New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-30

.us,inate thc Prime Mir lister Re- isioUs
ErfoIersnce-Arresf 81 60 LapaueSc-
Destructive Fires.
From Our Own Correspondent.
KAsAGAwA, May u ls62'
The bark Rival, wbih sails tomorrow for san
Francisco il tie first vessel hence 10 a California
,ort since the frst week of the cnrrent years
i,,o.r interval than reral From California, durtg
,h o,, tim, we ,,,ye bad several arrivals OF YES
cola bound 70 CLita pots, end touching here er
.,o; r,av sevev,J whsers frasn the Sandwich ISL
I'D b.xa been !, 10 reft; Hakodade having Of late,
t,c,, ys-ous 6 oses lost favor It'll the whaling
seet 20 a por. of supply. Butcrr California trade
il vet IN it, Infancy, Deed LAT mucl-t.tied-of
line OF steam Is to deveor Il 20 The extent Of which
itiscapsble, and to which it mus ultimately reach
Even with sailing vessels from San FRANCISCO, we
Get our Ne'7-York news weeks and Londcn news
days in ad7auce of the Suezo ,.d Southampton route
The political condition Cd this country has been
sernarkal,y quiet for G few months past. 10 whi,h
she rec.rt attempt "a the Prize Minister
for Foreign Affairs - aisost the only exception
This nan Ando, 'tfusims no-ksmi, ls the ieading
spirit tie master mind, m tbe present Government
a MAJ cf literal Vic.Vs Ssee intelligence, ana more
than common shTewdnoss and sayacity. While
going with lis usisl escct 10 the Imperial Palace
Of tn citadel gates by tn armed mon. The leader
of M retiuue wfDse 10 ls lust front OF mas
fers mormon on me left, was killed by Tls.ol-shot
from one Of The aessInts the remainder attacking
the n0rimon ar1 its attendants with their long
swc-ds. Prince Ando at the hrGt orset algh;ed
from his NOT iIrsA, AK with lis usual energy,
sisted IN F0cliing The assaultso yigorcusly too,
that he has tire crest Of having slai1 three OF the
ssaailants with his Cwn hand, though he was him
self severely wOuIded. Othece We're taken prison
-,rs and tive or three escaped The Prince was
$ined 20 his house Tor several days, and for q while
was reported shaving died 81 MS wounds but he has
again sIIled his functions Chef Of tie lmpera.
Council Of Nlye. NariOus reasons are assigned fc-
This assault, and paper Is esd by the Government
officials % haveJeen found the body of one Of 4
slain, wiSch gave for the causc Prince Andos avcr-
ltism TO 3c-eigners. Another reason, and which,
from the harmony with known japanese ye,
eeems pSTtcCarly plausible Is that after the aseds
sipatoR OF the Gotalro or Piree Regent two years
since tlH Minister was Dde stpable IN bringing the
offenders 60 summary justice and made cause of
mortal aense 10 the inetIst0rs end plotters OF the
Regent s.5eeth. A third version OF this affair
meets viii the suicide cf Hon, OribenO-kami, who
about osc year eluce con nited hGrG-hlrs for An
ai!ront pet upon him relative 20 official trans
action ~ t,iis same Prime Minister ali account of
which ] transmitted you a. she tine. Nay, even
the maruer OF the American Secretary liuesken Is
assigned as Il cause indirect, as will relate for The
story teresllng illustrative OF the etiquette of
sucides 'ourder and revenge in japan. Were the
"OpiVn Eater d" TO TeyEit the glimpses Of the
moon, be could tud a nesy chapter Tor Murder
considered one OF tue Eine Arts.'
The tecretaIy, who was fearless or increduous of
persODs danger in Ie1o, 20 exrosed nmeelf 20 the
cranes of assault ia BIS solitary rides about the city,
thai "a )ri, who was OF the Ten Governors, APP
pesles 20 Prince Auso, tie Prime Minister, 10 re-
strain bin. Andc refuses TO take the matter ~.
