CHINA AND JAPAN.

Press, Volume VII, Issue 805, 30 May 1865, Page 2

CHINA AND JAPAN.

[From the Overland China Mail, April L}" , -_~>" No events of political importance,* here"; marked the past fortnight in Chma^aja&r. Japan. From Pekin the principal news;s^y lates to the measures taken by Sir Fredd]r|ci|| Bruce to regulate the movements of Engffih^ visitors against whom complaints have^W^f* made by the Chinese authorities. The&jooj many places of interest in the city whi<&ijjs|j£ in private custody, and the owners or cust>||£j diers have found that strangers are wiliing^to pay a fee to see such places. Such fe§|f|: are raised occasionally from smaller to jarg<&|| sum's,, arid it will happen that a Chinama^r finding the game in his own hands, keeps ouß-i raising his charges from day to day. Onfr .■ such man complained lately that tvvoEng- >t , lishmen had threatened him with violencef. and forced open his door. ' 'J*' The ice at Tientsin broke up on thellijk I ult., and communications with theSouth -by. - ' sea was then resumed. No improvement,, has taken place in trade, nor was any to bei t expected, as Tientsin is one of thoseporfeV where business, while increasing, is falluig { -\ into Native hands. ; ' _ ~\ : The ports on the Tangtsze Eiver are, all p : in a promising condition. At.Hankow-all- ;- ---was quiet at the date of last advices. ~ Hd>. r ; further news of the MahomedanoceheklEDL^: that quarter had reached the settlement j Wtogfydo we think it likely that there is any'.c^ipfef %. for ai|ar,m. > • ~> ,rs^ '•' Advices, from ChinMang are to ii,^|f®|| ult. ' The trade of tKe place is%breae^# most rapidly, and the Custom-house j jetia&*^ *vnlA .greatly exceed those of last year. 1 - ; S^^M native authorities are making great pro^^fe| in clearing the' Grand Canal Detween.^E|^|| kiaug and Soochow. Nanlong is j^ 3l^^^ stored to the list' of trading having been a rebel garrison for 12 ye^^^ and it is hoped that business may be7<3|j|£||§ with it by the agencies -at Chinkiang,^^^^ munication being expected with Nankujp||j|^| the north bank of the river. . Opposite^||life Concession there is now a. large vill^|^S substantial Chinese hongs, where 18*ia0fl^||| ago there was only a swamp. The (st&iioyt appear to be. doing all they can to ; l»riflg^ trade to the place. Two foreign -^hoa^sx!^^ commenced on the Concession, and. th^l^l^p ing of jetties, is going on slowly.. ~ Q'lj* Jifeli respondehtef express the very TiieEest ojpio^*^ of Chinkiang, which, they say, is ; .descfc«B«^ to rival Shanghae in a few yeare^.teing-bOT^^ situated as a key to the middle and nortE^C|gl Erom- Shanghae we hear of a large Imperial troops being encamped at distance from the city, previous to ing to Amoy by steamers that haw chartered for that purpose! Yoluriteers lately took the opP ol * visiting the Chinese camp, military,mandarin in command visit shortly afterwards.. The troops O *|||Jl their way to Amoy- number about : 2APvN||§§ and as they are of a better -stamp ;*|!||j|| usual, it may be expected that wiE speedily &11 into Imperial the Ml of that city will end the rebellion, and it is sure to.be the forces sent against it will only act; f*SS "vifirour ' ' "«^^il!t^ A strong remnant of the rebels about for nearly a year from place to subsisting on plunder, reach the province of Kwang-ei, rebellion had its origin, bnt wbj

iSll^Mfili'westwards. No reinforcements are while on three sides they bebagg l^ hemmed in. The sea fSi^rtJsjuso partially closed to them, owing 14tteomtaunicatiou by the Amoy river being |Sfibba»ted, an d a blockade by two or three about to be begun. The prospects are now fainter than ever, is not unlikely that the rebels may be of as a formidable body by the end $ grajtember. As arrangements are being for bringing into the market the proof manj districts not now accessible by % season of prosperity to commerce be locied for. Beyond what is as to the rebels, there is nothing )i§yt general importance from the coast ports. j|s Canton great depression prevails in %/fagde among the native population. No news fJdk?Sfith regard to Japan, we gave currency, mail, to certain rumours about the Haening of Hiogo. A correspondence be- £ wen the American Minister and the I Gerogio shows that those rumours were un--5 '*>, _