1823.) 
ilree statucs, vases, &c. ddorn these’ 
gardens.—The Carousel takes its name 
from the carousal that Louis XIV. 
gave there in 1662, to the queen his 
mother and the queen his consort. 
Carousals were after the manner of 
races with chariots, or machines, re- 
citals, dances, &c.—_Went to the thea- 
tre, Rue Valoir. ‘Talma pee wy 
the part of Scylla, in “Scylla,” 
character in which he takes the ea 
ner and actiou of Bonaparte, and is 
thought to resemble him much. If 
Was well pleased with him: he has a 
fine de¢p-toned voice, speaks remark- 
ably well, and his action is very good: 
his dream was very finely performed. 
The afterpicce was a pretty little 
cheerful piece, well performed, called 
“*Les Follies d’Amour.” 
Saturday, 24th.— Went to the Palais- 
Royal, and tothe Louvre. The grand 
gallery, which joins the Louvre to the 
Palace of the Tuileries, and which 
contains the statues and paintings, is 
230 fathoms in Jength, and 5 fathoms in 
width. Bonaparte finished this superb 
gallery: he had his bust placed upon 
the front of the Louvre, with the fol- 
Jowing words written underneath :— 
“Napoleon the Great finished the 
Louvre.” The bust and inscription 
have both disappeared since tlie re- 
turn of Louis XVIUI. The lower 
rooms contain the statues, and the 
gallery the paintings. There arc four- 
teen pictures by Raphacl: also a large 
painting of St, Michael; a portrait “of 
# young man resting his head upon his 
hand ; the infant Jesus sleeping, while 
the Virgin is raising the veil which 
covers ‘him ; ‘the infant Jesus on his 
mother’s knee, St. John caressing him: 
these four struck me as being particu- 
larly fine, especially the last. There 
are six by Cuyp; three by Correggio, 
viz. Christ crowned with thorns, “the 
infant Jesus, and Antiope sleeping : the 
last of these is reckoned very fine. 
There are twenty-two by Guido. A 
head of Jesus Christ crowned with 
thorns; a Magdalen, her eyes turned 
towards heaven, and her hands upon 
her breast; Repose of the Holy Fa- 
mily; and an Allegory, the union of 
design and colour: these four T thought 
very” beautiful. A. Carrache has six, 
Van Dyke six, Titian twenty, and’Sal- 
vator Rosa four.—Amony the statues 1 
was particalarly pleased with that of 
Diana, and indeed with many others, 
vig? La Pudi cité, (from which I am 
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sure Sir Thomas Lawrence borrowed 
the attitude in his picture of the 
Princess Charlotte,) Polymnie, Graces, 
Jason de Cincinnatus, Venus de Gnide, 
and Heros Gladiator. The tessellated 
pavement is very beautiful, and on it 
stands a gigantic figure of Melpomene. 
—There is along room open, contain- 
ing drawings and sketches of the’ old 
masters, some even by Raphael ; also 
some very fine enamels by Petitot.— 
Theatres open gratis to the -publie, 
being the evening preceding the /éte 
of St. Louis. A “grand concert, both 
vocal and instremental, on tlie bal- 
cony of the Tuileries, which was 
illuminated: it was given, in honour 
of the king’s birth-day, by the pro- 
fessors of music. We were in the 
gardens to hear it. They played the 
national airs delightfully. "Phe gar- 
dens were likewise illuminated, and 
chairs, let for a few sous, to accommo-~ 
date those who were tired of standing.: 
Sunday, 25th.—Went to the Place 
Victoires to witness the ceremony of 
the inauguration of the statue of Louis 
XIV. It being a public day, went to 
the Louvre, where I saw maty Norman’ 
caps, and even the canailleseemed con 
noisseurs.—Walked in the Tuileries 
gardens: the king came out on ‘the 
balccny to show himself to the’ people ; 
at least he was whecled’ out in’ his’ 
chair, being unable to walk, The’ 
Duke and Duchess of Angouwleme and 
Monsieur accompanied him. At three 
o’clock they began the distribution of 
the provisions ‘to the mob; and we 
walked in the Champs Elysées to sce 
it. There were six or cight stands 
erected, with three soldiers in each ; 
one throwing little loaves of bread ° 
among the ‘people, and the other 
sausages and chickens; two pipes’ of 
wine were flewing from) cach. Of” 
course there was’ an immense mob, 
and much scrambling, yet good order 
was preserved. It was a fine’stglit, 
Many persois carried off their pitchers 
and pails full of good wine. ‘There 
was a complete fair, with all kinds of 
aniusements ; stich’ as’ fortene-telling, 
sWinging, tumbling, | rope- sdaneine, « 
theatres, lotteries, dancing, &c.! ‘ail! 
eratisi—In the evening we walked® 
again th the Champs Blysces, to’ see 
the iluminations and the erand fires 
Works: the Jattér, indeed, very far 
surpass any f ever saw in England) 
“Wednesday, 28th. __ Amongst’ the 
unfinished works of Napoleon is the. 
‘SF Fountain, 
