The New York herald., 1868-03-01

rule. solidy built the godowns numerous
ana tne streets more regularly constructed anu oes.sf
paved than in Jeodo but these advantages barely COM
pensate tor the absence OF the wide spaces the oeau
iuI gardens and The magnificent trees whcn adorn a,
most every quarter OF the capital OF ihe Iaikuh
Owing 10 the nature Of the ground earthquakes are 80
severely felt than many other parts OF Japan ana
.as WIN account Tor .hs a that wne ~ seau0 me
ception. Judging from report and from tue general
appearance Of the population the town, though 'ow
been Of cholera for the last nve years.
fevers AZ all prevalent The drainage TOT an
Eastern city Is good. the streets are well Kept aIa 'ne
police arrangements are effective The people appear
and moro orderly than o. Jeddo lon,
sslng almost waoly Of as trading snu
one but lew swords and httie drunkenness
in the streets The crowd, a. well as ths a.
dividua is quiet, well behaved and respectful IN ts
demeanor. special pains 70 preserve order were
doubtless taken the occasion Of The visit OF the Ior-
egn representatives but the fact still remains that,
atnough Jeddo where for years the population has
10 sight Of tue members OF the legations.
they are SUI! frequently moiestea anu INSURED ln .ns
been they were ao!e TO penetrate either with or
without escort every quarter Of the city without
meeting with so much az sn angry look or onens.v6
word and we're frequently treated with every mark OF
courtesy and good Will
A table communl lcated by the Governor Of Osaka to
Mr. Mtiord shows the result Of The last years. census OF
the city Of Osaka aud rs environs ;husPopuaIion OF
OSAKA 10 lsoo-City, ITO 900 maies 10000 females:
$40 temples 10, ,ol6 houses Villages OF kawasak kaka-
b1ayi Sonesak and kilan0 N connection with tue city,
under tho jurisdiction Of Sa.to Rokuso 'Dalkuanrota
houses suburb villages Of tho city under Jurisdlc
ton OF Ctsan. laliso DakuanI-Total number OF iuhaD
itans, Ss 1885, 1872 temples and 1882 houses Ths grand
total Is 900 ,empes, "A lOo houses, 1885, 3s2 males and
III 1872 females
Soon after my arrival as Osaka was placed by Sir
Harry Parkes ~ communication with lhs Governor and
II Is 20 him aud his officers. well some ot the
merchants and Daimios' agents. that am indebted FOR
tne Information which !oows relative 10 shs trade Oh
tine CITY.
large portion OF the native produce which nnds ia
way into the hands 0! the merchants and shopkeepeTs
nj tlGa. Nvt,t tuov NJ yaA ht
the DAm!os or large landed propr etors from .he rural
popu.aion in the surrounding dstrcts lhs rents oe-
Ing received Ia KIND arc brough. 10 the tTayat,kI
or warehouses OF the Damios where they are stored
Rice corn fax, oil, Cotton silk cotton goods ana SILK
northumberland AZ the cottage looms-candles.
charcoal. sugar, paper. pottery, &c. &c. are ali re-
ceived as rent aud stored ia The goa OF iae rdy
cshki. Hero they are 100 oen held IN pledge oy the
large monoylenders or 1nanciars Of OSAKA, wealthy
ana numerous BODY, who are Always ready 10 advance
money TO Dalm:os more hum5s individuals a, Q
legal rate OF interest Of enc per cent per mouth,
secured oy mortgage on expected produce. When The
kusul or TWO s.orced mercantile agent OF the DGmo,
who IS ia cEarge oi his kuraytsh,.t Tanks IL a ut
ment 10 sell he adyerses or lenders, which ssnt in
by the aahdJa wholesale merchants trading 10 The
particular articles OF produce which are to DO sod
certain credit IS generally allowed TO atdS1t in or
der that they may have Time to dispose Of portion o!
ihe goods before making payment
Anotner poron OF the merchandise OF Osaka 10 deri-
we'd directly from the villagers, who after handing over
to their landlords certain part OF the produce OF their
labor, dispose OF the remainder on thor own account
This il effected iu three ways. Those who nave been
forced OBTAIN advances from the money lenders
turn the loan IN kGd Others who have succeeded in
keepng out OF their hands consgn their goods or
produce TO commission merchant, VINO takes CON.
mission OF ten per cent on the price a. which he dis.
