The New York herald., 1868-03-01

rule, more soidly built the godowns moro
paved than in Jeodo bal these advantages barely
pensato tor OF the wide spaces the beauti
fui gardens and the magnificent trees whcn adorn al
most every quarter OF the Capital OF the rakun,"
owing 10 the Of the ground earthquakes less
severely felt than in many other parts of Japan and
this viii the fact that while Jeddo
Of single story the rule in Osaka they
eeptlon. Judging from report and from the general
appearance OF the population, the town. though low
no, unhealthy Tho water IL tolera5y pure There
have been OF cholera for the last live years.
nor fevers al all prevalent The drainage for
Eastern city good. the streets well kept and ths
police arrangements are effective The people appear
more industrious and moro orderly than at Jeddo con-
s.sling almost wholly OF the trading and industrial
c!ases,ha merchant. the artisan and the shopkeeper
uas sees oa. 'e" s"oras ana h.s.S arunxeaues,
divdual. s quiet well bshavsd and respectful In its
esmeanor, special pains 70 preserve order were
doubtless taken the OF The visit OF tho for
egn representatives but the fact still remains that
although al Jeddo, whero for the population has
been used 10 the sight OF tue members OF tho lesatons
they stll frequently molested and nsulted in the
Streets IN Osaka, where hitherto foreigners have never
been seen, they ao!e to penetrate ether with
without escort every quarter Of the city without
meeting with SO much as sn angry look or offensive
word and we're roquenty treated with every mark OF
courtesy and good will
A table commune Gated by the Governor Of Osaka to
Mr. Mtiord shows the result OF The last years Of
the city OF Osaka and its environs shusPopulaon
OSAKA 10 lsoo-Cty, ITO 600 males 10000 females:
349 temples, 1856 houses Villages Of Klwssak Kaka
uuder the jurisdiction Of Sa.to RoKuso ,DakuAni-Totel
number OF inhabitants, l6 $50; 10 temples and 507
n
.lon OF utsan. ialiso Da kuanllota number OF uhan
anis. 3s l55, 1872 temples and 6S2 houses Ths grand
total Is 900 .empes "A lOo houses, 1885, 3S2 males and
III 1872 females
Soon after my arrival al Osaka was placed by Sir
Harry ParSes ~ communication with tbs Governor and
II IS 10 him aud Ais officers wei! u the
merchants and Danlos agents. that indebted FOR
toe information which follows, relative 10 .hs trade Of
the city.
large portion OF the native produce which nnds ia
way into tue hands o! ths merchants aud snopSeepers
OF OSAKA consists originally Of lhe reuts received by
n
population IN me surrounding dstricts Tns rents be-
Ing received In KIND. arc brough' TO The tayayassl
or warehouses OF the Daimios where they stored
Rce corn, TAX OIL cotton silk, cotton goods ana six
goods-manufac,ured AZ the cottage ooms--caudIes.
charcoal, sugar, paper pottery SC. SC. are all re
ceived AZ ront and stored Ia the goa OF tae kurGy
cshiei Hero they are TOO oitea held pledge oy the
large money-lenders or tnancisrs Of OSAKA wealthy
and numerous body who are Always ready 10 advance
money 10 Daimos or more humble individuals 4, q
legal rate OF interest Of eno per cept per mouth,
secured oy mortgage on expected produce. Wnen The
kusLl or TWO ssorded mercantile agent OF tho DGmo.
who IS ia cEsrge o his knrayss thinks IL 1T
meni 10 sell ne adyertiSes or lenders which IN
by the aakdJai OF wholesale merchants trading u the
particular articles oil produce which are TO DO sod. A
Certain cedlt Is generally allowed 10 tae nadSai or
Ger that they may havo .me o dispose Of portion o!
The goods before making payment.
Another poruon OF the merchandise OF Osaka ia der-
we'd directly from the villagers. wno after handing
to their landlords certain OF the produce their
labor dispose Of the rsmaiader on their own account
This is ehected IN three ways. Those who been
forced 20 OBTAIN advances from the money lenders
turn tho loan IN kiad Others who have succeeded in
produce TO a commission merchant. who takes
mission OF ten per cent On the price a. which he DIS
poses OF them Others again prefer bringing their
produce shemseves INTO niarke! and making Their own
bargains with the email merchants shopseepers
found Il lmpcssibs 70 ascertain, even approx naeiy
The quantity Of goods and produce orough, INTO OSAKA
oy land ana river Large quantities are. however.
brought oy and OF these kind OF statistical
record seems TO DO kep as will be sesn from the toi.
loving table WINCH furnished by the Governor with
the Qualifying remark thai the figures are some OF them
only approximate aud tnat on some articles, including
sI goods saxo and miso he had been unable far 70
OBTAIN returns.
