,note3 ,images of the original pages are available through ,internet ,archive_/,canadian ,libraries4 ,see https3_/_/archive4org_/details_/a#edejbe ijj;alliuoft ,transcriber's note3 ,the ,table of ,contents lists the main topics addressed in each page of the introduction1 of the journals and letters1 and of the conclusion4 ,minor modifications have been made to clarify its structure4 ,the work is followed by summaries of new works in miscellaneous and general literature from the same publisher4 ,this has been separately printed and paginated1 and is preceded by its own index4 ,text enclosed by underscores is in italics 7italics74 ,small capitals have been converted to full capitals4 ,,journal ,,in ,,france ,,in #ahde ,,and #ahdh1 ,,with ,,letters ,,from ,,italy ,,in #ahdg1 ,of ,things and ,persons ,concerning the ,church and ,education4 by ,,thomas ,,william ,,allies1 ,m4,a4 ,rector of ,launton1 ,oxon4 ,london3 ,longman1 ,brown1 ,green1 and ,longmans1 ,paternoster-,row4 #ahdi4 ,london3 ,spottiswoodes and ,shaw1 ,new-street-,square4 ,,to ,,our ,,spiritual ,,mother1 ,,the ,,church ,,in ,,england1 ,,in ,,the ,,hope ,,that ,,all ,,holy ,,examples ,,may ,,provoke ,,us ,,to ,,love ,,and ,,to ,,good ,,works4 ,,contents4 ,,introduction4 ,,page ,introduction #a ,separation and its ,evils #b ,mutual ,misconceptions #c ,difference in ,facts not ,principles #d ,position of ,church in ,france #e ,general ,infidelity #f ,missionary ,congregations #g ,educational ,establishments #h ,spirit of this ,journal #i ,,journal ,,in #ahde4 ,petit ,sminaire at ,ivetot #aj ,discipline of the ,house #aa ,catechising #ab ,refectory #ac ,day's ,employment #ad ,churches of ,rome and ,england #ae ,caudebec #af ,church of ,caudebec #ag ,jumiges2 ,s4 ,georges de ,boscherville #ah ,rouen #ai ,cur of the ,cathedral #bj ,frres des ,ecoles ,chrtiennes #ba ,high ,mass at ,cathedral #bb ,notre ,dame de bon ,secours #bc ,ex ,voto ,tablets #bd ,cultus of ,blessed ,virgin #be ,schools in the ,aitre de ,s4 ,maclou #bf ,dames de l',adoration du ,s4 ,sacrement #bg ,mantes3 ,church of ,notre ,dame #bh ,paris #bh ,surs de la ,charit #bh ,sminaire de ,s4 ,sulpice #bi ,employment of their ,day #cj ,studies #cb ,rules of ,life #cb ,rule in ,retreats #cd ,appels passed through by ,candidates #cf ,fasts and ,jours ,maigres #cf ,professors have no ,salaries #cg ,chapel of ,garde-,malades #ch ,s4 ,denis ,restored #ch ,parish of ,s4 ,sulpice #ci ,bishop ,luscombe's ,chapel #dj ,m4 ,de ,fresne3 ,number of ,christians in ,paris #da ,day of the ,sisters of ,charity #db ,distinction between ,primacy and ,supremacy of ,rome #dc ,m4 ,thodore ,ratisbonne #dd ,cultus of the ,blessed ,virgin #dd ,conversion of ,m4 ,alphonse ,ratisbonne #de ,m4 ,martin ,noirlieu #dh ,parish of ,s4 ,jacques #di ,dinner at ,bishop ,luscombe's #ej ,mr4 ,parkes #ej ,controversy on the ,holy ,eucharist #ea ,s4 ,sulpice3 ,grands et ,petits ,sminaires #eb ,studies at ,s4 ,sulpice #ec ,authorities as to the ,dogma of the ,roman ,church #ed ,jesuits3 ,dames de l',assomption #ee ,their ,rules and ,objects #ef ,value of the ,real ,presence #eg ,m4 ,poileau's ,school #eh ,conversation with ,m4 ,galais #ei ,s4 ,thomas3 ,suarez #fj ,m4 ,d',alzon3 ,french ,preaching #fa ,l',abb ,migne's ,establishment #fa ,confrence de ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul #fb ,devotion to the ,blessed ,virgin #fc ,chapelle ,expiatoire #fc ,scene at ,church of ,s4 ,marguerite #fd ,discussion on ,miracles #fd ,refutation of common ,infidel ,arguments #fe ,miracles no certain ,proof of the ,truth #fg ,why there may be none now #fg ,anecdote #fh ,sermon3 giving of ,prizes #fi ,montmartre3 its ,calvaire #gj ,unauthorised ,inscription #gj ,church #ga ,views of ,paris and ,london #ga ,m4 ,galais #ga ,conversation with ,suprieur of ,s4 ,sulpice #gb ,le ,pre ,lacordaire3 conversation #gb ,tiers ,ordre of ,s4 ,dominic #gc ,university #gc ,the ,anglican ,movement #gc ,invincible ,ignorance alone excuses not joining the ,church #gd ,danger of ,corruption in the ,will #ge ,dom ,guranger #gg ,anglican ,orders #gg ,addresses to the ,blessed ,virgin in ,eastern ,liturgies #gh ,carmelite ,nuns #gh ,frres des ,ecoles ,chrtiennes #gi ,penitentiary3 ,contrasts of ,paris #hj ,notre ,dame de ,lorette3 ,la ,madeleine #ha ,l',abb ,ratisbonne #hb ,culte of the ,blessed ,virgin #hb ,prayers for the ,dead #hc ,pantheon #he ,toulouse3 ,conversation #he ,hotel de ,cluny #hf ,sminaire d',issy #hg ,maison des ,carmes #hg ,assembl ,gnrale de ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul #hh ,sermon on his ,fte #ij ,position of ,royal ,family #ia ,reims3 ,cathedral #ib ,church of ,s4 ,remi #ie ,sminaire #if ,practice of ,confession #ig ,laon3 its ,site and ,cathedral the ,type of that of ,reims #ih ,s4 ,quentin3 ,church #ajj ,mass for the ,dead #aja ,peronne3 ,amiens #ajb ,cathedral #ajc ,grounds of its superior ,beauty to other ,churches #ajd ,comparative ,proportions #ajf ,general ,impression of the ,church in ,france #ajg ,journey to ,abbeville #ajh ,conversation with ,fellow-,traveller #aji ,british ,chapel at ,boulogne #aaj ,home #aaa ,,letters ,,from ,,france ,,and ,,italy1 #ahdg4 ,change of ,religious ,condition since ,revolution of #ahcj #aab ,state of ,workmen in ,paris #aac ,progress of the ,church #aad ,les ,missions ,etrangres #aae ,surs de la ,charit #aaf ,genoa3 ,pre ,jourdain #aag ,barefooted ,carmelites #aah ,ospitaletto #aah ,pammatone3 ,albergo dei ,poveri #aai ,the ,ascetic and ,monastic ,life #abj ,dress of the ,women3 ,churches #aba ,milan3 ,visit to ,manzoni #abb ,state of the ,clergy and ,church #abc ,rosmini's ,philosophy #abc ,duomo #abd ,perpetual religious ,service #abf ,visit to l',addolorata and l',estatica #abg ,previous ,account of ,maria ,domenica ,lazzari #abh ,cavalese3 ,approach to ,capriana #acj ,cottage of ,domenica #acj ,her ,state 7,thursday7 on entering it #aca ,her altered ,condition 7,friday7 #acb ,conversation with her #acc ,points of her ,case #acd ,neumarkt3 ,caldaro #acf ,history of ,maria ,mrl #acf ,visit to her #acg ,impression made by these ,cases #aci ,second ,account of ,visit to l',addolorata and l',estatica #adj ,avignon2 ,genoa2 ,milan #ada ,the ,duomo2 ,s4 ,charles ,borromeo #adb ,desenzano2 ,riva2 ,trent #adc ,capriana3 ,history of ,domenica #add ,her state at the ,visit #ade ,conversation #adf ,points of her ,case #adg ,view of her ,case #adh ,maria ,mrl1 l',estatica #adi ,position of ,trent #aej ,third ,account of ,visit to l',addolorata and l',estatica #aej ,interview with ,bishop of ,trent #aea ,road to ,neumarkt #aeb ,cavalese and ,capriana #aeb ,state of l',addolorata #aec ,dates respecting her ,case #aed ,her ,state on ,friday #aee ,impression of her ,case #aef ,her apparent ,state of ,mind #aeg ,visit to l',estatica #aeh ,verona2 ,venice #aei ,the ,pozzi and ,piombi #afj ,ducal ,palace and ,s4 ,mark's #afa ,catholic and ,uncatholic ,worship #afb ,grand ,canal #afc ,impressions of ,venice #afd ,scene on ,grand ,canal #afe ,skill of ,gondoliers #afg ,s4 ,giovanni e ,paolo3 ,religious ,worship at ,venice #afh ,milan2 ,duomo3 ,feast of the ,assumption #afi ,early ,communion #agj ,,journal ,,of #ahdh4 ,church of ,graville #agb ,ivetot3 ,addresses to ,confirmans #agc ,life of the ,priests here #agd ,the ,archbishop3 ,confirmation #age ,address of ,archbishop #agf ,the ,confirmation #agf ,verses on a ,tutor's ,mishap #agh ,fcamp3 ,abbey ,church #agi ,notre ,dame de ,salut #ahj ,rouen #ahj ,carmelite ,nunnery #aha ,archevch #ahb ,labour of the ,confessional #ahc ,notre ,dame de bon ,secours #ahd ,dinner with the ,archbishop #ahe ,high ,mass in ,cathedral #ahf ,roman ,catholic ,worship #ahg ,the ,incarnation applied to ,daily ,life #ahh ,seminary of ,m4 ,l',abb ,lambert #ahi ,value of ,celibacy in conducting ,education #aij ,notre ,dame de ,mantes #aib ,paris #aic ,l',abb ,ratisbonne #aic ,aspect of ,paris #aid ,bishop of ,langres #aie ,missionary ,life in ,china #aif ,pre de ,ravignan #aig ,les ,missions ,etrangres3 ,salle des ,martyrs #aih ,m4 ,voisin3 ,religion of the ,chinese #aii ,m4 ,galais3 ,view about the last ,revolution #bjj ,new ,archbishop of ,paris #bja ,conversation with ,pre de ,ravignan #bjb ,suprieur ,gnral des ,pres ,lazaristes #bjc ,foundation and ,objects of this ,institution #bjd ,their ,missions3 ,greek ,church #bje ,miraculous ,cure of a ,novice of the ,sisters of ,charity #bjf ,conversation with this ,novice #bjh ,socit de la ,rue ,picpus #baj ,its ,founder and ,objects #baa ,benediction at ,m4 ,l',abb ,ratisbonne's ,chapel #bad ,conversation3 ,story of an ,apparition #bae ,another ,apparition1 to ,m4 ,ratisbonne #bag ,conversation with ,m4 ,gondon #bah ,interview with ,bishop of ,amatha #bai ,society of the ,maristes #bai ,missions in ,oceania #bbj ,hpital ,necker #bbb ,institution des ,aveugles #bbc ,les ,enfans ,trouvs #bbe ,conversation with le ,pre de ,ravignan #bbg ,liberalism in the ,national ,assembly #bbh ,the ,roman ,primacy #bbh ,distribution of ,prizes at petit ,sminaire #bbi ,les ,dames de ,bon ,secours #bcb ,m4 de ,montalembert3 his ,reception #bcb ,opinion of the ,state of ,england #bcc ,anecdote of ,general ,bdeau #bcd ,s4 ,germain des ,prs #bcd ,modern ,martyrs in ,china #bce ,gerente's ,painted ,glass #bcf ,mr4 ,a4 ,coppinger3 ,state of ,france #bcg ,the last ,revolution #bch ,m4 ,defresne3 ,conversation #bch ,religion at ,ecole ,polytechnique #bci ,m4 des ,billiers3 ,prospects of ,france #bdj ,conversation with ,m4 ,gondon #bda ,benediction at the ,house of the ,sisters of ,charity #bdb ,unpublished ,letters of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul #bdc ,m4 des ,billiers3 ,anecdote of a ,legitimist #bdd ,sermon at ,s4 ,roch #bde ,service of l',archiconfrrie du trs ,saint ,cur de ,marie1 at ,notre ,dame des ,victoires #bdh ,address of l',abb des ,genettes #bdi ,pre de ,ravignan-- #bej ,m4 des ,billiers3 the ,claim of ,universal ,jurisdiction #bea ,m4 ,gabet3 ,state of ,thibet #bea ,discovery of ,grand ,lama #bed ,religiousness of the ,eastern ,mind #bee ,cure of ,blindness before the ,shrine of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul #bef ,mr4 ,coppinger3 ,conversation #beg ,le ,pre ,lacordaire3 the ,primacy #beh ,government of the ,papacy #bei ,value of ,oral ,tradition #bfj ,una ,fides3 ,unum ,corpus #bfb ,separation inexcusable #bfd ,m4 ,defresne #bfd ,cure of ,blindness #bfe ,m4 ,bonnetty #bff ,m4 l',abb ,pttot #bff ,effects of last ,revolution #bff ,his ,visit to l',addolorata and l',estatica #bfg ,reception at ,comte ,montalembert's #bgj ,m4 ,galais3 ,miracles in the ,church #bga ,the ,jesuits #bgb ,principles of the ,representants #bgb ,infidelity of the ,masses #bgc ,the ,law of ,continence #bgd ,le ,pre ,lacordaire in the ,assembly #bgf ,the ,national ,assembly #bgg ,pre de ,ravignan3 ,state of the ,church in ,france and ,italy #bgh ,the ,fewness of the ,saved #bgi ,the ,papal ,primacy #bhj ,bossuet's ,gallicanism #bha ,la ,madeleine3 ,address of ,m4 ,pttot #bhb ,dress of the ,clergy #bhc ,dinner at ,m4 de ,noirlieu's #bhd ,the late ,archbishop #bhd ,catholicism and ,protestantism in ,france #bhe ,oppression of the ,church #bhf ,funeral ,oration on the ,archbishop #bhf ,his ,character and ,sacrifice of ,self #bhg ,couvent des ,oiseaux #bhi ,value of the ,vie de ,communaut in the ,work of ,education #bij ,les ,dames du ,sacr ,cur #bib ,maison des ,carmes #bic ,reminiscences of this ,house #bid ,its ,connection with the late ,archbishop #bie ,prizes given to the ,blind #bif ,dames de la ,visitation #bif ,importance of ,vocation #bih ,subject of the ,blessed ,virgin's ,intercession #bii ,it is involved in the ,communion of ,saints #cjj uvre de ,s4 ,nicolas #cja ,its ,object and ,rules #cjb ,instruction given #cjd ,work of the ,sisters of ,charity in it #cjd ,superintendence of the ,brethren #cje ,rewards3 ,recreations #cjf ,its ,founder1 ,m4 de ,bervanger #cjg ,work of the ,celibate #cjh ,anglican and ,roman ,catholic ,education #cji ,surs de la ,charit #caj ,their ,superior's ,pastoral ,letter #caa ,account of the ,two ,cures before the ,shrine of ,s4 ,vincent #caa ,surgeon's ,attestation #cab ,detailed ,relation of the ,cure of the ,sister ,marie ,javelle #cae ,detailed ,relation of the ,cure of ,cleste l',allemand #cbj ,observations on these ,cures by the ,superior ,general #cbd ,orleans3 ,bourges #cbf ,cathedral of ,s4 ,stephen #cbf ,seminaire3 ,conversation with ,superior #cbh ,amiens #ccj ,,conclusion4 ,prominence and ,power of the ,doctrine of the ,real ,presence #cca ,its ,relation to the ,priesthood and ,monastic ,orders #ccc ,its ,connection with the ,doctrine of the ,intercession of ,saints #ccd ,and with the ,system of ,confession #ccf ,importance of this ,system #ccg ,and of the ,doctrine of the ,forgiveness of ,sins #cch ,the ,church of ,rome a ,church in ,action #cci ,the ,want of ,signs and ,symbols among us a real practical ,deficiency #cdj ,use of the ,latin ,language in ,services of the ,church #cdb ,reservation of the ,cup #cdd ,preaching without ,book #cde ,aspect of the ,french ,church #cdf ,its ,bishops and ,priests #cdg ,the ,daily ,sacrifice #cdh ,the ,cure of ,souls #cdi ,theory and ,fact #cej ,education of the ,priesthood by the ,s4 ,sulpiciens #cej ,importance of an uniform ,type and ,discipline #cea ,want of this and of a dogmatic ,standard among ,ourselves #ceb ,appointment of ,bishops #cec ,preparation of ,missionaries #ced ,the whole ,roman ,communion #cef #a4 ,its ,extent #ceg #b4 ,its ,doctrine1 uniform and systematic #cfa #c4 ,its ,internal ,discipline #cfc #d4 ,its ,vital ,principle #cfd #e4 ,its ,generative ,power #cfe ,conclusion #cff ,,appendix4 ,tableaux des ,devoirs d'un ,seminariste #cfh ,,index4 #chc ,,introduction4 ,of the vast number of ,english men and ,english women who have travelled on the ,continent in late years1 comparatively few1 ,i imagine1 have deemed it worth their while to give much thought and attention to the action of the ,church in the countries they have visited4 ,doubtless all have entered the material fabrics of ,roman ,catholic worship1 but generally it has been to treat them as public monuments1 rather than as the house of prayer for all nations4 ,but how many of those travellers who enjoy leisure and independence have made it their study to understand those manifold institutions for the education of the clergy or the laity1 for the consolation of the suffering1 for the instruction of the poor and outcast1 or for the advancement of the interior life1 by which the ,church christianises the world1 and lays hold of the heart of humanity8 ,i am not now expressing an opinion whether the whole ,roman system be true or false1 pure or corrupt2 ,i am looking at it simply as a fact4 ,and in this view1 perhaps1 there is no object on the face of the earth so worthy of contemplation by the thoughtful mind as the ,roman ,church4 ,as an ,english ,churchman1 ,i do not think it truthful1 honest1 christian1 or safe1 to shut my eyes to such a fact existing in the world4 ,it seems to me that one ought to endeavour to understand it4 ,those who strive to rekindle ancient animosities1 those who take not the trouble to understand doctrines as taught by their professors1 but wilfully misconceive and mis-state them2 those even who rest contented in a state of separation1 do they not sin against ,him1 who in the days of ,his humiliation prayed to ,his ,father1 that they all may be one1 as ,thou1 ,father1 art in ,me1 and ,i in ,thee1 that they also may be one in ,us2 that the world may believe that ,thou hast sent ,me4 ,do they in the least realise the fact that the ,church of ,england considers the ,church of ,rome to be quite as truly a part of the ,church ,catholic as she is herself8 ,thus it is that between the two communions there has grown up a prodigious ignorance of each other's true state4 ,i have found well informed ,roman ,catholic ecclesiastics ignorant that we possess a ritual1 use fixed prayers1 have a regular hierarchy2 while scarcely any one is aware that we have a form of absolution as categorical as their own1 and one which presupposes special confession4 ,they are in the habit of taking for granted that we have no succession1 besides asserting that our orders are invalid through defect of the formularies4 ,the present ,pope1 conversing lately with an ,english clergyman1 seriously inquired of him1 whether we administered1 what1 in condescension to the supposed feelings of his auditor1 he termed la cena1 once a year2 and whether we passed the cup from hand to hand8 ,two notions1 ,i imagine1 which must have given him the poorest impression of the ,anglican communion which a ,roman ,catholic could have4 ,and in conversing with theologians1 they ordinarily direct themselves against merely ,protestant feelings and arguments1 such as touch the ,lutherans and ,calvinists abroad1 or dissenters here1 but which have nothing to do with ,english ,churchmen4 ,but ,roman ,catholic ignorance of us is1 ,i think1 almost exceeded by our ignorance of them4 ,would that ,i could be in any degree instrumental to the removal of a prejudice1 or the clearing up of a misconception4 ,my means of observation have not been large1 my time very limited2 but ,i have seen enough to be convinced1 that those who hate and denounce the ,roman ,church most violently1 do not hate and denounce her more than she would that thing which they suppose to be the ,roman ,church4 ,if both sides knew each other well1 if all had been done which could be done for a reconciliation1 and the present state of enmity and opposition still subsisted1 it would indeed be a grievous prospect for the future2 but when ignorance and misapprehensions make up so much of the difference between the ,churches1 are we not to hope for better things8 ,is not ,providence teaching us1 by what is taking place on both sides1 that the ,church of ,god in all lands must unite against the common foe8 ,is ,he not removing on both sides the impediments to that union8 ,moreover1 an ,english ,churchman conversing with a ,roman ,catholic will find1 in proportion as both are earnest-minded1 that they have generally the same friends and the same enemies1 the same likings and the same antipathies1 which1 if the great heathen philosopher be correct1 is a strong proof of an inward identity4#a ,very rarely indeed will they differ in principle1 though sometimes in facts2 the inward character will be the same in both4 ,the only merit of the following journal1 if it have any1 is the attempt to see things as they are in the ,roman ,catholic system2 to put off all preconceived prejudices1 not condemning that which is contrary to what one is accustomed to meet1 but endeavouring to understand the principle on which it rests4 ,it is nearly restricted to ,france1 but perhaps that country is for more than one reason the most interesting part of the ,roman ,catholic communion at present4 ,there the divorce1 which all the governments of ,christendom are now enacting on the ,church1 has been accomplished with the most harshness1 contumely1 and tyranny4 ,the ample estates surrendered by the ,french clergy1 in noble reliance on the generosity of their country1 have been taken possession of by the state1 which1 admitting that the vast majority of its people are ,catholic at least in profession1 has recompensed this surrender by a grant to the clergy1 yearly repeated1 not a dotation once for all1 and that in amount so unspeakably mean and inadequate1 that every ,frenchman of honour and feeling must blush for his country as he thinks upon it4 ,the immense majority of curs throughout ,france receive from the state a stipend of #cbl4 a year1 in larger populations this is extended to #dhl41 in the largest of all to #fjl4 ,moreover1 in ,france the state has done or is doing1 what in ,england it will also do if it can2 it sets up in every parish a schoolmaster without a creed1 to teach children all kinds of useful knowledge1 from which only a definite creed is excluded1 and to be an antagonist to the clergyman in his proper sphere4 ,then the existing generation of ,frenchmen has been brought up since the tide of infidelity swept over their land2 in too many cases they are not only infidels in present practice1 but even their childish thoughts and associations were not ,christian4 ,the full harvest of the terrible convulsion of #aghi is being reaped--alas1 it is far from being yet gathered in6 ,infidelity not only stalks openly through the land1 but bears open sway in it4 ,there is nothing on which all those with whom ,i spoke were more agreed than that le respect humain was against the ,church and against religion4 ,what a fact is this alone1 whereby to estimate the state of a country4 ,if hypocrisy be the homage which vice pays to virtue1 where stands that country whose public opinion requires no hypocrisy in the open profession of unbelief8 ,for these and other reasons1 then1 ,i conceive that the ,church of ,god is best seen in ,france working by her own intrinsic powers1 not only unaided by the world1 but most cruelly afflicted by it1 and so externally oppressed and degraded1 that nothing but the irrepressible life of the ,gospel could penetrate and leaven society under such conditions4 ,god grant that such a state of things be not preparing in ,england--and if it be1 ,god grant likewise that the ,church1 in the day of her need1 may have servants and handmaidens1 priests1 teachers1 and sisters of charity1 as disinterested1 laborious1 patient1 and zealous1 as ,he has raised up for her in ,france4 ,this further may be said1 that1 if ,france as a nation be ever brought afresh under the yoke of her ,saviour1 no condition of human society need be despaired of2 nor the capacity of the ,church of ,christ to overcome any amount of obstacles doubted4 ,of course the institutions mentioned in this journal are but samples of a multitude4 ,none will feel more than the writer its great incompleteness4 ,still this is a field of observation which has been little worked2 so that the mere partial breaking of its surface may produce fruit4 ,it may be as well to put together here the five congregations in ,france mentioned in different places of the journal1 which are engaged in missionary work4 ,they are la ,congregation des ,prtres de la ,mission1 or1 les ,pres ,lazaristes1 ,rue de ,svres1 #ie42 the ,sminaire des ,missions ,etrangres1 ,rue du ,bac1 #abj42 the ,congrgation des ,sacrs ,curs 7,sminaire de ,picpus71 ,rue ,picpus1 #i42 the ,jesuits1 and the ,maristes4 ,the ,congrgation du ,saint ,esprit1 for forming priests for the colonies1 ,rue des ,postes1 #bf41 ,i did not visit4 ,these1 with the ,congrgation de la ,misricorde1 form all the ,french missionary establishments4 ,i think no one can give even a transient look at the course of life pursued by the ,st4 ,sulpiciens for the education of the clergy1 without admiration of the astonishing care of the interior life taken by them1 and the pains they are at to ascertain the due vocation for so special a work4 ,the chief establishments of the ,church for education are the grands sminaires in each diocese1 for preparation for holy orders2 and the petits sminaires1 both under the direction of the bishops1 the latter receiving boys for all sorts of professions4 ,in these two classes of establishments alone1 as a general rule1 is strict attention paid to the religious training of the pupils4 ,the royal colleges1 which extend all over ,france1 have been by all described to me as in the most corrupt moral condition1 and as suffering their professors to instil systematic infidelity into their pupils4 ,of course the vast majority of the youth of the country is educated in these colleges4 ,the result is seen in their lives4 ,for the female sex1 the chief congregations devoted to education are ,les ,dames du ,sacr ,cur1 in ,paris1 ,rue de ,varennes2 ,les ,dames de ,notre ,dame 7couvent des ,oiseaux1 ,rue de ,svres72 ,les ,dames de la ,visitation4 ,each has a great number of houses through ,france and elsewhere4 ,for the poorer classes1 ,les ,frres de la ,doctrine ,chrtienne1 and the various sisters of charity1 are of incalculable benefit3 they are very numerous1 and widely spread4 ,their disinterested and loving labours would be the greatest of blessings to our parish priests1 engaged in conflict with a hard practical heathenism on the one side1 and on the other1 with various forms of dissent1 the essence of which may be said to consist in a complete negation of the ,church's office in the scheme of redemption1 and1 generally1 of all objective belief beyond the sacrifice of our ,lord for the sins of men1 and the operation of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,it will be seen throughout1 that ,i do not consider non-appreciation of the good in the ,roman ,catholic faith and practice a necessary ingredient of the ,english ,churchman's character4 ,i am quite convinced that the reunion of the ,english ,church with the ,church of ,rome would be an incalculable blessing to the whole ,church of ,god1 and to the whole human race4 ,whoever made the separation1 we need not despair of such a reunion2 the right accomplishment of which good persons1 on both sides1 may earnestly hope and pray for4 #a ,arist4 ,rhet41 lib4 #b4 #d4 ,,journal4--#ahde4 ,tuesday1 ,june #bd4--,reached ,southampton from ,oxford in good time1 and left by the packet at #aj ,p4,m4 ,we passed the experimental fleet off ,portsmouth1 had a very fair passage1 and were at the mouth of ,havre about ten3 but for two hours we could not enter2 the swell was considerable4 ,at ,havre1 took our places to ,ivetot1 which we reached about half-past-nine4 ,the country rich but uninteresting4 ,ivetot1 ,june #bf4 #ahde4 ,thursday4--,we called on ,m4 ,labb a little before ten1 and were with him till half-past-three4 ,his brother is ,suprieur of the ,petit ,sminaire1 in which are #bbe youths4 ,the whole payment1 on an average1 is #cfj francs per annum for board and instruction2 some paying as little as #bjj francs1 some as much as #ejj1 but no difference whatever is made between them4 ,the children are evidently on the most affectionate terms with the masters4 ,there are twelve priests1 a deacon and sub-deacon1 and three clerks in minor orders4--,m4#b ,they attend confession once a month1 and it is very rare that they fail in this3 this is the rule of the house2 but should any avoid it much longer1 his confessor would not speak to him authoritatively at all1 or send for him1 but rather take an opportunity of referring incidentally to his absence4 ,this hardly ever fails4 ,they generally thank him for doing so1 the reason being something about which they were unable to get themselves to break the ice4--,m4 ,they live entirely with their pupils2 sleeping1 eating1 playing1 teaching3 in the centre of a large dormitory1 with beds on both sides1 was a bed1 nowise distinguished from the rest save that it had a chair beside it2 here the ,suprieur sleeps4 ,his salary is #ajjj francs a year2 that of the others about #fjj4 ,they said1 laughing1 that it was hardly what a servant in ,england would receive4 ,the ,suprieur has a very pleasing and paternal aspect4 ,we heard him catechise the children in the chapel for some time2 their answers were good4 ,several were on the sacraments1 and the reply to them definite and precise3--',which is the most indispensable sacrament8' ',baptism4' ',how many sorts of baptism are there8' ',the baptism of water1 of blood1 and of desire4' ',can any sacrament be administered by other than a priest8' ',yes1 baptism in case of necessity4' ',can any other8' ',none1 ,sir4' ',what conditions are necessary to receive the sacrament of ,penance8' ',five4' ',are there any of those more indispensable than others8' ',yes1 fervent sorrow for sin past1 and a resolution not to offend ,god by sinning any more4' ',if a priest conferred absolution on a person who gave no outward sign of penitence1 from his state of sickness1 would it benefit him8' ',if he was able to make interior actions of the soul1 it would2 not otherwise4' 7',the ,church1' said ,m4 ,labb in explanation1 'would prefer bestowing a sacrament often inutilement1 to denying it once where it might benefit4'7 ',which are the three chief ,christian graces8' ',faith1 ,hope1 and ,charity4' ',which is the most perfect8' ',charity4' ',why8' ',because it presupposes the other two' 7,i think72 and1 again1 'because it will last for ever4' ',will ,faith last for ever8' ',non1 ,monsieur4' ',why8' ',parceque1 quand nous verrons ,dieu1 nous n'aurons pas besoin de le croire4' ',will you see ,god8' ',oui1 avec nos propres yeux4' ',you have just received confirmation2 what does it make him who receives it8' ',un parfait ,chrtien4' ',etes-vous donc un parfait ,chrtien8' ,with hesitation1 ',oui1 ,monsieur4' ',etes-vous un ,chrtien parfait8' ',non1 ,monsieur4' ',quelle est la diffrence8' ',un parfait ,chrtien est celui qui a tous les moyens pour parvenir au salut--un ,chrtien parfait est celui qui est sans pch' ',en y-a-t'il8' ',non1 ,monsieur' 7with hesitation74 ',non1 mon enfant1 il n'y en a pas4' ,the chapel is a pretty and simple building of the early decorated character1 designed by ,pre ,robert1 who was formerly an engineer4 ,the windows and buttresses are in excellent taste2 and the ceiling1 though of sham stone1 is so well done that ,i doubted whether it were not real1 though a look at the buttresses1 after seeing the interior1 would convince one of the contrary4 ,there is a subterraneous chapel1 or rather a crypt which will be one1 which ,i like particularly4 ,pre ,robert showed us his design for ornamenting the east end of the chapel1 which is in excellent taste4--,m4 ,we dined with them at twelve in the refectory4 ,there was a crucifix at one side1 in the middle of the long room2 and before it stood the ,suprieur while we said grace4--,m42 and we supped with them at seven1 in the midst of #ahj boys4 ,absolute silence was kept1 and a youth at a tribune in the middle read first a verse or two of the ,gospels1 and then some of ',daniel's ,history of ,france4' ,nothing could be more simple than their dress2 the masters were distributed at intervals down the tables4 ,the school was to educate laymen and ecclesiastics together1 and they showed with pride a young man who had become priest out of their house1 just twelve years after his first communion4 ,this is generally in the twelfth year1 but earlier or later according to the state of the individual4 ,they take their first communion after special confession1 and before confirmation2 we narrowly escaped seeing this sacrament conferred by the archbishop1 who had only left two days before4 ,confession begins at seven according to rule1 but generally before that age in fact4 ,at #e a4m4 ,they rise4 ,half an hour to get ready4 #e to #f4 ,in chapel2 prayers and mass4 #f to #h4 ,study in silence1 in school-room4 #h to #h4 ,breakfast1 with reading ,lives of ,saints4 #h to #h4 ,recreation4 #h to #aj4 ,class4 ,viv voce lecture4 #aj to #ab4 ,study4 #ab to #ab4 ,dinner1 with reading4 #ab to #a4 ,recreation4 #a to #c4 ,study4 #c to #d4 ,class4 #d to #e4 ,recreation4 #e to #g4 ,study4 #g to #g4 ,lecture ,spirituelle1 and ,evening ,prayers2 the time at which the ,suprieur took notice of anything which had occurred1 gave advice1 c4 #g to #h4 ,supper4 #h to #h4 ,recreation4 ,then a minute or two of prayers in chapel1 and bed4 ,study commences always with the hymn beginning ,veni ,sancte ,spiritus1 the collect for ,pentecost1 and ,ave ,maria4 ,one half holiday1 ,thursday4 ,afterwards we walked in their little garden and play ground4 ,it being ,thursday1 the boys went out to walk with some of the clerks4 ,some1 however1 remained about the premises1 doing some of the painting1 c4 that was required4 ,much of the work has been done by them4 ,they carried all the bricks and mortar while the chapel was building1 c4 c4 ,they seem to be quite a family4--,m4 ,we talked on many subjects respecting the ,churches of ,rome and ,england4 ,in their opinion we are utterly heretical and dead4 ,but ,m4 ,pierre ,labb1 who was chief spokesman1 and a very clever talker1 admitted1 that in case of invincible ignorance1 that is1 where the person was1 with all his endeavours1 unable to see that the ,church of ,rome was the only true ,church1 7supposing we had the succession1 which he more than doubted17 such person might receive the grace of the sacraments4 ,and this he also applied to the ,eastern and ,russian ,churches4 ,he said1 if things should ever come to a large1 or anything like a national1 accession from ,england to the ,roman ,catholic faith1 the question of ,anglican orders must be settled1 and the ,pope se gratterait la tte what to do4 ,the point we remarked in this school was the intimate terms on which the masters appeared to be with the boys2 it was not only that their presence during lesson time served to keep order1 but that their influence was everywhere at all times4 ,confession1 doubtless1 is the root of this4 ,thus the ,suprieur at catechism gave1 as rewards1 small pictures1 which each boy receiving kissed him on the cheek4 ,there was the greatest hilarity and cheerfulness1 mingled with respect1 in presence of the master4 ,we left these good people with great admiration of their zeal1 and appreciation of their kindness to us4#c ,m4 ,robert would take us on our way to ,caudebec on ,friday morning4 ,he conducted us in a cab belonging to the house1 for the homeliness of which he apologised4 ,we passed a rich and occasionally diversified corn country to ,caudebec1 over one of ,henri ,quatre's battle-fields2 there were no signs of it now4 ,i asked him if ,louis ,philippe had brought about a revolution1 or only slipped in to prevent a republic3 he replied1 ,quand on jette une pierre par la fntre1 il faut bien qu'elle tombe4 ,rouen1 ,june #bh4 ,saturday4--,the church of ,caudebec is of great beauty1 of the #aeth century1 covered in every part with rich sculpture1 especially the western faade1 which the ,calvinists greatly injured4 ,i went over every part of it with the cur1 and up the tower1 which is terminated by a curious flche1 something like ,strasburgh1 formed into crowns1 marvellously rich4 ,the height about #ahj feet4 ,the view from the top is very striking4 ,the great defect of the interior is that the east end has two windows instead of three1 or one1 at the apse2 the nave is very narrow4 ,there was over the jub1 now removed1 a rood with ,adam at the bottom of it receiving the ,blood in a cup1 representing the fallen humanity restored by our ,lord4 ,a north and south aisle without transept4 ,caudebec is in a very pretty situation1 within the cleft of the hills1 with the river flowing at its feet2 on each side rises the wooded amphitheatre formed by the banks of the ,seine3 there is a plain on the other side of the river2 it might serve for the site of a great city4 ,the church is equal to a small cathedral4 ,the cur has a pleasant presbytre to the north2 he treated us with the greatest kindness4 ,the government allows #ajjj francs yearly to the restoration of the church2 so it goes on bit by bit4 ,there is a remarkable pendant in the ,lady ,chapel1 said to be fourteen feet long3 the cur assured me that he had ascertained it was not supported by anything4 ,there is in the chapel to the south a sepulchre with exceedingly rich canopy1 and a gigantic figure of ,christ1 by which a woman seemed to be praying with great devotion4 ,i can fancy it a great help to meditation4--,m4 ,we set out in an indifferent cabriolet for ,rouen by ,jumiges1 and ,st4 ,georges de ,boscherville2 a fine road in parts4 ,jumiges is a mournful ruin1 the nave with its western towers and the arch to the east standing still2 the latter of gigantic proportions1 the arch being at least eighty feet high1 is grievously cracked1 and may fall any day4 ,to the east of this little remains2 it has been almost entirely carried away1 being the most beautiful part of the church1 of early or decorated character4 ,to the south are the walls of an elegant decorated chapel of ,st4 ,peter2 the ruins are covered with brushwood or trees1 the arches daily threatening to fall4 ,the garden has a very fine view of the high banks of the ,seine2 there is a pleasant wilderness4 ,m4 ,caumont has made himself a very picturesque residence of the old gateway and adjoining buildings4 ,the western faade1 with its two towers of equal height and nearly similar form1 is very simple but grand4 ,i mounted rather more than #bjj steps to the top of the northern3 unluckily it had been raining1 and there was no sun4 ,it commands the high banks of the ,seine for a considerable distance4 ,st4 ,georges de ,boscherville is indeed a most stately and majestic ,norman church1 bearing its burden of nearly #hjj years as if it had been built yesterday4 ,its west front1 with two stories of three windows1 each over a fine recessed door1 and turrets of singular beauty and later style1 is very imposing4 ,there is a massive central tower with a high spire of ,norman1 slated1 ,i suppose near #bjj feet high4 ,the interior offers all the simple and solemn grandeur of which that style is capable2 the one idea is perfectly carried out from top to bottom1 as in ,st4 ,ouen the ,decorated1 so here the ,norman4 ,i should imagine it to be a perfect model of the style4 ,we got into ,rouen not till after dark ,friday night2 went to the ,hotel de ,normandie2 not a nice house1 dreadfully noisy1 being in the street where the two diligences1 by the most wondrous evolutions1 contrive to worm themselves through the lanes of ,rouen into their dens4 ,saturday1 ,june #bh4--;,after breakfast ,m4 set off with our letter to the cur of the cathedral1 to whom ,m4 ,labb had recommended us4 ,he was going away in the afternoon1 but asked us to dine at twelve2 this is one of the few fast days in the year out of ,lent1 and we only agreed to go on condition that he should change nothing of his usual fare4 ,he gave us potage maigre1 fish1 omelette4 ,he was going to leave ,rouen in the afternoon for a few days1 so we left very early2 and we much regretted this1 for ,i have heard that he enjoys a very high reputation as confessor and spiritual guide4 ,it being a fasting vigil with them1 they dine without meat at twelve1 and are allowed to take a snack in the evening1 not a full meal4 ,he asked questions about the course of studies at ,oxford1 and whether there was not in ,england an inclination 'to imitate their ceremonies4' ,i told him ,i hoped the tendency was something more than that1 c4 c4 ,we asked him about philosophy in the ,french ,church4 ,he said they used chiefly that of ,aristotle1 and that one could only find particular branches well worked out4 ,they were much occupied in fighting ,cousin4 ,he and his four vicaires have a parish of #ae1jjj souls to look after4 ,they have also many confessions to receive from other parishes2 but for the ,easter communion every one is expected to go to his own parish priest1 or at least to communicate at his own church4 ,he says ,rouen is rather a religious place4 ,i did not ask him the proportion of communicants1 for fear ,i should seem to be inquiring for criticism4 ,he was obliged to leave us soon after dinner1 but sent us on to one of his vicaires1 who took us to the house of the ,frres des ,ecoles ,chrtiennes1 and introduced us to one of them1 who showed us the chapel1 dormitory1 c4 ,the founder of the order1 the ,pre de la ,salle1 is buried behind the altar4 ,there are seats for the brethren1 and there is a room or gallery looking in at the west end for the boys1 who only enter the chapel on ,sundays and saints days for the ,salut du ,st4 ,sacrement4 ,they use this gallery for their morning and evening prayers1 which1 ,i believe1 are those at the end of the ,catechism4 ,the brethren are laymen1 but they have two aumoniers who say mass in their chapel twice a day4 ,they have not the breviary services to say1 being occupied all day with their schools1 but they hear mass1 use the rosary1 attend the salut1 c4 ,there are thirty-nine brethren1 and they have a normal school1 i4e4 a training school1 of forty young men4 ,they do not admit them under seventeen4 ,their course is about three years4 ,they prepare them for 'l'instruction primaire' of the superior kind1 that is1 extending to a little history1 chemistry1 and the like1 7and some of them learning also modern languages17 but not comprising ,latin or ,greek4 ,twenty-seven of the brethren1 however1 are occupied in schools about the town1 in which1 if ,i understood right1 there are as many as #bejj children4 ,we could not see the cabinets of mineralogy1 c4 or the chemical laboratory4 ,there were two or three little organs for music lessons4 ,the dormitories had separate cells1 with a passage along the line of them4 ,one of the brethren sleeps in each dormitory1 and stays up till all are gone to bed1 to be sure that good order is kept4 ,they are licensed by the university1 and some of the scholars are supported or helped by the government4--,m4 ,yesterday1 ,june #bi4 ,sunday1 ,st4 ,peter's day4--,we went to high mass in the cathedral at ten1 but though we had looked out the service as well as we could1 and were just on the outside of the higher gate of the choir1 we could not in general follow2 only at the ,gospel and the ,creed we regained our footing4 ,certainly the words of the service1 incomparably beautiful as they are1 must be in the main lost4 ,we could not1 even by observing the gestures1 with the book before us1 follow them2 the priest's voice is hardly ever heard4 ,a poor woman beside me chaunted through the ,nicene ,creed in ,latin1 and at vespers at ,st4 ,ouen many female voices were doing the same with the ,psalms4 ,the really edifying thing is the devotion of the people1 who look upon it as a sacrifice1 and do not seem to require that perpetual stimulating of the understanding as among us4 ,for there was no sermon either at the cathedral or ,st4 ,ouen1 save after the ,gospel a very short address1 as it seemed1 in the nave1 but nobody moved from the choir4 ,this service lasted an hour and a half2 then we had our own service in private4 ,we next went to the ,muse d',antiquits1 where there is a small series of stained glass windows1 some very good4 ,we had a fine view of ,rouen1 north of the ,boulevard4 ,at #c o'clock vespers at ,st4 ,ouen1 chanting of ,psalms1 followed by the exposition of the ,h4 ,sacrament4 ,a good many people1 chiefly women4 ,they took part generally4 ,here again some ,psalms we could find in the ,paroissien1 and others not4 ,this too lasted an hour and a half2 the singing was very good1 and the organ came in with great effect4 ,the whole tone of this service1 as simply devotional and thanksgiving1 without instruction or exhortation1 struck us much4 ,after this1 dinner at five at the table d'hte4 ,we have frequent occasion to think with approbation of the ,emperor of ,russia's edict1 ,it is forbidden to wear a beard after the manner of ourang outangs1 ,jews1 and ,frenchmen4 ,after dinner we walked to the top of ,st4 ,catherine's1 and enjoyed the beautiful view over ,rouen1 and also went on to ,notre ,dame de bon ,secours4 ,this is a new church1 of the style of the #acth century1 of extraordinary purity and grace2 the eastern end already finished1 and full of stained glass windows4 ,it has ten bays1 and three windows in the apse4 ,it quite surpasses any modern church ,i have seen in beauty4 ,all the vaulting1 both of nave and aisles1 is in stone or brick4 ,it has many ex-votos1--plain slabs let into the wall3 ,i copied some4 ,j'ai pri la ,sainte ,vierge1 et elle a guri ma fille4 #ahcg4 ,gage de ma reconnaissance4 ,j'ai pri la ,sainte ,vierge1 et elle m'a exauce1 en protgeant ma fille4 ,elbuf le #c ,oct41 #ahch4 ,a4 ,g4 ,a la ,t4 ,s4 ,vierge1 le #g ,aot1 #ahba1 ,aux pieds de cet autel ,j'ai obtenu la gurison d'une maladie de #bj ans4 ,a4 ,b4 ,ex4 voto4 ,une maladie cruelle menaant des jours prcieux1 nous avons pri ,marie dans ce temple1 et ,dieu a rendu ,m4 ,motte1 ,cur de la ,cathdrale de ,rouen1 ses lves et ses nombreux amis4 #h;bre1 #ahbd4 ,there is a very beautiful tower surmounted by a pretty spire4 ,the church stands on the edge of the hill1 near #djj feet above the ,seine4 ,june #cj4 ,monday4--,m4 and ,i went over ,st4 ,ouen inside and outside to-day4 ,the more ,i see of this church the more ,i am struck with its singular grace and beauty1 and the mode in which prodigious strength is veiled4 ,within1 it appears of unequalled lightness1 while without1 the eye may discern the enormous counterbalancing weight of buttress and flying arch1 which enabled the architect to rear the centre1 pierced as it is with windows1 to such a height4 ,the disposition of the whole choir and eastern end internally is especially graceful2 for instance1 the view sitting behind the high altar facing the ,lady ,chapel4 ,we attended a low mass in the ,lady ,chapel4 ,after dinner ,m4 ,p4 ,labb unexpectedly came in1 and talked a couple of hours4 ,he endeavoured to explain to us the idea with which the ,roman ,catholics regard the ,blessed ,virgin1 the occasion of which was my reading to him the ex-votos cited above4 ,the communion of saints1 as a practical doctrine1 has had so little power among us1 and assumes so very important a place in ,roman theology1 that we seem to be unable to understand each other on this point4 ,and thus what is the most natural feeling of his heart to a pious mind in the ,roman ,communion wears the appearance of idolatry to a pious mind in the ,anglican4 ,we talked with him on the system of particular devotions4 ,he said it was carried to excess by some trying to exalt one practice1 another another2 but that a good confessor would keep it very much in check1 by recommending people not to charge themselves with fresh observances4--,m4 ,tuesday1 ,july #a4--;,i assisted at ,m4 ,labb's mass in the ,lady ,chapel of the cathedral1 and was able to follow him pretty well2 but almost the whole ,canon is pronounced secretly4 ,at present1 certainly1 ,i cannot help regretting that one cannot hear and follow words so very grand and touching4 ,he breakfasted with us1 and then took us to boys' and girls' schools in the old aitre 7atrium7 of ,s4 ,maclou1 round which was a cloister ornamented with figures of the ,dance of ,death4 ,the rooms round it are now used for schools for the poor of ,s4 ,maclou4 ,one of the ,frres des ,ecoles ,chrtiennes showed us his class1 who answered ,m4 ,labb pretty well on the catechism4 ,one of them then wrote on a black board at his dictation3 ',j'espre1 mes chrs enfans1 que vous vous montrerez1 toute la vie1 dignes des soins que les bons frres ont pris de vous2' which sentence they were made to discuss grammatically4 ,some of them were puzzled by the place held in the sentence by 'toute la vie1' and it was some time before they made out that it was governed by 'pendant' understood1 and held the place of an adverb4 ,they showed us some maps they had drawn1 which were neat enough4 ,their manner to their teacher was very pleasing4 ,we then went on to the girls' school1 which is very numerous1 and kept in the same set of buildings1 chiefly up-stairs1 by some rligieuses who are not of any regularly established congregation1 but are under a vow1 and are recognised and encouraged by the ,church4 ,some of them were at work1 others reading4 ,we could not judge of them further than that they seemed to be in good order1 and that it was pleasant to see them taken care of by persons devoted to the work simply for charity4 ,we went on1 through some narrow and dirty streets1 to the ,hpital ,gnral1 where they take in all manner of sick people4 ,it is a government institution1 but is under the care of certain sisters1 who are devoted to that work4 ,i believe they have not any very strict rule besides4 ,we saw the ,suprieure1 and a good many of the others2 and the sick people seemed to be kept very clean and comfortable4 ,there is an altar in each infirmary ward1 but they have not the little marks of religion at each bed's head1 which one would find if the thing were wholly in the hands of the ,church4--,m4 ,he then took us to a convent of ,benedictine ,ladies de l',adoration du ,s4 ,sacrament4 ,the peculiarity of their rule is1 that day and night there is always some one in adoration of the ,holy ,sacrament4 ,their night office is from half-past one to three4 ,they eat maigre all the year4 ,they have only two hours in the day when they are allowed to speak1 except upon matters of strict necessity4--,m4 ,the ,suprieure spoke with us from behind a double grating1 which was besides veiled2 at ,m4 ,labb's request she withdrew the veil1 that we might see her costume2 but her face was entirely covered1 though doubtless she could see us1 herself unseen4 ,the whole dress was black4 ,she spoke very quietly and simply4 ,the congregation was instituted after a time when many altars had been profaned1 to make a kind of reparation for the insults that had been committed against our ,lord through ,his blessed sacrament4--,m4 ,in the schools and the infirmary1 ,i was struck by the prodigious advantage of their being entrusted to professed religious persons4 ,in the evening we went round the cathedral3 it is in every respect inside inferior to ,s4 ,ouen1 and not particularly graceful2 but outside its northern and southern fronts are not to be surpassed for beauty and elegance of design1 while its western one will be of great grandeur and exceeding richness when completed2 walked once more round ,s4 ,ouen with fresh admiration4 ,wednesday1 ,july #b4--;,at twelve we started by railway for ,paris2 stopped at ,mantes four hours3 went over ,notre ,dame2 much delighted as in #ahdc4 ,the west front up to the gallery one of the most elegant ,i know4 ,they are building the last stage of the northern tower4 ,reached ,paris at #h o'clock3 got a modeste appartement at the ,htel d',espagne4 ,thursday1 ,july #c4--,we called on ,miss ,young at l',abbaye aux ,bois1 and sat talking some time4 ,she gave us an introduction to a sur de la charit1 by whom we were partly taken and partly shown over their large establishment in the ,rue du ,bac4 ,the chapel is neat1 and has a series of nice pictures3 this is pointed out as the place where the ,blessed ,virgin appeared to one of the sisters or a novice2 her image at the appearance is represented on the miraculous medal3 it was before the picture over the altar on the right hand4 ,the name of the sister is kept secret1 and will be so till she is dead2 but the other circumstances have been disclosed by the priest who received her confession1 ,m4 ,aladel1 one of the ,pres ,lazaristes1 who direct the ,sisters of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul4 ,they have #cjj sisters1 who are dispersed hence all over ,france1 and continually replenished2 they are erecting a very handsome building1 which will accommodate #cjj novices4 ,the vows are not perpetual1 but for terms of years2 but it is rare that any who have once taken them fail to renew them4 ,went to ,toulouse--curious bookshop2 he has sometimes #ajj1jjj volumes in his possession4 ,m4 found ,justinianus there4 ,notre ,dame outside struck me very much2 its west front only wants lofty spires on its towers to be perfect4 ,the interior1 with all its spaciousness1 is deficient in grace1 and after ,s4 ,ouen we felt quite discontented with it4 ,s4 ,germain des ,prs is a fine church1 especially the choir and apse--,norman work4 ,in the evening we saw ,m4 ,bonnetty1 and had some talk with him4 ,we were running about nine hours to-day4 ,friday1 ,july #d4--,went to breakfast with ,miss ,young1 and had a long talk with l',abb ,carron1 formerly secretary to the archbishop4 ,he was very polite and cordial1 and offered us every thing in his power4 ,from him we obtained an account of the day's occupations in the ,sminaire de ,s4 ,sulpice1 which ,i took down from his mouth as follows1 incorporating with it some further information given me by ,m4 ,galais1 professor of canon law therein3-- #e a4m4 ,they rise2 recite the ,angelus 7angelic salutation74 #e to #e4 ,dress1 come down stairs2 the most pious go for two or three minutes before the ,holy ,sacrament4 #e to #f4 ,vocal prayer for ten minutes1 and then prayer for the rest of the hour1 each by himself1 kneeling1 without support4 ,the ,professor says his prayer aloud1 in order to teach the pupils1 on his knees1 in the hall4 #f to #g4 ,mass2 those who have communicated attend another mass for returning thanks1 which may last to #g4 ,the rest mount to their rooms4 #g4 ,reading of ,holy ,scripture in private4 #h to #h4 ,breakfast1--dry bread1 wine1 and water2 nothing else allowed1 save that in case of necessity milk or soup is sometimes given4 ,each reads in private4 #h to #i4 ,preparation of theological lesson in their rooms4 #i to #aj4 ,lesson in theology4 ,morale4 #aj to #aj4 ,visit to the ,holy ,sacrament4 #aj to #aa4 ,deacons have a lesson in theology2 the rest a singing lesson for half an hour1 and then go up to their rooms4 #aa to #ab4 ,private examination of conscience4 ,during seven minutes1 meditation1 kneeling1 on some fact of the ,new ,testament2 and for the next seven1 ,tronson read4 #ab to #ab4 ,dinner4 ,for three minutes a chapter of the ,old ,testament read aloud1 then the life of a saint1 or ecclesiastical history4 ,they end with the ,roman ,martyrology for the morrow4 ,then a visit to the ,holy ,sacrament for a minute3 recitation of the ,angelus4 ,dinner consists of a little soup2 one dish of meat1 potatoes1 or legumes4 ,for dessert1 an apple1 or such like4 ,drink1 wine and water4 #ab to #a4 ,recreation4 ,at #ab talking is allowed for the first time in the day4 ,letters are delivered4 ,the ,professors are bound by their rule to take their recreations with their pupils3 they make a great point of this4 #a4 ,recitation of the ,chapelet2 sixty-three ,paters and ,aves4 #b to #c4 ,private study in their rooms4 ,from #b to #c1 class of ecclesiastical singing four times a-week4 ,from #b to #e adoration of the ,holy ,sacrament by each person for half-an-hour4 #c to #d4 ,theological class4 ,dogma4 #d to #d4 ,visit to the ,holy ,sacrament4 #e or #e4 ,according to the season1 bell for all in holy orders to say their breviary4 ,time for conferences4 #f to #g4 ,glose1--spiritual reading by the ,superior4 #g to #g4 ,supper4 ,one dish of meat1 legumes1 salad1 wine and water4 ,reading at all meals4 ,talking never allowed but at the ,archbishop's visit once a-year4 ,a chapter of the ,new ,testament read2 a verse of the ,imitation of ,jesus ,christ4 #g4 ,they go before the ,holy ,sacrament2 recite the ,angelus4 #g to #h4 ,recreation4 #h to #h4 ,evening ,prayers2 litanies1 vocal1 with private examination of conscience4 ,mount straight to their rooms1 or go first before the ,holy ,sacrament4 ,the ,superior remains in his place3 each1 in passing beside him1 accuses himself of any outward faults committed during the day against the rules4 #i to #i4 ,bed time2 at #i to be in bed4 ,each has a room to himself2 a table1 a bed1 a candlestick1 and fire-place4 ,a priest sleeps in each corridore4 ,,special ,,lectures4 ,hebrew2 two courses4 ,moral ,theology2 a great course4 ,young men admitted who have already studied the elementary course--about forty or fifty4 ,canon ,law2 a special course4 ,from ,easter to the vacation they are instructed in the duties of a pastor in great detail4 ,private study of the ,holy ,scriptures by each half an hour a day4 ,at three o'clock on ,sundays1 at ,s4 ,sulpice1 the young men exercise themselves in catechising1 except from ,easter to the vacation4 ,before the first communion there is catechising at ,s4 ,sulpice for two months thrice a-week1 7not by the pupils74 ,,observations4 ,there is much sickness3 7the building has not gardens or sufficient space for recreation attached to it74 ,not time enough for study4 ,the vacation is from ,aug4 #ae4 to ,oct4 #a4 ,the cassock is always worn4 ,they confess themselves every week1 ordinarily in the morning during the meditation4 ,they choose their own confessor among the masters1 who are at present twelve1 but the number is not fixed4 ,as to communicating1 they are free2 but are exhorted to do it often4 ,often is all the ,sundays and festivals4 ,some communicate besides two1 three1 four1 five1 times a week1 especially as the time of their ordination draws near4 ,the priests every day4 ,after the communion twenty minutes action de grces4 ,on entering the seminary a general confession of the whole past life is made4 ,at the commencement of each year1 after the vacation1 in ,october1 a confession of the year is made4 ,at the beginning of each month there is a retreat for one day1 ordinarily the first ,sunday4 ,direction is twice a month4 ,it is intercourse between each young man and his director for the purpose of making known his inward state4 ,there is a general retreat after the vacation for eight days2 in this no visits allowed2 no letters received2 no going out into the city4 ,there are recreations1 but the rest of the day is consecrated to prayer1 to confession1 and to sermons4 ,each has his own rule 7rglement particulier71 which he draws up in concert with his confessor4 ,the day1 the hour1 and the mode of using the following exercises1 to be determined on with the director4 ,private examination of oneself4 ,confession4 ,holy ,communion4 ,direction4 ,the monthly retreat4 ,la ,monition4#d ,any special reading4 ,accessory studies4 ,what has