The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-02-21
Foreign Summary.

'E- NltA -IN-l-L sEtGs 70 the mon WIN Al
her tar AMI pitch.
The sixteenth a-;erotI has been discovered. The
whole group makes quite an arclipeHg1 % planets
A-rp-ieg, 70: tie E.a. Charles >p,cie-. "a >aiI
at auction III London. MT long az. tr $1,000.
Some idea Of the commerce & London may be
iOruei from the fact that flJ EIr.!~sE ana forty
si-tf rsssss "a 'ara. u more than 5000 tons A.
rived trere ga Monday, Nov >.
NALsEE'- BENAINs-Capt West. who went 70
IruHIl.o O. obtain the remains u General Walker,
has returned without succeeding, m consequence Of
the lIS- u Honduras prohibiting eIhumariou.
\ verdict has oeeu given IN favor e Mrs Burch,
AZ Chicago. which was received with demonstrations
Of enthusiasm IN Court, and with great rejoicing
among her friends ia that city.
Louis Napoleon assumed the supreme power -
Emperor Of France on the p December. 1851 he
l.. accordingly, now entering upon the ninth year Of
his reign, with every Prospect Of making II q pro-
l5nged aud brilliant one.
The total population Of Russia is 100000. The
lover orders, seri-, petty traders, and artisans. form
= total q 50. JDO,OUJ The mobiles and the higher
guilds u traders about 1000 JJ.
! vast amount Of capital in this country has been
sunk in the Grand Trunk Railway. and It's present
prospects carry distress and anxiety 10 many "a house
hold The liabilities Of the company III England
are estimated 1t about e2,OIS,UOU, $1,000 ,OOOJ
Lebig's plan for substituting silver instead Of
quicksilver Tor the backs Of mirrors i a perfect sue
cess.
- Artemus ward before leaving Cleveland, was
presented ny his admirers in that city with 4 da-
mOEd pin worth Sl7J.
The Smithsonian Institute = preparing. by order
Of Congress. = most Interesting report on Agricultur-
al MeteOroI,gy, which will De \ welcome boon TO
our farmers, besides meteorological statistics col ect-
81 during the last ten years, - nearly four hundred
stations. II viii contain the arrivals and departures
Of birds, fishes and migratory animals, and also the
time II planting and harvesting Of crops, &c, At
the different points Of the United states.
APPREHESDED FAMINE N NEwFoUxpL,xD-Hali-
fax papers contain aivices from Newfoundland,
which state that serious apprehensions are iet IN -.
Johns that starvation must ensue during the winter
ia several Of the outaying districts, in consequence
Of the almost total failure Of the fishery aud the
potato crop The grand jures at Bynlvist1 and
BURN have made presentmeuts 20 that effect. Tie
Legislature Of the island has been convened to meet
on the 81 Of Dec, to devise means to arrest the
threatened calamity
CryILTY REwAEDED-Two young. women. who,
about eight years since, were assistants in the shop
81 Mr.. Fletcher. ho-icr. Of Wine street. Bristol, last
week received the agreeable information that they
were le-itee- for 600 each, free Il legacy duty, uu-
der the will II an eccentric old lady IF Crewkerne,
for civilitie~ received from them on visiting the shop
in which they were engaged. \ clerk in one Of the
branches Of S~heckey's Banking company l. also
remembered 20 the extent Of $500, for his - polite
nes>' IN picking up aui handing the old lady a I'M
die Of notes which she accidentally dropped in the
bank.
"PUSCH AND TIE PEINCE-The large picture
in Punch = entitled = Latest from America and
represents the Prince Of Wales ON MS retarn home.
