New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-20

MEXICO, Monday, Nay 8, 1866.

Santa Anna, and have reported on another long
list a. proper for revision, and have decided that
an equally lengthy one ia fit only to be slowed away
in the dusty archives of the Palace a. mementos of
the past None of either class of these acts appear
to me at present worthy Of particular notice.
Mono of the acts of the present Government,
nan ed in my last letter, have been acted upon by
the Convention since last dates.
The law for the administration of justice, issued
during the shOrt epoch Of Gen. Alvarez, called the
law Juarez, from its author who was then Minister
of Justice, which suppresses the privileges of the
military and the clergy in respect to their having
recourse to their own special tribunals in all cases
wherein they might be plaintiff or defendant, ana
which caused such alarm among those classes,
was ratified BY the Convention the other day bya
vote Of eighty trO to one-a very few OF the DEL
egstes abseoting themselves to avoid voting. SO,
then, this much needed reform has at length been
soemply introduced, and is not now to be set
aside. / think have already sent you synopsis
of this law but it may not be out OF place to men
ton here again. that il suppresses the special TIL
bupals including the Ecclesiastical and Military
ones, and, consequently subjects both those
classes to the jurisdiction of the ordinary trlbu.
mails in al cases except those which occur In and
have immediate reference to their own bodies,
ing their own and may submit their causes to the
decision of the ordinary judges. 1t is stated in
the newspapers that Bishop has been sued for a
debt in q civil court. This has caused consider
able sensation among certain clases, and the OPpo-
sitOD press have began to complain bitterly against
this law. am of the opinion, however, 1t will be
carried out and sustained
There is nothing new in respect to the seizure
of the property of the Church in Puebla. The
measure is still opposed by the Bishop of that do
cese. The Governor of Puebla it is supposed, re-
signed on account of it, though he carried out the
orders of the Government; and one OF the Super
intendents of Puebla, appointed to take charge of
this property there opening his store one morn
ing found an inscription written in large legibe
characters on his door to the effect that he had
been excommuuicated by the Church, and that all
who should deal with him would incur the same
penalty He, from that time, began to lose his
customers. Both of the Superintendents appointed
for Pueba have come to this city on business, with
the President, and it Is supposed their visit here
has some connection with the matter OF the SELF
ure of the said property. ...
A large portion of the chiefs and officers who
served under Haro Tamariz, and wero taken
prisoners at Puebla Gall of whom were reduced
TO the ranks) were ordered to be sent as prs-
oners into the State of Guerrero But imme-.
diately on hearing of this resolution, Gen. Al
varez addressed an official note to the Minister
al
into that State, even when sent by the Govern
ment. and as prisoners; because, he says, he is
not able to support the garrison Of that State and
the one hundred and fifty prisoners now confined
in the castle at Acapulco; and, consequently, he
cannot maintain three hundred more. And in the
second place, he adds, such individuals as these
are pernicious to society, and would therefore SOW
the seed of discord until they should succeed in
causing division and disturbance in Guerrero,
and thereby put that State in condition of COM
plete anarchy. He also says, that if these men
should starye on account of his not having the
means to support them, it would be alleged that
they were sacrificed in spirit OF vengeance, and
if the whole of the proceeds of the Custom House
at Acapulco should be assigned for their support
its amount is too small for the purpose. He there
fore gave the authorities the frontier of Guer-
zero peremptOry orders to cause these prisoners
not to be admitted, but to cause them to retrace
their steps to the place whence they came or send
them to this city.
informed you that Vidaurri had not admitted
into the State Of NuevO Leon the tariff of the Gen.
eral Government. He wrote some time ago TO the
latter giving his reasons for not recognizing this
tariff. The Minister of Finance has lately written
10 him in reply, and insists, in the name of the
Government, on its recognition. In consequence
of this conduct of Vidaurn, an advertisement has
lust been published here by the Department of
Finance to the effect that all goods introduced by
way of the maritime and frontier Custom-HOuses
without paying the duties stipulated in the general
tariff, shall be seized and confsc ated, wherever
found in the Republic, as also the wagons in which
they may be brought; imposing fine of twice the
amount Of cost on all goods introduced which are
prohibited BY said tariff giving notice, also, that
the General Government will not be responsible
for any contract made by the subaltern authorities
of the Republic, nor for any advance Of money for
duties made to, nor for concessions granted by
them and that no claim for damages made by
foreigners who enter into this kind of speculatiOns,
will Be recognized by the General Government
Gen. Vega has been sentenced to three months
imprisonment in the Castle Of PerOte in cOnse-
ouence of violent and disrespectful language to the
Government in his petition in favor Of the officers
who surrendered at Puebla. The Government sent
him coach to 20 in, and offered him means OF
conveyance on horseback, should be choose that
mode of travel. He sullenly refused both and
chose to 20 on foot; 80 against his own choice no
exception could be taken, and he was marched OF
that way. The press ridicued his childishness and
so did the public. |
Genl. YaTez, the Minister of War, has just re.
signed his Office and it is reported that ParrOdi
will be appointed. /
The Governor of the State of San Luis POtOsi
has prohibited the extraction of Salt from that
State As this article is indispensable for the re-
duction of silver Ore the mining interests of Guam
sjuatO and Zacatecas, which received large sup
plies from San Luis are seriously affected, and
the act of that Governor causes loud complaint.
The Indians are now invading the State of San
Luis in considerable numbers, and have come as
far into the interior Of the same as eel VenadO."
The Governor of Durango has asked the General
Government to issue decree, in consequence of
the ruinous condition of that State, reducing the
present rate of interest paid on loans from the