutu-
T3-sch keoni Ana, from Kauai
1S-ship Lucas, Dszzett, 20 days from San Francisco.
E-Sch Mary. Bernl, from kaws5has,
1-Sch Rsnshsnsn= " from Eohsla-
1s-sch Excel. Antozio. from Knloa-
15-SiOop Lo1fsa, from Kona, Hawai-.
ls-An- 81 John Marshall, P=ndEs0s 70 days 1an jar
us Island
1s-S-h Kznoi- Chadwick, from Linasilz ard Kabuiui-
I5-Sch Mokeiki, Hall. froul RAhaIui
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DEPAETCREs.

A1g. I2-Sch Kinools, for Esns, Hawai-
13-Esoni Ana, for Eaaai-
12-sioIkeikf, for Kzh1IUi-
16-Sch Excel. Antonio. Ger Kauai.
I1-fhre1ix. Lambert % cruise on NV Zsas=1d-
1s-Tua- Nir, Osborne L Cruise sni home.
1T-Sch Excel sF Kauai
I7--Sch Karnehaneha ", lT Eohaa-
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Books AT AucrloN.-A large sale of miscellaneous
and school books is advertised to take place on Satur-
day evening at ]. E.. Colburn's rooms.