The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-03-03

We hear that the Consul for this country
at Funchal, in the Island of Madeira, has
been making active enquiries in the rural
districts there, and finds u strong disposition
to emigrate to the Hawaiian Islands pre-
walls among the agricultural popula alton.
Our Government therefore,, in promoting
Portuguese immigration will still have two
strings to it's bow, even should emigration
from the mainland of Portugal have been
utterly discouraged by the circumstance
connected with the Kansas visit to Lisbon.
A COMPLAINT was heard yesterday before Judge
Bickerton, brought by Mr.. W. r. Castle against
Mr.. Grieve of the publishing firm of R. Grieve &
Co., for printing and publishing a pamphlet known
as Hula POM Moi, which was characterized as
immoral and indecent. The complaint charged the
defendants with being a common nuisance, in that
they printed the document referred to. The
Deputy Marshal, Mr.. David Dayton, appeared as
public prosecutor, on the information OF Mr..
w. II. Castle, who swore out the warrant,
and Mr.. 4. S. Hartwsll for the defend
ants. Mr.. Grieve, pleaded guilty, and through
his attorney pleaded ignorance Of the contents of
the document in question. Mr.. Hartwell stated
that his client had accepted of the manuscript in
good faith,-being entirely unacquainted with the
Hawaiian language, and passed it over to his fore
man, a Hawaiian, who said nothing about there
being anything Objectionable in it. Mr.. Grieve-
the attorney said-stOod very much in the position
of the baker who baked the famous 4" four and
twenty blackbird pie of nursery lore. He mere
ly baked the pie, and had nothing to do with its
composition. He said that his client had undOubt-
edly printed the document, hut that after doing so
1t had passed from his control, and he, the attor-
ney, did not think his client was guilty of . pub
fishing the same. lie asked that the Court give
Judgment and pronounce sentence, which he was
confident wOuld be as light n the law permitted
a fine of S25. 90. Judge Bickcrtou declined to give
judgment in the case, or to proceed further until
he was made acquainted with the nature and ex-
tent of the offence. He said that he had n docu-
Hula POM Moi-printed in the Ha-
waiian language, which was said, by the prosecu-
ton, to be indecent and immoral. He did not
consider himself proficient enough in the Hawaiian
language to decide upon the meaning Of words
which had been pointed ont to him, aud he should
ask the prosecution 20 furnish him with the trans
alton needed to enable him to judge intelligent
ly upon the merits of the case. Mr.. Castle
to the Court that he had examined the
and finding words which he did not
understand, he called to his assistance some ma
and they gave him the meanings which he
had noted in the margin Of the copy now before
the Court. He added that his knowledge de-
pended entirely upon hearaay. The Court then
its determination to suspend further
hearing until the prosecution furnished a transla-
of the document by some one duly qualified
to make the same, and the case stood adjourned
until Monday next. The case of the Crown against
Mr.. William Aud was then called. The defendant
was charged with having published a certain paper
called the Hula POM Moi, ;" said to contain OBJ
scene language. Mr.. Aud, through his attorney,
John Russell, asked for a remand, which was
granted. The court fixed the hearing for Monday
,aUt !