The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-26

ditiou, for no dlsgsAcS attaches itself to thu
hateful ONCE In Japan. Were these persons
merely government emtssartes they would bt
evidences OF very corrupt conditions Of 60
ctsty; bat the ease 10 m materially altered wheu
we consider that the rulers are ~ % uch sub.
jected to jealous swvretiianee as the ruled, and
that the Councillors Of State, and even tne
Tycoon him self, are a. much surrounoeo "
spies as the humblest private citizen. 49,
Tie revenues Of G ,vernmrnt, beside .ns
Grown property. are derived from taxes npon
houses And land within the prec." ,ns.s
towns. Houses under ninety ~ s.r 81.
are exempt from this impoet, ou., uon NJ nv
peculiar s,yie of building in the country, inls
does NO, prod uce large exvmptlen rom TAX
alton. The fruits Of agricultural iaoor are
Annually valued by Government omciais, ano
an amount Of silver Levied Hpo" .nsm s1 We se
nsns cnlc uIated the am aunt OF pubic revenue
a, . .sSS tons Of gold, aud. taking each ton al
M tNU only it would nearly eq ual that OF this
country, minus the interest of the national
debt.
wild animals can scarcely exist, and the Timer
ones are only used for purposes OF carriage
since the Japanese, IN common win man
general rule. AS neither milk, butter, MOI
cheese are employed as food oxen and cows are
used "a beasts Of burden only, and for TINS pur
pose also kind Of buffalo sufficiently tanned,
is employed.
The birds are very numerous In species,
aud include those which are common both IN
Europe aud Asia, particularly Two beautiful
kinds of pheasant. which nave attracted mucn
notice among travellers. Together with num-
berless kinds of wild fowl, are found herons
and cranes. the latter being considered sacred.
Mr. Oliphant in speaking OF riding school
at Nagasaki, incidentally mentions the horses
He saws. "They rode fiery little steeds, averag-
ing about fourteen hands in height, and took 4
delight in riding full gallop and pulling ur
short. after the favorite manner OF Arabs
Six species of whale are enumerated by the
native sailors in the destrnc ton OF which they
are very successful. Every portion is used fol
some purpose or other. 1t may be remembered
that It was in pursuing the whale that the
American ships met with those disasters and
that inhospit table treatment which turned the
attention OF the Government Oh inc Culteu
States in Japan.
Gold, silver, and copper, together with that
substance which enlightenm ent has taught us
TO value even more-coai-are found here in
abundance; iron and tin are found only in
small quantities, the latter being very fine
and sulphur, as might be expected, is plenti.
full.
There are several gold mines in the North OF
Niphon, and the precious metal Is likewise
found in the sands of rivers, and combined
With copper. The silver mines abound most
III the province of Kallami. Some mines, OF
both these minerals, were rendered useless &c
the natives, by being filed with water, which,
until lately, they had no means OF drawing
off; but the Prince of Fizen has recently or.
dered seam engine from Europe, for the
purpose of draining his mines.
The most plentiful metal in the country
and the one that plays the most important
part in its commerce, is copper, some OF Which
is said to be the most valuable in the world
all of it is brought to one of the imperial
towns, and cast into cylinders to be sold tC
the traders
Ont on the streets of the city, as we travers.
ed its entire length, no foul odors assailed oul
nostriis; nor hideous cutaneous objects OF.
walls or envious shutters debar us from i'll.
specting, as we passed along, the internal
economy of the shops and dwellings on each
side. Light wooden screens, neatly papere0
and running on slides, are. for the most part
pushed back in the daytime, and the ,passer
looks through the house to where the waving
shrubs Of 4 cool-looking back-garden invite
him to extend his Investigations.
In doors, upon the scrupuiously clean and
we'll waGded mating which is stretched upon
the wooden floor, semi nude men aud women
Toll aud lounge. and their altogether nude
progeny era ~ and feast themselves luxurious
iy at ever present fountains. The women sci.
dom wear anything above the waist, the men
only scanty Iuin cloth. In the midday, du
ring The So 10 mer, general air OF languor per-
vad-s the community; about sunset The "orlC
begins to wash, and the Japanese youth, like
copper. cciered cupids, riot tumuituousiy-
Not only the youth but The adult population
earding decency. In the public baths mel
and women aahe together, AS we see from &
plate IN the first volume of the Narrdttre o.
The United States E1ped,tion, aud such Is rht
force of habit. ii would appear. without shame
and wi thout itnnp raj consequences.