Having thus attempted a brief description of the different classes of the Asiatic population of the island, I shall proceed to a short detail of the habitations, dress, food, and domestic economy of the natives; but, in order to enable the reader to understand some of the terms in the tables, and likewise in the subsequent observations, it may not be improper simply to state the names and titles expressive of the different gradations of rank, leaving a more particular account of the power and authority with which they are connected to another opportunity. The sovereign, who is either called _Susuhúnan_, _Susúnan_, or _Sultan_, is the fountain of honour and the source of all distinction. His family are called _Pang'érans_, his queen _Rátu_, the heir apparent _Pangéran adipáti_, and the prime minister _Ráden adipáti_. Governors of provinces, called by the Dutch _Regents_, are styled by the natives _Bopátis_, _Tumúngungs_, or _Ang'abéis_; and are ranked among the chief nobility of the country. All the inferior chiefs, including those termed _Rádens_, _Mántris_, _Demángs_, _Lúras_, and others, except the heads of villages, termed _Kúwus_, _Búkuls_, _Patíng'gis_, &c., who are elected by the common people out of their own number for the performance of specific duties, may be considered as _petite noblesse_. The cottage or hut of the peasant, called _úmah limásan_, may be estimated to cost, in its first construction, from two to four rupees, or from five to ten shillings English money. It is invariably built on the ground, as on continental India, and in this respect differs from similar structures in the surrounding islands. The sleeping places, however, are generally a little elevated above the level of the floor, and accord in simplicity with the other parts of the dwelling. The sides or walls are generally formed of _bámbus_, flattened and plaited together: partitions, if any, are constructed of the same materials, and the roof is either thatched with long grass, with the leaves of the _nipa_, or with a kind of _bámbu sirap_. The form and size of these cottages, as well as the materials employed in their construction, vary in the different districts of the island, and with the different circumstances of the individuals. In the eastern districts, where the population is most dense and the land most highly cultivated, a greater scarcity is felt of the requisite materials than in the western, and the dwellings of the peasantry are consequently smaller and slighter. In the latter, the frame-work of the cottages is generally made of timber, instead of _bámbus_, and the interior of them, as well as the front veranda, is raised about two feet from the ground. The accommodations consist of a room partitioned off for the heads of the family, and an open apartment on the opposite side for the children: there is no window either made or requisite. The light is admitted through the door alone; nor is this deficiency productive of