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


her population may be takenat a, .---
600 or II 100000. Her m;1ss.- co1a&e OF l6, 0O0
in 1916 to 21I ,275, was maint.;va5 I've s which ross
tracted hostilities at an average Of 100 sn " the pro.
MEDALS FOR THE ARcrrc Exp1o,rns
pier has, by instruction Of Lord Cg.-.s-Lod Ma.
the hands of Secretary Cass a numh .o placed in
which her Majesty'sM-ua des;rss Of medals
the officers and m eE9ngaged in Ia sew ~ present to
tons which have been fitted out in tn Un;..s exspedi-
for the recovery of Sir John Franklin d States
pamlons. on-
Her Majesty's government directs Lord NanA
express the high sense which they epterta;n 70
zeal and deyotedness of the parties who yolunnas
in these enterprises. and their earnest hone An I
citizens Of the United States who shared tha a 1e
dangers may be permitted to accept the same bonase
airy recognluons as the officers and men of n
Aiajesty's service employed IN the cause of the Arct.
discovery.
A lady correspondent suggests q { s panic hall , 9
the benefit of the DOOR. She proposes that tha AZ ~
GERS all appear in last winters garments. which u
the close Of the ball, they can leave to be distr;hn.s ~
among the poor.-Cincinnatt Times.
It will be q sight to see the dancers po;no h.m.
after having left their clothes to be disfrihutaS
That is Sandwich Island fashion, where the NATIVE.
on going out Of church, if the weather is foul, strip
themselves, roll their clothes into . bundle, and
raising an umbrella, put" for home. At what
hour will that ball ssbreak up,'' Mr.. Times s-Er-
change.
Washington appears to be infested with . gang d
desperate sooundrels-Ezehange.
This is evidently an inadvertence. Congress(
not assemble until the first Monday in Decemb>
Aos's0'.ss sou,.a4
geo =. rrenuce, 'ne arcn.cnamp'on OF the !.
oSn1, n@s 'nouo .us CIT us heao-quaree
rome weeks. su.rounoed, OF course, Dy : troo,
admiring Iraenos, OUT mas iateiy 0dmosed.-H
sae1o" cta1.
The CRYSTAL PALAcE-An English paperl
S G., n DE- lss'o ML - = la.e nanus' Ieslivat
OryS1s1 !. 100, "ASn ~Pon - "na
o. 2 :Oos" = : plons y -I]'oUo' every
Pa a.,aI -. So, = etras. ). m.c
MAJ :. T1rsN me : 7cen.PPns OF
= s,m ~ rs.r.sa /.
1850 rrs;c since -. vor,d hsgan
- $3.50.
LossD OF TIE S.issLoFs IN isDiA.-Ihe En-
ana American MISSIONS ~ inola nave suffered SCI
~ by tne mutiniess AN Lngnsn paper gives
names OF ten males ana ten females connected
the missions VINO nave LOST tne'r nses- Amon&X
= % VG.amc. .I"poe"s
So.n;o prsshr..-;sn M;ss;o, TTheIsmua.
nuu 1. : 49, i:I~s- : nsso' pro-
e 49, TS.:.:s- 49, 49, ~,
~. ~ ~. s...s.n SS:..;a.s :; .en uestroN
cse xSo 80 s.sTha Es.s;sh NS;ss;s.. : o' nnp n
~~osovs ~ " s" 'A's's" ss'on at @o@'Wo. \
AMERICAN NNAGE.-Accord to the ~forthcom. \
ing report upon the commerce ana Navigation of the
country, the wnoie purtnen OF registered and enrolled
'NcS>' ~ IONS,
employed as follows:
In coasting trade, . 1,3oo3sa
SrsaM ssh \ ,oe,1si
Cod and mackerel fisheries, 1851
In general commerce. l,6oS,e0 .
Tot., nuus - ons. .ao,os,
Chief Justice Halliburton- of Nova Scotia for,,..
~ Sc sam Slick by was rendered a concratp,.torr"S
dress last month. ON the occasion of his eighty so,r.s
birth dav. He appeared to be, at the time. ne baa
in BODY and bright in intellect as at any time for tbs
last twenty wears.
~ D. No. p,au., m. s.,
foh;os nen,ors;, savs Tho citizens - 81. ppa,ngnela
week adonted a new nlan for nrotectinc their h.nss
from being run bv the brokers. learning tho, :
Sbrokcr had reached town from a neirbborin9 c;.v -
nm tha hork for coin thov nronntiS n1oaaJ 10y "
side Of the hank entrance . bncket of tar and a br,sL
and upon the opposite side . lone. ronob 'loot;n,
fence rail. hearing the ;nscr;nf;on q
aNary red to nary broker,
AS the broker approached the bank he read this
inscription, glanced at the tar bucket, and retreated
Inc panK went on as usual
The well known perfume of musk is imported from
China, Bengal and Russia. 1t has a bitterish and
somewhat acid taste, and in color resembles dried
blood. This scent is obtained from the musk deer,
and possesses a most penetrating and diffusive odOr,
rather agreeable when feeble, but when concentrated
it is decidedly offensive. So difusive is its lowers,
that a few grains will scent a room for years, and it
never seems to fade IN strength. Tonquin musk is
the most esteemed Pod musk is the natural bag
CONTAINING IN MUSK, uhu ctc WelSuS ABOUT SIX
drachns, having in each about eight scruples of pure
musk. 1t is generally more or less aduiterated, but
the authorizations are easily detected under the micro-
scope or by analysis.
How many common f~gurative expressions in or
language are borrowed from the art of carpeptrv.
may be seen from the following sentence The law.
yer who filed a bill, shaved a note, cut an acouaiu-
lance. split a hair. made an entry. uot mn a as
framed an Indictment impannelled a ;urv. mt them
into q box. nailed = witness bammareJ . ;udoe ar5
bored a whole court. all in one dav. has since laid
down law and turned carpenter,
In b;s I.to re,ort ~. am.r;.., 100000
ovs.-..Th Soldier who enters tLo sorr;s. .;.h wa
49,. 80 ,n;,;." = 49, = ''r ns - sersice WIN QUE
the order which cbpnoss hin fn"ra hs ,a : .nuus
vocation to that of : mera onoro+;ve danr;.a5 80 he
tar roces r th;nL - wo,iJ oonar 800 -. ~ ~ ~.
e,avet;ay ~ .he rsnk ard fIa ~ eea'y !" %
m;ss;on rae made re.J;lv and .ar;nIw at.a;a :" hv
~. Ill -.-:.sS.~-
Ao DeA ~ 1"e "A
The New SPEAKER.-The New York Epening Post
gives the following sketch of Col. Orr, the new Speak
err of the House of Representatives
"Colonel Orr. who has lust Oeen elected Speaker