The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-05-10

Cttaiuei two large IMPURITIES. one 90 favor % tae
Anglo-Escuch treaty, aal tie other 10 favor - tae
budget Of the Chancellor q the Ezcle4uer. MIR.
Gladstone 10 . few words proposes "a thorough Gus
toms Reform in favor 20: Free Irair. II kroca- III
800 articles which lay duty. and reduces the whole
number &c imports, which will in future AFFORD reye-
hue o. f,rfy-ssrsu. q which Is are principal articles
90! Imports lie completes What Sr Robert Pee. be-
gan There have been -.me modification % his pro-
positions, hu' tire budget in it, principal features vii
ae carried thoroughly through Parliament. On
presenting the budget, Nir. Gl4Is-rle made 50 power
iIl defence Dt h- scheme, and was followed ty Mr..
Disr-e.l with % close and s'a-h.ug attack upon the
whole %. his financial career, ls Well - upon this
particular budget. Lord PliMerst1u wound up the
debate ar two o'clock on Saturday morning with e
snort resume % the leading points IN favor q the
Ministerial scheme, and - half past two the House
recorded Us verdict IL is favor by the large majority
Of l1G.
The M0oEIsu W~AE-CArTURE OF TrTrAy-A
severe action TOOK Tl-c. between the H.g~- and Span
ilrls on the oIs- 81 January, the attack being made
Dy the former. They closed with The Spanish bat
t-iruu-, and ~ the hand 20 hand cym.t- which en-
sued were AZ last Defeated, though they otsrila-e.y
disputed every foot Of ground. In q cavalry charge
ordere! ty Gen. GJliIuo. four s]qutiroLS found their
return Intercepted by % body OF 300 Moorish horse,
ana hai 20 cut their way through. In rajs they were
aldet ~ Two ether sglaJrous sent 20 their support
General PrIm. with SIX bH'ttli0u- storuvd a height
commanding the field, but had TO charge four times
with the bayouet before he could gliu the position.
Another battle occurred Feb. !, which resulted in
ta- capture ~ Iefl4u. SD large tents, forming the
me e~htLfupmeut Of the enemy the artillery cIAy.s
and all the other e~quiVage Of the Moorish army We're
taken. The brothers Of the Emperor took 10 flight.
i summons having been transmitted 20 the enemy 10
surrender Ietuau within - hours, a dlpuJlti,n from
the city came INTO the Spanish camp u beg Tor Uer-
cy, "a the M-Us-ulm4us had begun 10 UIliage and
slaughter 10 the town. The division Of General Rios
entered the pace without any opposition. and was re-
ceiyei with manifestations Of joy. The Aaors have
asked the terms If pelce-the Spanish ask an luden-
lty Of E2,n'l.DJD, and the ce>sIyu Of the territory Of
the places conquered.
OAuU CoLLrGE-The effort making in this coun-
try for the endowment If Oahu College. located near
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, Is another evidence Of
the rapid progress Of the people Of those Islands in
civilization and refinement. The buildings available
for this purpose were originally designed tora board
Iug-scHoul for the children of missionaries, but the
american Board, 20 whom they belonged, thought the
objects la view would te promoted By securing an act
Of Incorporation as au independent colegiIte iH-titu-
ton ami accordingly "A distinct organization was
formed. % whom the property was granted. with a
promise OF temporary assistance. Good progress has
been made toward securing au c~ujowmeutof $4,000.
The trustees, In nilr.ou 90 the building, and so
acres 81 land. valued "a, 100000. have q ulgige Of
$1,000 from the American Board the Hawaiian Gov
eminent has apUrl priltei $1,000 more for tire same
object; there i "A pra-nrct of receiving $4,000 from
European residents at II .uolulu, and between $4,000
and Il ,OuD has been subscribed in the Unitei States,
including 1000 each from Judge Williams Of Hart
ford. Ct. Gen. Williams ot Norwich, Major williams,
Of New London, Abuer kiuEmau Of Boston. Ctpt.
Honeywell. and Nr. Durtec, Of Fall River; WIN. T.
Dodge Of New York, and several others each give
SJJj-B0siOH Paper.
MEETING or SNIP AGESTs.-The meeting Of the
Shin Agents az the Office of the Pacific Insurance Co.,
in New Bedford, Feb. y, was well attended. the
meeting was called to yrler Ly Jonathan Bourne,
Jr., Esq, and organized 10y the choice Of Gen. !. ID.
Thompson Is Chairman, and W. G.. L. Pope, Esq, as
:, cretlry.
Mr.. Bourne said, the meeting had been called to
get the sense Of tue merchants IN regard 10 the many
evils which are imposed upon those engaged in the
whale fishery both at thc Sandwich Islands, where
our ships rent, AMI at home. lie referred to the eX-
orhittnt charges made upon shipowuers and agents
while their ships are IN foreign ports, and To the evils
attending the discharge 81 -eIuen. \ seaman j. dis
charged 10y mutual consent; he subsequently, goes on
board another vessel and tie American Consul charges
the owner therefor $40. Alr. b. had paid Cou~ul's
bills during n period Of thirteen months amounting
70 $1,000. Tie also referred TO the practice which
custom had sanctioned for more than half "a century,
Of charging selmen for fitting and di-charCing ships,
for medicine chest, interest, insurance, etc, which
Charge mr." disIllow,l by the Court of Admiralty.
Another difficulty 10 which he referred, was that all
contracts made are held 20 be binding On the part OF
the merchant, hut not So on the part Of the selmen.
lie suggested that the evils might find redress by
means 1T "a petition to Congress on the subject. and
concluded b. moving tho appointment Of "a Committee
20 take into consideration the whole subject and to
report them N "A future me. ting.
}. b. Wood, ESQ, was in favor Of "A committee.
He suggested that Projections should be granted
selIuen, and that the committee should give tins sub
jeCt their attention. Charles Il Tucker, Esq, was
Of opinion that the matter should 60 on into the
hands Of the ommittee, a they might advance some
new points upon which action should be necessary.
Abraham Barker, Esq, said he presumed all the
gentlemen present we're of the same mind in regard
10 this matter, and he saw no way better TO get the
whole matter before Us than by the appointment of 4
committee lie did not doubt that we could thus
have some Of these evils remeliei. Thomas Knowles,
I>l., spoke Of the evils which exist ut the Sandwich
Islands, with regard to seamcn leaving our ships.
II is for the interest Of all parties there to get as
many men 10 leave their ships rs possible, and then
join another vessel, Is then Jhey get an advance, IA
large portion Of which goes to the American Consul.
Mr.. Bourne said that the evil of men leaving our
ships while in port WIS one which no law of Con-
gress could obviate. Ii would continue to exist as
long rs unprincipled men go in our ships. Mr..
Barker thought it was high time that Congress knew
there was a whaling interest in the country, aud that
the merchants should lie protected. Mr.. Bourne
suggested the following gentlemen as a committee to
take this subject into consideration Joseph Grin
nell, Loum Snow, Frederick 5. Alien, William G. L.
Pope, Henry !. Thomas; and they were appointed.
Mr.. Bourne and Gen. Thompson were subsequently
added to the committee.
Mr.. Tucker suggested that the committed take
into consideration the subject Of petitiouiug for a
District Court to be held in New Bedford.
The meeting then adjourned to meet ut the call OF
the committee.