people to take money in the shops, and the complication of accounts was very great. The accuracy of the Japanese in these matters is, however, very great. [Sidenote: Signing the Treaty] At 1 P.M. the Commissioners came to sign the Treaty. We have agreed to make the Dutch copy the _original,_ as it is the language both parties understand. The Dutch copy, written by their man Moriama, was so beautifully written, that I have kept it to send to England. After the signature, I lunched on a dinner sent me by the Emperor; not so bad, after all. About 3 P.M. I set off to go on board the 'Emperor' yacht, which I reached at about 5; immediately after which the Japanese fort saluted the British flag with twenty-one guns (ten-inch guns); as good a salute as I ever heard, an exact interval of ten seconds between each gun. The Japanese flag was then hoisted on the 'Emperor,' and saluted by the 'Retribution' and 'Furious' with twenty-one guns each. We ended the day with a collation on board the 'Retribution,' and trip in the 'Emperor;' and as I was pacing the deck of the 'Furious,' before retiring to rest, after my labours were over, to my great surprise I observed that the forts were illuminated! Imagine our daring exploit of breaking through every _consigne,_ and coming up to Yeddo, having ended in an illumination of the forts in our honour! At 4 A.M. this morning we weighed anchor, and are now some 140 miles on our way to Shanghae. [Sidenote: Articles of the Treaty.] The principal advantages secured to England by this Treaty, so amicably and rapidly settled, were the following:-- Power to appoint a Diplomatic Agent to reside at Yeddo, and Consuls at the open ports; Ample recognition of Consular jurisdiction and of the immunities of exterritoriality; The opening to British subjects, at specified periods, of several of the most important ports and cities of Japan; Power to land and store supplies for the use of the British navy at Kanagawa, Hakodadi, and Nagasaki, without payment of duty; Power to British subjects to buy from and sell to Japanese subjects directly, without the intervention of the Japanese authorities; Foreign coin to pass for corresponding weights of Japanese coin of the same description; Abolition of tonnage and transit dues; Reduction of duties on exports from 35 per cent. to a general rate of 5 per cent. _ad valorem_.