The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-04
AddttionaI by the California Pony
Express.
Foxr gEARNr, March 2, 1851.

Fcxr ExARr, March 2, 1851.
The following itemH Of were received b. tine pony
Express yesterday but their transmission was delayed
III now " consequence OF an accident TO the telegraph
Sac FNAscEco, Feb l6-S4o r. ~
The former tariff OF the sandwich Islands was per
cent, which some thnk high duty as the best ia
torcst OF the islands will admit without materially check
ing trade The subject is freely discussed By tho local
papers. mo annual statistics also show large decline in
the production Of the principal staple products of
Stands, which looked upon by all parties as some
whit singular and not so easily accounted for Tho
Poy~esidn attributes ii TO drought and blight but tho
AGresfSsr denies that these causes have had even rs
much effect during 1860 In previous years but attri
table published by the Advertiser appears that III no
had been . decrease in imports for the
assS Of IN q Of
receipts Of nearly N5 0oo largo decrease in tho
shipment OF OIL and bone, add aocrcasc OF twenty
Tho late census gives Honolulu population of IL 400
.ss,vo Hsws,ans and half caste; ise foreigners aud
tisn consists Of $50 males and as females;
novemeat was beng made 70 erect monument 70
fbe expectation of Hawaiian sal. during 1860 amounted
no. A. Parker tho new United States Consul, had ar
Arrived at Honolulu January 2, whale ship Montreal,
6oue, and whale bark Florence, spencer from . cruise
and both sailed again the day for the West: IOt
ship Ocean Express ae from San Francieco for Raker,
leland llth whale ship Bragan.a Turner from sea Law
OIL and On, and called again the came day 70 cruise Ship
Osborne HaUce. Baxter from San Francisco for PhGuix
Island; 18sA bark Early Bird, Cook from San Franci ca
for China I'D again Goth; 2lst ship Fair Wind CIV
ell from SsA 6sncsco FOR Bakers Island cd ship Nor
westsr Almy, AOm San Francisco for China Sailed Janu
ay Hancveran bark Horburg Thomson for Hong Kong
ID ship Siam, Rice for Jarvis Island 3d. bark Bchrng
elliott for New Bedford, with oil bone hides &c; 18TH
ship Osborne Howoe, Baxter, for phmnx and McRean's
Islands 10th, ship Ocean Express, hale, for Bakers
Island GOTH Russian ship Nicoa Skagais Cronstadt
Ruesian whale ship Grcfoe Berg EnberR. for Bremen
26th, ship Emily Morgan, WhiteSdee 70 ct1sc 2Sth H.
BM steam sloop Alert Poase, for Tanning bland rahita
and valparniso
Tho resolution which psssed the Assembly OF
theCalisornA Legislature early in the week recommend
ing the Crittendeu compromise plan 10 the patriotic
support Of tho Douglas and Brecknride mem
bers Of the Legislature still consideration In the
Senate 1t was drawn up by General Denver, Is ad
vocsfed by portion OF both wings OF democracy az
proposition IN the Senate IL TO strike out the names Of
Douglas and Brccknrdge and then endorse tho simple
Cfittenden plan
Several attempts to pass tho Senate resolution for
joint committee to eject United States Senator the
10Th have failed, and the Douglas democrats have
Guided TO nominate Senatorial candidate possible and
erdeAvor TO get Joint convention afterwards II tho
doate will probably DO easy to procure the four or
five votes needed TO call convention and elect from
either the republicans the Brccknrdge democrats,
according the candidate is Of Northern Southern
prediction The Douglas men held caucus at Sacra-
mento last night. All tho members present Two
ballots were taken for United States Senator, and
each Denver received Is Nugent, TO- Randolph, l2 end
McIouRal IS necessary TO choice IS. Mcssrs Ieet
and Walden declined TO vote. The caucus adourned to
meet this evening.