The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-17
Intelligence from Havana.

Intelligence from Havana.
| from the New Orleans Plea yune jan IT.
BY the steamship Black Warrior which arrived at
| Mobile on Wednesday, we have received files of the
Daarao dela Marina to the I'd inst. From resume
of the state of the Island published that paper on
| the lst, we extract the following
The political state Of the Island up a certain degree
although more favorable in regard to the future with
OF the last year The government based upon strict
sense OF justice and the unity Of power has viewed and
sun views with the utmost contempt not only the at
tempts at invasion during the past year. by the bucca
neers OF the North but also certain tendencies their "a
yor that have appeared in the Island, among few i'll
ADVISED partisans OF Contamination who are un-
grateful restless and habitua public dsturbers who
forget that they alone will be the victims of the arms
they sharpen In regard to the foreign portion these
partsans we will only say that they proud to high
degree thrsng for gold longing for wealth. accustomed
respecting rights law. They consider everything
lawful which furthers their ambitious views.
Fortunately on one side the dignity snd of de-
corum which we have displayed in certain questions las
for example, in that of the Crescent City, and on the
other side the temperate but determined course of
preston so necessary for the existence of all well const
tuted society have formed, and continue to FORM the
greatest and most admirable qualities of present
policy and these doubtless the why neither
invasion has occurred the disurbers of order whom
p ,s exist amongst u.s. nave been able to carry
out Thu ane,r enor. wild "a plans plans, -, ,a.
they did not up to the hopes OF some have been
than the averages and though the export
has diminished 200 boxes compared with that of
1851 it should be remembered that the export of that
year exceeded of 1850 three hundred thousand boxes
The advces from all the producing districts assure us
that the crops will be very abundant and that the
yield OF tobacco will be greater in quantity and better in
quality than was ever before known.
The number of vessels which arrived at Havana
during the year 1852, was two hundred less than
that OF the previous year The Dioro thus closes its
article ON the material progress of the island-
we repeat that without positive data cannot ex-
having confined ourselves slight sketch Of the state
OF commerce and production the increase of which
ing the past is undesirable though under circum
consideration the uneasy state Of the public mind which
has been produced by the of the ibusers of
neighboring nation
Our private advices, well as casual notices
which we find in the Havana papers, inform us that
the small pOx was raging in the city with the great
est virulence All transient vsiters were leaving the
CITY Several OF the foreign residents had died OF the
dlsease The cholera had almost entirely disappeared
before this new plague. An extra vaccinating Office
has been opened in of the police stations besides
the usual one in the Municipal Hail. and on Sundays
most OF the churches are opened for the same purpose
Advlces from the eastern part of the island report
the cholera as being very violent at Bayamo Jguani,
ManzanillO and HOlquin.
A railroad from Sagua la Grande to Villa Clara
has been authorized by the government, and the
bylaws OF the company are published. The capital
is 100000 The distance between the two places
is about thirty miles.
The Captain-General Cahedo was making tour
through the country. He was at Cardenas on the
30th.
The Ravels were performing at the Tacon theatre
On the morning Of the ID inst, the new steamship
arrived at Havana in thirty-one days from Coruna.
The mail steamship line between Spain and Cuba,
which has heretofore been in the hands of the
government, has been ceded to private company.
Message OF tho Governor OF New jersey.
The following is summary Of the leading parts of Gov
Forts annual message to the Legislature of New Jersey
The laws dstrictng the State for Assembly elections
exempng homesteads to the value Of 81 900 from
ions the general Banking Insurance, and Plank road
Laws, passed last winter are approved
In regard to taxes he adheres mainly to his views
the last message approving the principle of the
sent system OF assessments he thinks will be relieved
by time.
The cause Of common schools is commended Teachers
Institutes in the several counties would tend to improve
the teachers and elevate the standard Of instruction
Three times the amount Of money given for schools
would be well appropriated, ii annual tax
resorted to- to supply the deficiency II is
that the trustees Of school districts be empowered to
the year. and the expense levied on the people, If add
tona appropriations from the Treasury necessary
The Banking law is considered at considerable length
The twenty four banks chared in the State have made
deposits sufficient to redeem their capital but greater
security is necessary for the circulation and he sug
gests that stockholders well officers of banks be
held responsible for the liabilities The bank statements
afford reliable exhibit of their affairs the
made to appear well the best Herecommends that
the old banks at the expiration of their present charters
be included under the general banking law. Attention is
called to the evils of an inflated paper currency and the
abolition Of notes under S., is recommended.
The attention of the Legislature should be given first
to public business and special legislation avoided where
the measures can be embraced in the general act.
Attention is called to providing for the election of all
State and county officers directly by the people the
statutes relative to commissioners in other States and
fugitiyes from Justice should be improved and better
organization and compensation OF Offices who constitute
the pardoning power, arc needed.
lie suggests the propriety OF publishing the public laws
in at least one newspaper in each county, and
means of reducing the expense of public printing should
The amount realized by the discontinuance aud sAe of
the House of Refuge will be $1I sss 90 being less by
316 81 than the total of claims allowed and paid The
objects OF the institution be obtained in great de-
gree by encouraging the erection of workhouses for
youthful offenders, in connection with the county jas
and he recommends the measure.
The receipts into the treasury have been Sill 6S3 81
which, with 81, 55s 10 on hand prevsusy, make the
been $165 53s H. leaving balance in the treasury Of
81 69S 9S The estimated receipts for 1854 $155 63 AS
treasury next January of s2 m 4s The amount of the
Free School fund is $780, o. being increase Of
S., 700 since last ear.
Under the General Banking law nineteen banks have
been established with circulation of $767,74f.
The State prison has paid into the treasury during the
year S. 900 Of surplus earnings s. 600 have also been
paid to discharged convcts of whom 13I have been dis
charged and one died. There 207 in confinement
the LIST instant.
In the Lunatic Asylum there are 1s2 patients. The
erection OF two additional wings TO the building is
commended Twenty three deaf and dumb and nine
blind persons in the New York and Philadelphia asy
lums, beneficaries of the State.
The militia in the State number 81 9Sj and the quota
OF arms 70 Whc the state VIII be entitled from the
neral government, will be greatly increased The forma
ton Of yolunteeDcompanes recommended to suppress
civil connections.
The subject OF the compromise, Intervention, the
deaths Of statesmen, &c, alluded to- and in
speaking of the Crystal Palace in New York he mentions
the fact that all the glass with part of the iron work
of New Jersey manufacture while the chief engineer is
one OF our own enteprsing citizens
Finally, he suggests that the Governors salary should
be increased and that he should reside in Trenton He
recommends the passage of an act increasing the
pensaton to his successor condition that he fix his
residence in Trenton.
New Jersey Colonization Society.
The annual meeting of this society was held on the
18th inst in the First Presbyterian Church. in Tren
ton Hon. Samuel d. Ingham was called to the chair,
and Gov. Fort occupied seat ON the platform. The
Secretary, DR.. j. &. Gobe, made the annual report
from which 1t appears that the society has sent to Lii
IBERIA twentyone colored persons during the last year.