https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/f75e1d025654258f5bd95e9274d60030.pdf c965e7d3d6468eac1beff69ecf09693b PDF Text Text FTHE RIEND. Old Series, VOL. XIII. HONOLULU, AUGUST 19, 1856. New Series. Vol. V, No. 8. 57 ANEDBWIRTH AY. AUGI'ST.' in addition to all their other sins with that of MCOELDBRFATING 57 Sabbath-breaking! the sin of He 58| inventing • 59' seems to deny altogether the idea that the We have heard of many ways of taking 59' AnieriraajH. F. Society Anniversary ■ of one's birth day, but the idea of a* !good people of England have any thing to do! Norfolk I.land 59 • • • inviting the children of his neighHonolulu Hailora' llnme DO jwith the Ten Commandments nnd especially .gentleman's j Thoughts upon Patilhiva Mission til with the IVth command of Ihe decalogue bors and the whole city, is really something P.rlitoriala 63 We hardly know in #J| " Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it 'new under the sun. Rev. J. t\ Roi-chor's Addreaa .•-••• Jusiica in Tahili again f>3 holy," &c. what appropriate and felicitous words to set G3 R 11. «.. Society The effect of reading such an article as forth our ideas respecting the entertainment 1)4 4ih .f July in Honolulu, IHM this, republished in Ihe Polynesian, may be given by Mr, and Mrs. Marshall lo the forinjurious upon the minds of those who only eign children ofHonolulu. It was Mr. Mar-' ISf,(i. want some excuse, "for doing their own 'shall's birth-day. He may have been twenHONOLULU, AUGUST 19, pleasure " upon God's holy day, but the ef-. ty-five or less, according to the chronology THE SABBATH IN ENGLAND. feet will be decidedly the reverse upon a!|of the world, but suffice it on this occasion During the last few months, or perhaps healthy and well balanced mind. Its read- be was a boy again. The children,one and all, year-, there has been a strong effort made (o ing will foster in the minds ofa Sabbath-keep- a hundred or more, enjoyed Ihe occasion repeal the existing laws upon the observance and Bible-reading people, a very high re- exceedingly. of the Sabbath, and to open places of amuse- ing Tliey ran in bags and out of bags. They spect and esteem for the dissenting populament on God's Holy Day. Some have stronghop, skip and jump. The inventive 'played The hold which the in England. strong lion ly advocated the opening of the British Mv- Sabbath has of Mr. Marshall brought forth a sucminded and genius religthe right upon scum, and the introduction of bands of mucession of plays and sports, planned with the If ious of is its safeguard. people England sic into the parks upon the Sabbath. We utmost lo his juvenile guests. adaptation Puritans love the Sabbath more the dearly have read every thing that has come to hand would count them, they were all When ho Who; other classes more honor to them. than upon this subject, not omitting four columns enclosure and counted as they an in gathered that are to be found the among murmurs they in the last Polynesian, copied from the Westthe more cheerful,hapgate! leaped through A ascribes, middle class? The historian Hume, minister Review. We have never until thc the Puritans of the we group, imagine could not and merry ipy the dis-' to 17lh century, present lime fully understood what the mighty of the civilised part been found in any ;have honor of been the having support-, languished barrier was, which prevented the repeal of iworld. abandoned of civil while it was by ers liberty, the laws and the opening of the flood gates It is doubtless owing to the modesty of out other sects and classes of society. The hisand The impiety. for Sabbath desecration •children that they did not return a vote oj attributes the revival of torian Macaulay writer in the Westminister Review, has lifted thanks to their generous fi iend*. At any ratethe ISth century, in spiritual Christianity, in the veil and unfolded the subject. Whoever remarked, one after he returned home I hat be to the who Methodists, England, thereby has read the article, cannot fail to discern the to shout, did want from down into a " long live Mr. and Mra. saved the nation sinking tact, that, the honor of breasting the rising giving them three cheers, but be M arshall, dead and deistical formalism. Some future wave of impiety, and staying a deluge of sin historian of equal celebrity, with Hume and| did not know as it would be proper." belongs to the Puritan element, in English, may record the fact, that through We announce with great regret the death society. The writer does not spare the Pu-; Macaulay, the influence and example of Puritan dissent- of Mr. Z. Kaauwai, on the Bth instant, in Makaritans of this and former days, but the bold-j East Maui. He was a Circuit Judge, and a ing Sabbatarians of the I9lh century, the ob- .'wao, ness of his attacks, and heavy blows that he man of considerable importance on the island menservance of the christian Sabbath in England, tinned. During Ho.ipili's governorship the dcbrings down upon the Puritans of Cromwell's | has been preserved, and the Divine institu- ceased was considered as an active and capable * time and dissenting Sabbatarians of Victoria's, 'f late years . assistant in many kinds of business. tion kept frumbeing swept away by the rising he has been returned srvntl times to represent »• reign, only show that the Christian Sabbath district in the Legislature, nnd though not free tide of Impiety and immorality. has millions of warm friends and supporters, from peculiar views, be took a high place amongst the members ol tint body. He was also a measamong the masses of English society. This semi-annual meeting lier of the Lind Commission for several years, of —The next Notice. and writes to dexterously writer labors hard, industry and thrift had become a in in of wealt.i, Oahu Clerical Association," will and is said lo have he been liberal in supporting whit sustain an argument, in favor of converting of the " held at Waianae, Oahu, Tuesday Sept. he thought was of assistance. In converbe a holiday the Christian Sabbath into Christmas and at the house of sation he was inSaTaWe and cheerful; and his lo«s A. M , 9 o'clock 9th, at he writes that there leaves a gap, not amongst the chiefs, but thea»ld festival. We wish A full attendance of class of clncfV right-band men.'' He was about Rev. " was a Christmas-day in every week," but a. fifty years of age, and whilst living could retow •• Puritan Sunday *' and a Scotch Sunday," ihe members is desired. Secy ofO. C. A. much that was interesting connected with a form-r S. C. DAMON, slate of society, of which our written memorial! (•rgo an Hawaiian Sanday)ara his utter ab12th Aug 1856. are meagre in the extreme— [Polynesian Aug. !•'. Honolulu, | old Puritans horrence. He even charges the - - . - -..... - - --.... CONTENTS OK THE KKIE.N'D, Sibh.ith in Kngland rhinaae in Handwicb lalande, \o. 2 4th of July on Maui . jnote . .... ...... ... %hs JaHsm&« ' . . ' I . I , ,, , " " " " 'the .' . ' ' • BBBBBBBBBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal �58 ISLNATCDHI.oWE I. THE FRIEND, AUGUST, 185ft. or Shanghai, as those must I ton with which commence and ■ ' he the ports Ithese shing, or lones," but an accurate immigration wil 1 conception of t(jem can only be obtained by most closely link this side of the Pacific in oral communication. RSPEER. WByEV. future days. The idiomatic structure of theChinese famiTheir Language. It has been said that the Chinese is mono-]llv of languages differs in many respects from As language, ultered by the tongue or p«n, syllabic. Where apparent expectations ex-!