The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-23
THE JAPANESE IN NEW YcRy.
How they Passed the Day-vfsits, Visitors
and Presents-Tommy's Loves and his

the bowery on these excursions and submitted them
selves TO the tender meces Of the side merchants
who were attentive hoTpitable and generous
their west side brethren. At ten O'Clock yesterday
ing Mr. twbank, President OF tho chronological Society,
accompanied by Messrs Gajani Co,heal, visited the
hoe.. and had interview with Matscrno,o, one or
te secretaries and Tokyresaro Of the interpreters
Mr. Ewbank exhibited Japanese book which the society
had possessed for some time, and it Immediately
recognized by the japanese They said that the volume
was y,iy common in Japan and WAS worth about ten
cente Of our money Illustrated works very
and very cheap The Of printing had
over six hundred years but books printed they
now arc only three hundred years ago. Books paid
for by booksellers directly and the authors had their
books printed and sold At tho stores Books
licensed by Censor and stamped with his permit
within about Gfty years. Tobacco introduced BY the
Portuguese and had been used about hundred years
The pump bellows had been used about the Same time
Or Ewbank questions in regard 70 The Illustrations
In the book referred to No gunpowder used h blast
ing rocks Their made Of iron and Steel they
did not know how 70 harden copper. They have large
nsnSfactOres In Japan, and they supplied the small deal
Man power 10 used in boring and In driving
machinery being used only carry burdens There
are government schools for officers children but the
fathers Of other children pay the expenses Of these schools
To which they send their progeny. man may select
trade different from his fathers, but be In the
class caste After heightened discussion In re-
gard to whether or this was the first Japanese Embas
sy and whether two young Princes not Rome
IN 1852 under charge Of Nagnan, Portuguese priest
the interpreter said that Of the Princes in power at
that time cid leave Japan with the priest but he
sent by his government, and therefore no Am
bsssador. Printing came to them from China, hut was
much mP p s rhy wSs S y 4Sx b.. mad no
change books with the Eths~gsrl society, and their
learned men would gladly 50 correspondence with
one, and viii probably be repeated Soon after
q PARTY visited Frank Ieslic's office, were con-
Quoted through all the departments, aud took copies
81 thu paper which thry printed to take back
Jaran. The same party then visited the Assay oicc,
and Inspected all It's arrangemcnis expressing their
Constituent AT the 50 600 600 in bullion when they
the vaults They had visited the Mint in Philadelphia,
they said. ana knew how to make coin Leaving the
say Of, and followed BY large crowd, they visited the
The Merchants ExchaSgc Business on Change Was gem
orally suspended during their visit They could not be
made understand what the Merchants Exchange was,
but thought the Building very large" Trinity church
wgs next visited, and this they said the
finest building they had seen ia America, aad
very much burger than any in IaIan During the day
several parties visited A.ns mebagre, the books upon
Natural History which they have purchased inducing
went 10 Barnums, and secncd delighted with the stuffed
beasts The artist rapidly drew sketches Of az the
rges, Of the aninais and drew the elephant, with the
"Io not spit ON the floor pasrd and all its other deco
rations The artists draw with photographic rapiity
v h great exsctn.ss One wished ~ MAJOR Leland
the other day. skcichcd his profile so exactly that the
waiter said was better than ii, ing his Another
wishing picture Of the hotel rapidly drew its outlines
and the same gentleman wishing TO visit menagerie de-
Almost az quickly as he could have SPOKEN
the word. Matsemoio the secretary, also visited Har
pcrs establishment exsmned the various operations and
purchased number OF books. Mr. Harper has invited
the business cf the Embassy call II his publishing
house, and the inv itaon has been accepted The
gentleman visited the Gallery where the artist
.ynnlcd him made and ala
var ous daguerrean galleries and artists studos saying
little but oberving most atientively and ntesently.
and directed large quantity Of baggage 70 be brought
over 70 the hotel fsf
yIsrrERs AND PRESENTS.
The japanese have almost many visitors presents,
and many persons who call them are turned away
by the Naval Commission for Il all were admitted tho
Orientals would not have moment 70 themselves. N.
Morse, Of teleersphic fame, and Cyrus n. rsd, a
apvres their VISIT number Of Atlantic cable charms
set IN gold and SILVER were presented 70 the Embasdors
last evening thirty S.1.csrs and .rs. d.esion.s.s
q Subjects, Rom naval ;ss. s . i xs.s gss%.
well, and the Nrw YoRK HnAlD ID either read By the
kanaye reads the HxzAID Cor himself, with the aid Of
dictionary and appears 70 understand what be reads
The hessrs Leland presented he japanese with books
whoec euperntsndpce the oce department II the hotel
rs so admirably conducted, gave each q them book do
In return, he was presented with q japanese book
which great curiosity In in way. II |
.s,, not s,amPed By tho Censor, and is evil
vollowish paper, and the leaves arc double the /
lyle of printing not allowing them 70 print upon
both sides OF the cai do Tho book Ia illustrated
With cravings, some of them Ia the style of etchnes;
,ut the mot IL them being doabe page wood cngrnv,
ngs, oclored, and resembling more finely printed
ircbcird pictures than anything have sern. The
haract,r uf the pictures like that ~ several Of the
tainss iound In ronpeii and hidden from the public
aze, aud : equally Understandable. The lower Japanese,
thk vn.k ~ any orterion, have % pride /
themselves upon their morality, and being giving ~ Mr.
innd by one Of the oldt and most respectable appear
ng OF the servants, u rmy be tsbcn, ike our yellow
oversd novels, lair specimen of the reading peculiar
class Of Jai~nese az ,bc lower order, and not,
ole, large
Among the beautiful menoriais Of American prowress
'hich "a. Embassy will carry back, especially handsome
the ine medal IN I'D Just completed by the artsts Of
cuse in respectful recognition of The advent q these
irangis within gates The medal N of the purest
lold, circle q Three inches diameter weighing Eve
unccs Tho work ton Ia engraved the time for manu-.
Actuo being imitrd tho re~ouroes az this
orsc 20 redrcc rst class medal N rccf UsIiks au
fion bears the double charssscr e. : medal and jrwI
It's diverse face, just beneath Ghe massvc rim IL ~
&c q The mort beautiful csmess have ever sces-a
quhrser iaee head 4 Pres dent Bachspan ne ma
al IS sard onyx, the favcrisc sscoe with the famous
neo enters % The It The cameo h an oval, slightly
tilt living. pupil Of hichcni, who has for morn
on year past ben employed exciusvey by rifauy
nfany. With the exception ri being moro nearly q |
u iace, v identcsl With csmeo of the President,
m the hant, furnished BY tiffany 4 | I
mpeny some time since for Miss lane |
n vltse finger thousands Of sovercgns n the |
I House levess and observed the bead Of their chief
ward, and swsrd- rady admiration 10 the work IN
always "a We subject In the medal the Cameo seS
TIN troIy formed by he national cnsigns of Jnpan
tie rnrc s,aisss!x flags, acrna ely 81 eitler ma
a, berry 30 aranged ~ 10 cncIo<e the Presidents coun
let pr~entimcn" between thcir parted standards IL
their circlipt folds below. The inscription reeds a
lows: \
tnpRN1AL DsmuY,
T1lE TYUDN % JAPAN