New-York tribune., 1871-10-04
Japan.
CHANGES AMONG THE NATIVE AUTHORITIES AT
YEDO-A VISIT TO THE COAST OF COREA
IF2OM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

CHANGES AMONG THE NATIVE AUTHORITIES AT
YEDO-A VISIT TO THE COAST OF COREA.
lF2OM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
YOKOHAMA, Aug. .21.-Some important changes
have taken place among the Government officials at
Yedo and various notifications have been made in the
DerartmcntS But these not fully completed. The
Sstsuua party seems 10 he in the ascendancy. new
journal has been established In YedO and has sgnalized
its appearance hy the following information which L
translate for The TRIBUNE: "It Is said that all the
Samuras OF the Z6ze clan petitiOned their Governor In
the fourth month permitted to resume the status OF
peasants The following is their petitions we are now
endeavorinG to establish such basis for our national
poty that we may placed level with other coun
tries spite Of the favOrs we have hitherto enjoyed
from generation generation it is no longer recon
Cable with the duty Of Samurai to stick to old haDs
and to ait quietly down do nothing but enjoy the food
Of the nation. We have therefore agreed in body, to
resign our hereditary pay to enter the agricultural class
10 exert ourselves in the cultivation Of the ground or
reclamation Of new lands We shall thus be dischsrging
our duties and hope 10 be OF some Limited use 10 the
country The Governors applied for the Imperial de-
cision. and the court has given its permission. Two
clans the Saeg and Sanda have adopted the same
course. II is example OF wise fOrcthought which all
the clans both great and small would do we'll TO follow
Three years ago there was not such thing coach
known the road between this place and ToRe This
mode Of travelling has rapidly increased that hundreds
OF and horses employed on that road; and
the SttdulOOatS, WHICH DetWecn thIS
several times day. doing most profitable busine S.
The three American ladiesNrs. Pruyn, Mrs. Person
aud Miss CrOsbywhO arrived here in June for the
pose OF establishing Childrens Home ana school, have
met with great favor The children TO be cared FOR espe
Ciay those whose fathers Foreigners but whose
mothers are japanese. These ladies propose to take
other children Into their school, II fhe parents
desire II and they desire 10 spread, as far
as possible, the usefulness Of their work.
The national troops were inspected and reviewed by
the Mkado in YedO, about two weeks ago. which Oc
c0uRratulatng the troops on their appearance, and
urging them ~ be loyal ~ their sovereign The lovers
az fROrse flesh have been having grand time IN YOkoha
ma the novelties Of regular Yankee circus
The horses were hne as any seen In Amer
ica and one particular animal attracted much at-
teatio0 by his explotstAe result OF wonderful tsning
rbe rnderpest having made ITS appearance ID kussla
erS that All animals seized with the disease shall be de
Stroved and their consumed by nre Inc Gov
rnnen OF JaDan having requested the 1Orelgn Govern
ments 10 establish regulatiOne which shall prevent Tue
nse OF firearms the pursuit Of game by ior
egner near the temples the dwellings OF the people
the Rngisb GOVernnent have been L1s nrst 70 oonpS
with the Fe0uest and suitable notification nae been
published. ,. l.. c..o o..,, 4,
The probability OF new expedition TO Cores early IN
the coming year has been freely discussed ID various
parts OF Japan. II IL rumOred thai b0tn EnRnsh hno
French viii Join the Americans and that ~ eannot De
long before that rich country Will be opened 70 ne CIVIL
iEPd barbarians OF the West Two men hAmen palas ana
aae. es TSo mob were % ,S%e SS %S &c Ss wiz
aSd cSfd OF fSviiaticn s q qdit the Country The
total amount Of silk exported rm Japan during the past
England and only S5s bafcs to America; tle total
AMOUNT VI ka exported was Hs01N pounds tue WAVIe