New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-25

Enormous Wealth of the Church-Chinua-
hun, &c.
Special Correspondence OF The Tribune.
MEXICO, Tuesday, Dec. 10.
On the 1st inst the Chamber OF Deputies
, assed resolution inviting the Committee Of
Finance to report within three days on the mi
tiative of MIR. Payne in relation to extending in
differently to all vessels carrying passengers
specie and correspondence. only, the privilege Of
entering any of the sea.ports of the Republic
without paying tunnage duties or other charges.
No action has as yet been had on the subject by
the Committee.
The Minister of Finance stated to the Chamber
on presenting this initiative that until Congress
should determine differently, the Government
would issue orders to the Collectors of the Gus
toms not to recover the above duties from vessels
carrying passengers, specie and correspondence
only, and accordingly the order was issued.
The public tranquility has been again dis
turbed by little prOnunciamento in the State of
Oaaca. This is headed by Melendez, the fellow
who gave that State some trouble some six months
or more ago. The Governor has been invested
with extraordinary powers and sent an armed
force of Sl1ty men against MeleRdez, which force
was defeated in Ixtaltepec. After this advan
tage be retired to Juchitan, having force 0
about SEQ men. His next move will perhaps be
against TehuantepeC, which place is being put IN
a state of defense. The cholera is prevailing
there to a considerable extent.
The flag of Melendez bears the following in.
scrption Defense of the property OF the Church
and Of Individuals Down with Arista"
The Universai the organ of the Monarchistsl
declares those words will soon be echoed from
one end Of the Republic to the other. We can
not tell what kind Of an aspect this affair may
take, but no person thinks 1t anything serious,
looking upon it es another OF the dying struggles
of the revolutionary faction. he assured the days
OF pronuncamentos have passed. This Melendez
is an Indian, or rather common tepero, and his
followers O set of ordinary thieves.
A few days ago | saw a statement In the Mont
tor to the effect that person had been arrested
who bad expressed an intention OF assasslnatng
Gen. Arista the said arrest having been made IN
consequence of the fact having been formally
stated and sworn to before the judicial authority
by person of undoubted veracity. The name OF
the prisoner, as well as that Of him who made the
declaration is still secret Very little is said
about it some believe it-others do not, but sup
pose land it is most probabel that the report was
raised for some political purpose by Gen. Arlsta
himself What this purpose may be we cannot
divine, and few seem to care about the matter.
The law for the consolidation Of the interior
debt has been published. | sent you transla
ton of it. think, in October last The 4th artl-
Gle is omitted In all other respects 1t is the
same as passed by the Chamber OF Deputies, with
the exec tion of few triAing alterations In the
phraseology OF it.
The Commission for the liquidation of the pub
lie debt is composed of Manuel Maria Causeco,
Carlos Medina and Pedro Velez.
The law also requires junta OF public debt
the same is formed by Gregorio Mier Teran
lPresident,l Jose Gonzalez Echeyerria, Joaquin
Navarro and Bonifacio Gutierrez (vocales
The Senate have approved the bill from the
Chamber authorizing the Government to nego-
tate loan Of 100000 per month for the next
six months The same have annuled the decree
of some of the States imposing duty on foreign
tobacco
According to a statistical work just published,
the revenue of the Church throughout the Repub-
lie amounts to S20,000,000 per annum, and the
value Of real estate belonging to the same in the
district of Mexico is valued at S25,00O0O0, The
whole Of the real estate Of the district is valued
at $50 900 OO0
The day fixed on for the adjournment OF Con-
gress is the 18th Of this month.
There is nothing of interest from the interior,
The Senate rejected the bill for setting aside
the election of the Corporation for this city.
Don Juan N Urquidi has been named Governor
ad interim of chihuahua in place OF Angel rrias'
Respectfully yours, 30
PS-Since writing the above we have news
from Oaisca, stating that Melendez had made
an attempt on Tehuantepec, but was completely
defeated.