Inpors into Osaka in 1860 Rice, 3il2 kokus:
other cereals and vegetables, o. $50 koxus oil 23 932
kokus, soy, 1000 tubs; salt 9l627o bags; charcoal
bundles; dried nsh tkatsuwobushi, O., $50 kaammo
S972 80 pcuisJ ten lo247o kuamms, t5,779 81 pcus;
PAPER. la ooo bundles; loss SIX, 1900 euua'ss;
kuamme t2oo IS pcuisl; lead Japanese) 500 picu!s;
iron, 81 500 oandies; tobacco. leat, 900 bundes
tobacco, cG l3 100 ooIes mats hne) 10 OO0 packages
mats (roughl, 10000 packages.
The whole OF the produce brought from
different parts OF the country IN native junks varying
from 200 20 nearly 2o00 kokus burden. Long lines OF
these unks, moored sometimes Ave snd Deep extend
the kdzuga~a or eas. branch 0. tue rver whie the
more moderate sized come up the Ajkaws or western
tae depth or water outside tho mouths
OF these two branches none but junks OF 2U0 kokus
burihen ascend the river without dischargng por-
ton Of their cargoes nto smaller boats, which hover
about the entrance 10 large numbers The momen.
small cargo boats Gock to her assistance and IL ut
her of portion OF her burden; sometimes, Ia
n1s been OBLIGED TO put IN al Hiogo from rough weather.
contrary winds or other causes, they may seen
acniug Themselves her the moment she leaves that
port, and following IN her wake across the bay.
During last year l961 junxs OF 200 koSus burden and
upwards entered tho city of OSAKA OF these sl3 be-
onged 10 merchants, while ia belonged to Daimios
Below Is an exact number nd size Of junks
which arrived from eaca particular province.
The names q The prncipsines 10 which shsse vessels
belongea wera-Sssumi, IS; Osutni, 10: Hinga, 81;
Duzel, AZ: Bungo 81; Hsen, s; higo, Is; Harima s.
ldzamL Tosa, ~; saaukb 70; iyo ll2; Bzen, ,;
ch,kngo ~. ,hsuzen Ii lk ~; Idzafho, 50; waini,
O Ech
si Kasa 1856: Neo 6i; Fechin l7o; Ec5igc, e5; Tai,
ma, O. Oh sando 10; Dewa, 22 Mutsu SO; Aki IS;
owari iS5; axawa, rs T0tomi, os. Total Of merchant
Se1se,s, i,a i,ssS >.
in 1850 vere:-shiari no Tayu, 32 Hosakawa Eccnin,
| o0i Aa!sudara aino TO- kuroda Kai, 4; Malsuda,ra
Tango, i Taco,uana Hda s.; soro rsusnma, /; sagara
Totomb l; Ma,suiars Giobu, Q. Total Daimios'
| sells, III. Graud total, ,967 vessels
The merchants and small ers Of Osaka arc divided
into quilts, OF ~heh ihcrs arc abou. two hundred.
These are all registered aad undor the supervision Of
| too Governor. though thcy carry all heir trading
operations with little or reference to him his OH
Gers. IL a merchant wishes TO JOIN guild has to
seek periniss from tho guild itself having ob-
tanned this, ne applies 10 Aachnbuuso, Governor for
rcsisrsuon this 10 always granted unless there any
special for refusing. Should The guild on the
other hand resist the application OF the tho
latter call on the government officers to inquire
tho reasons Tor reiusu and should they 10 m
sulceni the Governor uses his Influence obtain ad-
iEauce Tor the applicant Eacn guild Is con posed OF
number Of merchants engaged in some one particular
brnGca o. business. Thus there may be rice mer.
| chants gud, metal founaers' guiid or silk mer.
chants. gdd. While at Osaka received invitation
| 10 pay visit to the Foreign Goods Merchants Guild
| 1 aeon panied by Mr.. Satow Of the Legation,
whose well nign perfect know edge or the Japanese
language ensoled him to render great service on
/ ihis yell other similar occasions whils at
Osaka. Having been received by the Guild IN body
The OF their hall, wc wore shown into q room
l whore found benches prepared for European
styis vita Refreshments laid out small japanese
| poys The merchants began the iniorview by handns
Us lGeir names written sma long slips OF paper the
usual ,nOde n Japan OF presenting card Al The ten
| merchants of whom the Guild consisted present.
| They told t0sI the room To which sittns
was tA3 room house o. the body. the Gud
ttu IN which they met aud consulted together about
oLce meath all matters Affecting the Guild such
III. regulation OF proes tina lsvying OF imposts among
| themselves, the admission OF . now member, &c.
committee cf meets oftsnsr for the msnag OF
smaller matters They Informed us that their Guild
% date there limited trade In Osaka
OF foreign goods the that the Dutch ded
a. NafasskL Their business has Increased very much
il h. fhai for