The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-04

FoEr 6EAarv, March 2, 1851.
The following items Of received b. the pony
Express yesterday but their transmission was delayed
I'LL now IN Consequence Of an accident TO the Telegraph
SAX FRAsUEco, Feb l6-3,4o I. NJ
The former tariff OF the Sandwich Islands was per
cent, which some thnk high duty as tho best ia
terest OF the islands will admit without materially check
hg trade The subject is freely discussed BY tho local
papers Tho annual statistics also show largo decline in
The production OF the principal staple products Of the
Stands, which looked upon by all parties as some
what singular and not 20 easily accounted for Tho
Po~csian attributes it 10 drought and blight but the
AaresfST denies that these causes have had even rs
much effect during 1850 an In previous years. but attr
table published BY the advertiser appears that IN no
had been decrease in imports for the
n domestic produce exported Of slss COO in 1sssn -
receipts Of nearly 5 0o0 large decrease In the trans.
shipment OF OIL and bone aad decrcase Of twenty-five
Tho late census gives Honolulu population of IL 4os
.ss,vo Asws,ans and half caste; Isis foreigners aud
ten consists Of $50 males and as females
=. novSmest was beng made 70 erect monument To
Tho expectation Of Hawaiian salt during 1860 amounted
70 084 toos.
Hon. A. Parker, tho now United States Consul, had ar
Arrived at Honolulu January q whale ship Montreal,
6oule, and whale bark Florence, spencer from : cruise
ship Ocean Express Ale from San Francisco Tor Bakers
leland 1lth, whale ship BraganEa Turner nom sea- Law
OF and and ascd again the sae day 10 cruise Shin
Osborne HxPc6 Baxter from San Francisco for Phnuix
Island; 18A bark Early Bird Cook, from San Franc O..
for China ued again 10th; 2lst ship Fair Wind CIV.
ell from SaA Gsncsco FOR BAKERS Island I'd s1hp Nor
westsr Almy, AOm San francisco for China SsOd Janu
ary Hs1cveran bark Horburg Thomson for Hong Kong;
I'd ship Siam, Rice for Jarvis Island Sd bark Bchrng
elliott, for New Bedford, with oil bone hides &c 18TH
ship Osborne Howce, Baxter for Phunix aud McKeans
Islands 10th, ship Ocean Express, Hale, for Bakers
Island Goth, Russian ship Eicoa Skagais Cronstadt
Rursian whale ship Grefoe Berg EAberR. for Bremen;
26th, ship Emily Morgan, Whitesios, 70 ctlsc 2Sth IL
BIN. steam sloop Alert Poase, for Tanning bland Thita
and Valparaiso
The resolution which passed the Assembly Of
theCai.ornia Legislature early in the week recommend
ing tho Crittcndeu compromise plan 70 the patriotic
support or tho Douglas and Brecknride menu
bers Of the Legislature still consideration In the
Senate II was drawn up by General Denver, and is adj
vocsfed by portion OF both wings of democracy az
basis for reorgsnizing that party in California The
proposition IN the Senate Is 10 strike out the names OF
Douglas and Breckenridge and then endorse tho simple
Crittenden plan.
Several attempts to pass tho Senate resolution for
joint committee to eject United States Senator on the
10th have failed and the Douglas democrats have con
Guided to nominate Senatoria candidate possible and
cEdcavor to get Joint convention afterwards. II the
strength Of that party concentrated on one can
dioae will probably be easy to procure the four or
five votes needed TO call convention and elect from
either the republicans the Breckinridge democratic
according the candidate is Of Northern Southern
prediction. The Douglas held caucus ut Saera-
mento last night All the members present. Two
each Denver received u.s. Nugent, TO- Randolph, l2 and
McIOuga Is, necessary to choice, %. Messrs Ieet
and Walden declined TO vote The adour ned
meet this evening.