New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-18
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1859

durir April sni Msy was CHARMING sna eaeD gay L
The Jspsrese pointed out vsrions places Of interest
sncb az temples gardens, &c, which visited with
benefit 10 nv health and relaxation Tor my mind Inc
Set5y, or tbea.ers, Of Yeddo are three IN number;
Tbsy are al in the north east part OF the city, and
onIy few yards distant from escn other. inten led
Ia yist them, bat my friend, the Prince Of Sn.no,
ear1estly requested NE not 70 DO 60. lie said no
Jarsrse Of rank could 60 there without beng DIS
yy1ced; tb al if al imperial officer should be seen there
be would be Dismissed the service. be ADDED, " you
row stand ss high as any msn in japan; why, then,
should you wish to cas-. yourself down from the honor
able place you occupy Feeling convinced mat his
thing that might lessen my influence az the represents
tive Of my country, did not go. The japanese h.ve
very few smusemeIts the principal ores are wrestling
Jug elers, aud .oB sptnAers.
Nmbjng analogous to the Rougen Of java, the
Naucb gin Of India, the Alme Of Egypt the Sva of
Poyuess or the Figursnte Of Paris Is TO be met here
graz match Of 100 Of the crack wrestlers OF Jap
wss got up for my Amusement: Turn to Commodore
P.rrys WORK on j pan, psge i3l, and you vii fnd a
very good hthogrspb OF this anus The de-
description be gives Of It very correct and corret
ponds with what saw, with the exception that ne
says page 4J3 that some Ct the wres.ers 6uttef each
other and k pit up their brutal contes. until their
forehs aos were besmesred with blood, w.
The iuegl.rs sre very clever One OF them made
two buitsI Of common thin paper. he hrs. raised
Of them up in the sir by the ~no o. ms i1n made
n fu.er about be read, slight on his ager, his arm,
ard his face re IL set the psir IN motion and was
really wonderful 10 see how natural the action was.
They chased each ether through the air IN clrelis
sometimes horizontal aud sometimes VERT al; they
hoyered over the water that YVES in china bowl acd
AT lsst aliehted on the rim Of the bowl. Tue top.
spinHlrs would produce sensation IN NeT-lork,
For the Amusement Of your children, ADD :laly
for the Amusement Of the little lady ths. was 50 nc'e
usDt at seeing my iBeLess expOteO lf the open all
" ii descTibe the performance
The exhibitor having spun a top placed II en- a
board, where u revolyed with great rspl1ty AMI
steadincss he then took it mp and lai II on rs side,
where il remained without notion he then talked 10
the top. snd at the top; and after making slndry
hourishes with his fam be again placed II upright on
the board, and 10! it spun away 81 meuiy a. ever.
Another top, when lifted up by the spindle, nade >
noise exactly he your locust when held in the hand.
top was declared to be female and having let it
spin swhiA, lie took it up, shook il, aud d0Sn fell
seven distinct tops all of which whirled merry fodnd
Another suddenly changed ito lantern, snd, after
whirrg some time the lamp in the lantern was spOn-
taneCuslv lighted piece Of sc wing thread about five
wards long was held extended by two persons the
exhibitor pu top on his thread, and 1t ran from one
end the other always upright ard constantly revov'
ing. The same feat Was performed or the cage OF e
sword the top ran from the hit to the point, and
back again to the hilt. will only describe one more
feat. In the courtyard, where the exhibition took
place, a pole some 30 feet high was planted in the
frourd. fcm cross bar al the top Of the pole ii
Soute was suspended, Cike your martin boxes, and
from the door Of the house piece of Irvine hung
down TO the ground; the exhibitor placed spinning
top the palm Of HE left hand and selzed tue tWne
with It's right then, tossing the top up n the air he
dexterousy turn of the Irvine around the lower
spindle and the top instantly began to ascend the
twine reached the door, which it forc@i open entered
the house and then quietly laid down to rest In sl
this exhibition there neither trick nor decepton
il was plain exhibition OF skill
Yours, sincerely, TOWNSEND hAKkls
P.S.-Tbe distance from Simois to le1do IN 100
miles by lard by water it is Only about 80 miles.
did not describe the cultivation, houses, &c. ssw GA
the route for all is an exact counterpart OF Simoda,
which / have already described to you.