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by a second wall, formed of dirt and rubbish, transported 

 from town, by which the view is obstructed, and the town 

 sheltered from the wind. Not only is Menouf assez saine 

 in other respects, but even the plague does less damage 

 here than in other parts of Egypt. (Degenettes.) 



If the exception presented by the canal in St. James' 

 Park puzzled McCulloch, and was, at the time he wrote 

 that page, apparently, to him the only one, he alighted, 

 in his progress, upon another, at Singapore, which seemed 

 still harder to dispose of, without a severe shock to his 

 system. 



My esteemed friend and former pupil, Dr. M. B. Hope, 

 Professor of Belles Lettres in the College at Princeton, 

 resided for some time as a missionary at Singapore, in 

 the East Indies, and adds to the details given by McCul- 

 loch, respecting Singapore, the following facts and opi- 

 nions. 



"The Island of Singapore is, in the main, low and level. 

 There is one hill in the interior about 500 feet high, in 

 which granite rocks make their appearance. Scattered 

 here and there, are low round sand hills, the level ground 

 between which is formed of a ferruginous clay upon a 

 sandy substratum. The greater part of the island is 

 covered with jungle. Lofty trees, and a most luxuriant 

 vegetation are found in many places. The island is pretty 

 well watered by streams, which descend from the hills to 

 the sea. The tides have produced and sustained a chain 

 of marshes nearly all round the coast. In some places, 

 fresh and stagnant water covers the low grounds ex- 

 tensively. 



"The city, which lies in latitude 1 17', contains a 

 highly mixed population of about 20,000 souls: Chinese, 

 Malays, Indians, Europeans, &c. It is nearly surrounded 

 by marshes, the jungles of which are almost impervious, 



