from England; we shall now indicate the worst and most insecure, which is, having Bank notes enclosed in Letters. The numerous robberies lately committed upon envelopes are almost incredible, and call loudly for strict inquiry and severe punishment.,

"On arriving at the opposite coast, it is usual to give a small gratuity to the steward and sailors of the packet. The moment the vessel reaches the shore, Police Officers generally step on board to demand the passengers' passports, which are immediately sent to the Police Office, and afterwards to Paris. On paying two francs, a temporary passport is given, which serves the tourist till he reaches the Capital. In travelling, the passports will sometimes be demanded at the gates of the chief fortified towns, and examined by the officer on duty. Persons arriving in a town

where there is an Ambassador of their nation, may, as a matter of etiquette, leave their cards. The luggage is taken to the customhouse to be examined, and soon returned. The Traveller may avoid trouble, by leaving his luggage with the Commissioners of the Inn he may put up at.

"Duty on Carriages, Horses, &c.-When a carriage is lande in France, the owner pays one third of whatever value he may put upon it, and receives a certificate for the same; but care must be taken not to rate it too much under the real value. If the Carriage leaves France within two years, twothirds or three-fourths of the money deposited will be returned on producing his certificate. If the Traveller does not return the same way, the money may be obtained upon shewing the receipt at the Custom-house of any other part of the French frontier.

"A Gig, or any other two-wheeled Carriage, pays the same duties.

"On leaving England, the duty on a Horse is two guineas, besides 10s. in the £100, according to its value. On arriving in France, the duty is 15 francs for a Horse, and 10 for a Pony.

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Travelling in France. The first place to which an English Traveller directs his course is Paris; and whether he has, or has not, before visited the Capital, he will proceed thither as the central point, from whence he may make excursions into the other parts of France. Having arrived at Paris, the usual tour, and that which promises the highest degree of gratification, is towards the south, returning by the western departments to the Capital, and embracing every object of importance in this fine country. The journey may be performed in about three months, for an expense of about £100. This calculation

supposes that the tourist travels by the Diligence, dines at the table d'hôte, and regulates his expenses on an economical scale. The best months are August, September, and October.

"Those who do not travel with a servant will be generally charged, at the inns, one franc for breakfast with coffee; three francs for dinner, including half a bottle of table wine; and a franc and a half or two francs for a bed. On the road from Calais and Dieppe to Paris the charges are higher; a breakfast being always two francs, and a bed the same. This is also the case near the metropolis. Supper is charged the same as dinner."

Travellers should never permit CustomHouse Officers to examine Two Trunks at the same time—while the owner's Eyes and Attention are fixed on one, the other may be pillaged.

A Traveller should also strictly forbid his Servant carrying Contraband Goods; because, in case of detection, the Master would

* "With regard to the inconvenience arising from taking Contraband Luggage, I unfortunately, in the hurry of packing for the Continent, put, among others, three Cotton Night Caps into my Portmanteau, which had neither been worn nor washed. During their examination at Dieppe, I must confess, I was questioned whether they were intended for my individual use; but on my merely answering in the affirmative, they were replaced in my trunk. On entering the King of Sardinia's Dominions, however, at a place called Beauvoisin, and where, comparatively speaking, there is very little intercourse and traffic, they were instantly pounced upon as prohibited articles; and it was with the greatest difficulty and trouble, after much delay and loss of time, that my companions could induce the Douaniers, or Custom House Officers, to believe that they were articles requisite for a Traveller, and that the heinous crime of Smuggling was Foreign to our thoughts. After many entreaties and expostulations, they were returned to me. It is perhaps needless to add, that I took the first oppor→