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vessel. Expected from. Forcixn Ports

Am ship Raauga, Green, from Boston, to sail April %, assorted
cargo to C. Brewer, d.
Am ship JOSIAH Bradley. Dunbar, from Boston, to sail May 10,
assorted CARGO to j. c. Spalding.
Am. ship Phantom, Peterson, from Boston, sailed March Is,
assorted cargo and ice, to b. T. Snow
Am. ship Siam. Rice, from New London, to sail May =, with
cargo whalemen's stores to c. A. Williams 4 Co.
Am. ship AngloSaxou, from New Bedford, to sail May
fm New Bedford, with cargo whalemen's stores to ID. G.
Waterman & Co.
Am sh Norseman, Haskell, I'm Boston, (via vaiparaiso) sailed
Feb. 1e, part Of her cargoastt'd mdse TO j. c. Spalding.
Am sh Fleetwood, Dale, I'm Boston, (via Tahiti) sailed Feb. 10.
part Of her cargo asst'd mdse TO b. Y. Snow.
Am lark Moleka, Hamilton, fm Boston (yia Tahiti.) sailed April
10, part OF her cargo asst'd ndse to B. +. Snow
Am Missionary packet Morning Star, Brown, from Marquesas,
due in all July.
Am bark Yankee, Lovett, I'm San Francisco, to sail about July L.
A ship is expected I'm Hongkong in July, with asstd cargo OF
Manila and China goods to Hackfed & Co.
Bro bark c. Mechers, Senr-, fetjucb, I'm Bremen, TO sail April
Is, asstd cargo mdse to Mechers K Co.
Hanovarian bk yerden, Coppermann, I'm Bremen, sailed April
l. asstd cargo to Hofschlaeger K Stapenhorst
Brit bark Humphrey Nelson, Chellerd. I'm Liverpool, TO sail
April 25. asst'd cargo to Janion, Green 4 Co.
Am sch Flying Dart, Freeman, I'm San Francisco, TO sail about
June 10, to c. A. & II. 2. Poor.
Brit ship Sea-Nymph, Williams, FIN London, sailed 18th Feb.
with asst'd cargo, (part for yancouver's Is,and) to agent
Hudson's Bay Co.
Brit ship Gonelza, -, fm London, to sail April Is, asst'd
cargo to agent Hudsons Bay Co.
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Although it is our dullest season, we notice
with pleasure the progress of a number Of i'm
provements in the town, which will add to its
appearance as well as to the permanent con-
venience of its increasing business. That Ho-
nolulu is steadily growing needs no statistics
to prove it. Its growth, though slow, is steady
and permanent. Those who can glance back ten
years and compare the town Of l849 with that of
1859, will need no illustration of the changes.
Substantial and durable edi6ces. costing from five
to forty thousand dollars now stand, where then
there were either grass huts or vacant spaces.
Queen street was then a beach, the tide ripples
washing the shore where now S~everance's store
and the Market stand. The harbor has assumed
a commercial look, wharves now standing over
the former announcement beach, and every year
the wharf facilities will be extended, 80 that
eventually the harbor will be encompased with
wharves. These will all in time be needed, for
We are among those who believe that (let croakers
say what they may) the business of the port will
continue to increase. If the foreign whaling
decty should fall OF, something elsc will take it,
place-either q domestic fleet or domestic agricul-
turaa poduchEfor we must live, and there are
l~oeeupetions enough thst will always pay.
Among the substantial improvemepts going
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Ma. EDrroR :-The Polypesias g lase weefs spss<-
ing in regard b the Hawaiian rs1lESess ners
about to Be issued here says-s've are ~ e eoeS
that In our opinion. his {Mr. Parker's) eneeQ eee
talents would have found : better soil ana -
grateful result had he opened an English school lot
..t;vs children in his district This s~sopinion"
.bors : most inexcusable ignorance Of the fact that
for four or Ave years past, an English scnooi ior
natioe children has been in successful operauon -
Kaneohe. MI. Parkers' home. For two years it was
taught by himself and ever since by able young iady
teachers. The neat. little school house with its belfry
and ame cornice. surrounded IS 1t Is oy . gar
den of trees and flowers planted and titled ny 'ne
scholars, shows that good taste is there cuitiva'eo IN
connection with the intellect. If any English school
has produced "~grateful results it is certainly that
of Kaneohe, as every visitor there would testify. But
it is surprising that the Polynesian with the accu-
mulated experience Of Is years life among the
Havaiiaps, can hazard the opinion that religious
newspapers for them are unnecessary. What food Tor
his intellectual or moral nature is nolo offered to the
Hawaiian. His whole library is the Bible, Hymn
Book, Pilgrims Progress, a few school books, ETC.. ana
the Haze HaDaii, (Which latter paper the editor OF
the Polynesian spares no opportunity to condemn.)
