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to them altogether unknown, notwithstanding the 
difficulties encountered at every step. A branch of 
the Imperial Naval College at Yedo is situated here, 
where the students of marine engineering have the 
advantage of studying the practical as well as the 
theoretical part of their profession. This department 
is under the immediate direction of T. S. Gassing, 
Esq., Chief Engineer, K.X. ; and by his judicious 
system, and the facilities given to these young men, 
the progress they make is really surprising. The 
University, of which this is a branch, is situated at 
Tokio, with F. W. Sutton, Esq. (Chief Engineer, R.N.), 
as director, and W. J. Harding, Esq. (Engineer, 
R.N.), as assistant. 
The docks are excellent specimens of work. The 
longest is 395 feet, in which the Challenger was 
placed, and remained for a week, undergoing certain 
repairs to the rudder, &c. The second dock is of 
smaller dimensions, and had the strange-looking 
vessel which the government purchased some years 
ago from the United States (then known as the steam 
ram Stoneiuall ) under repairs. Basins and jetties 
made the arsenal quite complete. The harbour is 
spacious, perfectly landlocked, and easy of access. 
At the right of the entrance to Yokosuka is one of 
the small temples, built in a glorious cluster of rare 
old trees, under the shade of their branches. In this 
temple is retained one oi those forms of worship 
which have come down from a time which it is 
