98 HISTORY of the SOCIETY. 
Ace proceeded to Thouloufe, where they fixed their refidence for 
eighteen months; and where, in addition to the pleafure of an 
agreeable fociety, Mr Smit# had an opportunity of- correcting 
and extending his information concerning the internal policy of 
France, by the intimacy in which he lived with fome of the 
principal perfons of the Parliament. 
From Thouloufe they went, by a pretty extenfive tour, through 
the fouth of France to Geneva. Here they pafled two months. 
The late Earl Sranuope, for whofe learning and worth Mr 
Smitu entertained a fincere refpeét, was then an inhabitant of 
that republic. 
Asout Chriftmas 1765, they returned to Paris, and remain- 
ed there till OGober following. The fociety in which Mr 
Smiru fpent thefe ten months, may be conceived from the ad- 
vantages he enjoyed, in confequence of the recommendations of 
MrHume. Turcor, Queswar, Necker, d’ALEMBERT, HEL- . 
veTius, MARMONTEL, Madame Riccosonl, were among the 
number of his acquaintances; and fome of them he continued 
ever afterwards to reckon among his friends. From Madame 
d’ANVILLE, the refpectable mother of the late excellent and 
much lamented Duke of RocneroucauLp *, he received many 
attentions, which he always recollected with particular grati- 
tude. 
Ir is much to be regretted, that he preferved no journal of 
this very interefting period of his hiftory; and fuch was his 
averfion 
“throughout Europe. His happy talent in illuftrating abftrafted f{ubjeéts, and — 
“ faithful afliduity in communicating ufeful knowledge, diftinguifhed him as a Pro- 
“ feffor, and at once afforded the greateft pleafure and the moft important inftruction 
** to the youth under his care.” 
* Tuer following letter, which has been very accidentally preferved, while it 
ferves as a memorial of Mr Smitn’s conneétion with the family of RocuEFov- 
CAULD, is fo expreffive of the virtuous and liberal mind of the writer, that I am 
perfuaded it will give pleafure to the Society to record it in their Tranfactions. 
“ Paris, 
