The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-01-30
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE

- FnAxcI.co. .Ianuary 3. IsGg.

NV DE,R COMMERCIAL being, detained here
lpnger than wus anticipated when last wrote,
the opportunity j. offered 10 send another letter
and to CLEAN a few items ,r your readers, although
the tecgraphic Possesses no special interest,
unless it be the SUCCESS which has attended the
mission Of the Chinese Embassy to England and
France. Tt will be remembered that when the
treaty between the United states and China was
concluded the English press, including the TTales,
set upn great hOwling against it and the principles
involved, and called Cen Burlmgnme Yankee
adventurer, sc. Now witness the change which
ha- come over British statesmen and the success
which has attended the efforts Of the Chinese
Embassy to bring Europe to listen to them;
Nav YoRK. Jan. 2-The following i from the
HgratTs cable special Burlinsame and Lord
Clarendon the new British Foreign Minister. had
an interview to-day. wherein they agreed upon the
principles % thc future British policy 10 be- adopted
tpwurl China Lord Clarendon, in reviewing
former conversations. fully acknowledged the pro
pricty and Justice of several points which Mr.
Burlingame advanced. In reference % the policy
which be- derm~d 10 desirable that EuglIud sl~uld
pursue Burlingame held that the objects ~ the
present mission showed evident signs Of progress
and by No means evidenced "a retrOgradc disposition
on the purt of the Chinese Government He also
deprecated the practice ~ the Western Powers IN
using an unfr-udly pressure To Introduce new sys-
tens new ideas among people whose knowl-
edge % foreign affairs - Ot recent origin. or VINO
were flstcrcti under traditional system Co which
they accustomed and attached. because such
arrprrssivc policy would tend TO revolution and
would rrprrs4 progress whereas the Chinese Gov
ernment fully admitted the necessity Of progress.
and desired % encourage u gradually. without
sudden shock to the terlins-, passions, or PrrIi-
dces Of the people. Lord Clarendon, In reply.
fully admitted that the Chinese were entitled 10
forbearancr from foreign nations. and assured
Burlingame that England did not desire nor intend
o. apply any uufriendy pressure IN order % induce
China 30 advance more rapidly in her Intercourse
with foreign nations, thau consistent with the
safety and feelings Of the Chinese people. The
following articles were then agrrrd To between
Lord Clarendon and Mr Burlingume:
Frst-Gt IL necessary 20 observe loyalty all sttP-
ultiions- Srcoud-Nll negotiations should BE- CON
sluctcd with the central Governments. and not with
the local authorities Third-ffcforc inauguratiug
war. Disputes should b. referred o. the Home
Government.
Lord Clarendon has issued Instructions To the
British agents in China 20 act IN acc0rdaues with
the spirit of the articles above explained; aud.
moreover. to caution British subjects To pay due
respect. not only 10 the laws 0f China bat also 90
respect the usagcs and feelings Of the Chinese
people.
These points settled. the general principlcs of
The Americas treaty were discussed Lord Clar-
en,lou considered them kindly, and agreed that
thew should form the subject of hturc urgottti1us.
Having established u basis pr the British policy.
BlrtiuganIe procreds Paris to-Inorrow. AMI ~
turns 90 England the rra-sembling OF fariil- /
mrut 10 complete The objects Oi his mission
Who Killed Cock Robin.
The Aha OF January FL. contained the follow
article, which has probably been read BY most OF
the readers OF the AdrafissT;
+Consf,leral,Ie comment has been provoked by .
the appearance in The. Oreriefsi I0HLLg Ct an L
article entitled social Life in the Tropics which
contained some. severe criticisms ON the society .
of Honolulu u j. sail by those. we'll qualified To
Judge ot the truth OF the statements therein made.
that there s much uuf1irusSs. u not positive error,
IN thr article. and have received several com
muuicatious on the sulj~et. asking for information
which cannot D. givcu. To all OF these it uay BE- .
saii that the article wa written, a. We happen to
Know. by y resident It the Sandwich Islands. and
from there. 20 this city. and printed exactly
ms originally written. This much is due' 10 san /
FrIneisclns who are in no way responsible for it,
authorship or lauglUgr. There D. great eurdiattty
81 feeling between this city aud Honolulu. where .
possess much IN common with tle Ilawaiiaus,
aud The general opinion of our people Is that the
paper tu question:. however spicy and readable 90
may be-. would not reflect the views Of amy man or .
woman ot Stu Francisco. There urc few l0caiiti,s
tu the civ Lrd world That dp not furnish material
"r satire 90 any prteti<ed pen. aud an article ot
eUrI BITTERNESS aud greater trutEfuiucs-. perhaps,
could be- nude from material. abundant iu our
own city provided only one side Of social life were
laoked at
The above i understood TO have been written
by some who had a hand in the preparation
Of the article, ard probably il the only person
who knows the authorship. The responsibility
or il, however, rests with the editor Of the
Monthly, who. in thi- instance, appears To have
admitted it aglinst his convictions Of truth and
courtesy.
steamer Mails.
The Post-Ohcc Department at Washington has
entered into contract for another year with the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company To- convey tho
mails between New York aud san Francisco.
California, ria AspinwalI aud Panama (iucludins
railroad scrvirc between AspinwaII and Panama.
AMI messenger service at san Franci-co,) Clio
miles, and back, ~ often the Company's
steamers are run, at the rate Of S1jO,OOO per
annum. the service % include the transportation
of all m'tiIs the Department. may direct, such
letters. books, public documents. correspondence
f'r Central America and Pacific Ports north and
south Of Panmua. This l. n continuation Of the
Present service and l. rendered necessary on ac-
count Of the nnn-comrlction Of the overland rail-
rad, which may not be ready for carrying; mails
regularly till some time next summer.
The smallpox
Continues To- rasc here, and i evidently still ON
che increase, SPREADING to the interior towns and
various points up and down the coast. During
the week endiue; January ~. there were lO2 new
eases ~ this city, and 80 deaths During De
rember- t@re were Ifs Deaths AMI in November.
-. ita.lc<s aIl classes alike. The total deaths
t'om this disease during the year have been be-
fweea tive and siy hundred.
The Lsek3Warna
Arrived from In Piz ON tine 3lst day Of Deem
Der and to-day lcit for Nisre I-Iand. where her
oheers viii probably be discharged AMI the vessel
receive general overhauling preparatory 10 n
ne" cruise. Several Of her Oihcers lcit to-day for
tne East, among them 1Iessrs. Perkins. Hand and
Eoderiek. Others will probably follow BY the
next steamer
The ttisa Iail steamer
'FFeai RepHlIr slif.I On the. 4th inst for Jana