ary 4th_.--To-day was occupied by moving up into the village, in
which we occupy a pucka house.

_January 5th_.--Visited the Sooba or Rajah, his house is very
picturesque, reminding me much of the pictures of Swiss cottages: it is
white-washed, with a red belt. The interior is capacious; the state room
has hangings, which are decorated with native pictures on cloth. At the
east end is a recess in which are some well-executed Chinese statues, the
chief figure is of large dimensions, and is intended to represent the
Durmah Rajah, whose statue is supposed to give infallibility. Two bells
were suspended, one from the centre, the other from the balcony, the
tongues of which were long, of ivory, and moved by a string. The Rajah
received us in state, amidst discordant sounds of horns, pipes, and
drums; his followers for the most part were badly clothed, the few decent
looking persons being only decent externally. He was seated on a raised
dais and was well dressed. He is a stout Chinese looking man, about 50
years old, and his deportment was certainly easy and dignified. The
meeting was very friendly, but it is evident that we shall be delayed
here at least seven days.

The central room in the Rajah's house is used as a guard house! arms were
fixed round the walls, but they seemed to consist chiefly of spears,
swords, and bucklers.

_January 6th_.--I walked this morning to a village, a mile to the west,
in which there is a picturesque pucka house of religion. What pleased me
especially was a specimen of a juniper, of extreme elegance, with
drooping branches. The house itself was of the usual form, and one end
was occupied as usual by an ornamental window and balcony. I noticed in
addition Ulmus and Quercus.

The vegetation hitherto seen about this, consists of mango trees, several
species of fig, among which were Ficus indica, elastica, terminalioides,
Papyrifera, etc. two with cordate leaves occur. Ulmus, Quercus, Bombax,
Juniperus and Pinus, both cultivated. Aralia or Panax, four or five
species, Croton malvaefolium, Justicia, Adhatoda, Peristrophe,
Amaranthaceae, Artemisia, Urtica urens? and heterophylla, Pogostemon,
Triumfetta, (these occupy the old cleared spots,) Castaneae sp.?
Artocarpus integrifolium, Erythrina, Sambucus ebulus, Rubi, three
species, Solanum farinaceum, Engeldhaardtia, Pandanus, Leptospartion,
Calamus, Nauclea, Euphorbia carnosa, foliis ligulatis, Artocarpus
chaplasha, the fruit of which