Year: 1873

The RsstitutiOn of sequestercd Estates--


The Minister and the Casino Espan0i-


The Minister and tho Havana Press.


The C0astanoia, OF Havana, in It's issue OF the
27th ult, publishes order OF the Spanish Colonial
Mnster-now on q visit OF inspection in Cuba-de-
creeing the restitution OF sequestered estates TO
their foreign owners. The note passed by the
Minister to the Superior Political Governor Of the
Island is as follows:-


EXCELLENT SIR--The government OF the repub-
lie, decided TO procure a faithful observance OF
treaties and conventions celebrated by spain with
foreign nations desirous to obviate every motive
for reclamations by their citizens, and moved by
the reasons that were before the Council OF Min
listers at the time OF addressing to your Excel
lency's predecessor in the command OF this
tember last have thought well to decree
tnat Your Excellency shall order immediate and
strict compliance with the measure dictated by
the Ministry which is under my charge in which
the restitution OF sequestered estates to all foreign
citizens has been ordered. This Is IN consequence
OF governmental resolution, and in order that
parties interested may enter into the possession OF
their estates.


BY order OF the government communicate this
to you 50 that 1t may bring about the correspond
ing results.


THE COLONIAL MINISTER AND THE PRESS.


The Dtdrto OF the 25th says


His Excellency the Minister of the Colonies,
called together to-day. by means OF polite inylta
tion the directors OF the daily, weekly and semi
monthly Journals published in thus city. Az two





with that amiabllity which distinguishes
him. After thanking them for the kindly
hls arrival in thls Antle, he manifested his cher
ished desire that the journals should leave pas
sionate poemics, allow them to rest, and by thus
means facilitate their mission OF studying the true
state OF the island. His EXcellency also said that
he did not solicit an abdicaon OF principles, which
he could not request nor could they concede but
only rest in vehement and audacious poemics,
by which only scandal IS spread and nothing gained
to the sacred interests OF the country


mr. lie n
His EXcellency the Minister OF the Colonies to the
directors OF the Havana press What His Excel
lency has recommended Is wnat the Dt0r1O de tG
Marina has been repeating in It's columns from
day to day. and which is the basis OF our Judgment
IN all the questions that we treat. We. Therefore.
quest Of the representative OF the national Execu-
tue power.


At two O'Clock yesterday evening His Excelency
the Colonial Minister received a committee OF the
Casino Espano who were empowered to compli-
ment and congratulate him in the name OF that
institution, for his happy arrival in this island.
His Excelency was amiabe enough TO invite the
committee to be seated and to converse with them
for Is or 20 minutes


In the course of conversation the Minister said
that the telegram of the Casino ESpanOl OF Havana,
in which 1t was said that his arrival in this pro-
vince would be hailed with the greatest satlsfac-
tion, had determined him to Immediately under
take the voyage, which he hal projected before
hand and he expressed his gratitude towards the
institution that had given him anticipated proofs


Allowing that public men ought to speak with
the greatest irankness and adding tnat the COM
mittee might repeat all they were going to hear,
he said that il parties mount to power for the pur
pose of realizing political or even a social idea,
from the moment in which they form government,
this government should be that OF all the citizens
who constitute the nation, whatever might be their
principles, that they respect the law and that
the government now constituted wish TO be, and is,
that OF all Spaniards.


His Exceuency stated plainly that he would not
hastily decide any OF the grave questions bound
up in the present state OF the island; that he
would carefully and slowly study them, with the
best wishes to arrive at satisfactory solution
without inconsideratey hurting respectable rights
and interests. His visit had precisely this object,
admitting the study OF the ground to be possible.
The committee said to the Minister that the
Casino Espano would esteem it great honor II he
would visit their saloons His Excellency politely ac-
cepted the invitation, agreeing tnat the visit would
take place tomorrow evening. The lcayetaking
was as polite ana cordial as the reception and con-
ference and it seems to us that every one is per-
suaded that Spanish sentiment animates the worthy
members OF the executive power as much as 1t
does the representatives OF the Casino Espano.


In Tuesdays HERALD an account was given OF
the Minister'S visit the luxurious saloons OF the
Casino Espahol where His Exceilency disap-
pointed his entertainers by dscreety abstaining
from making a speech.