The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-02 00:00:00

LORD ELGIN'S VISIT TO JAPAN.

(Preen the North China Eirsid.)
We have been permitted to extract from a private
journal an iatereeting sketch of this visit to Japan, which we
give below :
"On our arrival at Nagasaki, :on the 3rd of August, we.
steamed et cam into the inner anchorage, end bros=p
about • quarter of • mile trom the landing-piece at
where we remained until the 6th, when we left for Ohm*
the liestemmistine other Majesty' whips Pro,
Calcutta, Inflexible, Lee, and Emperor. Mb
suite end the Aloes of the 'hips visited the bream end
made purchases, and ieterokisaged visite with the DM&
authorities resident there.
Before entering the bay at &mods, when we *r-
eboil on the 10th, we saw • volcano In Muhl
&elks. The country is pretty, but the town mean,
mil ant likely to become an important tredi~ poet.
non le a breakwater to protect the anchorage egai~i the
brag rollers that owealatelly set in. A large Imam of
were, superior to that at Neageaski, tempted arty
larrettiff and others to invest spare dollars All the ar-
ticles chosen were taken to en odes at a short dishonor,
where some government dibble were seated, who, oa mar-
tainlog the price, charged • per armee end weighed oar
dollars against their oals--absessis--Uirea of tier bag
equal to the dollar.
" Here we met Mr. Townsend Harris, the Consul•Geeseral
of the United States, and his sakestary, Mr. Mewsluen, who
kindly offered his services to Lea Elgin as en katepreter,
which, with hen knowledge al the baggage, were most
valuable. _ _ _ _ _

On the 12th, we loft for Jeddo, Mr. Henkse
= us, end on the sues day andoned alma
11•17=g off the °vital of Japes. Sauced bobs
with goverumeat officials coat ca board very soon.
No fordept ships had over bikes anted so now the
town. the American sad Raabe ship.
_bowing always b.
minima about 15 miles of Here we bead • peddle-whist
dunes, ghat by the Deitch to the Japanese gchernmant
sheW the natiossal (Japed* gag--white, with •s red hall
te the aeons and s white petulant ; there woo also twootlee
very ugly ship-egged vaseels, built by theenedise (guard-
rail*. The boos that came off to us bed the imperial
asioure—white, with heck mien leaves la tie cobra
limed offloble of rusk visited Lord Ilea, and invited him
te tele up his redeem ashore, where CanalnklatiOn would
be more easy. as the disease, to the ships was great, sad the
maths, sometimes boisterous; so re the 17th Lord
Blgto and staff left the ships le the gunboat Lan, sad
ships' boats with guard of boner, Ike, sad vas Mae b
Io the hadh.g. place as they excel, when it woo Row
ear, to take to the ships' gip, end. Mar aloe IWls hilloolty,
see seramoted by smartmoes SIN we hinds& The
Wasiak wan the, to ressbe by loserrp sad mite; Matra
(memo* ware also in wetting, sod we were transported to
oar new domicils. It was sot samplases, but It was ohm,
newly matted, sad bolded Sew neeptice. A Blinddlot
Maple and • lotus pod indketed it to be the residence of the
pesos. A dinner war sent from the amerce somewhat
similar so • Mimeo repast, bat seek peer wee famished
on • sore,
Thoimerate Commiso eceers, Is sander, havings bad ea lb
bervire wish Lard Elgin at his modems rspstlng a treaty,
his kwdshlp end oaf, with some odium, TIMM the Minister
for Foreign Adele at the Emperor's palace, when we were
nothod in the presence of several official peroonages.
Bash bete mooted not to go bb the room with the
num Mom we then wont, we put slippers over than. Pipes,
swesismats, Is., were provided is • emirate room to which
mot of the party wars invited, leaving Lord Ebb in we-
hems, with the Japanese mirror, Mar wreak we Mama
is oargeostars.
" Dorbe our stay et Jeddo we made excemices into the
amid miles. The semory was drandog sod the
land odeluesd. Fles:cosad pesos of the potpie
see estransi y rhea; in the are balidag-hoeses, The
meglo earl sen:Za no beivility. At a spot
ohne Owe le_o FM* sad Mem tea sod naresk-
mole romp mean who ere far hoes
Vithl ImensibleareV-txbildied • sot at
Wet ; semi whibrat=
berg.~ sal sear pm{ of resate by man cl chalk.
The of the amniad worsen with bisokened teeth
sad systems senetrod wee In moiety conlinot shim
At on entorolvelebertainmat Mem wee ledoedecad • streagfeschy tie,
Mule b • iseopmfel of •
kind end whipper It tato I fredir bermesgavarieltnir was
too strong to be egoomillo; the semlbe of hreaso served
sweetmeate„ won braid • mead time, the mom of
the peeks having boon plead ca the tones coatdottig them.
The enweals who brought b these Mips ma woes a
sword, oohs a low
maybe(l4mtairee hobo to mad b.
eked *rag tietb• litter
of thigh WM if of ilk, beeper Sb.momaa=S
&b. ems bode to de illimmt prom beef
the
Mimeo oldie ships. hasp the former Irmo some phase et
elk that may oily bleredely the femme sable, no
*roe perms rider diesel to bey err seem it ; is add to
be made by bedded sibs. It as set bettertitultiicied•
leseekeiner tthisMoos silk. The easy, s
facsart of the Swam etiolate as arm pored with
the sdf-ocaosital she of the Chinese is mosseb
abbe, and Imoremed me peed, in their favour.
They were jolly, too ; drbadag b the Qum, the
Emperor, and the Coesabideases b ishompame as they
liked It, with a hip, hip, hoorah I They expressed their
of satisfaction at the visit at the anthoseedor, and
ho that one of them, as sobassobr Met the Oewt
Japan, might met Ma la RagissA. Marius& Wog the
" Os the 16th of tidy the treaty was thermally druid bY
Lord Blies mil the star Cr—'—'--en Al on isterriew
held for the webs some days previous lerd Stein delivered
to de Minister the We of Leal Mellse, peewit-
ing the Mem yacht to the Ereparer of Sopa hem hor
litslesty ths Qum of }load • prelludeary sompinente
were made for tenifer, her, sad it see po=d that
her same should be changed to my ether
might copilot. Aciesedlogly, after the limey was
the party west en beard. A wit. at 21 Iwo was
In eamilsat dna, from the fort, and the Bd cabers viers
hauled lows, end the Lipman hafted, the Heist
sad Farber each sakelog the deg with 21 The lame
ofc=resas thee gime to the reedit W.
. They stoma groat plesesra as thebeau-
tiful Attie. sad Webb% rod gave Lord Night a hoar to
Lord Cletendoa la rapt to the one they had received from
him. They visited the RiklOanm vita* veal via Wing
up on board the Dragon, and altar steam* Moat null
dark the parties retained their resposivs shies sod home,
the :ewer Meg rookies and schibillng bles-lighte at the
yardarms of the yacht.