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more common. There is some difference oil
opinion as to the amount of limitation to the
right as prescribed in this statute, some claiming
that there are too many restrictions, while on the
other hand it is stated that these are only such
as are necessary to the proper confinement OF
offenders. The grand exception made is in the
case of persons committed for felony. Act
ual expo. fence will probably decide whether
it is practically any limitation of the privil-
eyes implied in the right of ha6eds corpus.
The other Acts as above mentioned are, one
regulating the preparation of jury lists one to
ascertain and determine the real distances and
consequent legal mileage on all the public roads
one relating to the approval of claims against
estates of deceased persons; one regulating the
matter of apportionment of costs in penal judg-
ments and one extending the authority of police
courts to cases of aggravated assault which were
beyond the limit of their jurisdiction under the
previous law.
The new statute concerning ava should not
pass unnOticed. 1t was not deemed practicable
under the existing state of things to attempt a
prohibitory enactment, and the law was only SO
modified as to make it more capable of enforce
ment. These notifications are as follows: The
useless prohibition of the mere drinking of ava
was struck out. Certificates sanctioning the use
of ava were made legal in other cases than of
actual disease. A legal method is provided for
dealers in ava to procure ava which was not
before provided for. On the other hand every
certificate is to authorize one specific sale of
not over five pounds and no more every certificate
is to be actually reported to officers of Government,
and the penalty for selling without license and
certificate is increased. The whole subject is a
miserably difficult one, but, if officers of the law
are SO minded, the matter can be at least kept
under Government control.
1t will be seen from the above that the Legis-
lature have accomplished at least something,
whether more of mischief or more Of good re-
mains to be seen. The tendency is to tie every
thing up by legal enactments a tendency which
should be carefully guarded against, as every
country grows older. The great blot of course
still remains on our Code of the Master and
Act, but of this-we have said enough
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HONOLULU, July 4lh

HONOLULU, July 4lh, ls0
To THE w. MAsTER. WARDENs AND BRETrmpv
wAIIAN LoDoE, No. 2I, y. a. A. NJ III
BRETHREN,-I beg respectfully to offer my humble
10 you and to your sister lodge, and propose to give a =
entertainment, entitled " The Influence Of Music ON ~. -
Mind, illustrated by songs, scenas, etc. on ana ovo., una
may appoint, after the 17th inst, the proceeds IN ho "hhg N|
equally between the two Masonic Lodges, and 10 Le a. uTtes
their building funds, a suitable building for Masonic "ppuat
being much wanted In this city. P"FeI
am happy TO be able TO offer the use Of a supero,
piano for the occasion. gN
/ send n note of like tenor TO this 60 lie Progress de IN
Lodge. Worshipful Sir and Brethren, I beg 10 remain G NV
W. So""' AL HAvELI'
HALL OF HAwAIIAN LoDGE, No. q. A.
A. ii. HAvELL, ESQ. Honolulu '"V'
DEAR SIR AND BRoTHER AT the last monthly meeu,.
which you offer To give "A lecture on music for The be,og' I
building fund of the Masonic Lodges Of this civ. va 10
and your generous offer accepted. "~
L am directed to say that Thursday evening. the II,
August next, at the Kaumakapili Church, will Dc a conyenIl.,
time and place for the lecture.
Very respectfully and fraiernally yours.
CHARLES t. GULIcK, secretarv
HALL OF LIE PRo0REs DE L'ocEANIE IoDe,
No. l24, A. 7. a. A. NJ, ~
Honolulu, July 10th, 1870
Mr.. A. ii. HAvELL,
DEAR Sir AND DETERMINATIONS exceedingly Kind Offer l.
a musical entertainment, the proceeds 20 be divided eor,a
between the Masonic Lodges Of this city, and by them aIsa"
as a building fund, has been received. FT
l am directed by the w. NJ, Of lie Progress dc rOoear.
Lodge, No. l24, to inform you of our acceptauon Of your Kin
offer and with your permission would appoint Thursday even
ing, the 18th Of August. as an evening most suitable.
remain very respectfully and fraternalIy yours,
HORACE q. CRADLE, Secretary
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GaZetted.