Is their moral sense now so delicate and their conduct
so free from blemish as that they no longer require
and advice? No! The 'Hoku" purposes to
assist in educating and elevating a d~epraved moral
nature and a mind debased by ages of heathenism.
Surely the talents of the Polynesian can be better
spent than in remarks disparaging an enterprise of
no true friend of virtue and humanity could
speak otherwise than to bid it God speed
Yours, &C., OAHU.
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ships passing the Islands generally run through the MOlokai
and Oahu channel, and can pass within a mile Of Diamond
Head and the anchorage without Iosing the trade-wind, which
prevails in this latitude nearly all the year, and blows along, or
Oh shore, at this port
Vessels passing near Coco and Diamond Heads, and showing
their private colors or Marryat's signals, viii be teegraphed to
Honolulu, and reported In the weekly papers The telegraph
Is about four miles from the town, and is located on the low ridge
connecting Diamond Head with the mountain range. Coco
Head Che southeastern point Of Oahn) Is about IL miles from
the anchorage, and Diamond Head is three miles-
A Gag at the fore Is understood at this port as q signal for a
plot the American or national flag at the main is the signal
to be hoisted when an American mail Is on board TO be LETT at
Honolulu. Vessels not wanting a pilot. and wishing merely to
signalize their name or number, can hoist their signals on the
mizen or main.
There are 10 TONNAGE DUES at the port OF Honolulu Inc
only charges are: For vessels anchoring in the roads, IL pilot
Is employed, SO; piotage, il vessels enter the harbor-in or
out-sI per foot custom-house entrance, 81; inward manifest,
Of she has freight, 81 clearance, 81 Vessels lying of-and-on
merely TO procure provisions or water, or to land freight and
passenzers, are liable only 70 the above entrance and clearance
fees. Boathir to vessels -outside" is one to two dollars for each
person. according TO the distance. A vessel can touch at the
port Of Honolulu, lying OF and on, land passengers, mails or
freight, and procure supplies Of fresh meat and vegetables, with
not exceeding five dollars
The Commercial Ut Post Office news-boat will be dispetchcd
to all vessels passing during the daytime within three miles of
the anchorage, and captains will confer a favor by sending
ashore the latest San Francisco and New York or Boston papers,
together with the ships report The boarding OF the news-Doas,
need not cause a detention TO the vessel of over thirty minutes
The legal allowance for carrying the mail from San Francisco
to Honolulu, is t,co cents a letter, and for each regular mail
varies from SIS to $50. Messrs- Morgan, Stone L Co., of San
Francisco, are the agents for forwarding the Sandwich Island
mails
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IEH way to obtain this great improve
Ii-T7 ment, which they have so long
.=--asked for without success. In
Hl%i company with Prince Lot, he
ENi visited the stream, made surveys,
IiN3 and fixed on a plan which APP
%l pears to be practicable. Instead
%l of locating the bridge ADORE the
}%I falls, where fordfhgs have hith-
X erto been effected. and where
Hl abutments for a bridge had been
%I laid, they concluded to erect q
%l suspension bridge beloD the falls,
XXI near the mouth of the stream,
xI abandoning the former location
II on account of the difficulty of
q HXj making q road to it, up from the
g Xxi town, as well as the liability to
o5|lXi damage from freshets. On each
IS iXI side of the stream there is a
Xxi solid rock foundation, % feet
e Xa above high water mark. Over
XXI these natural abutments it is
llXl proposed to suspend four chain
Xxi cables, securely fastened at each
cSIXI end, upon which the framework
IS IXI of the bridge is to be erected,
IXt and the bridge will appear some-
}-IXI thing like the annexed diagram.
IXI 1t will have a span of 1872 feet 6
IXI inches /; the roadway will be
HXI IA feet in width, and % feet
UXI from the water. The cables are
IXl to be firmly fastened at each end,
XJ first to the rock abutment, and
HXI also by heavy anchors imbedded
HxI in the rock. Upon these four
XI cables the framework rests, as
ClXI shown in the diagram, by strong
tXJ supporters of various lengths.
,SXI the longest being in the center,
- where the sagging of the cables
novel one and ba, the aavan.
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tage of economy, as it will probably not cost over
$500 or $4,000 to complete it. Four thousand dol
lars was the sum Appropriately the last Legislature
for this object. We congratulate the people of Hilo
on the prospect Of soon having a bridge over the most
dangerous stream on these islands, and where one or
more lives have annually been sacrificed to the cata-
ract. The cables and materials are already pur-
chased, and will be shipped up by the first packet,
and the Superintendent is determined that no ohsta-
Gle shall prevent its immediate completion.
