New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-04
HAVANA.
Arrival OF the Empire City.
Church Ceyewcu,es-BuII NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Treep.-Arrr-f OF Studeats aud Dismissal OF
Five Professors Robbery Of the British Consul
The Cholera. &C., &c.

The Cholera. &C., &c.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
HAVANA, Saturday, May ., 1855.
The news furnsher of public journal, like the poet
and policeman, has TO make OF his eyes and ms ears
fbe desires to do his duty and please those for whom he
writes. Many miekss make muckle," says the Scot
/ bear this ever in mind and out of my gleanngs
sometimes make tOlerably long yarn.
To commence my letter, viii sketch what have
seen, and then relate what have heard.
Last Sunday, while wrapped in a reVerie, was dis
turbed from my study by strange sounds Mungo Park
and all the wild scenes be so graphically depicts rushed
to my mind and rushed TO the balcony to see what
found upon enquiry procession of Ganga negroes
celebrating the anniversary OF their reception into the
bosom of the Roman Catholic Church They were re-
turning from the Church of the Holy Spirit, which
might have supposed, by the exhibition made had cast
cut devils First came that rare bird. gentlemauly
looking black onhOrsebaek clothed in black with gold
headed stick Of authority in his hand and silk umbrel
la over bis head This was the Chief Then came the
musicians beating and blowing on their instruments with
such frenzy that their eyes gared as if from opium,
and they appeared under the influence OF the Dark
Spirit than under that benign feeling inspired by pure
Christianity After these came guard then the wO-
men, with the Queen in the center, screened from the
sun by red calico umbrella Of some four yards in d.
an,eer The nymphs seemed not less inspired by some
eNeit ng impulse than the men for how they whred Their
Srrres about and performed other antics not keeping
with Christian precepts, quite wonderful The rear
guard formed OF the rabbe and all HE'D on their way
Ifthe blacks have had their day poor white mOrtals
have had ours too Thursday dedicated 10 the Stnc
tsimo Corpus Christi and Friday TO the SanctissmO bull
6ght got up by the amateurs OF his renned diversion
ceremonia OF the Church On the following day crowded
the ampheater 10 some half dozen bulls tortured
TO death and lent their lungs TO dsaien the air with their
wild and delighted appauss Ladies too were present Il the
fgh ard not less graceful than the negresses were
in their amusemeuis, nor less numerous either Such IS
Havana in the SD year of the nineteenth century, seeking
10 iu,gp hOWAVar fhA (reots
say II Is spanish diversion still they themselves seem,
by their close attention it. not to take less pleasure in
than their Gothic and Moorish fathers
II is said that the British Cabinet has made propos-
TORS 10 the Spanish Government 10 emancpate the blacks
in Cuba and that the Governor of Cuba has received IN
suctons 20 sound the planters IN regard to the plan'
which Is TO make them serve an apprenticeship and a. an
offset the final liberation Of their slaves TO allow the in
PRODUCTION of free blacks from Africa Another runor
rife that the slaveaders intend 10 import slaves IS emit
grants and thus escape the persecution OF the British
cruisers.
have only heard of one importation of negroes since
nv last The British steam vessels are out but they are
Ike bats. and thus never catch the return crait
There has been some excitement lately in Cardenas
arising from the troops being searched and the finding Of
the Cuban Juna Proamatons being found the persons
Of many.
Here in Havana there has been some excitement too
among our professors and students in consequence of
disturbance in the University This arose from the office
of JanOr having been taken by the Government from
moor man with family and given TO another pGrty-a
81 anard and probably they 1.-THE student had IN their
youthful manner been, few days before on the l9th
celebrating the landing OF Lopezor sad 70 say they
all arrant fhbusters-their blood might have been in =
ftverish state which led 10 the outbreak Seven have
been arrested and four of the professors have been dis
missed for not being considered faithful to Spain. The
Captain General angry and upbraded them for being
uuiaithful 10 the Queen.
If you want any old muskets can purchase some
for youhe regiment of Isabel the Id being DESTROYS Of
dsposing Of 1000 stand Of flint locks, which, with the
other infantry they have laid aside for arms lifted with per
cusson locks
The British Consul General has had the misfortune TO
have $1,000 stolen from his office. fortunate man he is
to have much 10 lose person has been arrested ON
suspcien but nothing has been heard about the money
The weather is sultry and have had several sudden
deaths lately strong man whom saw on Thursday, RI
ding about in the pride of health am informed today is
dead Mr. Mn Pons, the individual alluded 10, was we'll
known to many Americans the proprietor of the Circus
Another person well known dealer in South American
eked beef and importer of slaves has also gone be-
fore bis maker rather Unexpectedly This person was Mr.
Rsmon Font, very patriotic Spanlard.
The Cholera is in the country also have heard OF some
cases in town With this last information believe have
given YOU sll the news; therefore, will say adeu
Yours &c, FRANK.