X"H. r. Hitchcock, Esq, has been appolhteo
INSPECTOR General of Schools. So says the organ
What has become of the previous Inspector "ch
eral? Has he quietly resigned, or are there Two
Richmonds in the field? We never thought that
Mr.. Fernandez was fitted to fill the position and
should feel satisfied with his removal had the
order of his going been more in consonance WIN
the etiquette usually observable in shelving a
worn out official. Had the Government remover
him at the time that good and sufhcient REASONS
were given for his removal, they might nave
claimed some credit, but to wait until his pohcy
in regard to public education was SO modlheo as
to merit the approval of those interested IN the
advancement of Hawaiians, and only to make
way for one whom they once feared, but whose
sting had been removed by the promise OF inc
nosit;on. il a transaction not deserving OF COM
mendation.
Major C.. FL. Judd has been appointed Tax AS
SCISSOR for the district of Honolulu In place OF
VIM. r. Castle, Esq. Mr.. Castle has been the
Assessor of this district for the past two or three
wears. and has won the respect and esteem of our
citizens. By his zeal and close attention to his
business he has increased the tax roll some thou
sands of dollars, and was eminently deserving OF
continuance in Office, particularly when 1t is con-
sidered that the re-assessment of property takes
place this year. An honorable representative had 70
be provided for, however, SO, exit MIR. Castle. Ii
will be emembere that Mr.. Castle differed very
materially from the Inspectors of Election during
the last election, regarding the qualification OF
voters, and refused to wheel into line at the word
of command, and was warned at the time that his
course would stand Ii in the way of his political ad-
yancement. He however had the satisfaction of
an endorsement from the Supreme Court as, in
the cases appealed to that tribunal, his position
was sustained. So although monarchies may not
be ungrateful they can be unjust.
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| commitment issued by the said Police Justice of Hilo. The
Attorney for the representatives OF the Metcali Flaniason
turn, specifying what was admitted By Messrs. w. Q. Jones
and II. Thompson, Attorneys for the applicant 5naa ne P3IaosGr
labor under said supposed contract, and also that there was an
assignment or transfer of said contract by ]. S. Rodgers, the
nsendo Peruvian agent ~ Tbeo. Metcaif. signed by said
Rodgers, but not signed by said Clip An Chan, ahas Al sun
A reply was filed by The applicants Attorneys, making the
qualified admissions, and also setting forth the facts that the
contract was never executed by the applicant, that he never
said TheOphiIus Metcaif died in the year 1867, and that even
if the contract had been good. he was entitled to his discnaIge
averred that said supposed contract was not made by any
authorized agent of this Kingdom, or under any law or authority
CT this Kingdom.
We concur with our cotemporary that the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, at War and the
Navy, Attorney at Law, &C., &C., went on with
"a rambling and scattering speech, for an hour
and a half; full of sound and fury, signifying
nothing but we ask, why shouldn't he? Is he
not interested? Let him speak. What is the
writ of h0beaS corpus compared with his sugar
interests? The public is told by the Government
organ, that 9 if Mr.. Harris had not belonged to
the legal profession he probably would not have
appeared in Court at ALL Who, under the well
known circumstances, believes the hypocritical
assertion, so blazoned forth in his organ, that
Mr.. Harris appeared in Court only to defend
the rights of the children of a deceased friend? -
The ridiculous and the sublime are conjoined.
Perhaps His Excellency was actuated by the same
motive when he interfered in the negotiations
pending the close of the bargain for the kappa
kuea Plantation, and deferred it long enough to
try to palm off the Kaiwiki estate in its stead.
Faugh!
The writ of habeas corpus dates a great way
back in English law literature. 1t was con-
sidered at common law, a remedy to remove the
illegal restraint on a freeman. Is Clip All Chan
n freeman, or is he a slave?
Since the above was written, Mr.. Justice Hart
well gave his decision in the case. 1t was
elaborate, full, and searching, and we hope to see
it in print the coming week. The ruling was,
that the Police Magistrate of Hilo had no juris-
diction over the person of the petitioner, and
that he must be discharged from custody. We
congratulate our community on the fact that we
have one man in a responsible position who
knows his duty and dares to do it, without fear
or favor. r. II. Stanley, Esq, counsel for one
of the contestants, gave notice of intention to
move for O writ of error.
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PORT OF HONOLULU. II. I.
AR

