From The Mikado's Land

New Westminstek, B. C, Feb. 12.- The steamer Abyssinia has arrived brining Japanese advices to January IÍ4. The present population of Japan by official returns la given at 88,000,000. The activity in the silk market has not waned since the beginning of the year. The tendency, if any thing has been otherwise. and stocks frora the interior have aluiost all been collected into Yokohama As the supply, however, does not exceed 13,000 or 1 -.,000 bales, native merchants are very firni in their demands. Forty houses have been destroyed and Beven others damaijed by fire at Tokio.