■those of the other great families. It is more the great channel of communication, thereI ist it will be generally found that the two i brief. Il omits many of our common pnitimust be a desire in almost every mind to i syllables are synonymes, or that one is an des. It does not admit of the same refineknow something of that one through whichi auxiliary word of some kind used to give ment of expression The personal pronouns Chinese ideas are made to flow. And it is i mure clearness in speaking, but dropped in are little used. Many words are introduced truly a channel with many twists, and bars, writing the same thing. Many words are!jin ceremonious addresses and letters, and in and rocks, and quicksands. It was long, thrown in thus in conversation, making the''good writing, that arc little employed in com[through the misrepresentations of interestedI colloquial style very much more verbose than mon conversation. Figures of speech and •or uninformed persons, considered inaccessi- that employed in letters and books. Thus, allusions are quoted from their own history ble to Western tongues. But now Protest- for chi, to know, in talking one often savsji ratrer than nature or common life. Provant Missionaries generally learn it sufficient- chi-to; for kin, to see, honkimfor long, a wolf,;jerbs are frequently.introduced from their sa■ ly wejl to speak from the pulpit in a couple chai-long; several words nre prefixed tojijges. Time would fail in a sketch like this to r 't>f years. In the North, where access to the! nouns to signify the kind of object, as chik,'give the numerous peculiaritiesol the fainil/ people is more unrestrained and agreeable, to aniinnls, pa lo things long and thin (as yallof languages which opens lons the wealth of Mid the dialects appiirently not so difficult, pa so-shi, one key ") cheung to what is in!iluntold generations antl races. The (Jreat "fine of my friends a physician in dnily inter- the form a" sheet (us yal cheung chi, "one'Hast is yet almost as much unknown to us as eourso with a large number of patients, wasi sheet of paper); and some are employed toj>|ifits nations occupied, like the amusing iheoable to converse with fluency in about ninei indicate number and tense. But few ofjFjry of an old countryman of ours, the hollow Months. Several persons possessed of no) these words would be used in writing, forth*'interior of the mundane shell. Ii is worth talent in that direction, have given up the reason chiefly that the written characters are while to labor and overcome difficulties if so Chinese in despair; but any one with suffi- each a sign or symbol of an object or idea, i licli a field is lo be opened for the gains of ear for musical tones to sing ordinarily and there would not therefore exist any ob- the merchant, or the researches of the scholar ill and with a will to exercise attention andI scurity as to the meaning. and for the labors of the man of (aud. tience, may boldly undertake it. WhatI Another result of the monosyllabic form 1 Books and written Character. many millions of all grades of intellect, of the Chinese language is that there arc no The pages of a Chinese book are numliber and jingle as their common tongue,.[inflections. The case, number, tense, mood, bered from the right towards the left. The nnol certainly defy ordinary faculties and the verbal, adjective or other relation as n| Mcoluinns read in that order. The characI part of speech, and other determination. nnnierous shades succeed each other perpendicularly. In of idea which we indicate by a change in the'Itheee and other respects, which it is not net— Spoken Language. The dialects of China are very numerous. syllables, must be learned in Chinese from1 essary to mention now, their modes are the There are a dozen in the districts of the j|lhe connection, or from auxiliary words. The 1 opposite of ours. Each character represents South of Canton Province alone, and per I brevity,nnd obscurity ofthe written Style is one a separate word. Some of these are very haps many scores in an empire so vast. AndI reason among a number why foreign missions- 'complicated. Yet they are formed upon yet each may fill as many throats as some ries are trying to introduce Roman letleis; principles which make the study of ihe lanone of the variety of languages on the Eu- and to print books in Ihe colloquial dialects, guage a pleasure. Two hundred and fourwhich would certainly tend to render these teen of the most common nails were selected ropean continent. These are so different that, dialects polysyllabic, like the tongues of the by the compilers of the Dictionary of Kanglike the languages ofthe Latin family, they (West, The great objection lies in the num- hi, as indicating g-ejicra of these characters, than are unintelligible to other ears their proprietors. Yet they agree in being monosyl- ber of the dialects. The present Chinese for instance, all referring to the vital organs labic, in the employment of " tones " which characters do not depend upon n connection of the body and to the operations of the mind form a constituent part of the sound as much with sounds; but when ourns letters nre ap- contain simple the character for"heart" either the channel ol beneath or on the left hand side. As repreas the vowel or consonant in English, nnd in plied to conveying sounds their general idiom. But beside the p tois, ideas—though nn advantage, especially to senting articles made of wood, trees, kc w or local vulgar tongue of each district, there the poorer and more ignorant cluss of one have " wood "as one portion. It is easy to exists another spoken by the officers of gov- district—those who speak another variety of see thus how a few of the simpler characters " eminent, and more or less by the upper class! tongue cannot comprehend the book. We may form a part of all the others so as at of society. This is the Kw .» itaor " Court should require as many Bibles as there are once to be keys by which to find them in the dialect," the language of the cnpitol.—to allI dialects. Dictionary, and some clue to ascertain and The tone is an essential part of the word remember their meaning. The general plan China what the Parisian French is to the departments of that empire. Tho dialects spo- spoken. Thus if you say yan, whether you upon which the written language has been conken .in the Sandwich Islands are first Ihei mean " grace," or " a seal," or " a man," structed, bus been at first, to represent com"Carjlon dialect," which prevails in the or "to leud," or one of several other things, mon nouns by significant outlines or pictures, city of Cnnton, (hecapitol o' the province of[ is decided chiefly by the tone. The native which have been considerably modified in 'that name, and in the region immediately■ Celestial listen more to the tone than to the shape to render them more convenient lo the round, especially those parts that possess a i consonants. He is as much confused by n pen; secondly, these were combined so as to water communication with the city ; secondly, wrong pronunciation in ibis respect as our convey symbolical and abstract ideas, as for that of Amoy, whence many of the laborersi ear would be by the utterance of " pin " or instance the simple characters weapon and " were brought here, though some of these■ " tin for "km," or "sin," or "win." mouth, written an enclosure, signifying a govfrom villages at a considerable dis- There are eight tones in the Canton dialect, ernment,nation, country; that is, a boundary, se from there, nnd their speech varies ae- ■ llie Amoy, the Court, and some other dialects within which is an army to defend it, and wise iinglv. These two dialects are so un- have from one to three less. These aro di- men or rulers to counsel and direct. Many thal those who speak the one are no bet- vided into the four upper and four lower. of these symbolical meanings are very fancithan barbarians to those who speak the The first is high and quick, Ihe fifth very low ful nnd beauiitul. Thirdly; some of either ether. One of the most amusing sights I and quick, lilte piano notes; the second is of the previous kinds of character are selecthave seen on the Islands hasheen " Canton " 1high and raised in its termination like our in- ed and combined with others only for the men and "Amoy " men raking to the dia- flection upward in the last word of a question, sake of giving sound to the new compound lect of the Hawaiians, whdWhey look down the sixth is low and similarly upturned; the one. These three species then, the pictorial, upon with haughty eyes as far beneath them, third and seventh are flat, like an organ nnle, the symbolical and the phonetic, would emThere are in as the only medium of ready communicationi or a flat in music, one being higher than brace nearly ail the forms with each other. It would be well for an the other; the fourth and eighth lone always every dialect a few vulgai isms, or local words, commencing te learn the Chinesei end in p, a, or t, and are pronounced short. that have no written character to represent i c assistance of a person from Can-.i. i...,i..c.„,a..„..„0„ <,r„.™.