22nd October.
The Canvassing Conumittee and the Council of Ten were so successful in their efforts that we had everything arranged for the dinner long ere the illustrious explorer reached our port. He arrived late on the evening of the 2ist, and on the morning of the 22nd Mr. W, P. Mangum, the U.S, Consul here, as the Dean of the Consular body, and as Chairman of the preliminary meeting, went on board to welcome Professor Nordenskidld, Captain Pallander, the officers, and crew to Nagasaki, and designated that evening for the dinner, as Admiral Patterson, of the U.S. flag-ship Richmond, was obliged to leave on Thursday mornin The Theatre presented a scene of fairylike enchantment in the evening. You can approach either in front or by entering the Club on the other street; at either end Japanese lanterns were arranged represent-of Norway and Sweden crossed, the simple but now suggestive word eva." The innumerable lanterns led the ay to the reception-room, the stage of the Theatre, chieh was draped and festooned in a perfect mam here we were introduced to the guest of the evening, One saw at a glance that one was in the presence of no ordinary man. The brow is domelike and the face is finely chiseled, The Professor is about forty-eight, with his hair still clustering thick his head; wears a moustache only, and the face is of the pure Scandinavian, type. Heis not, as many suppose, a Swede, but a Fin, and like the great Naturalist Agassiz, he left his native land, in an out of the way corner of the world, for a wider field in Sweden, and became Professor of the Royal University at Stockholm. We might not have heard anything of this Expedition if it had not been for the munificence of a Swedish merchant, Mr, Dickson of Guttenberg, and another merchant, a Russian living at Moscow. With their aid and that of Oscar the Second of Sweden and Norway, the enterprise was finally launched on what is now the full tide of superb success, As we entered the grand banqueting hall (the body of the theatre), the same exquisite taste ws aped Ju, groping ing lights, the illustrate of fare were exceed. reindeers, the midnight sun, the eternal ice, Arctic flowers, The Russian Consul's taste inthe matters is well known, and his designs ainted in. water-colors on. every fare (uinoly-two in all) by a famous Japanese artist The Italian eaterer Zancolo and the Frenchman Condort performed their part well. 'The tables wore arranged thus—two long ones with an open. space at one end for the waiters, and the other closed with a short table' running aer Tu the centre of this short table, the Chairman and Consular Doyen presided, and in front the guest of the evening, Nordenskielld. In front of the Professor was a large rue full-rigged, representing the Pega, terrible ice-nip, made of innocent were grouped Professor Nordenskidld. At one end of the long table Me. Olsroraky, the Russian Consul, presided, and at the other table Dr. Salter, of the Chin Gakko, at Nagasaki, After we had partaken of the numerous good things, served in the pure French style, the pleasant duty devolved on the Chairman of proposing the health of the illustrious guest. As the original programme Isent you was modified, it will be well to insert the new one here.
1.—The Mikado. and the Crowned Heads and Presidents of all the Nationalities," proposed by Mr. Mangum, U.S. Consul.
The health of Professor Nordenskielld," proposed by Mr. Mangum, "Captain Pallander, his officers and crew," proposed by Mr. Roehr, acting Consul for Siveden and Norway.
4.—The Promoters of the Expedition," proposed by Mr. Fleischer, Danish Consul, 5,—Armies and Navies of the different nationalities," proposed by Dr. Salter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.