The New York herald., 1868-06-03
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The Political, Military and Com
mercial Situation.
Trade Reviving I'm the New
Ports Of Entry.
French Honor. and Whole
sale Executions.

French Honor and Whole-
sale Executions.
By way OF England we have newspaper files from
Japan dated at Yokohama to the Goth OF March
twelve days later by mail-containing details OF the
HERAID'Steegraph letters received by way Of San
Francisco to that day.
Before these lines are published il is probable that
sSaao WIN nave Deen occupiea py tne uoops OF the
the late ShOgoon handed over TO the officers Of his i'm
perial Majesty Whether any resistance will be offered
IN the country north OF Us TO the complete transfer of
power and territory OF the Toqugawa family TO the
new government we are unable to predict. IL is,
however, highly improbable, and it would APP
pear at all events certain that there win be
no fighting in Jeddo nor in its immediate neighbor-
hood. 'Stotsbashi has most distinctly ana categori-
cay submitted to the Emperor, and In circulars 10
tile vassas Of h.s house mas advised all who
owe him fealty and obedience 10 do The same
Abandoned by hls foreign allies with the
prestige or his arms irretrlevaby gone,
and the mysterious and tme-nonored in
nuence OF the Mikado used against him by the
southern Danios with consummate skin, submits
sion was clearly his best policy, his only chance in
ment in the future Intelligent, enlightened ana
liberal minded, as tins young noble has shown him-
Sell 10 be- IL would be reGt calamity for his country
and Tor rs also " his CfCtOriOus 0ppOneatts S1OaLd
proceed TO ertT'efnftleS against him.
The news OF the massacre Of eleven French sailors
near Osaka viii long ere this have reached our home
readers via Nagasaki and China. Ii is with the sim
regret tlab we nave TO record after
It's utterance the fulfilment OF our prophecy last
man when, referring to the judicial murder of BIZ
zen's haroo, we wrote OF it as establishing ven
Qetta we little thought how soon that death would
be avenged nor how boody. It is impossible to
deny the connection between the events as the advO-
cafes OF our Ministers attempt to do. Their relation
Is simply that OF effect and cause And now, where
" the feud to stopi Both the Mikado and Prince
OF Tosa Immediately letters Of apology express
I've OF their regret at the occurrence and twenty-five
men concerned In the crime have been executed
otner polltical news we have none Of much i'm
of n nosi-
tion made by Satsuma to remove the young Mikado
10 some place OF greater safety than the metropolis;
Out this was opposed by the other chiefs. Three
steamers have left HogO for the North with troops
70 assist Sendai against the Prince of Aidzu, who
mas not yet given In his submission and on whose
conduct alone, as we mentioned last mail, now de-
Pends the question Of peace or war. But as resls-
troops are in possession of Jeddo, we may believe
the reduction Of the whole of the country TO the
north 10 be only an affair Of few weeks
Tragic Satisfaction to the French Minister.
y From the Yokohama Times, March 2e.l
by the vulcan we have later news from. Hiogo-to
tne I'D 1nst In fact. Our nfrmation respecting the
execution OF twenty-five Japanese for the murder of
fne eleven French sailors is not exactly confirmed.
put after two officers and nine men had been be-
peaded the French Minister interered declared him
Mainder. 100000 sterling is the amount of the
indemnity to be paid 1t Is to be hoped that this
stopping the blood feud created between Japanese
ana French by the judicial murder Of Bizen's Edroo
Out we OOuDt IL.
Diplomatic Visit to the NTikado.
From the Yokohama Times, March 28.1
. Ine English and French Minister'S and some saw
the Dutch representative also have gone up TO Koto
where they expected to have interview with the
browning point of our intercourse with this conntry
Ine Ocean was to leave HiOgo for this port-nothng
occurring to prevent her departure-on Friday next
she Z'tn INST, the Adventure on the following day.
The New Cabinet-Quite a Number Of Minis.
ters.
