The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-03-15
NOTES OF TIE WEEK.

TIE {. : C0NXIsslosER's B,LL-The Bal ,ivs,
las. night. st the Duio=; House. by,beU L. S. Comm.
.iouer, the Hon !. v. B1rizu. and lady, IN bsn,-.
Admiral TattnA.l, Captain Pearson and ofssrs q n,
Poa-ta,rH, was really = mos; s~pieniii affair. II,
company WAS large, although rot TOO erox4.,
70 mar the f-stigity o. the occasion, and =.
composed Of tie very elite q CDR city. The tab.
was spread With all the daiat5es which -
islands af5rI, and with the exquisite taste .,
which Ms. Borden Is 80 justly distinguished. T..
fine band Of the P7rt1aaH added to the rep1t,,;,,
which II hal already earned IS being oae Of the b.-,
which has ever visited cur shores The rooms w.
brilliantly lighted, AM showed a the rich dresssos
the guests with fne effect. Their Maiesties the Ei,-
sud Queen, with Their suite, hono-ei ,he o,cas;., =
their presence. Admiral Tatnall and s;sH were a..
present, as were many others whom time AMI sr,..
will not permit Us TO mention The generous MAJ,
ner in which His Majesty placed this residence a, ~.
disposal Of the Hon. C :. Commissioner. : ano,b..
instance Of the hospitahle disposition r. which he.
characterized. and has ever shown 20 those near ii,
court and visiting the capital city Of his kingdom.
The CRY OF JEDDo-The very interesting ,-,.,,
under the above heading, in this paper, Is frn
the pen Of Rev. II. Wood, the worthy Chaplain Of n.
P0t-iqtG7, and being written after actual Observable,
OF the scenery described. viii be ound reliable. NJ
Wood has been connected, in his younger DAYS. with
the press as an editor, and the lively interes, bs
takes in newspapers, has lei him % procure eopie, O,
each newspaper printed in the various ports he bs.
visited in his cruise around the world. These paper.
Of which he has a large collection. are in a great Va
riety Of languages. and Of every size.
CAUGHr At LAsr-On wednesday morning "
P. Ragsiale was committed to appear at the mex; term
= u, E,--,,. 60. - -,
larceny. On Tuesday night, he entered the premise.
of J. I. Dowsett, Esq, and distracted two sides o.
leather. On being detected by policeman Hillmap. he
offered to sell and divide the proceeds. It was no use
He is an old offender. While the examination wa.
going on. he crOss-questioned aud plead his own case
worthy Of q better cause.
TIE MeKIKI Female ScHooL-This institution
has recently been incorporated by the government,
a large two story building, 80 by 43 feet, has lust
been erected on the premises, in rear Of and adioip-
ing the old building. This Is to be used above Er
sleeping rooms and below for a school room. With
these enlarged accommodations, Miss Ogden will be
able soon to admit an increased number Of girls.
= The PoIyaesiqn undertakes to deny, on the
simple assertion of its boys, what we said about its
"church discipline item. We are surprised at see
lux ~ CL-AbA u AhAh a. AAN NLAANA VI ma AAff Llkel
in 50 easily, when he well knows that the highes, au-
thori;y assures him that 1.-The devil was a liar from
the beginning"
TAHIrI.-By the whaleship Julian, we have adyices
from this port TO Feb. 4. There were nc whalers in
port, only a few coasting schooners. Three schocnes
were waiting cargoes of oranges for the San Francis
CO market. The crop was very backward, however.
In political matters no news Of Importance had occur
red. -
NEW CUsroMERs.-Our friends, the japanese, In
spired probably by a thirst for learning. as well by
curiosity, purchased some fifteen or twenty copies Of
our last weeks issue, containing the announcement
of their arrival at Honolulu, and 10 doubt the Com
mercial will find its way into the Imperial Palace at
Jeido. -
CAPsIzED.-A boat with six OF eight natives was
capsized last week in the passage between Maui and
Molokai. 1t was supposed that they were all lost,
till some days afterwards, they were heard from IS
having reached Lanai. after swimming twenty-four
hours. None but natives could perform such a feat.
FoR TEE EAsT.-The Yankee viii probably get
away early next week. The steamship Pouiataa
leaves on wednesday and will probably take a mail
As she goes over under steam, she will probably arrive
over on the 1st or ID Of April.
CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR MAUI-We learn that Dr..
W. Hutchinson has been appointed to the above
Office, vacant by the death Of the late John Richard
Il.