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return to Ponta Delgada (head quarters). This is a] bottle;. Port, very good, 2s. az spert ttl 
populous town, and contains some fine bu anes It is | not:very good, 5s. per bottle; braní y, 2s 96d. | pe 
situate on a declivity which Slopes gen tly t the sea; bot ttle; gin and rum, much cheaper. a ova sf 
has a south aspec ith uors were cheap; the prices of these articles may, 
inhabitants of the island; th ney live without ostenta- | haute have altered. yia: PE 
tion; are very frugal ans tacoma and practise] It is always necessary ne ha: appre soing instit a n prudence to r request thee age 
economy with such vigour that even as re ight | abroad to divest thems elves of s of thei hone carefal in inquiries ‘nto his i 
take a lesson from them. They are how ind and prejudices 
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dle to strangers who take am their Bello: among | I do not believe a more be a tei, interesting, “heap victimnised already, mit 
them uch so hoe and enjoyable place could be found for in valids the oe 
Er a ; i isbon is tak 
they vi ie, with each Egr E s tols 
who can wt St. = hael’s; and if the route by n is te en, Hom Corr 
The higher classes have oreli clubs a po litical dis- | ther in at town “er a pete of “se Ohrysan ferodo 
and give tg gel and evening parties at tional “histo ory and interesting ment. t. | ago you did ae the ess 
ussion, «c., 
ant in tat ìon of the monde of other coun- | Michael’s too has its leyetile me ad Vatiee to wile specting the “d 
tries. a k = we habe done in an easy, cheerful, and yond a ome In ree 0, ine mare got san his request a simi ri 
7 . speaks English. | expedition there for upsetting t ʻi conse’ vative sant h 
one spea ; ig me = eD Kia gama a) f 89V- | ject ? Having gean 
to repeat 
ow is to call 
rtug: 
glis &e., who | greater number of the convents ma ‘aonmstacien were | suas 8 
i M ; all that 
paetos. corning a living in their adopted country to broken up, converte d into barrack residences, and some | the “Crystal P 
ing to England. The chaplain of the Protestant | left to fall into rechauffée of Palace Stoke N 
ii also teaches Engli E i: I may also aia that during the months from Novem- | 4th prize), whe: de 
Shopkeepers, who are sing class, have also oth till May, there is always a fleet of English schooners trimmed and dreas 
their asse: mbly rooms, ‘ined, ther &e.; but all he bay waiting to bring sine Oranges, which by | Mr, Salter, of awit á 
rried o 20 Among the ike bye reminds m e that I have not spoken of the var ties de ‘Golden be age 
natives the great object steamed Ei me Pt be how to | fruits of the ‘denies They consist of Oranges most | cisely as ver She af and 
keep u appearance at the least possible ex- | especially, Apples, Pears, Bananas, Loquats, Guavas, by Pi crt ‘of oF benutifal flag the flowers 
pense illi Apricots, Peaches, Figs, Cape. Gooseberries, Black- | their ni oliage, like birds 
inoffensive, good tempered, and exceedingly polite. The | berries, Strawberries, Sweet Limes, Cus tard Apples, | be sbeurd a least so I think, The fa 
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language is allied to the Spanish; any one knowing | and abundance of Grapes. T} cheap. 
pais ese can converse tolerably well in and read ana mm ; Wallace, Stourton Castle, near Stour- | Elizabeth, ven yc dew formal, whilst ting! 
bridge, Worcestershire flow : 
There are 15 or 16 English families residing in Ponta —_—_— rasah Maley A san ae 
Dele’, including the consul, merchants, hotel- Lil ante because at the Palace I did not get 
esmen, agd one florist, gardener, mie seedsman. ings ORCHARDS. flowers I showed inal z 
The city contains two a ‘English hotels, where a not “rome a lat Lae the Transactions of the Royal | Newington I was awar oa 
over-fastidious person could obtain pore Mes they | Prussian Horti icu ad Society we find a very interest- | being touched up again replugged 
might require. The aie at a table = te were 1s. re ing pi nome t of the orchard produce of one locality in| course amongst their newly dressed nei : 
for breakfast, 2s. for dinner, and 1s. 6d. for tea. Germ suga cut but a so-soi ish figure. At the Soalh anda 
each of these meals abundance of the good things 6 of f Ob f Bad ] berwell) S i 0 tla prina e 
goo 
life were supplied. In addition to hotels, private | b iip be one PAN aR orchard. Its produce | 12 Ja d 6A fi 
lodgings might be obtained, and I have no doubt that finds its way not only to the town of Baden but far just ai t from ere Tam tld ha ya 
as usual demand would soon create a supply. In 1851 pepe the limits of the duchy; its Che erries, Apples, z= $ I pame min never write down the “ dressing” practice: 
be bough _ The is dishonest: i 
good bread could t for about 3d. the 4-Ib. ears, and the beverages system is 
loaf; beef from 3d. to 4d. per lb.; hams the same; a ported to London and dabsigei Ki pices: 
fowl from 8d. to 1s.; a turkey (a very fine one) from | to America, and its e la fords ét noire ob- | not te as undressed ones, and Itell the 
1 to 1} dollar; eggs, 30 for 1s.; milk, 1d. per pint ; | tained more than one prize + ‘the steel Paris Exhibi- | public, that an npr orcad 
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pe butter 10d. to 1s.; fresh pork and mutton, at 3g, | tions In the Cherry season there is a daily market | expect to produce flowers e pen nig 
; biscuits, made ‘by an English baker, zi e and | held in Oberkirch, Ary the marketi ing sl vs, they will be disap 
Hod. per lb.; tea and coffee about the as | early as three in the morning. By 8 o’clock ev riiin artificial means, and” oon a AE p 
a in England; sugar, cheaper and better; aeS ° delis is packed and ready for transport, and from 20 to-30 | guarantee im upon the purchaser. 
