1823.) 
Thursday, S5th.—Went to see the 
Jithoyraphic press. ‘The drawing is 
made on Bavarian limestone with ink 
that will resist nitric acid, viz. a pre- 
pared ink which they give you; when 
pressed, it produces the print, and 500 
or more may be taken off. Previous 
to using the stone again, they renew 
the drawing by rubbing hard with a 
leather roller impregnated with the 
ink, which only adheres to the part 
already drawn; after that a little 
‘water is sprinkled on it, and then 
wiped clean off with a sponge: so that 
thousands may be printed. 
Saturday, 7th.—There is an Aca- 
demy for Flower Painting, where 
masters attend to instruct the pupils, 
free of expense to the students.. 
Sunday, 8th.—Went to the Chapel 
Royal; M. Count d’Artois, the Duke 
and Duchess of Angouleme, and the 
Duchess of Berry, were there. Heard 
a fine concert of music and high mass. 
Miss Stephens and Miss M. Tree 
were also there, but only as spec- 
tators. 
Tuesday, 10th—Left Paris, with 
much regret, at seven in the morning, 
by the Diligence for Amiens. Dined 
at the Table d’Hote at Clermont, 
where we had a most excellent dinner, 
with a dessert and wine, for three 
francs per head. We passed through 
Chantilly, which is a most beautiful 
place, but the chateau (formerly the 
residence of the Prince of Condé,) is 
now in ruins; the stables were magni- 
ficent beyoud description.—Arrived at 
Amiens at ten at nicht. 
Wednesday, 11th. Went to the 
Cathedral of Amiens, which is very 
ancient and beautiful, and I think it 
exceeds that at Rouen. There isa 
very fine marble altar, and under a 
erystal case is the skull of St. John, 
the face surrounded with a gold lace: 
they have printed his life on a sheet of 
paper, with a common coloured print 
attop. ‘There is likewise a miraculous 
crucifix. We went to the top of the 
cathedral, and walked round; near 
the top there is a round stone table, 
on which Henry IV. dined, being 
there to View the situation of the 
armies. ‘I'he cathedral of Amiens is 
in the Gothic taste, and was built by 
the English : L belioye it is reckoned 
the most superb church in France. 
Amiens is a fortified city: it is fa- 
mous for duck-pies, which are even 
sent to London as presents, and they 
will keep a long time: they are from 
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seven to fifteen francs each. ‘There 
are also vast manufactories carried on 
in Amiens ia the woollen way, such 
as plushes, camblets, serges, &c. Here 
are plenty of beggars, who do not fail to 
flatter you out of a sou. Amiens is 
situated on the river Somme, in the 
midst of a most beautiful, fertile, and 
extensive, plain, abounding with game, 
which you are at liberty to pursue 
whenever you please. The ramparts 
all round the town afford most delight- 
ful walks. We passed a great many 
fields of flax.—At four in the afternoon 
we left Amiens by the Diligence. 
Thursday, 12th.—Arrived at Abbe- 
ville, which is a neat pretty town, 
situated on an eminence not far dis- 
tant from the sea. We walked into 
the church, while we were waiting for 
the carriage. Left Abbeville at seven 
in‘the morning, inacarriage. On our 
road we passed several very pretty 
woods, and here and there a cross. 
About two miles before we reached 
Montreuil, a horseman rode up to each 
window, with cards of their hotels, 
soliciting us to dine at their respective 
inns; after amusing ourselves some 
time with them, we agreed to dine at 
Varennes’,—being, as the card ex- 
pressed, Sterne’s favourite house; here 
we had a most exccllent dinner, con- 
sisting of soup, poultry, and game, 
(viz. partridges, quails, and wood- 
cocks,) with a dessert of pears, grapes, 
walnuts, and peaches. There was a 
print of Sterne over the fire-place. 
—Montreuil is a fortified town, and 
the ramparts are very fine: it is sifu- 
ated on a lofty hill, and reminded us 
of the memorable actions of our great 
countryman, the Duke of Marlborough. 
At flood-tide they can lay the country 
round under water, by means of sluices 
that communicate with the sea,—Ar- 
rived at Boulogne at eleven at night; 
it is an ancient sea-porttown. 
Friday, 13th.—Arrived at the gates 
of Calais at half-past two in the morn- 
ing ; but, as the gates were olosed, we 
were not allowed to enter before five. 
—Went to sce the church, ascended 
the tower of the town-hall, and walked 
on the ramparts and on the pier, which 
is a very fine one, and extends half 
a mile into the sea: from this pier 
the English cliffs and Dover Castle 
are visible, ‘There is a monument 
erected here to commemorate the spot 
where Louis X VILL. first set his foot 
in France, at his return, in 1814, , 
Saturday, 14th.— At five in the 
morning, 
