The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1862.

211 E JAPANESE MIS,SION.

The members of the Japanese Embassy, accompanied on
all occasions by Mr. Macdonald, are making the most of
the time allotted for their stay among us. Yesterday, at-
tended by some of the principal officers of their suite, they
paid visit to Kew-gardens, returning by way of Richmond-
park in the evening to their quarters at Claridge's Hotel.
On Saturday they went to see the London-Dock, the Thames
tunnel, and the Tower. With the docks they are said to
have been greatly struck, as affording a clearer insight into
the immense extent of our commercial relations than
they had previously been ablelo realise. They afterwards
took lunch with some of the outhorities. At the entrance
to the Thames-tunnel they were received by Mr. Mason,
the superintendent, who explained, through their inter-
preter, the circumstances attending and the machinery em-
ployed in its construction. On being conducted over the
Tower they were amazed with the enormous quantities of
arms stored there. In the evening they were present at the
assembly of Lady Palmerston, at Cambridge-house. On
Friday, at half-past 3 o'olcck, they went in state to the
Foreign-office, by appointment, and had an interview with
Earl Russell, to whom they delivered the autograph letter
addressed by the Tycoon to her Majesty. The Marquis of
Lansdowne was present at the ceremony, as were also Mr.
Layard and Mr. Hammond. The interview lasted about half
an hour, and n the course of conversation the Ambassadors,
through their interpreters, said they were delighted with all
they had seen in England, and with the courteous reception
they had everywhere experienced. On the same day they
paid a lengthened visit to Buchanan's archery warehouse in
Piccadilly. Mr. Buchanan took great pains to explain the
nature and virtues of the various rare woods employed by
him. He also instructed his visitors in the English
method of shooting, while they in bun exhibited the mode
adopted by themselves in!Japan. On Thursday they were
invited to lunch with a select party at Grosvenor-house,
by the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, and
were afterwards present at an assembly held by the Mar-
chioness. On Saturday Dr. Mitukury and Dr. Matski-
Ko-aan, accompanied by Otah, an officer of the mission,
paid another visit to King's College Hospital. They
were received by Mr. W. H. Smith, the chairman, Mr.
Fergusson, Mr. Moody, Mr. Cheese, Mr. Sambrooke, and
Dr. Guy, and afterwards proceeded to the operating theatre,
which was unusally crowded on the occasion. Among
the distinguished foreign visitors wore Dr. Despine, Dr.
Duchenne, Sir Joseph Oliffe, and others. The Japanese
occupied the reserved seats, A number of important opera-
tions were performed (as usual, under the influence of chlo-
roform) by Mr. Fergusson and Mr. Bowman. At the con-
clusion the Japanese visitors expressed their gratification
with the attention shown to them by the hospital staff, and
presented them with pipes, specimens of coins, china,
drawings, and autographs. They seemed to receive with
much pleasure the cartes de visite and autographs offered to
them in return by the medical men connected with the hos-
pital. The Ambassadors intend shortly to pay a visit to
Liverpool, where, it is said, they will be entertained at a
banquet by the Mayor and corporation.

us; they have comparatively little to lose, and they
can always find subsistence on the sheep and cattle
of the settlers; unencumbered, too, with baggage,
and independent of a regular commissariat, they
can move freely and with great rapidity, and
can always choose when and where to make a stand;
and in the neighbouring forests they are sure in
case of need of finding a secure retreat." War,
then, with such a race can hardly be profitable un-
less the aim be to exterminate or reduce them to
slavery. All newly discovered countries are to the
white race a sort of promised land, of which the inha-
bitants are as so much vermin to be eradicated in the
cause of progress. That the natives don't always seem
to see it in its proper light is a natural consequence
of their uncivilised and heathenish state ; nor need
we feel surprise at their sometimes throwing ob-
stacles in the way of the absorption of what they
ignorantly suppose to be their lands. But their
doom is sealed—their struggles are futile, and a
tatooed head or two, with an occasional war-club
will soon be all the records left of the Maori
race. Meantime, we commend Mr. Swainson's book
to the notice of those who may wish to emigrate to
that colony or may feel interest in its government.

The loes of Our Faith, and' How to Defeat them.
By a well-known author. Darton and Hodge.
The preface begins by telling us that " The
writer of this work is one of the most successful
authors of the day, both in theology and in general
literature; but as he believes the plan of his book
to be entirely original, and the ground over which
he has gone to have been untrodden before, he is
anxious that the public should form their opinion
of its merits without reference to the name of the
author." The author's originality is on a par with
his modesty. He first explains to us that the six
days of the Mosaic creation were not days of 24
hours, but lasted as long as you please ; next, that
a miracle is a miracle and nothing else ; and finally,
that the late Hugh Miller " may, taking all circum-
stances into account, be regarded as the greatest in-
tellectual prodigy of his age." Of course the writers
of "Essays and Reviews" are, in his estimate,
apostles of antichrist, and the road to salvation lies
through the gate which he is so considerate as to
hold open. His intention is doubtless good, but
intolerance and conceit are the main features in his
work.

The Last of the Incas. By Gustave Aimard

Ward and Lock, Fleet-street.

The locality of this tale is laid among the " deso-
late pampas of South America," and the plot shows
how an Indian chief called Nicobotha tried to
revenge the wrongs of his countrymen and re-estab-
lish the empire of the Incas. His plans succeed, he
captures the Spanish town of Carmen, and is
even crowned in the Square; but in his hour
of triumph he is treacherously poisoned by a Spanish
girl whom he was weak enough to love, the Indians
are massacred, and their hope of empire is lost for