The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-06-15
Dated June 10, 1873.

The following amusing sketch Of the passengers
Of the city Of NtD York, on her recent trip from
the south, has been handed M by one Of their
number
Among he notorielics arrived by the Gun Of
.FetD York from the lower regions Tuesday morn
ing. there was a goodly sprinkling Of the clergy,
to-wit His LOrdship The Bisbop Of New Gale
donid, as bale-looking a jolly old French gentle
man as might be met With In all the grand Re
public, yet be was going home TO get relief, AZ the
climate was too much and The work too hard for
one Of bis weight: bis Secretary, n Catholic clergy
man, endeared himself 10 many OF the passengers
by bis suavity and genial bearing. The Rev. DR..
Geryase Smith, OF London, the heaviest gun In the
Wesleyan ship, returning from a visit 10 evangel-
iZe the Fiji Islanders. The Doctor found them 100
fond Of the flesh If not Of the devil, for bis own
safety, and IN be is n little inclined 90 flesh himself
and bis wife Is fat, fair and forty, be smootbed
them gracefully over and returned TO Sydney ana
civilization. where be went 90 attend the General
Conference. The Doctor IL "a bright aud shining
light, an eloquent speaker and a pleasant travelling
companion. The Rev. DIR. Miller, Presbyterian.
from Melbourne, Il a man OF refinement aud rarely
gifted with divine elOquence, and one Of the best
chess players on board. The Rev. Bro. Davis. a
Quaker. spoke on Sunday. az IL seldom falls 10
mans lot to speak, a. 10 by inspiration. lie IN
one Of those wonderful American extemporaneous
speakers, who can riyet an audience for hours and
at the end every one cannot help but feel be has
heard something that be can never forget. Bot
the greatest prodigy In the ministerial line was "A
rare specimen OF TIE Episcopal persuasion. lie
was a man-every inch a man-who knew tho
tortuous ways Of the wicked and the troubles that
beset the uBgodly. His life had been spent In 70.
search, aud be had found out that there are some
pleasant ways about some Of the sea bathing out
side places, broad though they might be, that led
him among the mothers Of marriageable daughters
around 81. Kilda. where be missed taking a rib.
as the mamma objected, cause IL would not pay
be had not the rocks though be could play cards
very nicely.
THE great. Jolly GolsboronRb. the wo,Id.
renowned wool broker and auctioneer, who stands
six feet six inches In bis stocking soles and weighs
355 pounds. was also among the list. One or two
millionaire pounds sterling ones; doctors, real
medical men, and oily Gammons, too. Of the legal
profession; a Mr.. Conner. a temperance lectnrer-
poor fellow, was weak In the flesh and fond Of
the spirits. and fell every time he got a good
chance at anybody's bottle; Mr.. Cooper, brother Of
the great circus man, returning with a large pile
(f regrets after doing the Colonies. The circus
was safely shipped for Callao. A large number
OF young noblemen made the time pass pleasantly
counting the fair maids on board, and getting M
charades and other entertainments. The passengers
are all enthusiastic IN praise Of their treatment on
board. There are only lis on board, and we ex-
pect f~orty-nye at Honolulu. ADIos.p