Recently some native gentlemen, it seems, have been secretly exploring some of the ancient caves and burial places of the ancient Mikados, and it is even said that inscriptlone upon some of there race indicate that they once belonged to the first Mikado, Jinmt Tenno An old cylinder, much corroded and eaten away by rust, has an inscription in parallel lines of Corean and Zend letters, and appears to have been presented by the King of Corea to the Hiko Hako Demino Mikoto, who alone his apotheosis has been known as Jinmu Tenno.
There are also other plates, and ploces of armour, axes, and implements, and one piece supposed to be an imperial sceptre, most of them bearing various iuserlptiona etched or engraved in the metal, which is either copper or bronze.
Thoro is much mystery affected about these old rellos, and the reason is quite apparent when we remember how sacred Photograph, even, of the present is hold, and what pains and po attach fo the slightest di the jjeaty. be auppor of these relics have been exploring some ancient burial place litre known to the public, oF to the jovernment, and if it should come to be known that'thoy had dared to intrude upon and desecrate and rob any such sacred place, there fs little doubt but that the highest and grandest dignitary to be found among His Imperial Majesty's subjects would reap trouble.
But all isl and secrecy, relics, whoever they may be, are guarding themselves against the great danger, while offering by secret agents to sell them to the highest bidder.
If these old romaine shall be well authenticated, and are really what they purport to be, they will be perhaps the Sldeet relics of their Kind in" the known world.—Communicated to the Japan Herald.
Adbertisement,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.