The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-20

Hammered Royal Decree Granting COnditionai
Freedom 10 Slaves-The Sale Of the Ocean
Home Deferred-Rcform in the Passpert
Standardization Of the Savings Bank-Thc
Financial Situation Not Good In Havana.
HAVANA, June IL, 1867
In coroboraton Of an opinion which expressed in
previous letter. learn that the last Spanish mail
steamer brought out royal decree declaring free all
coored children born Of slave parents on and after the
LIST Of July next After said date any slave may obtain
his or her liberty for the amount OF $780, am assured
that the Captain General has received said Decree and
that IT has not been published yet for fear that it, sud-
den circulation among the coored CLASSES might produce
too much enthusiastic demonstration which, perhaps
would be dangerous
With regard 70 the business OF the bark Ocean Home
understand from very reliable source that the order
TO sell her at public auction s likely TO be deferred or
perhaps 70 be revoked altogether II appears thai Mr.
Seward sent word to the spanish Minister al Washing
ton suggesting that the case might be deferred Tor
awhile 10 give him opportunity OF looking into be-
fore the authorities hero did anything further In the
matter He reminded the Minister that case had oc.
CURED here ago very similar to the above IN
which the claim Of the United States considerably
swelled In consequences OF rather hasy conclusion on
the part Of the Cuban authoTes The Captain General
having recently received communication from the
Spanish Minister to the effect above stated II 10 pre-
sumed that ample time will be given TO Mr. Seward to
examine thoroughly the papers now IN his hands rela-
tive to this affair."
We learn from Georgetown Demerara that the United
States steamer Pepobscot, Commander Fleming, five
guns from Barbados had put the former port
TO coal on the 22d OF May last.
The French gunboat Bonvet, Commander Montpezat,
arrived on the 18th inst, last from Nuevitas
am happy to cay that according to a royal Decree
ports will no longer be required in Cuba and Porto Rico
All that will be necessary in future are cedulas" or
vouchers Of residence while foreigners producing any
sort of document identifying their person will have no
further trouble Your readers will be right glad TO learn
that the former nuisance has been done away with,
which hitherto caused much annoyance, fraud and
expense Those who arrive wholly unprovided with any
document whatever will only have to produce two wit
nessas TO state the object OF their st or sojourn
According to the monthly balance sheet just published
BY the Gaia dc Ahoos Savings bank to the 3lst OF
May last, 1t had cash balance on hand Of 81 ,t27
Tho amount OF bills receivable 81 046 27S. II pos
sessed shares the uenfuegos and the Cardenas rail-
roads to the nominal value Of $25410. The loans
shares il the large Ane building which occupied
by the bank in ORcilly street III is the only private
Fps. IN a. o pa That Is provided with bomb
capital is only $4,000, less than one half
of the smallest bank Havana yet has PRESERVE"
fund Of $780, 73. The deposits without interest
amounted to $685. and ST. 455s27 interest The
profits obtained by this well managed little institution
tho general situation its shares at great premium,
and there scarcely ever any for SALE comparative
statement appeared yesterday In the Didrio d. Ia No
showing the dividends made by the principal
banks Of Havana Maanzas and Cadenas during the last
nine years. The total amount OF these has varied from
1917 to o. per cent annually about Is to IS per
cent This augurs very favorably far az con.
Germs the banks, but when we notice the great
fall In the price OF the shares thus contra.
dieting the dosrabiy Of the investment) and the
immense decrease in the deposits the general dstrust
becomes much the more prominent and evident The
press may turn and twist about sin much data
as II likes but there will be reaction till the crisis
has matured For the time being financial matters do
look feeby up but consider this quite ransitory and
yet hope may be mi taken In the premises
The Mexican war steamer Mosquito is not likely now
to leave Havana claim has been established against
her TO the extent Of $1,000 for certain commodities
furnishedn TO said vessel The result of Santa Annals
doings is now looked for The Mexican sloop Of war
Salazar ID also still In port.
For the last few days the sugar market has shown
more life, and some parcels have Obtained m advance
establishing the price the proportion Of * reals for
No IL Tonnage for the United States IL exceedingly
and in active demand Among recent charters
notice thai Of the British bark Shefeld a6O0 boxes
capacity for New York a. q 90 per box and 50 IS per
hid; American brig W. Robertsos, 1000 boxes for
New Orleans :. 81 % per box and g per hhd Amer-
Orleans at $40; American brig Lulan, $50 hhda, for
New York; At 81 and 81 so per box; British brig Auro
r., 400 boxes for NewIYoFk at 81 so Exchange on
London nrn at II TO Tx cent premium and Paris
to ~ per cent discount Sixty days currency on New
York sells q % per cont disco unit and short sight gold
bills at par 70 u premium.
The French steamer Darsn, from New Orleans ar
rived this morning Tho France, from Vera Cruz v due
on tho 10th inst