The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-14

ties-MOdfhcntfon Ina tho Tonnage
Dues-Postal Treaty with the United
states-Commercial News, &c.
The steamship Guiding Star, Captain Berry, from New
Orleans the 4h inst via Havana 9th arrived at this
port last evening We indebted to the courtesy Of
Purser Field for the prompt delivery Of dies aud
dispatches
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA March o, 1885,
BRITISH CONSUL GENERAL
Mr. VIM. Webb Follet synge, the Consul General
for Great Britain, arrived few days ago. and form
ally presented to his Exceiency the Captain General.
Mr. Robert Bunch his predecessor, will leave In few
days for New York, TO meet his family there roufs
for England and thence for Bogota Both consus dned
with the Captain General on Sunday last
THE CARMEN AND rHE BABEL Ia cAroIIcA.
The Peasa says that these vessels Of shortly
expected back from New York. that 'ehe Spanish Min
lister at Washington did rot deem their presence
sary said port" and that the Carmen may have to
proceed to one OF the arsenas SPAN get repaired
there.
The Isabel has just arrived
OUR AMERICAN GuEsrs.
Among the arrivals at the Hotel Santa Isabclwhich,
by the bye, seems 70 have become the American head
quarters-I have noticed the niece OF exPrcsdent Bu.
chanan, late Miss Harriet Lane, Mrs H. 4. John
the celebrated DR.. Kane. Mr. Fargo, Of the New York
and California Express. has also arrived
ADMIRAL pISzoN rNcoeSIro.
Admiral Pinnon, Of the Spanish navy. arrived here
some days ago ncognto, and Immediately proceeded to
st. Jago de rubs. IN route for the Pacific.
Latest NEWS FROM sPAIS.
The mail from Cadz OF the 18th OF February arrived
the 4h inst without touching any intermediate ports
company The Come,cio says that some government
would probably appear In the official paper
puLPorns 70 elevate The civil pSwe, and organize , the
Cuba Ia 70 be divided into three distinct districts dspara
ssemtal each TO have sooe nador eivt.
The Madrid government contemplated doing away with
the diefcntia duties by foreign flag during the with
Chile II the dread Of privateers In such keep the
snsn1ss 81 ppng S nos The viii have no
vessels could otherwise engage In the Spanish carrying
on foreign shipping were 70 be considerably modified
The last orders from Spain authorized the Captain
General 70 make the necessary postal arrangements with
THE uv oouyurs AID o. rsk WAR
Sixty thousand dollars have been voted BY this body
In aid 9 the government towards the expense Of the
The public subscription list is getting very Ian
guidy.
TIE suthorities have given notcs that all the enaa
cipadee" are 20 be delivered up, without fall within
fortnight Seas OF the hrsrs having pad tho quarter
Hes N advance are afraid that the money will not - re-
turned
70 Afsca, probably 70 Fernando Po; to tho astsr,
they may possiby be drilled into military scsvtes, the
Eugsssh have Done IN Belize and elsewhere
coxnKRciAL
The money market has not been very active fcs some
tiu,e past There plenty o. metallic .u. andoae,ed
paper " not vrry abundant The staa diseosns varies
from toll per cent per annum.
In exchange there has been good deal az aacuaiIon
The previous decline In sterling has not yaly been
restea for the mousut hot there has been considerable
s~ and has more Of lsss regulated exchas other
citihs than L0n1nn. Tho closing rates Ixk l5K
per cant psemum- Francs csn b. had Hf an per
ccax Sscmum On the United State. the armsnd FOR
short gold BILLS Is good al az per cent PREMIUM and
very fair for % days, currency, a. "a Ak per cent
discount.
Fer suear ths demand has droopcd for che United
States and the offers vary from TO IN Tor olayed
No. H. The bright ycIows, prop for Europe.
DINGHY and the rates paid preporona'ely
higher being tho Of prices paid for Dcrosne
pra<css for Spaip. On tho whole the market 10 rather
qlf the last accounts from abroad unavorabs,
and holders show disposition give The stock
betwoon this aad Matanxas 10 about 2s0 100
boxtA
La molasses little has been done Of previous rates.
In freghts there In a modera,o demand Ton mage In
fair supply. For the United States g. -, eoa-twise,
would be accepted to-day. North OF Earope quiet al
q1otatiuns