The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-07-13
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

SUPREME CoURT.-The Court met again on Mon
day last,-Chief Justice Allen presiding. The case
of the King VS.. G.. C. Siders for furious driving, was
commenced, but did not reach the jury until Thurs
day morning, the Court having adjourned over from
Tuesday. The jury was called at ~half-past nine, on
Thursday, and Mt one O'Clock rendered n verdict of
guilty against the accused, after a very short deliber-
alton. The Attorney-General conducted the prose-
cution with his usual thorough and careful manner,
and the pris oner was ably defended by his counsel,
Mr.. Lawrence. The latter gave notice of a motion
for a new trial on certain legal and technical grounds.
The second suit which is now pending against Mr..
Siders, that of assaulting an officer in the discharge
of his duty, was, by request of the accused, post
poned until the Lackauanna returns from Hawaii.
On Thursday morning Judge Allen read a lengthy
opinion of the full bench on the points raised by Mr..
Stanley, counsel for w. s. Pahukula, indicted for
embezzlement. The Court sustained the demurrer,
and directed the Attorney-General to elect as to
whether he would charge the money said to be en-
bezzled as the property of W.. c. Jones, or of George
Davis Hueu.
On Friday morning a native jury was drawn in
the case of Rex vs.. W. S. Pahukula, (the above men,
tioned) and the trial occupied until = o'clock, when
the pleadings having been concluded on the part of
the Crown by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and for the pri-
soner by Messr,. r. II. Stanley and J. W. II. Kau-
wahi, the Chief Justice charged the jury, who retired
to consider on their verdict. AT half-past five, the
jury returned into Court with q verdict of not guilty,
9 to 3. -
OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF SoLDIERs.-Last Satur-
day night, on Nuuanu street, a party of four or five
soldiers attacked a peaceable citizen, and but for the
assistance of those who ran to his help, he would no
doubt have been badly maltreated if not murdered,
for the soldiers were armed with their bayonets
What bus;nass ba1 fbny ONT ,f fla har,actS nj fhaf
time of night, and armed too, at that Is Honolulu
to be reduced to the condition of a garrisoned town
and be ruled by soldiers? 1t is stated that four of
the men have been court martialed and were punish
Ell by fiogging last Thursday. We observe that
Wednesdays Gazette makes no mention of the out
rage Of the previous Saturday night.
! 4 RUNAwAY.-The night before the Lackapanna
sailed for the windward ports, one of the seamen,
having procured a suit of citizens clothes, let him
self into the water alongside and swan ashore. The
ship left in the morning, and the desertion was not
discovered, or Mt least not reported to the police. On
Saturday forenoon the man was recognized by the
natives while walking down Nuuanu street, and was
arrested. He denied, however, that he belonged to
the man-of-war, although he was recognized by sew
eral as being one of the crew. He is kept in custody
until the return of the ship.
A NEW SISGER.-By advertisement in to-day's
paper 1t will be seen that a German tenor singer,
MIR. Schraubstadter, recently arrived from San Fran
cisco, by the Murray, will give a vocal and instru-
mental Concert of selections from operas, ETC., this
evening. The gentleman comes well recommended
as 4 singer of fine requirements, and Mad. D'Ormy,
by whom he will be assisted, only needs to be pro-
perly accompanied, to fully prove herself capable Of
pleasing an audience of good judges. These artists
have sung together before, and We anticipate a rich
treat. -
- HIS HIGHNEss NJ. KEKUANAoA,-thoug arrived
at a very advanced age, is still in excellent health
and keeps up his active habits of life. He was al
ways famous for building and planting, and otherwise
improving his property, and the passion is still
strong. Last Thursday he left for Eva, or Pearl
River, in his fine six-oared boat, having previously
sent down lumber for building purposes. Long may
he live, to set an example of temperance, industry
and activity to his people.
. 4 VERY GOOD BULL.-One of the jurors on the
panel of the Supreme Court, feeling unable physic-
ally to do jury duty, procured a doctors certificate
that he was " sick abed." Instead, however of send
ing the certificate to the Judge, he carried it himself.
Very Irish; or is it an English blunder:
WATER TRoUGHs FOR HORSES. Some time ago,
VIC suSScstd LII pippipey " eeOibS uTiuhihS
troughs for animals at suitable localities about the
city. We observe the suggestion has been carried
out in two very proper places-at the fish market
and on the Esplanade.. On Saturday afternoons es-
pecially, numbers of horses are collected near the
fish market, most of them from long distances. ga
merciful man is merciful TO his beast"
MAKAwAo FEMALE SEMISARv.-The annual ex-
animation Of the Makawao Female Seminary will
take place ON Thursday, the 18th of July. The
parents and friends of the pupils, and the community