been determined on by the director1 relatively to the preceding exercises1 is to be written in the rglement particulier of each4 ,the main resolution necessary to insure the fruits of the seminary is fidelity to the rglement1 and especially to silence at the prescribed times1 and to the holy employment of one's time4 ,the virtues to be studied are1 collectedness1 the thought of the presence of ,god1 modesty and good example1 charity and humility1 religion and fervour in the exercises of piety4 ,the order of exercises for a day in the annual retreat is as follows3-- #e a4m4 ,rise2 preparation for prayer2 short visit to the ,most ,holy ,sacrament4 #e4 ,prayer4 #f4 ,messe de communaut4 #g4 ,preparation for general confession1 or for that of the annual review1 and especially for that of the time spent in the vacation4 #h4 ,breakfast4 #h4 ,petites heures4 #h4 ,reading1 or direction4 #i4 ,visit to the ,holy ,sacrament4 #i4 ,entretien4 #aj4 ,dlassement1 during which there may be either reading or direction4 #aa4 ,writing of one's resolutions1 and then reading the prescribed chapters of ,holy ,scripture4 #aa4 ,private examination4 #ab4 ,dinner1 followed by the ,angelus1 and recreation4 #a4 ,vespers and ,compline2 recollecting of oneself1 to examine how one has done the morning's exercises4 #b4 ,reading1 with meditation1 of the chapters of the ,imitation4 #c4 ,visit to the ,holy ,sacrament4 #c4 ,entretien4 #d4 ,matines and ,lauds2 writing of resolutions4 ,then dlassement1 as in morning at #aj4 #f4 ,recitation of chapelet1 meditated4 #f4 ,a spiritual lecture4 #g4 ,supper1 followed by the ,angelus1 and recreation4 #h4 ,prayer2 examination of conscience4 #i4 ,bed2 making preparation for 7the morning's7 prayer4 ,the following means are recommended for profiting by the retreat4 #a4 ,from its commencement have your ,rglement particulier approved by your ,director2 agree with him on the employment of your time1 on the subject of your reading1 on the manner of preparing your confession4 #b4 ,read the chapter of the ,holy ,scripture and of the ,imitation marked in the ,manual of ,piety1 and never omit this reading4 #c4 ,observe silence carefully1 save at the time of recreation1 and if you are obliged to speak1 ask leave to do so4 #d4 ,do not read or write any letter4 #e4 ,if you experience dryness1 disgust1 repugnance1 discouraging thoughts1 as generally happens in retreats1 communicate them immediately to your ,director1 and follow his advice1 as the most assured means of overcoming temptations4 #f4 ,if you have already made a general confession at the ,seminary1 employ the time after mass till breakfast in examining yourself on the manner in which you have done your actions in the ,seminary the past year1 how you have combated your defects and your ruling passion1 and how you have practised the virtues which you proposed to acquire4 #g4 ,study especially inward recollectedness1 confidence in our ,lord1 and in the ,most ,holy ,virgin1 serious and deep examination of your conscience1 and a great desire de faire un bon ,sminaire4 #h4 ,after the ,retreat tell your ,director your feelings and resolutions1 and busy yourself immediately with drawing up your rglement particulier4 ,there are1 moreover1 retreats for eight days before each ordination4 ,exposition of the pontifical is given4 ,before the ordination of any individual is decided on1 there are two appels to be gone through2 #ast1 that of outward conduct2 #b;d1 that of inward conduct1 decided by all the masters in common4 ,if these are passed there is a third examination of himself and his fitness for the ministry to be gone through by the pupil in private4 ,fourthly1 if he is thoroughly persuaded of his vocation1 his confessor finally decides whether he shall be accepted for the ministry or rejected4 ,the ordinary payment made by each pupil is #gjj francs a year1 but this1 in case of necessity1 or of promising persons1 especially when recommended by bishops1 is reduced to #djj4 ,in ,lent one meal and one collation 7a half meal7 are allowed3 the first at mid-day4 ,meat is permitted on ,sundays1 ,mondays1 ,tuesdays1 and ,thursdays1 by the archbishop's mandement4 ,fridays and ,saturdays are maigre days through the year1 but not fasts4 ,the other fasts of the year are very few1 the greater number having been abolished by the ,concordat4 ,they are ,christmas ,eve1 ,whitsun ,eve1 ,st4 ,peter's ,eve1 the vigils of the ,assumption and ,all ,saints4 ,m4 ,gaduel told me that the good professors of ,s4 ,sulpice receive no salary whatever4 ,they live1 he said1 as children in a father's house1 provided with everything they want1 but they are not given money4 ,if one has need of a coat1 he asks for it1 and has it4 ,should they be taken ill1 and be unable to continue their functions1 they will be supported and tenderly provided for all their days4 ,they take no vows1 and can leave when they please2 and they retain whatever private property they may possess4 ,those who have none receive #ajj francs a year for their charities2 for you know1 he said1 they cannot go into the city without a sou4 ,thus their life is entirely detached from the cares of this world1 from the desire of wealth1 and all that attaches to it4 ,yet is it1 from its sedentariness and severely abstract pursuits1 as well as from the continued pressure on the heart and conscience1 a trying life4 ,health1 ,i imagine1 is only maintained by the weekly relaxation of ,wednesday1 and the annual vacation of two months in ,august and ,september4 ,we talked on many other subjects with ,m4 l',abb ,carron4 ,he was very desirous to explain the honour paid to the ,blessed ,virgin ,mary4 ,one and all reject with horror anything like adoration being offered to her1 or that she is anything more than the most favoured channel of grace4 ,at two we went to ,m4 ,bonnetty1 who took us to the house of the ,benedictines1 then in ,rue ,notre ,dame des ,champs1 where we saw the ,abb ,guranger1 a very pleasing person4 ,talked of editions of the ,fathers1 the labours of the ,benedictines1 the movement in ,england4 ,he struck me as very mild and charitable4 ,in the library ,m4 de ,montalembert was sitting writing4 ,we did not know who it was at the time4 ,on the opposite side of the street1 through a private door1 we entered into a most beautiful little chapel just erected in the style of the thirteenth century4 ,it belongs to some religious garde-malades1 connected with the sisters of charity1 who were saying their office as we came in4 ,the architecture is exceedingly rich3 all the windows of painted glass4 ,i have never seen anything so exquisite as this chapel4 ,the apse was richly painted and decorated4 ,afterwards we set off for ,s4 ,denis1 but gave it up4 ,looked into ,s4 ,eustache1 an imposing church of the renaissance1 very lofty and spacious4 ,also ,s4 ,germain l',auxerrois1 which is interesting4 ,it has been restored since the riots1 and is being filled with painted glass4 ,saturday1 ,july #e4--,set off for ,s4 ,denis3 the abbey has been wonderfully restored since ,i was there1 and is now exceedingly imposing and interesting4 ,the aisles round the choir have been most richly painted and decorated1 the central roof not yet4 ,all the windows are of stained glass1 forming a complete sketch of ,french history1 wherein ,dagobert and ,s4 ,louis1 ,napoleon1 ,louis ,,xviii4 and ,louis ,philippe1 strangely figure4 ,the tombs of ,franois ,i4 and ,louis ,,xii4 are very beautiful4 ,the western front resembles ,mantes in character2 very beautiful2 pinnacles of the spire curious and most pleasing4 ,we went to drink tea with ,miss ,young1 her mother1 a ,french lady1 and an ,irish priest1 ,m4 ,macarthy1 who assists at ,s4 ,sulpice4 ,he said the seats there were let to a woman for #ce1ejj francs per annum4 ,the chief duty of a ,catholic is not to go to mass1 but to confess and receive absolution4 ,before marriage every one is compelled to confess1 but they do not necessarily receive absolution4 ,this priest's conversation gave one a notion that to common minds the confessional would often be as it were wiping off an old debt1 and beginning a new score4 ,he said there were about #ad1jjj or #ae1jjj communicants at ,easter in that parish out of a population of #ej1jjj4 ,he seemed to think many might be people who would fall back again into grievous faults1 but nearly all at the time had good intentions4 ,i rather thought he made too little a matter of the probability of many falling back3 but ,i may have been mistaken4 ,he said1 however1 that ,s4 ,sulpice was not a measure of ,paris1 being the most pious parish in the city4 ,he said also1 that there was very little temptation to hypocrisy1 religion being rather at a discount in public opinion4 ,i should hope from this and other accounts1 that there was a very considerable leaven of true piety in this place1 bad as it is4--,m4 ,sunday1 ,july #f4--,the heat excessive4 ,we went to ,bishop ,luscombe's chapel3 many staid to the ,holy ,communion4 ,there was a discontented ,french priest there1 who1 ,i fear1 is going to set up for himself4 ,i had a little talk with the ,bishop between services4 ,he has1 if ,i am not mistaken1 a totally false view of the position of the ,french ,church4 ,he thinks it is falling to pieces1 as a man might think ,oriel was coming down1 if he did not know there was a live ,provost and ,fellows inside to repair it when necessary4 ,the discontented go to him and tell him their tale1 as the college weapons might fall on the head of any one in quad2 and of course they do their best to make him think that all is as rotten as they are4 ,the ,roman ,catholic clergy1 ,i believe1 do not know much of him1 or he of them1 and he is shut out from the sight of what is best among them4--,m4 ,at five dined with ,m4 ,bonnetty4 ,we found there two priests1 one of whom1 ,m4 ,d',alzon1 was going to preach at ,notre ,dame des ,victoires that evening for the archiconfrrie du sacr ,cur de ,marie4 ,he seemed an able man1 was vicaire general of ,nismes1 a person of property1 who was bent on taking orders4 ,he could not understand how we could preach with a book before us2 said no one would listen in ,france4 ,the other priest1 ,m4 ,jacquemet1 was a very pleasing modest person4 ,we adjourned to the garden of the missions trangres2 met there ,m4 ,drach1 who had been chief rabbin4 ,he has written a book on the harmony of the ,synagogue and the ,church2 seemed to think he could settle the difficulty concerning the day of the ,passover by ,jewish traditions4 ,m4 ,bonnetty took us to ,mrs4 ,ryon's in the ,place belle ,chasse4 ,the heat excessive4 ,monday1 ,july #g4--,we called on ,m4 ,defresne2 much struck by his conversation4 ,he said all that was best in religion was at ,paris3 out of a million of inhabitants there were #cjj1jjj going to mass1 and #ej1jjj practising ,christians2 this was the kernel of religion in the country1 the pure gold4 ,he justified the shops being left open by the government on ,sunday1 for the people generally being without belief1 it would be an act of sheer tyranny to shut them4 ,louis ,philippe was now employing against the ,jesuits the same arbitrary power he had used to expel l',abb ,chtel4 ,on religious matters he did not seem to understand how an instructed person could remain with good faith out of the ,roman ,church4 ,the ,puseyites1 he seemed to think1 did not belong to the ,establishment4 ,m4 ,defresne speaks with remarkable energy2 we both wished to have another talk with him4 ,thence we went to the ,pres ,lazaristes2 ,m4 ,aladel received us1 gave us the rules of the sisters of charity4 ,their chief work being the relief of the sick1 c4 they have no office1 properly so called1 and their hours are subject to variation4 ,they rise1 winter and summer1 at #d to #d2 #d to #e meditation1 prayer1 a subject for meditation given the evening before2 #e hear mass--this is the ordinary time1 but it varies3 for instance1 they would attend the church in their immediate neighbourhood at whatever hour it might be4 ,every day spiritual reading1--the ,chaplet3 it lasts a long half hour2 has many special prayers added by their founder1 which cannot be seen4 ,in the evening a second meditation for half an hour1 always before six o'clock4 ,vocal prayers before bed time1 at half-past eight4 ,subject of meditation given4 ,these exercises of piety are never given up1 as in cases of extreme sickness the sister attending waits till the others have done1 and is then relieved by them4 ,they do not go out after nightfall4 ,dinner at half-past eleven4 ,supper at six4 ,their duties are1 #a4 visiting the sick2 #b4 attending hospitals2 #c4 dressing the sick at their own house2 #d4 keeping schools at their own house4 ,each school belongs to a sister1 who is generally the same2 one takes care of the linen1 another of the kitchen1 and so on4 ,m4 ,aladel then attacked us on matters of controversy2 could not conceive persons of intelligence and good faith remaining out of the pale of the ,roman ,church4 ,indeed1 this is universally the first thing with them--to be in communion with ,rome4 ,without unity they can conceive no holiness1 nor self-devotion1 nor even sincerity4 ,we said we admitted the primacy of ,rome1 but not an absolute power2 and referred back to the times of the early ,patriarchs1 as ,st4 ,athanasius4 ,his reply was1 that the ,pope allowed them to institute their own ,bishops1 and where this permission was not openly expressed it was implied2 a mode of assumption which soon puts an end to all difficulties4 ,the ,greeks and ,russians were schismatics1 but far nearer than we4 ,to him1 as to every other ,roman ,catholic with whom we conversed1 the ,english ,church is simply a mass of heresy and schism4 ,we regretted the controversial language of this conversation4 ,called on ,m4 ,labb1 and had a friendly talk with him4 ,he describes the actual state of the ,colleges of the ,university as horrible in point of morality4 ,he is now1 at forty-five1 sitting down to the study of ,greek1 to pass his degree of ,m4,a4 at the ,university1 in order that he may be privileged to teach under it4 ,at ,lady ,elgin's in the evening1 whither ,m4 ,bonnetty conducted us1 we found a lively party in the garden4 ,the chief conversation was on magnetising1 there being a young man of great powers that way present1 but he declined giving us any specimen of his power3 he said it took too much out of him1 and sometimes bestowed on him the maladies he relieved others from4 ,thus1 he succeeded in transferring a lady's headache to himself4 ,the heat very great to-day4 ,tuesday1 ,july #h4--,we called on ,m4 ,thodore ,ratisbonne1 a man of about forty-two1 with striking ,jewish physiognomy1 gentle and pleasing in manner4 ,i was very much struck with his conversation4 ,we said we came to learn as much as we could of ,catholic institutions4 ',as for ,protestantism1' said he1 ',i believe it has produced good fathers of families1 good morals1 kindly social feelings1 and so on2 but as for perfect devotion of the heart to ,god1 it seems to me quite barren4 ,but the soul should not walk1 she should fly4' ,on the worship of the ,blessed ,virgin1 so called1 he said1 ',place yourself in the presence of ,jesus ,christ1 for ,he is ever present1 ,he is always the same4 ,you would see beside ,him the ,blessed ,virgin and the ,apostles4 ,you would throw yourself at his feet2 but having done so1 would you have no thought for ,his mother8 ,would you turn your back upon her8 ,would that be a way of gaining ,his favour8 ,or1 place yourself at the foot of the ,cross1 remember ,his last words1 and how can any ,christian have other than filial feelings towards her8 ,but there is not a child of the poorest ,catholic peasant who would for an instant confound the reverence paid to the mother of his ,lord with the worship due only to ,god4 ,c'est une horreur4 ,elle est une simple crature1 une fille d',adam1 notre sur2 mais elle a ru la grace d'tre mre de ,dieu4 ,moi1 je baise un tableau de ma mre1 de mes surs1 de mes amis2 et je ne baiserais pas celui de la ,sainte ,vierge8 ,je flchis le genou devant les rois de la terre2 je ne le flchirais pas devant elle8' ,he took up a book by a ,protestant minister1 ,i think of ,geneva1 and read to us with great indignation the account he had made up of a ,roman priest's sermon on the ,blessed ,virgin--the adoring her1 and so on4 ,he said the ,protestant remarks on that subject were full of bad faith1 and were in the highest degree shocking to ,catholics4 ,i asked him about his brother's conversion3 he said1 over and above the printed account which ,i had seen1 ',my brother1 two hours after his conversion1 was seen by ,cardinal ,mezzofanti1 who was ready to throw himself on his knees in adoration to ,god4 ,nothing was known of my brother at ,rome1 and at first great apprehensions were entertained as to what his character might turn out to be4 ,he had never read two pages of the ,bible1 never received any religious instruction whatever1 was altogether of a light and superficial character4 ,the ,blessed ,virgin appeared to him as close as ,i am to you2 she made a motion to him that he should remain quiet under the divine influence4 ,on rising out of his ecstacy he had received intuitively the knowledge of the ,christian faith4 ,he came and lived three months with me2 ,i never talked with him as to what he should do2 ,i carefully abstained from exercising any influence over him4 ,i had1 indeed1 great apprehensions of him1 as to what his future life would be4 ,at the end of that time ,i said to him1 ,i am going to offer mass for you1 to know what your future vocation will be4 ,he replied1 without the slightest hesitation or emotion1 ,i am in no doubt about that4 ,two courses are open to me3 one is to become a priest and live here with you2 we should be two brothers together1--that would be1 indeed1 a delightful life3 the other is to enter the ,company of ,jesus4 ,i do not know what that is1 but ,i shall become a ,jesuit4 ,i was very much astonished4 ,as tu bien rflechi1 je lui dis8--,je n'y ai pas rflechi1 mais la ,s4 ,vierge me l'a dit4--,alors je me tus1 je ne dis plus une parole4 ,he knew so little what the ,jesuits were2 he had so great an apprehension what would happen to him1 that when he left me he agreed that1 if he was unhappy1 he would put a certain mark in his letter for me to come and see him4 ,i went after a time to see him3 ,i found him engaged in cleaning the dirtiest parts of the house4 ,they had put him on the severest trials to test his resolution2 he surmounted them all1 and now1 since he has been three years among them1 he has never had even l'ombre de peine4 ,i believe that he has more than once received a repetition of the grace he had at ,rome1 but ,i have never asked him on the subject4 ,his vocation has been marked out by the ,blessed ,virgin for the conversion of the ,jews4 ,my uncle is worth from six to seven millions of francs3 he has disinherited my brother1 who has renounced every thing4 ,he built a small church near here3 before going into the order of the ,jesuits he distributed all his property to the poor1 as is their custom2 previous to his conversion he had never had vision or anything of the kind4' ,m4 ,ratisbonne1 seeing we were greatly interested in all he said1 warmed in his manner1 and before parting he gave each of us a small book2 mine is a ,catechism4 ,i told him how much ,i had liked his life of ,s4 ,bernard4 ',ah1' he said1 'you have had the patience to read that4' ,i begged him to allow me to call on him again before leaving4 ,we then went to ,miss ,young's1 where ,i wrote down as much as ,i could remember of our conversation1 which had greatly moved me4 ,thence ,m4 ,carron took us to several booksellers2 we also called on ,m4 ,galais at the ,sminaire ,s4 ,sulpice1 and delivered our letter2 as he had a class shortly after1 we proposed coming again on ,thursday4 ,we then adjourned to the church a short time1 to various libraries1 and did not get home till late4 ,wednesday1 ,july #i4--;,called on ,m4 ,martin ,noirlieu1 ,cur of ,st4 ,jacques2 we found him very affable1 and desirous to oblige4 ,talked about the state of things in ,england1 and said we were most desirous to see things as they were1 and to get rid of all prejudice4 ,i said the culte of the ,blessed ,virgin was that which stood most in our way2 and remarked1 how in their litanies to her1 after a simple address to the different persons of the ,holy ,trinity1 there followed a reiterated invocation of her under many various titles1 throwing1 as it were1 into the shade the ,godhead4 ,he excused this1 because in those litanies her intercession was especially requested1 and spoke of other litanies to ,jesus1 c4 ,he also said the ,church was in no way committed to those popular devotions of the ,archiconfrrie1 c4 ,he1 for example1 had had nothing to do with them at all2 but lately he had had occasion to preach severely against the idea of any virtue being supposed to reside in images themselves4 ,he strongly recommended ,bossuet's ,exposition1 as being a faithful account of the ,church's doctrines4 ,there was strict unity as to dogma1 but within that limit there were a vast number of things which might or might not be true4 ,he has been cur since #ahcf2 about #cjj communicants every ,sunday in his parish1 which has #ae1jjj people4 ,among them are many ,jansenists4 ,at ,easter rather less than half the people communicate2 he excused there not being more by their having severe notions on the subject4 ,spoke favourably of his people4 ,walked with us to ,s4 ,etienne2 a strange mixture of ,gothic and ,renaissance1 with some fine features2 the tomb of ,s4 ,genevive1 which he said was of the fourth century4 ,thence to ,s4 ,gervais1 a fine church of the latest ,gothic1 the ,lady ,chapel of which has been most beautifully restored and decorated2 there are five painted windows1 and four very interesting frescoes by ,delorme1 of incidents in her life4 ,the whole church is to be done after the same manner4 ,the government1 too1 are going to spend #hj1jjjl4 in thoroughly restoring ,notre ,dame3 all the windows are to be of painted glass4 ,there is a curious pendent crown1 wrought in stone1 in the roof of this chapel4 ,m4 ,noirlieu invited us to be at a confrence1 which he would hold with some of his parishioners on ,saturday1 who assisted him in the instruction of the poor4 ,he left us1 and we went to see la ,sainte ,chapelle1 but were disappointed1 as a ticket from the architect is necessary4 ,here1 too1 scaffolding is up1 and restoration in full progress4 ,we then mounted the towers of ,notre ,dame1 and enjoyed for some time that noble view of the stateliest of modern cities4 ,i never felt more admiration of this magnificent city than on this visit3 one is ever painfully contrasting the meanness of our public buildings1 and the wretched appearance of our brick houses in ,london1 with the noble quais and palaces of ,paris4 ,these towers themselves are of wonderful solidity1 and evidently built for spires2 in truth1 they ought to be double their present height4 ,here is1 however1 a great want of towers and spires in this view1 such as there must once have been at ,paris4 ,we took a peep also at the great bell1--an immense creature4 ,at five o'clock we went to dine with ,bishop ,luscombe3 found him in his picture gallery1 which he took great delight in showing us4 ,we met here a ,mr4 ,parkes1 an ,american clergyman1 who was elected ,bishop of ,alabama two years ago1 but declined on the score of health4 ,he is an interesting person4 ,i had a long conversation with him on the state of the ,church in ,england1 ,america1 and ,france4 ,he1 too1 has a strong notion of ,roman corruption1 but is quite ignorant of their practice and services1 having never read even the ,mass4 ,i endeavoured to persuade him1 on the ground of the ,church's decided voice1 that the validity of baptism did not depend on the administrator2 but he seemed to think there was equal authority for the doctrine of ,transubstantiation4 ,i said1 as to that there were really only two ,ideas on the doctrine of the ,holy ,eucharist3 the one was a real true objective presence of our ,lord's ,body and ,blood2 and the other no presence at all1 but an impression produced by faith on the individual1--a commemoration1 or what not4 ,if we agreed1 as we did1 with the ,church of ,rome in the former view1 it was better not to fight about the mode in which she has stated it1 her real intent being to force a shuffling and evasive party to accept or reject the truth distinctly4 ,the ,church of ,england1 rejecting the ,roman definition1 has not herself fenced the truth on the ,protestant side1 which may make us more forbearing as to condemning the ,roman mode of statement1 being1 as we are1 entirely of accord with her as to the real truth1 which lies at the bottom of the controversy--the ,christian's highest and inconceivable blessing4 ,he thought that high and low in the ,church of ,england could not long go on together1 and heartily wished we might get rid of state interference and control at any cost4 ',meet in convocation1' said he1 'and if you are turned out of doors1 adjourn to the street2 suffer anything and everything1 but do not let the state control you4' ,we walked home with ,mr4 ,parkes3 he seems a most sincere and candid person4 ,thursday1 ,july #aj4--,m4 ,galais took us over the ,sminaire de ,s4 ,sulpice4 ,there is nothing remarkable in the building4 ,the pupils are rather more than #bjj3 their appearance is very devout2 they seem of low rank in life generally1 and this is no doubt the case1 but with exceptions2 for instance1 we heard today of the son of ,m4 ,sgur1 who is there4 ,each pupil has a small room to himself1 which opens on the corridor2 it has a bed1 table1 little stove1 and hardly anything more1 with a crucifix and little statue of the ,blessed ,virgin1 belonging to the house4 ,they make their own beds3 they are not allowed to enter each other's rooms at all1 but1 if they wish to speak to one another1 the stranger stands in the passage1 and the occupant at his door4 ,the whole is under the inspection of the archbishop1 who has a chamber here1 but does not often come4 ,there are twelve masters4 ,the state of instruction as regards the ,church is as follows in ,france generally4 ,in each diocese there is one or more petits sminaires1 which are for children1 not only such as are to be ecclesiastics1 but laymen also4 ,these are the only schools in which morals and religion are made a primary consideration2 and1 therefore1 though they have nothing to do with the university1 and are excluded from all privileges1 they are sought after by the sounder part of the community4 ,to these succeeds1 for ecclesiastics alone1 the grand sminaire for each diocese2 this of ,s4 ,sulpice is the most eminent in ,france4 ,the studies are for five years2 two in philosophy1 three in theology4 ,they are thus arranged1 as we took them down from the lips of ,m4 ,galais4 ,,philosophy 7,,first ,,year74 ,logic1 ,psychology1--morning4 ,arithmetic1 ,geometry1 beginning of ,algebra1--evening4 ,,second ,,year4 ,thodice morning4 ,morale ,geology ,physics evening4 ,astronomy ,chemistry ,sometimes1 perhaps in half the dioceses of ,france1 these two years of philosophy are contracted to one4 ,the three years of theology are thus arranged3-- ,,first ,,year4 ,morale4 ,le trait de actibus humanis4 de legibus4 de peccatis4 de decalogo4 ,dogme4 de vera religione4 de vera ecclesia4 de locis theologicis4 ,,second ,,year4 ,morale4 ,de jure et justitia4 ,de contractibus4 ,dogme4 ,de ,trinitate4 ,de ,incarnatione4 ,de gratia4 ,,third ,,year4 ,morale4 ,de sacramento pnitenti4 7,under this head would fall the whole direction for the guidance of souls47 ,de matrimonio4 ,de censuris et irregularitatibus4 ,dogme4 ,de sacramentis in genere4 ,de baptismo4 ,de confirmatione4 ,de ,eucharistia4 ,de ordine4 7,there is also a special course on this47 ,de extrema unctione4 ,a course of ,holy ,scripture twice a-week1 exclusive of private study of it4 ,authors used3-- ,bailly1 #h vols4 ,bouvier1 ,institutiones ,theologic4 ,carrire1 ,de ,jure1 et ,justitia1 c4 ,tronson1 ,forma ,cleri4 ,these three years of theology are sometimes expanded to four4 ,for the dogma of the ,roman ,church1 ,m4 ,galais said1 the canons of the ,council of ,trent1 with the acts of the councils generally1 were the only authentic or symbolic sources2 next to this comes catechismus ad parochos4 ,bossuet's ,exposition is regarded as quite a standard book2 likewise ,mohler's ,symbolism4 ,he recommended strongly1 for the interior life1 ,louis de ,grenada1 ,rodriguez1 ,s4 ,franois de ,sales2 spoke highly of ,olier's life4 ,we were greatly