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be procured. One portion of the town is inha- 

 bited chiefiyby Chinese shopkeepers and artizaiis. 

 The former deal prtnclpaily in glass and crockery 

 ware, although other articles are also produrable 

 from them. The handicrafts are mostly tinmen, 

 carpenters, Sec, the latter of which make very 

 gAod forniture. The hous^es are in general good, 

 and tlie steets regular and clean, those that run 

 parallel with the river having a cnrve similar to 

 the Regent's Quadrant from their having followed 

 the sweep of the river. 



The whole town has an appearance of great 

 bustle and actinty, which inspires the spectator 

 with an idea that he is gazing upon a settlement 

 which is rapidly rising into importance under the 

 united influences of English capital and industry 

 and an advantageous locality. This opinion is 

 strengthened if he step on to any of the private 

 wharfs which line the rivei s bank, and cast hi$ 

 eye upon the numerous sampan pookats and 

 sampans^ which lie closely moored together 

 throughout the whole breath of the river above 

 the Custom House landing place above descri- 

 bed. 



On the left bank of the river stand the private, 

 or garden, houses of the merchant^i, the Court 

 house, and the Jail, which is a s^trong and cheer- 

 ful looking building, but situated in a morass. 

 This, however, was being filled up in May 1833, 

 and is probably by this tiliie no longer a subject 

 of complaint. On the top of the hiil is the Go- 

 vernment House, wUich is a neat wooden bunga- 

 low with Venetians and an attapcd roof: the 

 centre consists of two parallel halls with front and 



