Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince.

LETTER XLVII.

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French diligence. The conducteur. An old soldier of Napoleon's garde. German Plinzen. La 'mechanique.' Value of freedom. Paris. Revision of the old acquaintance. Bad new one. Theatre de Madame Leontine Fay. Virtuous Uncle Martin. 'La charte pour les cafes.' Rosini the tamer of wild beasts. Cheapness of Paris. Burlesque exhibition of the death of Prince Poniatowski. Praiseworthy 'ensemble' of French acting. Gleanings in the Louvre. The sphinx out of place. The Mephistophiles Waltz. Heaven and Hell......479