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MADEIRA, 



the island. This was too great a shock for poor Anna, and she dica 

 soon after of a broken heart. Robert did not long survive her, and 

 died, uttering as a last request that he might be laid in the same grave 

 with his mistress, in a chapel which they had erected in commemoration 

 of their deliverance from shipwreck. From the survivors, Alcoforado 

 is said to have derived the story, they having left the island, (after 

 many adventures,) 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 inhabitants. 

 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 respectable appearance, 

 told them there was an empty house which they could occupy, with 

 permission of the owner. His offer was courteously declined, and the 

 party rode back through a dark night to Funchal. 



The islands of Madeira and Porto Santo, under the new constitution, 

 promulgated in 1836, were included in one district, called " Districto- 

 administrativo do 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. 



1 



FAMILIES. 



SOULS. 



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 



],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 do 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, numbering 

 324 souls. 



