The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-12


Locnl Events In Yokohama-The Foreign
Visit 10 Osaca-ImpOrtance Of the Negotia-
lions. ,ss,
Ny budget Of for the to-day will neces
sarly be very light for there has wofu lack Of
incidents wrote last. The races the Queens
birthday (which nosily celebrated by the BrtoRs)
and MINISTERIAL visit 0saca have been the three
events Of the past two months.
The first two Of local importance; but the last,
which has terminated 30 handsomely Is of greatest
importance 70 nations Never, since Commodore
Perys treaty with the Japanese any Of the other
treaties which followed that have the Japanese
acted entire good faith toward foreigners in carrying
on. their treaty agreements. They have constantly
been throwing obstacles in he of trade aAd inter
course with the people, and have STAYED of from year
year the opening Of several ports which should have
been opened simultaneously with Yokohama. ~
The late Mikado and lot Of dsimos who hang around
Koto the metropolis, werc the principal fomenOrs Of
this ii feeling toward foreigners and tho late Tycoon
was enough the white mans friend TO take his part
very heavily. The thing eliminated in 1852, when
Chosn soundIy thrsshed in the Strait Of Smorro-
sek by American, English, French and Dutch allied
squadron and the princes who before most
loud mouthsd against the foreigner got 70 be bis nrmes'
the blow which removed both the Mikado and the
Tycoon from the earth last year was most fortunate
Foreigners Upon his accession 70 the chair the
present Tycoon, who is really man of superior ntei'
gence commenced his rule an entirely different prn-
cipe Instead Of coop'ng himself up In castle either
at Yeddo or Koto allowing bat favored few MIN,
he circulated brsky around his empire and took upon
himself the task OF governing It, He wound up war
which his predecessor had been carrying on with
Chosln embassy 70 Russia to confer with Alex
ander upon matters Of mutual interest," sent his brother
with another embassy, his representative at the Paris
Exhibition sent lot OF official commissioners TO Wash
ngton, and finally, to all, he invited the repre-
sen,atves of oil the treaty Powers to visit him a.
Osaca
the arrangements for the establishment, Of the foreign
settlement, entered into between the tycoon and the
foreign ministers, are, 10 abstract, as follows:-
Article the ground TO raise portions
Of IT. 70 give thorough drainage to construct an ensank
such hereafter be determined upon
oxn o privilege &c 70 Rs
i0ys ss'Ss es nS & Ave rea. to the
fore aaers IN osaca city, and are unmportant
ssls sr The japanese sOyernmsn' prepare. 10 for re-
sale OF leases Of the sround The land win be divided into
Ta, a @h p the pSiS q viii
ss n oS 0 VIII o% The S %
Ing the at which the lots VIII be offered 70
Sasr obtain nuSn land as hs REQUIRES
rent sufficient for repair Of roads and drains
i lnS s9 'aa Al'4 ''' anu p's NO 0'1'n
Articles seh. and nine are an!mportan. u,.,,
foreign population will be required keep repair.
Arrival Of the Colorado; Second Trip-City
improvements and Finance Ia Yokohamn-
YOKOHAMA, May 90, 1857.
This the second voyage Of the Colorado Japan and
China has been, usual long passages rather
monotonous; but taking II all together was as good
as could be expected under existing circumstances.
When the ship left the wharf at San Francisco she had
board 900 tons cargo and 100 tons COAL making
all 400 Immediately after getting of tho coast
she experienced hcad winds aud neavy that conn
ued for days. during which she made an aver
age hundred and seventy miles per diem The
OF the ship during that OF the passage south
southwest which brought her in twenty degrees
north latitude VIII CHI MS far south as We made On
the 10Th Of April crossed the hundred and eight
eth degree Of longitude and lost the dayths losing the
ds ali very well
sunday the Goth of April, at eight P. NJ, arrived
in the bay Of Yokohama having made the passage In
twenty days and eight hours and run I'VE thousand
four hundred and fifty seveD miles.
In Yokohama almost every nation under heaven 10
represented. The foreigners living here number about
eight hundred This Ii the extent Of the place The
great Ore in November last but they rapidly
building.
squeezing" In money 10 practsed by ell parties par
tcusrly BY banks and banker. here. In disposng Of
American gold for the current coin OF the country
Mexican dollars) you pay 16H per cent premum but
on the contrary, you want American gold you pay
dollar for dollar.
line Is dead There are few parties who have been
specializing in the the principal commodities OF this
couptry-naney rice and sugar-in consequence OF the
demand falling or and pr declining about % per
cent In tea there Is very little DOING prices are nomi
nal. silk. prices nominal Freghts are very dull,
with 60 5 Tor New York. per ton per steamer $40 per
ton; 10 London, e. los. q f3, nominal.