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OLD BUILDINGS, 



larger burden. Just south of this is a round emi- 

 nence, some 200 feet in height, on the top of which 

 are the ruins of the old Portuguese stone church, 

 in front of which is now a signal station and 

 light-house. Round the foot of this hill the ruins 

 of old fortifications may be traced, of which the 

 sally-port yet remains entire, and is picturesquely 

 covered with ivy. On the opposite side of the hill 

 is a more modern erection, the old Dutch Stadthouse, 

 built of brick with gables ornamented by stone, in 

 the quaint but substantial style of the old Dutch 

 architecture. Open spaces of grass shaded by fine 

 old trees, with European houses around them of a 

 respectable size and antiquity, and tolerably spacious 

 cantonments for the Sepoy troops, form the remain- 

 der of this part of the town, which is surrounded by 

 several streets and lanes of native houses, inhabited 

 principally by Malays. Crossing the river by a 

 wooden bridge, we found a number of narrow streets 

 lined with workshops and stores, in which are many 

 Malays, but more Chinese, working with their usual 

 industry. A few European houses and stores are 

 also to be found here, and many Chinese houses of 

 the better class, ornamented with all the grotesque 

 carving, painting, and gilding in which that people 

 delight. Good roads lead along shore, both north 

 and south of the town, lined with pleasant country 

 houses, both native and European, and on the north 

 side are the buildings of the college. Groves and 

 avenues of lofty and beautiful trees, and gardens full 



