After this, one of them leapt up, went to the door, and blew lustily on a large couch shell. This I was told they always did for the purpose of letting the Devil of Devils know that they were drinking grog, another version is that they always do it when entertaining strangers. Slept all night in the bure, which was not so com fortable as in the Lotu country, the moun taineers being no hands at mat making, but they are particularly eminent as agri culturists and house builders. In the morning we had a delightful bath in the j river, and started with Mr Kinross to pro cure the native names to his boundaries, and retnrned to the native town, where a long confab was held, which ended in Malua, or we will settle it by-and bye. This is the most commonly used word in Fiji, and perhaps the most aggravating to a white man, who may be in pressing want of assistance, and week after week, and sometimes months, will be answered with Malua, which to the Fijian has also another meaning', viz., wait a bit, do not be in a hurry. Knowing the indeffniteness of the phrase, word was sent round to the boat men to bring the boat np to the town, so that we might start when it. suited us. There was one thing I saw in Devildom which I cannot let pass without noticing-, and that is the remarkable manner in which the beaux wear their wool. When a full grown buck wishes to be in the height of fashion, or to appear the gay amoroso in the eyes of his adored, he al lows his wool to grow, and with the assis tance of a friend, and two finely pointed sticks, they daily twist it into innumerable spiral columns/ which, when fully de veloped, assumed quite a collossal appear ance. Some of them measure fully thirty six inches across from ear to ear, and have all the appearance, of a fellow with a forty shilingpof- on fiishead — barring fhe feet. It struck me on looking at one ot these fellows as he sat for hours looking from under his pot, with a meaningless idiotic stare., was it possible that the fops of all countries look like this when under the influence of

the tender flame ? About 3 p.m. 