New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-28


gathered around, and after struggle beat the
assalants back Four Of the assaants and six OF the
Regents men were slain. The Regent was severely
wounded, and bis subsequent death is both affirmed
and contradcted Nor s it easy to learn the truth Tor
the japanese speak from motives Of policy rather than
from motives of truth in ell such affairs. The reinue
ftbe Prince of Dwarf, which was in advance Of the
Regents, bore their master rapidly away from the
melee. The guard Of the Prince of Kinsin drew them
selves up around his normon TO act on the defensive
only interference by their code of honor was out OF
The question. The surviving assailants made good
their fight but were afterward arrested, and await
their fate-as yet undetermined. Unfounded reports
Of their execution have prevailed. The soldier Of q
Daimio like the Highland clansman, is accountable to
his own chief alone and it is rare thing for the En-
peror bimfef 10 seize criminal under his Chiefs pro-
teciion.
An affair like this the attempted assassination of the
first man in the Empire, within the royal precincts is
one Of the gravest importance in its bearings, espe
cally in land where the throne is supported more by
the balancing forces of rv factions than by any other
bond of union The deed is brought home TO Prince
Mito, whose soldiers the assailants Mto is one
of the three ttular brothers of the Emperor, from
whose families the royal succession is maintained by
selection. On the death of the late Emperor year
and half since, Mito was aspirant to the throne
Young Prince of the house of Kinsin, however,
was the chosen one Of the Daimios. Nor was Mlto
go much as honored with the post of Regent during
the young Emperor's minority. Such was Mitos
attitude toward the Government thus formed that,
year since, Mito was forced 10 resign his honors
and pretensiops to the crown in favor of his son.
Since that time he has been the unoeasing enemy
of the present Government, and what is es-
pecially unfortunate, he has been the powerful
opponent of the new foreign relations of the Empire.
Just year previous to this last attack, on the same
day of the yearone of the great annual holdaysthe
| Regents mormon was fired into. The assalant at
| thai time was follower of Mito, and according to
some accounts was this transaction that eliminated in
Mitos disgrace. The popular rumors are that
the late Emperor died by poison given at the insga-
ton of Mito and that the late burning of the palace
was his diabolcal design as WELL Mito has fled to his
large estates; he is powerful in men and means, and
whether he will openly raise the standard of revolt
making his raying cry equally hostility TO the present
dynasty and to all foreign relations wait thought
fully apxiousy to zee. The Ministers of State assure
the foreign representatives that this bro does not affect
foreign affairs but with Mitos anteeedens, this is not
| 80 clear.
| When wrote Of the murder Of the Dutch shipmas-
ters ntmaed that the frequent assassnations might
be the offspring of settled hate. There is scarcely
doubt but that these murderers were nstgated by
this very Mito who thus hoped to embro the present
dynasty in foreign quarrel. Hslast blow struck
at the throne ITSELF What further schemes this ambi
tious old has for he s seventy years of age, time
will reveal That civil war should arise s far from
improbable. The Governments sraning every nerve
the pepetuity Of quiet assures us of our
safety and the same time places guards all about
to make that safety safe The guards at the foreign
embassies in Yeddo, which largely increased
after the murder Of the Dutehmen, have now
again been largely augmented. At the Consulates
and private residences in Kanagswa, soldiers are
likewise stationed night and day, and large supple
meDary force is at the disposal of the local authorities
In Yokohama, where the bulk of the foreign popua
ton resides the arrangements thorough, after the
mort approved japanese There is no ingress
or egress except through guarded gates. At each few
rods barbados and gates obsruct the Streets and so
all along the tokado, gates and guards are placed at
frequent intervals and force of several hundred men
are duty. Every foreigner you meet wears his pie
to openly and eating sleeping, trusts himself
far from it. There have been alarms and panics of all
| sorts. One day, fleet of armed boats another, a
band of armed men, were approaching to cut of the
| young settlement But these panics have subsidized;
and whatever the danger may be, all have learned to
look at it calmly, and to adopt the homey philosophy
that otis no use to be frightened before the time
comes.' We have this security at least-and il is not
small one-hat the Government, in defending itself
against Mo, protects foreign interests WELL coup
de main against the foreign settlement is hardly posi-
bic. At the present time there is not man-ofwar in
port the Russian corvette left the morning of the day
the Regent was attacked. There are few vessels of
any kind in the harbor and reliance is the protec
ton of the Japanese Government rather than that of
foreign guns, or any mode Of escape.
Trade inactive owing to the long proracted rains
of the month Of March, which has prevented merchan-
dice from coming forward. 1t is possible too, that
the surpusage ofthe country is measurably exhausted
country that has lived within itself for some GEN.
turtles must have had its productive supply closely
narrowed down to its home demand and nothing has
hitherto been grown for foreign consumption If rade
s unfetered predict largely for
the soil is fertile and the people sreindustrous. Unhap
PLY the vexed currency question remains in as doeful
state az ever. 1t advances backward at every hitch.
The stamped dollar was TO bring relief Well the dol
lar neatly stamped can now be had, and how is it
The fact that hundred stamped dollars sold for
ten tzibus less than hundred unstamped is the
commentary annexed in that method Of tinkerng the
currency. And why Simply because the stamp af-
fixes each dollar stamped at value Of three zibus,
whereas a hundred unstamqed dollars weigh down at
the Custom House Exchange three hundred and eleven
itzibus Thus the native merchant instead Of taking
the stamped dollars more freely, values them
itzbss per hundred less all his trade transactions