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Show 4,y; - x-vv ? ' j The oyq.ntnicut.v?ii5 otiginanjjr. Hmlcr onVIiYipirfia&l -JJftiporpf' doiVout- fffO-yeora.s'jttso cfiangfr of erjjmenl'ioo'&' (Hac6i Itrconscquenco of diaali6fact(on-6iig-8onic. of link licrcdi- otgotermaent , Thfctfnnces'beinjj ycry j'vt(u!jMUfictlthb office' of Tycooiv or Vebj'tiornl. Emperor, wlio vrns chosen flrigttio1ly.frpmoue ofbeir own immbcr .' oncof tLcjicmlitar prluci bnVtbp of-lcd:is of-lcd:is Spy, aaiixas hacix for scvfcral kun-ilrccj kun-ilrccj years, litredilttry, liio lycooii, fir temporal Emperor, k Entirely "distiiiut in tbo control of govern-' went fronv the Ialcajlo; except in very iwporffihVStatfrfltfairit is necessary to: ltferto ttio-Makailofor Iil8 approval. Should the MakuQo refuse liis assent qany Important matter so referral, then tfcat enilslt-tlicro is 110 nppcal. Besides the Tycoon nud ,Makado, tbcro Are fivo Councillors of State, lio arc iirt-fildratcljibout iirt-fildratcljibout tbc pcKoit of tlio Emperor, Em-peror, and it Is through them thatili important im-portant transactions of government are earned on. I 3t,,sdme(intcs becomes necessary to ro-Jpr ro-Jpr inattcrsoT great importance to tlie, princes of the. empire (hcreclitary nud titular), op,half of yhom are oblijjcd to assemble once aye'dY at 'Jeddo, tha pther b'dlf rcmairihip; in.chargb. of the provinces m ,A.iter tha business for vthich these 1 P4n eJO together has been tranBacted, they then return to theic rc-. spettivo provinces or. principalities; the fetnolo portion of their families nftver be- I ingolIo.W to ntcphjpany their JprilS and masters, but retained in.thc city pif Jeddo M osihostages. for security jfor the good con- ilueboftho princes-jn tho ndpainjstratfon m their oiTaifs of the provinces and prin- cjpalitics, 9 Ehcir form of government is n strange M mixture ofnbsolutism rind feudal system, M as many of ihp hereditary princes ore so 9 powerful jti wealth, and retainers us to m frequently dictate to tho head of the go- 9 Verament. ' 9 yhohld the Tycoon or. Emperor dis- M U?ae ihom as a body in. the ndministra- m tion.oftliQ government, they can rcvota- tioniro and depose tho Tycoon, and sue -9 cccd him by one from their oi? a number. l '.their lovo of country and stringency of l ao event altogether improbable. II Wero is lib country upon the face of ! W ear Vfhero the fcoling of nationality II 'ltrongeror where lavya are so faith- ju'Iy executed, and for ivhich the people ifl Wc so great a regard as iu Japan. There is, one singular feature vrhlch per- 'M ades the entire policy of Japan, and that M i tho making of officials in pairs, which ?ctTC as SPCS ouc upon the other: v.lt-isr;fromth thV.'story qfiginated' .that., the, ccrSsoVj.pt adviser;, vlb' is'the,' thirtVbfficcr'bfcpngitig to' Hho embassy, oaaspy vponvthii othcra;" -ffho repbrted . everything ' to :hls rbynl mastcrV.the -Tycoon or" Empcrb'K . .' Tjils; is a mlstntcc... . .Ogturcfcll ungp'o-kamiitf ungp'o-kamiitf 'nothing,jmoridvnorvjc8s,.U ,a coiiniellor sr Adviser to.'thof dtliers) ie-: ie-: levied frota - his' peculiar nittc'ss'fdr such, a'ppsjlibnV ; ;-''Jv ' t- ' ,Is .true; thatccvefybod 'IrirJtfpan is-dndoif is-dndoif the cye ofJ an everlasting tiiiknovn, !ili"cJeteai thfi. iEmperov hibisclf h watched, .v? J: t , .S - - Thp spies arq of every' rank" in- lifJ bp. low tha't pf jiertditafy priuco, Thphigbi est nobility dure, not, slirink froni, theo ur4tion if dircctcil'to "aclt ''osV spics thc. iauat cither-do it or.ndopi'ihe, al'trRativq cutC'' :'-cf"4.- 'V. vv-'S; The rcn'sdtuwliyhc laws:of Jpnn are j so 'unalterable'' becauso. "ccry. .mattf is afriiia of projipsing' any 'changeT pr;fte:art 4ib.h'3a-lbacila.b9.wpvcft sary, b'ccanso !if . disapproved'' by -the trj b'unal pfXtnal resort; he pays .for Jiis act ;witb;bis lifp'C " . . ti ;,-; ;,-; Itis fttrnngeifacttliftt hc Japanese code, of awsJs 'tbpblocdiest'fn tho 'world; .peatbisv tbo" prescrjbed punlihmcnt "for -mosi'qircne'e's;-, 'pter6;arcno" lirbfessjoual laycfsiin Japan: cvprj", wan is, deeSictl coiiinotctit to be his own pleader;. Capi; ..tal punishment 'in- Jftpaff ,ver)r rare, rX)urio. tl(e,tv6 .Jrojr'JitiToymatafe in Jnpan, JfiVij"tiycr.;bc'aru(pf but; pncpubr lie cccntibni ohd .tliaV wis for"' murder; -" Jfhomunicipal- go.vcrnmcnt, 'of; their lafg'eclUcs5' is the. Vnpit .perfect Wjtlie' "worldjrhcir cities turb cut Up into, blocks', aiiqijifc the size of' our squares i'n" 2s cvf-prkrHOvcr cvf-prkrHOvcr .cacb of these-is placed an ! Phjicef'tp whom cve'ry pnencc committed in that district is reported, vhicb. h t& port cd'to 'a higher ortlccr.. Every person, who seesor knows of. an offence being committed, aid docs not report it to Ibo officer hayiug charge .of tho district, is punished the same as the person committing commit-ting the offence ' Thfr system of police surveillance, it . .'will be readily seen, must insure, the most perfect ordcrand protection. Persons who wish to change their residence, resi-dence, cannot do 50 without first getting :tbpxonscnt,0f. those, Livjfig .vUhiu.n cei'-tain cei'-tain distaute of the; place wliero tlC. per-: sou wishes to roniove i to " j : 'the idea QTJapaiicJC having njpiurality i .of. vjtycs LVa' mistake-It is iiot so',. They I are only alfp.wcil oiic wife, but they "inny! have as many mistresses os their - ci.rcuni- stances will allow; then) to :ke?p jVlis-j tresses, are seldom or never inmates of the j house.o.f thP wife. . Adultery is ptimshedj with great severity. The present Tycoon, or Emperor, Is:; only sisteQn.,.yea'rs old- The first Aih-: bassador is bis special friend, being Chamberlain Cham-berlain to tiic TEniperof. Ho has five Cabinet rjnisterSi The Censor is bis special -confidant, it Is for this renson.that he has been assigned the xiositioil which he occupies |