The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-27

IN addition TO the contribution 70 government the mu-
inequalities will have enforce an extra tax enable
them TO cover their own expenditure. This extra TAX,
however NOT 70 exceed twenty per cent Of the gov
cattle breeding and professions. forty per tho
government tax on city property The collection Of the
cluding the extra municipality tax and was in that
case 10 deduct per for collecting latter But
econs themselves in which case the charge 70 ro-
main In favor OF the civic boards and not into tbs
Havana board has 10 the resolution to made the
collections and thus effect saving 10 the commonalty.
The civic boards Of Matanza Trinidad and some ohss
inequalities OF the island will ne doubt follow suit
No less than two hundred and eightysix government
employees OF the Cuban administration have been dis
missed from Office tho regime. The question.
however II others will be made room for Ia
posed to make an important rstrsnchment IN this
speck
that such institution would be highly desirable, par
ticulary at the present moment or at any prevailing
money crisis. learn that since the coinage was
adopted in Spain doubloons no longer coined there.
and therefore those In existence will mostly serve ~
Of Sle being worth here ST. and the cons bearing
Tho rates Of postage between Cuba and Spain have
been letters i've for every twenty
gammes by Spanish vessels and twenty by foreign
mals On newspapers tho rate will be forty cents per
kiogramme II u high time kind Of postal arrange
ment concluded with the United Sassa
According 70 the revenue returns Of tho month o.
Custom Houses in Cuba including tonnage, lighthouses
dues, 80, foos up $747,446. Havana alone produced
Mstanzas Sc4 74o. cardenas $s2s0l, and san
The French steamer Sonora is finishing her REPAIRS
and TO return shortly 70 vera Cruz with cattle and
some material for the Imperialism but does nos
appear that she will take any men. This viii inEes
cato at the proper time
The Captain General gives banquet to-day TO the
exmo-Senor Lara, the Director General Of the civil
According 70 the Dioro de Santiago de Cuba OF the
inst n uyarC n
concluded On many estates the result was den.
cheney Of forty per cent and on the most favored plan
tatons decrease compared with last years CROP
from twenty 70 twenty-five per cent The average
price obtained for muscovado had been 3c. Rum
had given still worse result, say II cents The prices
obtained for coffee aso below last years. II may
be justly said that The planters could scarcely have soon
The activity noticed recently in the sugar market
rather TO than otherwise at the advanced
rates and holders are firm on the actual basis OF r.
wards advance In the season. Among the recent
freight engagements notice the following charters:-
British brig Benz Carver, 625 hhds sugar. Sagua 70
Philadelphia at 81 co. Bills on London sell 81 Tx %
IL per cent premium, and Paris per cent discount
New York currency varies from % to 80 per cent dis
count The amount Of specie received from January
Juno Is foots 4S2 against $685. llS iasa
year.
smugglInx In Cuba-The Bark Ocean Home-
Failures.
HAVANA, June q, 1861.
The new Chief Director Of the Revenue for this sland
Spanish mail steamer Infanta Isabel from Cadiz HM
predecessor seor Mcheena left che day fes
st. Nazaire by the French steamer France.
Smuggling 10 carried more or less. The customs
employees lately hit upon new dodge. The latter
keep the original manifest Of all vessels from the
United States especially Steamers from the any
one even newspaper reporters This IL clevery done By
delivering to the Custom House an entirely different
CODY wherein most Of the items set down under the
classification OF provisions All the saving Of duties
therefrom lie seldom ever, shared by the merchant
but divided between their clerks and the omcias con-
cerned.
several quite heavy failures lately reported and
alsogether confidence u not fully restored In commercial
Captain Graham Of the British bark King harold.
lying q hatanzas reported TO have died on the Itch
The slave Trade n not inssrfsrsd WITH bids fair e
at Puerto Padre anssl. u looked for somewhere.
doubts concerning the true destination q
the British schooner No. !, which cleared IN balase
from this port on the s'n cstensoy for Boston spss
the American bark Ocean Home. especially ~ -
whether the bidder win not be disturbed In the ques
ofca quarters 70 ascertain the law on the subject
The weather u very stormy
Some Of our Journals are coming out quito boldly
agans. the lato reform. Or new system Of TAXATION
the sugar CROP which sst down at forty cent les
than last years. comments upon the gloomy futurs;
and taking into consideration the unsettled financial
condition OF the department. the only bank In b. Jage
having broken down long ago, levels liz recommendations
the government for overlooking the agricultural In
tcres,s with Rumors anoat forsboding some
70 enforce the collection Of the taxes next July.
Some leading commercial houses have begun theie
liquidation. with view 70 wind mp their business
among them that OF J. II Morales & Co.