The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-03
AFFAIRS TN ousA.


AFFAIRS TIT CUBA.
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Cur Havana Cosr~spenscncs.
HAvAsA, Jutv ~, 1854.
lsersatsns of me Coptais- 6sn0al--Bua Fght-
0ss1rnseat Purchasing Bill Of Ercha~ge on
Losdsn-, Lotferies--Neps of the Revolution IN
Hpoin-3ne G7uy Esgie me Prize Of the British
cyui.sr Espsigte- Esres-Opoof Of the TIE
sseSh-Landsng If Troops. &C.. 8e.
me Carssin- &c, erul of this island has recently
sAssdoneo q courtly prscti Of holding aadeneias
q evees, on stated days; whether tee cost Of the
vine and o,her refreshments being greater than
suissd the econsmi Il views Of his Ex cheney, or
whether some other reason has caused the discon-
tbsa Of this ancient custom, Is not known. HIS
Exscllspsy however, supposed to be seeking the
wsIae Of HE soul and to be luxuriasng in his re-
M literary tsste for have is upon good authority
Gaa several theological discussions have recently
taAen place the Captain General aud hs COO
SssssS; and that tie leisure hours OF the former are
dew ted N writing tragedy, in which the modsra-
Ton, charitable feelings and virtue Of certain Of the
Iemsle mosarchs Who have occupied the Spsnish
throne will be duly heralded forth for the especial
9YsiifcstioB a eadcation Of the yal subjects OF
g.. Al, natives OF this beautiful isl,nd. His Excel
knc,, however. appears as fond Of display as his
ssun. Yymen are know usually to be- On the even
ng OF the 22d instant whilst epjo,ing the balmy,
umoelhero IN the Paseo Tacon, the fashionable
drive Of this city was startled from my reverie by
q unnsusl sound here-the loud crack Of q whip.
Turning round In my saddle, bebeH carriage
drawn by four beautiful bays, rapidly approaching
NJ; refined my ambng cob to the windward side
- ha IN vni1 he 1uof tad hu
psoAch,DR equipage and its attendant life guards
mn. IL vas the Captain General accompanied by
- beautiful Msrlussa and their little daughter.
IN sid-de-camp Of the CaptainGeneral, who is son
81 ths Duhe Of RIA, and relative or the Marquesa
De 10 Pezuela he'd the 'nboons' quite skifally,
Whit teside him, on the box, was the major como
~ his Excslleney b household.
On ,he succse ding day, Sunday the 23i inst,
Mere was grand bull 6g Z for the benefit Of the
bnefeenc,a, or aims house, at which his Excel
kny The Captain General presided, he going to the
Pkza de T0ros in The same brilliant eqaipage III ed
On the preceding day, the only difference bsog
that tie BROTHER Of the Captain General was also
on that day aD occupant OF the carriage. the
bull fight cannot supply you with any iaform,tion,
my tastes and habits leading rather to solitary
rides ard musings than to sisoess the cruelties psac
Quite an excitement was caused about the middle
u lat week am,ngst til SO mercantile houses here
who bad bills Of exchange ON London for sale, by
De circumstance of the government pur ha-ing
h,ge sum in surh bills. By the word govern
mint" presume we may understand" Clp.ain
General" Fifty thousand pounds Of sterling
ncney is the gum uUderstood to have been bought
~hy the government" Has not this somewhat
he - -
don deparsure2 When We remember that the Ma
4Iis dc Ia Pszuela has been Captain General If
tbis Island for the brief period OF ltto more than
seven muntns We shall bs coDstrauei to admit SHAT
h must possess habits OF onomicai claIa;ter
20 have anassea 30 Ia, g. SUN AZ Two hundred aud
1ty thousand 0ull .rs in 81 short space Of time.
IN the roy al grand lottery drawn on the I'D inst
the ticket bcarDg Tho figures S,757 drew tue
$l00.000 p'i2e, and tpc Jacket having the number
N,337 tho $4,000 prize Several OF my acqaainI-
Aksts have drawn $50 and 500 p lies, bus have
not beard Of any being 50 Fortunate as {, OBJ
tain one u the larger pr zes.
