The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-02-10

A NATIONAL Enthusiastically. Feb 9. was
the anniversary of the birthday of His Majesty AA-
mehameba ~ the honored Head of the Body Pclitic
Of these Islands. The day was universally observed
stores and places Of business we're closed, and every
body :. went on q time"-someo of one. and some OF
another sort. At 8 O'Clock. A. NJ. the flags Of the
skipping and shore were displayed in great profu-
sion. h. B. Mss Calypso dressed ship. with the
American Gag at the fore and the Hawaiian at the
main, and q whole string Of streamers. fore and an
The little American schooner, the Fsnnim0re Cooper,
was also decked out with all the colors ofthe rainbow.
The other shipping in harbor made . good show OF
bunting, and on shore the Gags Of every nation were
flung to the breeze. At the Palace, Mt II o'clock. the
Foreign Consuls paid their respects to His Majesty in
q body. and at II, the young ladies who have pre-
pared the splendid Kahili to which we alluded some
time since. marched in procession to the Palace, pre-
ceeded by Mr.. Sumner, bearing the splendid and
costly present. The following is the address on
the presentation rs delivered by Miss Nancy Sum
ner, on behalf Of her companions
Your MAJEsrIss ~ am charged by the ladies who accom-
pany me, with the pleasing duty Of presenting to Your Malesties
their best wishes for his welfare, and OF tn. nigh hopes when
they, in common with sill classes of their fellow subjects, enter
butte dictated by no mere ~selhshness it suggested only by loyal
hearts which can admit no fee ing Inconsistent with Hawaiian
wen sustained. We sincerely trust that when our youthful
rounded by those who will know no other sentiment. If he in
herits the virtues Of his progenitors, he viii want no other title
to the confidence, the love and the veneration of the Hawaiian
nation.
His Majesty replied in most fitting terms, and appear
ed peculiarly pleased with the very appropriate man.
ner in which the native children of foreigners had
manifested their regard for his family. . But the
great feature of the day was the parade of the Homo
lulu Fire Department The companies met on the
square opposite DR.. Hillehrand's at II O'Clock, and.
forming a procession, marched through the principal
streets. When opposite the Palace, a halt was made,
and three times three cheers were given for the King,
the band (Which under the able direction of Messrs.
Pickering and Hamilton, discoursed better music than
is usually heard on parade occasions in Honolulu)
having played God save the King" After the
parade, the entire Department, with the Chief En-
giner. Alexander J. Cartwright, Esq, at the head,
marched to the picnic ground, makai of the Stone
Church, where, after a few appetizing games of ball,
they sat down to a sumptuous repast, prepared in
Monsieur Victor's unequalled style. The best
of feeling prevailed, and after the substantials
were disposed of. the healths of their Majesties
the King and Queen, the Prince of Hawaii, and
Prince Kamehameha, were drunk with enthusiasm.
A number of volunteer toasts followed, among which
We were gratiied to notice that the Press was
one of the foremost. AT 4 p. NJ, the companies
returned to their rooms in procession, as they had
proceeded TO the picnic ground, not the slightest
disorder or breach of decorum being apparent, and
everything passed off pleasantly.
LATEST FROM THE VoLcANo.-From Capt. Burrus,
of the Kamehameha ~, arrived from Kawaihae
yesterday morning. We have late and reliable intelli-
gence from Hawaii in regard to the eruption. The
o..lro-lr = - Al. = NTu.-- - -.
haze, and somewhat to the westward l. of the crater of
1856. The lava ran down the mountain and filled up
a large valley or hollow between Mauna Loa and
Mauua Hualalai. This it was FIVE days in doing, at
the end of which time the stream made it's appear
ance near the course of the eruption of 1904, and
running down, reached the sea at a little hamlet
called Palaoa, about 10 or ~ miles from Kawaihae,
destroying a few native houses and a fine grove of
cocoanut trees, and completely filling up the harbor
or landing place. Capt. Barrus was informed at Ka-
waihae on Monday that the lava was still running,
and had made a natural breakwater or dyke into
the sea, estimated at two miles in length. The
sight from sea of the burning mountain is de-
scribed as being magnificent in the extreme, and at
night inexpressibly grand. The course of the lava,
~ ,s..iug rne point where II was detained IN hIl-
ing up the valley, was like that of a snake, wiz ding
and tortuous, but even towards the place where it
reached the sea. The wind at Hawaii had been con-
stantly ut due north ever since the commencement of
the eruption, and the consequence was that a heavy
surf, the equal Of which was scarcely ever known
before, prevailed all along the coast of Hawaii, and a
landing could only be effected with difficulty and
danger. -
THEATER.-Miss Rowena Granice, who is a 6 host
within HERSELF since she assumed the management
of the theater, 1t appears has met with but Indifferent
success. True. the season is very much against her;
but then tits really astonishing that when such pieces
as the dumb Girl of Oran, O Folks at Home;''
and other very interesting novelties are put forth for
the amusement of the theater-going public Of Homo
lulu, they should appear to be SO poorly appreciated.
Miss G. deserves well of the theater- going public of
Honolulu-her exertions to please are u%ntiring. She
not only plays her own parts remarkably well, but
frequently acts rs prompter to those who, through
negligence or other causes require her watchfulness
and aid. As May westfeld in sOld Folks at Home,''
on last Saturday night, Miss G.. really took the au-
dience by storm, and plaudid followed plandid until
the fair actress must have felt some compensation in
the enthusiasm manifested by those present, for the
paltry meagerness of the house. Messrs. Townsend
and Bennett both played we'll and added in a great
measure to the eclat of the piece; so too, Miss Horton
(Mr. Rowe) as Martha West6eld. Mr.. Hamil-
toms bango solo was justly applauded. as was also
the singing in sold Folks at Home" We learn that
Miss G. proposes giving another en- t%ertainment on
Saturday night next, if she can procure the theater
on terms sufficiently fair to justify the probable re-
ceipt of expenses.
PROJECTED GAS WoRKs.-Last Monday, an Act to
grant a fifteen years monopoly to the Honolulu Gas
Company, was brought before the House of Represen-
tatives. As near as we can learn, no serious OPPOSE
ton will be offered to the bill. 1t was on Tuesday
referred to a Select Committee to ascertain as to the
location of the proposed works, it being of course i'm
portant that they should not be in close proximity to
the thickly settled part of the town. The question
was also referred to the COMMITTEES as to what should