July 3O-Am bk Comet, Fuller, 10 days I'm San Francisco.
Siam schr & VI Ward, PeTciVal, 16 days from New
London.
31-Schr Neuie Merrill, Quincy from Maui.
sI-Schr Prince, Marchant, from Hawaii.
5I-Schr NaOla, DudOit, from Maui
5I-Schr Maauokawai, Makahi. from Maui.
3I-Schr Warwick, John Bull, from MolOkai.
31-Sch Fairy Queen, Smith, from Kauai.
31-Schr Mary, from Kauai
Aug. 1-Schr Marlda, BerrH, from Hawaii
l-Br hGrkentine Cleopatra, Jeanson, 80 days I'm New
e t-, N 5 W.
2-schr Eeoni Ana, Rikeke, from Kauai.
2-Schr Jenny, Lambert, from Kauai
2-Schr Kitty Cartwright, White, from Kauai
2-Am ship MamiOn, Boyd, 43 days from Nexeas-
ue. " ) W.
3-North German sh Solo, Rehse, &c ds I'm Hongkong.
3-Schr Mary Ellen. Harrison. from Maui.
ASchr KinaE, Wahia, from Maui.
5-Sehr Iokuleie, from Molokai.
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The best laid schemes o. mice and men
Gang aft a-gley
And leave us naught but grief ana pain

hhu cav uS h"ne"
For promised joy.
So said Burns. and we have a reminder of this
couplet in the case of the Chinese engaged by MIR.
Wilder for the planters.
The Chinese have been kept on board and no one
has been able to visit them, their own co~untrymen
being specially forbidden access to them, for reasons
best known to those who have them in charge.
The ship was moored in the stream, away from the
wharf. but within ear shot of a strong voice, which
was Brought in play and the Chinese on board have
been informed as to the rate ofwages ashore, undesira-
bleness of plantation labor, &C., sc. So far efforts
to get them to sign contracts have not been success
full. The Tycoon of the Ministry told them to pay
their passage if they did not want to sign a contract,
and they promptly responded that if allowed to 60
ashore they would soon pay for their passage. Tycoon
said, no, pay now. Chinaman might have said no
hab got-how can pay Mclean man berry culio!
V~ocALAND INSTRUMENTAL CoNcERT.-Mr. Thatcher,
who is en- route to California from Australia, puts in
an appearance tonight at Bufium's Hall. Mr.. t.
comes highly recommended by the Colonial press as a
superior futist, as well as a comic singer. He is
to be assisted by Mr.. Havell, who has already gained
a good reputation here as a performer on the piano
We anticipates good attendance, the 9" silver moon T"
will be one inducement to go out.
gR Negotiations for a Postal Convention between
the United States and France have been r~e-opened
by a French Minister, under instructions from his
Government. Postmaster-General Creswell has sub
mitted modified propositions of a liberal character.
based upon the provisions of the new Postal Conven-
ton with North Germany, which win probably be
approved by the French Government.
LEGAL-Notice is given in the Gazette, to all
creditors of the estate of VIM. Babcock, a voluntary
bankrupt, who have proved their claims and are en-
titled to vote, that the election for ~assignees will be
held in the clerks Office of the Supreme Court, at IL
O'Clock noon, on Thursday, the 18th inst.
PRoMoTED.-Commodore William Reynolds, former
ly of the Lacka,cdnna, has been appointed and
confirmed as chief of the Bureau of Equipment at
Washington. -
e Don't forget the musical entertainment at
Kaumakapili church, on Thursday evening next, for
the benefit of the building fund of the Masonic
Lodges. -
B- The Comet will sail on Tuesday next, taking
a mail, which will reach San Francisco, in all proba-
bility, one week ahead of the next steamer mail.
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HEAVY SURF.-On Monday and Tuesday a very
heavy surf beat upon the reef opposite Waikiki and
the city. We do not remember to have seen so heavy
q lire of surf since the loss of the .Nauticon, during
a kona storm. The trade winds have been blowing
quite fresh during the month, and during the days
mentioned there was no change of winds, the trades
perhaps mOderating q little. The schooner Jenny on
entering the harbor, on Monday, came very near
being wrecked on the western side of the passage.
The Kitty Cartwright made several efforts to beat
into the channel before being successful. Several
canoes were upset and broken up off Waikiki, and
their occupants were in the water some little time
before being rescued.
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DEPARTURES

