as well as they can, what you colte, just fit to work; and some want to be made acquainted with; of them were very pretty little horses. They were all, nearly, of one breed, such as they use for the plough, for farmers to ride upon, and for post-horses; in and, when they do not instantly comprehend your meaning, they seem as anxious to anticipate it, as if you were, not a stranger, but rather one to whom they have all which different capacities, been used to talk. This is a great according to the manner of the merit, and a mark of intelligence, French, they are used. These in the French people. It enables horses had shape to recommend you to get along with them, which them. They are, mostly, of a they cannot well do with us in middling size, and much of the England. A Frenchman is most same make as a light English completely out of his element in cart-horse. The price of one of England; while an Englishman, them here is, they told me, about in France, though the country ap- 300 francs; or 12. 10s. The pears to him very strange at first, corn is ground here almost enfinds, in the courtesy of the peo-tirely by windmills, half a dozen ple, a great deal to reconcile him of which are almost constantly to to the strangeness of their cus-be seen, in travelling along the toms. Hereabouts they have road. There are some mills turned much wheat land. The stubble by water, but comparatively few. is now being cut, tied up in bundles, and carried in for litter for the cattle in winter. I see, in many of the farm-houses, knitting and spinning going on; and some looms, one or two in a house, which are worked, mostly, by the women. When I got to ST. JUST, there was to be, in two days' time, a fair, for the sale of cattle saw some men, a most simple--Early this morning, on leaving looking kind of horse-jockeys, with their horses, which they had brought to be sold at the fair. These horses were, generally, . ECOUEN, (14 leagues from St. Just, through Clermont, Laigneville, Chantilly and Luzar ches), Friday, 17th Oct. Here, on a stiff soil, with a good deal of chalk and lime-stone, there are some fine coppices of oak, and some good oak timber; amongst which I see a wood resembling the wood which, in America, they call iron wood. St.Just, I saw some sheep in a fold. somewhat different from that of is to say, to thistle it, or to scratch it with a thistle. There are some few vines near St, Just, and some about CLERMONT, a little town on the river Oise, a fine clear river, where they climb up the fruit trees, and look very ornamental growing in this manner-The of much nobility, is a manufacturing place, with a fine canal running by it. The manufacture is, principally, of linen. —LuZARCHES (formerly the country resort of the famous JEAN JAQUES the English, The shepherd, accompanied by two or three dogs, is (unlike some pastors elsewhere) always along with his flock. He attends them through the day, while they are roving about; and, in the night, he sleeps alongside of the fold, in a small wooden little town of CHANTILLY, an anhouse, which is placed upon wheels, cient place, and formerly the seat as a' cart is, with a pole to draw it from place to place, as the fold itself may have to be removed. Some hemp is grown here, I see; but most of the land is wheat and oat land, with some lucerne for the cows-Stick-beans (haricot, ROSSEAU) has also some manythe French call them) are culti-facture belonging to it, of lacevated here, for the table. The do not wonder that RosSEAU French eat much of these boiled; that is, the seed part of the bean, after it is ripe and hard. I saw an old lady carrying some of these through); for, it certainly is very off the ground. There was grow-pretty. There is, between Laigneing in rows, in the interval be-ville and Chantilly, a pretty vil tween the rows of beans, a winter lage called CRAI, which is also, I crop of some plant. I asked her the name of this plant, which, she informed me, was chardon (thistle). It is a sort of thistle that we call teazle; and these 'teazles were raised, she said, to be sent to the manufacturing towns, for the dressing of cloth, in which they are used, I believe, to give the cloth a fine nap, which operation the French call chardonner; that should have been attached to this part of the country (comparing it with all that which I have passed believe, on the river Oise, as well as Clermont. And another village called LAMORLAI, near Luzarches. These places are all very prettily situated; though I cannot say much for the habitations of the people, which have no signs of taste or neatness about them. I had a fine morning; but got to ECOUEN just in time to get out of the rain, which came on in the evening. In coming from Cler-from a terrace, immediately over mont to ECOUEN, there is much the town of Ecouen and its neighwood on the sides of the road, and bourhood, which lie beneath its some flowering locust trees, evi-site; and on the opposite side the dently planted by hand.-I saw a castle is hidden by a very pretty man, coming out of Clermont, with little coppice, of hazle, beech, and a load of fagots. The price of chesnuts, with many of the flower these, he informed me, was 40 ing loost, of which there is a francs for 50 fagots; he having good deal about the town of the 50 of these fagots on his cart, Ecouen.