The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-01-09
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

MoRE ABOUT THE MAIL RREGULARIrIEs.-The Cal
ifornia papers are slowly beginning to speak out
about the overland mails. and longing for a return to
the old steamer system. They bear the irregularities
with more patience and speak out more tardily, be-
cause the California people were all eager to have the
mails transferred to the overland route. The Bui-
letin of a recent date says:
Slowly, but a great deal more surely than We had
lately learned TO expect, the Eastern mails come to
hand. One day New York papers come but q few
days older than the last Pony letters, and the next
there comes tumbling in q lot Of them of a fortnight's
date anterior. Letters come to hand SO and 40 days
old and sometimes stained with the travel of doubtless
many hundred of miles more than the stipulated post
route would justify. The grievance is great, but as
the e times are to blame for it, We have no right to
complain. Let US wait in patience for our missing
letters, and when We write Eastward save our indig-
nant circumstances with orr dilatory correspondents
until We know whether or not it is their fault or en-
tirely attributable to the rebels of Missouri, that we
hear so seldom from them. Probably, considering
how uncertain transportation is, our Eastern friends
occasionally avail themselves OF that as a shield for
their laziness, believing that in our charity, We will
attribute to postal infelicities our bad luck.
The hap-hazard way in which our Eastern papers
come in upon US cannot certainly have any such
cause. AS it now stands, those who wish to take
Eastern Periodicals., find 1t much the cheapest way to
rely on the dealers here than on the mails. They
receive portion Of their supplies through Express,
which are reasonably prompt and certain.
The S. F.. Commercial Gazette has the following
The OVERLAND MAL-Grumbling is an abomina-
ton to us. A captious, complaining, fault-hnding
temper Is a nuisance to everybody. But We are sat
isted the business public will acquit us of all impro-
priety on this occasion, or ut least excuse US when we
complain of our present postal arrangement. The
Overland Mail, SO far as the prompt and regular com
munication Of intelligence Is concerned, is q failure
and a scource of annoyance. Letters sometimes come
to hand by that route in toerable season, but quite
as often are far behind time, and as to newspapers,
We may almost say they do not come at all, for they
are uniformly quite out of date and useless, or meas
urably devoid of interest; arriving generally in about
five to seven weeks from the Atlantic cities, and con-
tanning details of events, the general knowledge of
which communicated by other means, had become
nearly obsolete-almcst forgotten. We need some
more certain and expeditions means of communica-
ton for the transit of general news, that we can rely
upon. The old steamer mail arrangement was far
preferable 10 the present in this respect. In fact SO
utterly useless has the present mail service become for
newspaper transportation, that publishers of leading
journals IN this city are driven TO the necessity OF EN-
ploying Express agencies at great expense, for trans
mission TO subscribers in the Atlantic States. And
now that the Pony has been discontinued, business
men generally will be compelled to adopt the same
course. for as to depending upon the Overland Mail
in any matter of Importance, is out of the question.
the barkentine Constitution
hove in sight on Monday last, with a signal flying
for a pilot, Capt. Meek put off in his boat, but on
reaching the bar thought it advisable to await a Sec
ond boat, as there was danger of being swamped in
Tue heaVy SURF which broke across the passage. Capt.
James Immediately put off. and after making ar
with Capt. NJ. to pick him up in case of
accident, dotted his nat, coat and boots, ready for a
swim, and started across, and after a pretty rough
handling, reached the vessel and brought her inside
in fine style. We would suggest in case of vacancy,
that his name be added to the regular list of pilots
for this port, and feel assured the appointment
would be heartily endorsed by our mercan tile COM
punity, and would promote the best interests of the
port. - "
There is one King who is practically friendly to
US the King Of the Sandwich Islands, who has turn
ed cotton planter, by way of example to his loving
subjects. The more cotton grown and made, the bet
ter will 1t be for the Union, and the worse for the
Confederacy."
We clip the above paragraph from a Boston paper.
his Majesty does indeed enter heartily into the gen.
erarefort now being made in every part Of the world
to increase the production Of this staple. And we
to the belief that the cultivation of it will yet
prove a decided success in these islands, though it
take years of experimenting to determine where
ire the best localities for planting and the best mode
If growing it. At all events we wish there were
more who were as earnest in their efforts to introduce
Is culture as is our King.
-" Capt. Borres of the schooner Nellie Merrill,
eports Mount Haleakala, East Maui, as being cover
d with snow for a good distance down the mountain.
This is something new, though it has been known to
ccur several years back. Maunakea, Hawaii, il is
aid, is covered with snow considerably more than
lsusl. -
- The news brought by the clipper Contest was
cry meager, and but one or two papers were receiv-
d. The SpeedlreH will bring California weeklies of
Dec. 7 and II, and New York steamer papers of Nov.
l. Papers by mail will be due from Oct. 1, as
many October dates are still undelivered.
q The SpeedtceH still remains out. As she sailed
rom San Francisco on the 18th ulto., she has been
ut "a days to-day. There is no cause for any anxi-
ty, as the winds have been directly ahead, probably
II the passage, and she is not heavily laden. The
Constitution was "a days coming from Puget Sound.
News CoMISG.-There are three vessels now on the
uy down, with mails for Honolulu-the SpeedreH,
4 days out; the a. Il. Eldrige, about Is days out
nd the Comet, about y days out.
IMPROVED BREED.-When the ship Moonlight
,uched at this port some six or eight weeks since,
apt. Breck gave to Capt Coffin a fine heifer calf of
lie Durham breed, which will prove a valuable ad-
ition to our stock.
- The following specimen Of neglected schooling
as been handed to US for publication, supposed to
ave been written by a foreigner
Sir please TO send those 1 bag Gingars root to me give this