cious at = oa a paN . to 8d. per T pad gaaat with fruit leave the place. Some of| wooden tubing "e plaggings th t 
canada (more than an English quart), sweetmeats of | the Oberkirch farmers prepare annually as as much as | and ivo! 
peas made Fa ekart fruits, &c., very | 1000 Maas p een But the poorest day- foliag & Placed me merely in in tin n aero ae 
wa sh, | some ver will E 
Kinds, may mon saying goes, |- The following 
t ying s e, drawn up by M. Weingärtner, hetan Pei it t the ‘public wo 
EA yi at aoa four € RP i | places i E r Da inn of the |an nerves at ts ire es ‘dt he 
Bate bout | places in this district in a year a ted by witty 
a woman servant from 3s. to 4s. (a dollar) per iii rT ele At an exhibit 
month, with board, &c.; a man (I speak of ine CZszzmsorroumds yen Gay a Pe ublie place li 
ts) from a dollar to a dollar a half per 8 ITEE FLEE JAP t suggest the 4 epee HE 
m Needlework of every description is tuy È AREE: 2 E = cde 
and cheaply done by the native women; in fact, ESSeSR 2578 cr id g former 
i excites ae elaborate is is pe of their needlework that | thy B BPS extracting 
w dmiration of even English- ARE U A AE adjusti 
fixin $; 
e environs of Ponta ‘Delgada consist of Orange s = Pliage 
Fii and the tall avenue-like hedgerows of Pitto a3 SSeS hSssZSsessss JE bea -i 
sporum oe, Mae orm agreeable and shady g | 533885833833323 "ETF undressed ana 
. walks. ere are also several v ood private 
laid out in MS be yles, to “which admittance Fs | FEN A : corte inly frii it. 
ays cordially granted at any time, =e S.essces ’ 
l DaS lovers of pats avs «Gent pot to bo met. | fS] SSs888338288888) Ee yon wal enema 
in any country, viz., that of seeing pl of & 
ly every clime thriving together side by ile. s Forei DEOR on A jeter 
For a winter residence Ponta Delgada is pest, but all Po =A have upon En glist 
mineral waters ar. ae i ze ties Bas fom that town, Be | SobeSaveevensee| EA fig | ripened in the so 
at a place n ert Caldeiras, the Kettles, w at aS 298832558888885 Fg £ owes d our changes 
springs and iron water bot a exist, and w ye A | th tinent is now 
roe i s | z w | ® e continent i 
The hike t be kis to me ga z a ae 
eile ere ee ee Des i I RIISIN EESTIT ATOE SS la E keera deara 
offer the facilities and comforts which the city does x E|; orl re Be Co 10 
Trav ichael’s is performed chiefly on the o à 
backs o; of mules or donkeys; a kind of chaie is tpapped PAETE PEERI ye E of En lan ing 
othe toe Tye like i e | Be |” article? One of the Fitehs, of 
gs na hey are easy E : what j 
ones = to ride on. Durin steamer z 
—— d as 
een London and St. Miche it ba renli 
the one. oy an ichael ag i nthe ty es Sevseuseeceny s 7g —_ James 
ere is also steam panei tie thi 3 S Fp in Fra 
Lisbon and London fonmniton mon dhe a bs aweton yee 28 : 3 z Arty We 
regards outdoo rm Bianca winter there Be 3 5 Number “ H. H.” 
1e good Quail s ng in districts near the town, LF | eter om IS eS | i m of 
and higher in the hills red-legged partridges md wild] | £S | 388382222222225 A ne Bhottosham Park, Norfolk, 
Azores ve ar mid e nine net a the Pad g| hi 
ort e are small and uninteres . Mary’s, MR Te ee nden 
60 mil f St. Michaels an in i inaen is E 32 ty rage them.” ‘The 
sometimes visited for partridge shooting. -Ter 2g | $22323222323323| 2= Vineries in question 
exports Oranges, and Fayal, Frin which Pah is ie Sipa iaeaea ae 4 | a dens acing t! 
Pp concer ae a narrow channel, 5 
Slang the heautiful view #6 aai Aes Fu | we 4 | mrata have raieed the 
; os pri tg fat ahovetho leval of tha sin 72| Seee8bSeseuense| $ | sore ints of 
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often ply between the two places. ae ap tolerabl ly 
good Rocemninodation 5 it it tae the seat of Government | _ * “One Öhmlein of Cherries yields 3 Maas of Kirschenwasser, | therefore used, 
mai 4 jy Plas mas see hoa 1000 ea = a ea arses quarts.” So says Mr. Wein- “| they are not “a signal 
ae basher ns ve omit! ted to mention the orga of | = 5 pints mi ‘iforent parte of Germany ed should eee st 
ation 
it is about 150 miles from St. Michael’s, but vessels 
what not, 
eect as fol Ho: lows, viz. : dry ti tsbon | or measure Mr. Weingärtner means. The value of at eel 
> | measures called Baskets raised 
; Madeira, very good, 2s, per | and wholly wi Pn wo ag (Körbe) and Ohmieins is unexplained | Yr: ing that 
