The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-04-14

49,, W.r5vr Aonrco1zUfzx socfrrr-Yester-
sn.-noo, the above named oeiety had : meet
s. = th.5 Church at Kawaiahao, when several lpseeS
-.;ro addresses were made, tending. in their eess1es
.ascs = encourage the natives in agriculture ms
sSs;sssv the King, who is President Of the Society
mode ! sneech which was replete With sound sense
..a u.esal hints. In referring to the presentsearcify
oens.;va food on Oahu, he attributed the causes to Two
.v;,.. ~. mania for horse-siding. which possesses the
.o,,no ,oe,, the very ones TO whom the nation must
Iool far agricultural laborers; and the hula. wn'cn'
said His Majesty, if carried on after tue snc.sns
practice would be comparatively unoc)ec''onAo
but, as recently popularized on Oahu was suosels'
of good morals and industry.
AT the conclusion it was voted that at the nea'
meeting, to be held on the 7th OF May next Mr.
q. Hopkins be requested to give his ideas upon tue
two subjects dwelt upon by the King; also. that non.
D. L. Gregg be requested to deliver the amman Aa-
dress before the society in September next, at winch
time an exhibition will be given. A resolution was
also passed, requesting every one to refrain from IN
..,c.r;ro With anv foreign birds which they might
find about the island. We hope the society will
prosper. ~. oourt
held last week, the following rule OF practice was
adonted o 1t is hereby ordered that in any CIVIL
cause. hereafter to be commenced in this COURT In
which the defendant shall intend to avail himself OF
the statute of Limitations as o bar action, 1t shall oe
incumbent upon such defendant to file written nouce
thereof with the clerk of the court, within the time
allowed for fling an answer. But the court, OF .
Judge at chambers, will, in their discretion, ana upon
proper cause shown, permit such notice 10 DC n'eo
aner the expiration of the time for fling an answer.
with or without terms, as shall be deemed just.
- of ,r;do IN all
interested in Hawaiian whalers, to witness the depart
ure Of such a vessel as the Florence, which sailed ON
Saturday last for the Ochotsk. under the command
of Capt. R. G. Spencer. Without intending any as
management to the other fine vessels of our feet, for
beauty, strength, and fitness for the service, we must
saw she has no superior. She is owned by Captain
Thomas Spencer, and goes to sea, as fully manned
and furnished in every respect as any vessel that ever
sailed from this port.
DrspATcH.-The ship Martha came into port ON
Monday afternoon last to procure a new main-mast.
On Tuesday, Messrs. johnson and Foster received the
order to furnish one, which was made from a rough
spar, hewn out and put in its place by Wednesday
evening. before the vessels anchor had been down
forty-eight hours. The ship will probably have
her damage repaired and be ready for sea with not
more than seven or eight days detention in port
Such dispatch is commendable. and shows that some
things can be done here as we'll as others.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMESrs.-By re-
ference to the reported proceedings in the House of
Representatives it will be seen that q series of amend
ments to the constitution have been proposed in ac-
cordapce with the recommendation of His Majesty,
and are now under discussion. Want of space COM
pels us to defer for the present our observations on
the subjects included in the propositions as submitted
to the House. "
TRADE WINDS AGAIN.-After an unprecedented
.sspell of weather. for this time of the year, we were
greeted, yesterday, with a strong, hearty. health
giving blast of the trade wind. Its effects, we anti
cipate, will be to scatter, right and left, the coughs,
colds and asthmas which have been accommodating
among us for several weeks past. We always appre-
ciate the recurrence of the trade winds after an ex-
perience of southerly, enervating weather. Long
live Sc the trades"
WHEAT Crop ON HAwAII-We are gratifed to
learn by advices from Kau, Hawaii, that there is an
increase of wheat in that fine grain district. There
are about $50 acres growing, and the fields are repre-
scented as being in the finest condition., with the
prospect of a full yield. There will be ut least 3 to
1000 bushels harvested there this summer, and those
who are acquainted there, have very little doubt that
Kau will yet become the great wheat-growing district
Of the islands. "
FROM EAST MAUI-Letters received during the
past week, from Makawao, state that the Kona was
very strong there, accompanied with much rain,
which is quite unusual for this season of the year.
The grain crops are looking well. with the prospect
of a heavier yield of wheat than there has ever been
on Maui. --
A NEW CAcTus.-Capt. ComstOck Of the -fgate,
brought from Margarita Bay a very singular looking
specimen of the cactus family. In bulk it was about
the size Of an ordinary head of cabbage, and was
composed of green branches terminating with an
abundance of horny points. The affair looks more
like what we call a sea egg'' than anything else.
THE NEXT MAIL-The mail of March 9Th, may be
looked for by the first vessel from San Francisco.
We know of none due but the yArgo, a clipper of 100
tons, which would sail about April LIST, and will be
due here from the 18th to 18th inst.
For HoME.-The mail per Frances Palmer will
close to-day. Papers can be obtained at our counter
for mailing. A few copies of the " Volcano Supple
ment'' still on hand. The bark sails al II o'clock,
till which hour a ships bag will be kept open.
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