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        Town life.—The public offices.—Manners half-oriental half-European.—Merchants and tradesmen.—Turkish population.—Porters.—Barbers.—Cafés.—Public writer.     272         CHAPTER XXVII.         Poetry.—Journalism.—The fine arts.—The Lyceum.—Mineralogical cabinet.—Museum.—Servian Education.     279         CHAPTER XXVIII.         Preparations for departure.—Impressions of the East.—Prince Alexander.—The palace.—Kara Georg.     285         CHAPTER XXIX.         A memoir of Kara Georg.     290         CHAPTER XXX.         Milosh Obrenovitch.     300         CHAPTER XXXI.         The prince.—The government.—The senate.—The minister for foreign affairs.—The minister of the interior.—Courts of justice.—Finances.     309         CHAPTER XXXII.         Agriculture and commerce.     320         CHAPTER XXXIII.         The foreign agents.     325         CHAPTER XXXIV.         VIENNA IN 1844.         Improvements in Vienna.—Palladian style.—Music.—Theatres.—Sir Robert Gordon.—Prince Metternich.—Armen ball.—Dancing.—Strauss.—Austrian policy.     330         CHAPTER XXXV.         Concluding observations on Austria and her prospects.