The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-03-20

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
The BISHOP OF Observation-Disclosures have recently
been received, giving the assurance that the Ri. Rev
Bishop SrALEY would leave London shortly for these
islands. and it is probable that he will come out via
Cape Horn. In his efforts to enlist the support and
Sympathy Of the English Churches in behalf Of his
enterprise, ne has met great success, some of the
churches having contributed literally towards the
mission. Several lists of contributors towards the
fund for the mission. embracing also the cost OF
erecting q church and parsonage in Honolulu, have
been published in the London papers, showing that a
very liberal sum will be donated for this object 1t
is thought that the fund will be raised TO $4,000.
Bishop S;aley has the reputation of being n devoted
and Jealous Christian. anxious to cooperate with
other evangelical denominations, and he will be well
coined into his new field by all who desire the spread
of true Christianity. In n letter to one of the
English religious papers, he calls the attention of
the churches to the claims of his newly formed do
cese. He alludes to the attempts made by the Amer
lean Cuugregationalists to Christianize these islands,
and states that notwithstanding the great efforts
made by them. the people, though nOmiually Chris
tians, are sadly deficient in moral purity. He says
bHSIS ~ Vi HSS0Llal AANSlGSs III III
movement
~. We have here the first and only Invitation ever given to
our Church by an independent sovereign, to plant Itself in his
dominions.
:. The present invitation is a repetition of the proposal made
by the King and chiefs TO Vancouver seventy years ago, that
the Christian faith.
8 We have a ground presented to Us, on which the two
work together in the extension of Christ's kingdom.
4. The Sandwich Isles will serve as the advance post Of our
S SoTtS pa e just as as SeT Az Rea "a has st dSne en- to 5f the T MsiaD % h1
serson." A
~ Our cotemporary's writings on the secession
question are characteristic of him, and are generally
conceded as placing his paper still deeper in the
secession bog. If not careful, he may wake up some
fine morning, and find in it u leader headed g Dixie's
Land" He gives some extracts from the CONNER
ciai. and we couldn't have desired any more salts
factory evidence to show thst this sheet is and has
always been, from the moment the rebellion first
broke out, unequivocally opposed to it. On the other
hand, any amount of evidence might be quoted to
show his hatred of the Lincoln administration, and
business of the criticism made by a correspondent in
this journal of June 20:
" A hireHng and irresponsible editor takes advantage OF the
times times q hihg as sneers against our country and its government
protected him, and in watch. it : fair to presume, he acquired
full a purpose. He coOly announces the destruction of the Ameri-
can Union; and talks Of it. in his wordy editorials, with as
sions settled the whole affair. With him the ptsh is lathe, to
the thought. He has heard the expression before, and is quite
of this" ~
But it's of no use to bring forward evidence, if
such a statement as that made by the editor is to
be admitted. to wit. that he has never on the
street sided with the south, when a score of witnesses
are ready to come forward and swear by all the drugs
in the Doctors shop, that it is false, or that his mem
DRY is as treacherous as is the heart of JEFF. Davis or
Floyd. -
THE YANKEE-This favorite packet hauled up to
the wharf on Monday and is now taking in caro-.
From the day when she first made her appearance
here, she never looked more neat than she now does,
everything about her, below and aloft, in the best
" sailor trim On Saturday evening last, a small
company were entertained by Captain Claxton on
board the bark, and it was one of those little incl
dents that serve as links in memory's golden chain.
binding together those ashore and aHoat. We were
unable to be present, but none the less heartily
join in the wish of those present that the flag of
the Yankee may forever wave, and her present gall
liant Captain may always command her.
EXTRAORDINARY LoGG1NG.-The British bark En-
peror, which arrived on Sunday, sprang a leak in n
somewhat singular way. When about two days out
from Monterey, while going along at the rate of eight
knots, under full sail, she came in contact with a
large drift log, which had hoated out from San Fran
cisco bay, in the freshet probably. The log struck
her in the bows with such force as to shake the
vessel, throwing one of the seamen of from his
on to the deck, and causing n leak, which CON-
PEELED her TO put into this port for repairs. A sur
was held on Monday, which showed that the
damage was not great, but would require her to
part of her cargo, which is now being
lone. -
GOOD AoAIN.-The first whaler last fall from the
Arctic, and the first this spring from the coast, is the
Reindeer, Capt Raynor, full on both occasions.
fall she had 1900 brls, this spring she has
I125 brls. She is only II months out, and has taken
Turing that time, 1925 brls. whale oil, 100 brls.
perm, and 1000 lbs. bone. This speaks well for
he efficiency of the Captain, and his popularity
the crew. On going on board for the report of
he cruise, we were courteously received by the
aaptain and his good lady the crew appear to he a
mart gang. and in good spirits. We congratulate f.,
III hands on their luck.
Is THIS ~TRUE:-Natives who arrived from Maui
ately, report that the followers of Brigham Young
ave introduced on Lanai a system akin to, but
Forse than slavery. a gang of eight or ten kanakas
re harnessed to q pillow, and driven like mules, the
ash being used pretty freely over the lazy ones.
his is squirting up agriculture, with n vengeance.
We cannot vouch for the truth of the report.
The VERNAL EoUINoX-occurs to- morrow, and
hOugh We do not expect the sure storms which al
lanac makers are fond Of predicting for other lati- o.
ldes. yet something is evidently OBTAINING our mail
little longer than is agreeable to the public. e,
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