New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-20

by me foreign representative, the Japanese viii
press it, continuance on the plea that it ia neces-
sary for the protection of the place. or TO drain the
paddy. fields perhaps! IL IL not impossible, there
fore. that the Japanese seek TO magnify the dangers
that threaten, the better 10 enable them 10 carry
ont their system of Defense which is 10 isolate and
put under surveillance the foreigners 10 the furthest
possible extent.
Yeddo TO Japanese eyes appears unusually quiet.
The feuds of powerful Princes alarm its population
into imagining all sorts of evil impending. We
had rumOr few days since OF the murder Of the
young Emperor n rum0r arising doubtless from the
reported violent death of some other parsonage of
rank. A new Regent has not been appointed. In
deed the japanese Government does not officially
admit that the late Regent is really dead. The old
Regent no longer appears in State affairs, they say
because the young Emperor is now old enough to
take the reins Of Government IN his own hands
This is after the old system of nayJOea, Of which
we hear 30 much from the Dutch writers on Japan
The Prime Minister recently made naybOen visit
10 Kansgawa. He was supposed not to be here,
though his family crest was placed over the door of
his temporary residence, and he was daily visible in
he flesh and pair of extraordinary pettlcOat trOw
sers At the head of affairs now stands Prince
Matsdaira whose antecedents of hostile feeling and
behavior toward foreigners are well know here.
He was dismissed from his office of Prime Minister
only few months snce greatly to the relief of our
Minister Resident, Mr.. Harris, who had had suf-
icient taste of his quality His recall to the drec-
ton of the Imperial cOuDsels has more OF evil au-
curry to foreigners than anything MitO has done or
likely TO do. This same Matsdaira is said to be
the official from whom Mr.. Harris received an IN
suit at his audience with the Emperor
KANAGAwA, May %, 1860.
The departure of the Carrie Leland for San Fran
cisco, offers another opportunity Of speedy cOmmu-
nication with THE TRIBUNE. This VIII make the
third clearance for that port in little more than
O month beside one Tor Honolulu. Another vessel
ls ND for California, which dsposes of all the Cali
fornia feet Ten vessels, mostly barks, are loading
for various ports, but not with great expedition %
trade is somewhat inactive and the articles that
pay remunerative profit with the present depre
citation of the dollar, are not rapidly collected for
Shipment The japanese merchants complain that
the Government has again placed restrictions on the
sale Of oil and silk Confronted with an official
they deny it again, for whether true or false, they
would not dare charge the Government with it, as
they value their heads. Here an instance to which
was personally knowing. A japanese merchant
had contracted to deliver a certain amount of
copper. He delivered a portion of the contract
amount, and said he had been forbidden to deliver
the rest This was at the time the sale OF copper
was persstenty obstructed by the japanese, In de-
fance of all treaty obligations The foreign mer-
chant. disappointed in obtaining his copper, went
with the seller to the Custom House. The case
was laid before Custom House official, who talked
10 the native merchant, and the upshOt OF the mat
ter was that the native merchant then and there
asseyerated that it was all mistake he had been
misunderstood by the foreign merchant, but now it
would be all right The foreign merchant retired
to his godOuns sure of the balance of his copper,
and found the japanese merchant there ahead OF
him TO tell him the Custom House scene was
broad farce and cheat for bis head was not safe if
he became an informer against his Government ]
could give many similar instances. The longer
foreign merchants reside here the more, of course,
they become acquainted with the people, their Ian
guage and customs, and the keener they become Ia
detecting the throwing of obstacles in the way of
their trade by the authorities. The latter, there
fore, are resOrtDg to new evasion. A japanese
friendly to foreigners, whose word is undOubted,
says that he has seen secret circular from the
Government to all the japanese traders in Yoku-
hama, hich requires them to buy all their merchan
disc of whatever description through certain
guild in YeddO The inference is obvious, that this
is an attempt to control the trade of YOkuhama, to
regulate the prices, and to know exactly what is
sold TO the foreign merchants. Any one can see at
glance that, with Yokohama surrounded by water,
and all intercourse passing between gates watched
by japanese officials, the chance for smuggling in
anything not having bill of sale from this guild
would be extremely small. This is clever dodge
to avoid the treaty stipulation. There is direct
interference between the Yokuhama trader and the
foreign merchant. Nothing is more evident than
the reluctance of the japanese to treat the foreign
ers with hberalty. They either do not know how
TO rapple with the large transactions of commerce,
OF they will not.
On the morning Of the 10Th inst. guard Of
hundred japanese soldiers marched through Kama
gawa having in their charge the last survivors of
the assassins of the late Regent. The prisoners
were two, borne in close nOrimOns. They had been
arrested at MiacO. Seventeen men were engaged
in that deadly assault upon the Regent Three of
them were slain in the attack. Seven others, who
were so much wounded as to endanger their safe
concealment, disembOweLed themselves. The
remaining seven made good their escape. Their
life was not worth moments purchase if detected
and it would not be strange if they were ready for
any desperate adventure. The popular version is
that they fled to MacO, and made bold attempt TO
seize the sacred person OF the MikadO, expecting If
successful that they would secure the adhesion of
large body Of followers. However this may be-
they had conflict with the Mikados household
guards, when all but two were slain or dsenbOw-
eled Themselves and the two survivors of this des-
perate band of seventeen who had shown o courage
worthy better cause were borne prisoners to
YeddO; there they will undergo the torture of the
rack to eXtOTt any confession they may make, and
then be executed The story of this seventeen
devoted to the execution of their masters wishes
would make chapter of the romance of real life
worthy to be placed side by side with a page of
FrOissart and feudal days.
BY a recent concession of the Japanese Govern
ment to the Foreign Powers, Japanese will be al
Il wed to go from one open port to another in for
eign vessels and to leave the country under certain
restrictions These are that they shall never re-
turn, and that sum of money shall be left behind
sufficient to support their families if any, This is
one step forward for not only has expatration I'M
der any circumstances been hitherto impossible, but