At noon, on the 7th Oct., the gentlemen, emerging from the same gate by which they had entered, shook the dust off their feet, and turned their backs on the imperial city, where they had resided nearly seven weeks without one opportunity of seeing the place beyond the casual glance as the cavalcade moved past. They were now en route for Tonshu, which, short as the distance was, they did not reach till near eight o'clock in the evening. The shops, decorated with much painting and gilding, had then a beautiful appearance, being lighted by lanterns of various forms, made mostly of paper, but sometimes of silk and horn. Counters extended from one end to the other, with a passage in the middle, as is common in England; and goods were neatly piled on the shelves. Their old apartments in the temple were ready to receive them, and as ready were the boats the next day to carry them down the river; but these boats were much inferior in accommodations to those which brought them up with such flattering expectations. Dispatch was the order of the day, and another bustle ensued in getting the luggage on board, which was effected with hard labor. During the night-time the voyage commenced. The water was extremely low and retarded the progress of the boats, which were continually getting on ground.