The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-13 00:00:00

THE MIKADO UNVEILED.

Mr. Seward, whose name is familiar to all the dip-
lomatists of Europe, has just achieved a very mar-
vellous feat. He has penetrated into the presence of
the Mikado of Japan. The achievement was not ac-
complished without difficulty, for the delays
and hesitations and excuses were so tedioue,
that the clay fixed for leaving Japan came
in view before the matter was finally
settled. The Japanese, however, took alarm, and
sacrificed their precedents rather than risk offending
the American ex-MiniSter. Aniericans, says one of I
their journals in triumph, have made their way
before now to the head of the Japanese army and
navy, but this is the first time one has penetrated to
the unveiled presence of the Mikado. Mr. Seward,
while in office, did good service to the Mikado's party,
by withholding the vessel Stonewall from its real pur-
chaser, the Tycoon. Some attribute the concession of
an interview to gratitude for this service; others to
the wish to induce him to exert his influence on the
vexed Saghalien question ; others again regard it
only as additional evidence that the present admini-
stration of Japan is inclined to relax the severe
and exclusive etiquette of former times. The visit of
the Duke of Edinburgh was an innovation, and the
reception of the untitled and American citizen has
followed it up. A fortnight before, the idea of Mr.
Seward's visit to the mysterious Mikado would have
been dismissed as impossible by every foreigner in
Japan. There is a marked difference in this respect
at present between Japan and its neighbour China.

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MAJES-TY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 12.
Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal
Highnesses Princess Christian and Princess Beatrice,
walked and drove yesterday afternoon
Her Majesty drove out this morning, accompanied by
Princess Christian.
Prince Christian went out shooting to day.
Captain De llorsey, of H.M.S. Hector, guardship at
Cowes, had the honour of dining with the Queen and the
Royal Family yesterday,

The Belfast paper, th'e Northern Wh,w, states
" on the very best authority " that the Government have
no intention of bringing forward a denominational edu-
cational bill for Ireland, as was recently alleged.
Tgi WALKER DIVORCE CAsn.---The case of Mrs.
Walker against Mr. Walker came before Lord Ormidale,
iw the Outer House, Edinburgh on Tuesday. Mes
Mr.s
Macdonald and Lancaster, advocates, appearing for
Walker, and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Balfour, advo-
cates, conducting the case for the pursuer. Two pleas
were put in for the defence, and some discussion took place
"on the former of these, which raised a question as to the
right of Mrs. Walker to raise the present action, in respect
that she is now under a decree divorcing her from her hus-
band. It was contended that Mrs. Walker had given no
intimation of the grounds on which she now sought
divorce during the time the first action was going on, an
ced
d
that the effect of the decree already pronoun
against her was to take away from her all locus standi for
raising the present action. On the side of the pursuer, it
was urged that the status of the wif6 was not destroyed so
long as any of the parties had the right to continue the
action, cr so long as de facto the action was pending.
Lord Ormidale intimated that two courses were open to
him—either to give judgment himself, or to report by
oft
he and note to the Inner Court where a branch
of the case was pending, in order to get I:fuller judgement.
The defender requested judgment from his Lordship with-
out report. His Lordship was afraid he must in that case
repel the plea, but took the case to arizandunt in the
meantime.--Scotsman.