New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-21

From Our Own Correspondent
HAVANA Tuesday. April 10, l5E6,
Your readers have been Informed in previous
letter of large robbery committed in Havasa
some s1 or seven weeks ago. The authors have
been captured at last. Among the parties, nearly
all negroes, there were several slaves, who freed
themselves with the stolen money, aud according
to Spanish legislation, they can never b. again
reduced to Slavery. They msy be chastised as
common criminals and made to serve ten years in
the "chain-gang, but they are freemsn. The
Spaniards have an old saying that "no hay NAL
'aue por bien no Senga.'
Apropos of this very just Spanish law, / remem-
Der somewhat similar instance, that happened
some four years ago. when Martin Gsleano, srbse-
ouently General Canedos political secretary"
was "Alcalde Mayor (magstate) A negro slave
had been condemned by order of the Court, to be
sold al public auction TO pay the expenses Of his
trial for some trivial ofense, his owner having
given him up to avoid the responsibility. The
bidding commenced aud the price was soon run up
10 $500. and the poor fellow was about to be
handed over to the highest bidder, when be inter
rupted the auctioneer by saying, that he would
give that amount himself for his liberty. The Al.
ealde Immediately stopped the sale aud ordered
the mans free papers TO be made out in due
form. 1t was soon done and the money paid over.
The negro seized the document and was just
about to leave the court when he was rearrested
under the charge of having stolen $500 from
shopkeeper who lived outside of the walls. The
Alcalde kindly expressed his sympathy for the
unfortunate haberdasher, and told him that his
money was lost for ever, and that the only thing
he could do would be 10 remand the negro to jail.
This was done, and the man was subsequently con-
demned TO twelve months hard labor in the cham
gang. have frequently seen him since the ex-
piration ofhis term of punishment working on the
wharf as a stevedore. These two facts need no
comments. | hope they may meet the eyes OF
some of your Southern readers, who lay so much
claim TO Christian feelings, for even they may
learn lesson of wisdom from Spanish legislators.
have heard several Southern gentlemen say that
if they ever got hold of Cuba they would soon
change the Slavery system. Yes, L suppose they
would introduce the barbarOus laws they have IN
herited from their ancestors, with a few modern
improvements thereon. l am much afraid that
their very humane wishes will never be gratitied.
Abolitonism is gaining ground even in Cuba. The
planters see by experience that they can get along
very well without slave labor if it is only possible
10 substitute the Asiatics. Several very wealthy
and intelligent sugar growers near Cardenas,
liatanZas and Puerto Principe, are oherhg INC
best inducements to white laborers to come and
settle on their estates and cultivate certain
amount of land on shares. Many have responded
to the call and shall soon have the pleasure OF
presenting to your readers some highly
information on this all-impOrtant subject.
Mr.. Boudrias, the unfortunate aeronaut, has
been allowed to try his fortune for the third time.
The profits are to be given to the Orphan Asylum.
He pretends that his successful rival Mr.. Godard'
has brbed his assistants to njure his apparatus for
making the gas.
Paul Julien, the volinist, performed at the
Tacon Theater last night to crowded house.
The Spanish mail steamer Mexico has arrived
from Vera Cruz, and brings late news from that
unfortunate country. From all accounts, things
are quiet. General Comonfort has sequestrated
all the church property in the diocese Of Puebla.
The Clergy are much incensed, and another reyo-
ution may coon be expected, headed, Of course,
by the friars