The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-25

THE COUNTS ADDRESS
was In French. The following is the translation
s,RE-The members Of the Diplomatic Corps desire TO
express their sratihc alton that You have eracionsy
e a to & IL
p pSs
to be Identified We trust that your efforts in this respect
nens will With %s the
the M 81 Ss &c
which hastens to offer to Your Majesty Its respect and
:. 10 this address His Imperial Majesty replied
We receive with lively satisac ton the congratulations
Of The DIPLOMATIC Corps the opening the first rail
road IL Japan You echo nmost thought that power
q the material ana moral well being Of people We
perity OF both natvesand foreigners will be increased
COMMERCE. IN DUTIFUL COMPLIMENT.
After the diplomats had had their say depntar
ton OF foreign merchants read and presented an
address signed by some two hundred foreign resi-
dents. The address thanked His Majesty on behalf
OF the foreigners for the hospitality and protection
they enjoyed in Japan; congratulated His Majesty
on the material improvements going on in the
usual wish that His Majesty might be long pre-
served In health and prosperity to witness the
The address was gotten up In very fine style. It
was engrossed on parchment In old English
per, from which hung tassels OF the same color,
fastened with tricOlOr r0settes. The chrysanthum
was embroidered IN white on the red cover.
' MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
replied, on behalf OF Ills Majesty in the following
Words
words which been addressed to me y the Eregn
S% shsiS Tss;s sSs Taissss % e
ana as s n s S
dure shall have both foreign and native people close to
NATIVE HONOR WITH SOME GAS.
After the foreign deputation came a body OF
Japanese merchants with an address, The spokes-
man was the President OF the Japanese Gas Com
pany. He read the following address to His Ma
jcsty. When he commenced he was evidently
ing the Mlkado. His voice was scarcely audible, the
paper in his hands shook TREMENDOUSLY and he could
store him, and the last portion OF the address was
read out In loud, clear voice. II was as fol-
lOws:-
At the present moment the brilliant fortunes of the
estys sacred goodness illuminate tbe universe: Yoke
SnI%psasd N addition. ,his the railway Seins
S ssn ana i
s sas III a as han ses s
ss ssa es s Wealth nd and
tongue describe As tins port IS the chief seat
trade is whole commercial PoSiaon enjoys Your
si as:s%i s aHa agss
e we 1T hs as a aS reign
laid and in the end We shall stand on level with and
look IN hs
aas SS to osf nhf
gratniaiops They al rejoice nnrestrainedly and pray
humble q he Mn9
| represented with real awe and real fear.
| To this the Governor of Yokohama replied on be.
half OF His Majesty, with the following very
PlTHY REMARK.
Irejocc your congrat uatory words Do you act up
TO their meaning and may success crown your efforts.
CONSOLATION FOR THE CoNsuLs.
His Majesty then got mp from his chair and pro-
| ceeded down the aisle with slow and solemn STEP
chin high In the air and eyes straight before him.
the Census were h presented IN body as he passed
| left. with motion very similar to the movable
heads OF the Chinese figures exhibited in the win
His Majesty then retired to room in the station
that had been fitted up for his use, and rested for
ABOUT III hour' uomrw.nn
A few minutes past noon the Mikado was again
fore, to his State car, and the train returned to
JeddO.
RELIGIOUS RELICS FROM RUINED CHAIR.
As soon al the royal ruler had left the Yokohama
station rush was made by the crowd for the chair
in which he had sat. In less time than it taxes to
ever could possessed himself OF small piece as a
memento The fortunate ones rubbed their foreheads
with the pieces and reverently secured them about
their persons. Those who could not secure piece
besought those who had to allow them to rub their
heads against the fragments. watched this scene
with great interest. The officials at first did not
know what to make OF the rush, but when the
meaning OF II penetrated their minds they seemed
highly delighted with the manifestation and at
tributed the action to extreme loyalty and rev.
erence, to which 1t was undoubtedly due
At Jeddo very similar ceremonies were per-
form 90 Of
PROGRESS AND STILL ONWARD.
Upon taking his seat HIS Majesty said addressing
the Chief Commissioner OF Railways
You the pleton Of the first line of
in soun S nave "a y and it.
days of extensive general reform with the hope that
I nc al ana 'Rs have srSs
Tsn Ives Seoae ms is ne S1e to
ming line spread throughout the e"unrs
The Prime Minister then addressed the throne on
behalf OF the people OF Japan. He said:-
The railway between Jcddo and Yokohama having
been Your Your Majesty sa cnr Yenno
take advantage 81 the occasion respectively oaer
Sd OF hs M Of @
The chief duty o. government are to increase the national
sommsncement renovation Of nc central govern
Y9ur mas a m morn till with
direction, with the object Of rendering the condition Of
the e a. 9oS S
that this work may receive further deveopmen
and that its immense benefits may be extended the
whole country that the people gratefully apprc
ciate Its blessings as long as the universe endures
To this the Mikado simply bowed.
The railway officials were then introduced to him,
to whom he thus spOke:-
feel greatly satisfied at the successful result OF your
perseverance and devotion to the work committed TO
your charge and gives me much pleasure % acknow
Renee and knowledge have contributed to It's completion
The Minister OF Public Works then addressed the
Throne in brief speech In which he referred to
the different works then in progress throughout
the Empire, and thanked His Majesty for having
in person been present at the Inauguration Of
what lie considered the most important under-
taking OF them ALL
The Mikado then rose from his seat proceeded
with the usual stateliness and sOlemnty to a pri.
vate room Tor a short time, whence he was con.
Quoted to his carriage and returned to the castle
MATERIAL REFREsHMENT AND CITY JOY.
A cold collation. was spread at Hama goten-the
Imperial pleasure grounds-for the rejection OF the