From the Yokohama Times, March 2el
we are enabled to give by this mail complete list
0I the Ministers appointed by his Imperial Majesty
Mntsuhlto, Emperor OF JAPAN In our next we shall
more fuy indicate than by their titles the func-
nons OF eachsof these newly appointed Boards of Ad
: Prize Minister-(s5saL) Arisugawa sotsu no Mia.
y Prime Minister, Substitutes -(Fuku S0sai) Sanio
caki no Chiunagon (who s also Minister for Foreign
Anatrs.) Iwakura saki no Chino (who Is also a
Minister Of War and Marine and o Minister OF Fl.
Ministers for Ecclesiastica, Aaaira-tsasa,, Ar,.
sugawa Nakatsukasa ki6 no Mia. (S6toku.l Naka-
Esma ,arS SAX no panagon: tDo;l Shirakawa samm.
1mcers OF this Department Uta, Kinoshita
minister's Tor Foreign Enthusiastically Yamashima
no ,gaia; Mia Sotok13 sano saki no Chiqnagon. Ro)
sho. 0acers of this Department. Shioro
lwashita Sajiemon.
Ministers OF the Interior-(S6toku.) Okimachi
Sanjo saSi on Dainagon. Do) Tokudaij Chinnagon.
tDo.l Echizen Okura no Tayu, Tosa saki no Sh0sh6.
Onicers OF this Department-Tenji Shosho Okubo
Ichizo, Tamiya Joln, HirOsawa Hiosuke Kanniyama
6ahei-Nak ane Sekk6.
Ministers of War and Marne.-(S6sai.) Ninnaj no
MIA. (Sot0ku) Iwakura sau no CHINO. (Sotoku,)
Satsuma Shosho Officers Of this Department.
H0osawa Hiosuke Saig0 kichinosuke
Ministers of Finance--tSotoku) Nakamikado Chin.
nagon. (Sotoku.) Iwakura saki no Chinl6. (S6tokul
ted. ''''''
Ministers OF Legisation-(S6toku.) Mate no K6ii
Udaihen Saisho. Ohicers of this Departnent-Fu.
kuoka Toll. .Tanaka Kuninosuke Mloka Hachro
ministers of Justice-tSotoku.) Have Samm $50
toku.l Hosokowa Ckio no Tayu. Officers OF this De-
partment-Todoki Settsu Sansaburo.
Marine News.
Considerable interest has been excited during the
involving an amount OF no less than SS5 900. The
owners OF the steamer Osaka sue the Pacific Mai
Company Tor that amount, for damages done to her
on the night OF the 25th ut when she came into col
islon with the company's steamship Hermann.
The Russian steamer Wolga has been totally loaf
I0unoerlng on the 7th nit near the Meiaco SirDa
group OF ISLANDS, between this port and Hogo. The
captain, ms wife and child, four European sailors and
thirteen Manila men have been saved having reached
iand eer fourteen hours pulling In one OF the ships
pOats. Another boat containing the chief officer
win the rest OF the crew and two Passengers Mr.
Whitaker, an engineer in her Majesty's steamships
Nnaldo and Mr.. Cormack, is still missing. The
men VINO were rescued were brought up here nv the
steamer Courier, which Messrs. Walsh Hall x 90
sent 10 lock for them.
Public Assusements.
Socially we have been very quiet. new theatre
Is IN progress Of erection and Mr.. Black whose vocal
powers are well known In China and Australia. Il
delighting US with a series OF Concerts Mr. scare
promises US lecture upon the "Eloquence OF -hak-
speare, to be foowedby an exposition OF the minor
Way TO Pay Old Debtsr and two miscellaneous enter
tanments; and we shall shortly have the programme
or the spring meeting OF the Yokohama Race Club |
IN May next. There will be some good prizes pro. |
Dably, for Chipa ponies, and az several OF our
'cracks' are laid up or have broken down, good |
Soppoftupisy now offers for Hongkong or shanThae