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innumerable garlands and nosegays, offerings of pious devo- 

 tees, which as it were transform its interior into a fragrant 

 temple of flowers. 



That which was once a Jesuit monastery, has been now 

 converted into a barrack, in which the whole garrison of 

 the island, amounting to 400 men, are lodged. The daily 

 pay of these soldiers amounts to 20 reis, or about one penny ! 



An ordinary dwelling-house has lately been converted 

 into a town gaol, in which the prisoners are very humanely 

 treated. Passers-bv mav have an undisturbed talk with them 

 through the lattice-work ; and once we even observed a man 

 who had thrust his foot through the iron bars, in order to have 

 his measure taken by one of the inmates for a pair of shoes ! 



The charms of beautiful walks, and a most enchanting neigh- 

 bourhood, enhance the pleasantness of the climate of Funchal 

 so much resorted to by invalids. In the interior of the town, 

 not far from the sea-shore, splendid avenues of magnificent 

 planes, large-flowered magnolias, and massive oaks, form 

 delightful promenades, and aflbrd repose and shade on numer- 

 ous seats under the dense foliage of their wide-spreading 

 branches. 



Seated on a gently-ambling steed, one may reach most plea- 

 santly the summits of those lofty mountains, which rise close to 

 Funchal, where a balmy fragrance perfumes the air, and the eye 

 roams with delight in all directions over scenery of the most 

 striking description. 



One of the favourite points from which such a view may 



