he want of economy, not of time only, but of
material, too, and labor, was then touched on. His Majesty
seemed to be hinting at the old saying that "a stitch in time
saves nine," a fact usually disregarded by the natives of this
country. One gap in a fence is generally a prelude to its
total destruction, whereas half a day's work might save it for
years to come, and prevent the outlay at some future day of
the labor and material necessary to build a new one. But we
cannot follow the line of illustration used to enforce this
point; suffice it to say that the matter was made intelligible
and the value of economy fully vindicated. After some remarks
on roads and means of communication by water, in which steam
was spoken of as one of the agents to which our agriculturists
must look for a helping hand up the hill that leads to
competency and opulence, the King strongly recommended the
planting of fruit trees, and went into some practical details
of the method now pursued by the natives of Kona, Hawaii, who
as a class bid fair not long hence to be, perhaps, more
comfortably off than the people of any other district. Coffee,
oranges, lemons and grape-vines were more particularly
recommended to the fostering care of the audience. Allusion
was also made to Dr. Hillebrand's very able remarks on the
advantages of shade trees. His Majesty then brought his
address to a close with a few general remarks that told home,
breathing as they did the spirit of his often repeated
exhortation to his people to remember that none will help
those who will not help themselves--that responsible men must
not, like children at their games, sit down to "open their
mouths and shut their eyes," and "see what God will send
them."

MAY 26, 1857.

_His Majesty's Reply to the Address of S. N. Castle, Esq., on Presenting
a Bible on behalf of the "American Bible Society."_

The volume you present me in behalf of the American Bible
Society, and the letter with which it is accompanied, I
receive with a mingled feeling of pleasure and reverence. When
I remember the moral illumination and the sense of social
propriety which have spread throughout these islands, in
proportion as the Holy Scriptures have been circulated, I
cannot