pleased with ,m4 ,galais' courtesy4 ,he took us also over the library1 which is very good indeed2 beginning with a complete collection of the ,fathers1 through the schoolmen1 down to modern times3 it was arranged chronologically4 ,he pointed out to us ',tronson's ,forma ,cleri' as giving the best idea of their whole discipline4--,m4 ,at ,m4 ,bonnetty's we found ,m4 l',abb d',alzon1 who kindly took us to the convent of the ,dames de l',assomption1 ,rue des ,postes4 ,in passing1 we looked into the chapel of the ,jesuits1 in their house at ,paris1 which has made such a noise4 ,they are about #bj here1 and in all ,france #baj3 and these few1 but picked and valiant men1 fill with dread the hosts of the freethinkers and infidels in ,france2 they know not how to meet them but with persecution4 ,we were greatly interested indeed with the ,dames de l',assomption4 ,we saw the ,suprieure and a sister1 which latter was ,english4 ,we had a long conversation1 in which she explained the object of their society1 lately founded--to communicate a ,christian education to the children of the higher ranks1 especially of the aristocratie de l'argent1 who of all ranks in ,france are most alienated from religion4 ,the ,suprieure spoke with much feeling and intelligence1 and with that beauty and distinctness of expression which makes the ,french language so pleasing in a female mouth4 ,she said they had been much struck1 in their experience1 with the mass of knowledge and accomplishments which existed out of the ,church and the sphere of her influence1 or rather in antagonism to her4 ,beside the usual vows of chastity1 poverty1 and obedience1 they took a fourth--to extend the kingdom of the ,saviour to the utmost of their power2 and the best means to do this1 they thought1 was to lay hold of the education of the higher ranks1 and impress on it a religious character4 ',this could only be done1' she said1 'by a religious congregation2 for how can those who live in the world1 and seek after its prizes1 form their pupils to the contempt of the world8 ,how can those who work for riches themselves teach others to live above them8 ,how1 especially1 can the children of the rich be strongly impressed with ,christian truth save by those who themselves bear the cross8' ',religious orders1' she said1 'are like branches which1 one after the other1 spring out of a tree2 the trunk itself lasts on1 but the branches1 it may be1 after a time drop off1 and give place to others4 ,we do not desire that our order should last when it ceases to be useful1 and therefore we have strictly provided that it should possess no funds after the acquisition of the house and garden1 which is necessary for our existence3 all that we allow is1 that any sister may have a pension for life--but this is not necessary2 if we find any one of suitable disposition and acquirements1 we should be happy to admit her without any4 ,besides this we receive payments from our pupils3 we think it more ,christian to work for our living2 nor would our pupils be in a comfortable position if they did not pay us4' ,these sisters recite all the offices of the ,breviary in ,latin1 but not during the night1 but anticipating them3 they rise at five1 go to bed at ten2 they attend ,mass daily1 and have an hour of meditation every morning1 and half-an-hour in the evening4 ',but1' said ,m4 ,d',alzon1 'you know that1 wherever there are religious orders1 there must be one secret source of strength--intimate union with the ,saviour4' ',you mean1' ,i said1 'that which springs from the ,real ,presence4' ,they all agreed2 and the ,suprieure continued--',we could never sustain this life1 were it not for the thought that we were spouses of ,christ--that is the one thought which is the centre of our life4' ,i said1 ',i am sure there are thousands of young persons in ,england who would enter into religious orders if we had them4' ,she agreed1 and said1 'they must not be purely active1 but largely contemplative2 there was something pensive and melancholy in the ,english female character1 which shrunk back from a purely active life such as that of the ,sisters of ,charity4' ,they were astonished and much gratified when ,i read to them the ,absolution in the ,service of the ,sick1 which pronounces absolution1 by virtue of the priestly office1 categorically1 not declaratively3 they agreed that it was perfectly ,catholic4 ,the demeanour of these ladies--the four that ,i saw--struck me exceedingly3 it was gentle1 perfectly that of ladies1 yet intellectual3 like that of those who felt they had a noble mission1 and had courage to execute it4 ,their dress also is very becoming--a dark robe with a white hood1 and white cross on the centre of the breast4 ,all their servants take the same vows1 eat at the same table2 the only difference being1 that they are less intelligent and accomplished4 ,in the evening we went for a short time into the gardens of the ,tuileries2 ,i had never before seen the orange trees out there1 and the gay and cheerful spirit of the scene struck me1 so much more brilliant than the aspect of our parks4 ,friday1 ,july #aa4--,m4 was poorly with a headache1 so ,i went alone to ,m4 ,galais at the ,sminaire1 who sent a young priest with me to ,m4 ,poileau's school1 about a mile to the south-west of ,paris4 ,there are more than #cjj pupils there2 it is the largest establishment of the kind not in connection with the university4 ,i saw the chapel1 which was very neatly arranged1 and the infirmerie1 in which was a priest2 there were several beds ranged in alcoves on each side1 and some sick boys in them2 a relation had come to see one1 and one who seemed by her dress to be a sister of charity1 another4 ,the boys sleep in dormitories1 ranged much in the same manner2 it so happened that the head of the establishment and the next person to him were both away1 and the rooms being locked we did not go into them4 ,we saw a class preparing for their first communion4 ,the rule of the house is that they confess constantly1 but communion is left open4 ,the boys pay #djl4 a year each1 and the masters receive the same sum1 besides board and lodging4 ,the house was encompassed with gardens1 and an exercising ground1 with poles1 c4 for the boys2 their ages run from #g to #ah or #ai3 sometimes the conscription finds them there4 ,my conductor had been drawn for the conscription1 and had to pay #ahjj francs for a remplaant4 ,he said about forty were drawn yearly on a city of #gjjj or #hjjj2 he was the eighty-first or so1 but there were so many of those who drew before him incapacitated from one cause or other1 that he and several beyond him came into the forty eligible4 ,on returning ,i went to ,m4 ,galais again1 as he had invited me1 and he talked to me near two hours and a half4 ,i thought him very well instructed and clear-headed2 he gave me a sketch of the disputes of the ,thomists and ,molinists on ,grace2 and the system of ,suarez on the subject1 the science absolue1 science moyenne1 and science probable of ,god4 ,the ,church holds the two extreme points2 on the one hand the absolute necessity of the grace of ,god anticipating1 as well as capacitating1 every human movement1 on the other hand1 the free concurrence of the human will1 but she does not attempt to define1 as matter of faith1 the mode of their coexistence4 ,he seemed to think ,suarez1 next to ,st4 ,thomas1 was the greatest of theological minds4 ,once1 in a dispute with a ,dominican1 the latter produced a sentence of ,st4 ,augustine which told strongly against ,suarez2 he kept silence1 but when his turn came to reply1 he said1 ',that sentence is not in ,st4 ,augustine2' the other repeated that it was4 ',it is not1' returned ,suarez2 ',i know ,st4 ,augustine by heart1 and that sentence does not occur in his writings4' ,they searched1 but were unable to find it anywhere4 ,that evening his conscience smote ,suarez for having said publicly1 though with truth1 that he knew ,st4 ,augustine by heart1 and he confessed himself on account of it4 ,on the subject of the ,holy ,eucharist1 ,i inquired whether the ,church would require more than that after the words of consecration the ,body and ,blood of our ,lord were really and truly present1 independent of the faith of the individual3 he said1 ',yes2 she would require a belief that the bread was destroyed1 7dtruit17 that its substance was changed1 and its appearance1 or accidents1 only remained1 to meet our senses4 ,there were many opinions how this took place1 but none of them were de fide1 provided the thing was believed4' ,m4 ,galais gave me much more information respecting the seminary1 which ,i put opposite the former remarks thereon4 ,it seems to me that no greater care can be taken to form the inward mind to the duties of the sacerdotal office1 and to exclude all who have not a genuine vocation4 ,nothing can exceed the kindness of ,m4 ,galais in giving information4 ,in the evening we went to ,st4 ,severin1 to hear ,m4 ,d',alzon preach3 we lost our way1 and were late1 and so at too great a distance to hear him well4 ,he spoke on the ,real ,presence1 the junction of the ,divinity with the ,humanity1 and the blessings thence flowing forth1 rather with passion and feeling than with deep reflection4 ,his incessant action contrasts strongly with our quiet manner4 ,i can well imagine that reading his sermon would be quite insupportable to him1 as well as to the people4 ,at the same time such sermons as ,newman's would be lost on them4 ,i cannot but think that speaking from the pulpit without book ought to form part of our education4 ,saturday1 ,july #ab4--,m4 ,d',alzon took us over ,m4 l',abb ,migne's great printing establishment4 ,it contains #age workmen1 and everything is done therein2 binding1 stereotyping1 as well as printing1 and selling besides4 ,he produces a very large octavo volume in double columns1 ,latin for five francs1 and ,greek and ,latin for eight francs3 the former he is about to raise to six francs4 ,his patrology is to contain #bjj such volumes of ,latin authors1 and #ajj of ,greek3 #df are come out4 ,the cheapness is wonderful1 and necessary for the small incomes of those who would chiefly want such books1 and the execution fair4 ,m4 ,migne is a priest1 and acts not from a desire to gain1 but to assist the clergy4 ,however1 the ,archbishop has forbidden him to say ,mass at present4 ,we looked into the ,louvre for an hour to-day1 and enjoyed the glimpse of the pictures3 the first time we have so indulged ourselves4 ,in the evening went to ,m4 ,noirlieu1 who introduced us into a confrence de ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul4 ,about #dj young men present1 of the rank and age of students1 who meet weekly2 they each take about a couple of families to visit and assist4 ,this sort of thing exists in #cc parishes in ,paris4 ,here there are about #ej members1 in ,s4 ,sulpice #abj4 ,it is a visiting society1 but under better rule than ours2 and it was pleasing to see1 as being formed out of exactly that part of society which is generally most alienated from such works4 ,they gave us a copy of their rules4 ,the abb himself had less to do with it than ,i had expected1 but ,i believe he has an instruction in his church on ,sunday evening1 especially for the workmen whose families are thus visited4 ,they conclude the meeting with short prayers1 in which1 by the bye1 there occurs an invocation of the ,blessed ,virgin1 which all repeat aloud1 and which ,i did not like to repeat with them1 being the one ,i mentioned1 some time ago1 as not being fully approved at ,rome4 ,these things are a puzzle to me4 ,i can blink them for a time1 but when ,i come into close contact1 ,i feel them again1 and wonder much how they can agree1 not with infallibility1 but with the wisdom which ,i feel otherwise fully disposed to allow to the ,church of ,rome4 ,this particular case is in favour of ,rome4 ,but then ,rome allows and sanctions what must almost necessarily involve things to which ,i cannot reconcile myself4 ,the system of devotion to the ,blessed ,virgin1 as it now stands1 wants some foundation beyond all they tell me of when ,i ask them to give an account of it4 ,perhaps1 in their own mind1 they consider that the mind of the ,church expressed in her perpetual practice is the real ground2 but for the ,church being so minded ,i am sure they do not assign sufficient grounds4 ,if such grounds there are1 they must be found in medival revelation2 at least1 ,i can hardly conceive mere development going so far with any authority4--,m4 ,sunday1 ,july #ac4--,went to ,bishop ,luscombe's service4 ,he preached4 ,in our return1 we looked into the ,chapelle ,expiatore--one certainly of the most touching spots of ,paris4 ,under the statues of ,louis ,,xvi4 and ,marie ,antoinette respectively are inscribed their last words--golden words indeed--which can hardly be read1 especially on the spot where their bodies rested for twenty-one years1 without tears4 ,in the evening we went to the ,ecole des ,frres ,chrtiens1 #f4 ,rue du ,fleurus1 and were conducted by some of the brethren to the most extraordinary scene we have witnessed in ,france4 ,it was a meeting held in the parish church of ,s4 ,marguerite1 to give prizes to the assiduous members of the society of ,s4 ,francois ,xavier1 which is composed of artizans1 who attend periodically to be instructed4 ,after ,vespers and ,compline1 ,monseigneur the ,archbishop of ,chalcedoine was introduced1 under whom the sance was held4 ,the cur then briefly stated the course of proceedings1 and presently commenced a dispute between ,m4 l',abb ,massard1 prtre directeur1 and ,m4 l',abb ,croze1 on the subject whether there were or were not miracles2 the former maintaining the negative1 the latter the affirmative4 ,the usual philosophical objections were put by l',abb ,massard1 very fairly and with great vivacity1 and were answered by l',abb ,croze with vivacity still greater and superior ingenuity4 ,constant approbation and laughter attended both question and answer1 there being a large number of women outside the barrier in the aisles1 the workmen members occupying the nave1 and all seemed to relish to the utmost the nature of the colloquy4 ,it was1 indeed1 extremely well imagined to convey to minds of that class a ready answer to specious philosophical objections against the truth of religion2 and1 though no doubt previously arranged by the two disputants1 had all the air of being poured forth with extreme volubility on the spur of the moment4 ,to give a notion of the thing3--,m4 ,massard proposed the subject of ,miracles2 and on being asked1 ,what about miracles8 said1 he should dispute against them4 ,l',abb ,croze asked him what he meant by miracles4 ,m4 ,massard began1 personating an eager and hasty infidel1 with a rough account of them4 ',i don't mean to give a philosophical definition2 ,i mean what every body means--an extraordinary thing1 such as one never saw--in fact1 an impossible thing4' ,l',abb ,croze complained that this was too vague1 and gave his own definition--'an act surpassing human power1 and out of the ordinary course of nature1 and which consequently must be referred to some supernatural power4' ,l',abb ,massard then made a speech of some length about the impossibility of miracles1 and the absurdity of some that were found in history1 and concluded by denying all4 ,m4 ,croze made him begin to repeat his arguments one by one1 saying1 he would then serve him as ,horatius did the ,curiatii4 ,m4 ,massard said1 in repetition1 ',god cannot work a miracle1 for it would be a disorder2 it would be against his own laws1' c4 ,l',abb ,croze said1 'he could not see why ,he1 who makes the sun rise every day1 might not stop it one day1 as the maker of a watch can stop the watch4 ,a miracle is no exertion of force in the ,almighty1 no more than for one who walks to stop walking an instant1' c4 ,m4 ,massard changed his ground1 and--,m4--urged ,hume's argument1 that even if a miracle were acted before our eyes1 we could have no proofs that it was a miracle equal in force to the antecedent improbability that a miracle would be done4 ,m4 ,croze pulled this to pieces1 to the great amusement of the auditory4 ',what1' said he1 'can anything be more ridiculous than to tell me that proofs are wanted1 when a miracle is done before my eyes8 ,if ,i see a man whom ,i well know in the last stage of sickness1 witness afterwards his death and burial1 and1 a year or two after that1 that man reappears before my eyes1 do ,i want any proof of the miracle8 ,if ,i meet an ass in the street and say to him1 ,ass1 speak1 philosophise2 and he forthwith opens his mouth and argues1 do ,i want any proof that it is a miracle8 ,if ,i meet an ox going along1 and ,i say1 ,ox1 fly2 and he flies1 do ,i want proof of the miracle8 ,if one evening all the women in ,paris were to become dumb1 and could not speak'--here a burst of laughter broke from all parts of the church1 and it was some time before the orator triumphant could proceed4 ,m4 ,massard said1 ',well1 but there have been sorcerers and magicians who performed miracles2 ,moses was met by sorcerers who did the same miracles that he did4' ,croze--',not the same3 they imitated one or two1 but then failed4' ,he went on with an eloquent apostrophe to ,moses1 ending with an allusion to the final plague2 and then he went on further to illustrate the difference between divine and diabolical miracles1 by the history of ,st4 ,peter and ,simon ,magus4 ,m4 ,massard said1 ',but if any one were to work as many miracles by the power of the devil as are recorded in ,holy ,scripture1 must we then believe him8' ,m4 ,croze--',no2 we have been told that ,antichrist will work miracles at the end of the world2 but we are assured that ,god has wrought them in proof of ,his religion1 and ,he cannot have deceived us4 ,therefore we may safely reject any pretended revelation that is contrary to what we have received4'--,m4 ,the last question was1 ',you have well proved that there can be1 and have been1 miracles1 but now ,i wish to put an objection to you1 which ,i think you will find it very hard to answer4 ,how is it that ,god works no miracles now8' ,m4 ,croze rejoins1 ',is that your great difficulty8 ,there are fifty answers ,i might give you4 ,as1 for instance1 that ,god does not choose to work them now1 and certainly we have no right to ask ,his reasons2 or1 that now ,his religion is established1 it has no need of the confirmation of miracles4 ,these and numberless other answers might be given1 but ,i prefer showing you1 that it is not at all desirable miracles should be worked4 ,two medical charlatans once went into a town1 and1 in order to get themselves practice1 instead of putting out that they had specific remedies for the gout1 or the liver1 or the digestion1 or what not1 they declared1 on that day three weeks1 they would go in broad daylight into the cemetery and raise to life any whom they were asked to raise1 however long he had been dead4 ,the bait took2 their house in the mean time was besieged with patients1 for it was naturally supposed that they1 who could raise the dead1 could cure the living4 ,in the mean time1 as the day approached1 the more timid said to the other1 ',what shall we do1 for if we do not raise the dead man we shall certainly be stoned4' ',don't be afraid1' said the other1 ',i know mankind better than that2' and1 indeed1 the next day a middle-aged man came to them1 and offered them a considerable sum if they would go away without raising the dead4 ',ah6 ,messieurs1' said he1 'j'avais une si mchante femme4' ,another burst of laughter throughout the church4 ',i had such a shrew of a wife4 ,god in his goodness has been pleased to relieve me of her2 if she should be the one you pitch upon1 ,i should be a lost man4' ,presently came two young men1 and said1 ',ah6 ,messieurs1 an old man died the other day and left us a great fortune3 if you raise him up1 ,i am afraid we shall be lost men1 for he will certainly take it from us again4' ,not long after came the magistrates1 who had reason to fear lest a certain person1 who was now quietly out of the way1 should return to life and trouble them4 ,and they besought and authorised our charlatans to leave the city before the appointed day4 ,so you see it would be a very undesirable thing to have the power to work miracles4 ,so ,i might answer you2 but ,i1 for my part1 believe there have been miracles in modern times4' ,here he cited some1 which ,i did not catch4 ,such was the nature of this confrence between ,m4 ,massard and ,m4 ,croze1 which latter had a countenance remarkable for finesse and subtilty and comic humour4 ,profaneness to the church was supposed to be guarded against by stretching a curtain before the altar at some little distance4 ,this was followed by an energetic and rhetorical sermon from ,l',abb ,frappaz1 on the love of ,christ1 and on faith1 hope1 and charity1 which was listened to with great attention1 and applauded more than once4 ,after this they sang ',monstra te esse matrem' to a lively hopping air4--,m4 ,then came a long distribution of prizes1 in books and pictures1 to the most attentive members1 which were delivered to each by the ,archbishop of ,chalcedoine1 while at intervals the choir struck out verses of a hymn in honour of ,st4 ,francis ,xavier1 which was echoed through the church4 ,in the mean time the curtain had been withdrawn1 and the altar brilliantly lighted up for a salut pontificalement clbr4 ,this1 however1 we did not stay for1 as it was already past ten4 ,monday1 ,july #ad4--,we went up to ,montmartre1 having a letter for the cur2 but we found that he had moved to ,charenton1 behind ,pre la ,chaise4 ,round the church there is a small garden1 with the ,stations1 which terminate on the north side in a ,calvary2 there are the three crosses1 and figures as large as life1 on a little rocky eminence2 beneath is the sepulchre1 with a recess for the body1 a window and two doors3 on the south side a small chapel of ,notre ,dame des ,sept ,douleurs1 in which she is represented with ,christ in her arms4 ,underneath is the following inscription1 which we copied as a specimen of expressions1 such as1 though unauthorised by the ,roman ,church1 are continually found in and about churches1 and do much harm3-- ,ne sortez pas du ,calvaire sans invoquer ,notre ,dame des ,sept ,douleurs4 ,elle pleine de grace1 le soutien des malheureux1 la consolation des affligs1 le refuge des pcheurs1 et des opprims4 ,elle vient du mont ,valrien2 elle opre des grands prodiges1 adressons nous elle avec confiance2 elle nous sera propice1 et nous consolera dans nos peines4 ,priez pour nous1 ,mre de ,dieu1 qui avons recours vous4 ,we showed this to ,m4 ,galais in the evening3 he censured it1 declared it was contrary to the rule1 which required that no such thing should be set up without the authority of the ,bishop1 and said he would have it made known to the ,archbishop of ,paris4 ,the church is very old1 plain and ugly outside2 its apse misappropriated into a telegraph station2 inside it is a little better3 ,norman in style4 ,the chief interest about it to us was that here ,st4 ,ignatius de ,loyola made his first profession4 ,we enjoyed the prospect of ,paris from the hill below2 but that of ,london is1 ,i think1 finer2 for this general view wants grievously the towers and spires of the middle ages3 in that vast expanse there are but few buildings which soar above the common range4 ,notre ,dame1 ,s4 ,jacques de la ,boucherie1 ,the ,pantheon1 ,les ,invalides1 and one or two others1 seem as nothing in that great city4 ,we visited ,m4 ,galais again this afternoon1 as he was going out to their maison de campagne1 for his retreat of eight days1 to-morrow4 ,he was reciting his ,breviary when we entered his chamber2 he begged permission to continue1 then knelt down for the ,lord's ,prayer1 and after that talked with us above an hour4 ,he also took us to the ,suprieur4 ,i told him we were desirous to learn all we could of their discipline4 ,he said the seminaries had been originally established with a view to cultivate the interior life1 and as places of religious recueillement1--the young men going to the ,sorbonne for instruction4 ,all this had been put a stop to at the ,revolution2 and now1 the university being under the direction of infidels1 they were obliged to make their seminaries serve for instruction as well as for works of piety4 ,they wished to have a chair of ,ecclesiastical ,history4 ,he inquired about the state of ,christian philosophy at ,oxford1 and said they looked for something to be done on that subject1 where the stress of the battle with infidelity now lies4 ,he also asked whether as careful a guard was kept over young men preparing for orders as with them3 on which point we were ashamed to answer4 ,m4 ,galais invited us to their maison de campagne1 and we agreed to go on ,saturday4 ,tuesday1 ,july #ae4--,we ventured to call on the ,pre ,lacordaire1 and were richly rewarded for our boldness1 inasmuch as we had more than an hour's very animated talk with him4 ,behold a veritable monk1 a ,st4 ,bernard as it were1 returned again in the vigour of manhood2 in his white ,dominican dress he looked the very beau idal of the ,church's warrior1 armed at all points for the encounter with heresy1 and walking serene and fearless amid the troubles of life and the shock of falling systems4 ,a fresh and rosy countenance1 a keen dark eye1 and most animated expression1 contributed to form one of the most striking figures ,i have ever beheld4 ,i thought it was worth coming to ,paris to see him4 ,perhaps the knowledge that he was a most eloquent preacher had something to do with this feeling4 ,i asked him about the ,tiers ,ordre de ,s4 ,dominic4 ,he said that it was under no vow1 but they might add to their profession the vow of celibacy 7chastity they call it always71 or that of obedience1 or both4 ,the rule1 as modified by authoritative dispensations1 may be observed with tolerable ease by persons living in society4 ,father ,lacordaire himself1 as superior of the ,dominicans in ,france1 has received from ,rome certain dispensations for those who may embrace the third order2 and there are already some fifty of them1 if ,i remember right1 in ,paris4--,m4 ,we talked about the ,anglican movement4 ,he spoke also of the miserable state of the ,university in ,france2 that1 instead of being local1 it was extended every where1 and so had no body1 no coherence4 ,its professors were bandied about1 from one end of ,france to the other1 at the pleasure of the government4 ,he said they were engaged in a great contest for the liberty of the religious orders3 that was nearly won3 it would certainly arrive4 ,protestantism showed its deadness by producing no monastic institutions3 there was no sign more convincing to his mind than this4 ,if we had a true spring of life among us1 how could we have failed to put forth what is so undeniably accordant with the spirit of the cross8 ,after we had talked some time1 ,i said1 ',i should like to put a question to you4 ,suppose a person of intelligence1 of perfect good faith1 who is ready to make any sacrifice for religion1 who uses all possible means to attain to the truth2 suppose such a person1 firmly convinced that the ,english ,church is a branch of the ,catholic ,church2 though unhappily separated from the ,roman ,church2 would you condemn him--that is1 put him out of the pale of salvation8' ',monsieur1' said he1 'there is only one thing which can excuse a person for not belonging to the ,church1 and that is invincible ignorance4 ,you know in certain cases even the heathen may be saved4 ,but such a person cannot be in invincible ignorance2 for there are only three things by which a man can be prevented from seeing the truth3 either the truth in itself must be of insufficient power to convince him2 or there must be a defect of understanding2 or a corruption of will4 ,but the first is out of the question4 ,the truth of itself must always be sufficient3 to suppose otherwise would be to censure ,god4 ,either then there must be a defect of understanding1 but in the cases of the leaders of the ,anglican movement1 that is out of the question1 because they are men of great powers of mind1 of great distinction2 there remains only then the corruption of the will1 which1 indeed1 is often so subtle1 that men are unconscious of its influence4 ,nevertheless1 in the sight of ,god it is the will which in such cases leads astray1 and then such men are condemned1 and cannot plead invincible ignorance--when indeed you come to the individual1 ,i will not attempt to judge3 it is written1 nolite judicare1 for it is utterly impossible for any human being to know the