-When I got to Ecouen, which made a good load for two in the evening, I, to my surprise, found the ostler at the Inn quite strong horses. drunk. This is the first person, as yet, that I have seen, in France, so far under the influence of liHe was not, however, quor. a PARIS, (4 leagues from Ecouen, through St. Denis), Saturday, 18th October-At Ecouen there is а fine castle, built about three hun-Frenchman; but a German, as I dred years ago, by the Duc DE MONTMORENCY. I met with the steward of the estate, while at Ecouen, and I went early this morning, on my road to Paris, to was told by the landlady. The use of the land, between Ecouen and Paris (which land is a good stiff soil) is, for the most part, the for Paris see him at the castle, as he had ng of for vines; of which invited me so to do. This gentleman showed me all over the cas or, ་ ་ ་ latter I saw a great many. The tle, which is a fine old building, baskets, and then putting them people were gathering grapes into in the Dutch style; pointing out to into little wooden vats, ready for me, as we went from one part of it the first process of making the to another, the signal alterations wine. The roads, all the way that it had undergone during the from Calais to Paris, are very Revolution, accompanying his obgood; though not so even as those servations with many shrugs of made by the hard-used" pauregret on account of these effects, and as many expressions of de-pers," who crack the stones to make our roads in England. From votedness to the Royal Family of St. Omers to Pernes, and from his master, the present possessor St. Just to Paris, the roads are of the castle, who is the DUC DE entirely paved, leaving room, at BOURBON. The chapel of the the same time, on each side of the castle is a beautiful little place, occupying one corner of the pavement, for a carriage to pass on a very good road not paved. castle, which is, a very large The paving is done with a sort of building, encompassing, within its stone, which is found along with own extent, an open space, of a the limestone, like what we call square shape, and of about thirty Burstone, in England; and of this square yards. The castle has a material a great part of the houses sort of fortification round it, so the only way of entrance. On About Trees, Graffs, and Bank one side of the castle, you look, Notes, in my next. 1 Friday, Oct. 24.-The arrival of Wheat 6000, Barley 2800, Qats 6800 quarters, and Flour 6300 sacks, is quite sufficient for the & ws present demand, Wheat even of prime quality does not support Monday's prices. Barley is unal Doo tered. Beans and Peas find buying 18th October.dW--ngrools at rather better rates than Monginque Per Quarterj1979 9dt ni god o vlong (197 →→ nebbid ei abess bus adosad „pivad to goiqqos fuil Average Prices of CORN through B elisdi doide out ENGLAND, for the week end tup an ens is noted on a day. Good Oats meet a tolerable Wheatb• 478 free sale, and fully support last (Ryelui,1997 avad 1.291, 174es il Barleyquinadi. 19244 18 1 26 90 4 Oats 53 354921 Saturday, quotations. There has not been much trade for Flour this week. YO Monday, Oct. 27.-There was a good supply of most kinds of Grain last week, but as the farmers have lately been engaged in field operatons, they could not thrash but much New Corn, the market is therefore, scantily supplied this morning with Corn of all descrip of viser ensy roboca sotit ditions. Superfine samples of Wheat £. S. d. Wheat..7,079 for 18,104 15 0 Average, Barley..3,101.... 4,184 11 9.. Rye.. 23 ..... ...26 11 rather higher prices than Friday, 237 so that the currency of last Monday is considered as fully supported for 33 11 .34 11 Beans. 1,351., 2,364 31. s. d. s. d. 101. Os. 161. Os 91. 10s. 121. 10s. 42. 0 64 0 1 550 rather 660 00 121. 05. 17% 0s. 70 in the trade 63 O this morning; New Wheats still 56 0 come to hand very cold and damp; but the expectation that they will ultimately improve in condition, keeps down the price even of such as is dry-prices may be stated at from 40s. to 52s.; Barley is in great request at 27s. to 29s. per quarter; Oats, 20s. to 25s.; and Grey Peas, 27s. to 29s. per quarter. 8 6 46 0 64690 104. 09.16% 10s. Ola Os Ol. Os 48 0 66 0 81. 10s. 141. 10s. 44 0520 Bristol, Oct. 25. The Corn mar0kets here are extremely dull, and 520 prices remain as per last quota46 tions.-Best Wheat from 7s. 6d. to 50 07s. 9d.; inferior ditto, 4s. 6d. to 52 0 6s. 6d. Barley, 25. 9d. to 3s. 6d. Beans, 3s. to 5s.; Oats, 2s. to 38.; and Malt, 4s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. per bushel. Flour, Seconds, 28s. to 44s. per bag. * Birmingham, Oct. 23. OurWheat market was rather dull at late quotations. Barley was in good request, at 27s, to 32s; and Beans 14s. 6d. to 15s. 3d. per ten scores. Flour and other articles of the trade were without alteration. Supplies were by no means abundant. Ipswich, Oct. 25.—Our market to day was largely supplied with Barley, and pretty well with Wheat. Prices remain much as last week, as follow:-Old Wheat, 50s. to 60s.; New ditto, 40s. to 52s.; Barley, 25s. to 30s.; Beans, 29s. to 30s.; and Oats, 20s. to 24s. per quarter. |