The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-25


the that the Consul and Minister were both op
posed TO Moss-ihs being the charge made by the English
residents.
The tine OF 81 coo paid over under protest ia order
that Moss might appeal TO the Queen The British Minis
Ter threatened with criminal prosecution before the
Governor OF Hong Kong for adding TO the Consus
the Imprisonment, which some Of Moss friends
pretend criminal act on the part of his Exceiency
Moss, the sentence was read, was escorted
by detachment OF marines from her Majestys steamer
Pioneer, board ship in which he will be carried to
Hong Kong in the course OF a couple Of weeks.
The quarrel between the British Minister and Consul
and the English residents here has reached hghtng
pitch all intercourse is suspended, aud the only thing
one hears the street, tn counting room or bar
room, is Alcaok and vyse.
The order lately issued by the Consul agains. carrying
drearms curing the daytime is disregarded. meeting
Of Englistmen called soon after the order was is
sued and resolved that they 'woud carry rcvolvers
notwithstanding their C,nsu had forbidden their doing
so At the Consular Court at the trial Of Moss English
wen, there witnesses, every carrying his
voeer strapped TO his side. Within few days the MIN
s,er has issued an order making il crime punishable
with deportation from japan, for any English subject 70
carry between sunrise and sunset besideg many
other prohibitions
Michael Moss the prisoner, hiss a house 10 Yokohama
where he has been permitted to during daytime.
under the escort Of Marines but goes on boird elch
night
The prisoner is an English Jew, about tventyfo
years Of age, native of Jamaica, AMI left there when
only year and haf DID, lis father, il is said, is
Michael Moss Of Lombard street, london, rich broker
and colonial dealer and friend Of the Rothschilds His
case it is said will be brought into Parliament and there
overhalled.
,afaf~, ar No
House-that the officials becoming more saucy and
exacting every daythat takes from half TO whole
day to get the smallest article passed.
Itzebues are worth forty cents, a. least two and
one third are only given for Mexican dollar Formerly
three lzebues were given .or dollar This causing
row. Everybody is down on the Japanese for such
swindlng as this American gold s worth no.hing-no-
body viii take it for than sixty five cents the
dollar.
Only part of the Allied feet from the Peho has arrived
which is expected here 20 spend the winter.
The steamer Granada, belonging 10 the Peninsulr and
Oriental Companys line arrived here the 18th, five
day from Shanghaa.
The Granada brings twenty five passengers and
large letter mail which had been due for org time.
Among the passengers we're Lieut.. General Sir Hope
Grant X c. B. an6er chief Of the land forces 10
China accompanied by lady Hope Grant and the follow
ing military saa-Capa!n Grant, A. DC Major Sarel A.
DC Major wlmot Lieut. Colonel wo,sey Major Reboul,
Captain Bddolph Military Secretary.
The Granada was one OF the Peninsular and Orentl
Company's steamers chartered by government for car
ryng troops China. she left Hong Kong last June,
chartered specially TO carry Sir Hope Grant and suite to
the Peho where she has been since at his special
command The Granada left the Peiho for Shanghae
the 10th Of November She will leave here to-day, with
the same party she brought, for Shanghae and Hong
and radda
yesterday, where they went TO spend Christmas.
The following vessels of the French and English feet
are now in this port which they will make their winter
quarters
The English have the Imperoas, fifty gun frigate Ad
miral Jones flagship; Encounter, Captain Dew Scout,
Captain Corbett Pearl Captain Borciu The last three
are twenty one gun corvettes There the Pioneer
gunboat.
The French bave the frgate cnonree iftytwo guns,
Admiral Paget, fagsho, and iron gunboai, twelve
guns. seyera more ships expected.
The Prussans have ,So frigates, Thets and Arcora,
each forty four guns, AMI the Ebe storeship.
The Dutch have brig twelve guns and the Japanese
the war steamer Cundnmarruh AMI the yacht steamer
Victoria, given them by the English government
Two English ,wo French and tw, Pfussian menof,war
went 10 Jeddo on Aonday.
The PrussiaDs trying to get the English 10 assist
much disposed not to give them one.
Our Minister, Hon. townsend Harris, has been in.
sructed oy the President TO inerpose his friendly Offices
far Il would be proper In assisting The Prussals.
What The French doing at Jeido no one knows;
there are all sorts Of aoai the principal is
that they gone to Jeddo TO demand satisfaction for
the assault committed last all the servant Of de
Beecourt, the French Consul General. NJ. Bellecour
has demanded thousand dollars for his servant being
cut down ara he is determined upon having il. The
Peninsuar and Oriental Company have recommenced
running steamers between here and Shanghae twice
month to connect with the mail me for England aui
overland This arrangement formerly existed Till the
steamers we're bought by the government for transports
after the com nencenent Of the China Since then,
till now there has regularity certainty about
sending or receiving letters we had to depend sailing
vessels.
The Japanese government s going to ssnd an asEy
10 England next summer, inquiries having been made OF
the American Minister whether American officers TO
man and navigate a steamer there and back could be
had ard II frs. class American man-os-war steamer
could be had for the purpose.
Inquiries have been made, also, about the cost OF
building man. war steamer Of 600 tons, and Citing
her out all except her armory. In AL probability
Of our New York shpbuidcrs viii have a job in the
course OF few months for building steamer for the
Tycoon
About the only thing doing is building. which is
gong on at RAPID rate Business u all kinds Is dull
The japanese have the blame for the dull tines
occasionally meet With OF the Japanese Embassy
who came home in the Niagara. ON Christmas, Ycsda,
the bo,an cal ar.s, and landscape painter called me-
and spent an hour talking about Amerci. Yosida has
been here several weeks no Ia Vice Governor OF Ka
nasawa
The Prince Of Bur go, third ambassador to the United
states or he generally called, Censor or Ad-
ver has been recently appointed Of the Governors
'o Foreign Anars All three Of the smb sss iors are
now IN the oiuce Of the Minister Of state at Jedio. Mr.
aarrs secs these gentlemen whenever be has az au.
dionce a, tho "Great Council"
The weather hero cold Ike that IN New York; tho
iay after Christmas had a severe snow storm We
ge,atlo1 continues green u usually does during
winter months. The brig IansrcS, belonging - jar
i,ne, Nathes Co, has Inst arrived from shacghae
bringing California papers Of the l,h OF o;tooer Tue