REMARKABLE SAILING.-The clipper Josephine is
certainly n EAST craft. and we hope Capt. Stone
won't take it in high dudgeon if We add he can keep up
with her in her fastest sailing. She made the run
from this port to Jarvis Island-in a straight line
something over 1900 mile1in sir days and thirteen
hours, averaging 200 miles a day. At sun down, the
day before reaching the island. she wss still two hun
dred miles from her anchorage. but with a smart
breeze freshening up On her port bow. and with her
royal and top-gallant sails farled, she began. to walk
through the water in double quick time, more like q
steamer than a. sailing craft. Her speed was such
that she shook every timber in her hull. 80 that not
q soul ON board could sleep that night. In the morn
ing at seven o'clock, she was quietly lying alongside
her buoy, having run since sun down, and during the
entire night at the rate of fourteen miles an hour.
Such sailing has been beaten, but it is not often done.
She made the passage back from Jarvis Island to this
port, sailing over 1900 miles in eight days and four
teen hours. -
Silver CoIxs.-Ther is no necessity for any anx-
iety in our community about these coins Five franc
pieces must and wiH Be naint1ined As the dollar
coin. The government. in it, Official organ, is evil
IDENTIFY trying to create : panic in respect to i've
francs. which is unwise, and ought 20 be frowned
upon BY all intelligent persons 1t can result in no
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PAsSE

FoKErGS.
For SAY FRAScIsco-per Felix, June 1s-H Hackfeid, s L
Gibson. G " Higginbotham, Along and Achuck.
For JARVIS IsLASp-per Josephine-SG Wilder, b Y Canter-
bury, John W Smith and 3 natives.
CoAsTwISE-
For LAHAISA and kAHrLCT-per kamoi, June l1-hrs Il
Bailey acd 2 sons, VI VI Cover, John Waterhouse-
FOR KArAI-per Excel June 11-G Melchers, Capt Mode,
Theo Metcall, G W Pfuger, Misses Martha Cooke, Clara Arm
strong. and Julia Quick and X 2 Armstrong
For KAILrA-per kekauluohi. June 11-Rev A Thurston and
wife. Mrs 7 L Taylor and 5 children, A q Thurston, Paul
Emmert, Albert Clark, Jos p Cooke, John Cavanagh-
From LAHAIsA-per Maria-R A s Wood, Parker Makee,
DR. 5 p Ford, Jerry Hennesey.
From KKwAIHAE-per Mary-Capt j Mallet, VI NJ Cover, W
Bennett, 7 Pace, L Tea.
For LAHAIxA AND MAKEE's LASDrsG-per Maria, June IL
Mrs q r Judd, Miss Helen Judd, Mr. p n Makes, Auguste and
Achun-
PRox LAHArSA, per Kam5f, June 23-wm- G. Parks snd wife,
II. W. Severance and wife, Mrs. Swan, Hon. A, ~. u. baldwin
and wife, Mrs. J. Booth, Messrs Akana and Kahookano.
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A VEGETABLE MUss-"We would say that we
have read' the Clerk Of the markets /" article on
the above subject" in the Polynesian, and would
-recommend him, when he leaves his legitimate duties
to take up the editors quill, to stick a little closer
to the rules which he lays down for the guidance Of
others, such as " truth, discretion and courtesy
The legal acumen shown by him after having 'studied
the market. law of 1851" is commended by an adj
miring public; but as to the Civil Code, Of which he
appears to have seen one page, We would remind him
that there are other pages in that book, which he
has not seen. The Government has IFS rights, and
the public and the kanakas have their rights, and if
the 81 Clerk Of the Market cannot draw the lire be-
tween the two. the fault is his, not ours.
CIRCUIT Court, 4rH JUDICIAL DIsrRrcT.-The
June term Of this Court was held at Nawiliwili last
week, commencing on Monday, Associate Justice
Robertson Of the Supreme Court, and Judge Hardy
Of Kauai, on the Bench. There were some twelve or
fifteen criminal cases, and but one civil case on the
calendar, none Of which were very important. The
Court heard complaints against Mr.. Opupahi, the
District Justice of Puma, and Mr.. Kahele, the District
Justice Of Koolau, for malfeasance in Office. The
complaints against the former were found to be in
part groundless, and in part of o tri6ing nature; but
those against the latter we're Of such q character, and
sustained to such an extent, that the Court removed
Mr.. Kahele from Office. A number Of applications
for divorce we're presented to the presiding Judge, at
Chambers, only two Of which were granted. The
Circuit Court adjourned on Saturday lass.-Poly.
