The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-14

Arrival or the Steamship Gr.nad

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Arrival or the Steamship Granada.
The steamship Granada Capt. Griffin, from New Or
leans 5h and Havana 9Th inst arrived at TINS port last
evening She brought fifty passengers, the Havana mall
and $3.50 900 in specie from New Orleans The letter of
correspondent, which is suboined contains all the
news Of Interest,"
QUIZ HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS.
HAVANA, Nov. 8, 1852
The Sentence Of Sa~ta Rosa Communicable Extra Spanish
Bank Extraordinary COuntetasng Operations
ktccted-Important Arvsss- Damage to the Sugar Crop
~ Ssorms-state Of tas Markets, &C., &c.
The man Santa Rosa, who has a family In the United
States was convicted Of high the batch trial Of
snspraors OF which you advised but his senteuoe
relieved from his neck, and perpetual Danish
ment from the Spanish realms the Communication,
in order that be may toll to support those who
dependent upon him In q foreign land and this
has been the principal reason assigned for much ce
mency in his case, tho second time that he has made
himself liable dlsturber Of political quiet Is TO
be hoped that the lessons rcceved-wisdom gratitude
may keep him from third venture, nothing would
save him, and he would deserve the scorn Of every
honest heart and the death he would be TO meet
The days past honor and could wear
together In the VI Cuba.-as a.s ..+ II j
Tho distribuou of the million Of stock subscribed
for the SPANS TX will be found In my enclosure; and
the shares with forty per premium are to be
paid in this wcek-Sl 400 00 taken from tho actual bu
anees circuation--and there has been yet very
slight increase in the line OF discounts In the Spanish
Dank-none meet the small and retail trade
as II will be weeks before the Spanish
Bank discount upon the actual increase
of capital paid in business community are compelled
suffer for longer under the oppressive stru-
gency Of money market There s abundance OF metal
lie basis In private hands, but II is not procurable
der the ordinary business paper Of the trade nor Will
capitalists loan any except upon perfect security
best names with real estate return upon in Of fail
at three cent mouth with respectable property hold
sgners when our banks are expanding to meet the
ccssises of the people, no matter what or who may in
huence expansion in money credits; such absnrdtes
cannot exist You OF the peculiar features of
the Spanish Bank of the Havanaunke any other
instution-and how might be It's expansion, IL the
direction permitted, by the various nes-ssaes Of bills
upon given portions Of stock and specie in vaults,
discounts proportioned TO stock paid in, to cash ba-
laDces, specie in the vaults upon deposits, upon
bill issues &C., winding with feature that could not
find place in any other civilized land 'sThe government
shall not BIO allowed to borrow from the Spanish Bank
more than the whole capital stock paid in without giving
the most perfect solid security, which be easily
yerted into specie.N
With all power and machinery for good or for
evil in this business community, money barons have
been startled from financial dignity and composurc by
most extraordinary police Developments, showing that
extensive arrangements were the Of being per-
feced for operation by counterfeit notes of the Spanish
Bank upon this community associated at the time
with coin fabrcaons and counterfeit postage stamps in
voving in the Developments Of the most important
officers Of the Spanish Bank-he cashier Barrero-who
is IN arrest and confined at the castle of the Punto.
In connection with this matter, large case filled with
postage stamps, which executed by New York
graver has been discovered SAID to contain in
O0OO and the party who brought them here has been
arrested AT San Antonio dies tools, plates acids and
all the materials for false coinage for slave cedutas
for bank bills, discovered through the vigilance Of
police and several persons, old Offenders
rested a, the same place. having these things in posses
sion, and have been put in the Tacon prison. Roas,
tailor has been arrested and put in the Puno, in whose
house was found the package of false postage stamps
clerk of the Post Office by the of Hernandez has
taken lodgings at the Punto Castle, who was to be
instrumental in the distribution of the stamps. An
% .SS Us sh also a9aer suspicion tnat
case of postage stamps by his influence with
the wharf officials causing to be passed clothing,
without examination. All who know this person believe
him TO be honest and that if he in any way useful
getting the trunk shore, he supposed to he clothing
mission OF crime The police are also In search OF the
wharf Inspector who must have aided by permitting the
package to be passed without examination In the desk
Of the cashier, Barrero, at the Spanish Bank, series Of
bills Of the various denominations were found when they
should have been in the chest $3.50 900 Of these bills
were genuine, but they were not IN the place as
signed for them, which could not be satisfactorily
explained by the cashier. One number of each
determination of each series was missing, aud
no explanation could be given-making circumstantia
evidence that they had been taken ou 10 copies
Paper the texture and finish the paper OF the
Spanish bills also discovered either San Antonio
or In the Havana The police investigation is still con
tnung, and more interesting facts will probably be
The effect Of all this has not been to the money
Market which langushes or to increase confidence in the
Spanish Bank IN progress you see, We bring along
some Of the yc attributes of genius from London and
New York to us from PERFECTION or to prepare
us for the mysteries Of Wall or Thread Needle street
We have had fourteen days of tempesuous and rainy
weather and is inevitable that much harm has been
done to the maturing sugar crop Bataoanou the snip
ping port of Havana, on the south SHE of Cdoa,
allied with hborng people and rather poor
populaou was visited with tornado gusts last
week FRIDAY, and many left houseless. Genera! Con-
cha OF ready heart and hand, always anticipates the
wants Of the poor under such circumstances aud III two
hours time 50 900 by an extra train was on the way to
Batabanou provide food for the sufferers and for such
other things their comfort and protection might re-
qnire We do not have any specific accounts Of damage
at the east end of the island.
Col Helm Consul General OF the United States for Cuba
10 reside Havana arrived out the DE Solo, and i'm
redatey entered upon the duties of his Office, having
taken rooms the Hotel Cubano for the present. until
he can find suitable house for his residence.
Sugar quotations continued as previously advised
with an inactive market; transactions too Insignificant to
report Shipments hence and the port Of Matanzs, 1886
boxes ard 1856 hhds leaving stock the two markets Of
LAG 900 boxes against 81 600 in 1858 at tho same period
Moasses 2la to rails per kcg Of 51s gallons
Freghsrhe demand for vessels with the present con-
Eon OF Island produce has caused decline in rates and
80 immediate prospect Of improvement. Exchanges
Sterling. 60 days sight London, II prem New York,
Boston, &C.. 1to prem New Orleans, 8 to Ga prem;
Mexican ounces, r prem; Mexican dollars, 10 prem;
United States gold coins, So to prem
The health Of Havana is remarkably good
City Intelligence.
SUICIDE by JUMPING OFT OF WISDow.--Coroner Schir-
er held an inquest yesterday at No. 2 East Thirteenth
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