Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1859-02-05
Che 1)olpnesian.
FOREIGN GLEANINGs.


Count de Montalembert had been convicted in
Paris for his publication of Debate the state
of India in the British Parliament and sentenced
to fine and Imprisonment amidst great excitement.
The Moniteur of the 2nd inst announces that in
consequence of the anniversary of the I'd December,
the Emperor relieves NJ. de MOntalembert from the
penalties of the sentence passed upon him.
The French company formed for cutting a canal
across the territory of Nicaragua, to unite the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans has offered the Presiden-
cy of its Board of Directors to Baron Alexander
Humboldt.
A telegraphic despatch from Berlin says that
Dantzic and Swinemunde are to be made ports of
war.
Prayers were being offered in the churches for
the safe delivery of the Princess Frederick Will
lam.
Cochin China---The French md Spanish Expe-
diIiOu.
The Hongkong Press says:
The latest advices from Turnn are to the 9th
November. The land force consists of 3 800 men,
French and Spanish, whereof nearly 500 were laid
up with dysentcry. The Scotland brought up about
forty to the hospital at Macao, several OF whom
died betw the ship and the shore. This land
force was leading Il complete forest lie-burning
Jungle, making roads, constructing barracks, and
Strengthening their position IN SO eftctual man
ner as to make it impregnable; which, by the way,
looks amazingly like permanent possession 1t
seems to be war of determination, negotiations
on both sides being apparently the last thing
thought about. few natives are killed now and
then, and French sentry was captured the other
day in retaliation and cut to pieces The lnvad-
ing force has no communication nor connection with
anv class of tine natives.
The China Mail says: 1t needs no ghost to tell
US that the French exI edition against Cochin China
4 nf Fln
country.
= On the subject of the opening of China and
Japan to foreigners, Governor Weller of Califor-
MIA, in his late Message to the Legislature of that
State, says
The recent treaties made between the q. States
and the Chinese and japanese Empires, must have
a powerful influence in sending the blessings OF
civilization into immense regions, where for centu-
ries Paganism and superstition have held undis-
puted sway. The opening of some of the principal
ports OF a country swarming with population of
four hundred millions, must increase our commerce
and add immensely to the trade of the Pacific.
Give us a railroad across the continent, line of
steamers from shores to Asia, and ere the pre-
sent century closes there will be more commerce
floating upon the Pacific Ocean than upon the At
lautic California will then stand among the rich
est and most powerful States of the Union, and
America will command the commerce of the world.
We have cause to rejoice that an immense En-
pire is at last subjected to the jurisdiction of the
law of nations, and cannot doubt that the great
maritime powers with whom these treaties have
been made, will see that they are observed. With
Western Europe and America on the one side, and
Russia On the other, each striving for the control
of Asiatic commerce, it is quite probable that the
car of civilization may travel more rapidly than the
poor, benighted Chinese and Jalanese can bear,
and millions may be crushed in its onward course.
1t may require ages to civze and Christianlze the
debased Asiatics but, in the Providence of God, it
erman of Galilee labored, will again be filed with
the teachers of the holy religion of our Saviour.
A good idea and well expressed.
The Tralee Chronicle publishes the following
letter from Valentia, dated Nov 81 81 Nothing of
importance occurred since my last, until Friday
when the weather was so fine that no further
pretext could be advanced for not proceeding with
the laying down of the shore end of the cable.
The vessels accordingly proceeded to sea, and sue
ceeded in submerging the few miles of shore cable,
and making splice with the deep sea portion,
about five miles of Douglas Head. This operation
was easily performed and it is much to be regret
ted that the remaining seven miles of shore cable,
left at Greenwich, was rot brought here, and ad-
ded to the part now laid down. Had this been
done, there is no doubt but the result would be
satisfactory.
This is more evident from the fact that alter
passing the spot where the shore end terminates,
some OF the men, in their anxiety to continue the
undermining of the small cable, discovered klnk,
leaving the conducting wire exposed to the water,
and therefore injurng some extent the conduct
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