An USwELcoxE VIsrToR-Yesterdsy forenoon Q
large shark made his appearance in the harbor and
swan about quite unconcernedly for an hour, occa-
sionally approaching quite near to vessels along the
new esplanade- Several natives OF both sexes we're
swimming ut the time, but not appearing to welcome
this addition to their number, they Immediately left
their sport in order to avoid any unpleasant familiar
ity with the Observation-Disclosures.
An exchange paper says: They have . rose
grated on . peach tree At Pendleton, 8. c., and the
tree being in full biecp, presents a beautiful appear
ance.' Why may not similar experiments be sue
cessfully made here in grating the rose on to the
peachs Let some Of our amateurs try it
GoxE PAsr-Captain wilbur of the sch. Ramoi,
reports that be passed a large clipper at IL o'clock
last night in the channel between Molokai end Oahu.
She vas under : press Of canvas. with staddine4nfh
-, and bound westward to China probably
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Remitsances for the Coxxxsc1AL ADvEHrisEn may be sent II
coiu.by nail 10 the publisher, OF through an agent. back mum
49, be supplied to such As wish them. Copies for mailing
in wrappers, can he had af our counter.
TkRns.-Six Dollars per annum.
Single Cbpies 12t cents each.
.cwyrs vR rHE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER
r.k-s.. Nan; c. 8. DARTOW, Esq.
- n Mnnf L. L TORBERT, ESQ.
~ Ec,,a;; Capt. J. WORTH.
1870 Klamath F. Capt. JAS. A. LAW.
49, Hc,ro; THOs. II. PARIS, Esq.
80 Fr.o; DR.. J. W. SMITH.
J. E,onr;,co- ca2 l. p. FISHER, Esq
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DIED.

On the 11th juno, in Honolulu, PAHrAISA, the loved and
faithful wife. during thirty-one years, Of Robert Lawrence, ESQ.,,
after a shorr illness.
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NOTES OF THE WEEK.

THE WAILUKt BRrDGE-We are glad to learn from
the efficient Superintendent Of Public Works, r. A. S.
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l5-Coustitution,t Winslow; 10Th, Altot Lawrence; Pc
r,f Easton; Cliff Wayne Swain; LaAyette,f Ray;
Niger ~Jernegan; Valparaiso Tilton; all from
cruise-no reports.
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VESSELS IN PoRTJUNE ea.

Am. Bark Frances Palmer, Patty.
Am. bark Jenny Ford, Moore.
Am. brig josephine, Stone.
Hav. sch Msrilda, English.
CoAsrERs.-Warwick.
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EUTEHn AND uOTE PArrD
FINE 1oronrMENT or Norsss$
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g We intended to notice the uncourteous, not to
say mean and bigoted ,mannerin which our cotenpora-
ry allules to the editor OF the proposed native paper,
but a communication on the subject has been handed
in, which will be found in another column. We will
only add, that if we can Judge from what We have
seen, Mr.. Parker will prove himself quite as capable
of welding a ready pen. as any of the editorial staff
of the Poiynesian who show SO much fear of his en-
tering the newspaporial arena.
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ANNIVERSARY OF BUNKER HILL-This day, memo
rable in the history of American Independence. oc-
Cured on Friday last, the 18th. No great excite
ment, occurred. besides a salute from the brig Joseph
inc AMI an excursion to Pearl River in the Pele.
This little witch of the crater, however, run her bow
into the mud at Pearl River, before she got through
with the sport 06 the day, and there stuck fast till
Sunday, when, true to her instinct, she lowed herself
out of the mud as neatly as she ever towed a 1900
ton ship into the harbor.
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ARRIVED SArE.-we are grati6ed to hear from the
~"Committee, - that our esteemed townsman, w. K. s.,
who took passage per Maria. the last trip, arrived
safely at Kalepolepo having suffered no inconvenience
from the passage, and at last accounts was well
mounted, and on his way to the district of Ulupalakua.
from whence we expect to hear from him shortly.
The CENruRr.-By q notice accompanying this
paper it will be seen that any subscriber to the
Commercial can obtain the New York Weekly Cen
fury or Scientific -Americdn for one year, by paying
50 so in advance. That is cheap reading, certainly.
BANANAs.-We would acknowledge the receipt of a
bunch of China bananas. from our brother editor j.
Fuller, ESQ.,, whose country-seat in Nuuanu, gives
evidence of refined taste, on the part of its proprietor,
for the pleasures of rural life.
