New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30
HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS.
HAVANA, June Is, 1859.

Special to the New Orleans Crescent
Msssrs. Eds: The " International Bankn of this
cty-an institution, considerable portion OF whose
stock is held by English shareholders-had by re-
cent steamer large amount (report says $5o00O) Of
its sterling bills returned protested.
This circumstance, as you may suppose, caused
some little stir at the moment among mercantile
circles. It soon, however, became known that the
concern was perfectly sound and that the protesting
of its bills in London must have arisen from the let
tiers Of advice not having come to hand in due course
or from some other accidental cause.
The patent referred to in my last letter, for the
manufacture Of the bisulphate of lime and sulphurc
acid was not granted as then stated, to Julio Darul
alone, but to that gentleman in conjunction with two
others, named Pablo Marces and Ernesto Ender.
The person named Gallezo, the inventor of the
" mechanical coach,' of which I sent you some des-
cription in a recent letter, is quite mechanical
genius, am told. He has invented and manufact
ured ali artificial hand, capable as am informed by
highly respectable friend who has seen 1t, Of per-
forming nearly all the functions of natural member
even I'd the holding pen and writing with it. This
is, indeed, the very acme of mechanical triumph
A gentleman Of this Island named Portocanero,
some time since appealed to Spain to annul con-
cesson by the Government of this Island of certain
lands required for erecting station on the Sagua Ia
Grande Railroad. The Council of State as is pub
lished in recent impression Of the Gdcefa of this
city, has declared the attempt Of Senior Porocanero
az unworthy OF consideration and confirms the con-
cessidn to the railway.
This taking away mans private property is be-
coming quite the vogue in Cuba however, one great
blessing that will arise from it, long, will be the
entire disgust Of the whole population of every class
to the present mode Of government of this Island,
and then-but, the least said the soonest mended."
The "Junta Directra" of the joint stock company,
the proprietors Of the Caibaren railway upon me-
moral transferred to this city.
There have been frequent heavy rains at st. Jago
de Cuba.
On the afternoon Of the Goth inst, two gentlemen
named Gregoro Villa and J. NJ. Inchustegu in
buggy, attempted to the Regla and GuanabucQn
Railway when there was train near by, on its way
to the latter "via." The train ran into them, and
the first named gentleman had his right broken,
the other received several severe contusions in the
head The horse they drove was killed on the spot.
No blame is attributable to the engineers of the
train, from the popularity of the locality where
tho accident occurred, the buggy could not be
until the train was close upon it that it scarcely
possible to check the speed of the tran and the
two gentlemen may esteem themselves fortunate that
their lives were not sacrificed.
In consequence Of the decease of the Sonora
Marquesa Duquesne, the Captain General has been
pleased to appoint the Sonora Dona Maria de Jesus
do Bassave de la Puento, to the honorary Office of
Secretary General of the Benefcenca Domecilia-
rta,' of this city.
The 23d inst. the solemn feast of Corpus Christi
The Captain General, with brilliant staff attended
the cathedral in the morning.
The most excellent the Ayuntsmiento'' Of this
city was also at the same place of worship. The
regiment quartered at the Belen Barracks was also
there.
The customary grand religious procession in the
afternoon could not take place in consequence of
unfayorable weather. Isuppose it will .come off,
on Sunday.
We have had three four very wet days this week,
which rendered the streets Of this city almost impass
able to pedestrians.
The yellow fever is not spreading as rapidly as
heretofore, nor has there yet been single
board any vessel in this harbor.
The brigs Allan A. Chapman and Laurent ships
Hannah Croker and ST. Louis, all arrived from New
Orleans the evening of the 23d inst. The oath inst
was St. Johns Day. Thus we have had two success.
siye days holidays this week. As ever, ~