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very clean town, apd much business 
and cheerfulness, reigns throughout; 
many shops of ivory-turnery, beauti- 
fully executed ; the price of a carving 
of a pair of card.piascrs a hundred 
franks, .We were, wuchamused by the 
dress of. its inhabitants, the high Noxr- 
man cap, short,petticeats, cushions in 
the hair behind, very,lonyy waists, biue 
stockings, weeden. shvoes,. and red 
handkerchiefs, long, car-rings, and 
large gold crosses.,, Went to the. Cus- 
tom-house to haye eur,trunks exa- 
mined, and ;passports| changed. Hired 
a barouche to take usto Rouen,. Left 
Dieppe at one; dined at.a village 
called Tétes,;, walked out.and chatied 
with the villagers, who were seated ia 
parties, -at work outside. their doors. 
Miss N—— purchased a Norman cap. 
The roads most. exceilent; delightiul 
fertile country ; ne kedees, apple-trees 
at the side of theroadalithe way. Ar- 
rived at Rouen at half-past ten in the 
evening: Hédtel Vatel, 76, Rue des 
Carmes,, kept. by Dusaiily;—tock 
cofiee, and then. retired to bed. As we 
approached Rouen we passed through 
Hallie and Bouville, famous fer cotton- 
manufactories, some Huglish in parti- 
cular, some of the Eatons of Man- 
chester; most beautiful county places. 
‘The caparison.of.the horses, amused 
&s much, the colizrs are very large and 
heavy.;. and. have the appearance of 
wings; rope traces. Dieppe is 12 
dJeagues from Rouscn. 
'. Friday,,19th.—Took a fiacre to sec 
athe Church of St. Quen, a fino old 
‘building; viewed the Musée des Pein- 
tures....Maclon .is. a magnificent 
church, oxerystoze beitg carved; it 
was founded A.D. $90, by. Robert, 
Archbishop, of . Rowen, brother of 
‘Richard, If. Duke..of Nodrmandy, 
not finished. till 1062; 410 fect in 
Jength, 83 ix breadth; length of cross- 
aisles 164 fect, height of the spire 395 
feet ; there are seven entsances, and 
130 windows. Ht contains the. bodies 
of John. Duke.of Bedford, Regent of 
France, Henry, brother of Richard the 
First, and the heart of Richard Coeur 
de Lion, and many other ilinstrious 
personages. Crossed over in cur 
fiacre the beautiful bridge of boats, 
which rises,and falls with the tide, and 
opens for the passage of large vessels, 
contrived by Nichal Bourgeois, an Au- 
gustine Vriar. In the Marché.des 
Junocens, or Square sux, Vaux, there 
‘Ys a fine statue of Joan d’Arc, named 
the Maid of Orleaus. Walked about 
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ne town while Myr. $ —— attempted 
the summit of St..Catharine’s Hill, 
frem which;there is a beantiful view of 
the surrounding country. »Dined at 
the Table. d’fidte:. the company were 
twenty-two in number, all French, ex- 
cepting oneWelch gentleman andour- 
selves; we partook of a most excelient 
diner, consisting of a great variety of 
Cishes, at four franks a-head, not in- 
cluding wine. Mr. 5. and Miss N. 
went to the theatre to seo Mme. Mars 
perform in Moliere’s play of the 'l'ar- 
tuffe; The afterpicce: was. the Mar- 
riage Secret; they paid five -franks 
each,—tirec and ahaif is the usual 
price in the boxes. ‘Took our places 
in the Diligence,—the Bureau des Di- 
ligences is the remains of avery fine 
chapel and convent, now in ruins. 
Saturday, 20th.—Left Rouen. at 
half-pasé five; sat in the centve coach; 
a I'rench gentieman aad his son made 
our party in that part of the Diligence, 
—avery agreeable aid intelligent man. 
The French Diligence consists of 
three Garriages, the cabriclet er ca- 
lache in tront, holding three persons, 
the centre containing six, and the 
rotund, four; the conductor at top, 
and one with him: it is drawn by six 
horses, three abreast, driven by one 
postilion seated en the near shaft- 
horse, dressed in a cocked hat, hair 
powdered aid tied, thick short queae, 
short blue jacket with red collar, and 
pair of jack boots, so heavy that I could 
With difficulty lift them. Some stages 
we had only five horses ;. two, and three 
in front. They use a long whip, which 
they crack in famous style when they 
enter a town; the horses are all 
strong, stout, ioug-tailed cart-hoyses, 
bit they trot at a goed pace; their 
Stages or posts are much shorter than 
ours. We west the lower road; the 
country, and views are beyond de- 
scription beautiful, the roads are ex- 
eollent, the carriage’. easy, horses 
good, aud the conductor respectable 
and obliging. The cabrioletis the best 
from which to see the country, itis the 
same price, and is always taken some 
days before. Passed through a pretty 
village called Poat de Ladche, erossed 
the Seine, breakfasted at a town called 
Louvier, famous for its broad-cloth 
manufactory,—the best in France is 
made here. Gallian is a pretty vil- 
lage... Vermont:—Rosny here is the 
country ‘residence of the Duchess of 
Berry; the park and gardens are beau- 
tifyl ; she had just entered the gate as 
2G we’ 
