The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-30 00:00:00

JAPAN.

The following are extracts from a letter received
by the last China mail from an offieer of the equa-
-1 dron which recently visited Japan :
The Japanese are line fellows, aad altogether a eoperior
race to the Chinese. They are 'tritely honourable in all their
dealings, and possess all those essential qualities whioh make
awn honest, generous, and brave. We were but a week
there, and ware most courteously treated the whole time ;
mule' *boat everywhere both in the tows (Nagasaki) and
the country. The country wee most beautiful and pictu-
resque, and cultivated with the most elaborate care even to
the highest peaks of the hills. The harbour of Nagasaki is
one of the most magnificent in the world—rock., waving
woods, and undulating surface were the leading Itaturee of
the sae., and enclose the harbour. Rich fields and
pretty huh villages peering through the trees are
ssea on all aides, while at the bead of this magnificent
sheet of water etabosomed in trees and reflected in natare's
brightest mirror lies the tows of Nagaeald. Of it I cannot
say that there was much worth notice ; architectural embel-
lishments the Impanel* have sone ; no fluted columns or
lofty lugedes., so tapering spires or gorgeous porticoes attract
the attention or arrest the step of the passing stranger.
But if there was nothing remarkable in the embellirtuorats

of the city, ono could not help noticing the decorous appear-
auce of the fahabitents, their civility, atteatioa, and polite-
aim, and shove all their industrious habits and strict
integrity. We bought lots of things of all sorts,
and everything remarkably cheap. Their earthenware
is of the most beautiful description ; the Chinese
have nothing like it; their locker ware is unequalled,
and all the other productions of the Japanese seem equally
good. Had I possessed a mall trading capital I could
have invested it with equal pleasure end profit. Things
that were bought for a shilling at Nagasaki fetched a dollar
at Hong Hong; and these needy beams of their superiority
to articles of similar descriptioe of Chinese manufacture,
which you are aware are in many respects very beautiful
and curious. You will have an opportunity of judging Jar
yourself of the bicker ware, of which I seal you • very
beautiful specimen in the shape of • table, and I reams
other objects I have selected for you until my return.
Some ed the silk, crape, end satin embroideries were most
gorgeous.

The Japanese are highly civilised and fully alive to the
superiority of Europeans ia 110:4100. They hare already
made themselves toasters of steam, and understand the
electric telegraph. In Jaddo, where they had never men se
Bumps= ship, they had built vessels from European plans,
sad although the workmanship was exquisite, the vessels
themselves when contracted ewe, as you may Warns,
rather curious than useful. The termed Nagasaki contained
upward. of 70,000 inhabitants, bat the strews were so quiet
sad so few people were to be ems movies about that yes
might have supposed there wee net atithe of that number ;
but one corroborative fact the In my opinion proves the
extent of the population is the number of Ma garden& in the
vicinity; of which, aooording to the meet moderate compu-
tation, there cannot be lees than 700. All thole gardens WO
laid out in the most tame/XI maser, half garden
sad half wildentees. Within doors, the house Is
divided into • number of small rooms, martmslosely
well kept with clean mnts, but with very lisle other barei•
Mee. A principal attraction of these prism, however, eon-
Sas doubtless in the troops of " neat-handed Phyllis.'"
that attend upon them. After taking off your shoes yes
go upstairs and recline on the wheat of all oottceitsbla mats,
sad presently In comes • most delicious repeat, composed
of all sort. of Japanese Navies, of which commead
ma, before all the rest, to a Japanese salad. The
pear of Alexis Sayer never conceived aught to equal
this luxury. But as the bust of heats would be Insipid
without female misty, eurniems of fair girls lend their
presume to the semis, help pm w the daintiest morsels
wish the meet dellosis sasallea, end whim you throw
yourself back to enjoy year " wad," they call for their
instruments, and with late, harp, sad gittern, toll y.itt to
the lead of dreams with the edited and moot plaintive
meek I ever lewd. " Think of that, Kamer Brook :" All
these gist mu Istellfgeut, well dressed, sad graceful M the
extreme, end as such are bad to high sedaseilka by the
Japanese, who have no when er spessmiehmew shoat
briagtag their !studies into Utak waft to Mite hews to
"deportment " from the atteselses he I have me elmeed ;
whom " frailties" do by no metes Werke with their sea-
sequoia fortunes, since they marry and are gives le emetiese
without scruple or discredit. All the married woinsis Median
their teeth and cut off their eyebrows, which mains the
look Wises& On the whole, I used not tell you that we
were very easy to leave Japsa.
S.M.& —, Hong Kong, Oet. 16.

Texts° Puzuc Poortirr. The Liverpool
Taws Cassell, at Orir mewls( yesterday (Ilooday), whiSet
the resoistits of the nesith Cowastnes ow the wabheet et the
nun d pahlie property tor le rend of the ;nor mad otherlocal porpoise, end the Health Counsittes were authcolied to
oroparsot with the yeeish authorities la the matter.