. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 . erable interest andoccupation to its inhabitants. The streets of Yedo are infested with dogs—notthe wretched mangy curs of Constantinople or thepariahs of India, but sleek, well-fed, audacious ani-mals, who own no masters, but who seem to thriveon the community, and bid it defiance. They trotproudly about, with ears and tail erect, and are mostformidable to meet in a by-lane. These animals areheld in as high veneration and respect as they werein former times in Egypt; the most ancient tradi-tions attach
. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 . erable interest andoccupation to its inhabitants. The streets of Yedo are infested with dogs—notthe wretched mangy curs of Constantinople or thepariahs of India, but sleek, well-fed, audacious ani-mals, who own no masters, but who seem to thriveon the community, and bid it defiance. They trotproudly about, with ears and tail erect, and are mostformidable to meet in a by-lane. These animals areheld in as high veneration and respect as they werein former times in Egypt; the most ancient tradi-tions attach to them, and it is a capital crime toput one to death. There are even guardians ap-pointed for their protection, and hospitals to whichthey are carried in case of illness. Certainly a longexperience has taught them to profit by the im-munity from persecution which they enjoy. It isonly due to them to say that, as a race, they are thehandsomest street-dogs I ever saw. The only largeanimals in Japan are horses, oxen and cows, and buf-faloes ; but milk, butter, and cheese are unknown as. WTLD-DEER. 141 articles of consumption. There are no asses or mules,and scarcely any pigs. The largest wild animals aredeer, of which, however, there are very few. As the audience with the two chief Ministers ofState was fixed for the afternoon, we were obliged tohurry home to prepare for that important ceremony. CHAPTEE VII. CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT ? NAYBOEN THE SPY SYSTEM THE COUNCIL OF STATE A POLITICAL CRISIS THE HAPPY DE-SPATCH RUINING A POLITICIAN THE JAPANESE SOCIAL SCALE A VISIT TO THE CITADEL THE JAPANESE MINISTERS JA-PANESE FLUNKIES TEA AND SWEETMEATS SHOPPING IN YEDO DOG MANIA OFFICIAL VISIT OF COMMISSIONERS OFFICIAL COSTUME HAM AND CHAMPAGNE THE FIRST DAYs CONFERENCE JOCOSITY OF HIGO-NO-KAMI GENERAL GOOD-HUMOUR. Before proceeding to describe our audience with theMinisters of State, it will be necessary to give a briefsketch of the system of government of Japan, althoughgathered f
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