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ing tidings concerning the march of Napoleon, 
and the period of his arrival at the capital. This 
imotley cavalcade was slow in its progress, for at 
certain periods an halt was made in order to gratify 
the populace, who insisted upon regaling the com- 
panions of the Emperor, for which purpose all the 
surrounding wine-shops were put in a state of 
requisition, when immense cans were brought out 
atthe expense of the people, who with the troops 
toasted the Kimperor, General Bertrand, the Old 
Guard, &c, &¢, with an enthusiasm which none but 
a. cye wiiness can figure to his imagination. In 
this manner they continued along the Boulevards, 
turning down the Rue de la Paix, and halted in 
tle Place Vendome, where it appears they were to 
remain till further orders. 
I repaired to the Thuilleries, taking my station 
as near as possible to the entiance of the Pavillon 
de Flore, when after waitiny hour after liour, dur- 
ing which period the expectant but wearied crowds 
were many times replaced by fresh comers, at 
pes six o’clock, on a sudden, a distant shout was 
eard, which continued rapidly increasing, and 
after a lapse of some minutes a small escort of 
lforse galloped into the square, and immediztely 
afterwards a carriage ratiled along at full speed, 
containing the object so long and ardently expected 
by the accompanying multitudes, who, with Ber- 
irand and Drouet, made signs to the shouting po- 
pulace, while numerous general officers surround- 
ing the vehicle uncovered, mingled their affection- 
ate sentiments with those of the crowd. : 
On gaining the portal, it was with infinite diffi- 
culty that Napoleon could alight, from the dread- 
ful pressure, and no sooner had he gained the bot- 
tom of the grand staircase, than he was raised from 
the ground and borne up the flight of stairs upon 
the shoulders of the officers, dnring which opera- 
tion his constant ery was ‘‘ Soysz sage mes bons 
enfauns! Soyez sageje vous en pric! “ Be steady my 
good children; be steady I entreat of you;” but to 
expect subordination at such a moment was falla- 
cious, as the general impulse approximated to 
madness; in proof of which, a piece of the flap of 
Ins coat being either purposely or by accident torn 
off, was instantly divided in to hundreds of scraps, 
for the procurement of each remnant of which by 
way of relique, there was as much struggling as if 
the effort had been made to-becoime possessed of so 
jMany ingots of gold. 
-I repaired at an eaily honr in the morning to the 
Thvilleries Gardens, where I already found thou- ° 
sinds assembled to view Napoleon, who appeared 
at one of the windows every five minutes, hee he 
was salnted with incessant acclamations, and it 
absent from popular ob-ervation for any longer 
period he was compelled to shew himse:f, as the 
clamour became so loud and imperions. Upon one 
of these occasions Bertrand stood beside him, whom 
he good-naturedly pulled by the ear, and patted 
pa the shonlder, exclaiming, as he performed 
the action, “ lehrave nem’a gamais quite!” ‘ this 
brave fellow neverabandoned me !” As the windows 
of the apartment were wide open, I could perceive 
that Napoleon constantly traversed the chamber ac- 
companied by a fenrale, whom upon engniry I 
Jearned was the Queen Hortensia. And another 
circumstance which I noticed was, that upon his 
presenting himself to the public in this manner, 
mimerons individuals among the crowd held up 
petitions, who, upon the Empetor’s retiring from 
ihe window, were desired by Bertrand, or some 
other officer, to deliver them to a sentry stationed 
below at no great distance, when after the lapse of 
afew minutes Napoleow again appeared with the 
bundle of papers in bis left hand, which he held 
forth to view, and then placing his right hand npon 
his heart, he bowed his head two or three times, 
thereby intimating that it was his intention to 
peruse every document himself, and not commit 
the petitions of his subjects to the decision of any 
other individual, 
A sober and abstemious reader will pro- 
bably turn from Essays, Moral, Philoso- 
phical and Stomachical, on the important 
science of Good Living, by LAUNCELOT 
STURGEON, esq. as likely to seduce him 
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into some excess, inconsistent with his 
limited regimen, and perhaps he would do 
wisely. Mr. Sturgeon is evidently a tho- 
rough connoisseur in the art on which he 
writes, and displays it in the most fasci- 
nating colours. The faculties of eating 
and drinking are discussed in full detail, 
and with a solemnity of didactic eloquence 
perfectly suited to the subject. “ Either 
a man’s principles,” says the worthy epi- 
cure, ‘or his stomach must be very uu 
settled, who is insensible to the real value 
of the pleasures of the table ; and we may 
be assured that no constitution stands so 
much in need of radical reform as that of 
him who can view a good dinner with 
indifference, or repay it with ingratitude.” 
Io this mixed spirit of irony and earnest, the 
Essays are well supported to the conclu- 
sion. Even beyond the kitchen, the au- 
thor shews himself to be a man of infor- 
mation.and taste ; and, while we must de- 
cline to taste his sauces, we can sufficiently 
relish the jocularity and humour with 
which he has seasoned h‘s pages. 
Without intending to detract from the 
merits of the “ great unknown” novelist 
of the present day, or to question thg re- 
putation to which the versatility of his 
talents entitles him, we should certainly be 
glad to arrest that spirit of imitation, 
which is at once mean in its origin and 
abortive in its effects. It is with pleasure 
that we see attempts made to direct the 
taste of the public to novels which may 
instruct, whilst they interest their reader ; 
and in this class, we have perused with 
satisfaction two entertaining works, entt- 
tled The Village Coquette, and Langreath, 
which, though of yery dissimilar character, 
are both above mediocrity. In the former 
we meet with sprightly dialogue and spi- 
rited sketches of characters. The latter is 
a well-constructed novel, commanding a 
high degree of interest from its accurate 
description of Cambrian manners and 
scenery, the contrasted display of passions 
in the principal characters, and its unal- 
.Joyed moral tendency. We may also men- 
tion a third novel, called Such is the 
World, as not undeserving of as favour- 
able an opinion as we have expressed of 
the works above alluded to. 
A Topographical, Statistical, end His- 
torical Account of the Borough of Preston, 
by MARMADUKE TULKET, merits the at- 
tention of such of our readers as are inte- 
yested in works ofa local nature. It con- 
tains a concise historical account of the 
borough, and of the law courts for the 
county palatine of Lancaster, which are 
held there, and enters into a full descvip- 
tion of the town itself, which is assisted by 
several tolerable plates. We notice on the 
other hand many things which might well 
have been omitted, such as lists of Ladies’ 
Charity Balls, and of Charity Sermons, 
with 