after his American tour. The royal youth has SUI
ferei q change during his aUseuce. He has become
Americauizei, and now sits before the CRATE with his
legs resting on the mantel-piece, a cigar IN his
muGJh, and . pOcEet-pistUl in his hand, while a box
OF fragrant Hayauas = on the table near by. \
shsrTy-cJ5o!er. with its Characteristic straw, = on
the mIutei- piece The young Prince wears . shock
ing bad hat, tipped over on one side, sports 4
- rJatee.'' and really looks like one Of the
b'hOys." Ia the background stands Prince Albert,
gazing On his S2n with an expression Of amazemen;,
nos uuminglei with fear. His Royal Highuess, Jr,
patrouizingly remarks 20 his Royal Hishuess, 81,
d" Now, Stree. If you'll liquor up AMI settle down,
I'll tel! you about my travels
COPPEE TsEs FOR SHOEs-The manufacture Of
Mitchell's copper shoe-tivs in Lewiston. Maine,
amounts 10 10 1000 pairs per day. worth $500. using
COO pounds Of copper. worth Sl56- The works en-
pioy fifteen men constantly, whose labor costs about
$500 per month. The value Of the tips annually
made amounts to about S12O. 900. The operation Of
Furnishing the tips was formerly done by hand, and
IL was au expensive and labOriOus operation. This
process i now done by machinery, the tips are placed
in revolving cylinders filed with sawdust which ac-
complishes the wors Of fifty men. In manufacturing
boots and shoes, the company gives any person the
right 70 use the tip, but reserve To themselves the
right TO manufacture II. The company are also
manufacturing shields for the sides of the boots
and shoes, which are rapidly coming into use.
\ CosTLY FREIGHT-The TasmaHie steamer re-
Gently carried from the West India Islands 10
southampton S5,GG2.O 900 in specie, and as nearly the
whole OF it consisted Of silver, being dollars from
Mexico. its total weight exceeded ljG tons. The
treasure was contained IN no less tnIu -,lbS pack
age, and the whole Of II was landed ia seven hours.
IL was then deposited in IS railway wagons, which
formed a special train. drawn by two engines. vt
the London station the treasure was transferred from
the railway wagons 10 81 street wagons and vans,
which latter. being drawn by upwards Of 100 horses,
reached the Bank OF England about 10 \. VI, and
the entire cargo was safely deposited in the vaults Of
that establishment by D F. VI. the same day.
THE bergen TUSNEL-The Bergen Tunnel, near
Jersey City on the Erie Road, which has been in
course Of construction for a number OF years, and has
cost an immense sum Of money, was on Thursday
trIver-ei by a locomotive and train Of cars for the
first time. The cut i 1900 feet IN length. \ row
Of torches on each side Of the cars gave the excursion
ISIS an opportunity 10 examine the work cf the tun-
mel. At all the points where there was danger Il the
rock giving way overhead. substantial arches have
been constructed 70 guard against accident Upon
emerging into daylight On the other side, the com
pauy were greeted with enthusiastic cheers by the
~iabCrsrs Who hal gathered there, nearly 400 strong.
After remaining a short time, the train returned 20
the new f,rry-houses. in course Of construction, at
the Long Dock. where the guests partook OF = cola
ton; after which speeches were made by Edwin
Stevens, the Hon. D. : Gregory, and others.
THE TEEr,crLroE.-A new agricultural implement
has recently been invented, which, u J. claimed,
will perform more and better work than can be effect
81 by any steam pillow, aud At less than OHs-iIf the
present cost OF preparing liant for crops With a
six-horse-telm and one driver, II will thoroughly
puiyerize tGe earth O. the depth Of ten inches, and the
width Of I'VE tser-Ieaviug the soil mellower than IL
i now usually found after blowing. -ubsoi.ing, cross
blowing, and harrowing-at the same time s2rriHg
the ssSE, where seei-s0~iug l. desired, thus perform
ing the equivalent Of four or i've Of the present pro-
ces-e-. and five times the quantity; completing the
whole routine II preparing land for crops when seed
J. SOwu brJai castl 10y passing once over the field, 20
the extent % from hye 10 TX acres per day and with
out i tnage 10 the subsoiI Occasiouei by the pressure
Of the p.uS and suO-sCiler.
THE HOEsE-TANER's farewell To LONDON
Mr.. Rarey. the great American Horse Tanner, mas
bi farewell 70 London aud England. In the London
4 n. sH.a- ~. sd GA u.v.rT ID E- HFm. EW
hibiti5n ~ the Crystal Palace, which was crammei
10 the roof Mr.. Rirey began the exhibition with
the renowned horse Cruiser, whom he tanned last
year. and who i nov A. i0ci.e A. a kitten. Mr.