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trivance, be made an ornament to the town. The bonding 

 warehouse on the south quay is a low building, but shows a 

 very good appearance. A custom-house has been lately erected 

 on the south quay. The buildings connected with the railway 

 cover a large space between the Dry river and the prolongation 

 of the Almond Walk. The gaol, at the north end of the town, 

 between Clarence and Kent Streets, is a massive, ugly con- 

 struction, well adapted, however, for its object. The market- 

 house, between George and Charlotte or St. Ann's Streets, is 

 a good-looking building, consisting of a stone pavilion, a large 

 central and two smaller lateral sheds, imported from Great 

 Britain. 



The finest erections, however, in Port-of- Spain, are the 

 Roman Catholic cathedral, Trinity Church, the police barrack, 

 and the colonial hospital. The police barrack is situated 

 in St. Vincent Street, south of the Court-house ; it is a lofty 

 substantial structure, with arched openings, a tower and clock, 

 railed in on two sides. Attached to the building are the 

 police-court and the dwelling of the inspector commandant ; 

 it abuts upon streets on three sides. The colonial hospital, 

 constructed by Mr. Samuel, a native of the island, is perhaps 

 the finest structure in Port- of- Spain. It stands in a large 

 open ground eastward of the St. Ann's Road ; the grounds in 

 front are well kept, and the building shows a fine facade. 

 It is a two-storied house, neat and substantial; but its in- 

 ternal distribution might have been made more suitable to 

 its destination. It is now found to be too small for the 

 number of patients who apply for admittance. Two additional 

 wings, or separate buildings, might be constructed to accommo- 

 date a double number of patients. 



The Catholic cathedral stands at the eastern end of the 

 Marine Square promenade, at one of the angles of the town, 

 and is, consequently, very inconveniently situated ; but it is a 

 large, substantially-built temple, in the form of a cross, with 

 a nave and two aisles ; also two small towers in front. The 

 wood materials are of the best country timber — cedar, balata, 

 purple-heart, &c. Trinity Church is a very neat edifice, built 

 of stone and the hard wood of the country, with a fine square 

 tower on the north, surmounted by a spire with a gilt cross ; 

 it has no aisles. It is situated south of Brunswick Square, 



