A dictionary, practical, theoretical and historical of commerce and commercial navigation . ssf25g. \ !fahi£inaBattery 51 V/** Li- JBoiXLnioaZ (rrti-tijpns M A D R A S 0ne Jfife -3—?r—# i .Wt-lVr [itkotf^ London Loncirnarvs & Cv. MADEAS 849 is irregular and confused, being a mixture ofbrick and bamboo houses. Madras, like Cal-cutta and Bombay, is subject to English law;having a Supreme Court of Judicature, thejudges of which are named by the Crown, andare altogether independent of the local Govern-ment. The population is not exactly ascer-tained, but there are said to be about 400,000persons w
A dictionary, practical, theoretical and historical of commerce and commercial navigation . ssf25g. \ !fahi£inaBattery 51 V/** Li- JBoiXLnioaZ (rrti-tijpns M A D R A S 0ne Jfife -3—?r—# i .Wt-lVr [itkotf^ London Loncirnarvs & Cv. MADEAS 849 is irregular and confused, being a mixture ofbrick and bamboo houses. Madras, like Cal-cutta and Bombay, is subject to English law;having a Supreme Court of Judicature, thejudges of which are named by the Crown, andare altogether independent of the local Govern-ment. The population is not exactly ascer-tained, but there are said to be about 400,000persons within a radius of 2h miles round FortSt. George. In Madras roads, large ships moor in from 7 to9 fathoms, with the flagstaff off the fort , 2 miles from shore. From October toJanuary is generally considered the most unsafeseason of the year, in consequence of the preva-lence of storms and typhoons. On October 15,the flagstaff is struck, aud not erected again untilDecember 15 ; during which period a ship cominginto the roads, or, indeed, anywhere within sound-ings on the co
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