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tions. — My landlady inforins me, that the military gen- 

 tleman ■whom I met on the road, Is le mell'teur homme de 

 monde *, n Monfieur Noye, of noble family and high rank. 

 in the army. 



Lyons enjoys advantages iingularlv great, from its fitu- 

 ation, in a very temperate climate, in the heart of France, 

 and on two great navigable rivers, which have a prodi- 

 gious extent. — I am alTured, there are many known pro- 

 .teftants in this city, who live unmolefted, and exercife their 



religion privately The archbifhop or Lyons holds very 



largereven lies, and great privileges — A prevailing lub- 

 jeft of popular complaint is, that the prefent archbilliop 

 has ufed thofe privileges with improper rigour — which 

 lately excited an infurreftion of the common people, iup- 

 prefled by military force Some very fine young fel- 

 lows, tlie ring-leaders, were executed — and the prelate, 

 an old politician, is detelted — It feems reafonable to be» 

 lieve, that fuch provincial infurreftions, under eftablilli- 

 cd governments, rarely happen without real grievances 

 or oppreffion, by men unworthily raifed to power and 

 place.— Lyons has filk and raw materials for their fine 

 manufaclure from Provence and the other fouthern parts 

 of France. — It is llrange, that we rarely fee the materi- 

 als of induftry wrought on the fpot that produces them 

 beft. — The manufadurers of Lyons alio bring their raw 

 materials from Italy, from Spain, and the fineft of all 

 from Turin and Savoy. 



My good friend Monjieiir Clair, inconverfationthisday, 

 exprtfled a fentiment which 1 think is a real bonmot, and 

 I cannot forbear to fet it down. — He faid, " Les bonetes 

 " gfnsjonttoutci de menie religion j-;^'' and he added, " this 

 " is the true Catholic church, which can only be form- 

 " ed by the coiiferiting fenfe of the wife, unbiafled 

 *' and enlightened part of mankind, without any other 



* Tlic bed man in the world. 



}■ tJlin of fcnfe are all of one religion. 



