302 Mr. Mortimer’s 
which “ladies wish: to be, who love 
their lords.” 
The’ feeling entertained by the 
Trench tewards the:English may be 
well exemplificd by another extract 
from the same Catalogue: 
No. 524,—Capture of the English 
frigate, La Guertiere, by the American 
frigate, Constitution. 
— 525.—Capture of the English sloop 
of war, the Frolic, by the American sloop, 
Wasp. 
— 526.—Capture of the English sloop 
of war, Peacock, by the American sloop, 
Hornet. 
— 527,—Capture of the English fleet 
by the American, on Lake Champlain. 
This enumeration is follewed by a 
Nota Bene, signifying that, in each of 
the above engagemeats,. the. English 
possessed a superios force innumber 
of men and weight of metal ; at least, 
this note was attached to the Cata- 
Jogues issued at the opening of the 
Exhibition, though I afterwards ‘saw 
many of them in which the remark 
was omitted. Similar feelings of dis- 
like may be-traced in the exhibitions 
at the print-shops, where you perceive 
‘Le Bel Eeossais,’ in all the pride of 
plaid and petticoat, which seemingly 
impartial admiration confers a right to 
be still more severe in their carica- 
tures on John Bull. 
The Museum of Natural History in the 
Garden of Plants. 
It. would be impossible te speak too 
highly of this noble cellection, and of 
the admirable state of preservation of 
its various curiosities collected from 
every part of the globe: indeed, there 
was only one thing which { considered 
misplaced, and that was an enormous 
bust of Louis dix-huit, (or des huitres, 
as he is more cenerally styled by his 
admiring subjects,) towering above the 
heads of Linnzus, Buffon, Foureroy, 
&c. men of too: great reputation to 
have such company obtruded upon 
them. It was pleasant to observe the 
sort of Freemasonry which exists 
among scientific men, and to perceive 
the numerous offerings from men of 
genius, some of which were presented 
at a time’when their respective govern- 
ments were ‘devising means for exter- 
minating that of France. Long may 
this good fellowship exist among the 
best, in spite of the military ambition 
and bigotry of the worst, part of 
mankind! 
Passports. 
Travellers cannot be too particular 
with respect to these incessant and 
Notes on Paris. [Jam. Ty 
abominable plagues. You can travel 
in the interior of the coantry without 
annoyance; but immediately that you 
approach the coast, you are subject to 
continual interruptions, Some of the 
passports are whimsically descriptive. 
A youth of my aequaintance, who had 
very lirhthair, was described askaving, 
ine babbe naissante. ‘The English 
traveller is somewhat disappdinted at 
finding all the domestics, in attendance 
at his ambassador’s, ‘composed of 
Frenchmen, ‘as he there, naturally 
enough, expects to be understood in 
lis native tongue. The ‘residence of 
his excellency is also any thing hut’ 
central in its situation, and is at such 
a distance from the Prefecture’ de 
Police, that it is necessary te devote a 
whole morning in obtaining the eh tod 
signatures. 
Schools, 
Usually denominated Colleges and’ 
Universities, possess many advantages 
which we should do well to emulate. 
The system of flogging is very rarely 
resorted to, The dread of the birch 
may have deterred many a boy from. 
mischief, but it never inspired. one 
with a zest for the acquirement, of 
knowledge; on the contrary, it has 
blasted many a blossom which would 
have ripened into exccllent~ fruit. 
Where it is constantly had recourse to, 
the frequent repetition destroys all 
sense of shame, and the boy’s glory i is 
placed in bearing the punishment 
without flinching, rather than in avoid- 
ing it, which is indeed often im ossible, 
with those merciful pedants who unite 
the character of priest and pedagogue.® 
An excellent regulation exists in 
almost all establishments for educa= 
tion, which enforces ali the schools 
to be clothed alike. a 
On the Expense of Living, yen ; 
Instruction and amusement may he 
acquired at a very cheap rate indeed : 
but, with regard to the great portion of 
the middling classes, who resort to 
Paris from the idea of its being 
cheaper than London, they find them- 
selves woefully deceived. Army and 
naval officers on half-pay can live 
much cheaper, and, of course, with 
infinitely more comfort, in London than 
in Paris; and the seme thing may be 
said of the provinces when compared’ 
with 
- cL aILOSI oC 
* Corporal punishments might be in 
great measnre, if not wholly, superseded 
by ihe introdnetion of Blair’s Schoelmas- 
ter’s and Governess’s Registers, 
