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the garden for his amusement. His fondness 
for botany continues as strong as ever.” 
ALLAMAND.— The chair of natural philosophy was 
~ at this time filled by Mr. Allamand, well known 
by his edition of the Natural History of Buf- 
fon. A fine old man of the most agreeable 
manners, and with that happy mixture of po- 
liteness and cheerfulness almost peculiar to 
Frenchmen in the decline of life.” 
Sanpirorr.— Dr. Sandifort’s private library is one 
of the finest things in Leyden.” 
PesteL.—“One of the chief ornaments of this uni- 
versity is Mr. Pestel, professor of jurispru- 
dence. His Fundamenta Jurisprudentia Na- 
turalis is a book every inhabitant of a free 
state ought to study. His pure system of 
elevated piety, his union of christianity with 
morality, and of manly principles of liberty 
with virtuous order, are not at all in the style 
of philosophers who insinuate atheism, or of 
fools who ayow it,” 
Lyons. 
Vittars.— A very able entomologist, whose cabi- 
net was said to contain five thousand European 
species of insects. We found Mr. Villars 
modest, communicative, and unassuming, like 
most people of real knowledge and genuine 
taste for science.” 
Versailles. 
Le Monnier.—“ First physician to Louis XV., 