TIE EDsh.h mail steamer Solent brought here,
tbe other day, re- orr ut u Geographic Dispatch
that bad been received Ia London 'es houcs pre-
UOus ~ tle departure. OF tue mails from S,utnaIn
ton, tas ,he.e had been revolution Mairio, IN
Viii TIE Q.ceu Chiistica was one Of the prlcl al
iDsurgrptsn This rup0rt, h. weve- Gid not prevent
tne anniversary ~ he brsbda, cat ipst.) II the
syu Mother" being celebrate here with an homo.
R,. nj sninies, fired ut sun rise ~ nos. soi
~ sunset, from the fortictip,s, a,d the bells o.
the csuLedrG, AID churches rang their merrisst
chimes, Ia mark the day.
Inc .Mixed Commission has de ideded that
the Gray Eagie IS the prize of tire British cruiser
Esp~Igk, aha this latter s.iO Ii expected he o
s,urty, TO rake her Prize 10 jamaica wacre it aill
be ceEdrmn.d by Use Cart OF Wee dmirsltg, aud
sold.
There woe two fires in the city on the PSI inst
thu first outside The ~as III -. Johns strees wnkh
de- Il. geo Whole block, consisting Of fifteen nall
no, rez be ot e, to the Belen Barracks, out
which was II itiing oLssgnence.
Tie electric ieltgraph c'!Ve,ed ee7 messages
containing Il 1874 cords, du ing The last m)cth.
The 10Th instant was the feast Of 81. Jago. the
Patron Saiht Of Spsip. Ssate- wese dfes thyou ID
the rae. the Ssa, i,h nag ois In I'd on the several
ia STATS Of tie city, and she mbiar,, with toeir
bslos, after 6ed TIE cashsdrsi and o1urchea.
TIE Gncefa OF yesterday Contains the o,dcial
Spanish account OF roe recent rvain'ion in spain,
received he By tho Spaa.sh mai! steamer the pre-.
ceabg eyenog. lis, presume, not even a sem
blacce OF tbe taGts of the ter, ard he az p'cs~et
for time his morning aat siauelat 81, nls s-ud
hrcwith The extract FROM ihe fs1csta, Which you
may wiah 10 peruse. Tue Spanish nail steamer IN
e'.sri g sh.s nsrbor, came 10 collision with the
SPANS costing to me- 9 rol NJ, tlen depariing
psss agt to Ia deuas With passengers. fs-
Car, INA, vi de s'aud almost immediately suas;
blt happily no lives we're lost. poGGHGEgpssE.
2Ssh.-3Le ack Wa,rior 40. departing uut this
MOI ming, an enables to iniDr yla that the ana
steamer bi0u~ ~ esee hundred and Gffy six men Of
the regiment 81 IBERIA Sho oiseia 5asked toe day
before yesterday. Ia . asn0inced ia t1e Diprso tie
Ii Ma ina of yes'eriag shat tue greaser psrti,a of
the TOO Ian esfoa, BED 10 .ne negni war apnoint
ed - convs them 10 ttis sl nd and That eigi hun.
a.. Il h.o tmias K. d az Csoz ~ fhe mer taut ship
6, b arc and b. nised aud fty In the Wis 10 Bill.
l.. H. A uopHa ERR IL lie erected here 10 mea4fy
Q. tnust lhcr Co,uWDus, eenosra abica iae .sles
sai1 IT, b. his rerlas, sCing IN zoe cathedral
here, ure b. te deposited a snah have Tue plea
sue Of sgnin addressing you III twenty fJur hours,
1 bring this to Conclusion. Il.
GOVERNMENT VIEW on THE INSURED
TI0E IN SPAIN.
TTranslatod ZION, ire Havana Official Gazette
r, ii. Al. s,eau-bip V,a.co, bis Excell-ncg The
Captain General has received the follo.ing des
Iaiches -
The G. lerols Dulce and C'D,nplI have evoifcf, n