ST.. JOINS DAr.-Ths anniversary Of the patron
saint of the Free and Accepted AIasons. will be cele-
brated by a ball at the bune2low, on the evening Of
the oath. (to-morrow0 to be given by the members
OF the order. -
Longest DAyss-Tuesday and Wednesday were
the longest days Of the year. The snu commsnces
returning in = day Or tuo to the north.
a. The non-sr4ival d the mail is nothing straSk 8
with such wsathsr = has prevailed here the psst few
dsys. sndwhieh indicates calm weather It sea.
MISREPRESENTATION don be fighteu-
81 At - di.pl40 = easles aud eAelen Il ~to-day's
pape Fourthof July z at had.
ymrzs Exrrcsp@nsr a~epsssst lii ID vssels e.
pessed vitk esrsoes, s cur ssariee eelnnp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-29
Aces of our Public Men.

President Buchanan will he GS years old
on the 18th of November next Nice-Pres
dent Breckenridge will be 80 years of age on
the 10th of january next; Lewis Cass is near,
" II years old; Stephen A. Douglas was 4d
Years of age on the 23d of April last; Simon
Cameron is in his Goth year; Jefferson DAVIS
il 81 years DID, Caleb Cushing is in his Goth
yoar; Howell Cobb will be a years old on the
Eth of September next; VIM. ii. Seward is in
his 5Sth year: Franklin Pierce is 81 years
old: Robert Field Stockton is nearly 6o years
of age; John Charles Fremont was 46 years
old on the 9TH of January last; John Bell rs
G. wears old: John j. Crittenden will be -
wears old in September next; Alexander IL.
Stephens was Il years old in February last;
James l.. Orr was 81 years old on the Eth
of Nav last; Jesse d. Bright is in his Nth
wear; Augustus c. Dodge is about - years
DID, James Shields is 40 years old Isaac
Toucey is 81 years old: Henry A. Wise is IN
his SD year; r. bert NJ. 7. Hunter is nearly
so years of age; Robert Toombs was ~ years
old on the ID of July last; Edward Everett
was "a years old in April last; John NJ. Read
is over 60 years of age; Daniel 5; Dickinson
will be 50 years old on the llth of September
next; Horatio Seymour is about 81 years oil
age: John + WOOL is about IS years OF age:
John Slidel is in his Goth year Nathaniel
p. Banks was 43 years old last January.
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Telegraphic Dispatches.

CINCINNATI, August 26.-The house of
Holmes& Council, liquor merchants OF this
city, have made an assignment. Connell
has absconded He wrote letter to his
partner acknowledging having committed a
great wrong, which has been the ruin of the
house. His letter indicates his carrying on
system of forgery and classifying OF the
books, but nothing fully has been developed
vet, except that the house is hopelcssly in
solvent. Holmes, up to the receipt of the
letter, supposed he was worth $4,000
Holmes was most of the time absent, attend
charge of the finances.
LEAYESw0RTH, KANSAS, August 26.-Mr.
McCrea arrested yesterday on the charge Of
killing MIR. Clark in 1854, has been dis
charged, the indictment found against him
proving worthless.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 26.-Louis Barrie, French
Consul at this port, died to-day of old age.
lie has been resident Consul here for %
years.
BosroS, August 26.-The Baltimore City
Guards left here at half past five o'clock
this afternoon, for New York, en- route for
! home.
BosroN, Aug. 2G.-The committee Of cred
tors Of NJ. +. Fowler 4 Co., to examine the
books and accounts and also investigate the
affairs of the Boston Linseed Oil Mill, state
that their affairs were grossly mismanaged.
There is large deficiency in the products
Of oil from what other mills obtain. NJ.
Field Fowler proposes to take the assets, and
| through the assistance of friends pay ten per
cent. in cash on the lst Of October, provided
the creditors accept the proposition and grant
q release.
TORONTO, Aug. 25.--Professor Steiner, the
American Gronaut, made an ascension this
evening at AZ o'clock, gliding over Toronto
towards the east standing ON the edge OF the
car and gracefully waving his hat to earthly
mortals.
New BEDFORD, Mass, August 2j.-The
fire in this city yesterday, destroyed about s.
900 barrels of oil and other property, max
ing total loss of about 100000, on which
there was less than $4,000 insurance.
BANGOR, MAINE, August 25.-Marshall
S. Potter, of Lee, tried for the murder OF his
mother and three brothers, was to-day found
guilty. The defence offered no testimony.
LOUISVILLE, August 2j.-A man named
Norton, who, it is alleged, passed forged
notes to u large amount in this city several
months since, was arrested to-day in Chi
| paun