The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-23
Oar Havana Correspondence.


HAVANA, March Q, 1888.
Cold Weather in the Gty--Grerol Concha's Recall En-
pscsed-An Arrival from Aericc-Fic Regal T5ur-7ae
Operu Under Lao Comp,sie-2he Bird that Won't sing
Made Sing
When writing you the I'd inst said, "We have had
cold spe but the observation premature for since
that period has been colder than ever previously
known, with solitary exception, during long residence
in the West indies The thermometer exposed 70 the air
went down 10 66 degrees Of Fahrenheit and al last
the wind blew from the NORTH at times raging furously
On Sunday morning. however, the gentle south wind
turned to and began 10 feel ourselves again Be
fore night though the barometer foreold coming Storm
and by noon the next day (MOnday) the wind had got
back again and came from the north accompanied'by
heavy rain remains In thst quarter at the ms Of my
present writing.
We are led 70 suppose the recall of General concha
expected at The palace besides which, the Spansrds have
amongst them that the Duke de Mpnpenser is TO
come here a. viceroy with extraordinary powers, 90 as
that may hereafter be- or have previously been offered
TINS would seem 70 be "too good news 70 be true ana
Therefore DO not believe r. = ns foo%
Cadz to the 18th ut without bringing any such iutell
gence It 10 worthy Of remark, nevertheless that the
Spanisrds possess secret well extraordinary facilities
for obtaining advance OF every else Thus,
the discovery Of the last attempted outbreak at Madrid
WAS the subject Of common conversation amongst them
New York How they obtained the news is q mystery,
for there had not been at the time any arrival here with
late dates from Europe but the news they assuredy had
The Spanish steamer OF Francisco de Ass arrived
the 9th inst, in five days from Vera Cruz The only
intelligence received by her is that Vera Cruz continued to
hold out against the government.
We are 10 have few more nights OF the Opera. Senior
Scolla the tenor OF the Vestva company, being
day evening with "Giuetta Romeo" Senorits Ramos
being the GiuietA. Afterwards to have ola Fa
vorta, with the ves,val in the principal character
HAVANA March 16 1858.
Custom House Corpion-Ho,r Merchants ami their Clerks
Trade in Cubo-Rerots from Mezico7he Vestpai Opera
Troupe.
Quite a scandal has been crealed amongst the
officers OF the Custom House Of this city, in cou-
sequence Of discovery OF arrangement that had
been entered into between few wealthy Spanish
houses and certain OF the appraisers that only the goods
of these houses should be passed value far less than
their actual invoice cost whereby the said houses paying
much lower rates of duties than other firms in the
line of business enabled 10 underse the latter
thus manage engroes the whole Of the trade Of this
city, both wholesale and RETAIL selling particular
descriptions OF goods Inquiries instituted into the
subject and the result has been the discovery Of the
raDgement stated above What will be the end OF the
discovery remains to be seem 1t is generally known
here that at least the Custom House clerks OF the large
mercantile houses-possibly unknown to their principals
have been in the habit of brbng the Custom House OFF,
and thus succeeded in only paying odcum Of the
duties goods fixed by the tariff Thus many Of these
clerks rapidly attained great wealth. 1t not how.
ever, be supposed that all the Custom House officers o.
this city capable Of receiving brides.
on Saturday last the Royal Mail Compaoys steamship
Solent returned from Vera Cruz bringing dates from the
city of Mexico TO the 4h and from Vera Cruz 10 the 9th
inst My correspondent at the city OF Mexico gives sad
picture of the state Of affairs in that unfortunate country
He writes, =" There is trade; half the population
are in arms against the other half, whilst all seem In
cined TO rob and murder whoever they may"
Last Wednesday evening the Vestvali Italian Opera
troupe opened at the Teatro Tacon with Guietta and
Romeo" Senoreta Ramos the Guietta and the
" magnificent vestvaf' the Romeo. Ia Ramos,
Spanish friends style her. possesses too weak aud thin
organ ever to become truly grea, primo donnd OF
Felcita Yestyal need not write your readers being,
suppose, all of her powers a cantstrice and OF
the magnificent appearance Of her person the stage
IT, however, very many of my married lady friends had
heard the rapturous expressions which did fall from the
lips Of their lords and masters then they would have
be something beyond mere women had they no, been
somewhat Jealous. On Friday evening " la Fayori.a'
represented
Next Tuesday evening is the third and last appearance
~of the company here they give US believe at each
OF " Ia Trovatore," La Traviaa' and OF
other opera.