X CONTENTS. 



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Land. — Original Government. — Death of Zarco. — Funchal constituted 

 a City. — Invasion by French Privateers. — Madeira passes into the 

 Dominion of Spain. — English Possession. — Dom Miguel. — Ecclesias- 

 tical Affairs. — Bishop appointed. — Ecclesiastical Courts. — Salary of 

 the Clergy. — Diocese of Funchal. — Monastic Establishments. — Re- 

 ligious Societies. — Places of Education. — Public Institutions. — Ju- 

 dicial Division of Madeira. — Civil Governor. — Judges. — Criminals. — 

 Laws of Inheritance. — Public Revenues. — Government Monopolies. 

 — Military Affairs. — Roads. — Elections. — Habitations of the Poor. 

 — Dress. — Beauty. — Manufactures ...... 57 



CHAPTER V. 



ON THE AGRICULTURE OF MADEIRA. 



Introduction of the Vine and Sugar-Cane. — Clearing the Forests. — Culti- 

 vation of the Sugar-Cane. — Cultivation of the Vine. — Different Soils. 

 — Best Wine Districts. — Kinds of Wines. — Manufacture of Wine. — 

 Cultivation of Corn. — Manure. — Threshing. — Grinding Corn. — 

 Maize. — Flax. — Potatoes. — Yams. — Weeds. — Pine-Trees. — Sheep. 

 — Cows. — Instruments of Husbandry. — Levadas. — Dearths. — La- 

 bouring Classes. — Wages. — Relation between Landlord and Tenant . 93 



CHAPTER VI. 



ON THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF MADEIRA. 



Fire on the South of the Island. — Forests on the North Side. — Dragon 

 Tree. — Urze. — Palm-Trees. — Opuntia. — Fruits and Vegetables. — 

 Flowers. — Plants peculiar to Madeira. — Birds. — Reptiles. — Insects. 

 — Fishes. — Turtles. — Corals. — Medusae. — Luminosity of the Ocean. 

 — Geology . . Ill 



APPENDIX. 



I. Sir Hans Sloane's List of Plants. — List of cultivated Plants 



growing in the Gardens of the Palmeira and the Deanery . 137 



II. List of Birds that breed in Madeira. — List of Stragglers in Madeira 165 



III. Tables of Navigation 168 



