174 French Posts. 
once tender and melancholy. Statement of the annual 
transactions of the society, French and foreign, by M. Lare- 
BRADE director. In this were noticed the scientific progress 
of the society in almost every spart of the world, and the 
constantly increasing number of its members. Finally, M. 
GuitHe, honorary member, terminated the session by a 
charming piece of poetry, entitled Més adieux a la cam- 
pagne @ la fin des vacances.—Idem. 
6. Periegueux.— Model School of Mutual Instruction.— 
The distribution of prizes took place in this school on the 
22d of September last. Neither the bishop nor the curate 
being present, M. Lausresser, first adjunct of the mayor- 
alty of the city, took the chair. The assembly was numer- 
ous and brilliant. ‘The chairman opened the meeting by a 
discourse in which he remarked that this school, founded by 
the commune, not only maintained itself in spite of nume- 
rous obstacles, but surpassed the hopes that it had excited. 
M. Gaudel, director of the school, then recommended ta 
his pupils never to forget the sentences of the ancient sage, 
collected by Fenelon, the proverbs and moral sayings of 
poor Richard; the maxims recommended to youth by the 
good Kollin, and especially the divine precepts which they 
may learn every day from the New Testament.—Idem. 
7. Frencu Posts.—The income of the post-office in 
France, amounted in the year 1824, to about 26,560,000 
francs,being the postage of about 60,000,000 of letters. If to 
this is added the number of letters and packets transported 
free, the amount will be 110 millions, without reckoning 25,000 
printed sheets which Paris forwards every day to the de- 
partments, and 25,000 others which originate in, and circu- 
late in the departments. The service of Paris produces 
an annual revenue of about 4,310,000 francs. It is esti- 
mated that 40,000 letters (of which from 28 to 30,00) are 
taxed, and from 10 to 12,000 free,) leave Paris every day, 
and that there arrive daily in that city about 30,000, of 
which 18,000 are charged. ‘This gives a reciprocal inter- 
course between Paris and other places, foreign and domes- 
tic, of 25,500,000 letters per year. The little post of Paris 
occasions a daily movement of about 15,000 letters. 
Rev. Encyc, Dec. 1824. 
