The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-09 00:00:00

THE JAPANESE EMBASSY.

To-morrow or Wednesday the Japanese Athiia-
sadors will take their departure from England: They
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Thence they go to RusFia, and afterwards to Portu-
gal, returning ultimately to Paris, preparatory to
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Netherlands, intend
their embarking from Europe in a French man-of
war, via the overland route. BA'tfle leaving .Lipan
it was arranged that the British Government should
afford them the means of transport to Europe, and
that the French Government should send them back.
On Thursday their Excellencies, accompanied by
Mr. Macdonald, had an official interview of some
duration with Lord Russell at the Foreign-office,
and again on Friday. Mr. Alcock, the English.
Minister in Japan, who has recently returned to
this country, was present on both occasions, as was
also Mr. Hammond, of the Foreign-office. On Fri-
day evening the Ambassadors and a few of the offi.7
cers of their suite were present at the soiree given
by Lord Granville and the Commissioners for the
Exhibition at the South Kensington Museum.
There they had the honour of
.an introduction to
their Royal Highnesses the Duchess Of Cambridge;:
the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge.
They afterwards attended the assembly of the
Marchioness of Westminster, at Grosvencri::
house. On Tuesday, their Excellencies, with four
of their suite, accompanied by Mr. Macdonald,
paid a visit to the Government small arms
factory at Enfield. They went 'from the
Shoreditch station by the 9 30 train, and re-
turned to their quarters at Claridge's Hotel abotit
five o'clock. On arriving at the factory
they were received by Col. Dixon, and at once pro-
ceeded with him to make a tour of the establish-
ment, with the working of which, as with all our
great manufacturing processes by machinery on a
grand scale which they had seen, they were greatly
impressed, and repeatedly expressed their admira-
tion at the marvellous accuracy and rapidity with
which the various parts of the rifle were fabricated
on what is known as the interchangeable principle.
They were more especially struck, like every visitor
to the establishment, with the manufacture of gun
stocks by machinery after the American method.
Neither yesterday nor on Saturday did they leave
their hotel, preferring now to spend the remainder
of their stay among us in necessary rest and in
making preparations for their departure. Within
the last few days they have been joined by
Moryama, one of their own countrymen, who has
accompanied Mr. Alcock to England. Speaking
English tolerably well, he took a leading part with
Mr. Alcock in arranging the treaties made in Japan
with this country. He is the hearer of despatches
to the Japanese Ambassadors, and comes, besides,
on the assumption that he may be of service in
giving effect to the principal object of their mission,
which has reference to commercial intercourse, be-
tween the two countries.

IMPORTANT JUDICIAL CHANGES.

There is every reason to believe that some im-
portant judicial changes will` fake plate at-the Close
of the present term—that is, during the long *ma-
tion. Dr. Lushington, who has been Judge o the
Admiralty Court and Dean of the Court of Arches,
intends retiring, as he is upwards of eighty }tears
of age, and the report is that ho will be succeeded
by Mr. Baron Wilde. For the post of Baron of
the Exchequer, which will thus become vacant,
several gentlemen are spoken of. Neither the
Attorney-General (Sir W. Atherton) nor the Soli-
eitor-Generel (Sir Roundell Palmer) would, of
course, accept the appointment ; and it is generally
thought that Mr. R. P. Collier, M.P. for Plymouth,
will bo raised to the bench, although Sir David
Dundas, M.P., Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, M.P.,' Mr.
Sergeant Pigott, M.P., and Mr. R. Lush, aro freely
spoken of. Some little delay in completing the
proposed arrangements will probably occur, in con-
sequence of the undecided state of the questions
relating to "Essays and Reviews." It will be re-
membered that Dr. Lushington has heard at great
length the case of the Rev. Dr, Rowland Williams,
the vicar of Broad-Chalk, the author of " Bunsen's
Biblical Researches," and that of the Rev. H.
Bristowe Wilson, 8.D., the author of " Seances
Historique de Geneve"—The National Church," in
that volume ; and the learned gentleman is now
preparing his judgments on the points so elaborately
argued before him in both cases. He has not yet
intimated to the counsel engaged when he will be
ready with his decision, but there is no doubt that
the delivery of his judgment on these difficult and
important causes will constitute his last judicial
act.