„.0 them. > -I'nt . ,, • >, , ■ ■ ' - • ', ' ters , , •• , Sic ■n " " " �• 59 THE FRIEND, AUGUST, 1856 But this interesting subject has scarce a iians hula. And who I pray,will have to ac- the number of seamen to nearly four hundred limit, and it is time lo close. The study of" count for thus misleading this people if not[thousand, both having more than quadrupled Chinese books may be carried on independant those born, educated in Christian lands. See! in one-lourlh of a century. In 1814, the tonnage of the Britieh ComYours truly, of an acquaintance with the spoken diulecls. Luke XVII. 1. mercial Maaine was 2,016,965 tons, employS. J. GREEN. Several French and English scholars have ing 172,786 men and boys. In 1854, forty obtained deserved eminence in this departcorrect the notice of the late S. Please P. An immene mine is Mr. Crowningburgh's arrival at the islands, years afterwarks, ihe tonnage had increased ment of knowledge. before those who have zeal and patience; you make we say 1747 or '48, 1 said 1827 or'. to 5,043,270, and her seamen, including the 400,000, both one of unbounded wealth to the historian, '28. I arrived at in 1828 and found him at 63,01(0 in her Navy, to nearly doubled half a century. in less than having the the moralthe antiquary, metaphysician, Honolulu. ist, the man of science, tho poet, above all After the reading of the Annual Report, to the messenger of glad tidings from heaven AMERICAN SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY. several interesting addresses were delivered. to a nation still without more than the cold lunar light of a high civilization. A nation NORFOLK ~~- ISLAND. The Twenty-eight Anniversary of the whose aristocr.icy is theoretically one of talhas been hitherto noted as a This island ent and learning must interest the student. American Seamen's Friend Society was celePenal settlement, for convicts of the worst One fijled with schools and colleges must at the Broadway Tabernacle, New brated the when the Sun glorious description sent out from England to the Britrapidly reflect light of riohieousness fan ly ascends above their York, on Monday evening, May I2th, Pa- ish possessions in New Holland. In the May horizon. Who can help joining in the pray- latiah Perit, Esq., presided. Number of The Friend we made some reer, O God! leave that empire no longer to The congregation,led by E. Andrews, Esq., marks upon the history of the island, and the shadows cold and full of death, where myriin singing an opening hymn, begin- announcement that it was about to become ads of groping minds wander, and are filled united with unknown terrors, and lie down in doubt ning— the future abode of the inhabitants of PitThere's gladness in the ship." and perish; wilt thou not send the sons oflhe cairn's liland. Intelligence has been reChurch, wilt thou not clothe them with Ihe Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Hut# ceived that they had already left their islandspirit and power of apostles, wilt thou not home, around which have centered so many convert China to Jesus, und f move the ton. An abstract of the Annual Report was pre- tragical, romantic, interesting and sacred asgreatest of remaining obstacles lo the establishment of His blessed Kingdom, which shall sented by Rev. H. Loomis, one of the SecThe news of their landing on render peace, and holiness, and love supreme retaries. The results of the year are stated sociations. Norfolk Island has not yet been received, but in all the earth. as follows: met a shipmaster who had left we recently THE FOURTH OF JULY. The receipts of the Society have been the island only a few weeks age. We refer Makawao, July 4th, 1856. Expenditures during the year, to Capt. Handy of the whaling Bark Belle." -$22,283,43. lime,the the first 4th of Editor:—For Mr. This amount does not include Eightieth $21,618,73. the AnniverJuly instant, being expenditures of auxiliaries From him we learned many interesting facts and receipts the sary of our Country's Independence, was societies on our seaboard and our respecting the prospective home of the Pitformally celebrated at Punulu in a beautiful and local whole would amount cairnera. Capt. Handy spent two days there waters. The Western of Judge Hardy kukui grove on the farm Some seventy foreigners mosily from the U. S. to nearly $100,000. rode over parts of the island, and witthe Sailor's and among whom there were ten or twelve ladies' The numbertheof boarders inMay the results of convict labor. The nessed Ist, was year ending assembled at 1 o'clock P. M , the day being Home, during about $12,the Bank who island is about nine miles long and nearly ac deposited in fine when the following exercises were per- 3,300, friends about many broad. It is well wooded. The faor sent to away -000, and carried formed. the Ist. Singing. "My country 'tis of thee." $60,000. Number of boaiders ■during mous " Norfolk Pine," is indigenous to the 2nd. Prayer. 3rd. Reading the Declaration last 14 years, 47,156. and weekly island. Capt. Handy thinks it would thrive of Independence. 4th. Oration. " Duties of Morning and evening prayers than for well in Honolulu, and grows very rapidly. been better attended have American Citizens, Residents of Foreign meetings and eighteen or twenty Mr. two years, the past We h. Singing. sth Addresses. 6 Lands." Montgomery has a specimen now growplace. then adjourned to the unoccupied house of hopeful conversions have taken mc in bis garden. The soil ef the island is In the Seamen's Savings Bank, in New at* Judge Hardy, where a bountiful repast picexcellent, and nearly every acre is capable of nearly nic had been prepared of which all freely York, seamen alone have deposited the past year cultivation. At the time of Capt. Handy partook, after which some fine sinking closed one-third of a million of dollops, that Bank beOver two and a half millions in the exercises. there were about 4,000 sheep, 1,200 catseamen. to long celebrated the Thus we back-woodsmen a'few horses upon the island. There tie and The Society supports foreign chaplaincies Anniversary of our Country's birth as an inand Lathan tweety persons residing Honolulu were less dependent republic; and thus without the aid in Aspir.wall and Panama; Islands; and Ihe Chinch* haina; Callao all engaged in ihe Government emin there, the frivolous but of powder, or wine or exercise and of dancing, we gave as we were able, an ex- in Valparaiso; in Canton; in Havre the sheep and cattle for their killing Belhel in ploy, ample to the Hawaiians of the best method in St. Johns. It also sustains the The sheep, cattle and and tallow. hides Home in New of observing such a season. The 31st of this Mobile Bay, and Ihe Sailor's Portland, were in excellent condition and of fine horses Me., Bethel in aids the month is a day as long to be remembered by York, and breeds. All the dwelling houses, offices, in New York. this people, as the 4th of the month is to be and the Mariner's Church there havebeen shops, prisons, churches, were tenantless. It stations all these nearly the In remembered by us. In my opinion conversion is now about eighteen months since the conexample which we give the King, Chiefs and more or less instances of hopeful the number of several to God during the past year, in victs were removed to people will influence them in celebrating the of seamen hundred. We have been unable to leara ports quite our own the Bethels in some of day of their deliverance from distress. While of grace on the hearts of sea- why (he island should thus have been abanI fully agree with an opinion which I see in extensive works over 100 doned as a convict settlement. We underone of the late papers of the metropolis, of men; in one Bethel in New York, stand that the Pitcairnere will be allowed to conversions. the shameful doings of the natives on the 2nd hopeful enter free of coW, into the possession of good 1830, the the year adds:—ln The report of July at their feast at which they introduced houses, shops and warehouses. We hope 1,191,776 vessels was of American tonnage of the wrath edithe Hula, I think a portion find Ihe island to meet their expecthey may and watermen number of seamen the tons; torial had better been delivered to other partand tations, those show that (hey appreciate Ihe in including Flag, ies who it seems hare spent night after night under the American of the British Government, by ninety thousand. In generosity in hulaing after their fashion, while men and the Navy, a little over forming the a happy, prosperous, thriving end inafterwards, years twenty-five women from christian lands consume the night 1855, only dustrious colony. to and need not wonder that Hawa- tonntge had increased 5,212,000 tons, in , I > " . * . ' ' '' 1 ' _ " , > ' i ■ dancing, they • .