class="smcap">Police, &c.

121 Assassination very frequent among the lower orders 122 Thieves ingenious 123 Boys about the Theatre-door great thieves 124 Modes of Punishment: Shooting—Public Whipping—Imprisonment—Working in the Streets, ironed 126 A great increase of crime in 1824 — First execution for forgery 126 Committals before Trial 127 Law proceedings expensive and tardy — Passports required to leave Buenos Ayres 128 Army—Punishment of flogging resorted to 130 Bands of Music — Custom to fire the Fort Guns on the 4th of July, the Anniversary of Whitelock’s Defeat 131 Government, and Public Events 133 Governor and Public Officers—Junta, or Senate 134 Æra of the Independence of Buenos Ayres—Celebration of its Anniversary—Sports of the day 135 Frequent Political Revolutions in 1820—Rodriguez appointed Governor 138 Administration of Rivadavia 139 Two persons shot for state offences, in October, 1820 141 Attempt at another Revolution—Execution of Garcia — Execution of Colonel Peralto and Urien 142 Carrera shot at Mendoza 143 San Martin embarked for England 144 A day set apart for the Funereal Rites of Gen. Belgrano — Visit of a New-Zealand Chief 145 Dinner on St. Andrew’s Day 146 Camden Packet took home the treaty with England 146

Rejoicings for the Victory of Ayacucho — Arrival of a Brazilian Frigate 148 Opinion of Foreigners with regard to his Majesty George IV. of England 148 Mr. Canning popular in Buenos Ayres 149 A Triumphal Car paraded through the streets 152 Concluding Remarks — Great want of population, and consequent insecurity of the country — Ravages of the Indians—Four officers detained and murdered by them, in 1822—Description of the Indians 154 Very little employment for Clerks in Buenos Ayres — Mechanics and Labourers sure of employment 155 Farming not a profitable concern — Grazing farms more beneficial — Emigrants will not find the same comfort as at home 156 French faction at Buenos Ayres —