Chapter 7

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MELBOURNE--SURVEY OF THE CITY--THE STREETS--COLLINS STREET--THE TRAFFIC--NEWNESS AND YOUNGNESS OF MELBOURNE--ABSENCE OF BEGGARS--MELBOURNE AN ENGLISH CITY--THE CHINESE QUARTER--THE PUBLIC LIBRARY--PENTRIDGE PRISON--THE YARRA RIVER--ST. KILDA--SOCIAL EXPERIENCES IN MELBOURNE--A MARRIAGE BALL--MELBOURNE LADIES--VISIT TO A SERIOUS FAMILY