The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-05-23

NEW PosrAGr LAw.-The last Congress pass
ed o amendments to the existing postage F'su"
tons. The principal changes made are theSe'
l-Packagcs Of sccgs or cuttings are maue "'-''
be. when not over : ounces in weight TO De '"''e'1
cent an ounce. if sent under 1900 miles OF = ''''S
al ounce If over
Letters from any point east Of the ~
Mountains 10 any point west Of them ~ Genus '"''
half ounce, whether sen. by steamer or o'er'tnu.
S.-Au advertised letters 10 be sent 10 the de'd
letter Office. II unclaimed for taO months, instead u
three months n formerly
IA change is made in the rates Of postage Oh
what are technically called ship letters-that Is. LET
tiers that come by occasional packets or vessels and
not by the regular mail lines. Heretofore, through
. a lapse in the law. the postage on a single letter OIL
this kind. delivered within the port where the vessel
arrived. was sir cents. while on q similar letter by
the same vessel, to be forwarded thousands Of miles
further through the mails, the postage was but hve
cents. The rate is now 70 be fire cents when deliver
ell at the ports Of u@rrirai, and the ordinary postage
IS or 10 cents,) with two cents sea postage added
when the letter i TO be forwarded. u postage on
letters from Honolulu to the Atlantic States, remains
the same rs at present, u cents,-2 cents being the
sea postage, and 10 cents the inland postage.
5-Newspaper publishers and news dealers have
increased facilities given to them under the new law,
Ll4NN AtlAAA lANNNA ~ I'm III 'N1NHN ~
q~udrtsrlv rates on newspapers, the same rs regular
subscribers, by preparing their postage quarterly IN
advance.
6.-The law e~nlarges the scope of mailable matter,
to be paid for according 10 the weight Of the package
by including maps. engravings, Autographs or pho
t~ographic prints on rollers, or paper covers BOOKS,
bound or unbound, photographic paper, packs OF
cards and envelopes; all of which are 10 be rated At
one cent an ounce for any place within the United
States not over 800 miles, or two cents per ounce
over I 800 miles, prepaid. Packages not 10 exceed
four pounds.
THE act empowers the ostmaster-Gener TO
procure and furnish letter sheets with postage stamps
impressed thereon, combining in one both q sheet
and an envelope.
The effect of the law will be to increase largely the
facilities for sending seeds, parcels of articles specified
in No. 6, and packages of papers and books; in short,
to enable the post Office TO serve more as a govern
mental express conveyance, which will tend to in
crease the revenue.
- The annual meeting OF the Hawaiian Evan
gelical Association commenced last week, the SEES
sions being held at the School house at Kawaiahao.
The following c~lergymen and laymen were present
Rev. 7. Coan, Of Hfo. Rev. ". c. Shipman, Of Kau.
" u. b. Lyman, do. Rev. L. Lyons, Of Waimea.
FROM MAUI.
Rev. D. Baldwin, Of Lahaina, Rev. ;. 5. bishop, do.
From MoIokai.-Rev. A o. Forbes.
FRox OAHr
Row. 4. Bishop, Of Honolulu. Rev. PJ. GuHck, ofHonoIulu.
Rev. f. W. CLARK, do. Rev. c. 7. Mills, Of punahou.
ISSF 4. smith, 10 rev VI huatd' OF baliA-
Rev. !. :. Emerson, do. Nj. A. :. Cooke.
Rev. Il. ". Parker, of kaueohe,
FROM K.rN.
Rev. E. johnson, Of Hanalei. Mr.. wilcox Of waiOie.
Fa9% MARSgasAs-Ety J. : P 81 GSii,.
ABOUT DPLoMACY.-We reprint on our fourth
page, from the POIyncsian, an article on Diploma
cy, contributed evidently by some one posted on the
subject, and which might, not appropriately, have
been inserted under the head of - By authority"
1t contains some good points, and others which
might better have been omitted. Still We give the
whole as it was printed. The first two articles over
the same signature were very deficient, both in style
and matter. The subject discussed is one of some
importance, and the letter of Pomaikai cannot but
help to give more correct ideas on it than have ex-
listed. The publication now of the rules of diplo-
macy which should be established here, would not
be amiss. -
MAY 20TH.-The anniversary Of the birth of the
Prince of Hawaii occurred on Monday. No special
amusement or parade occurred, and the day was
given by the natives mostly to feasting, horse riding
getting drunk. We noticed an unusual amount
Of drunkenness on that day, and argue therefrom
that plenty of liquor was to be had, and the laws
violated with IMMUNITY. Better have no holidays
than that they serve solely to confirm the natives in
vice. --
- The YaHbee sailed at u NJ. on Monday,
taking the mails, a full freight and a large list of
In giving last week the list of = pio-
neers " outward bound, the date Of Mr.. Gilman's
arrival was misstated. He arrived here in 1871, in
The ship GiOucester-just twenty years since. Most
# those who left in the Yankee, are expecting to
eturn again to these islands, which possess too many
charms 10 entirely relinquish.
- The failure of the steamer to visit Kauai week
'efore last, according to the programme, was a sore
iisappointment TO some fifteen or twenty foreigners
had got ready to meet her. At Waimea, nine
and over forty natives were waiting her
The schooners, which were the only alter
Iative left them TO take, were four and five nights
ach on the passage up.
- y clipper shi? passed the port on Tuesday e
vening, about s%undown, under full sail. From some
shewas not telegraphed, and no communica- a
on was had with her from the shore. Supposed to /
ave been from San Francisco.
The whale bark Massachusetts seven months from
ONE, via Lahaina, passed the port fifteen miles dis
on Saturday last. She was in sight all day,
ON the telegraph station.
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