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A Geographical Dictionary, or Universal Gazetteer, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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The native, or black town, is situated about. A mile to the north of the fort. It is surrounded with fortifications sufficient to repel a sudden attack. It has some good streets and bazars, but the houses are very irregular some of them are large brick buildings with flat roofs but the greater part are built of mud, with tiled roofs.
Madras carries on a considerable trade, not: only with Europe, but with China, Ceylon, Pegu, the isle of France, New Holland, &c. The government is subordinate, in political mat ters, to the supreme government of Bengal', but carries on all the other departments of a regular state. It consists of a governor and 3 members of council. The salary of the supreme judge is per annum, of the puisne judges each. A college has lately been established here for instructing the junior servants in the native language. Several missionaries are sup ported here by the Church, London, and Metho dist missionary societies. The climate is very hot, but not esteemed unhealthy. The medium heat of the year is stated at the medi um of January at 7501 of June 8509.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1528002628
- ISBN 13 9781528002622
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages982
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