geaham's town. 
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The town itself is a pleasing and cheerful 
spot, situated on the declivity of a small hill, 
which is surrounded with others of greater ele- 
vation. The streets are wide and airy, and 
the houses surrounded with gardens, which 
are well watered, and abounding in fruit trees. 
There is a freshness, consequently, engendered 
about the place, which is not to be seen in other 
parts of the Colony. 
Graham's town is now a rising and rapidly 
increasing place. It contains upwards of 1000 
houses; and its population exceeds 5000 persons, 
of which about 1000 are coloured. It possesses 
two churches, a grammar school, a library, two 
banks, a court-house, and large barracks, in 
which, at present, the head quarters of two regi- 
ments are stationed. Amongst its inhabitants, 
are numbered two bishops, one of the Eng- 
lish, and one of the Eoman Catholic Church. 
It is likewise the site of a nunnery, as well as of 
various imposing edifices, used as dissenting 
places of worship. The shops are decidedly 
better here, than in any part of the Colony, not 
even Cape Town excepted. And, as a general 
rule, there appears to be more unanimity and 
public spirit prevailing in this community, than 
elsewhere. The town is governed by a muni- 
cipality ; who endeavour, to the best of their 
ability, to improve and extend its importance. 