-' �60 THE FRIEND, AUGUST, 1856. sympathy. My sons may now be at Hono-j HONOLULU SAILOR'S HOME. IasSlnrheooyduuafsr nd year ago the Corner Stone of the lulu, as 1 have often received letters from1 friends of seamen, have on hand, a supply of them at that place, if not some other mother Sailor's Home was laid. The sound of the may have a son there. May he be inducedI newspapers, pamphlets, and books, which hammer Mia not ceased to be heard upon it. to flee from the evils and wickedness to whichI they have read and desire may be rend ajain, Of late the Trustees have taken steps to have he is exposed while in a foreign land, away' we would suggest that they forward the same the building completed and ready for occu- from the restraints of home and friends. Oft- to the Depository of the Sailor's Home, or has my heart been pained when visiting pancy, on or about the 10th of September, en the sea board to see the sailor so much neg- to the Chaplain's study. Some families have or in time to meet the wants of seamen dis- lected in our happy country, to see him wan- performed essential service to seaman in forcharged from the fall fleet of whale ships. dering about upon the Sabbath, without any mer years, and we hope to receive similar aid The Trustees are happy to announce that kind mother, or sister, to take him by the before the fall shipping season commences. hand and say, " come go to church with us." they have secured the services of Mr. and True there are Bethels in most sea-ports, but We would take this occasion to acknowledge Mrs. Thrum, as keepers of the establish- is there sufficient exertion among individual a valuable donation of '■ Chamber's Edinment. Their character and worth are a Christians, to bring this class of men under burgh Journal," from the Misses MotfcMKpledge to the public that the "Home" will the influence of religious instruction. It is ,ry of Honolulu. Old school books, including enough'that we have a house in which we be properly conducted. Already are they not worship God, but we must bring our children arithmetics, grammars, geography 's Jtc., ait partially known among seamen,visiting Hono- thither and teach them to observe the Sab- jalways acceptable. lulu, as their boarding house has been long bath, that they may become wise unto salvaA petty-officer on board the British established and somewhat patronized by the tion. So with the sailor, he must be invited and encouraged to come and hear the words man-of-war "Trincomalee," forwarded f 5,00 sea-faring community. The Trustees have of wisdom. Should one, or all of my sons) made arrangements for accommodating at go in at the port of Honolulu, may jjiey be! for the "Home" from Hilo. This is we least fifty boarders, all lodging in the build- directed lo the Sailor's Home, and there find!:think the third or fourth donation- from the If necessity require, more may be a refuge from all the evils and contaminating same individual for the " Home." It is ing. vices to which they might otherwise be ex- jhighly encouraging when donors renew from lodged and boarded. With the means at their posed, the Lord direct their steps." time to time, their subscriptions. Alieady command, the Trustees have endeavored to our books show several instances of this dcA Card.—The Trustees of the Sailor's put the establishment in a haoitable condition without incurring a burdensome debt. Home Society, would acknowledge a dona-I criptie*. The Trustees have just drawn upon 'Their expectation now is that they will be tion of two quilts, two bed spreads, four pairs able to meet present liabilities,and the estab- of sheets, and four pairs of pillow cases, from IMr. Hunnewell of Boston, for $600, which lishment not being in debt much over $1,000. the native female Benevolent Society of Ha- completed the sum of $2,000, which that genNot.only do they hope soon to be able to Day maktia and Waimea, on Hawaii. These Itleman has collected among the citizens of this off, but continue such outlays as will ren- useful articles, were forwarded by Mrs. Ly- Boston and vicinity. 1 der the "Home in all respects, what such ons of Waimea. " MEMBERS OF THE HONOLULU an institution is designed, to be. The TrusP. S. Mrs. Lyons has sent subsequently LIFESAILOR'S HOME SOCIETY. tees aim to convince the public, that a Sail- "a quilt " made by the "Juvenile Benevo- His Majesty the King, or'a Home in Honolulu, is a most beneficial Ilent Society of Waimea." In the note acExc'y John Young, and useful institution. They desire to give companying this last donation, Mrs. Lyons " E. H. Allen, it a fair trial. Homes " are useful and sue- 1remarks, " Let us know if we can do any" " R. C. Wyllie, cessful elsewhere, and why may not our Ithing else for the " home." In reply, in beHog. W. L. Lee, " Home " be equally successful? Time must Ihalf of the Trustees, we would remark, not John li, " Lorrin determine. One thing is quite certain that ionly for the information of Mrs. Lyons (who Andrews, " the Honolulu Sailor's Home has many warm has already perhaps contributed more than G.M.Robertson, " friends in other lands, as the following facts her share) but ofother ladies nnd benevolent Rev. R. Armstrong, D. D. will show. individuals, that almost any articles in the S. " C.Damon, Thetmsorahialef broad way of house-furnishing will be \ery accept" J. F. Pogue, Lahainaluna, Pacific, thus writes us from Wood- able. We lake the liberty to suggest the fol" Elias Bond, Kohala, lowing—thin bed spreads, (for single beds,) I " J. S. Emerson, Waialua, lone widow have three fatherless sons blankets, sheets, pillow cases, towels or low-] Capt. Moorshed, H. B. M. Ship "Dido," upon the mighty deep, if they be yet alive. elling, table cloths, crockery, chairs, looking! Walker, South Ship America," " " Babcock, How many sleepless nights on account of glasses, &c. "Willamine," them, and deep anxiety for their spiritual " " welfare, I dare not tell. My heart is with The natives of Rarotonga, at the sug" Bennett, " "Massachusetts," the. poor sailor while tossing upon the billow, gestion of the English Missionary, the Rev. " O. Poller, " "Antelope," but more do I fear for him while in port, and the burden of my daily prayer is that he may Aaron Buzacntt, have forwarded 250 bundles " "Magnolia," "P. Cox, G. Judd, M. D. be kept free from those sins so common to of preserved Bananas as a contribution for sea-faring men. Had I a thousand dollars ithe Home." This donation was kindly forR. W. Wood, M, D. " at my command, how gladly would I bestow Dr. Wetorme, Hilo, it for the furtherance of this benevolent ob- warded hither by Capt. Handy of the Barque Mrs. Andrews, ject—the Sailor's Home*, but F*i»vidence has " Belle," free of charge. We hope this nome this, yet I will continue to pray Ilice may serve as an advertisement to direct Mrs. Julia M. Damon, denied that theLord may put it into the heart of those ships cruising near Rarotonga, to run in and W. H. Johnson, to whom an abundance is given that they may H. J. H. Holdsworth, help forward this good work. Tell the sail- purchase " Preserved Bananas "of the Raroor that he has friends who care for him, and tonga people. This is an excellent article J. D. Blair, will gladly extend the head of charity and: jto lake to sea, as it keeps for a long lime. J. T. Waterhouse, Just one , . ,' '< ''' • '< ' ,' , '< ' �61 THE FRIEND AUGUST, 185* it proposes to periron," but now they are beginning to call civilizing them; in short, work on a grand scale. It form missionary un-bleached cotton, for axes, flannel, strong could hardly have chosen a better agent for istrong calicoes of fast colors, pins, needles, the execution of such a plan. thread &c, &c. This change, will of course J. E Chamberlain, Henry Dickenson, Warren Goodale, Thomas Spencer, James Hunnewell, Boston, Mass., C. Brewer, Boston, Mass., C. A. Williams, James Makee, S. N. Castle, There is no class of men who have the call forth Ihe censure of a certain class of aid or to injure the Missionary men, represented by the ship master who power to essentially than sailors. Supstrongly condemns missionary operations be- cause, more the whale ship visits Fatuhiva, Strong's pose cause they prevent his trafficking with ka'island, Ascension or the Navigator's islands, nakas, and obtaining ship's supplies, in ex'the Missionary rejoices or mourns, accordchange for " old hoop iron." and crew conduct. We take the ground that merchants, ship- ing as the ship master i restrains his men, and upIf the ship master owners, insurance companies and sailors, are H Hackleld, the effect will be all benefitted, even in a pecuniary way, by holds wholesome laws, then Chas. Brewer, 2d. vessel will be hailed most salutary, and the the missionary enterprise. A few months C. H. Butler, visit; her but if a difnext since we met a ship master who had unfortu- with delight on C. P. Ward, with shame be nately lost his ship in one of the South Pa- ferent course is pursued, (as the visit of the it known often happens,) then LIST OF DONORS FOR HONOLULU cific Islands, where English Missionaries as dreaded would as be a plagueship is much were located. He succeeded in saving his SAILOR'S HOME. or a vessel known to have the small pox ship, oil and for $10,00 per month hired kanakas (Continuedfrom March JVb. of the Friend.) on board. If in these days, any ship master to take care of it, until he could go to the allows lewd women on board his vessel does 20,00 1 U. S. and get a ship to lake it off. In this March 15. Jona Piikoi, 50,00 instance, ship owners and insurance compa- he not so far outrage all sense of decency 22. B. F. Snow, 60,00-1 nies, saved more through rotssionnrt/ influence, and propriety, to say nothing of Christianity, May 23. G. L. Kapeau, 1,001 than probably had been expended by the Lon- that he deserves to have his name enrolled June 9. A Sailor, 1,00-1 don Missionary Society, for establishing and on the list of infamy, as the keeper of a. floating brothel. 