The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-11

Arrival Of the Quaker City-very Bad
Weather at Havana-Holidays and
Good News from Africa-The New Postal
Arrangements, Markets, Sc.
The United States mail steamship Quaker City, Captain
Shufeldt arrived at this port early yesterday morning
from Havana
She left that port Thursday last, jan s, at5P.
encounterng gales, with very heavy head sea-
The Quaker City has brought the following reports
The weather at Havana has been extremely dis
agreeable, commencing the evening Of Sunday the
1s rain, with strong winds from the northeast with
heavy showers up to the time of departure
The bad state Of the weather tended TO retard the
ceipts of produce.
The holidays passed of satisfactorily entirely occupy
ing public attention, except the news brought by the
Spanish mail steamer Almogabar from Cadz Dec. H. Of
victory gained by the Spanish army in Africa over the
Noors.
The news was received with the greatest enthusiasm,
and was duly honored with appropriate ceremonies.
The sugar market is somewhat retarded by the YEA.
Their.
OF the new crop only small lots have arrived; 1900
boxes in store not yet offered Old crop rm on the basis
Of 9Z e 9x reals for No. IL.
Stock 5000 boxes 900 boxes 1882 Contracted
muscovadocs-wo crops Gardener San Juan de los Rene
dio-7H 8 reals One crop Carabuttas, 81 reals. Two
do deliverable on the estates Cardenas, reals
IS so per 100 lbs
Nolasses (new) hardly any come to shipping places,
and calls for delivery ~ reas dealers ask ~
reals.
Exchange on London Is per cent premium; Spain,
per cent? Paris per cent New Orleans per cent; New
York, 81 a 4 per cent.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE
HAVANA, Jan. 5, 1850
New Postal Ayranoemest-Hs Effect Letter Obmmwica-
-. -
and Consular C1rrespondenoe-SympaAy for Spain In
the War in 4frca-The Captain General Again in Gte
City-Happy Life at the Palace, DC.
send you herewith issue Of the Diaro de Ia Marina
OF the Sd instant, and the postal arrangement
under the administrative circular Of our Postmas
ter General, predicated upon the basis and princi
pies Of the connection between England and Spain,
publshed on the Let inst, and to 60 into effect
from said date. This arrAngeme has promoted by
tho energetic action Of Consul General Helm, and will
have tendency to diminish actual hostages to and from
Cuba and the United States Letters to Caba from the
United States heretofore prepaid in the United States
pay here for delivery only l2s cents for less than
quarter OF an more every quarter Of an ounce
121 cents AS understand the presen. reading letters
IN mails made ur IN the Spanish post Office hero by
Spanish or American English steamers for the United
States to pay 81. cents for half ounce and 12 cents for
over bali 70 one ounce, and in proportion over one
ounce weight Tho regulations 20 the United States
are MOI faliy determined, b.; viii be adjusted upon
tuay eealtgeons terms between the Consul General Of
the United States and the Captain General OF Cuba
The consular espo1dence with this government has
oeen extensive IN the past wo three weeks owing 10
attractions Of our Customs equations in where
was Impossible Tor the master comply with the
quirements OF the law from iuadvertent neglect in
immatcria points. The Consul has requested remission
OF prices IN oil the cases which been Ted
him, upon the ground that compliance was impossible ia
most Of the cases and in others there fault, be
longed 70 the Spanish Consul who had sealed the mani
fest Of cargo without advising the that the Spa
nsh laws required that the cargo should specified
figures and writing. About twenty already ON
nIe, and there prospect OF there being many
this week.
We are having sympathy demonstration un Ter the
lead Of General SerraDo to show motherand that we
are rife for bleeding when the national honor Is con-
cerned and the national purse light Those who are
patriotic invited to CALL to show their hands and let
the ounces oozc from their jackets coers There
quite 30 much enthusiasm as at the first going OIL interest
begins 70 take alarm; but Is too ateoyery must
down with the dust, according to ability there will be
doubts a. 10 sincerity sympathy and mayhap loyalty
which last would be ucklish, If more untoward times
should come
General serrano returned four days since from his So
cal and Official visit 10 the south side. HIS Welcome
MADE most acceptable 10 him, and those who labor )s
70 Keep good the Cuban stock Of aborors for the soil
were most rofuse 10 attention and obseq1iois devotion
Ine pals;e, rnder the happy mnisratoa Of its happy