New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-18

Pososi, and some of ire principals engaged M ,
rave been arrested This accounts Tor the mr.
tnce in that Department Of Haro ramArix NJ,
long ago.
With all the present troubles Santa Ann. ~,
soon be in saa want of funds, aud beard ia tha
street the o-her DAY that proposition hsd alr.siv
bten made an the part Of the United States e.,
TIE purchase OF Lower California and sonora Az
also that al agent of the same was on his Wa
heie 70 make proposals ior the purchase OF Yaes
tan. Even should this not be true ani the In "a
States wsnt thee territories. now IL the time =
make a bid for them; for they are OF no use sa,
rather burden to Mexico
On tie .6-h ult We had the grandest celeb,,
iion that has taken place here for several years.
II az In honor OF the declara,i, Of the amaze ua
Conception OF the Virgin. The ceremonies wers
performed in tie morning az the Cathedral b. q.
ven cradle Archblshop. at which Santa Anns All
all Lis Ministers attended. - well as = evncog,s
Il at less, GOO persons anl the whole WAS coz
Guided by sermon by Bishop Madrid. TIE
crowd was 80 great that many had % cit sas
stand on the steps OF the pulpit; and On ascending
tle same tie trail of the scarlet robe OF the B.sA
op got entsnpled among the people ST which Il
became terribly enragcd-so much 50 that
thought be was going TO pitch them all headloas
from he stcps. Several moments elapsed before
this ebuli,ion of passion allowed hm 20 70 on
psssiytly with his sermon. In the afternoon
there was public procession, bat Santa Anna IA
not attend and tie whole was concluded b..
grand display OF fireworks in the evening, whieA
was decidedly the most agreeable and pleasise
part of the whole business. IN the evening as
the city was brilliantly Illuminated, in sccordancs
with the decree of Goth september last, whiel
obges all persons without exception, to llaui
usie their dwellings.
Willie mentioning this decree-whch had refer
snce 10 the celebration of the day on which Irr
hide entered the CITY of Mexico-l am rem;niS
that at tie time of its PRONUNCIATION Il was re
sisted BY some of our citiztns at the Instance Il
our Minister. WHO informed them that they mizh
do as tIey pleased about illuminating. Oae Of
them however vas fined ten dollars tor not con-
phing with this decree, which caused listk
fare.up between our Minister and Se,or Boahh
the Mexican Secretary of state; but IL appear
the latter was permitted to get the atvantage, for
our citizen had to pay his hne and that bcliee
was the end OF the matter. This may appear a
affair Of little moment now, but these tribes psw
tie way 10 things of greater nagntIdei and
consider this as ouly teeler on the part OF sanh
Anna IN see bow far he can 20 with his tyrannei
pr, ceedings toward us aud II our Governmr
does hot make them restore that poor man TINS hr
LIE and all the rest of Us may be tramplei uea
with imIunity whenever Santa Anna chooses b
include us in the oppressive aud Illuminating sch
20 Il eely imposed On Lis own miserable cltizens
The annual hall at the LonjI on the 3lth ak
was but tLny attended ami there was much les
than the ,ual splendOT displayed IN dress on The
rant of tie ladies' Many OF the principal famie,
Gid not attend some are in exile and others have
retired Il ON the city.
Ey late decree money has 10 pay
circulation duty of 7 per cent, aud PEI
cent additional for expectation, and oy 4
still later enc that which is exported directy
from Vera Cruz and other ports without ha'lns
c,me from the interior (abd paid the per cent
for circulation is subject to per cent eAporis
ton duty, But Ia the face OF these DEGREES %,
merchants from Vera Cruz write TO us thatk
Custcm. House there exacts on money coming
from the interior also per cent expiration duty
Therefore 10 take money from here costs l3pd
cent But understand they give certificates k'
the 3per cent extra paid for money sent from t
interior, which certificates will be taken by tn
Government in payment for importation duties
A decree has been lately passed authorizing b
maritime custOm-houses to receive ID psr cent u
The amount of importation duties In bonds OF ne
interior or domestic debt
A Spnniard by the name of Patiho has been er
RELIED IL appears be had a claim against senr
Nora an intimate friend OF santa Anna, atfh
stituted demYnd against Mora Tor his money!
fore the mercantile tribunal OF this city. IheM
lowing night be, Patiho, was arrested aud sen Oh
He il confined in a small town between thnm
Vera Cruz. -,
MIR. Duyle, the English Minister here, left iil
city On the 18th yesterday for Vera Cruz AIDS
going home via the United States. Tie will tse
passsle ia the 0rizaba on the Sth inst. hf D
| irayes with the blessings of his conntrymen VIII
understand, petitoDed for bis recall, but his Gm
eminent merely gives him leave OF absencer
poil ting Mr. Letsum a. Charge in bis stead
Doyle say he hopes he may never be sent Gus
cured country again. There are others hep
so likewise.
There was great rejoicing at San Luis PotodH
the oath ult, on the occasion of the arrival d1
Bishop there The people took of the mules lrw
his coach and dragged iI themselves San lS
a. well as Vera Cruz has lately been erectedB
Bish, prize
4 vote of thanks has been given 10 Gen. Va
by the City of Tampico (Alatamoros y, IN cons
quence of his obtaining for tho same the introSs
tion into that port OF foreign building timber, y
an exemption from direct iayes.
In consequence Of il having been said N .
Spaniih Cortes not long ago that the Spaniard,i
Mexico were treated so badly that they, getrn
10 Tedress through their own Government, hsd
lecome citizens of other countries or SEX thH
protection, there has appeared an article n y
Unirersai signed BY about two hundred spanisfa-
which stated that il was false that they werek
treated. On the contrary, the ASSURANCES w
given that they were not only well protectedn
the pTefent Government OF Mexico but they w,r
indebted to IL for very many favors, AMI that son
of the seneis of the same paper had never bc
deniee whenever they had asked the ntervea5x
Of the Government of santa Anna in favor
their countIymen. made an inquiry in re.gs
to this of gentleman, sps..aiard also asda
Trio knoits, and he told me that those sgners wss
NOT Sranin rds hnf ma Mexican ifzens %