A BEAUTIFUL CITY. •

Evening Post, Issue 255, 1 December 1865, Page 3

A BEAUTIFUL CITY. •

Batavia, the capital city of the island of Java, according to the description of a newspaper correspondent, is a brilliant specimen of oriental splendour. The houses, which are as white as snow, are placed one hundred feet back from the street, the intervening space being filled with trees literally alive with bird*, and every variety of plants and flowers. Every house has a piazza in front, and is decorated with beautiful pictures ; elegant lounges tttid ottomans of the finest description, furnish luxurious accommodation for the family, who sit here mornings and evenings. At night the city is one blaze of light from the lamps. The hotels have grounds of eight or ten acres in extent around them, covered with fine shady trees, with fountains, flower gardens, &c. Indeed, so numerous arc the trees, the city almost resembles a forest. The rooms are very high and spacious, without carpets, and but few < curtains. Meuls are served up about the' game as at fim-cluss hotels in the United States, although the habits of living arequ te different. At daylight, cuff c and tea are taken into the guest's room, and again at eight o'clock, light refreshment. At twelve, -breakfast is served up, and at seven, dinner. Coffee and tea are always ready — day and night. No business is dune in the streets in the middle of the day, on account of the hpat. The nights and mornings are cool and delightful t birds are singing all night. The thermometer stands at about 82 s throughout the year. The i.slnnd of Java contains a population of about 10,000,000. The island abounds with tigers, luuparus, anacondas, and poisonous insects of all kinds. The finest fruits in the world are produced in great profusion. — American Paper.