7,00 1 maintaining that mission. H. B. M.'s ship "Alarm," 44,00 Let us look at Missionary influence from We take pleasure in the thought that a belRev. P. J. Gulick, ter state of things is gradually being brought another point of observation. Some years July 16. Rev. Mr. Cridge, Vanabout. YVe could mention the names of many 5,00 couver's Island. 1ago, a boat's crew was cruelly killed and who halve become real co-laborers with the July 16. G.Cooke, " Trincomalee," 5,00 eaten, by the savage cannibals of an island Missionaries. Shipmasters, officers and sail" Capt. Patey, "Monarch." 10,00 of the South Seas. The sceno was witness- ors may do an untold amount of good if ihey 5,00 ed by a certain sailor who was wrecked upon Rev. J. S. Green, " "Monarch," 5,00 the same island, on a subsequent voyage. nre so disposed. If any are otherwise dis. Com. Connely, " " they should know that they cannot Before the sailor was aware that the Mission- posed, Aug. Officers and crew of whaling 55,25 ary had landed there, he was full of dread "work iniquity in the far off isles of the PaBark " Belle," -1 50,00 1 and fear, but when after landing and toiling c.ifiic end it never be known." This might Aug. Mr. Dimond, (in hardware.) have been so once, but the day has passed up asleep ascent, his eye caught a glimpse " Capt. Goosman, of German 100,00 of the church spire, he raised a shout to his away. A word to the wise is sufficient. Virwhaleship J. S. # tue, sobriety, honesty and truth need not fear M.'s safe, safe, safe." wrecked companions Aug. Sailors on boaro H. B. 15,001 We are glad to learn that governments are an exposuie. ship Monarch." becoming somewhat awake to the real imThe new steam propeller tug-boat was portance of the Missionary enterprise. The launched on the 31nt ult.,and, by Her Mnjesty the THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY READING appropriate name, following statement from a late Americani Queen, christened Pele, a very lie those people will confess who are acquainted THE REV. L. SMITH'S REPORTi paper, is full of encouragement: with our Hawaiian mythology. The King was OF A VISIT TO FATUHIVA. on tea occasion, as were their R. H. the present Zulus.—Letters have been received from In the last No. of the Friend," this Re- Messrs Lindley and A. Grout, Nov 16 and Princess Y. Kaahumanu and L. Kutnehameha. with crowds of less conspicuous beholders. The port was published, and it was our intention1 Nov. 20, in which they refer to a visit of Sir Pele though very substantial has not been long in to have accompanied it with a few editorial George Grey to Natal. These two brethren, building. The specifications, having by some acaccompanied by Messrs. L. Grout and Rood, cident beonlcft in the U. States, were only received remarks, but the crowded state of our col- called upon his Excellency, and were treat- on the 2<ith of April. Tenders to build her were imadvertised for, and on the Srd of May, umns would not permit. That Report is-1 ed with great kindness and cordiality. On mediately those received were opened. The proposition of fully It lo that the Board had perusal. him prestating of a their a numthorough worthy ■ James Monroe proved the lowest, whilst the ber of buildings on lands for which it could Mr. sents the condition of affairs at the Marquetestimonials of his capabilities as an efficient ship show no title—the petition of the mission to builder were very decided, and his tender was acsan Islands. If that mission prospers for a few the local government in this regnrd having cordingly accepted. So far as we can gather, yearathe inhabitants will become a very dif_ been unavailing—he presented them with a there is a universal feeling of approval us lo the he has executed the contract ferent people. They will learn to read, build paper, previously prepared, in which he gives manner in which slighted, and whether or no Mr. them more than they have ever asked! Our Nothing has been habits of civilized eherches, and assume the brethren were deeply affected by his liberali- Munroe has made money l.y this particular vessel, it is quite clear that he has gained the confidence life. The missionary enterprise will prepare ty. The British Government appears to have of the public and those with whom hi* agreement have natives its to Ihe changed policy in respect natives was entered iato. The Pete will in a few days be the way for commerce. The of South Africa. It would seem that it now thoroughly prepared to set about her destined hitherto exchanged the products of their island intends to conquer them by kindness. Sir work. Kite 11 a pretty little thing to look at, al■ for Jews' with traders and whale ships, George Grey is authorized to expend £50,- Jbough in her case, appearances are of course, but oM Aug. SaW. harPs" "flints',, "mmheU," -1 000 annually for five years, in elevating and a secondary consideration. " 1 " " — " " laoop| J , �62 THE FRIEND, AUGUST, 1856. , Royal Hawaiian Agricultural cheered and refreshed by our luscious andi in poverty, perhaps, but he was loved, for Society, held its Anniversary, on the 30th excellent wntermellons? The seed was first love runs not always in golden channels. Perhaps he was a prodigal son, who wasted his Originally our substance in riotous living, untl and Slst ult. Much cannot be said in the brought by Capt. Cook. afterwards way ofextolling the exhibition of fruits, vege- islands were exceedingly meagre in fi uits and took lo the sea to live. He may have been tables and live stock, although some very vegetables, and our present supply is owingj anything you choose to name. The mere name of sailor describes There is creditable [specimens of Hawaiian growth almost entirely to the efforts ot shipmasters everything upon Ihe sea.nothing. There is an atand sailors. Cook brought water and inusk- traction upon the sea for were brought forward. young men. When The subject most worthy of notice, con- mellon seeds; Vancouver—orange plants and1 restraints become galling upon them, they nected with the Anniversary, was the Ad garden seeds generally; Coffee trees were» jro lo sea. It is here that the Seamen's Friend Society is to step in nnd do its work. dress of Dr. Hillebrand. It has since been brought by Lord Byron, in the " Blonde," It is to do with our sons nnd relatives perThe large red potato ap- haps,—certainly with no one set of men, for published in the columns of the Pacific- 1825, from Rio. Commercial Advertiser," We hope the sen- pears to have been introduced by Cnpt. Jo- all closses nre gathered upon the sea, and timents inculcated may become generally seph Maughan," See Agricultural Report, we must continue the means to reach them. had no new theory, no special adopted, leading to the planting and cultiva- No. 1. We should be glad to record ihe The speaker to propose. He knew there were many plan, • tion of fruit, shade and forest trees. The names of many more shipmasters who havec things which must come together in order to good people of Honolulu have already done thus conferred blessings upon our, islands. effect a result. Once he thought, (hat ifeven considerable towards converting our sandy Should these remarks fall under their notice, he became an officer, he would put in practice certain theories of his own, intended for plain to a beautiful grove ofshade trees. We may they be induced to do a 1 in their power Ihe benefit ol the sailor. But when he behave been creditably informed that twenty or lo promote the transmission of seeds, and came an officer—nnd he bad passed through ' thirty years ago Honolulu was as destitute ol plants from ones part of the world to an- nil the grades of sea life from forecastle to quatter-deck, be found that all parties were trees, as the plain beyond the mission. Some other. to blame, that his theories of reform could families, some ladies and some gentlemen We copy from the New York "Observer," not be applied, that the sailors were in