New-York tribune., 1866-12-27

want Of specie which has been exported boarded. On
Thursday the Bank of Bosser suspended payment and
closed its doors. On Friday the Bank Of AlwaeiHe' ds
Regia (knOwn as Fessers Bank del Concrete (Snown as
Yella and Bank de San jose did tho same For several
days there has boon the Spanish Bank which had
the 18th ins 3O3757 in specie It's vaults, with
which to pay paper ISSUE bills amounting to g. 653
$50. The whole mercantile community is feeling it very
much, and in fact all classes Of society.
IMPROVED EDUCATION OF THE coLoRgD YOUTH
BAD STATE OF THB FIEANCEs-ALL TIE BANKS
STOP PAYMENT EXCEPT oYE-ARRIyAL OF THR
BISHOP or CARTHAGBSA-THK LOTTERY AT
MADRID-sEws FROM JAMAICA
From Our Special Correspondent.
HAVANA Dec % IsG.
The mother country Is evidently waking up to the
necessity of keeping pace with tho progress of the times
and it would almost appear that in this island the
only dark spot in he world Of civilization the aboi-
on OF slavery only affair Of timO. soy an affair
of time for Spain is slow in hOr onward movements,
that it would be impossible to foreseo whom she will
logsato in this disgrace to any description OF
government, whether civilized or not have beon led 70
make tho above remarks by reading in the official gazette
an order Just issued from the Government In Span doing
away with what is called purity Of blood (limpieEg dt
saAgre in the of youth that going through hor
studies at The colleges and by which until colorod
young people prevented from taking university
force here dobacd from pursuing any OF the professions
fOr which purpose at the university Is requisite
We are the Of monetary crisis or al least such
dsageeabo ovcnt has been impending for some time,
and IL appears % have almost reached its climax. Oa
Monday last hero meeting OF the presidents of the
principal banks at the instance Of the Captain Genora
whom tho present tighness of the money market was
brought the taps There had previously been IN CIR
oulation q report that the Government would have
recourse TO paper currency, issuing bonds bearing
interest something like your treasury noos, but not with
compound interest which it would be obligatory Oh every
10 receive in payment Of transactions Such remedy
~ said however will not be put N execution, the meet
ing being Of opinion that the present scarcity OF specie
could be remedied by the Spanish Bank as It is called
the largest and most privileged Of those Institutions
paying ba in specie and the other half in government
bonds in the Of all discounts that II made with the
merchants of this place The Of this deficiency in
specie il is easy to make out No doubt tho high rate
Of exchange on New-York and London has had great
deal do with it, for has been excessively high snce
the Spring of tho yOa that II was moro profitable to trans
NIT Spanish gold those two commercial cities than to
buy bills of exchange The may be said OF the pre-
MUM In Paris and other cities with which Havana carries
business so that this alone would bo spfhclent TO
large drain Of tho precious mota from THIS island
is probable that there may DO other reasons political and
social which have produced want OF oonndenee 70 exist
among al classes to the future condition Of the Island
and these would have th9sehect OF causing trans
mission Of gold from here 20 other countries where
property * deemed more secure Al all events
this carving out OF specie has now been
going on for some tmo although there IL m
export duty OF Il per cent on gold sent from the
island and in face OF the fact that the spanish gold ounce
doubloon is valued here at dollar higher than It's real
value the spanish gold ounce bong worth here Sll
whiio its rca value in Spain is Only SIC. From this
higher nominal value Of the spanish IN Cuba there
until an excess Of gold IN the island as very 1T
tie was taken on OF the 0s by doing and
Therefore travellers and Others going 10 Europe or the
United States preferred buying bills Of exchange 10 eay
ing specie with them. OF late years, however the pn
epa drawers Of bills of exchange Neglork and Lon
have increased their ratcs that persons leaving the
land hAvo taken specie instead of bills OF exchange
being 10 their interest AS said before whether
this II the principal OF the scarcity II would be in
possible 20 deterniuc such however, Is unfortunately
the case and consequence feeling its ELECTS
The banks do not apPror their published statements
which arc given weekly In the newpspers 10 be- Ia a.
prosperous state a. thoy have heretofore been and A.
consequence their shares have faon IN value. Boosters
bank private concern but which did large business
with influential class OF the Havana ado-tho alma
censas or dealers in rrocenes and pToYisiousopped
payment Thursday; ard the other largo banks-the \
Bank Of Commerce and the Credit lndustfla-stopped
pa ont yesterday. We now dependent on the span
having sent thom yessfday sOO 900 IN specie and
private house, that OF Buuham & Co, having advanced
100000 for the same purpose Everything paraEcs oi
tho general depression and thero not wanting alarm
lists who predict general bankruptcy There Is orc thing
in our ayor-tho approaching sugar crop which the
grinding hiss begun on most OF the rs'~es WI" b. soon II
the market and must ~ necessary onseqnsnce bong
back al least part Of the gold that has been sent OUT oil
tho island
The political governor Of Havana accompanied by sew
oral officials members Of the city municipality and Others
paid visit BY sailing few days ago o. the new equeduct
now In Of construction az place called Nento,
This aqueduct begun several IN the time OF
Gen Concha If my memor does rot fail me, but Heaven
only knows when IL will be finished. In the meGn time
Havana mus. be content 10 60 drinking dry water
especially after shower OF rain and live IN hopes oi
better times for their pOsterty, for II very d0ub ul
any of IL present generation will have the pleas
ure Of imbibng the healthy saudable waters Of Vento
rs tho newspapers here term them.
Among the passengers by the MOnteluua nom Aspin-
wall there has arrived here the Catholic Bishop Of CgE-
hagena who has been again banished from Colombia by
The Government He has taken his abode ct the jesuit
Seminary BeleA IN this city where be formerly resided
or IL is not long ago since he left here 20 return tO his
Episcopal in south America, fom which he was ioy-
mery banshed for political reasons and which he has
again been compelled 10 leave oT suppose the same
cause.
Chinaman who had received here thc OF Joseph
jose executed the 20tb Al Matanzs for the ur
der of a Cuban resident OF that city.
Notwithstanding the scarcity Of money eveybOdy ap
pears 10 have enough 10 spend IN the lOiegs In add-
ton TO the Havana lottery which takes place overy 20
days the various dealers in this line are carrying On
brisk business In the grand lottery al Madrid which viii
come of, believe tomorrow. The heks, are WORTH
there sO0 and the dealers here selling the fractional
parts at tho rate of from $30 10 $3.50 the ticket ane &C.
cordiug TO oil accounts driving roaring business one
of tbs dealers the keeper OF bd0fO store told me yee
terday evening he had sold that day seOOO worth
No doubt tomorrow night there will DO many An enhus-
astc votary Of the blind goddess drcanng ,s' he me
fortunate drawer OF the grand pnze Of 2JO0 COO
By the spanish steamer Mocteznma which arrived here
few days ago have from Jamaica to tbs 10th OF
this month but nothing of particular account There
no monton made in the newspapers from that island OF
the cholera existing there but vessels rom 81 Ihomas
and also from Cuba had been ordered into quarantine ~
was tho intention Of the Colonial Government 10 remove
tho pubc offices from Spanish Town 10 Kingston, al
though present there was not sucent cohSehence IN
the lastnGmed place for doing so.