inward state of another4 ,but ,i only say of the class that such persons cannot plead invincible ignorance--for the truth itself1 as ,i have said1 cannot be insufficient2 and their intellectual powers are such1 that in these also there can be no impediment2 consequently the obstacle must be in the will1 however unconscious the individual may be of it4 ,a thousand considerations of family1 of fortune1 of habit1 and what not1 surround a man1 and insensibly warp him1 but he is still under condemnation1 for it is his own will that is corrupt4 ,if ,i were to go into a public square in ,paris and raise three men from the dead1 would all that saw it believe8' ',certainly not1' ,i said4 ',why then is that8 ,there is some secret obstacle in their will4' ,we tried in vain to make him understand that a person might be conscientiously convinced1 after the most patient study1 that the ,church of ,england was part of the true ,church1 but in vain4 ,it was plainly an idea that he could not and would not receive4 ,i put the case of the ,greek and ,russian ,churches4 ,he exempted the poor and illiterate from censure1 but in the case of the instructed he said it must be the spirit of schism which secretly turned them away from the truth4 ,i said there were bishops and monks and multitudes of persons of a devoted and severe life on their side1 who failed to see the claims of the ,roman ,see4 ',ah1' he said1 'it has always been so2 in our ,saviour's time they ascribed his miracles to ,beelzebub2 how was it that they who saw ,lazarus raised from the dead went and informed the chief priests of it8' ,in short1 so complete a conviction of the truth of the whole ,roman system possessed his mind1 that he was utterly unable to conceive a person of ability and sincerity coming to any other conclusion4 ,we only put the case hypothetically1 but he would not admit it even so2 he said1 it is morally and metaphysically impossible4 ,i said1 ',i wish ,i could show you the interior of a mind like that of ----4 ,born and educated in ,anglicanism1 he has given great attention to religious truth1 and in particular to the points in question4 ,he has no desire but to be in the ,catholic ,church and to labour for it1 but he believes that the ,church of ,england is a branch of it1 unhappily separated for a time by peculiar circumstances from the rest2 and now in a state of appeal4 ,in remaining where he is1 he believes he is doing his duty4 ,what do you think of such a case8' ,he said1 ',i cannot judge of individuals1' but1 c4 over again4 ,he spoke as if he did not know much of ,england4 ,i said to him1 'the question after all is one of fact3 there are facts in ,england with which you are not acquainted4'--,m4 ,he did not seem acquainted with the peculiarities of our position4 ,he spoke with great energy and ability4 ,i can fancy what his force in the pulpit must be4 ,we went to ,m4 ,d',alzon1 who conducted us to ,dom ,guranger2 he received us with great kindness4 ,the ,pope has just erected a bishopric at ,perth1 in ,new ,south ,wales1 and one of his lves is going out there2 he suddenly resolved upon it three weeks ago1 and seems quite in high spirits at the thought of it4 ,there are now one ,roman ,catholic archbishopric and three bishoprics there1--,sydney1 ,hobartown1 ,adelaide1 and ,perth4 ,they said ,dr4 ,flaget1 ,bishop of ,bardstown1 had been sent out with his pontifical and a paper mitre2 'as for his cross1' said ,dom ,guranger1 'he could cut that out of a tree4' ,we put nearly the same question to him as to the ,pre ,lacordaire1 but he was more indulgent in his answer4 ,he said1 provided such a person was strictly sincere1 and used every means to discover the truth1 he must be judged to belong to the soul of the ,church1 though he was separated from its body1 and would be saved4 ,he said our formularies for the consecration of bishops and priests were deficient1 so that1 granting the succession even1 it would be more than doubtful whether they were true bishops and priests2 but being pressed he admitted that the ,roman ,church had never yet been called upon to decide the point1 and that in fact it was not decided1 though there was a general opinion among them about it4 ,when ,i told him that ,coleridge had collected #ej1jjjl4 for ,st4 ,augustine's1 and what was the object of it1 he was much astonished4 ',if you ,english were restored to the ,church1' he said1 'you would evangelise the world2 ,spaniards and ,portuguese1 ,italians and ,french1 must yield to you1 with the resources you command4' ,talking of liturgies1 he remarked spontaneously1 how those of the ,east were full of addresses to the ,blessed ,virgin3 half or a third of every page was devoted to her4 ,they went before the ,roman ,church in that respect4 ,when the ,council of ,ephesus gave her the title of ',mother of ,god1' there were public rejoicings throughout the city in consequence4 ,he did not seem to like admitting that the prayers of ,st4 ,ephrem to the ,blessed ,virgin were not authentic2 said it was his style4 7,morris tells me the style of his ,syriac works is very different from that of his ,greek1 and the matter much deeper47 ,at parting he expressed a wish1 that if we came to ,paris again1 we would come and see him4 ,we took a look at the beautiful chapel of the ,surs ,garde-,malades1 with fresh admiration of it4 ,we had expressed a wish to ,m4 ,d',alzon to see some sackcloth and instruments of penitence2 so he took us to a house of ,carmelite nuns of ,st4 ,therse1 near the ,luxembourg3 one of them conversed behind the grille and curtain1 which was quite impervious to the sight on both sides4 ,it is part of their special duty to pray for the conversion of ,protestants4 ,these ,carmelites discipline themselves every ,friday4 ,the sister showed us some of their instruments of discipline2 corporal austerities1 however1 by all that we could learn1 are not common1 nor are they generally allowed by confessors1 partly that the health of few will allow of them2 partly1 there is a danger of pride thence arising4 ,wednesday1 ,july #af4--,m4 ,d',alzon came and breakfasted with us1 and afterwards took us to the establishment of the ,frres ,chrtiens1 ,rue du ,faubourg ,st4 ,martin1 #afe41 where the ,suprieur ,gnral1 ,frre ,philippe1 received us4 ,there was little to see in the house1 as they expected the ,strasburg railway would come through them and drive them away4 ,he said the number of brethren altogether was #djjj2 of pupils under them1 adult and children1 #aih1jjj3 they increase yearly4 ,they were almost dispersed at the first revolution1 but returned again through ,cardinal ,fesch1 who found four of the brethren1 who had taken refuge at ,lyons1 and brought them to ,paris4 ,frre ,philippe is very plain and homely3 his picture1 by ,horace ,vernet1 has made a great sensation here4 ,m4 ,d',alzon then took me to a house of priests in the ,rue de la ,planche4 ,i had a long talk with two of them4 ,the first was a confessor to a penitentiary1 in which eighty women are received at the cost of the city of ,paris4 ,his account of their penitence was touching4 ,it is rare that any leave them without being thoroughly changed1 provided they stay long enough4 ,but the picture which he gave of the depravity general in ,paris on this head was frightful4 ,it is a wonderful spectacle1 the close contact into which the most sublime self-devotion and the most abandoned sensuality are brought in this great city2 on the one hand1 consider the daily prayers and mortifications1 and works of charity of those ,carmelites1 who are ever engaged in interceding for the conversion of sinners2 of those nuns of the ,adoration1 who are ever contemplating the most wonderful of mysteries2 of those ,ladies of the ,assumption1 who dedicate the talents and accomplishments ,god has given them1 under the vows of poverty1 obedience1 and chastity1 to the direct furtherance of his kingdom2 of those solitary and homeless priests--without father and without mother1 without ties of family or worldly possessions1 truly after the order of ,melchisedec--who are ever offering the most holy ,sacrifice1 and building up the mystical body3 on the other hand1 think of that gulph of libertinage and selfishness1 which is ever swallowing fresh victims--hearts young and unsuspicious1 warm and confiding--polluting body and soul with the dregs of uncleanness1 and hurrying them away too often into the presence of the ,judge4 ,no tale of misery ever told in fiction surpasses that which is daily enacting in ,paris again and again4 ,amid such things we live1 and truly we have need both to pray ourselves1 and to call upon all spirits of the just made perfect to intercede for us and for our brethren4 ,and yet it is the same flesh and blood--the same body1 soul1 and spirit--the same man1 which is thus fearfully working for the devil1 or thus heroically fighting for ,god4 ,o mystery of the grace of ,god and of the human will1 which is past finding out6 ,in the evening we visited1 for a short time1 the church of ,notre ,dame de ,lorette1 which is sumptuously decorated inside with paintings all over2 it has a double row of pillars each side4 ,the subjects seem chosen with great judgment1 and the legends are more truly ,catholic than one often sees4 ,the expense of this church must have been enormous4 ,we also looked into ,la ,madeleine--very beautiful indeed it is1 and as grand as the ,grecian style can be1 but it furnishes one with the best proof that such is not the proper style for a church4 ,thursday2 ,july #ag4--,we looked into ,la ,madeleine again1 at the ,messe du midi4 ,its sumptuousness is astonishing4 ,if1 however1 it were not safer to admire than to criticise in such cases1 one might observe how vast a space is lost in the walls and arrangements of the interior1 the breadth which strikes the eye being only fifty feet1 while the real breadth of the side walls is at least eighty4 ,its architecture seems the inversion of that of ,st4 ,ouen or ,amiens1 inasmuch as it makes the least effect out of the greatest means1 while the other makes the greatest effect out of the least means2 all seems aerial and heaven-pointing in the one style2 while the other seems unable1 with its vast bulk1 to rise from the earth1 and perpetually crosses the eye with its horizontal lines--faithful images both of the religions they represent4 ,we found l',abb ,ratisbonne at home1 and had a long talk with him4 ,i mentioned to him the objectionable words addressed to the ,blessed ,virgin1 which ,i had seen at ,montmartre and in the little book2 he made the usual excuse that such things are not done by authority1 and also that the ,french language was weak1 and so1 in expressing heavenly affections1 it might so happen that they used words which1 in strictness of speech1 were too strong1 but the conventional use of which formed their exculpation4 ,thus it was common to say of a very fine picture1 'quel adorable tableau1' and so the word 'infiniment2' but these applied to the ,blessed ,virgin in strictness of speech become objectionable4 ,much therefore must be allowed to the weakness and indistinctness of human language1 on the one hand1 and to the fervour of filial love longing to pour itself forth1 on the other4 ',we are children of ,god1' he said2 'we speak to him as children1 not as wise men2 we ask the indulgence given to infants4' ,and so again1 as respects the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,he said he had been converted from ,judaism at twenty-three1 had seen much of ,protestants before that time1 but their prayers and their whole style of thinking had disgusted him2 he had never been at all drawn to them4 ,he had been a priest ten years1 and was now forty-two4 ,we had much talk on the ,anglo-,roman controversy4 ,i said1 we thought ourselves ,catholics already1 that we had been born and bred in the ,english ,church1 which was to us the portal of that great building of the ,catholic ,church4 ,he approved of that metaphor1 which served to give him a better notion of our position than anything else we said1 though1 like every other ,roman ,catholic1 he could not admit for a moment that we were in the ,church4 ,he said1 a ,protestant minister1 an optician1 had expressed to him his belief in the efficacy of prayers for the dead1 which appeared to him under this image3 it was as if a number of figures were thrown into the shade1 out of the sun's rays2 while between them and the sun are other figures who enjoy his full light3 these1 like certain glasses1 reflect that light upon the figures in the shade4 ,thus it is that the prayers of the blessed especially succour the faithful dead4 ,he had often used this image in sermons4 ,i pressed him with the existence of the ,greek ,church1 on the one hand1 and the acknowledged developement of ,papal power1 on the other2 but no ,roman ,catholic ever hesitates to excommunicate individual or church which is not de facto united to the ,roman ,see2 unity with them is indeed a first principle--a sublime and true belief in itself1 though perhaps certain facts may modify the application of it4 ,he said he had thought continually of us since our visit1 and had the greatest esteem for us1 that he had prayed for us daily1 as he did for ,england2 that fair ,england1 if she could be again1 as she once was1 the ,island of ,saints--what a means for the conversion of others6 ,at our parting1 he begged our prayers for himself4 ,i said1 if ,i came again to ,paris1 ,i should hope to be allowed to see him again4 ,our conversation was so disjointed that ,i can remember but little of it1 but it turned on the offences which alienated us from them4 ,he denied repeatedly the thought of adoring the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,he had moved his lodgings to the ,rue du ,regard1 #ad41 in order to overlook a house and garden opposite1 in which were lodged a female community of converts from ,judaism1 over whom he watched4 ,the ,suprieure was with him when we came4 ,he spoke of our silence as to the ,blessed ,virgin and all saints2 that we made a wall of separation between them and us1 whereas the whole ,church was one1 vividly affected with the joys and sorrows of its several members4 ,m4 tried to show that1 in the present state of things1 silence might conceal very deep and reverential feelings4 ,he seemed not to think this satisfactory1 and in truth it applies only partially4 ,we went to the ,pantheon2 its interior has the coldness and deadness which naturally belongs to the tombs of those who die without the ,christian's hope4 ,it looks exactly what it is1--the shrine of human ambition--a vast coffin holding a skeleton4 ,if it were made a church hereafter1 as surely it must be1 it might be made to equal the ,madeleine in magnificence4 ,we mounted and enjoyed the fine view3 there is a triple dome1--sufficiently bungling1 ,i think4 ,we called in at ,toulouse's1 and while there he discovered that ,i was not a ,roman ,catholic2 whereupon he began to persuade me1 with the most affectionate solicitude1 that ,i was in a self-evidently wrong position4 ,he asked how ,i justified the schism4 ',i don't understand1' he said1 'how you could be ,catholic1 ,apostolic1 and ,roman one day1 and wake the next and find yourselves ,catholic1 ,apostolic1 and not ,roman4' ,i answered that we had indubitably the ancient succession2 that the evil passions of men on the one hand1 and the extravagant claims of the ,papacy on the other1 had caused the separation1 which ,i deplored4 ,but still ,i hoped1 that1 though in an anomalous state1 we had what was strictly necessary to the essence of a ,church4 ,i mentioned1 too1 the position of the whole ,eastern ,church4 ,i showed him the dangerous and extravagant language used towards the ,blessed ,virgin in the ,psaltery of ,st4 ,bonaventure3 he could not answer that1 and reserved it to show to a priest2 but he maintained that the work was ,st4 ,bonaventure's4 ,i said1 ',all that ,st4 ,gregory the ,great1 who sent ,st4 ,augustine into ,england1 claimed for himself2 all that ,st4 ,leo demanded1 or that ,st4 ,athanasius and ,st4 ,basil granted to the ,holy ,see1 ,i am ready to give4' ,he finished with expressions of kind concern for us4 ,friday1 ,july #ah4--,went to ,m4 ,bonnetty1 who1 with ,m4 ,d',alzon1 took us to the ,htel de ,cluny3 it is full of curious objects of the ,middle ,ages4 ,i remarked one exquisite bit of glass--a pretty chapel--the remains of the ,roman baths4 ,there was something in the air of to-day which inspired me with such lassitude that ,i could hardly drag myself about1 so we did very little4 ,after dinner we looked into ,la ,madeleine and went on to ,bishop ,luscombe's1 where we took tea4 ,saturday1 ,july #ai4--;,a little better to-day4 ,at ,la ,madeleine during part of a ,low ,mass2 my admiration for this building increases greatly2 it produces much the same effect as ,st4 ,peter's1 deceiving the eye by its great proportions4 ,we spent a couple of hours in the boundless galleries of the ,louvre4 ,the long gallery contains few pictures that ,i should much desire to possess3 save in the last compartment1 and the first room1 and none certainly interest me more than that great picture of the battle of ,eylau4 ,thence we went to ,m4 ,l',abb ,gaduel1 #a4 ,rue ,madame1 who took us to the ,maison de ,campagne of ,s4 ,sulpice1 at ,issy4 ,it is an old royal chateau1 much dilapidated1 for the good seminarists do not pretend to much comfort in their house2 it would seem as if they intended their discipline to serve as a winnowing fan for all light and worldly spirits4 ,they have1 however1 spacious gardens behind4 ,we were shown a summer house in which ,bossuet and ,fnlon held a long conference on the subject in dispute between them1 and agreed on statements together1 which are put up in the room1 though the interest of the latter is much gone by in the totally different state of things at present4 ,eighty young men study philosophy here4 ,we saw and talked some little time with ,m4 ,faillon1 the ,suprieur1 a man of learning4 ,m4 ,galais was out1 and we only met him returning on his way from ,paris on foot4 ,coming home we went into the ,maison des ,carmes1 now in repair4 ,m4 ,gaduel took us into the passage out of which the priests1 after stating to the authority the act of their death1 were led forward down three steps into the garden1 at the bottom of which the assassins fell upon them and murdered them4 ,no spot in ,paris touched me more than this4 ,there is what appears to be the marks of a bloody hand in the passage still2 but there is no other record of that ruthless deed4 ,the church has nothing remarkable about it3 but what devoted heroism on the one side1 and what infernal madness on the other1 have this house and garden witnessed6 ,how many martyrs here won their crown4 ,truly it is holy ground1 and the blood there shed is yielding a rich harvest of ,christian grace in the ,church which has sprung up out of its ashes with the strength of a young eagle4 ,in the evening we went to the assemble gnrale of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul1 #b4 ,rue neuve ,notre ,dame1 under the patronage of the ,archbishop of ,chalcedoine4 ,the president gave in a long speech an account of their doings2 but he was old1 had lost his teeth1 and dropped his voice1 so that we lost very much of it4 ,the beginning of his speech was about ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul himself4 ,the society had just come into possession of some relics of him1 and especially a letter in his own handwriting1 containing some counsels of charity4 ,for some reason or other he was not able to produce the letter this evening2 ,i should have liked to hear it1 for his words are worth gathering up4 ,he also said that he had been to see his birth-place2 and that the house he was born in had been removed stone by stone1 and a chapel put in its place4 ,the village had lost its old name1 and taken his2 an old oak1 known in his history1 where he kept pigs for his father1 was still alive1 and came out in leaf before the other trees4 ,the president cautioned them against any departure from their rules2 against admitting members who were only 'braves hommes1' without being religious2 against attempting to bring in secondary motives to induce the members of any 'confrence' to work2 against reserving their money for their own districts1 instead of putting it into the common fund of the confrence3 against a slight and lazy way of visiting the poor1 a 'visite de corridor1' as he called it1 instead of a 'visite assise4' ,he said they ought to sit down and talk familiarly1 and take the little dirty children by the hand1 c4 c4 ,finally1 a good many of them being students1 he gave them some advice about young students recommended to them from the country1 especially to take care that they were sent straight to them1 and not left first to get into bad company4 ,he described how some friend in one of the provinces sends you a note by some youth whom he describes as a 'petit ange1' and who1 after six weeks' residence in ,paris1 comes and brings you his note1 his eye already tarnished1 his manner bold and loose1 'un ange dchu4'--,m4 ,there were present full two hundred1 chiefly young men1 in a little amphitheatre4 ,it was commenced and ended with prayer1 which claimed the intercession of ,s4 ,vincent4 ,this is his fte day4 ,they mentioned four branch societies established at ,manchester1 ,liverpool1 ,dublin1 and ,edinburgh4 ,sunday1 ,july #bj4--;,i gave up the attempt to go to ,bishop ,luscombe's ,chapel1 as there was no communion4 ,heard ,high ,mass at ,la ,madeleine4 ,the music very good1 and the dresses splendid2 not more than an hour4 ,at two o'clock went to ,vespers there3 there was chanting of ,psalms1 an hour1 and then a long sermon1 more than an hour1 on the virtues of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul4 ,the preacher used a great deal of action1 and gave me the idea of having very much got up his discourse1 which was confirmed by seeing him in the evening at ,notre ,dame des ,victoires1 where we heard the commencement of the same sermon1 but did not stop4 ,the subject of it seems to have been a very great and good man2 the sermon was a sort of abstract1 ,i believe1 of the ,saint's life by the ,bishop of ,rodez4 ,there was a passionate address to the ,saint in the middle1 with eyes uplifted to heaven4 ,a great many people1 chiefly women2 many ladies1--but ,i do not think it was a favourite preacher4 ,we gave up the confrence of ,s4 ,francis ,xavier at ,s4 ,sulpice1 having so much to do to-morrow1 though much to our regret2 but late hours and great exertions here have tried us both1 and we shall be very glad of a change4 ,we walked through the ,tuileries just before dark2 a great multitude of citizens4 ,monday1 ,july #ba4--,we were occupied all the morning in packing up and calling on ,,mm4 ,d',alzon1 ,bonnetty1 and ,noirlieu--the latter out4 ,we left ,paris a quarter past six1 on a very fine pleasant evening4 ,having the two first places in the malle poste1 we enjoyed the drive very much as long as it was light--we reached ,reims in eleven hours1 a quarter after five1 without much fatigue4 ,i slept at intervals1 and when ,i awoke admired the brilliant moonlight1 ,venus1 and ,jupiter1 through one or two forests1 or at least woods1 which we passed4 ,the road generally very flat1 with these exceptions4 ,our companion was a gentlemanly ,frenchman1 with whom ,i had much conversation4 ,he seemed to be much attached to the present ,royal ,family1 whom he spoke of as acquainted with them1 and maintained that the ,king was a religious man--that he heard ,mass daily2 the ,queen was a model of piety4 ,he thought their dynasty would stand2 and not the least1 because they would never submit to be exiles2 they would either keep the throne1 or die for it4 ,the great mistake of ,charles ,x4 was quitting ,france2 if you go away everyone is against you2 if you stay1 a party is sure to rally round you4 ,he seemed to think the issue might have been different had ,charles ,x4 remained4 ,but there was no chance of a restoration now2 the great mass of the country was satisfied4 ,he spoke well of the ,duc de ,nemours1 still more highly of the ,duc d',orlans1 and said the ,comte de ,paris was a very promising boy4 ,he regretted the want of an hereditary peerage in ,france1 and the little independence that body possessed in consequence4 ,i remarked the smallness of fortunes3 that #fj1jjj francs a year were thought a good fortune for a peer4 ,he said not fifty peers of ,france possessed that2 many could not keep their carriage4 ,spoke of the clergy as not high enough in point of acquirements--he did not say their discipline or piety was defective1 but that they were not a match in information1 ability1 and powers of mind1 for those opposed to them4 ,wished the higher classes would send their sons into orders1--a ,royal ,prince1 for instance1 would be a good example4 ,the tax on land in ,france is nearly one-fifth of the produce2 very heavy2 #bjjl4 a year in land a deputy's qualification4 ,soon after getting to our inn1 which was right opposite the west front of the ,cathedral1 we attended a ,low ,mass1 and at eight o'clock a chanted ,mass3 it was a ,mass for the dead4 ,the outside of ,reims is all that can be conceived of beauty1 grandeur1 unity of conception1 delicacy and boldness of execution2 and this1 though the one great design of the architect has not been completed1 for the four towers of the transepts have had no spires since the great fire of #adia2 and the western towers are also without theirs1 and so end incompletely1 the eye positively requiring them4 ,the design of these towers is very singular2 and the skill with which a strength sufficient to support spires #djj feet high is veiled1 so as to make the towers appear quite pierced and open1 seems to me one of the greatest marvels of architecture4 ,the prototype exists in the four towers of ,laon1 which have the same design in embryo2 but this is so enriched1 expanded1 and beautified by the architect of ,reims1 as to become his own work in point of originality1 and certainly in grace and boldness not to be surpassed4 ,the superiority of the western front1 even over that of ,amiens1 is very marked--indeed1 ,i think it perfect2 and the whole of the rest of the outside of the church reaches nearly the same degree4 ,no words can convey any notion of it4 ,the north-west tower was half covered with scaffolding2 for here1 as every where1 great reparations are going on4 ,to the interior ,i do not give quite so much praise1 though it is still of exceeding grandeur1 simplicity1 and beauty3 perhaps1 were all its windows like those of the clerestory1 the effect might equal or surpass that of ,chartres4 ,the west end is1 ,i think1 the finest which ,i know1 bearing in mind ,amiens and ,st4 ,ouen2 in addition to a rose window of exceeding brilliancy1 and colouring inexpressible1 which1 forty feet in diameter1 crowns the top1 there is a smaller one over the doorway1 answering to the deep recess of that matchless portal outside4 ,this is a feature of great beauty1 though the glass is far from equalling that of the upper rose4 ,there is happily no organ here1 but at the end of the north transept1 where it has not quite so much to spoil4 ,the transept is inferior to the rest of the church in style4 ,it was restored after the great fire in #adia2 and this part of the church1 with the whole of the choir and arrangements of the eastern chapels1 struck me as decidedly inferior to ,amiens4 ,there is not1 indeed1 generally the same impression of vastness and wondrous height produced on the mind4 ,the pillars are cylinders with four columns at the corners1 like ,amiens1 very simple and severe2 but the strength is not quite enough veiled4 ,we went all round the galleries inside and outside1 up the centre belfry1 which rises ninety-two steps over the top of the vaulting1 with an interval of about ten feet besides4 ,it is a forest of wood1 and had once a spire of wood1 which since the fire has not been restored2 this and the six towers have been covered 'provisoirement en ardoises1' as the guide told us1 'mais ce provisoirement a dur long temps2' indeed1 from #adia to our time1 without much chance of being improved4 ,we went up the great towers1 and could hardly admire enough the delicacy and boldness of the four corner turrets in open work4 ,the present towers are #bdj or #bej feet high2 they would1 ,i think1 equal or surpass ,strasburg and ,antwerp1 had they spires4 ,the immense quantity of sculpture all over this exterior cannot be conceived1 nor the ingenuity with which it is made to serve for decoration4 ,a day is far too short