The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-13


Commodore Perry, commanding tue Japan expo
Siti,n recently SAINT TO- The Prssdens Of Vie United
Japauese manufactures. The President has deposit.
ed them in The National Gallery, (Patent Qnfce1
where the public now have an opportunity Of exam
they were transmitted is Of camphof wood tn. top
OF H. the cross grain of the tree handsomely itlaid
with brass. The lock il of peculiar c3nstructioa the
key 2 ,fourcoinered one. dtung in quadrangqlar
; Mr.. John Warden. who has long been connected
with the National Gallery, and to whose skill has
been cOnfded the arrangement and superintend .nse
Of the various articles ,ef curiosity tbere depoasad,
has placed the Japan wares in large case, 10 - to
present them all at once to inspection. Here We
have ans made Of species OF Cane tbe wood deli.
catey split, and spread out in an oval form. (hs Is
covered vita paper elegantly printed with human
adorned-s very creditabls production;) q SGT OF
wooden c1ps and saucers, and sundry bowls with
covers, thickly Japasned, and of different colors
some Of them t,pehed with gold rai Of CLOTH
woven with gold; aaother, yellow SIX aud gold com
bned; and brpad silk sash. These articles are rich
and heavy, aad afford some idea Of the high state Of
peI uiacllres among the people with whom QUO cti-
ZeBs generally are dtsrous OF cnlusaHng CONNER.
eliminate acquaintance A. lot of Opium pipeS,
the b wis and tips finely polished brass aud steel
Che steMs OF cane stained or pafnsed) with hero.
rgtIphdcs on the metal. These are accompanied .by
ing plentiful II Tat country, one would suppose by
the uses which are made of it. -, tf-. sfs.l9
BeA.de these: there are small wooden boxes, ele.
gently jspanned; tao ~ them Intended as a commits
sarist depa 'meDt being divided into partitions for
coptanise deposits Of food. a drinking vessel that
could be put INTO tke vest pocket Of an outsce bar
harlan, isamong the contents; AZ itissuppsaedshat
ths ses n ansssrs sss pprPose Of wha '9mmss
es' tobacco nths collection II IL Of good taste
excepting the canphor rith which il was impregdat
Cd BY eonfhefhenth tbe big box Or trunk. 9Yf..
RIDueTr OK NswsIAPER, PosTAGB IN CASApAs
Hon. Mr.. Malcolm Cameron, Posfrn .s1er General
Of Cahada, has Issued circular from The general
Post Ofhse OF Quebec, aano uneipg various mndff-
cations III the rates Of post ,ge Ia the Canadian pro-.
vinces- the Des regulation 70 have gone into tie,t
yencday. February L. We hsve not the scales Of
charges under the previous regulations but our Ca
nsoian exchanges speak Of the present act as de.
cided reduction IL cnnBot be denied that Mr. Came
ron has acted with an enlightened forecast ia the
matter. He has had the laws of the United States
TO copy rom, and has.made O. decided Improvement
upon them In some respects. This is manifest in tLs
cusvtiy devoted 70 education terdpcrshce science,
agriculture and instruction, to bass through the
mails entirely free from postal charges. Thus are
the peepe induced to give preference TO that kind
81 reading ~hice, more than any or all others teuds
TO strengthen the intellectual facu.ties and morsi
sentiments OF the people and to give them proper
appreciation ofscience and agriculture. The port
age charge on Canadian newspapers will hereafter
Daily, = per year. ~ ~ IL 81 60
Tftweekiy, gZ,... .-'..'.... ....-.9g....3 50
Sem, MeeAy' ,.s.i,.,-,f..,. .s.....c-s,,, asSSs3
Ins catcs thessrates are 20 be paid quarterly in
advance, The saue rates ,areto apply TO papers
published In the United States and addressed tosut
ssrbersin Canada Transient papers, sent from the
Office OF publication, are charged hxfpenny, which
10 fraction less than our own rates. Magazines
and osAer periodicals, pubished monthly, no. weigh.
Ing more Than one ounce to be cbargcdG1 cents per
aDnum: over one and not exceeding two ounces, 20
cents; and when over three ounces, 40 cents.--
Chiedgs Tribune.
Tis FIsHsRlss-Hr Sabine, Of Flamiagham,
Msss who has been writing long ds,uaent on
the subject Of the ,heSes has srnt an estimate "
the Gloucester 10egruph OF the cod, mackerel aud
herring hsheiies OF the American seas The number
of American vessels engaged in the business il
3,iCO; British 3,715; French, $50 The capital In
vested is American, 20 s20015; British $4,000 175;
French, o. 255 900; while The value Of the animal
preouets Is Amer can, yS40ls, OSO; British, ss,-
win be seen that w}ile the capital invested In tie
British pos essims isabout che zane m In The Uni
ted States, the value q the annual pnducs Is more
than decide. I should have guessed al a result
sonstAiDe like The before entering 6pon caiculf-
tion item by item, for the figures agrse with my par
sonsl observation fer series Of years. So much for
yssseis 20 much for proximity to and owbershio Il
row stats Ard the shore ahd boa. fsheres.'