The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-09 00:00:00

TIM TREATY WITH JAPAN.

We (Times) are enabled to state the more im-
portant stipulations of the treaty signed at Jeddo, on the
28th idlest Auguat. This treaty, In the first place, engages
that there shall be perpetual peace and friendship between
her British Majesty and the Tycoon of Japan; secondly,
that her Majesty may appoint a diplomatic agent to reside
at Jaddo, and the Tycoon a diplomatic agent to reside in
London, both of them respectively to have the right of tra-
velling freely to any part of the empire of Japan, and to say
pan of Great Britain; also either power mayappoint consuls
or consular agents at any or all the ports of the other. The
ports of Hakodadi, Kanagaws, sad Nagasaki, in Japan,
ars to be opened to British subjects on the let of July,
1869. Nee-e-gata, or if Nee-e-gaes be unsuitable, ano-
ther eoaysni®t port on the west coast of Nipon, ia to be
opened on the Ist of January, 1860 ; Hiogo on the let of
January, 1863; and British subjects may permanently
reside in ell the foregoing ports, may lease ground, purchase
or erect dwellings and werebouses but may not erect notifi-
cations. Within a certain distance of the specified ports
they shall be free to go where they please, or, speaking
generally, they have a tether of some twenty or thirty miles
around either of them. From the lit of January, 1882,
they will be allowed to reside at Jeddo, and from the let of
January, 1863, at Oases for the purposes of trade. All
questions of rights, whether of property or person. arising
between themselves shall be subject to the jurisdiction of
the British authorities; if they commit any crime against
the Japanese they will be tried and punished by their own
authorities, end ores twat Japanese subjects In the same
predicament will be tried and punished by theirs; but
in either ems the British Consuls are to act in the
Oret betenes as amiable arbitrators. In respect of
debts contracted on either side, the respective autho-
rities will do their utmost to eaters ncevary, but neither
=Tt will be held responsible for the debts of its sub-
he Japanese government will
_place no restrictions
whatever upon the employment by British subjects of
Japanese in any lawful capacity. British subject. will be
snowed the free exercise of their religion, and tor this ;Tr-
pose will have the right to erect suitable places of worship.
Foreign and Japans.e coin may be need indifferently for
commercial purposes. Supplies for the British 11.117 may be
stored at certain specified pore free of duty. If British
vessels are wrecked or stranded the Japanese authorities trill
tender every andelance in their power. British merchants
will be at liberty to hire Japanese pilots. Munitions of
war era to ha the only exceptions to articles of
Import and export, which len, on the tenement of
an ad valorem. duty at the place of import, are to os subject
to no further tax, excise,or transit duty. Snob articles way
be re-exported without he payment of any additional duty.
The Japanese are to prevent fraud or smuggling, and to
receive the beasfit of all penalties or contiscaUons. The
nanity is whirs in English, Japanese, and Dutch, the Dutch
version to be eceeidned the original. All official communi-
mikes on the part of the British to the Japanese authorities
shall, however, henceforward be written in English, though
for five jean from the signature of the treaty, to knew'
the trenseetien of business, they are to be accompanied by •
Dutch or Japanese version. The treaty may be revised on
the application of either of the contreoting parties, on giving
one yesu's notice attar the Ist of July, 1872. All the
pried/gee, immunities, and advantages granted, or to be
granted hereafter, by Japan to any other nation, are to be
freely and equally participated by the British government
sad its subjects. The treaty is to be ratified within a year
from the day of ite signature.
For the regulation of trade the articles which are appended
to the treaty an to be considered se forming a part of it, and
as equally binding. The majority of these relate to the
arremgements of the Japanese Custom-house, but the more
important contain the tariff of duties to be levied. In the
fleet elms, as free of duty, are specified gold and silver,
coined or neoshsed, wearing spparel in actual use, and house-
hold feraltine end printed books not intended tor sale, but
the property of peewees who come to reside in Japan. On
the seemed chum a duty of 6 per cent. only will be levied, and
this comprises all articles used for the purpose of
rigging, repairing, or fitting out ship, whaling gear of all
kinds, salted provisions, bread and breadstuff., living
animals, coals, Umber for baildfag houses, rice, paddy. steam
machinery, sine, lead, tin, raw silk, cotton And woollen
manufactured goods. A duty of 36 per cent. will, however,
be levied on all intoxicating liquors ; and goods not included
in may of the preceding chums will pay • duty of 20 per cent.
Japing.' produces which an exported es *ergo will pay an
export duty of 6 per cent. The above are substantially all
the materiel 'apologies' of this Important document.

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