a time to carry off the impression of it4 ,the mind is fatigued and exhausted during many a visit1 and is not at ease till it has sufficiently mastered the whole1 in order to fix itself for admiration and contemplation on some particular part4 ,it would be a week's good work to see it1 and it should be visited once a year by all those who talk of the darkness of the ,middle ,ages1 and the greatness of the nineteenth century1 which is sorely taxed to keep in repair what they constructed1 and has not sufficient piety to restore a part where the architect's design has been left incomplete4 ,such parts remain1 like the window of ,aladdin's palace1 to show that a materialising philosophy1 with all its improved physical powers1 remains at immeasurable distance behind the efforts of faith and piety4 ,m4 ,cousin should be sent to study truth on his knees in ,notre ,dame of ,amiens1 or of ,reims4 ,in the midst of seeing the cathedral we walked to ,st4 ,remi1 a mile1 taking the ramparts4 ,they offer a good view of the cathedral1 and one of the country round1 like ,wiltshire1 but backed by fine hills to the south2 but in this open country1 and along all that line of hills1 the famous vine of champagne flourishes4 ,st4 ,remi is an immense church1 #cej feet long1 besides the ,lady ,chapel3 ,norman1 with pointed arches2 the choir with its stained windows very good2 seven in the apse4 ,the tomb of ,st4 ,remi was under repair2 it is between the high altar and the east end2 so the statues of the twelve peers were ranged six on one side and six on the other side of the great altar pro tempore4 ,this church is a very grand and fine one1 and1 except in the presence of the cathedral1 would take a day to see4 ,its west front has been strangely tampered with1 but reminds one still1 especially the turrets1 of ,st4 ,georges de ,boscherville2 but this is greatly the more spacious church of the two4 ,we spent all the day in going about1 passing through the internal galleries of the cathedral2 the curve in the nave is very perceptible4 ,the roof was poorly painted for the sacre of ,charles ,x4 with white fleurs de lis on a blue ground2 it is very massive in its vaulting1 the pitch1 perhaps1 not perfectly agreeable to the eye4 ,we had a letter from ,m4 ,d',alzon to the ,archbishop1 but he had left ,reims a day or two before2 we had another from ,m4 ,gaduel to the ,suprieur of the ,sminaire1 which ,m4 took in the afternoon4 ,about #h o'clock we both went there1 and had some talk with him and the professors1 one of whom1 ,m4 ,lassaigne1 gave us a translation of ,gioberti against ,cousin1 and recommended me ,le ,prtre ,juge et ,medicin dans le ,tribunal de la ,penitence1 which ,i got4 ,i gathered from their discourse that confession is the great chain which holds together the whole ,christian life2 it is practised weekly by the pupils3 communion is entirely free4 ,a great many priests of the neighbourhood confess still to the suprieur 7,m4 ,aubry71 their old teacher3 forty he said4 ,i asked them if they could conceive a ,christian life maintained without confession3 they said1 hardly2 that it was involved in our ,lord's words1 whose sins ye do retain1 c41 which power could only be exercised upon each individual case1 after knowledge of the facts1 such as of course can only be obtained by auricular confession4 ,i alleged to the ,suprieur the strong expressions often used to the ,virgin ,mary1 instancing les satisfactions infinies du ,fils de ,dieu et de sa ,mre3 he condemned them and this4 ,i spoke of ,st4 ,bonaventure's ,psalter2 he did not seem acquainted with it1 and regretted that ,i did not stay till the morrow1 when he would have gone over it with me1 and weighed the words4 ,but at last he said1 ,st4 ,bonaventure is not the ,church1 though he is a saint and doctor of it4 ,they were very kind and cordial1 and ,i should have liked to see more of them4 ,wednesday1 ,july #bc4--;,at #e o'clock the bell of the cathedral sounded long and loud over our heads1 leaving no excuse for those who chose to slumber on4 ,i got up1 and found two places by the diligence for ,laon4 ,m4 was in a great hurry1 so ,i exercised a piece of self-denial and woke him1 and we hurried off4 ,it was1 indeed1 with great regret ,i departed from under the shadow of that noble church1 feeling that ,i left so much of its beauty undiscerned1 or rather so few of its forms impressed on the mind4 ,we were four hours and a half reaching ,laon1 from #f to #aj1 in the intrieur2 two fat women and a child made it latterly very uncomfortable4 ,the country flat for some way1 then hills and fine prospects4 ,but the position of ,laon is very remarkable indeed1 a triangular hill rising out of a great plain3 in short1 another ,enna1 though not so lofty4 ,the resemblance is very marked indeed1 and presented itself to me again and again4 ,near to one corner of the triangle rises the cathedral1 with its four lofty towers1 two at the west end1 and one at each end of the transept2 there are the beginnings of two others1 and all six were intended to have had spires as lofty as themselves2 the south-west had one1 which was taken down4 ,their present height is1 the ,s4,w4 #bbj feet each1 7,french17 the ,n4 and ,s4 #bce4 ,they are very striking1 but want their crown of spires1 and are in the most splendid situation for such a building which ,i ever saw4 ,the view is accordingly very extensive1 to the north flat1 but to the south terminated by fine hills4 ,we viewed these towers in a great number of positions1 on the promenades1 and from another corner of the triangle1 to the south4 ,the church within is very stately2 early ,english1 #djj feet long1 and quite uniform in style1 or at least with only here and there a decorated window1 as in the ,s4 transept4 ,the curve of the roof is very beautiful2 after ,reims it struck us as low1 though at least #hj feet high4 ,the west front is fine1 though the portals require more work to conceal their vast depth4 ,i could not but greatly admire the skill of the architect of ,reims1 who had evidently studied and adopted the towers and western front of this church1 which is said in its time 7#aacj7 to have been the finest in ,france1 and yet has produced a work incomparably more beautiful1 and quite original4 ,laon has a double triforium1 making four stages in its interior4 ,we walked about here a great deal4 ,the situation is one of the finest ,i have ever seen2 it inspires a sort of elevation in the mind4 ,beyond the church a caserne is building1 and a fort already made--a bad exchange for the tower of ,louis d',outremer4 ,the church of ,st4 ,martin is very disappointing inside1 being very low4 ,as the diligence was full for the night1 we hired a cab1 to take us to ,st4 ,quentin4 ,it took us from #e to #aa1 stopping half an hour at ,la ,fre4 ,road generally flat1 and very bad indeed1 having no pav to ,la ,fre4 ,we saw a village church or two1 ,norman in style4 ,our conveyance was one of the most uncomfortable ,i ever experienced2 besides that we were overwhelmed with bags and coats4 ,our driver served at eighteen in one of ,napoleon's battles1 and had carried off a token in a sabre cut on the cheek2 it was the battle of ,fleury1 where1 he said1 ,l',empereur tait trahi4 ,so the ,french guide-book says of the battle of ,crecy3 ,les ,franais perdirent #cj1jjj par la faute du ,comte d',alenon4 ,thursday1 ,july #bd4--,we are at l',htel du ,cygne3 comfortable enough4 ,the church is of first-rate beauty2 the nave1 from its great height and purity of style1 even more striking than that of ,reims inside2 and so the transept3 but the choir and many parts of the church have swerved from the perpendicular1 and are braced with iron1--a sad drawback4 ,the architect has raised his central building1 with extreme boldness1 to an enormous height2 but he has not thrown strength and breadth enough into his aisles to resist the pressure4 ,the windows throughout of geometric tracery1 remarkably beautiful2 and the pillars of the nave spring from the ground to the roof without capital at the lower arches1 and are of great beauty1 an advance certainly on ,reims1 and in one respect on ,amiens1 in that they are not merely cylinders1 with columns at the four corners1 but have two colonnettes introduced again between these1 which produces an effect of great lightness4 ,beautiful end of north transept1 a decorated window below1 an open triforium of eight lights1 and a vast decorated window terminating in a great rosace above--stained glass4 ,the apse of seven windows1 with most brilliant stained glass1 beginning from a second transept of great beauty1 making a double cross1 the southern part flamboyant4 ,i think the nave of this church1 and the apse and arrangements of its chapels might be profitably studied as an almost perfect specimen2 it may compete with ,amiens and ,st4 ,ouen1 and undoubtedly surpasses ,reims4 ,height1 #abh ,english feet2 vaulting of roof very beautiful4 ,we went in at #aa o'clock1 and found preparations for a funeral of some importance3 presently all the choir was filled with well dressed persons2 and the body being deposited under a catafalque1 surrounded with burning tapers1 in the centre of the nave and transept1 mass was chanted4 ,the black velvet chasuble1 and the copes and other robes to match1 like all the dresses of the ,roman clergy1 are very handsome4 ,we went into the upper part of the choir1 but ,i could not avoid noticing with what indifference most of the attendants on the funeral treated the holiest rite of the ,church2 they were1 no doubt1 unbelievers2 and some ragged boys close beside me were a serious annoyance1 incessantly spitting1 laughing1 and talking4 ,the west end of this church has been barbarized in the style of #afha1 most ugly to behold2 it seems to have been intended to have two towers1 but no part of them at present exists4 ,we went through the roof of the church1 and caught a view from the strange-looking steeple which rises over the croise4 ,the country round is not remarkable--flat1 and in parts wooded4 ,rest of the day spent in writing4 ,found some common prints of details in the life of the ,holy ,family which pleased us4 ,friday1 ,july #be4--;,at #f o'clock we started by the diligence to ,amiens by ,peronne--had the coup with an ,english woman1 who got in a few miles on the road4 ,the country not remarkable--some hills and a fertile succession of corn-fields4 ,reached ,peronne a little before nine1 and breakfasted there4 ,several fortifications and drawbridges both entering and going1 but they did not seem kept up with much care4 ,the ,church1 de la ,renaissance1 not remarkable4 ,the rest of the road to ,amiens a fine broad country1 with occasional hills1 of average beauty4 ,no view of ,amiens cathedral but from the last hill1 a few miles off1 and then it looked small1 ,i suppose from the vastness of the plain in which it stands4 ,we did not reach ,amiens1 a distance of only #hb kiloms4 from ,st4 ,quentin1 till after three o'clock4 ,at the last stage some young seminarists got out of the rotonde1 and were met by their mother and sisters1 as it seemed3 they were apparently peasants1 very humbly clad1 and of the most ordinary demeanour4 ,i saw what education had done for the young men 7who had not received the tonsure73 even the retired life and poor salary of a country cur would be a great elevation in the scale of society to them4 ,i would not mention this invidiously1 but the lot of the ,french ,cur de ,campagne has sometimes appeared to me so painful1 that it was a relief to see its bright side even in a material point of view4 ,i went to my old quarters at the ,htel de ,france1 and we were shown into the same room ,i had occupied two years before4 ,we got a light dinner and set off to the cathedral4 ,the first sight of its west front was almost painful after that of ,reims1 there being certainly a confusion and want of harmony in its parts2 while the southern tower being left twenty feet lower than the northern combines to spoil the effect4 ,but ,i was no sooner in the interior than a full sense of its prodigious superiority to every other building we had seen established itself on my mind2 and the impression my first visit two years ago made was more than repeated4 ,only ,st4 ,ouen may enter at all into competition2 but the vast proportions of ,amiens1 combined with the great purity of its style1 more than counterbalance the1 if any1 superior grace and lightness of the other4 ,in the evening we walked out to the west1 in the hope of catching a good view of the cathedral1 but we could not find the right place4 ,amiens has nothing else remarkable which fell under our observation4 ,saturday1 ,july #bf4--;,after breakfast we went to the cathedral1 and passed over all the galleries inside and outside1 and the roofs4 ,the best external view from the building itself is on the north tower2 the arcs boutants of the choir and the whole arrangement are much more striking than those of the nave4 ,the guide1 a very intelligent man1 assured us there was no danger apprehended within or without to any part of the building4 ,as far as ,m4 and ,i could judge1 we thought it would last as easily for the next #ejj years as it had gone through the last4 ,the view through the eight compartments of the upper chamber of the central clocher is pretty2 it seems to fit into so many frames the city and the vast plain in which it stands4 ,we saw the towers of ,corbie4 ,in the inside ,i noticed four particulars of its great superiority1 over and above the unequalled proportions of the whole4 #ast1 ,the triforium and its windows1 especially of the choir2 these windows commence on the east side of the transept4 ,in the rest there are arches1 which have been filled up with masonry from the beginning4 ,i think this triforium superior to that of ,st4 ,ouen1 chiefly from the geometric character of its forms2 whereas those of ,st4 ,ouen approach to the perpendicular4 ,each bay has six divisions1 save the five of the apse1 which have four4 #bnd1 ,the windows of the clerestory1 all of pure geometric tracery4 ,i measured one on the south side of the nave1 nineteen feet three inches wide1 clear light4 #crd1 ,the north transept end4 ,a rosace above1 of most brilliant glass1 thirty-six feet in diameter2 open gallery of fifteen divisions4 #dth1 ,the whole arrangement of the aisles round the choir4 ,there are open chapels north and south1 extending the whole four bays of the choir1 which give great lightness to it2 while the seven arches of the apse correspond to as many chapels4 ,the ,lady ,chapel is beautiful1 though not so much developed as that of ,st4 ,ouen4 ,by the advice of the guide we went down to the river1 immediately to the north of the cathedral2 from the other side of which1 by a little tree in front of a house painted green1 is1 perhaps1 the best external view of the whole mass from east to west4 ,even here1 however1 almost all the windows of the aisles are covered by houses2 on another branch of the river1 a little further north1 rather more of these is discovered4 ,the near view from the extreme corner of the bishop's garden is good2 and the corresponding one to the south-east1 as far back as the street will allow1 rather better4 ,this gives the beauty of the east end4 ,but no complete view of this wonderful building outside can be obtained1 from the closeness of the houses2 and that which would be the grandest ornament of the finest city in the world cannot even be seen in its full proportions4 ,the vaulting of ,amiens is #adj feet 7,english7 high2 the ridge of the roof outside reaches to nigh #bjj4 ,its internal and external galleries must be traversed before the spectator can estimate the enormous pile of masonry which that fabric contains4 ,it can only be matched1 ,i think1 by ,milan4 ,amiens is only #ddb feet in length1 including the ,lady ,chapel4 ,in this also the ,french architects have shown great skill1 for an excess in this respect would have diminished the great effect produced by their stupendous height4 ,york or ,canterbury would be dwarfed beside ,amiens1 though the former exceeds it by #hb feet1 and the latter by #hh feet in length4 ,but the height of the vaulting of ,canterbury nave is #hj feet1 of ,york #ii1 of ,amiens #adj4 ,it is a sad result of a visit to the ,french cathedrals1 that the ,englishman must be content to recognise ever after the immense inferiority of his own in the one characteristic feature of ,christian architecture1 elevation4 ,a noble race of men they must have been1 and not of the tiger-monkey kind1 who had hearts to conceive and hands to execute such works as these4 ,overflowing with inward life must the ,church have been1 who could impress such a character on her sons4 ,here1 indeed1 may the ,churchman feel1 ,he built ,his sanctuary like high palaces2 like the earth which ,he hath established for ever4 ,those were the ages of faith1 hope1 and love2 it would be well if the life which glowed in those medival bosoms manifested itself by works in ours4 ,amiens4 ,feast of ,st4 ,james1 #ahde4--;,i do not intend to say much about things in general1 but as you have touched on them1 ,i do say a few words4 ,i am1 ,i may say1 fully convinced that neither the worship of saints1 nor the use of images1 nor the withholding of the cup1 at all affect the life of the ,roman ,church4 ,what ,i have seen has led me to reflect bitterly on ,mr4 ,bowdler's ',quid ,rom faciam8' ,the answer is1 all that you try in vain to do in ,england4 ,for1 in sober truth1 he has only told us that what exists there in practice exists with us in theory4 ,however1 ,i agree with him that it is our duty to put it in practice at home4 ,but1 how to get ecclesiastics to live in primitive brotherhood and in primitive poverty8 ,how to bring people to confession8 ,how to induce candidates for holy orders to submit to education8 ,how to get the opportunity of restoring the daily sacrifice8 ,how to warm our churches with devotion1 so that people may come in1 and be cheered and helped in their prayers1 c48 ,these are questions to which he has supplied no answer1 and the answer is not easy4 ,it requires every allowance for the reserved and retiring character of the ,english to hope that we are not1 even in comparison with the ,french1 a fallen people4 ,still1 were it not for one person who thinks otherwise1 ,i should view our failings calmly1 as a mere hindrance to be surmounted1 and even take easily the painful separation there is between us and so much that ,i must admire1 considering it as the result of an over-technical system on the one side1 and an unformed one on the other--a result that would vanish as the one grew in life and the other in consistency4--,m4 ,we determined to leave this evening1 that we might secure an early passage from ,boulogne on ,monday morning4 ,so at half-past-five we took the diligence to ,abbeville4 ,it is an unusually pleasant drive thither1 partly by the river side1 well wooded1 a good road1 and occasionally diversified4 ,we even went by one country house which had a fine flower garden and lawn1 and might have passed for ,english4 ,it was so unusually neat and nicely kept1 that ,i inquired if it was a private house4 ,we had the coup with a ,french gentleman1 with whom ,i had considerable talk4 ,he was a fair representant of the tone of mind produced by the first revolution2 spoke with enthusiasm of the military and naval establishments of ,france1 the accomplishments required of all officers1 the preference given to pure merit1 the equality which subsisted in all the relations of ,frenchmen2 contrasted his own country in these respects with ours4 ,he claimed the full possession of liberty1 which ,i denied to them2 but ,i fully admitted the passion for equality and the existence of it4 ,i observed that1 by their law of inheritance1 they had destroyed all equilibrium in the state1 all power but the central power of the government1 which was continually increasing4 ,he spoke with passionate fondness of the late ,duke of ,orleans1 that he had a marvellous gift of speaking1 attached every body to him1 was exceedingly brave and able every way4 ,i asked if he thought ,louis ,philippe had contrived the revolution4 ,he said he could not acquit him as to that4 ,the whole of his family were patterns to ,france1 whereas1 he said1 the ,duke de ,berri was a beast1 an animal4 ,he seemed to think there would be attempts on ,louis ,philippe's death1 but they would not succeed2 the country generally was well satisfied with his rule4 ,he defended the system of passports as admirable1 but when at ,abbeville his own was kept some time being deciphered he waxed impatient4 ,he defended the conscription too1 and abused the construction of our army2 nothing but the firmness of the ,english character produced good soldiers out of such materials4 ,he seemed to think all property in ,england descended to the eldest son1 and abused our horrible aristocracy4 ,i said the old ,saxon blood loved an aristocracy and would always have it4 ,we reached ,abbeville just after dark1 got some coffee1 and rested a few hours at the ,hotel d',angleterre4 ,at half-past-two the diligence from ,paris took us up1 and landed us at ,boulogne between nine and ten4 ,a fine rich country all along1 but with nothing remarkable1 except perhaps the site of ,montreuil1 a brow something like ,windsor4 ,sunday1 ,july #bg4--,went to the ,british ,chapel1 in the ,rue du ,temple--a miserable meeting-house begalleried all round1 with one pulpit for the prayers and another for the sermon1 flanking a table in the midst4 ,the reading and the preaching quite in correspondence4 ,indeed the sermon1 which was without book1 was one of the most extraordinary productions ,i ever heard3 its tone may be imagined1 from the speaker calling our ,lord ,king of ,kings1 and ,lord of ,lords--and ,emperor of ,emperors4 ,what was half an hour to speak of immortal things to an immortal soul6 ,the chapel was very full of well-dressed people1 whose demeanour was as little religious as can be conceived2 but they were bidden to beware of the superstition of the ,roman ,church1 and of the seductions to the animal nature which it afforded4 ,later we walked into the upper town1 and1 after dinner1 along the sands1 and over the cliffs home4 ,but the view of ,boulogne on every side is dreary and wretched2 and ,i should never stay there an hour longer than was necessary4 ,we were at l',htel de l',europe--civil people1 and excellent table d'hte4 ,monday1 ,july #bh4--;,at six this morning we left ,boulogne1 and crossed to ,folkstone in two hours and five minutes2 a very fast vessel4 ,we breakfasted at the hotel near the beach1 got through the custom house rather quickly1 were ready for the half-past-nine train1 and in ,london shortly after one o'clock4 ,m4 and ,i called on ,e4 ,hawkins and ,acland1 and then went down to ,eton1 and ,i home to ,launton4 #b ,the observations between inverted commas1 and ended with the letter ,m41 are taken1 by permission1 from the journal of my fellow-traveller1 the ,rev4 ,c4 ,marriott4 #c ,it should be mentioned that the two brothers ,labb set up this school some twenty years ago1 without any resources1 and have maintained it ever since1 living upon ,providence1 gradually building accommodations for their scholars1 a chapel1 c4 #d ,la monition consiste faire connatre celui1 qui nous a chargs de lui rendre cet office de charit1 ses imperfections et ses dfauts extrieurs contraires aux vertus ,chrtiennes et ecclsiastiques4 ,,letters ,,from ,,france ,,and ,,italy4--#ahdg4 ,hotel ,windsor1 ,rue de ,rivoli1 #gth ,july1 #ahdg4 ,,my ,,dear ----4 99 99 99 ,the weather for the last three or four days has been melting4 ,we have had plenty to do1 and have been well occupied1 instructed1 and pleased4 ,last evening we dined with ,m4 ,defresne1 a very clever1 able1 and energetic talker4 ,he is a great friend of the old ,royal ,family1 and calls ,louis ,philippe the greatest scoundrel under the sun4 ,we met l',abb ,pttot1 cur of ,st4 ,louis d',antin1 one of the parishes of ,paris1 with #ah1jjj inhabitants2 he has eight curates1 besides occasional assistance4 ,they give the most astonishing account of the change which has taken place in ,france in the last fifteen years in religious matters4 ,formerly a young man dared not confess that he was a ,christian1 or show himself in a church2 now the bitter sarcasm and ridicule with which all religious subjects were treated have passed away2 earnestness has laid hold of the mind of the nation1 and even those who are not ,christians appear to be searching for the truth1 and treat ,christianity as a reality1 and conviction with respect4 ,even now1 not one young man in a hundred is a ,christian4 ,i asked l',abb ,pttot particularly1 if he felt sure of this proportion1 and he confirmed it4 ,out of the thirty-two millions of ,french1 they reckon two millions who are really ,christians1 practising confession2 many of the others send for a priest in their last illness1 confess1 and receive the sacraments2 but ,m4 ,defresne thought this very unsatisfactory1 as we should4 ,they are making great exertions to christianise the class of workmen1 the great majority of whom are not even nominally believers4 ,you may judge of their life by the fact that they live with many different women in common1 sometimes after a time selecting one of these1 and confining themselves to her1 but without legitimate marriage4 ,the ,church has gained about #ae1jjj of this class out of a hundred thousand in ,paris1 and worked a great reformation4 ,at ,st4 ,sulpice they have every other ,sunday a meeting of these1 called confrences1 at which they are addressed by different persons1 clergy or lay1 on religious1 moral1 or instructive subjects4 ,we went to the meeting on ,sunday night1 and were much pleased with what we saw and heard4 ,their minds are laid hold of and interested2 by drawing together they get a sense of union and the force of numbers1 and are encouraged by each other's progress2 they see their superiors in knowledge and station exerting themselves for their improvement4 ,l',abb ,pttot told us he had preached eighty times last ,lent1 seven times in one day4 ,this is entirely without note4 ,their labour must be very great4 ,his manner of speaking is very pleasing1 and ,i think the priests generally speak with great propriety1 and with an abundance and arrangement of matter which is not common with us4 ,we have just returned from a visit to ,m4 ,martin ,noirlieu1 once sub-preceptor of the ,duke de ,bordeaux1 and now a cur at ,paris4 ,he has been in ,england1 and speaks favourably of us4 ,he thinks there is much good and real religion in the people of ,england1 though very defective1 and though the ,church is suffering under many abuses4 ,he said they computed that the ,bishop of ,london received as much as all the ,french ,bishops put together4 ,the state of things here is totally different from what it is with us4 ,there is no state religion1 no temptation whatever to pretend to be a ,christian if you are not4 ,the consequence is1 that there is little hypocrisy2 infidelity is openly professed by a great number4 ,on the other hand1 the believers are so from real conviction1 and generally after a personal conversion2 there are comparatively few hereditary ,christians4 ,the ,church is gradually gaining1 but much more in the higher than in the lower ranks4 ,there are #hjj priests in ,paris2 they want #djj more3 before the great ,revolution there were #ejjj4 ,on ,monday we were taken to see the house of the ,priests for foreign ,missions4 ,they count many martyrs in late times in ,china1 c4 ,there are the bones of several in their museum2 ,chinese pictures of the mode in which they were tortured1 expressed to the life with a frightful reality4 ,the mother of one of these martyrs is living now1 and had sent to her the original picture of her son's martyrdom1 drawn by ,christians in ,china4 ,there is a long frame of wood1 which they were forced to carry round the neck1 and which prevented them from taking any rest4 ,young men are regularly trained here for missionary work2 their disposition and talents attentively considered2 above all their vocation1 and without this is very decided1 they are not allowed to attempt so perilous a task4 ,indeed1 where the reverse of honour1 or ease1 or wealth1 or leisure1 or anything that delights the natural man1 is all that they can expect in this life1 they are not likely to have any hypocritical aspirants for the work of a missionary4 ,as for sending out a man with a wife and children to convert the heathen1 the idea would appear to them too ridiculous4 ,near adjoining to these we saw the central establishment of the ,surs de ,charit2 they have six hundred sisters here1 many novices4 ,they count about #fjjj all over the world1 and are increasing rapidly4 ,they were entirely put down at the great ,revolution1 so that this is all since #ahja4 ,they renew their vows annually2 there are instances1 though very rare1 of sisters retiring4 ,every sister passes one week of the year in what is called a retreat2 that is1 a complete self-examination and inquiry into the past year1 progress made in things spiritual1 c4 ,this is likewise the case with every monk1 nun1 or priest4 ,these retreats are productive of great effects4 ,july #h4--,we dine to-day with ,m4 ,defresne again1 to meet ,m4 ,martin ,noirlieu4 ,we have had l',abb ,labb here three hours this morning4 ,we are going a round with l',abb ,carron at two4 ,we have the dinner in the evening1 so do pretty well4 ,yours sincerely1 ,t4 ,w4 ,,allies4 ,genoa1 ,july #bj1 #ahdg4 ,,my ,,dear ----4 99 99 99 ,the last six days we have spent1 as well as the heat would allow us1 in enjoying the different views which this most superb city presents4 ,my companions1 who have both seen ,constantinople1 seem to reckon it only inferior to that4 ,to begin with the beginning3 we presented on ,wednesday our letter to the ,pre ,jourdain1 a ,jesuit2 and no sooner was it delivered1 than1 without reading it1 or any sort of preface1 except ,w's reply in the affirmative to the question whether he was a ,catholic1 he began a most furious attack on us as rebels outside of the ,church1 ,protestants1 and what not4 ,it so happened1 however1 that the points he took were just those which ,i had most at command2 so he did not get much by his assault1 was obliged to beat a retreat several times1 and finally left us all three convinced that reasoning was not his forte1 and that at least in his case the ,jesuits were not employing gentle insinuation as a means of converting1 ,he has1 however1 never renewed the battle since1 but been very obliging1 and given us every assistance in his power4 ,among the sights he directed us to was ,st4 ,anne's1 a house of barefooted ,carmelites1 on the back of the hills some few hundred feet aloft1 commanding the most delicious views of the city1 the bay1 the sea1 and the mountains round4 ,a straggling and precipitous garden was covered with vines festooned on trellis work1 through which one caught the blue sky1 and water1 and towers and domes brought out against them with full effect4 ,then1 after seeing the long1 cool corridors inside1 each of which had a window opening on this gorgeous scene1 and the little chamber of each brother1 furnished with a poor bed1 some little pictures1 a crucifix1 and the most necessary furniture2 and on hearing the quiet tenor of every day's life1 the only fear was1 whether there was enough of the cross in it4 ,but doubtless the being under obedience1 the having every day's work portioned out for one1 supplies all that is wanted2 and however calm it seemed1 every chamber1 as it had the figure of the ,crucified1 so it was conscious of the secret cross borne by its occupant4 ,they are occupied in instruction1 and have a school of novices4 ,genoa is particularly rich in charitable foundations2 her merchant princes cannot be accused of neglecting the poor and suffering1 nor of so assisting them as to show that they thought poverty a crime and an offence4 ,we have seen three great buildings which have moved our admiration in this way4 ,the ,ospitaletto contains #ddd sick men and women3 it is served by six ,capucins and fifteen sisters of charity4 ,mass is said every day at half-past-five and six o'clock1 at altars so placed in the different wards that every person can see4 ,they are confessed by the ,capucins1 and communicate every fortnight4 ,all ,genoese are received freely here1 others pay a small sum4 ,again1 the hospital called ,pammatone1 endowed by various noble ,genoese1 can receive #ajjj sick2 it had more this last winter4 ,it is served by eighteen ,capucins and thirty-four sisters4 ,we saw here1 in a shrine over the altar1 the body of ,st4 ,catherine of ,genoa1 who died in #aeaj1 after serving thirty-two years as a sister here4 ,it is apparently solid and quite uncorrupt4 ,the other great building1 which we saw yesterday1 is the ,albergo dei ,poveri--a poor house in fact1 but as unlike an ,english poor house1 as poverty in the person of the ,blessed ,virgin and our ,lord is unlike poverty as treated by a board of guardians1 and kept alive on the smallest pittance they can devise4 ,it is a most magnificent building1 with four huge courts1 the chapel in the centre1 of which the altar is commanded on one side by a great chamber for the men1 and on the other side by one for the women2 while in front it is open to the public1 and behind to an infirmary for the sick4 ,in all these buildings what most pleases one is the bringing home the entire offices1 hopes1 and consolations of religion to every individual soul4 ,i do not see how this can be done without sisters of charity1 and the system of confession4 ,everything ,i see impresses on me more and more our own need of a complete renovation and restoration1 if we would rise as a communion to be a reality and not a sham4 ,yesterday we visited the ,fieschine1 an institution for educating orphan girls1 of which it now holds #ahg4 ,they are taught reading and writing and work of all kinds1 the most beautiful embroidery1 artificial flowers1 c4 ,it was founded by the ,count ,fieschi1 and is in the patronage of his family1 directed by a chaplain1 and a superior1 with the rules of a convent1 but without any vows1 as a great many marry out of it4 ,the full recognition of the ascetic and monastic life1 as a ,christian state1 and the highest in its kind1 is of incalculable importance4 ,for want of this1 all our great institutions1 whether for the maintenance of learning1 or the direction of youth1 or the care of the sick1 fail just where they ought to be strong2 they have no authority2 the world1 its views1 and principles1 and measures1 rule in them as in ordinary life2 and the reason why is1 that the very life which alone is above the world1 its wants1 and its measures1 is excluded and condemned4 ,we have men1 we have minds1 we have money2 but how are we to get back principles which we have in practice given up8 ,the under-valuing celibacy1 the not possessing religious orders1 seems a system of christianity without the cross4 ,july #ba4--,we go on to ,milan by the courier to-day1 and ,i shall post this letter on our arrival there to-morrow1 after that to ,venice1 which is my farthest point4 ,i shall return through ,basle1 to which place write me a line as soon as you receive this4 ,the heat here is overwhelming1--there is no getting cool1 even at night4 ,instead of a bonnet1 all women here1 ladies and commonalty1 wear a muslin shawl1 which is pinned on the top of the head1 and descends down behind to the waist3 it is most pleasing and graceful4 ,they are1 besides1 often good looking1 and have a natural breeding and look of blood about them which seems quite extinct in ,france4 ,the majority of the women over the men in the churches here is as great as in ,france4 ,the buildings themselves are full of various marbles1 painting and gilding1 sometimes to excess1 but often the effect is very beautiful4 ,the music is much too theatrical for my taste4 ,several masses going on at once in a church strike one as strange1 and for devotion1 at least habitually1 ,i prefer the ,low ,mass which one can follow without difficulty1 and which is of a moderate length1 to the accompaniment with music1 which distracts4 ,their evening service1 when they have any1 is the ,benediction1 or exposition of the ,holy ,sacrament4 ,the ,jesuits here seem to have plenty to do2 the professed house is supported by charity alone4 ,when we go to visit ,pre ,jourdain1 he seats us on his bed1 for chairs he has not for company3 ,i believe they may not possess anything as private property1 not even a souvenir of friends4 ,there is a reality about that order at least which ensures respect4 99 99 99 99 99 ,yours very sincerely1 ,t4 ,w4 ,,allies4 ,milan1 ,july #bc4 #ahdg4 ,,my ,,dear ----4 ,we took our letter to ,manzoni last night1 and found him sitting1 after dinner1 with ,madame4 ,considering that he lives very retired1 we may think ourselves three fortunate birds of passage to have had an hour's conversation with the author of the ,promessi ,sposi4 ,he is from #fj to #fe years of age1 with greyish hair and a pleasing kind look4 ,he spoke of ,james ,hope and ,gladstone2 with great warmth of the latter1 saying it was a satisfaction to speak with such a man4 ,newman he regretted not having seen as he passed through1 being then in the country4 ,i mentioned his great reputation with us4 ,he has the same here1 he said4 ,i inquired if he could tell us anything about the ,estatica and ,addolorata1 who are not far from ,trent1 and whom we wish to see4 ,he replied that one person of his acquaintance who had seen the ,addolorata was profoundly struck1 and quite convinced of the reality of her state4 ,on further conversation1 it turned out that this person was no other than his wife's son by a former marriage1 who was at this moment gone on a second visit to the ,addolorata with a physician1 for the purpose of taking an accurate account of her state4 ,he is to return on ,monday1 and then we hope to hear his report4 ,i asked if the clergy here were learned2 he said there were learned men among them1 but the ,church was held in a state of most oppressive thraldom by the government2 the bishops cannot hold a visitation1 nor communicate with ,rome1 without permission1 nor punish a parish priest without the sentence of a tribunal directed by laymen4 ,this thraldom dates from the emperor ,joseph ,,ii4 ,what seemed most to interest ,manzoni1 and on which he spoke at length1 was the philosophical system of his friend ,rosmini2 a complete system1 according to his account1 of great originality1 thoroughly opposed to the sensuous philosophy of modern times1 and preparing the mind for the faith4 ,he made all error to consist in the will1 not in the mind2 and was a most inexorable logician1 carrying out every principle1 and never leaving a fact in abeyance4 ,manzoni seemed thoroughly interested in ,rosmini1 and expects great results from his works1 of which there are already fifteen vols4 published1 which have begun to make an impression4 ,he got more and more animated as our visit went on4 ,i found his ,italian clear and easy to understand2 nor did he address us at all in ,french1 which his lady 7a second wife7 seemed to prefer4 ,he spoke with compassion of the miserably infidel state of ,france1 and quite admitted my remark that a great change seemed to be passing over the mind of men everywhere1 and that they were in the process of being won back to the faith1 as in the last century they were falling from it4 ,the ,church was the best friend of all governments1 for they must be bad indeed for the clergy not to support them2 and yet their position was one of jealousy towards the ,church4 ,as we bowed ourselves out of the room1 he came forward cordially and said ,shake hands1 the only words not ,italian which he had spoken2 and so we left him much gratified1 and with the prospect of another visit on ,monday4 ,we were several hours in the cathedral yesterday2 and at five this morning mounted to see the early morning view outside4 ,the view1 when clear1 is most wondrous1 embracing the range of ,alps for a couple of hundred miles4 ,this morning it was only partially open1 just to the north1 but still very fine4 ,shelley's lines on the ,euganean ,hills are most thoroughly ,italian1 and render the scene1 so far as words can3-- ,beneath is spread1 like a green sea1 ,the waveless plain of ,lombardy1 ,bounded by the vaporous air1 ,islanded by cities fair2 ,underneath day's azure eyes1 ,ocean's nursling1 ,venice1 lies1 c4 ,as for describing the building inside or out1 it is utterly vain to attempt it4 ,suffice it to say1 that the greatest of all ,gothic cathedrals must be allowed to be a beautiful bastard1 full of inconsistencies and irregularities1 and even serious faults1 yet so grand and profoundly religious1 that one gives up all criticism in disgust4 ,as we walked on the marble roof this morning1 and watched that multitude of aerial pinnacles so clearly defined against the cool blue sky1 ,i thought it would be as utterly beyond ,walter ,scott or ,victor ,hugo1 or any other master of human language1 as it was beyond me1 to convey to one who never saw it any idea of this building4 ,human language1 then1 being an instrument confessedly so poor and weak1 what extreme folly it is to rest upon it in religious mysteries2 to think that we can penetrate into realities by its aid1 when we cannot even describe the objects of sense4 ,if ,milan cathedral be indescribable1 it would be strange indeed if words could exhibit the mystery of the ,trinity4 ,we must wait for intuition before we approach eternal things2 that is1 we must be beyond the bounds of time ere we can comprehend what does not exist in time4 ,prayers may be said to be always going on1 at least during the day1 here2 as we entered1 a ,mass was already proceeding3 there is a succession of them from dawn till noon4 ,i confess ,i prefer one daily celebration1 at which all who are disposed1 especially clergy1 should assist1 not merely as reverencing the mystery1 7which1 however1 is far and far beyond our manner of neglecting it17 but as partaking of it4 ,on the other hand1 this mode sets forth a continual worship2 the building itself seems a perpetual offering made to ,god2 by day and night it pleads the ,passion of ,his ,son and the graces of ,his saints4 ,i do not know whether this mute intercession is most striking when it is crowded with worshippers1 or when1 as we saw it at eight last night1 two single lamps twinkled in its immense obscurity1 and the last light of day was feebly visible through the coloured windows4 ,as we were standing thus under the lantern1 we heard a voice at the other end of the church1 si chiude1 si chiude4 ,one could hardly help wishing to stay there the night4 ,it would certainly require a bold heart1 but ,i think ,i could do it1 if ,i thought ,i could get an answer to one or two questions4 ,the shrine of ,st4 ,charles ,borromeo1 a pope's nephew--nobleman1 archbishop1 and cardinal--who was worn out with austerities at forty-six1 seems a fit approach to the invisible world3 where ,ambrose taught1 and ,augustine was converted1 and over all the ,blessed ,virgin's hands are stretched--a fit place for reaching the truth4 ,we intend to go on towards ,venice on ,tuesday2 we think of stopping at ,verona1 and going north into the ,tyrol1 to see the ,addolorata4 ,i do no not know if you have heard of her4 ,she has now been many years subsisting almost without nourishment1 having on her hands1 feet1 and side the marks of our ,saviour's wounds1 and on her head a series of punctures representing the ,crown of ,thorns4 ,blood drops from all of these on ,friday4 ,i spoke with an eye-witness of this at ,paris4 ,the thing seems marvellous enough to go a hundred miles out of one's way to see it4 ,yours very sincerely1 ,t4 ,w4 ,,allies4 ,account of a ,visit to the ,addolorata and ,estatica1 in the ,tyrol4 ,trent1 ,august #a1 #ahdg4 ,,my ,,dear ----4 ,since ,i last wrote to you1 ,i have seen two sights more remarkable than any that ever fell under my own observation before1 and than any that are likely to fall again4 ,i mean to give you as short an account of them as will convey a real notion of them4 ,maria ,domenica ,lazzari1 daughter of a poor miller now dead1 lives in the wild ,alpine village of ,capriana1 in the ,italian ,tyrol1 which we had a walk of four hours through the mountains to reach4 ,she was born ,march #af4 #ahae1 and up to the year #ahcc lived the ordinary life of a peasant1 blameless and religious1 but in no respect otherwise remarkable4 ,in ,august1 #ahcc1 she had an illness1 not in the first instance of an extraordinary nature2 but it took the form of an intermittent fever1 confining her completely to her bed1 and finally contracting the nerves of her hands and feet1 so as to cripple them4 ,on the #ajth of ,january1 #ahcd1 she received on her hands1 feet1 and left side1 the marks of our ,lord's five wounds2 the first appearance of these was a gradual reddening of the various points beneath the skin2 this was strongly marked on a ,thursday1 and on the following day the wounds were open1 blood flowed1 and since that time they have never undergone any material change4 ,three weeks afterwards her family found her in the morning with a handkerchief covering her face1 in a state of great delight1 a sort of trance2 on removing the handkerchief1 letters were found on it marked in blood1 and ,domenica's brow had a complete impression of the ,crown of ,thorns1 in a line of small punctures1 about a quarter of an inch apart1 from which the blood was flowing freshly4 ,they asked her who had torn her so 7chi l'aveva cos pettinata87 she replied1 ,a very fair lady had come in the night and adorned her4 ,on the #ajth of ,april1 #ahcd1 she took a little water with a morsel of bread steeped in it2 from that day to this she has taken no nourishment whatever1 save the ,holy ,sacrament1 which she receives weekly once or twice1 in the smallest possible quantity4 ,some years ago1 when the priest had given her the ,host1 sudden convulsions came on1 and she was unable to swallow ,it2 the priest tried repeatedly to withdraw ,it1 but in vain1 the convulsions returning as often as he attempted it1 and so ,it remained forty days1 when ,it was at last removed untouched4 ,we were assured of this by the ,prince-,bishop of ,trent4 ,from the time that she first received the stigmata in ,january1 #ahcd1 to the present time1 the wounds have bled every ,friday with a loss of from one to two ounces of blood1 beginning early in the morning1 and on ,friday only3 the quantity of blood which now flows is less than it used to be4 ,the above information we received chiefly from ,signor ,yoris1 a surgeon of ,cavalese1 the chief village of the district in which ,capriana lies4 ,we carried him a letter from ,signor ,s4 ,stampa1 son-in-law of ,manzoni1 whom we met at ,milan last ,sunday1 and who had just returned from a visit to ,domenica1 exactly a week before our own4 ,he appeared quite overwhelmed at what he had seen1 and gave us an exact account1 which our own eyes subsequently verified4 ,we reached ,cavalese from ,neumarkt on ,thursday1 having taken especial care so to time our visit that we might see ,domenica first on ,thursday evening and then on ,friday morning1 so as to be able to observe that marvellous flow of blood which is said to take place on ,friday4 ,signor ,yoris most obligingly offered to accompany us2 accordingly we left ,cavalese shortly after one o'clock on ,thursday1 and reached ,capriana by a wild road through a mountainous valley1 in four hours4 ,as we got near the place ,signor ,yoris said1 ,i will tell you a curious instance of ,domenica's acuteness of hearing4 ,my wife and ,i were going once to visit her2 when we were eighty or a hundred yards from her house1 ,i whispered to my wife to go quietly1 that we might take her by surprise4 ,we did so accordingly1 but much to our astonishment she received us with a smile1 saying that she had not been taken by surprise1 and alluding to the very words ,i had used4 ,he showed us the spot where this had occurred1 and it was certainly an acuteness of sense far beyond anything ,i can conceive possible4 ,we went straight to ,domenica's cottage1 and knocked at the door4 ,her sister was out1 but in a few minutes she came from a cottage a little below1 and let us in4 ,at the inner end of a low room near the wall1 in a bed hardly larger than a crib1 ,domenica lay crouched up1 the hands closely clasped over the breast1 the head a little raised1 the legs gathered up nearly under her1 in a way the bed clothes did not allow us to see4 ,about three quarters of an inch under the roots of the hair a straight line is drawn all round the forehead1 dotted with small punctures a quarter of an inch apart2 above this the flesh is of the natural colour1 perfectly clear and free from blood2 below the face is covered down to the bottom of the nose1 and the cheeks to the same extent1 with a dry crust or mask of blood4 ,her breast heaved with a sort of convulsion1 and her teeth chattered4 ,on the outside of both hands1 as they lie clasped together1 in a line with the second finger1 about an inch from the knuckle1 is a hard scar1 of dark-colour1 rising above the flesh1 half an inch in length1 by about three-eighths of an inch in width2 round these the skin slightly reddened1 but quite free from blood4 ,from the position of the hands it is not possible to see well inside1 but stooping down on the right of her bed ,i could almost see an incision answering to the outward one1 and apparently deeper4 ,i leant over her head1 within a foot of the ,corona on the forehead1 and closely observed the wounds4 ,she looked at us very fixedly1 but hardly spoke4 ,we heard her only cry ',dio mio' several times when her pains were bad4 ,she seemed to enter into ,signor ,yoris's conversation1 smiled repeatedly1 and bent her head4 ,but it was an effort to her to attend1 and at times the eyes closed and she became insensible4 ,by far the most striking point in her appearance this evening was that dry mask of blood descending so regularly from the punctured line round the forehead2 for it must be remarked that the blood has flowed in a straight line all down the face1 as if she were erect1 not as it would naturally flow from the position in which she was lying1 that is1 off the middle to the sides of the face4 ,and what is strangest of all1 there is a space all round the face1 from the forehead down to the jaw1 by the ears1 quite free from blood1 and of the natural colour3 which is just that part to which the blood1 as she lies1 ought most to run4 ,after about three-quarters of an hour we took leave1 intending to return the first thing in the morning4 ,don ,michele ,santuari1 the parish priest1 on whom we called1 was out2 he returned our visit for a minute or two1 very early the next morning1 but was going to his brother's again4 ,friday evening1 ,july #cjth4--,when we visited ,domenica at half-past five this morning1 the change was very remarkable4 ,the hard scars on the outside of her hands had sunk to the level of the flesh1 and become raw and fresh running wounds1 but without indentation1 from which there was a streak of blood running a finger's length1 not perpendicularly1 but down the middle of the wrist4 ,the wound inside the left hand seemed on the contrary deep and furrowed1 much blood had flowed1 and the hand seemed mangled2 the wound of the right hand inside could not be seen4 ,the punctures round the forehead had been bleeding1 and were open1 so that the mask of blood was thicker1 and very terrible to look at4 ,the darkest place of all was the tip of the nose1 a spot1 which1 as she was lying1 the blood in its natural course could not reach at all4 ,it must be observed again1 that the blood flows as it would flow if she were suspended1 and not recumbent4 ,the sight is so fearful that a person of weak nerves would very probably be overcome by it2 indeed1 ,signor ,stampa and his servant were both obliged to leave the room4 ,while we were there ,domenica's sister1 who lives alone with her1 stood at the head of her crib with her hands under her head1 occasionally raising her4 ,we fanned her alternately with a large feathered fan1 which alone seemed to relieve her2 for she is in a continual fever1 and her window remains open day and night1 summer and winter1 in the severest cold4 ,she seemed better this morning1 and more able to speak1 and at intervals did speak several times4 ,i asked her to pray for us1 she replied1 ,questo far ben volentieri4 ,prega che l',inghilterra sia tutta ,cattolica1 che non ci sia che una religione1 perch adesso ci sono molte4 ,she replied1 ,i believe in the very words of the ,catechism1 ,si2 non vi che una sola religione ,cattolica ,romana2 fuori di questa non si deve aver speranza4 ,she observed1 that other ,english had asked the same thing of her4 ,she has light and sparkling grey eyes1 which she fixed repeatedly on us1 looking at us severally with great interest4 ,we told her that the ,bishop of ,trent had requested us to call on him1 and give him a report of her2 and asked her if she had anything to say4 ,she replied1 ,tell him that ,i desire his benediction1 and that ,i resign myself in every thing to the will of ,god and that of the bishop4 ,ask him to intercede for me with the ,bishop of all4 ,i said1 ,piu si patisce qui1 piu si gode dopo4 ,she replied1 ,si3 si deve sperarlo4 ,before we left1 ,w---- repeated1 ,you will pray for us1 she bowed her head2 and for all ,england3 she replied1 ,quanto io posso4 ,after nearly an hour's stay we took leave1 hoping that we might all meet in ,paradise4 ,there is an altar in her room1 at which ,mass is celebrated once a week1 and many small pictures of saints4 ,every thing betokens the greatest poverty4 ,it is most hard to realise such a life as ,domenica's continued during thirteen years4 ,the impression left on my mind as to her state is that of one who suffers with the utmost resignation a wonderful and inexplicable disease1 on which the tokens of our ,saviour's ,passion are miraculously and most awfully impressed4 ,the points in her case which are beyond and contrary to nature are these3 #ast4 ,for thirteen years she has neither eaten nor drunken1 except that very small portion of the ,host which she receives once or twice weekly4 #b;d4 ,on the hands and feet1 inside and outside1 she bears the wounds of our ,lord2 both sides run with blood2 whether the wounds go through is not known2 and on the left side is a wound which runs also4 #c;d4 ,she has on the brow1 as ,i saw and have described1 and ,i believe all round the head1 the mark of the crown of thorns1 a series of punctures1 and a red line as if of something pressing on the head4 #dth4 ,all these wounds run with blood at present1 and during thirteen years have done the like1 regularly1 and at an early hour on ,friday1 and on that day alone4 ,combining the first and fourth fact1 we get a phenomenon which sets at utter defiance all physical science1 and which seems to me a direct exertion of ,almighty power1 and of that alone4 ,medical men1 said ,signor ,yoris1 have been in abundance to see her1 and have studied her case2 but no one has furnished the least solution of it4 ,he assured me he had seen the wounds on her feet a hundred times1 and that the blood flowed upwards towards the toes1 as we saw it did on the nose4 ,since for the last two years she has been contracted and drawn up by her disease the feet cannot be seen4 ,she has refused to allow any man to see the wound on the side1 as it did not require to be medically treated2 but offered that any number of women1 of her own village1 or the wives of medical men1 might see it4 ,she is a good deal emaciated1 but not so much as ,i have seen in other cases4 ,nothing can be more simple and natural than her manner and that of her sister4 ,their cottage is open at all times4 ,domenica may be closely seen1 all but touched and handled4 ,indeed around that couch one treads instinctively with reverence2 the image of the ,woe surpassing all woes is too plainly marked1 for the truth of what one sees not to sink indelibly on the mind4 ,no eye witness1 ,i will venture to say1 will ever receive the notion of anything like deceit4 ,we returned to ,neumarkt on ,friday1 and on ,saturday morning1 ,july #cast1 walked nine miles to ,caldaro1 to see the other great wonder of the ,tyrol1 ,maria ,mrl1 called the ,estatica4 ,on arriving1 we presented the ,bishop of ,trent's letter to the dean1 and in about an hour1 were conducted to the ,franciscan convent2 from this one of the friars conducted us to the monastery1 within the enclosure of which1 but only as a lodger1 ,maria ,mrl has withdrawn4 ,the main points in her history are these4 ,she was born in ,october1 #ahab2 she lived from her earliest years a life of great piety2 about the age of eighteen1 in the year #ahcj1 she suffered violent attacks of sickness1 in which medical aid seemed to be of no service4 ,at this time she began1 after receiving the ,holy ,communion1 to fall into trances1 which were at first of short duration1 and scarcely remarked by her family4 ,on the ,feast of the ,purification1 #ahcb1 however1 she fell after communicating into an ecstacy lasting twenty-six hours1 and was