The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-09-14
ment of a Court of Pardons in New


ever was the occasion for the new
tribunals creation, an American
paper says that the Court granted
one hundred pardons in a week, or
six moro than the Governor granted
in two years. Thus change is found
to be not always for the best, and
corporate mercies to be sometimes
as tender as those of the possessor
of soul. But whether the tender
ness in question is to be attributed
to humane sympathies or much worse
weaknesses, deponent, knowing as
little of Jersey justice as of Jersey
lightning, sayeth not.
Sir Julius Vogel, Premier of New
Zealand, owing to his original budget
having been rejected by the Legisla-
ture, has submitted new one. He
has to make provision for n def
cheney of nearly eight hundred
thousand dollars. This is to be done
by deferring payment of S250,000
due on the floating deficiency, by
cutting down expenses in different
departments, and by an increase of
an eighth of penny in the property
tax. New Zealand will be more
fortunate than Hawaii if it has q
Legislature with wisdom enough to
cut down expenditure when the coun-
try has gone into the mire of finan-
cial mbarrassment-in other words,
having Legislators who know enough
to come in when it rains.
The Atlanta, Ca, Constitution
says that while the sympathy of the
south for General Grant ''could not
be expected to take the extreme
character it did in the north, yet it
was sincere enough to show that the
war is over, and that discord will
not come from this section
Patent medicines are not such an
important article of commerce in
England as in America. This is be-
cause the rich prefer to give their
health in keeping of the doctors,
and the proprietary specifics are too
dear for the poor to buy. The news
paper correspondent who gives this
information does not tell how the
poor keep up their physical tone.
Mr.. Walters, proprietor of the
London Times, when in New York a
few years ago, was shown through
Riverside Park. On reaching the
spot where General Grant now rests,
he thanked his friend who led him
there, saying he had travelled in
many lands, but had never seen such
beautiful drive as that. Views of
the place in the illustrated papers
make one readily believe that the
taste of Mr.. Walters was correct.
The BULLETIN has contained q
very readable account of yachting
contest preliminary to the great in
ternational race for the America
cup. 1t is matter of surprise that
there is not more of this delightful
pastime of yachting in place of
such favorable conditions for it as
Honolulu. Popular interest, and
the public's support, seem to be
welded much more to rowing aqua
tics. This is strange, in climate
where physical exercise in the mini
mum is usually regarded as sufli-
cheney. We hope the breezy account
of the New Bedford race may have
its due effect in stimulating the
sport here.
Mr.. Harland, Mayor of Belfast,
who recently accepted baronetcy
of the United Kingdom, had pre-
viously declined knighthood. He
spent hundred thousand dollars
out of his own pocket during the
recent visit of the Prince of Wales
to Belfast. What do the noble souls
of Honolulu say to such munificent
patriotism as that? If Belfast has
a few citizens like Mayor Harland
there is no fear that her printing
offices will be compelled to do the
printing for every public celebration