fault, have done wonders in this respect. It has an abstract ofthe remarks of the Rev. James the officers were in fault, and the owners themselves were in fault. This nighi, instead been said, that the person, who makes one C. Beecher, (son of Dr. Beecher,) who sail- of an officer, he stood before his audience as ■pire of grass grow where none grew beed from New York as Chaplain for Seamen1 a simple preacher of the Gospel. He dcHow much fore, is a public benefactor. at Canton, China. We retain a vivid re- monstrated that (he evita which exist in the greater and nobler, the benefactor who makes collection of this young man when he visited life of the sailor are so interwoven that the only thing that will work a change is some a fruit or shade tree to grow where none Honolulu in 1819 or '50, as a sailor on board agency that will lift up the whole together. grew before. There is no shade tree which a Clipper," bound from San Francisco In 1 Prayer must be the great agency. When auits our Honolulu soil better, :|fti the China. Having become acquainted with sea- we can look up and say God help us in this Frenchman's tree," or algeroba. We faring life by practical experience, he will work," then shall you see such progress as would call attention to the fuel, that now is thereby be rendered eminently qualified to3 shall make you wonder you never thought of it before. Mr. Beecher concluded by moving season for procuring the seeds of this tree. be useful among the sons of the ocean, as a) the adoption and publication of the report. ■' Cannot soino old resident give us the name preacher of the gospel. JV. F. Observer. of the Frenchman who brought the seed ofthat Rev. James C. Beecher, chaplain at CanWho has not heard of a certain peotree to Honolulu? Let his name be honored ton, was introduced. He said, it had been-1 to have made wooden nut.and registered among those of Vancouver, bis fortune to meet the agents of this Society pie, reported heard But all not have of the may over the world, and he did not design to megs?" ■ Don Francisco dc Paula Marin, and others all man who a newmaUnt dnutmeg gri of iheir services, for they■ invented who have done so much to scatter the seeds speak in detail spoke for themselves. Still, when we hearp er, hence we recommend such as may wish to of Vegetables, fruits and trees over our a cannon fired, we look for two reports; one, purchase an article ofthjs description to call at islands. to tell how large the piece itself is, and anThat our remarks may take a practical other, to see who and what is hit. Or, to the store of B. W. Field, of Honolulu. It is the metaphor, it is interesting to knowi wonderfully simple and unquestionably may turn, we suggest, that every reader, on the drop what is Ihe effect upon the sailor of the ef- " be rendered exceedingly useful by the good Sandwich Islands, plant this year, at least one forls which these societies are putting forth. house-wife. Mr. Field has also patent brass It was a pleasure to him to speak of the s.iil- wire fruit and one shade tree. Try it. and spring clothes pins, of an excellent We will now address a few remarks to our or's chaiacter. He proposed to divide sea- quality. They may serve a double purpose men into two distinct classes—first, the sailsea-faring readers, and endeavor to show of the books, second, the sailor of the ship. and be used by clerks nnd book-keepers for loose papers! what sailors may do in the way of vegetaVery early in life we make the acquain- holding tance of the sailor of the books. We know Jack and the Lawyer.—A sailor was bles, fruits and trees. him well, before we know him on the sea. In1 called upon the stand as a witness. "Well, sir," said the lawyer, "do you Shipmasters and sailors have it in their■ the books he is a character who may be deer to promote most essentially the intro- scribed after this fashion: a sou'wester hat,> know the plaintiff and defendant?" large quid of tobacco, ass "I don't know the drift of them words," antion of vegetables, fruits and trees, into a a monkey jacket, a principals, —as accessories, a man of 30 swered the sailor. new country. A few seeds taken by a sail- years, perhaps, bronzed by exposure so that " What, not know the meaning of plaintiff* or from one part of the world to another, or he appears full ten years older, who was and defendant!" continued the lawyer, "a from one port to another, may confer lasting never bora, or who at least never had u child- pretty fellow you, lo come here as a witness. hood, but sprang, full-grown, upon the deck, Can you tell me where on board the ship it blessings. Seamen have conferred such bless- like the fabledgoddess from the brain off was that this man struck the other one?" ings upon the inhabitants of ihe Sandwich Jove,—and such as this are put forth as the3 "Abaft the binnacle," said the sailor. Islands, and not only upon the islanders, but representations of a class. The sailor, as he; Abaft the binnacle!" said the lawyer, seamen themselves are deriving a blessing in actually appears on shipboard, is quite an- " what do you mean by that?" other person, comparatively plain and in" A pretty fellow," responded the sailor, return. Who that lives upon or has ever significant. This man was actually born;; "to come here as a lawyer, and don't what visited the Sandwich Islands, has not beeni hie parents, were proud of him; he was born.abaft the binnacle mean,." ' , " " . - - ' , - j " " , . " — " , . ' , : • r ' **- . - " �. 63 THE FRIEND, AUGUST, 1856. - claimed damages to a considerable amount HONOLULU MEDICAL HALL. sr lit; lON, Ac. DR.McKIUBIN, the law a him gives on each peroccasion, In ihe June No. of rho "Friend," will be to inform theinhabitants of Honolulu and vicinity that BEfJS he has taken the old established Drug Store, corner of Merfound a long communication respecting a pro- feet right to do so; but all that lie wished to chantand Kaiihumanu Street*, whirh he Has remodelled and he had neither means to keep constantly supplied with the best mediciaee he Howe, was, establish that sinned an tracted prosecutionof the Rev. Mr. from the United Mates and England. The concern procure ran the laws of the country in which he will he constantly underhis own or his son's superintendence, English Missionary, by the Catholic Bishop. againstnor against any individual in it. This so that families requiring medicine may depend on getting the lived, carefully prepared. bent, The trial was entered upon, in consequence has been fully confirmed and he is satisfied. He has just received a case of London perfumery Snipe, finishes, &c, and daily expects a further supply, which, with' of a certain publication of Mr. Howe's, Thus it appeurs, that the Rev. Mr. Howe the ordinary patcntiaud other medicines, will he sold on reaterms. supposed lo contain remarks and attacks uponi has triumphed ngain, or rather it appears, sonahle Physicians' and Surgeons* prescriptions carefully prepared. i-that the Catholic Bishop has heen prosecuCaptains or owners of vessels will find every attention paid the Catholic religion, contrary to the laws of or families if requiring medical assistance. ting him with a zeal and determination, show- to themselves (heats carefully examined and refitted the French at Tahiti. The trial was highly ing that the spirit is not wanting' to injure Medicine Attendance for consultation at oiiice from 9 A. M, till noon, from 400 (> P. M. on week days. On Sunday from 9A. M important, in us much as the principle of re- ■ and annoy Mr. Howe, in every way possible. and 97 tf till II Ht other times, at his residence Union Street. We do think the Civil Courts at Tahiti have i was concerned. It was ligious liberty deeply J. WORT H a degree of candor, impartiality and| shown "■_■"AYING estubiished himself in business at supposed that the affair was fully and finally justice worthy of nil praise. The idea of;J ■ ■ BUo, Hawnii, is prepared to furnish ships (he decided, and in favor of Mr. Hiwe, in appealing to the civil authorities, to decide![with recruita on favorable terms, for Cash, Goods in religious controversies is ahsuid. The!|or Dills on the United States. "month of Deoenrber of last year. idea expressed by Napoleon at St. Helena of the Bish11. PITMAN, the current year, In March correct, that human governments should alUYUON'S BAY. HII.O, HAWAII. is i n civil op renews the prosecution, bringing BALER in General Merchandise and Hawaiilow perfect liberty of conscience and ofi nil Produce. All Stores required by-Whale action against Mr. Howe, laying his dama- thought, and make all men equal whetheri | Ships and others, supplied on reasonable terras and* Jews. ''My! 3:>,03J I'rolc'Stants, at the Catholics or supIrenes, demanding ges [at the shortest notice. begins," is a WANTED—Exchange on the XI. States and Eupression of ihe work containing the alleged province ends where conscience Oct. 2, 18,54.