New-York tribune., 1867-07-17

this morning official notification is published that me
port Hogo and the West coast hereatea I & 10 pe
for residences and trade ON the list Of January next The
port the West coast not yet Officially IN
the dominOns of Wakasa, adjoining those OF i9eS riS
Etchczen; Some difference Of opinion nSs nSs serersI
named The objection made 10 IsIlWsaa a,no o i.9
being nearest TO osaca and, therefore no, Ffe h & sO
cess to foreigners the distant paris OI inc cou
try Kanagawa in the domnions OF Prince nanEa nas i
also been named with that OF Mkunl anu H'o % o. ~ tc
lgent japanese that the country around khaH eA
eeedngy poor while mar adS'nd fgnTe is the sole Oh
ect of opening them at all the argulmcnt I IN ~
be conclusive that the one which Oiereu le most ad
yantages i'm that respect would be the best: II
has ready communication with Osaei, rom Whicn u
snd from thence down the river III the the river Yodo
of which it is branch, TO that cly Inc SURROUNDING
yeTy popuious Kioto, the residence of the Emperor
being situated between the two ports must soon yed TO
foreign influence and trade lni3Imatlon Drousht RON
0saca does not report ourtshng city as has been
generally imagined. An apparent stagnation OF trade
and much distress among the people Judging from tne
number of beggars TO be seen appears to prevail Much
OF this no doubt arises from the effects OF the war ana
the scarcity of rice which naturally enhances the price
OF all other food. The law permitting the importation
of the country Wereinot for the immense QUANTITIES Ihat
have brought into this port the distress DOth mere
and at Yeddo have been much greater Several ships
were also found at Osaca or IOg0 loaded Win he Sne
commodity BY what means the privilege OF trade 70 that
port has been granted to favored individuals not made
The quantity of land the bluffs close TO Yokohama
fST foreign et I'M e mas Ts 10 enable those
who can afford IL TO enjoy the peasuresof garden away
from their places OF business and granting qnet resi-
dences for those who not under the necessity or vng
within the limits Of the town. yet the terms on whch s
granted are not OF very liberal nature;
The which it granted are first that yaua
tOn of 25 cents per tsubo Is placed uon me lo wnen
put up at auction whoever bids the highest premium
above that valuation shall become the pOsseSSor In adj
dOn TO these the purchaser Is required 10 pay an
annual rental Of S2 per 100 tsubOs Wnen " is taken INTO
consderaton that il takes tsubos TO make OF
our measurement it will be found he mas % 10 pay ~
the rate of $500 per acre besides the pieihIunI
and an additional annual rent en- land It tho, 10 to,uepy y
only yielded Government an annual rental OF slo OF s9
an paid by the native farmers and quite equal 10
places than Yokohama. What could nave lnuuceu @ uie
foreign Ministers to consent to such an ohero1s A Oh
other unaccountable things that have Deen uOne III ia
pan That the Government should receive air den'h
nroper enough but there is wide difference between
such sum and the amount now called for -,
foreigners the freedom with which they are permitted
to make excursions into the country without any special
regard TO the 10th clause In the treaty. The dengai
weather we have had this Spring has been taken adNa
tage Of by many making excursions, and III one Instance
or 20 miles distant where he has taken up his residence
with his wife for few months, making Occason" iSi''
TO Yokohama. "A, n,
onr esteemed fellowcitzen DR. Hepburn, OF the Pres
byterian Missionary Board. has just completed ms
japanese and Englsh anu Ensns "a anu n nri1ied at
tiOnary, in the Roman character ~ Is Delpg pt1&u & ~
Shanghai. and only proof copy has been DOught mere
The doctor has spent seven or eg, ydirv and n"T
is guaranty OF the ialthiuhess WIN mhum &
red pages in double columns ana VIII DE a mos. Nni t
able assistant to students OF both the Japanese anu h
The burnt district or Yokohama is being rapidly built
upon and win hereafter present a much improved al
pearance in the style OF buildings genory 1 o ot ro
crossing very favorably The extension OF the Bund on
be wafer front 10 the rhest end Of the settlement Is
nearly completed and the filing up OF tho low swampy
ground In the rear Is also making favorable progress