, 1860-12-18
INTERESTING FROM JAPAN.
Second Visit Of tho American Ambas-
8adof to the Court Of the Tycoon.

The New York Tribune publishes letter
from Japun dated on tho 5th Of September.
Tie writer says:
His Exccllency, Minister Harris, whom some
Shanghae letter-writers killed oil, as VIC see BY
late mails from America, is alfye md well, and
bids fair so to remain for some years to CONT,
as We hope he may. He had an audience with
the Emperor On the 20th ult; which paesed of
to his entire satisfaction. All the ceremonial
which at his audience last year gaye OCCASION
Of offence to all the foreign Embassies This
was the dsst audience gzaDtea since that time.
Mr.. IL WIS escorted to the palace, or the
buildings now occupied as such since the fire,
by large and imposing retinue Of Japanese
tens of thousands Of people to witness tho
procession They were restrained from press
ing upon the cortegc By ropes stretched along
the route, and the utmost order prevailed. Nj.
II. was attended By the customary insignia Of
high rank, sword bearers, spear bearers,
plumes Of cock feathers on tall poles, precc-
ding the noFimon on which he rode. His
horse, handsomely caparisoned, followed the
norimon, led hy groolns: Noriusons contain-
ing Mr.. HuesEin, the interpreter, and Mr.
Dorr, Consul for Kauagawa, with horses led
In like manner, followed the Ministers. Ar
rived at the palace, tile three gentlemen were
nshe5ed into IN antcroom where the two gen
tlcmen en- suite waited while Mr. Harris Fro
cceded through m adjoining apartment in
which were high public functfonafics and dig
nitaries attendant upon the Imperial presence
to the third or audience chamber. At the re-
mote end Of this room the young Emperor sat
N chair Of japanese construction, vcrmi
lion lacquercd and gilded, upon a dais raised
foot from the main floor. The room was de-
void 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, were present In The audience
room. Approaching with ealutations to with
Mr. Il delivered his address appropriate to the
occasion The Emperor responded Mr. IL
again bowed and left. The same costege ac-
oompanltd him again to his residence, and
shortly after messenger arrived from the Pal
ace, bearing u royal gift Of confectionery:
to inquire if al had been done 10 our Minis
tcr's satisfaction; mud on receiving an ASST
rance a1drmatiyely, invited Nj. q. to State
dinner, to take place two or three days sub6e-
qucntly. The same Minister Alcock had m
audience, and this week the French Consul
General hab his.
I had the pleasure of seeing the Imperial
Bonbous at the kanagawa Consulate, whittier
they hnd been sent. They were contained in
5 box Of two feet In length, by one and half
in width and height, OF implanted pine deal
They were arranged In four trays that just
filled the box. The arrangement WIS made
with good taste IS to distr1bution Of forms
and display Of colors. There were various
CONNECTIONS Of sugar, and sugar and bean f0Qr,
or sugar and rice -four, aud sweet cakes that
looked tempting to the eyc, while as for taste,
pound Of Stuart's "Steam Refined" candies
would have been worth the whole Of them.
There was one feature Of this audience woz-
thy Of note. Our Minister very properly a.
luded to the Embassy then In the States in j
manner calculated to draw forth response;
but no, his Majesty deigued no allurion in rc-
p1y, and at MI times the government maintain
cd a marked retinencc on this subject. What
IL this Embassy, made Of men bearing home
rank about coequal with New Jerrey Gov
ernor, to the august Tycoon and the illustriors
line Of KamIs, b birth and royal descent! The
feeling il universal among Americans, who
hare been in Japan the longest, and may be
supposed to know something Of the japanese
character, that Brother Jonathan, as usual, has
orerdone the matter. The JapanesR, who lore
order and quiet III the first place, will be dis
gusted with the public show made Of them,
and the tu1nult and disorder that follow them,
and being proud and arrogant as well, will
consider The adulation bestowed upon them Us
SO much tribute money Paid to TIER great and
Who will SAY that the dawn Of Western civi-
lixation Is not fast creeping over these Eastern
isles. Already Yokuhams may boast its hotel
with such luxuEies Al cocktails, brandy
snashes, md sherry eobblers, its billiard
rooms, It's ball-lley; aud the LIST inst witness
ed the Inauguration Of the Yokuharna races."
None but native horses were permitted to en-.
ter, and they evidently were not accustomed
to such high sport, cutting up sntics that made
the sports Of d Derby day tame in comparison.
The horses would 90 where they wonll, aud
occasionally sent their riders where thcy would
rather not. Some twenty diff rent animals cx-
hibited their PAGES, but It will not do to namc
the time in the cars Of the Long Islaad Course.
4 hurd1e race closed tho day, whea some
horses went over the hurdles with their riders,
some without their ride1s, aud some riders
without their horses. Tho natives gathered By
thousands to witness the strange spectacle.
Though horse-raclng, as VIC know It, Is IN
known in Japan, the young bloods ofthe En-
plre do sometimes TT tho metal Of their
steeda With them, victory consists in being
able to ride round their competitors horse
These preliminaries Of civilization having been
attended to, there Is 4 movement On foot to
erect chapel for religious services
Poru1A11oxor VERMONT Ve.montpa-
I'LL tAk- r.