Aug III 8 8 Saginaw, Sicard, for Midway Island.
1-SchT Hattie, Nika. for n Kauai.
l-Schr Active, MeIlish, for Hawaii.
2-Schr WaiOEa. Dudoit, for Maui.
2-Schr Fairy Queen. Smith, for Maui
2-Schr IA Moi, Powers, for Maui.
2-SchT Nettie Merrill, Quincy. fOr Maui.
2-Schr Warwick, John Bull, for MolOkai-
2-Schr Mary, for Maui
2-Schr Luka- for Hawaii.
3-Am bark Victor, Walker. for Port Gamble.
3-Schr AanuOkawai, Makahi, for Maui.
3-Schr Jenny, Lambert, for Kauai.
SSchr Prince, Marchant, for Hawaii.
4-Br brig ByEantiur, Calhoun, for Victoria, vi
4-Schr Marilda, BerriT. for Hawaii.
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Is the Post- flee n Proper Source
of

OF revenue:
The old doctrine of statesmen used to be, that
the post-ofice should be considered chiefly as a
source of revenue, and no less wise a man than
DIR. Franklin was of the same opinion but
modern statesmen take the position that it should
be considered rather as a means of public educa-
ton and development. Senator Sumner, in a
recent debate on the franking system took this
ground, and advocated fixing the rate of letter
postage at the smallest coin-one cent. Lord
Ashburton said that in England postage is one of
the worst of taxes, that it is d tax on the con-
versation of the people. At the time when
Rowland Hills plan for cheap postage was before
Parliament, Sir Robert Peel said that if carried
out, great social and political advantages would
arise from it. Viscount Sandon said that the
post-ofice should be used to stimulate other
sources of revenue. Mr.. O'Connell declared that
it was impossible to exaggerate the benefits of
low postage. AT length, in 1910, the reform
was achieved, establishing a uniform rate of
postage, the lowest coin-one penny-and the
abolition of franking.
But after the elaborate and carefully prepared
speech of Mr.. Sumner, fortified with the history
and the philosophy of the subject, the U S. Senate
failed to be persuaded, and were unwilling to
risk the reduction of the rate of postage and the
abolition of the franking privilege.
In these islands the postal rates are quite rea-
sonable, and it must be acknowledged that our
post-ofice system is carried on with a liberal ex-
penditure of the public money over and above
the receipts. During the two years ending March
Both, 1870, the receipts of the department are
as Sl1 500, and the expenditures during
the same period were Sl9,4S2. 1t is estimated
that the receipts during the ensuing two years
win amount to 1000, and the expenditures
called for are S22,l JIG.
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ShTps' HInfIs.

FOR SAN FRANCIsco-Per Comet, next Tuesday, Aug. 9th.
FOR LAHNINA-Per Nettie Merrill, Monday.
FoE KkUAI-Per Hattie, Monday, and Jenny, Wednesday.
FOK kNHULUI-Per Ka Moi, Monday or Tuesday.
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<SUDDEN DEATHs.-These appear to be increasing
in frequency in our community of late. Last Sun
day, the Hon. Asa Hopu, late member of the Lcgis-
lative Assembly for Hama, Maui, died in this city of
paralysis. in the 38th year of his age.
On the same day Mrs. Caroline W. Adams, wife
of E. P. Adams, ESQ.,, was called to cross the
river" under peculiarly distressing circumstances,
leaving a husband and a large family of young chill
dren to mourn her loss.
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LOCAL COMMERCIAL
Since our last, under this head, there has been but little az
tivity in business circles
We note the arrival, on the 3OtIr uIt, Of the bark Comet, OF
the regular dispatch line, from San Francisco, with an assorted
cargo Of merchandise. The schooner c. W. lizard arrived on
the 3Ist uIL, from New London, with a cargo, consisting prin-
ciIaliy Of statements stores
On the 1st and 2l inst, we had two arrivals from New
castle, " b W., the British ~barkeniine Cleopatra and Ameri-
car ship M1mi0H, bringing ! 263 tons Of Goals for the steam
lines The North German ship SOTO arrived on the Sd inst.
with a small cargo Of China goods, noted in this column, to-
geiher with lss Chinese IabOrers-
The departures have been the American bark VietOT, on the
81 inst, for Port Gamble, and the British brig Byzanfium, for
Victoria, v. l., with a cargo Of sugars, pull and molasses.
We learn that The agency Of the Australian steamers has
been transferred to w l. Green, Esq, 4 desirable and just
change 1t is proper that a British line Of subsidized steamers
should be in the hands Of 4 British merchant in a foreign port.
IL Is to be desired that American subsidized lines, in prospec-
tive, or the one now in existence, should be placed in the hands
Of capable American merchants, Of which this city claims
.avarI
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ITEMS.

