The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-18

can be solved II by the banks taking It up And the
probabtlities are that they wosld recognize
considerable discount II they can get some guaran.
tee from the Japanese government through the
umaey 'i une hey 90 get suoS guar
ntes tney WIN not touch y a. any price: IN the
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very thriving, from the fact that there Is more ship
ping in the port OF Yokohama than there ever was
have brought goods to Dc looked ap in "go-downs,"
and leave the port empty. During the last month
European and American ports, but the record
shows not single clearance. SO much for the new
The following is q copy Of a recent notification
issued by the japanese government In relation to
the currency
ton me
ing hs rates Of exchange metal paper currency
~ me
Mobiles at their meeting TO make united efforts for the reso
e TX :nss ss
from the wn;er Of this year and make for the
me q e. sa P 81 s
Should be wrong still to obstruc the imperial
win he win be liable to punishment according to the annexed
Another notification regarding the commercial re-
lations with foreigners reads thus:-
The SALE purchase interchange Of merchandise to-
goods rios communicated to this de.
par%sn:, whose in:rucOn. in regard 70 the
SSSs Or aSs for Sa there y they
:1snaiss from foreigner. they mus, Srng " smo"ni
msp and VIII receive therefor Of the
men. Is At any time convertible Into money. branch Of
this department will be established 10 YSEohaWa without
established at Nsgata and Hakodaa the to be origi
AZ Osaka will also be founded department which
VII be BY the merchants Of that PLACE and Or
parments viii cooperate their inter.
agencies Of The OSAKA Institutions will sterwaSds IN the same
manner be established at Kobe and Nagasak No knsatz
When officers merchants wish to buy ships or arms from
fore which require considerable amounts Of money
the oommercia Department. With he same When soresa.
cs pay for the same dollars or other con hs sell
e Or the sssen Of must inform the
ceeds ten rios Tho abovenamed regulations be OBJ.
Win entail heavy punishment on the offender, aud any one
who believes Improvements may Dc made Is expected he
ment.
The ports that have been recently opened in Japan
upon trade In Jeddo, although number OF peO.
pie are residing there, say about twenty there has
SO lar been but little business transacted except in the
matter Of chartering steamers by the japanese
princes to convey their troops home At Negata,
the whole foreign population consists OF three per-
sons. ] wonder why that place was ever selected
for an open port: II would make first rate penal
colony.
jesty's Consul at this port, died shere on
the 7th inst, after a short Illness MIR.
Fletcher had been in her Majesty's consular ser;
Consul to this port on the lsth OF January. 1858.
Mr.. Fletcher had earned the respect OF the whole
tended by citizens and naval officers OF almost every
nationality represented here. His successor Is Mr..
Russell Robertson, lately removed from Hioso TO
Jeddo.
The case of the Pacific Mail steamship New York
vs.. the British steamer Ocean Queen has been tried
here by the British Consul and four other persons
one British and one American naval officer and two
merchant captains respectively OF the same nation
aties, sitting as court Of arbitration. The result
was decision In favor OF the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company to the amount OF $l0,21S. This
afterwards reduced to $1,000 upon appeal upon the
ground OF excessive damages awarded for delay.
append very interesting report sent into the
Yokohama Chamber OF Commerce upon the SILK cul-
which has been investigating this matter for the last
month. The expedition consisted Of the Italian
Minister and several merchants Of different nation
ai'e Although somewhat lengthy, to those in
terested In THIS matter 1t will well repay perusal
The main point of interest Is thus stated;-The ln-
designations which the members OF the expedition
were enabled to pursue concerning the cultivation OF
tile skworm al the different localities they visited,
and the minute observations that they made at the
same time regarding the sanitary condition Of these
insects have been productive OF the happiest re-
suits: Ihey nave been aoe TO testify that not only
but that this disease Is indeed altogether unknown
to the japanese. This testimony is OF the nature to
concerning the Infection OF the Japanese Seed aud
Will serve III once TO calm the apprehension OF
cutlvators on the subject and TO inspire them for
the future with implicit confidence to the quality
OF the original cards Of this country. Before
closing this report it were well to add lew words
as TO The reasons, which cause the high prices for
the cards. such being neither IN accordance with the
abundance Of the crops nor with the large quantity
OF cocOOns which are set aside for the purpose Of
breeding. The nigh prices OF the cartons may be per-
haps attributed to the losses which attend the repro
ducon OF the seed, In the form of paristical insect
H.. e.
sk-work before the spinning season, has been long
known In JAPAN 1t comes to life In the chrysas aud
eats Its way out OF the after having destroyed
tae chrysalis ITSELF The destruction caused by this
parasite varies according to the and the at
mospherc causes to from twenty TO eighty per cent
This proportion applies solely to the c0coons which
are required for breedng as in those which are de-
voted to Keeling purposes the chrysalis Is suflocated
before the ''OudJi" pierces the cocoon.