The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-01-23
THE PACIFIC
SATURDAY. JANUARY %.
THE LATE CHARLES ST. JULIAN.

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Advices from FIJI via Sydney bring intelligence
OF the death Of Charles St. Julian, hate Chief
Justice Of FIJI, which event occurred at his resi-
dence on the Island Of NasOva, November Goth
after n long and painful illness. The diseased
gentleman was born in London in May, 1918, and
was consequently in his 57th year at the time of
his decease.
Mr.. St. Julian was for many years at Sydney a
constant correspondent Of the Hawaiian Foreign
Office, and took a deep interest in the affairs of
this kingdom. Under a commission from King
Kamehameha Ill, dated August 4th, 1853, he
was appointed - as His Majesty's Commissioner,
Political and Commercial Agent to the Kings,
Chiefs and Rulers Of the Islands in the Pacific
Ocean, not under the protection or sovereignty of
any European government" May Goth, 1858,
he was appointed His Hawaiian Majesty's Charge
d'AHaires and Consul General for Australia. Re-
appointed, July 10th, 1870, His Majesty's
Consul General for the British Colonies of New
South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania, and
all Australia, Queensland, and all other Colonies
or settlements which may be formed of or in
connection with any of the said Colonies" May
Both, 1871, appointed by Kamehameha v,
Special Commissioners for the FIJI Islands. March
Ilth, 1872, decorated by Kamehameha v, as
Knight Commander of the Order of Kameha-
meha /.
In the year 1871, Mr.. St. Julian visited the
Fiji Islands as Hawaiian Commissioner, and after
his return to Sydney in January, 1872, published
a pamphlet, under the title of the 81 international
Status Fiji, and the Political Rights, Liabilities,
Duties, Privileges of British Subjects and other
Foreigners residing in the FIiian Archipelago"
This work attracted considerable attention in
Sydney and elsewhere, as complete and cOmpre-
hensive, full of research, well arranged, and
written in a clear, unassuming style.
FIN common with tine late Mr.. Wyllie, with
whom he maintained a correspondence through a
aries of years, Mr.. St. Julian was imbued with
tbe idea Of the establishment of an Oceanic En-
pire, Of which the Hawaiian Islands should be
the headquarters, and the Kamehamehas the
Rulers, extending the operation of our COnstitu-
ton and laws over the numerous groups of the
PaciEaI King Thakombau of FIJI it is believed
was favorable to the scheme, and was desirous at
one time Of annexing bis islands to Hawaii. The
project was only defeated by an untimely death
in the family Of Kamehameha ". But there
was actually a cession Of sovereignty made to the
Kingdom of Hawaii Of one group of islands,
through the agency Of SIr. St. Julian. We have
seen the original, written on parchment, of "Arti-
Giles of Convention made and executed at Sydney,
in the British Colony Of New South Wales, on
the tenth day of February, in the year 1855,
between the Hon. Charles St. Julian, the Com
missioner and Political and Commercial Agent of
His Majesty the King Of the hawaiian Islands to
the Independent States and Tribes of Polynesia,
and John Webster, Esq, the Sovereign Chief and
Proprietor of the group of islands in the South
Pacific known as Stewards Islands, and compris-
ing the Islands of Ihikaiaua, Tie Parena, Taore'
Matua-awi, and Matua-irOtO." In this docu-
ment Mr.. Webster cedes the sovereignty of his
islands and Mr.. St. Julian accepts the same on
the behalf Of His Hawaiian Majesty, subject to
his approval. This approval however was not
accorded, and the Stewart Islands, so far as we
have any information are still unannexed by any
body. They lie in south latitude about 50 a."
east longitude 1882
In July, 1872, Mr.. st. Julian left the service
of the Hawaiian Government, end received from
King Thakombau the appointment of Chief
Justice of that kingdom. This position he con-
tinued to hold until the annexation Of the group
last July. He is said TO have been an indefatiga-
bic laborer in the discharge Of the duties of his
Office. \ Liyuka paper says of him that 4" through
good and evil report he kept on the even tenor Of
his way, eonscientiously doing what he believed
to be right aud Just, not counting the smiles OF
fearing the ccnsure OF any man or party"