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most tiumeram in Ihe Brllisli Ketile- 

 inenU tbe S trails ; it would be dif^ 

 fii'ult, to Hay inipof^sible, hi give 

 the exact tuiiab^r dI tbiK |H»puluijiiii ; 

 yet we mi^Ui veriture in Fwy iliui It h 

 not iiiui:h le»s thftii ^OO^OOU. 



Tlie cftfifT BtrarijEreis cone from In- 

 (litii, Oie tiio>:t iimtjieruu>^ ufier the Chi- 

 nese, are the Kill gj* or Cbuiialis : ihi^ 

 rape rfMild in mi nuy bear nunpari- 

 sion with the Chinese, kir ntveral lea- 

 sofl*(» The prcjudjcus of the Induinsi 

 df> not alhtw them to uiidertEtke in- 

 differently evtry kind of specula turns, 

 even when moneys lo be surely mude : 

 prejudice in a law and emit pels 

 every !iidi?idunl to work jn the trade 

 ot i\h eaRte; i^hould lie go bfvond ifc, 

 he is deg:raded r sli<>ulfi be become 

 pariah^ hait los^t all honur^ and he 

 19 at liberty to pryfetis axiy trade* The 

 tiidianj^Jti the StraitSj ate generally 

 tradere owpeeiaHy in Madras and Ben- 

 gal pieee ^oyils. S^ome, however, are 

 jeweJlerif^ money ebatiger*;, at<d a Itirge 

 number are rouiieii Jn yngar E^tatea 

 and oilifir pJantatmns ; ntany ai e nlso 

 boatmen. The cleverest ctJuks are to 

 be found among them. 



You would nut be pieassed, If I were 

 tocoticlude thi* letter without speaking 

 to you oi the stat« of our holy rcHgion, 

 in this part of the Lord"'* vineyard, 

 and giving- you my appredationsi on 

 the chance oi iiuccetsa in future among 

 thiii mixture of people of divers habits 