Hon urges i, feelings perhaps, sense Of personal
respOe JlIiy and The Prime Minister again refuses,
ia a 2 amer offensive tEat Hon sought the Gus
tonatY vindicatiJn u Lis bo1or IN dsemb welDent.
Now IOri's friends and followers must have their
revenge and tie Secretcry was the unwilling
cause by his refusSl To listen 20 Hori's advice 10
keep Tithiu doors Of the Ministerial teud, ne Is land
in wal for by The roadside and assassnaied. The
account Of blood YES nowlecitimateiy settled, and
80 would have remained, # Prince Ando in his ca
paeig7 Of Prime Minister, had not Got INTO debit
AK ill by giving tbe relatives OF tue deceased Secre
tary 10000 thus oe1stltutiug the murder an foul
wrol be atoned for, TO the shame OF ia perpera-
tors So now Ando Is attacked, and bu, for bis per-
soDal courage, probably, wOU'd have been SLAM
Ihlt the lradtiOial na1e Ct the japanese toward
foreign systems 81 religion, though latent still
exisiG in undiminisIed force nave had OF late
striking proof. For a year past Abbe GlraTd OF
the Il omsh filth hes been erecting at Yokohama a
chapel The Able, who wa formerly at the Loo
ChOo Islands, but gace he opening OF this Empire,
resI!eut OF YedO ara kanagsYa, Is man OF quiet,
Huoious hatits, and one highly esteemed for bis
prObrv Of chaTacter. By BIS accusations IN tlis
lngu &c he is enaS led TO communicate with the
people fnently and understsndioely in their own
Tonga. Ills chaEe', which - the finest foreign
buadI " can boar, las been from It's rst iounda.
ton a object Of great curiosity TO the native resi-
dents and visitors; bat after to completion, the Inc
interior with its carved ard gilded work, betting
altar rvice, and tn sacred pictures on the walls
were constant objects Of visitation as tie doors were
daily thrown open tC the curious Japancse.
Tho ibI6 was always pr.sen., and TO the eager
inquiIss Of his vIao.s As 10 wat tbs and that pc
ture sigDiied ne CAV explanation by reuting the
siuip tory Of the Scriptures which they set forth
TIE narrative explanations Of tIe ADbe were us
tened Il with dec attention; tears hOwe1 down the
cheeEs If women who for the 3sct time, listened TO
abe story OF the Shulami'e mother, or TIE Ruler
daughter. TIE Eenstan tempe wac me theme
OF Conversation in the 8reeis and hOGsef, and the
Abbe I9Ience daily y creased, Vhea ono day a.
che yisi,1rs dlspersed hey were confronted by
force Of police aud government officials, who arrest
ed fifty sixty males sud thrust them into che com
mon Jail. Among tBoso arrested we're merchants,
darmcs, aechacs, ply aician3 priests, soldiers ana
,; gr.ms e Jm distant parts Of The Empire. II ap-
ceslrs tina. some months Cuce imperial eGict had
5ecn issued Orbiddn al japanese 20 enter The tenn
pic 10 Le.eu 20 the teaching Of It's p-icBis Llt the
OoSlsnOn people could 10, the harm 10 VIZ ing
reuule, d tlCng they we're accustomed % 90 every
day OF iheif lives. AS as this arrest was
kn0Hp, many persODs who had visited tbe tssople
DUR, inc few days i had been open fled
oat {. town u AVOID arrest the French Nina ter
at once took - tie case end demanded s1e prompt
release Of the prisoners wlile the 4ind-bearted
AbbG was carried III his efforts to r1scle the al
fort1nate ones s5bo had fallen into snare lie Ia d
not laid for then. After few days q delay the
united cyertiOGs were oTO1pet with fuecess, am
tbe prisoners were released; bat the chapel door
csDsed to all bat foreign woIsbpers
Sueh Tor q long VAL De tie result o.
proselylisI among the japanese. The fGroigE mis-
sonary hss not to ear Of The privileged class in
Japan they are Inaccessible 10 bis LAHORE; will
tney allow ham 10 have the Of tie common peope
wno I've sbont his daily path, and vino without COZ