The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-23 00:00:00

JAPAN.

A California telegram, of the 7th inst., says :
"From further accounts it appears that the Japanese
Government attempts to avoid a war with the foreigners,
it having not only paid all the indemnity demanded by
England, but also made a satisfactory apology; but this
displeased the Damios, and much discontent existed through-
out the country. A Damio who owns the territory along
the Strait of Simouskiski, in the province of Margal, and
whose forts commanded both western entrances to the island
from the sea, commenced recklessly firing upon ships of all
nations that passed. He had also two steamers fitted up as
war vessels with heavy guns aiding the forts in their attack.
" These are the vessels destroyed by the Wyoming. At
the latest dates a largo British fleet was lying at Kanagawa,
under Admiral Kuper, and was about to sail for the Straits
of Simouskiski.
" The greatest fire that has occurred for many years took
place in Yeddo on the 19th July. The residences of 30
Damios, several temples, and a vast amount of property
wero destroyed."

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 23.

The Inman steamship City of Baltimore from
New York, on the 12th inst., arrived here at 1 a,m.
to•day with 119 passengers, and 488,893 dole. in
specie.
She landed 27 passengers and the mails.

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 23.
The extra Inman steamer City of Limerick, from
New York on the 10th inst., arrived here at 11,40
a.m. to-day. She brings 47 passengers, but no
specie. She landed 19 passengers, and proceeded
for Liverpool at noon.
Her news has been anticipated.

BANQUET TO EARL RUSSELL BY THE MEIKLEOUR
TENANTRY.—The Meikleour tenantry have arranged that
the Russell banquet, on Saturday next, will be on a grand
scale, in the Blairgowrie Public Hall. It is expected that
the Count de Flahault, proprietor of the Meikleour estate,
will preside, and the Earl of Dalhousio, the Earl of Airlie,
and other noblemen, are expected to be among the guests.
PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS and monuments in 110
plates, by the best artists, taken at the places, and accom-
panied by arcba3ologieal and historical notes, by J. Janin,
Victor llugo, Chateaubriand, C. Nodier, &c., are advertised
by Dusacq in Paris.
'THE FRENCH NATIONAL COLLECTIONS OF PIC-
TURES have been enriched during the lest dozen
years by the addition of some of the finest works of art in
the world. There is a Holy Family by Perugino, said to
be the chef-d'oeuvre of the master, bought at the sale of the
gallery of the King of the Netherlands for 53,302 francs.
There is also a very fine Rubens, the portrait of Baron
Vieg, acquired at the same sale at the price of 15,934 francs.
From Marshal Souk's collection two magnificent pictures
were secured—a Murillo, "The Conception," for 613,300
francs; and a marine picture, by Vandervelde, for 11,550
francs. The sale of that celebrated collection took place in
1852. Since then, in 185 i, according to the Building ffews,
four new pictures were bought for tbo Louvre, one of which,
a Murillo (the Virgin surrounded by Glory), was the gift of
the Emperor, Iu 1858 eighteen pictures were added, in-
cluding five works of Murillo, Zurbaran, and the elder
ITerrera, which cost 300,000 francs. Two paintings of
Rubens were bought in 1859, and nine in 1861, including a
Hobbema (a Windmill), bought for 52,500 francs. Last
year there were five pictures added, including a Velasquez
—a full-length portrait of Philippe IV., which cost 23,000
francs. The Chapter of Notre-Dame, also, last year pre-
sented to the Louvre forty-one pictures of the French
school. Among these is the " MagnificAt," which Jouvenet,
having become paralysed, painted with the left hand in the
year 1716,—,Reader,