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wo passed, I saw her and suita walk- 
ing towards the house. We dined at 
Mantes la Jolie, (remarkable for a fine 
stone bridge over the Seine, with 39 
arches,) at the Table d’Héte; a most 
excellent dinner, There is a little hill 
in the jurisdiction of this city that 
produces the best wine in France. 
Passed through Poissy, and St. Ger- 
mains, famous as the residence of 
Kings and the acqueduct which raised 
_ the water for the gardens to an amazing 
height. Formerly the court was held 
there; King James II. of England held 
acourt there. The entrance to Paris is 
most beautiful ; in the Champs Elysées 
we rode in the cabriolet, and were 
delighted with the prospect; passed 
the beautiful Barriére de Neuilly, 
across the Place Louis XV. Place 
Vendome, Boulvarde Italienne, and 
through the best parts of Paris ;—arri- 
ved at half-past five in the evening at 
Paris, highly pleased with our journey 
from Rouen in every respect. Ma- 
dame P. met us, we took a fiacre to 
the Hotel de Londres, Rue de 1’Eche- 
quer, No. 70, Quartier Poissonniere ; 
some of the servants English;—took 
coffee, and retired to bed. 
Sunday, 2!st.—It rained all day, 
the only day it rained all the time we 
were in France,—did not go out,—a 
little fatigued with our journey ; dined 
at the Table d’Héte; English fare, a 
little Frenchified ; seventeen sat down 
to dinner, all speaking English. The 
Hotel was Maurice’s, and now is kept 
by a French woman, named Mari. 
Monday, 22nd.—Walked to the 
Louvre (it was shut) and through the 
gardens of the T'uilleries, and called 
at the Hotcl de France, Dined at 
the Table d’Hdéte. Evening: called at 
Hotel de France with Madame P. 
she returned with Madame S. we 
walked with Mr. S. in the Palais 
Royal; the fountains were playing; 
looked in at the Theatre des Aveugles, 
where you enter without paying, and 
to the Caffée de la Paix likewise, only 
required to take tea, coffee, or some 
refreshment; there is rope-dancipg, 
&c. like our minor theatres; itis an 
elegant building, up two pair of stairs, 
and was intended for an opera-house. 
We then went ta the Café Mille 
Colonnes. 
Tuesday, 23d.—Mr.S. and Miss N, 
went to Pere Ja Chaise, and to see the 
model of the elephant. Walked in 
the evening with Miss N. Madame 
‘C. B. and her daughter called. 
Journal of a recent Trip to France. 
(Oct. 1, 
Wednesday, 24th.— Walked to the 
Palais Royale and the gardens of the 
Tuilleries. Dr. 'l'. Mrs. D. and Ma- 
dame C. B. called. Went to the Caflé 
de la Paix. 
Thursday, 25th.— Went with Mr. 
and Mrs. B. to sce the Pantheon, or 
new church of St. Genevieve; the 
building of this majestic temp!2 was 
commenced by Louis XV, fulfilling a 
vow he made during his illness at 
Metz. He laid the first stone, Sept. 3, 
1764; the vaulis were, during the 
Revolution, intended for the marshals 
and generals and men of learning ; 
Voltaire and Rousseau are there, as 
well as several of Bonaparte’s Mar- 
shals. There is a remarkably strong 
echo; the columns are very beauti- 
ful; the chapiters highly finished ; 
bas-relief figures reckoned very fine; 
went to the top,—fine view of I’aris, it 
being quite clear from smoke, This 
magnificent edifice but badly repre- 
sents St. Genevieve, an humble girl 
who took care of sheep ; the patroness 
of Paris was a shepherdess. The old 
charch of St. Genevieve, curious from 
its antiquity ; there are two very fine 
large shells containing the holy water, 
given by Louis XVIII. There isa 
fine stone staircase, cut out of one 
stone, and a finely-carved pulpit of 
wood, executed by a Flemish artist. 
Saw the Courts of Justice, and the 
Library of Records, which is very ex- 
tensive and kept in the greatest order; 
we were shewn the trials of Joan of 
Arc, of Ravaillac, and several others ; 
the coat of Damian, and the skull of 
Ravaillae. From the Palace of Jus- 
tice we overlooked the Conciergeric ; 
saw the cell of Lavalette. In our 
walk passed the Temple, saw the 
window of the room in which Marie 
Antoinette was confined. Passed 
through the Marché des Innocens, in 
the centre of which is a superb foun- 
tain, exceeding any made by Bona- 
parte; on the angles are four lions, 
modelled at Rome from those of the 
fountain Termini; from cach there is 
a jet d’eau it is dedicated to the 
nymphs of fountains. In this market 
the fish-women had, before the revo- 
lution, the privilege, on the birth of 
an heir of France, or of a marriage, or 
great victory, and on new-year’s day, 
to pay their respects to the Queen and 
Princes; they were then served with 
a good dinner at Versailles, and one 
of the principal gentlemen oflicers of 
the palace was charged to do the 
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