The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-21


HAVANA, June 10th, 1874.
DEAR SIR.
Exports, with trifing alterations, are about the
same. The rainy season has at length setin, though
but moderately as yet the earth begins to show its
effects; 1t VIII, however, require length of time
to repair the damages the drought has occasioned.
II is said by the country people, that the rain is do
ing as much injury To the cattle as the drought the
wet grass producing dysenteiy, OF which disease
numbers have debit will take years to repair the
damage done 10 The stock. Some estates have lost
as hish as 500 head. In some places they have
been sold at 81 per head, to get clear of them and
IN some instances they have been given away ia.
,ner lhan their owners would see them starve.
ne sugar remains on some estates, not having
cAttie 10 uraw II TO sea port Hundreds or rather
thousands OF small farmers are entirely ruined. -
Fruits, vegetables " cattle destroyed in fact every
thing, so much that the government have ordered
ina, after the ION july nee CORN -four, peas
the Island at half the usual duties We in The cities
may be said TO be living silver such is the
city OF vegetables aud meats, while the demand
from the country has enhanced the value OF all I'M
ported provisions. Rice, hams salt meats and fish,
are enormous, at least in the hands of the retailers,
while the scarcity OF flour from Spain kept that
uce very high for length OF time.
| Our daily papers are all occupied with govern
nent orders and account OF feasts IN honor OF the
mother Queens return TO Spain,
| Our Philharmonic societies are giving brilliant
eXhibiuons--operas, sero bufio, and one of them
| has performed comedy. The new Spanish COM
pany are improving In public estimation, performing
national operas, &c The Diorama Theatre has
! also re-opened.
bers OF those engaged the attempted revolution
not word from the government on the subject as
yet thousand ruInors are afioat, but, as SAID
at first, would furnish you with many facts and
| not idle speculatlons or rumors, l abstain from
giving you any OF them.
Mr. Gays letter on the Texas subject has been
published, but as usual without word Of comment
FURTHER MEXICAN NEws.-In the hurry OF look
ing over our files, brought Monday by the Mexi-
can steamer Peita we did not observe an official notice
the Dario del Gobierno oil the l4h ult in relation to
the Congress which had been ordered to hold extraor
binary session the LIST OF the month The de-
of Senior de Bocanegra Minister of Foreign Relations
and which has been approved by Valentn Canalzo the
acting President forth that the time Of the Congress
will be occupied on the following important points =
First In receiving the oath Of the President that he
| can enter at once upon the duties OF his office
Second In giving to the Government the power to in
the army and furnish the necessary means for
doing
| Third. In empowering the Government to procure
ample pecuniay means, and everything else which
be deemed necessary in order that Mexico may
Texas and preserve the entire national domain.
Fourth. In taking into consideration every thing tina.
the Government send to the Congress- to the end that
the Republic may be secured and its independence and
Such is the substance of the measures which will
cupy the time of the extraordinary session of Congress
| the first june In the time it recommended
that the deputies should hold preliminary meetings and
consultations.
The special messenger of the Mexican Government,
who went through city for Washington,
Santa Anna he coming down to Vera Cruz. The
| President was on his way to the city of Mexico.
The Diaro is filed, for the most part, with govern
ment documents and articles upon the engrossng sub
ject of the annexation OF Texas to the United States
and always shall be part and parcel OF that Republic
and that the people will contend to the death before
inch Of territory will be relinquished.
Gen Tornel has resigned his station Minister o.
War and Marine. new minister will be appointed on
the arrival Of Santa Anna at the capital
Much as they may talk in Mexico OF another invasion
for the recovery of Texas do not believe that any
| thing OF the kind will be undertaken.
The Voz de Mchoacan gives the particulars Of sue
cessful balloon ascension at Paztcusro, the 18th Of
April, by Captain D. Benito Leon Acosta young Mexi
cam and the only one believe has attempted
ceved at the theatre with warm plauditsN Orleans Pic
ayane, June 18th.
AFFAIRS OF CANADA.-The Parliament re-as.
sembed after the short recess on Thursday; and
though IT did not accomplish any striking act OF
| legislation, the proceedings Of the Commons NAV
possibly have some useful effect. Mr.. R0ebuck
drew attention" to the position OF the government
IN Canada charging Sir Charles Mttcalfe with
gross violation OF the principles OF Irresponsible
government, and with ruling the province by him
-e, destitute of responsible advisers. In short, he
represented Sir Charles rs resorting to despotio
measures, which might hurry the colony into re-
newed disorder. The attack had the effect of ell
citing vigorous defence of the Governor General
rom every side Lord Stanley. the Colonial Sec
retary, avowed that Sir Charles had the full support
of Ministers Sir Robert Peel, the Premier, ratified
The assertion Lord John Russell, the Wing leader
and last Colonial Secretary proclaimed his concur
renee with Sir Charles Mr.. Charles Butler, the
civil Secretary of Canada in Lord Durham's time,
defended him and even Mr.. Hume, "the friend Of
Mackenzie" allowed that his correspondents,
the ex-Nllnlsiers, who accuse Sir Charles, are not
blameless themselves In the course of the debate
some well meant, if rather crude, speculatons on
responsible government escaped the lips OF the
Leading officials, showing that they are at their stu
dies, and that they have learned more good than
harm although there may still be room for I'M
Ru n a
the ual stale of Canada-the calmness, the
friendly feeling toward the coloniss-the deliberate
dlscountenanclng OF fantastic extremtles, joined
with eager desire TO meet the cOlonlsts In accom-
modating matters-can scarcely fail to have salu-
tary moral influence In the province. London Spec
tator, June ].
MEIR PRISONERS B. Laforae, one OF the
Meir Prisoners, arrived here recently nom Vera
Cruz MIR. l.. is of the sixteen who made their es
cape by digging under the foundation OF the Castle Pc
rote which he states it took months accomplish
They made their escape March 49, ls44. After their
cape they dispersed in small parties OF and three and
all took different Before Mr. Laorge left Vera
Cruz he learned that five of the number had been reaken
OF the three composing his party, one had been recap
tured before he reached Vera Cruz eavng only himself
and another, who arrived at that place The party OF
which MT Laorge was one, will be recollected. wss
in number under Col Fisher captured at Mer, Dec %
S42, by the Mexican General Ampudia They charged
the guard placed them the llth February lS43
were resken February l5sh decmaed March a5 and
seventeen of the number shot. The names Of the
teen who escaped with Mr.. LafoIge follow :-Francis
Arther retaken Vera Cruz Maine; Wiley Jones,
left in Vera Cruz, Alabama; John r. Johnson Virginia
Cyrus X Gleason, New York; J.hn Tunney, Maryland
William Frinsley, Kentucky; Thomas Smith, Mary land
John Tross, Georgia. Edward Kean Tennessee Richard
Kesn do; Stephen Goodman, do; Mr.. Wright, do; MIR
Bunyon; the other two forgotten Mr.. L. states
that he does not believe that the hardslips which the
Texian prisoners exposed could be justly attributed
to Gen. Santa Anna harlesfsn Patriot, June II.
REVOLUTION THE CURRENCY OF ENGLAND
Sir Rober, Peel's new plan Of currency has been
adopted without opposition, by both parties in The
British House of Commons and will no doubt be
carried into effect. This system will gradually re-
duce the circulation of all the provincial banks
throughout the United Kingdom, and establish
general paper circulation, originating in single
bank of issue 1t is one of the greatest financial
reforms of tie age, and will demand full notice
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