BUSINESS Manufacturing Is cheap TO one who does not
want IL. He had better keep his money rather than buy what
he does not want
BE cautious in contracting debts, and careful in the extern
SION q Credits and then, for both reasons, your business will
be likely 20 prosper.
Earn your money before you spend IL and then you will
know what il il worth, and spend IL more wisely.
BE content with n legitimate business, and let speculation
alone and in the end you viii be a richer man.
Do not be frequently changing from one form Of business to
another, since you will lose much time in making these
changes A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Never get another to do for you what you can just as well
do for yourself Money thus paid cut Is thrown away.
Never give 70 the public time that you cannot afford 10 spare
from your business Your business has the first clam 10 all
the time necessary for doing il we'll
Always be on time in everything, and then you will never
lie behind lime
DO your business honestly, and then you win have a good
character among men
Work rapidly and work systematically, and you viii double
the value % time Co yourself
Mind your own business, ard the public viii commend you
for 50 ng-N. Y. Independent.
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w. L. GREEN,
General Commission Agent and Broker,
QUEEN STREE i741 1yl
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"Thirty Pieces of silver. 80

There is a proverbialism to the effect that re-
publics are ungrateful. Without attempting to
dispute the soundness of the proverb, we unquali-
fedly assert that monarchies are not ungrateful.
1t is unnecessary for us to go abroad for an ex-
ample whereby to illustrate our assertion.
The last two numbers of the ministerial organ
furnish abundant testimony in support of our po-
sition. In the list Of Tax Assessors are the names
of no less than ten Of the members of the Assem-
bly, just prorogued, while the appointment of the
Vice President to be Inspector General Of Schools
furnishes still another instance. To the individu-
ais the pay for the amount of soiled linen washed
may seem adequate but to the outsider who
considers reputation of some value it is a reminder
of the birthright and pottage bargain. One of
the parties rewarded was approached early in the
session by d Minister, and told in so many words,
that a certain position vas at his disposal. We
are confident that this same Minister would de-
nounce any one who was guilty of approaching a
member of the Assembly and Offering him two
thousand dollars for his support during the session.
We may ask-wherel lies the difference IN the two
transactions? There was no bargain in set terms;
but a position worth two thousand dollars, more
or less, per year, was placed at the member dis
posal, and he evidently had wit enough to know
what it meant. Another member, who won the
questionable title of the g indefinite postpone
list " of the session, and who toyed and dallied
with the {" previous question" oftener than is
reputable, displaces a gentleman against whom
no word of complaint has been made, and whose
only fault () has been that he could not stoop to
do all that was required of him.
Still another member is rewarded who was
known to the present Minister of Foreign Affairs
as an embezzler of public funds, while the Min
lister was the incumbent of the Finance Depart
ment. Had this honorable member been pro-
not have been eligible as a representative;
however, he was doubtless a useful man to the
Foreign Minister, for if he gave evidence of being
unsound, upon any question, from a ministerial
point of view, a few words whispered in his ear
regarding his crime soon brought him into line
with his compatriots, and he was sound on the
main question.
Possibly such instances might be multiplied
could we get behind the curtain. but enough has
been said to prove the rottenness of the present
policy of the Government.
The last two votes ON the " Master and Servant
Law > were quite close the issue being whether
our laboring class should be slaves or freemen,
and the result was that their chains were riveted
possibly by the votes of such persons as were
open to reward but as an offset to this disagree
able side of the matter we have the assurance of
His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs
that our export of sugars is increasing every year.
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REMOVAL.

MIR. RYAN ES THIS OPPORTU.
I'VE nifty to inform his friends and patrons that he has re-
moved from the Turnpike Store to the Railroad Store, corner OF
Nuuanu and Judd streets. 7l1 ~
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PASSENGERS.
PnoM sAx FRAzcIsco-Per Comet July SOFIA w Guv
w Goodness, d MePhun,J Jehreys, L MUHan, Thomas Howe,
and 10 natives-Id
FoR vIeroaIA-Per ByzAntiHn, August 4-Mr and Mrs
Perkins and 8 chndTen-S.
FRoM HoSokoxo-Per Solo, August a-Dr Bell and 1Ss
Ghhnese-I89.
Anen-L
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NOTICE..

II EAVE ORDERS FOR SURVEYING AT
AlH. II. Whitney's office, during the absence Of s. B Dole.
TAI 1t c. J. LYONS.