Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-10-21

and the firing of minute guns. Large numbers
Of people assembled near the Palace, who ties.
tilted their grief at the loss Of the good King
by loud and heartfelt wailing. At halfpast IA
Gov. Kekuanaoa, escorted by detachment Of
guards, caused the Proclamation Of the new
King to be read at the corner, Of the principal
streets Alexander Liholiho, as Kamehameha
~ was King. lie came to the throne by the
will Of the late King, and by appointment and
proclamation Of the King and Mobiles. The
funeral Of kauikeaouli was set for December
goth, but continuous storms caused its post.
ponement until the 10th Of January, 1855.
On the and Of December, Judge Lee adj.
dressed the King letter in which he rendered
his resignation Of the office OF Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court His health, never robust
had been failing Of late, before the advance Of
that fell disease consumption, on,-to which he
eventually succumbed. A joint letter from the
Cabinc, requested that the King would not &C
cept Judge Lees resignation. A resolution to
the same effect was passed by the Privy Coun.
Gil; and the members Of the Bar of the Su.
preme Court, consisting Of Messrs Bates. Mont.
gomery, Harris, Blair, Robertson, Chamber.
lain, and Griswold, at a meeting on the 10th.
passed series OF resolutions, one of which
read thus: "That should Hi, Majesty aecep,
the resignation of Chief Justice Lee, it would
create vacancy in the Judiciary Department,
TO hli which another person, equally qualified,
could not be found. We therefore indulge the
hope that some means may be devised of avert
ing result so much TO be deplored" The
resul, was that the resignation was not accented
by kamehamcha ~, who in charactcristi
caliy forcible and touching letter TO Judge Lee
made use of these words: "But hope | am
as tender OF your comfor, and health as any
'hend that you possess; and consequently |
| not only assure you, beforehand. that shall
always be willing 10 hear of your relinouishinr
Tor the moment, your official duties whenever
your health may require change of air OF
scene, but that wish to impose it upon you,
as duty you owe to the nation and yourself.
to employ every available moment in re.estab.
fishing your shattered strength, that so may
long he happy in your services"
The first public appearance of Kamehameha
iV was on Sunday, Dec. ", when he at.
tended divine service in the Kawaiahao Church.
leading his sister, the Princess Victoria, and
followed by the Ministers of Kamehameha I'LL
The Rev. E. w. Clark, the pastor, preached
IN Hawaiian, from Genesis 20: IS.
1t was remarked by old residents of thai
'me' as a matter OF pride and congratua
ton, that on the occasion OF the death of Kan
ikeaouli and following it, the utmost quiet ant
good order reigned throughout Honolulu and
the entire island. 1t was remembered tha, tn,
death OF so high a chief in the olden tim,
would have been the signal for an almos, un
limited degree of crime, disorder and debau
cherry, and for the practice of heathensh Gus
toms. Drunkenness and its attendant licen
tiousness would have been seen in ever,
direction; teeth would have been knocked out
the bodies OF men and women of every clas
would have been scarified and tattooed, an,
passion would have run riot. All this wa
now happily past There was sincere mourn
ing and loud continuous wailing by the ma
tives' for the death of King greatly believe,
and revered, not only for his high rank but 70
his amiable qualities of heart but the demon
STATIONS were restrained within the prope
limits, and the Hawaiians thus exhibited n,
evidence OF their advance in civilization.