—3m Napoleonic saying. If the worthy Catholic ■j op<\ attacks, aid that Mr Howe be compelled to Bishop (.IL.AIAN & CO., of Tahiti, had observed these princi-j pay for 2000 topic.-- of the judgment for cir- pics it would have saved himself aid others! Ship Chandlers nnd (.eneral Agents, ' l.:tti'iiii.i. Muui.S. l. a great amount of trouble and expense. culation. Bblpe supplied wlili Eacruita, Storage and Moqcy. gAM O ■ ■. C UOI B CASTLE, After two days' examination of the case, The Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society met BAH LIS (JAOTLE A the Court decided that it was incompetent to i for tho transaction of business on Thursday the 2'.»th. [mportcia nnd WholesaleCOOKE. and Retail Dealers The President, J. t. B. Mars'inll Esq., read his annual' in General Me.c.wunlise. entertain it, ns an act had been passed by the report, which was encouraging. The Treasurer Mr.; ilip 'lil Ht;mtl, At corner <>l Klftf mill School streets, near th» lat fie Slum* Clnircli.—Also, it Mil- .Store formerly ocruGovernor in council on the 31th of February G. Williams then read his report, showing tint the So-j piert hy C. 11. .NiclioUuii, in King St., opposite the Seacicty had $2,000 invested, and had lost $820 by theft. 1853, in which it is declared, that the work This deficiency was discussed, and tho Treasurer releas35-tf men* Oka Mil contains no attack against religion, persons, ed from his responsibility to make it good. A report " on coffee, anil another on Indigo having been read, the and the Protectorate Government, and the coun- President called the attention of the meeting to the dif- COJI Til **!<»% TIfKKCiIAIVT, iio.viilii.it, imhij, h. I. 4Jtr in the way of making the annual fairs exhibicil decides with unanimity, that the work mayi Acuities tions of the produce and industry of the islands in genC. H. WETMORE, be circulated." And the Court further or- ■ eral He thought the money spent in premiums would Phy>.iciiiii nnd burgeon, better employed in introducing what was new and dained, that his lordship pay the fine of one be SANDWICH ISLANDS. HII.O, HAWAII, valuable,whether in seed, stock.implements or any othChests carefully replenished, and hundred francs, and pay all the expensesi er way. It was left tor the Board of Managers to de- N.onU.—Medicine reasonable terms. whether or not there should be another Fair; the the Procedure and of the preceding chain cide g. p. juddTmTdT" funds of the for the employing-the duty Society, of 1furtherance of its objects to devolve upon them if they Physician and Surgeon,* ber. HONOLULU, OAHU, a. 1. against an exhibition for premiums. The Bishop appealed against the above de- decided Office corner of Fort and Merchant sst. Office open The following officers were elected. 9 from A. M. to 4 P. M. cision to the Imperial Tribunal which is the President, J amis I'. B. Marshall. Vice Presidents, B. Pitman, ) H awaij ~~T~ "ErHOF^ANNT highest Judicial Otjit in the Protectorate P. Cuminos, > Physician and Surgeon, Torbert, Maui, h. L. ( The on on the 16th the New corner of hlaahumanu Stoic, in Drug case came Office Government. K. W. Wood, Oahu, and Queen sts., Makce & Anthon's lilock. Opea of May, and lasted duiing the 17th and 11. A. Widkmann, Kauai, day and night S. C. Dwiout, Molokii, 20th, and towards the close of the last day, Masters of Whale-Ships Visiting the To Corresponding Secretary, W. IjillcbranJ, Hawaiian Islands. his lordship stated, that if Mr. Howe would Recording Secretary, E. O. Hall. attention is called to the following facts Treasurer, Geo. Williams. consent to submit the contents of the pamwhich are offered as inducements to visit Executive Committee, J. H. Wood, S. N. Castle, C. M. C. Monsarrat. 1KEALAKEAKUA BAY the coming season for rephlet to arbitration, ho would withdraw theiR. Bishop, A. B. Bates, Judges to decide at the Fair next day on the merits cruits. action. Having consented on his part to of the various articles were then chosen. In the even- You will find here in the greatest abundance and Address was delivered in the Bethel by cof the best kind, the following articles, which will submit his catechism to the same test, and ing tho Annual I furnished at the shortest notice and at moderate Dr. W. Hillebrand, whose remarks fully deserved the be that nothing shouldresult in the way of apolo- epithet applied by Mr. Wyllie in moving a vote of prices:—Sweet Potatoes, the best the islands afford, r !rSquashes, Melons, Oranges, Cocoanuts, Beef,. Mutwhen he of them as learned and thanks, spoke highly more than the announce simple anything gy,as " with great care, ton, Goats, Hogs, Fowls, Turkeys, Woo.l in any t scientific." The address was prepared delivered at the landing. Lastly and moat ment, that such and such numbers were sup- and as a literary effort eughtto take an honorable place, quantity, v, authorities introduced and instances quoted are iimportant, you will run no risk of small pox, as that pressed in either work, Mr. Howe consented. The has not appeared here, nor within several p confined to no circumscribed field of literature or insig- pestilence earth's surface, and this fact nmiles of this Hay. Every attention will be paid to The Court then retired, and after some- niScant portion of thoviews an interest lees local than tthose who may favor us with a call. gives to the Doctor's time returned, with the following decision, universal, P. CUMINGB. We subjoin a list, not quite complete, some of the Kealakeakua, Hawaii. that the decision of the former Court is susjudges having been delayed a little, of the premiums BOOK ATTRACT DEPOSITORY, tained, and, that as his lordship had with- awarded, from which it will appear that although IsUBIaaS. Bible*, Oookaand Tracta,in the Englieh, French, Portugi.eea, Spanish, elweedish, and Spanish language*. The.* the Fair was not what qpukl have been wished, German, G the action, the the fine for appeal drawn are offered for eale, at coat price*, by the Hawaiian Bible the specimens of produce were, notwithstanding, °book* Tract Societiee, but furnished should be remitted; but that he pay all the tolerably numerous. We also insert one of the and * GRATUITOUSLY TO SEAMEN. which is good in itself, and valuable for An.. Office of The Friend," bound volume* for eale— expenses of the Court. Thus his lordship Reports " what it contains. The Exhibition of the Native subscriptions received. si 11. Hearnen belonging to vee*el* lying "off and on,*' win has been taught that Justice reigns in Tahiti, Hawaiian Agricultural Society took place at the N. aupplied withbook* papera by calling at the Depoaitery, be same time and place, of the doings of which we pre- or Jj al Chaplain's Study, and in Chaplain Street. and that mercy can be found even by a Pro- JUSTICE IN TAHITI, AGAIN. ' . D ' . . . , *""•. ' - YOUR < ' testant Minister. Mr. Howe might have sume an account will appear in the Bat. —[/'oajina- - . S. C.DAMOM, ■eaaeea's Chapsaae. �64 THE FRIEND, AUGUST, 1856. The Treasurer of the Ladies' S. F. If any person in the vicinity of Hono- in tne festivities of the day. Tan thousand lulu, will lake the trouble lo plant seeds oi ■natives crowded around to witness the feast. Society, would acknowledge a donation ol Such was the first 4th of July ever celebrathe "Algeroba," " Tamarind," and other'ted in the Hawaiian Kingdom. And the only $29,01) from Judge Lee, and $5,00 from Mr. < soil of the shade-trees, suited to the town, rfclic of that ancient time, the only link that 'Barnard: we are confident they will find a ready sale. |binds the days of Kamehameha I. to those of" Information Wanted. IV, is now quietly passing the: If any person has plants now growing, he Kamehameha 1autumn ofhis checkered John W. Marslon, a seaman on hoard ihe the among life groves well lo advertize the do same. SHOULD whale ship Draper,(..apt. Sanfiiid visu Honolulu, he. .would i of Kalihi. May many years of health and'| is requested to call upon ihe Chaplain. still be allotted to the old worthy FOURTHOFJULYIHhappiness ONLU man.— [Pacific Commercial Advertiser. MARRIED. 1814. j At Funahnti, near Honolulu, Aug. th, by Rev. J. I). ' . _ Forty-two years ago, on the Fourth of July .' Murine Ships.—ln an age when popu- nl Honolulu. 