MADEIRA. 
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derived trie story, they having left the island, (after many adven- 
tures) returned to their native country, and gave accounts of the 
discovery of Madeira." 
The country along this route is much diversified in surface, and 
extremely beautiful. The road is quite good and much wider, 
enabling two to ride abreast. 
This party complained much of the inhospitality of the inhabi- 
tants. They could not get any accommodation whatever at Santa 
Cruz, although it contains three thousand inhabitants. They were 
told "that Santa Cruz was a very poor place," and that it would 
be better to ride on to Funchal. One of the inhabitants, of respec- 
table appearance, told them there was an empty house which they 
could occupy, with permission of the owner. His offer was cour- 
teously declined, and the party rode back through a dark night to 
Funchal. 
The islands of Madeira and Porto Santo, under the new consti- 
tution, promulgated in 1836, were included in one district, called 
"Districto-administrativo de Funchal." It contains ten councils, in 
which are forty-five parishes. The population, according to the 
census taken in 1836, is taken from the Cronica. 
PARISHES. 
FAMILIES. 
SOTILS. 
MALES. 
FEMALES. 
Funchal .... 
9 
5,975 
28,653 
13,444 
15,204 
Santa Cruz . 
4 
1,450 
7,287 
3,611 
3,676 
Machico . 
4 
1,030 
5,207 
2,655 
2,552 
Santa Anna . 
5 
3,972 
14,799 
7,572 
7,227 
San Vincente 
2 
1,972 
8,848 
4,425 
4,423 
Porto Moniz . 
4 
1,559 
7,333 
3,606 
3,727 
Calheta . . 
6 
2,731 
13,133 
6,341 
6,792 
Porto do Sol 
6 
3,288 
16,111 
7,852 
8,259 
Camara de Lobos 
4 
2,323 
12,458 
6,119 
6,339 
Porto Santo . . 
1 
374 
1,618 
883 
758 
45 
24,674 
115,447 
56,508 
58,957 
The English population amounted in 1836 to 108 families, num- 
bering 324 souls. 
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