poses OF them. Others agaln prefer bringing their
produce themselves into uarko! aud making Their own
bargains with the email merchants or shopxeepers
found impossoi- TO sscsra.n even approx maeiy,
the quantity Of goods and produce brought OSAKA
oy land and river Large quantities are. however,
brought " sea and CT these some kind OF statistical
record seems to DO Kept, as wall be sesn from the to
loving table winch was furnished by the Governor with
the qualifying remark thai the figures some Of hem
oa!y approximate. aud tnas on some articles, including
silk goods sake and mso he had beon unabis FAR 70
Ilnporu INTO Osaka in os:-Rice 3il. .25s kokus;
other cereals and vegetables o. 5sS kokus OIL 20 932
l253,ss0 bags; wood ga $40 bundles seaweed "a 900
bundles; dried fish (katsuwobushii. $50 kuammo
paper, l34 600 bundles; loss silk, ~, 900 bundles;
vegetable wax, Al, 2so packages; raw silk, $500
kuamme, t2oo rs pcusl; lead lJapanesel, 500 pcu.s;
iron, 81 500 bundles; tobacco. Leaf, $3.50 bundes
tobacco, Is 100 Boxes mats (hne Is 000 packages
mats tfoughl, l05 900 packages
The whole OF the annexed produce was brought from
different parts OF the country in native junks varying
from zoo 70 nearly 2000 kokus burden. Long lines OF
these junks moored sometimes ave aud sx Deep extend
eacn SIDE OF tue river. The largest to De n
tho dzuga~s Gas. branch o; river, while the
moderate sized come up the Ajksws or western
mouth, which Is The shaiIower OF the two Owing 10
the small depth or water the bars outside the mouths
OF these Two branches none bu. janks Of 200 kokus
tion OF their cargoes into smaller boats, which hover
about the entrance IN arge numbers The momen. a
small cargo boats Eock 20 her assistance and sbt
her of portion OF her burden; sometimes In
mas been Obliged to put IN al Hiogo from rough weather.
contrary winds or other causes, they may be
tachue themselves 10 her the she leaves that
port. and following IN her wake across the Day.
During last year junxs OF 200 koSus burden and
upwards, entered the city Of OSAKA or these $40 be-
longed TO merchants, while ia belonged TO Daimos
Below OF the number size Of junks
which arrived from eacn particular province.
The names Q. the Irncipaiies 10 which shsse vessels
belonged wero o-Sstsumi, IS; 0sutni, 10: Hinga, 81
Runpo 81 Hseu. (. q. e
1dzami, I: Toss, III, Sanuki, 26 lyo 1l2; Bzen, 81
ch,kago y: thsusen Is; lk -; Idzlfho 5s Iwsini,
81, Kaga 1885, Ncto 6i; Fechin 1905 Ec5igo IS; Tat.
ma g OK, q; sanao. Is; Dswa a.; Mu,su, 50; Ak IS;
Bpgo IS; AVA, 10 Avail Ssisu l23 XII 81 Ise IL;
owar, i55; Msawa, Is; TO,om os. Total Of mercnan.
vessels, 1,s43
The names OF the Da MICS whose ships entered Osaka
in 1860 care:-shiari no Tayu 80; Hosakawa Eccoin,
90; Ag!sudara aino 10; kuroda kai a; Yalsudaira
Toreno ! !; Goio Hida, 1; Okudson Daizen, l.; 0mara
Tango, Taeo,oans Hda. 81 Soro rsusnima, /; sagara
Totom, /; Ma,sudaira Gobu O. Total OF Damios' ves-
sells, l2i. Graud total, 1867 VESSELS.
The merchants and small traders OF Osaka divided
into guilds, OF which there a5ou. two hindred.
These all registered and undor supervision Of
toe Governor Though thor carry on all thcr trading
operations with little or reference to him his OH
II merchant wishes TO JOIN q guild has TO
seek permission from the guild itself and having
tanned this, he applies 10 hachnbungio Governor for
regstrsuon This 10 always granted unless there be any
special reason for refusing Should The guild, on the
other hand resist the application oi the merchant tho
latter call the govern officers inquire into
the for the refusu and should they DO found
sufficient the Governor uses his Influence 10 obtain ad-
rrittAnce the applicant Eacn guild Is composed Of
numbcr OF merchants engaged in some particular
brnuca OF business. Thus there may be rice mer.
chants gud, . metal founaers' guild, or . silk mer.
chants sdd. While at Osaka received an invitation
20 pay q visit to the Foreign Goods Merchants Guild
was accompanied BY Mr.. Satow, Of the Legation.
whose well Dign perfect know edge or the Japanese
language ensbied him 10 render me great service
ihis yell on other similar occasions whils al
osaka Having been received by tho Guild In body a.
the entrance OF their hail. wore shown into room
where found benches prepared for US IN European
eys with refreshments laid out on small Japanese tea
poys Tue merchants began Ihe intorvew by hAndng
tncr names, written small long slips OF paper tne
mode Japan Of presenting card Al. The ten
merchants ol whom the Guid consisted were present.
They told ls tDst the room 10 which we're sitting
was tls common room house OF the body. the GuGd
bell in which they met aud consulted together about
mcnn on all matters afecting the Guild such a.
the regulation OF prices ths !svying OF mposts amosg
themselves, the admission OF . new member &c. A
COMMITTEES or two meets oftsnsr for the management OF
smaller matters. They Informed us that their Gud was
Of "a auc date there limited trade In Osaka
OF foreign goods since the time that the Dutch traded
al NaeasskL Their business has Increased very much
h.s antth fara uap0 but