1814, there were moored in the quiet and Birds and Married at his residence in Nuuanti Valley, by the Rev of Mr Ira HicHAaDson, to Miss newly discovered harbor Honolulu, three Ilar language, having a tendency to affect IS <\ Dam.n, Eliaabrtm c! Mack, American merchant ships, engaged in the athcistically popular feeling and faith, deifiesi;I —JsTamanof Lowell, .Mass. saKaaa^^^aaaaa^aa^MSaajr^a, north-west trade, the Isabella, commanded by and art, it is well to see how man's DIED. j Capt. Davisi, ihe O. Kane, commanded by science Departed thin life, on the 10thinst., W|| i.UH (• infant Mm Mr. VV. H. < 'Hrell, aged Jl days. Capt Jons Winship, and the Albdtross, com- fabrics are imitations of the divine work. ofDied on (he Bth inst , at the residence. „f her father in thi« Nathan with from "Housemended by Capt. For this purpose, the following, Winship, city, of ouOffMtioi of the hrain, Ji Ka>;al i.ki;i *, duugnter and only hild of Levi llaalelea, aged ]C yearn and fi wtiich latter vessel our venerable friend,Capt hold Words," deserves to be read and con- monitu, i Adams, ef Kalihi, was connected. At the Dttd hine .„'oih, at the residence of tit:- Rev. I>. B. Lyman, iIMto, J hriil-i-.Bin, infant son of C.tpt. Kben H. & Mr*. Louisa Woof* .lime the only pilot to the new harbor was the sidered: the *weet flower thai scents the morn, King, Kainehnmeha I, who, in his royal double " A bird is a model ship, constructed by | "l.'ilAtwithers In (lie n lug day ; ■canoes, each seventy-live feet in length, tlin hand of God, in which the condition of Thus htv. this I Itenj. litinan, Kiq., ' , of llilo, Hawaii, to Mrs. M. L SaaallaTl sia»amaasa.ma»aM*>r»»SS 111 Kinu.v' PI i,m dawn, I* i Thus swiftly Mcd its lite away. manned by two hundred brawny arms, always swiftness, manageability, and lightness are| yes-; It died its expanding soul ere fust boarded each vessel, and taking com- absolutely and necessarily Ihe same as in II .til ever hiirnt ilh wrnflf dc«ll*P, ll"i ever I pum*d ,tt he tvenN control, mand, brought her within the harbor. Those sels built by the hand of man. There arej (ir ever quei eh d its sacred firef. were fabulous days when the royal pilot stood not in the world two things which resemble i I( lie,l |o .-in, it diiMl to both merhani cares. ally| moeach other more strongly, and with his sword hand waved the in np, Rot fat a mono it hit ihe rod: () mourner, Mirh, the Lord declare-, and physically speaking, than the carcass and j lion of a hundred paddles. Such iiro tho children of our fled." The brothers Winship were as true patri- fiame work of a bird and a ship. The breast Died in Hoßolalu, Aug. ItJth, VVm.hkim Rioumyn, |« a keel, that the evttbnra In NofdaoiM. kingdom of Hannover, resembles exactly under the American hone so as ever sailed flag, ots Ooranoy. MMd arrived a fa* weeks since passenger on hoard ! lie '•d«<\ Ictoria." and with the consent of that noble King Ka- English languarge has retained the name.: the rudder, the (J. S. Ilmpital, Aug. 13th,Mr. Cm*. |j Died in Honolulu, at ineliameha I, they determined to celebrate The wings are the oars, the iail arv. an I nL'lisliinan,ami It* g resident on the i-lauda, their nation's birthday. Kach vessel fired a The original observation, Huber the Gene- Si Passengers. national salute—one in (he morning, another vese, who has carefully noticed the flight ofj IVr M:.rin, Mi ami Mrs. Luraa and 2 children, Miss Wilat 'meridian,and the third nt sunset. An ac- birds ofprey, has even made use ofthe meta- liam., \V 1,. ,l.l>, G. VV. nranka. IMajor, cident on that day is still lo lie remembered. phor thus suggested to establish a charaeter-i Pel Fanny A. 11. Hate* and Lady. A. G. Jones, f; I) Oilman *>. Delta, 11. 11. Conidon.G. Uolllne, W.c Hart that the hand of one of the seamen was blown istie distinction between rowers and sailers.) Par Frnneea Palmar, II Y. Hard)■«c l.ad>, E. P. Adams «,' Laugraton, J. I. Calae, Vf. 1.. Kddy, K. VV. ritch. off in the discharge of a cannon on ship board, The rowers are the falcons, who have the 1".Per I'. Oravaa, Ckepoaa, Ayung, Tyhoe, Mrr." Boatna, or the nnd longest, first second feather wing and similar accidents recurred on each ofthe Per Fanny Major, Measra Campbell, Cungrinn, McClinbt Ting, Mr.. I.ayton. four succeeding celebrations of the 4th in who are able, by means of this powerful oar, fiurthcr,and IVi France* Palmer, Mra Spencer and threo children, Mr*. wind's The mere' eyes. then dart into Ihe injured right s,M-ncer, V.-n llott, tteinera, Paly, Macfarlaae, one of the natives to ttrvaiit \icssrw Honolulu, and I lartvvnglit, VVliitman and F.iwarda. and the; Pickering [sailers are the eagles, the vultures,resemble is still living on the island. Per Vaqnero. Mra. Stevens, Mr. Fraxer and lady, Mo..r< Tnpper. Walhridge, Lung, Hurt, Dulton, Kipp, Juhnsi.a. < riip s In the afternoon, a royal banquet was pre- Ibuzzards, whose rounded wings mill. Wnoils. Per Carlo*, from flost.in, Capt'a lady and child Mi.* E. 5' pared-, such as the days of Kamehamt-ha I jsails." J. 11. IMlliigli-im, 11.. 1.. ( haae. Mark, only witnessed, and mats and tables spread A good old Quaker lady, after listenon.the open plain, just in rear of Ihe Catholic Church lot or near the residence of Louis, iing to Ihe extravagant yarns of astorekeper, Antfion, Esq. It should be stated that from ias long as her patience would allow, said to what a pity it is that it where Nuuanu street now is, towards the Pal- Ihim: ' Friend H PORT OFHONLU. Arrived. ace, was then an open plain, without a dwell- iis sin to lie, when it seems so necessary to July!—Tt'inner, Hongkong, from ing, Ihe only houses were along the beach ;t'iy I hu-iiiess.' :I—II. 11. M. S. Monarch, Mdaya from Callao. 4. Am Steamer America, Hudson, 13 da. fm. *an 1 ran and up the valleys. The King's residence f i T t s r e h w o s a e o a n l A f r merican ciaco. was in an enclosure where the fort now stands July 9—Am. hq. EllaFrances, Mitchell, 329 tn*. S7 d*. laa whulc ship "Zen.is Coffin," Cspt Rose, arrived the Teckalet. land now occupied which included the and Am. all. Herald, Lake, 862 tna. fm. Port Towneend. His house stood '■9th inst., full and bound borne. She is from the " Koby the Hunson Bay Co. Haw. ach. Maria, King, 93 Ins. 13 d*. fm. Can Fraacisco. just where the store of the Co. is located. A diac" ground, and reports the " Jefferson" aftd "Neva"; Am irh. hq. Belle, Handy, 3!0 Ins. SOD bis sp. 100 cut as to this Other nearly port, trees, down, since and as soon leave for full, bis, cocoanut oil. long grove ofcocoanut bq. Fanny Major, Lawton, 826 tna, 13 da. fm. stood on the site of the fort and Robinson's St. ships wgre heard from as doing well. The " Zcnasj July 16—Am. San Fr.-inci c >. 19—Rr Sch. Alice, Cooper, lßds. fm. Vaneonver's lslaad. Co.'* ship yard. i Coffin" arrives earlier in the season than any other Julyl*i—Am Hq. Frances Palmer, Htott, 11 ds. fm. Saa Fran His Majesty, the warm fi iend of the for- vessel is rej)orted to have aiTivel during the five preciaro. July 80.—Am Sh. Boston, Potter, 638 ins., 22 dys. fa*. A<a eigner, had ordered his servants to prepare vious yeavs. Other vessels may soon be expected. pulco. (lie and tobies and feast, Aug. Vaqnero, Newell, 42 ds. fm. Bsdaey. for the sch. 2. Am. liberally be. Clcneoe,C*rl!..n.222ma23ds.fm. Teekakea. mats were loaded with all that royal beoifi- IDONATIONS for the Seamen's Chapel. (Seats free,) AuJ. 4 Am. bg, \lcihlade*, Marigny. 20 guns. 11. I M. cencc could provide. It was a grand dny. supported hy igratuitmiscoiitrilfeltoul; sod The Prised' Aug. 17.—Am. ah. Ceylon, Baa.ett, 193 d«. fm Bostoa, direct, report* great abundance of snow off" Cape Bora All the foreigners, including th se connected one thou«iindenpie*of which are riisirilioied graluilously 3 leet deep upon deck. with the vessels in port, sat down. Thore among seamen in ihe Pacific Orean. elenred. For Chapel. For Friend. July 1- Humboldt, fm Callao. ton, was the noble Kamehameha the first, and Valparaiso. H.innor for $!0,<I0 5,00 his chiefs, and his priests. There v as Mr ] tr. Van Houghton. °—Agne* (iarland, for Vanct liver* Inland. July A.—Am bq Yankee, Smith, for Han PranciaeoMarin (or Manini as now called) and John Ir. White, Delle." 5,00 ful) 12.—Am. steamer America, Hudson, for the Amoor ftrver " 16.-11. B. M.'s ship Monarch sailed for Vaacoarar'* Young, (iovernor of Hawaii—names yene-, rr. Pilshury, 10,00 l*land. " There, History. Hawaiian too. was rated in Am. bq. Ella France*, for Ter kalel. 5,00 Ir. Stowell, " July Sfi.—Fanny Major, for San Francisco, lite young Prince Liholihn, then about nine- ' 29.—8e11e, to cruise. 2,00 teen years of age, from whom, at the earn- Ir. Cooltc, " Trkicomoloo, 31.—France* Palmer, for Ban Franciaea, •ev. Mr. King foreigners, Cridge, of the bad reVancouver's Island. —Boston for Hong Kong. est entreaty -Am Ship Herald, for Oryiepla. 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