New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-20
Neh Orltans Daily Grsstsut.
Interesting from Japan.

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SEcoaD VISIT OF THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO
THE CoURT OF THE TYoooN.-The New York Tri-
bune publishes letter from Japan, dated on the
9Th Of September. The writer says:
His Excellency Minister Harris, whom some
Shanghai letter-writers killed off. as we see by late
mails from America, is alive and well, and bids fair
SO to remain for some years to come, as we hope
he may. He had an audience with the Emperor on
the 10th ult., which passed off to his entire salts
factior. all the ceremonial marks of respect were
paid hifn, the lack Of which at his audience last
year gave occasion Of offence TO all the foreign
Embassies. This was the first audience granted
since that time. Mr.. Harris was escorted to the
palace, or the buildings now occupied such
since the fire, EY large and imposing retinue II
japanese officials. The streets were crowded with
many tens Of thousands Of people to witness the
procession. They were restrained from pressing
upon the cortege by ropes stretched along the
route, and the utmost order prevailed. Mr. Harris
was attended by the customary insignia Of high
rank, sword bearers, spear bearers, plumes Of
cocks feathers tall poles, preceding the norimon
in which he rode His horse, handsomely capar-
isoned, followed the normon led by groon1s. Nor
imons containing Mr. Hueskin, the Interpreter, and
Mr.. Dorr Consul for Kauagawa, with horses led in
like manner, followed the Ministers. Arrived at
the palace, the three gentlemen were ushered into
an anteroom, where the two gentlemen en- suite
waited, while Mr.. Harris proceeded through an ad-
joining apartment in which were high public func
tionaries and dgnitares attendant upon the I'M
perial presence to the third audience chamber.
At the remote end of this room the young EN-
peror sat in chair of japanese construction, YER
million lacquered and gilded, upon dias raised a
foot from the main floor. The room was devoid of
furniture, its floor covered with mats and the walls
| with handsome gilt figured paper. Members of
the Gorojo or Council of State Of Five, pres
| ent in the audience room. Approaching with saIu-
tations to within few mats width of the Imperial
presence, Mr.. III. delivered his address appropriate
| to the occasion. The Emperor responded. Mr.
| II. again bowed and left. The same cortege ae-
after messenger arrived from the palace, bearing
| a royal gift Of confectionery. The Minister or
Foreign affairs also called to inquire if all had been
done to minister's satisfaction and on receiy-
ing assurance affrmatively, invited Mr.. II. to
state dinner, to take place two three days sub
sequently. The same week minister Alcock had an
audience, and this week the French Consul Gene
| raj has his. had the pleasure of seeing the I'M
perial bonbons ut the Kanagawa Consulate, whittier
they had been sent. They were contained in q box
of two feet in length by one and q half in width
aud height, OF unpainted pine DEAL They were ar
| ranged in four trays that just filled the box The
| arrangement was made with good taste as to the
distribution Of forms and display of colors There
were various confections OF sugar, and sugar and
bean -four, sugar and rice -four, and sweet cakes
that looked tempting to the eye, while as for taste
i pound of Stuart's Steam refined candies
| would have been worth the whole of them.
| There was feature Of this audience worthy
of note. Our Minister very properly alluded to the
| Embassy then in the States in manner calculated
L
/ deigned no allusion in reply and at all times the
/ Government maintained marked reticence on this
/ subject. What is this Embassy, made up of men
1 bearing home rank about coequal with New
/ Jersey Governor, to the august Tycoon and the
| illustrious line Of Kamis, by birth and royal de-
scent! The feeling is universal among Americans,
/ who have been in Japan the longest, and may be
| supposed to know something of the Japanese
| character, that Brother Jonathan, as usual has
overdone the matter. The Japanese, who love
order and quiet in the first place. will be disgusted
4 with the public show made of them, and the tumult
1 and disorder that follow them and being proud
4 and arrogant WELL will consider the aduation
| bestowed upon them as so much tribute money
| paid to their great and powerful realm.
Who will say that the dawn of Western civiza-
ton is not fast creeping over these Eastern isles.
Already Yekuhama may boast Of its hotel, with
such luxuries as cocktails brandy smashes and
sherry cobblers its billiard rooms, Its balialley
and the first inst. witnessed the Inauguration of the
:. Yokuhama races.h None but native horses
4 were permitted to enter, and they evidently were
not accustomed to such high sport, cutting up an
tics that made the sports of Derby day tame in
| comparison. The horses would 60 where they
would, and occasionally sent their riders where
1 they would rather not Some twenty different ami
mails exhibited their PAGES, but it will not do tt
| name the time in the ears of the Long IslanG
4 Course. hurdle race closed the day, when some
| horses went over the hurdles with their riders
some without their riders, and some riders without
their horses. The natives gathered by thousands
to witness the strange spectacle. Though horse
| racing, as we know it, is unknown in Japan, the
! young bloods Of the Empire do sometimes try the
mettle of their steeds With them victory consists
in being able to ride round their competitors horse
| These prelimnares of civilization having been at.
tended to, there is a movement on foot to erect q
chapel for religious services.