, 1854-07-22

ican Whiskey.
And for the Empress, (presuming there
is one) Telescope; a Lorgnette in gil
ded case; q Ladys Toilett-Box, gilded; a
Scarlet Velvet Dress; changeable Silk
Dress, howered; splendid Robe; Audu-
bon's Illustrated Works; Il handsome set Of
China; a Mantlepiece Clock; a Parlor
Stove; box of fine Wines; box of Per-
fumery; box Of Fancy Soaps.
Among the other presents, perhaps,
the most valued was copy of Web
ster's Dictionary = the Imperial Interpre-
ter. To the high officers were given books,
Rifles, Pistols. Swords, Wines, Cloths,
Maps, Stoves, Clocks and Cordals, the
last of which they fully appreciated, and
as regards Clocks, whenit was proposed to
bring an engineer. from shipboard to set
them agoing, the japanese said there was
no occasion for that, for they had clockma
kers in Ycdo who understood them per-
rectly They were curious to know, how
ever, about ErcCSon's calorc engine, of
which they had heard, but from the Com
modore, at any rate, We suspect they would
not receive very favorable opinion Of its
pracIlcai utllty. .-..f
Whatever may be thought Of some Of the
other presents, the Railway and Telegraph
at which the world at the time was disposed
to laugh, were happy hits. The Rail is
only about three hundred yards in all, but
being formed in a circle, the carriage can
be driven at the rate ,of forty miles or
more. Just at first, the Japanese were
chlrry Of yenturing into the car, but after
Il single trial, there was much good-humor.
ed competition for places. The telegraph
still more astonshed them, but they will
speedily understand it, and may possibly by
this time he laying down wires for them
selves
One of the standing opinions about the
japanese, destined to be, thrown downsby
Commodore Perry, has been, that they
were invincibly inlolerant Of Christianity
in any form. Indeed this has generally
been assigned as the main reason for their
cxclusiveness To the emblem of the cross
they still object, but the story of the ex-
PEELED Portuguese, that every Christian,
landing in Japan, was required to trampe
on it, or on representation Of the Virgin
and Saviour, must, il true, have been al
most entirely confined to themselves and
their co.relgionists. More recent writer's
who have been able to deny that such is
now the custom, tell us that "the practice
Of religions rites is prohibited by irreyoca-
bic Japanese laws; "but the following mar
rativc of the funeral of marine of the U.
5, squadron, shows that there is us little
foundation for the one statement as the
other; On the 9th of March the day fol-
lowing the first meeting between Commo-
dore Perry and the Imperial Commissioner
from Iedo, TO negotiate the terms Of
commercial treaty. a soldiers and Chris
tian burial was given TO a marine, Robert
Williams, who had died few days before
on board the steamer Mississippi. The
party detailed for this purpose, consisted
of several officers, one Of them the Chap
lain in his gown, an escort of eight marines
in charge of a corporal and four marines
as bearers of the corpse. Two boats left
the ship; one containing the officers and
the other the body and escort. Upon rea-
ching the shore, the party was met by sew
eral Japanese officials, ready to conduct
them to the grave. The escort landed first,
and received the body with the usual honors
The little processionl whs then formed, first
the escort, followed by the muSic-drums
and ffe; next tie body borne on the shoul-
derS of four messmateS; and then the
Chaplain with the other officers, and few
sailors from the boats bringing up the rear
In this order, with the music playing a
Dead March, the party moved to the grave,
winding through the streets of village
distance of nearly half mile. On either
side Of the road, and on the surrounding
hills, at the foot Of one of which grave
had been made, thousands of people, men,
women and children, could be seen, oil man
lfesting enger curiosity to witness scene
so entirely novel in their land
could not but think, as we passed
along, how strange not only the procession,
but each of us Individually, must appear TO
that eager throng not one of whom proba-
bly, had ever before looked upon the face Of
stranger from foreign country; and yet
there was no undue noise made, or appa-
rent alarm on the part Of any of them
only intense interest in observing what was
passing before them. As we neared the
grave, (Which occupied very pretty spot
the voice Of the Chaplain could be heard,
II am the resurrection and the life, saith
the Lord; he that believeth in me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live; and who.
soever liveth and believeth in me, shall ne
yer die" AS We gathered round the grave
and the readingof the beautiful and touch
ing burial service proceeded, the scene was
one OF unusual interest; for the time and
place, and circumstances all conspired to
make it, as an incident, honorable to orr
snort Sojoufn in a land, where, for centu-
ries it is said the symbol of our religion
has been trodden under foot. The church
burial service ended, the escort fred three