New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-20
"Certsiply," replied, "Hnd t,eat yon with the
yeasest attention and kindness during yoT whos.


it, How every theater vood throw open Its doors Tor
them, and hs crord Uoy ro,td drdw and ho~Jap1n-
eee res rye aDd.lpve Oi qu"t would De dri"en 70 'e
peration by he attention, with which they you'd be
surrounded. Are there officers ard princes nch eno1gh
TO make grand display, would they carry sio'g
with them their simple dress ald tnst'r
They vond be jnst ~ yon zee them now, DO
replied. We have no idea of the -cuod common
and want Of everything hke pretensson peculiar
TO these people. Take the Emperor hiureI for IN:
stopce. He il, ~ you may suppose, very rch, ana
yet am postiye that bis table and clothing do not
cost him 500 year. Why that sum wcnld not more
than pay for the gloves OF a Bro"dway dandy, with
ns, You hnve doubtless seen the thick, soft mating
with which the floors of their houses ere covered
We'll. the doors Of the palace covered in the same
yay and this mating serves the Emperors bed, as
well as thst Of the poorest house serves AZ the bed OF
his poorest subject. He stretches himself out, with
wood, pillow under his bend, and sleeps sleep rare
" Granted 10 his brother Monarcbs. To see Japan
ese thus sleeping, with his mead abruptly raised hvs
or six inches yon would predict stiff Ieck or future
rpinal affection general result; and yet there is
hot n healthy people living.
"Wbat did the Emperor look Ike " one Of us
asked.
"Quite fine looking man, with soft voice and
pleasant smile. suppose he IA some tbirty'nVe years
old In fact ka0,c he il; for, az Il IS considered
polite in Japan 10 ask Of bis age and how many
children he has was Of conrre, polite. Poor fellow
He has what one of would consider miserable
hfe AIe does not leave the palace bat once IN two
years. and then as he passes through the town every
one must leave the streets and close the doors and
windows OF their hOnHee. 1nelr custom not
low them 10 look at him. This N the temporal
Emperor,at Yeddo, Of whom now speak the case OF
the spiritual Emperor at Maco is even worse, for he
nerer leaves his palace. He is venerated much
that they cannot even the rtsk Of h6 being looked
upon by the crowd.
" How long has il been since you received your last
mail Mr.. Harris 2 asked another.
"Oh as for the mails, we are not bothered with
them here. If get files Of papers and our letters
once year. think ourselves fortunate. AS tor my
cores poDdence with the State Department, do not
know what 10 make Of it, Mr.. Marcy sent me to
biam, where j made Il treaty, and sent 1t home
came here, and, after much difficulty, got them TO
sign Convention-a very important One-whlch
also sent home. One day, while was in the weekly
expectation Of hearing from the Government a spe-
cia courier arrived at Yeddo, where thenwas bring
ing me a bundle of papers from Mr.. Rice, our Vice
Consul at Uokodad This man had been Nc tarly
month o. the road, during which time he had Travelled
over 500 miles. Mr.. Rice had read the papers, and
then forwarded them to me. Now how 40 you sup
pose that he became possessed OF them -
at is bard to imagiLe" we answered.
"He got them from American whaler fOrtu-
nately her capain was fond OF reacDg, and 80 when
leaving Honolulu, $. J., for cruise after sperm
whales, he filed his lockers with the latest papers
During his cruise he touched at Hakodadi, and hav-
ing then gone them at least twice, passed Shen
over to Rice. Through these first heard OF the death
of Gov. Marcy and began to understand why had
not heard from him. Now yOu tell me that my Con
veptor witr Japan published in January Of this
yearthat is pleasant news, but should IKE 10 know
whether the State Department fled with it,.
Shortly after Mr. Harris arrived at leddo tue sec
ond time, lie was'folowed by Mynheer Donker Curti.
ous the Dutch representative from Nagasaki asked
him if that gentleman had, as usual, gone upon his
knees when approaching the Emperor, and he said no.
That custom might be considered as extntt, now,
though DOnker Curious was the first Dutcfman VINO
had escaped. Thus is Japan becoming more liberal
daily. -
"About what time do you think they will send us
Minister" / asked, "and have they any able men
who would be equal to the post J"
& A. fnyt tha time ia nj y,ta
to the fact of going, that is beyond all doubt.
suppose that wthin gear from this dde japanese
Minister and suite CT twenty or thirty will be in Wash
ipctop. Higno 10 Kant (Kami--prince; no Of;
'Hiea-Higa; Prince of Heol is probabyas able
man ai they have and he doubtless the one who will
BE- selected. You will see him in Il few days. fine
looking fellow
Mr. Harris speaks most interestingly of the feats of
TIE ugglers and Of the theaters of Yeddo as well as
of the extensive stores. He says that the Prince OF
Clano tCinano-D Kanh to whose particular care 1t
seems the Emperor conhded his comfort and amuse.
men, fancypg that he was having dull time in the
Immense house that had been appropriated to him,
called up Of his juggers to perform before him
and help him pass il. One of them was the Ander.
son" Of Japan; his feats were SO wonderful that l
am almost afraid to write them. wish it distinctly
understood therefore, that am only repeating rhat
Mr. Harris told u.s. and rhat rc consequently 6tl'erf
Here are some Of his feats:
No /. He took ordinary boy top, spun II In the
air. caught il his hand, and then placed 1t tstl
spnninel upon the edge of sword near the hilt.
Then he dropped the sword point little and the TOP
maved slowly toward it. Arrived at the veryeDd the
hilt wss lowered in turn and the top brought back.
As usua the sword was dangerously sharp.
No. . was also pe,f formed with the top. He spun it
in the air. and then threw the end of the string back
toward it with such accuracy that 1t was caught up
and wound itself all ready for a second cast BY the
time il bad done this it had reached his hand and was
ready for another splp
No. 3was still performed with the top. There was
an upigt pole, upon the top of which was perched
little house with very large front door. top was
spun, made TO climb the pole, knock open the said
front ooOr, and disappear AS well as remember,
the hand end Of the string fastened ne ST the door,
90 that this almost repetition OF the sef-wnding
feat.
But feat No. 4 was something more astonish-
inc than all this. He took two paper butterflies,
an med himself with the usual paper fan, threw them
into the air, ard, fanDiog gently, kept them flying
about him as if they had been alive.
He can make them ahght Whenever you wish
Try him! :" remarked the kam prncel through the
Interpreter. $50
Mr. H requested that might alight upon
each ear of the jusgler No sooner expressed than
complied with. Gentle undulstions Of the fan waved
them slowly to the required points, and there efthem
comfortably seated. Now, whether this command
over pieces Of paper was obtained simply by currents
Of air, or by the power of concealed magnet, Mr..
H coulc not tell ascertain. One thing, how
everwas certain-the porer rds there.
Let US turn from juggers to theaters. II seems
that there only four of the latter in ieddo and
that they are all alongside of each other. Hence II
a japanese the edge Of the city wishes 10 attend
one of them he must take foot exercise before
being abe to do so. say that he must walk for
bot the princes in Japan ere allowedto rde as gen.
eral rule and kty must ride, either in chair or on
horseback as they choose. In the latter case, the
horse il led by a groom each side, and is never
allowed to 60 ont of a walk. While passing by these
theaers Mr.. III. expressed wsh TO attend perform
snce. hut his prncely conductor very much
shocked telling him that none but the common people
ever went to such places. Ii the nobility wanted TO
zee anything of the Sort they made the actors come to
Them