The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-02-13

y HIS MAJESTY returned on Sunday morning
from kona, Hawaii, where he had been sojourning
for tive weeks. He was received with the customary
salute, and - the Rife Company, which repaired to
the wharf to escort him to the palace. The p~ropriety
OF these Sunday turnouts Of the Rifles has been ques-
toned, as entirely useless and unnecessary and were
the desire Of His Majesty sought in the premises. it
is doubted whether he expects or approves of
them. Returning iatigued from a sea-voyage, we
doubt whether such demonstrations are acceptable to
him any more than to others. 1t is certainly q suf-
fciently gross infringement on the DAY of rest. to have
the steamer habitually return on Sundays, without
adding thereto any unnecessary parades-
PERsoxAL-we are glad to see by the Eastern
papers, that our former townsman, Jas. F. b. Mar
shall. Esq, has been elected TO the Legislature Of
Massachusetts,, and we heartily congratulate him on
the event. Mr.. VI. possesses many Of the true quail
ties Of a legislator, and when those qualifications be-
come better known to his new constituents, we think
that they will be 10th to release him from q service to
which he is so peculiarly adapted. We shall expect
to hear of his nomination and election TO Congress
before many years have elapsed, confident as We are,
that he is qualified for any position or trust in the
gift Of the people.
The CoMMopoRE's FLAG IN DANGER.-The mail
brings US word that the bark Yankee made a splen-
did run on her last passage from this port to San
Francisco. The first day out she made but 81 miles,
when a Southwestern sprang up and took the bark
to the Farraleones in ten days and tlreire hours
from Honolulu. There a dense fog and the freshet
tides flowing out from the bay. prevented her going
in at once. Still she made the passage from dock to
dock in twelve days. This fine bark, under her for
tunate captain. maintains her old place as the fast
est craft on the route. Perhaps the ship-carpenters,
in their repairs, gave her curves an extra touch and
improved her sailing gu Ilities generally.
\ SHORT PAssAGE-The clipper ship Storm King
took us ali by surprise ON Sunday last. having had a
quick run down of only nine days and ten hours.
During the first three days out she made SO miles
or 29l a day-on the third day the run was 81
milestone of the fastest sailing that we have re-
corded lately. The only passages shorter than this
those of the Black Halck in 1858 days and
9 hours, and the Fair Hind in 1861, 8 days and
Ia hours. The S. X. appears to have got into q
lucky streak of wind, and carried it along till she
sighted Molokai, when suddenly it became calm.
FIFTEEN DAYS FROM WASHINGTON The latest
news from Washington brought by the Storm King
vas only 10 days old when delivered in Honolulu.
And this, too, with the telegraph working as yet
quite imperfectly and irregularly. The news is very
and those who wish to obtain the best
,Gper for general news should secure the San Fran
weekly Bulletin, which is received at the ;
by express, ahead of the mails, and deliv-
red at $500 a year. Every one who takes this
raper will prefer it to either of the New York or Bos-
on weeklies, which now arrive overland three or
our months old. -
MAGAzINEs-The first issues of the Magazines for
he new year have been received. Harpers and the :
Itlantic Monthly are both improving, if such a thing
possible, and both are very attractive. Now is a
time to commence subscriptions. We shall v
publish a list Of the Eastern papers and
lagazines received, and those interested will find the \
office in our advertising columns after each packets
rival. - =
GONE PAsT.-The ships Ocean RoUer and Benz.
fOUdrd, both having expresses and more or less
matter for Honolulu, have gone past without +
'uching. San Francisco papers of Dec. % and Jan.
|, and Eastern papers and Magazines of November
nd December were on board. 4
THE NEXT MAIL-We look for the Russian steamer
aldrala and the Yankee from the 18th to the 10Th
st. They both sailed probably between the 4th anu
h of January.