only recalled by the order of her confessor4 ,in ,june1 #ahcb1 the state of ecstacy returned every day3 in ,august of the year #ahcc it became habitual4 ,her ordinary and habitual position is kneeling on her bed1 with her hands joined under the chin1 her eyes wide open1 and intently fixed on some object2 in which state she takes no notice of any one present1 and can only be recalled by her confessor charging her on her vow of obedience4 ,but ,i may now as well describe what we saw4 ,in a few minutes the friar had taken us to the garden door of the monastery2 we entered a passage where he left us for a short time1 and returning1 told us to open a door which led into a bedroom2 ,i opened another door1 and found myself1 before ,i expected1 in the presence of the most unearthly vision ,i ever beheld4 ,in a corner of a sufficiently large room1 in which the full light of day was tempered down by the blinds being closed1 ,maria ,mrl was on her knees on her bed4 ,dressed entirely in white1 her dark hair came down on both sides to her waist2 her eyes were fixed intently upwards1 her hands joined in adoration and pressing her chin4 ,she took not the slightest notice of our entrance1 nor seemed to be aware of our presence at all2 her position was considerably thrown forward1 and leaning on one side2 one in which1 on a soft bed especially1 it must have been very difficult1 if possible1 to remain a minute4 ,we gazed at her intently the whole time we were allowed to remain1--about six minutes4 ,i could see a slight trembling of the eye1 and heaving of the frame1 and heard one or two throbs1 but otherwise it would have seemed a statue1 rather than anything living4 ,her expression was extremely beautiful and full of devotion4 ,long before we were content to go1 the friar intimated his impatience4 ,i asked him to cause her to pass out of her ecstacy1 and recline on the bed4 ,he went near to her and spoke a few words in a very low tone2 upon which after a slight pause1 she slid1 in an indescribable manner1 down from her kneeling position1 her hands remaining closed together1 and her eyes wide open1 and her knees bent under her1 how ,i cannot imagine4 ,she is said to spring up again into her former position1 as often as her state of ecstacy comes upon her1 without disjoining her hands2 and this we should have liked to see1 but the friar was urgent that we should leave1 and we accordingly obeyed4 ,the sleeves she wore round her wrists prevented our being able to see whether the stigmata were visible1 which she bears on her hands and on her feet4 ,the ,bishop of ,trent afterwards told me we should have asked the confessor to order her to show us the former4 ,these were first observed in #ahcd4 ,now1 though what we saw bears out the accounts given of the ,estatica so far as it went1 yet ,i must admit that we did not leave her with that full satisfaction we had felt in the case of the ,addolorata4 ,maria ,mrl's state in its very nature does not admit the bystander to such perfect proof as that of ,domenica ,lazzari4 ,had we remained half an hour or an hour instead of six minutes1 it must still have been a matter of faith to us how long these ecstacies continue1 and how often they recur4 ,none but those who live daily with her can be aware of all her case4 ,i can only say that what we saw was very strange and very striking1 and when the ,bishop of ,trent informs us1 as he did1 a few hours ago1 that these trances continue four or five hours together1 ,i must entirely believe it4 ,he had seen the stigmata on her hands1 and she had rendered him1 as her superior1 the same obedience which she gives to her confessor4 ,if ,i may venture to draw any conclusion from what ,i have seen1 it is1 that it appears to be a design of ,god1 by means of these two young persons1 to impress on an age of especial scepticism and unbelief in spiritual agency such tokens of our ,lord's ,passion1 as no candid observer can fail to recognise4 ,neither of these cases can be brought under the ordinary laws of nature2 both seem to bear witness in a different1 but perhaps equally wonderful manner1 to the glory of ,god as reflected from the ,passion of ,his ,son on the members of ,his ,body4 ,ever yours1 ,t4 ,w4 ,,allies4 ,p4,s4 ,maria ,domenica ,lazzari died about ,easter1 #ahdh1 aged thirty-three years4 ,albergo dell' ,europa1 ,trent1 ,aug4 #a4 #ahdg4 ,,my ,,dear ----4 ,i do not know whether ,i said anything about writing to you before ,i left ,england1 but ,i feel persuaded that you must be sufficiently interested in our peregrinations to justify me in inflicting a letter upon you4 ,p4 tells me he wrote from ,paris1 up to which time he has doubtless given you full particulars1 and from which point ,i shall take up the chronicle of our movements4 ,we left ,paris on the #ith of ,july1 after having been much pleased and interested by what we had seen there1 and came by a forced march 7and in hot weather a severe one7 in the malle poste to ,lyons on ,s4 ,irenus' ,day1 but1 by an unfortunate delay1 too late to see the archbishop officiate in the church1 and according to the rite of his patron and predecessor4 ,at ,lyons we took the ,rhone1 and steamed to ,avignon 7the scenery quite equal in my opinion to that of the ,rhine71 where we stayed for four hours1 endeavouring1 in spite of heat and some fatigue1 to call up visions of ,french popes1 disconsolate ,petrarch1 or the devout ,laura with her green gown and well bound missal gliding towards the church of ,st4 ,clair4 ,at last we were hurried off to ,aix1 and finally to ,marseilles1 where we just hit upon the moment of departure of the ,neapolitan packet1 which after coasting along the beauties of the ,cornice road landed us at ,genoa1 where we pitched our tent to rest for a few days4 ,we had a letter to ,padre ,giordano at the ,jesuits' ,college4 ,he began by a most polemical conversation with ,allies on the ,tu es ,petrus1 c41 but afterwards dropped the subject altogether2 he was exceedingly civil1 offered us every information we needed1 and gave us access to every thing we wanted to see4 ,in this manner ,i found ,genoa far more interesting than ,i had expected4 ,it is a most beautiful and most ,italian city1 and has1 as to outward appearance1 lost nothing of its character in the days of the republic2 and its institutions for the support and relief of the poor1 the sick1 and the religious1 gave an additional source of interest beyond that for which ,i was prepared4 ,from ,genoa we came by ,pavia to ,milan1 where we staid five days3 for a city so celebrated and so important in ancient times it is remarkable and much to be regretted that its ancient character is so completely lost4 ,milan is now quite a modern city1 with the exception of a very few solitary buildings2 the cathedral itself1 wonderful as a structure1 and beautiful to the end of the chapter1 is quite indefensible in the eyes of a thorough-going ,goth1 and is after all only a very successful vagary of a bastard style4 ,the beauty of the material1 the exquisite finish of the sculpture1 and fine proportions of individual parts1 with the costly and vast effect of the whole1 do however quite disarm one's critical inclinations1 and the interior is 7as we saw it on ,sunday last with the choir filled by the scarlet robes of the chapter of the cardinal see1 and the nave almost filled by people of every sex and station17 one of the grandest ,i know1 and loses nothing by its intimate connection with ,s4 ,charles ,borromeo1 who1 by the way1 appears to me to have been among the best of the reformers of the #afth century4 ,st4 ,ambrose's ,church still remains1 though ,i should think little1 with the exception of a few minor ornaments1 belonged to his time1 beyond the atrium1 the pulpit1 and bishop's chair4 ,the valves of the door from which he repelled the emperor are also here1 though at the time they belonged to another church4 ,they show a spring in which ,s4 ,augustine's baptism is said to have been performed1 and also the garden mentioned in the ,confessions as having been the scene of his conversion2 but for these two ,i do not think they claim more than a great probability1 and entire accordance with all that is known on the subject1 the tradition of the actual spots having been lost1 and only recovered two or three centuries ago4 ,from ,milan we made an expedition to this place in order to see the two wonderful phenomena of which ,lord ,shrewsbury wrote an account some years ago1--the ,estatica and ,addolorata4 ,we left ,milan on ,monday1 and had a fine sub-alpine drive to ,desenzano on the ,lake ,garda1 with which we were very much pleased1 and up which we steamed to ,riva2 from thence to ,trent1 where we introduced ourselves to the bishop as three ,oxonian priests and professors1 begging his highness 7he is prince-bishop7 to give us letters to ,caldaro1 as the ,estatica is only visible on this being granted4 ,he received us with all possible courtesy1 and instantly gave us the necessary introduction1 begging us to lay before him our impressions of the matter on our return here3 he talked much of ,wiseman1 ,newman1 and ,pusey1 making the admission with regard to the latter that scrive come ,cattolico4 ,he told us he was himself by birth a ,german1 and that ,englishmen were especially welcome to him as countrymen of ,st4 ,boniface1 the apostle of his native country4 ,we left ,trent for ,neumarkt1 twenty miles distant1 on ,wednesday1 and on ,thursday passed over some very fine ,tyrolese mountain scenery to ,cavalese1 where we had an introduction to the physician of the place1 who has always attended the ,addolorata since the commencement of her malady1 7and this we had through the kindness of ,manzoni's step-son1 whom we had met at his house in ,milan1--it was no small satisfaction to me to meet the author of ,promessi ,sposi1 c47 and with whom we walked over to ,capriana1 about twelve miles distant1 where ,domenica ,lazzari abides4 ,i think her case such a supernatural portent1 and1 it may be1 one of such deep interest to members of the ,church1 that ,i shall fill the other side of the sheet with such an account of her as ,i have room for4 ,maria ,domenica ,lazzari is thirty-two years of age1 the daughter of a poor miller in ,capriana1 one of five children1 a sister unmarried with whom she lives1 both parents being dead1 a sister married in the village1 and two brothers1 who do not bear a very high character4 ,she herself from childhood was very virtuous and pious1 extremely attentive to all active duties1 and worked like other girls1 though always remarkable both for natural cleverness and her attention to religion4 ,in #ahcc she was attacked by an intermittent fever1 which left her extremely weak1 and after which pains were felt by her in her hands1 feet1 and head2 in ,april1 #ahcd1 she for the last time drank some water and ate a piece of bread1 since which time she has never eaten nor drunk except in partaking of the ,blessed ,sacrament4 ,in the same year she received the stigmata1 which are most evident and apparent1 and from which a large quantity of blood flows every ,friday without exception1 and on no other day4 ,it was in order to test this that we contrived that our arrival should take place on a ,thursday1 repeating our visit on the following day4 ,we arrived at ,capriana about five in the evening1 and went at once to her house1 which is a little peasant's cabin chiefly built of wood1 in the outskirts of the village1 her only attendant being her elder sister1 a simple unsophisticated peasant girl4 ,we found her lying in great suffering in a bed about the length of a child's crib1 a contraction of the muscles having followed upon her illness1 and reduced a formerly tall person to the length of about three feet4 ,at first she was unable to speak to us1 but our companion 7her physician7 fanned her for some time with a large fan1 which seemed to relieve her1 and in a little time she revived4 ,while she lay in this state ,i examined her very closely4 ,the stigmata are most evident on both sides of the hands1 and in a very regular circle round the forehead2 these were perfectly dry1 the hands being white and clean with the exception of the actual punctures of the stigmata1 which are about the size of a silver fourpence1 the wounds of the forehead being such as a penknife might have made2 and the blood which had flowed on the previous ,friday was dry1 and covered her face as low as the upper part of the nostril1 giving all the appearance of a blood-stained mask1 the blood in this case not following the inclination of her present recumbent position1 but1 7as is the case also in the wounds on the feet17 following the lines it would take in a pendent posture4 ,the costal wound is on her left side4 ,we staid in the room about three-quarters of an hour1 and then retired2 we returned at five o'clock the next morning1 and found her much better1 the wounds on the forehead and hands were all open1 and blood exuding from all3 she talked with greater ease than she had done before4 ,she begged us to take her salutations to the ,bishop of ,trent1 to beg for his blessing upon her1 and his intercession for her with the ,bishop of all2 and ,i1 she said1 in my turn will pray for his highness as much as ,i am able4 ,we commended ourselves and all ,england to her prayers1 telling her that now there were many religions in ,england1 but that we should pray that all might be one3 her answer was1 ,e una religione sola1 ,cattolica1 ,romana1 fuori di questa non si deve aver speranza 7this ,i should think came from her catechism74 ,she said all the ,english she had seen had given her the same account of their country1 and promised to pray both for us and for ,england quanto io posso4 ,we saw her confessor for a few minutes1 and ,i wish we could have had some conversation with him1 but he was just starting to pay his brother a visit at the bottom of the valley1 and we would not detain him4 ,in the course of conversation with ,mr4 ,yoris1 and the natives of ,capriana and the neighbourhood1 we gained many other facts connected with her which ,i have not room for here2 this will convey to you some notion of this most extraordinary portent1 of the supernatural character of which any eye witness would1 ,i am sure1 do violence to his reason and judgment by doubting1 and which physicians1 philosophers and bishops have all agreed in asserting as being without explanation according to physical laws1 and which ,i can look at in no other light than as a representation1 vouchsafed for the edification of the ,church and warning of sinners1 of the ,passion of the ,son of ,god4 ,the supernatural points in her case ,i take to be3 #a4 her existing for more than thirteen years without food1 during which time the nails1 hair1 c41 have continued to grow2 #b4 the reception of the five wounds2 #c4 the periodical effusion of a quantity of blood on every return of the day of our ,lord's ,passion3 #d4 the course taken by the blood flowing from the wounds1 quite at variance with the natural law of fluids4 ,we have1 ,i assure you1 been very much impressed by this case1 and what to me makes it the more peculiar is1 that1 in former cases in which the stigmata have been granted1 they have appeared 7as in the cases of ,s4 ,francis of ,assisi1 ,s4 ,theresa1 or ,s4 ,catherine7 as the seal of consummate sanctity1 or the reward of intense meditation on the subject of the ,passion1 whereas in the present instance there is nothing to lead one to suppose either one or the other1 in any extraordinary degree4 ,the impression conveyed to me by my visit was1 ,i confess1 very considerable1 though it was more one of great suffering and resignation1 than of any extraordinary tokens of grace1 in the object of our visit4 ,there is1 ,i take it1 no necessary connection between the extraordinary phenomena which her body bears and extreme sanctity1 though one might expect it4 ,her life has always been extremely virtuous and pious1 7the country people spoke of her as bonissima ragazza71 and her long and intense suffering appears to have chastened and subdued her spirit to a state one would consider well disciplined to meet death1 but nothing that ,i saw led me to suppose the lofty religious abstraction1 the spiritual fervour1 or super-human yearning of the soul for ,god1 which one looks for in the female saint4 ,far be it from me to pry into the ,divine intentions in this extraordinary appearance which we have witnessed1 but if ,he who does all things to bring back our erring race to ,himself destines her merely to be a living representation of the sufferings of the ,son of ,god 7and to serve no higher purpose than that for which we should erect a crucifix71 men of faith will not fail to derive benefit to their souls1 amidst their thanks for a token of the divine goodness1 in contemplating this memento of our ,lord's ,passion1 while it may serve in some cases1 we may hope1 to warn the scornful that a day will come when they will in like manner have to look on ,him whom they pierced4 ,i have not yet spoken to you of the ,estatica1 whom we saw yesterday2 and though ,i cannot say that her case may not be equally interesting1 yet as its details are taken more from credit1 ,i have the less to say from personal investigation4 ,maria ,mrl is the daughter of a nobleman of ,caldaro1 whose fervour in devotion has gradually grown to ecstasis1 and an entire abstraction from the world1 and constant continuance in what the spiritual writers call the unitive life3 the ecstasis continues from four to five hours at a time1 and only ceases from bodily weakness1 or at the command of her confessor4 ,she converses with her spiritual directors and superiors alone1 rarely eats1 her only sustenance being occasionally a morsel of bread and a few grapes4 ,she has been in this state for years1 and lives in and upon incessant acts of devotion4 ,she is kept very close and retired in a ,franciscan convent1 and none are allowed to see her without a letter from the bishop4 ,we found her as she had been described to us1 wrapt in the most complete ecstasis1 and certainly1 as a representation of a devotional figure1 nothing could be more striking or more beautiful2 but as1 from the very nature of the case1 her ecstasis must cease by communication with the visible world1 it was to us nothing more than a spectacle4 ,i have room1 however1 for no more1 and must have already wearied you with this epistola ,tridentina1 at the length of which ,i am ashamed4 ,we have just been to the bishop1 who has been most courteous and obliging1 and given us several facts connected with the above mentioned4 ,this place is a most comely city2 the hills of ,tyrol stand about it1 1 with snowy peaks beyond them1 and the ,adige comes rolling from the mountains an exulting and abounding river4 ,i cannot help thinking what delightful constitutionals the dons of #aede must have had after their hot work in the council4 ,excuse prolixity1 and ,believe me ever yours1 ,,john ,h4 ,,wynne4 ,hotel ,europa1 ,trent1 ,august #a4 #ahdg4 ,,my ,,dear ----4 99 99 99 ,from ,milan we went to ,desenzano1 to begin an expedition to see a very great wonder in the ,tyrol1 of which ,i must give you an account4 ,we went by the ,poste to ,desenzano1 the southern point of the lake of ,garda1 and from thence steamed all up that most beautiful sheet of water to ,riva4 ,from ,riva we took a ricketty machine1 called by courtesy the ,post1 to ,roveredo1 and on hither to ,trent4 ,first ,i must tell you1 we had an introduction to ,manzoni at ,milan from a friend in ,paris2 and his son-in-law had just returned from seeing one of the two persons who were the object of our present pilgrimage--the ,addolorata and the ,estatica1 whose case was set forth1 some few years ago 7about three or four71 by ,lord ,shrewsbury4 ,the first of these has received the stigmata of the ,passion1 from which blood issues every ,friday--the crown of thorns1 the nail-holes in the hands and feet1 and the wound in the left side2 and the second lives in a continual trance4 ,we met a lady in ,paris1 a ,roman ,catholic1 who had seen them1 and spoke much about both1 but not very satisfactorily to our minds4 ,we determined accordingly1 if possible1 to visit them ourselves1 and received full instruction from ,signor ,stephano ,stampa at ,milan as to the route and all other needful circumstances4 ,well1 at ,trent we went to the bishop2 for one of these persons1 ,maria ,mrl1 the ,estatica1 lives in a convent1 and may not be seen without a letter from the bishop1 which we hardly expected would be granted to any persons not ,romans4 ,however1 we wrote ,artium ,magister1 ,oxford1 upon our cards1 and sent them in4 ,he received us very politely1 granted at once the petition for a letter1 begged us1 if possible1 to call on him and give him our opinion on the cases in returning2 for1 said he1 we cannot pronounce about either case1 especially the ,estatica1 while they live1 and the end is uncertain2 and he further thought every one who had the opportunity should make an unfettered judgment for themselves4 ,at the conclusion of the interview he gave us his blessing1 and by noon we were on our way in an omnibus to ,neumarkt1 up the valley of the ,adige2 grand castellated rocks overgrown with brushwood1 some #ab or #agjj feet1 on either side of this rapid river4 ,neumarkt is a stupid little place2 and we were considerably imposed upon by the worthies there1 who might have put us at once in the way to our point4 ,next morning1 ,thursday1 #bi41 we took a carriage to ,cavalese1 a small town in the mountains1 a post and a half distant2 and after breakfast there1 we found out ,signor ,yoris1 a medico1 to whom ,signor ,s4 ,stampa had given us a letter of introduction4 ,he was very civil1 and offered to accompany us to the village of the ,addolorata1 whose name is ,domenica ,lazzari4 ,this place is called ,capriana1 and we walked thither in something less than four hours1 a distance 7,i supposed7 of about nine or ten miles4 ,this was across a range of hills1 and up the valley of a tributary to the ,adige3 the hills covered with forests of spruce and pine1 and very beautiful4 ,we got to ,capriana about #e ,p4,m42 and ,i will give you an abridgment of notes ,i wrote that evening for the rest of the account4 ,reached ,capriana at five1 turned to the right to the house--almost the outside of all1 the meanest we saw--and after some minutes the sister arrived and let us in4 ,the room at first dark1 too dark to see more than the figure contracted in the bed1 and the face dark with blood as low as the bottom of the nose1 and a little lower on each side4 ,the medico drew aside the curtain1 and we saw plainly the stigmata on the back of the hand1 and the marks round the forehead in a straight line1 about an inch below the hair in the middle4 ,the marks are about a quarter of an inch apart in an even row as far as the hair1 and for three or four marks under it4 ,the medico told me they go all round4 ,there were other marks below the first down to the eyebrows1 but whether so regular as the first ,i could not tell for the quantity of blood clotted and dried on the face4 ,the blood has flowed straight towards the bottom of the face1 and not trickled sideways to the bed4 ,there has been a good deal this week4 ,the hands1 which are much wasted1 are clasped continually on the top of the bed clothes1 and are marked a little above the centre with the stigmata 7the nail holes72 the scar extends half or three quarters of an inch all round1 slightly red4 ,the wound is cicatrised with a dark spot of dried blood in the centre4 ,inside 7as well as ,i could see1 the hands being clasped17 the left palm seems to have a long white wound right into the flesh1 which is covered all round with dried blood4 ,that on the face is so dark and continual1 that1 from the holes of the spic 7thorn marks7 to the nose1 it is just like a dark mask4 ,her breast is curved up to a close convex1 and the legs drawn up till almost doubled from convulsions4 ,the medico says she was once as tall as ,i am4 ,twelve or thirteen years since she has eaten anything but the ,blessed ,sacrament1 and that in the most minute portions possible4 ,the following are the correct dates3-- #ajth ,april1 #ahcd4 ,nothing eaten since4 #ajth ,january1 #ahcd4 ,stigmata1 hands1 feet and side4 #cast ,january1 #ahcd4 ,crown of thorns4 ,an altar is in the room1 at which the bishop allows mass to be celebrated once or twice every week1 according to the convenience of the priest1 and on saints' days4 ,we spoke of the bishop4 ,she was much interested also in all that the doctor said4 ,he kept fanning her with a large feather fan3 her only relief4 ,she suffers most on ,thursdays4 ,the issue of blood ,fridays unaccompanied with pain3 rather a relief4 ,a woman and boy came to see her4 ,cheerful when freer from pain 7she always suffers74 ,was told we were ,english4 ,looks very intently at one4 ,light blue or blue gray eyes2 hair fine1--a cold brown4 ,face awfully wasted4 ,her smile sweet4 ,says1 when most in pain1 ,dio mio1 mio ,dio6 ,friday morning1 at five1 we were again with her4 ,she was in an insensible state3 waking up at intervals4 ,the hands still clasped1 but the head shaking1 and her teeth chattering4 ,the blood was bright red and fresh 7flowing7 from all the upper row of holes and the rest1 though clotted below generally1 for she suffers great heat of fever4 ,the wounds of the hands were open and ran1 but outside 7on the surface7 the blood had run down the back of the hand in a broad stream to a little below the wrist1 and there stopped2 one small current had trickled across to the bottom of the hand4 ,it was clotted4 ,i looked as close as ,i could by stooping to the inside of the left hand4 ,my impression was of an open wound1 much deeper2 long1 with lips standing out upon the upper side2 much blood had run over the inside of her hand3 it ran to the wrist and all over the palms4 ,her teeth whole1 though the two centre much apart4 ,her face1 above and below the blood1 was not livid1 but of a good complexion4 ,her voice when she spoke was much stronger than yesterday4 ,she saw me trying to draw the outline of her face1 and said1 she supposed a portrait would appear of her4 ,we commended ourselves and ,england to her prayers4 ,all ,english 7she said7 who had seen her had done the same4 ,she commended herself by us to the ,bishop's blessing and intercession with ,il vescovo di tutti1 7something she said quite indistinct74 ,this is the substance of my notes written on the spot4 ,i must add to it1 that every ,friday since the date above1 and only on ,friday1 the wounds have bled2 that the doctor told us he had seen her feet a hundred times1 which are marked like the hands1 but the blood runs up towards the toes2 as it does up the nose1 which we saw4 ,her side wound has been seen by several women1 her sister among others1 whom we talked much to4 ,she was perfectly simple1 wanted no money1 and treated her sister more as an invalid than anything else4 ,the ,dr4 ,yoris's presence was1 ,i think1 a very great advantage to us4 ,it put all reserve out of the question1 if any would otherwise have been observable1 and enabled us to see her more as she always is1 and no doubt to stay longer1 to draw the curtain aside1 c4 ,my impression was of great awe at the sight3 the day ,friday1 and the supernatural facts of the flow of blood from a person taking no nourishment or food of any kind1 the course taken by the blood1--but the sight of the dark mask of blood was what first and most painfully struck me4 ,the simplicity1 and apparent domesticity1 of her way of speaking--her smiling and answering the doctor's questions--struck me next4 ,as he said1 a secular question is answered in the tone of this world1 a religious one in that of the other4 ,she seems conscious herself of nothing beyond ,god's chastisement for her sins2 therefore she is shy of showing or speaking of herself beyond what is necessary as information to serious inquirers4 ,the wound in her side she refused to show any man1 though she said any number of women1 physician's wives1 if they would1 might see it1 for it needed no medical treatment4 ,she does not seem conscious of being in any extraordinary or miraculous way the vehicle1 as such1 of ,divine ,grace2 but she is patient1 exceedingly1 and strives1 as she says1 to do all ,god's will4 ,nothing remarkable in a religious way is recorded of her early character4 ,una buona ragazza1 the doctor called her1 but no more2 he said especially not bigotta4 ,is it not a palpable evidence of our ,lord's presence to us in ,his sufferers1 to bring home the actuality of what is taught us of the spiritual things we have been born into1 yet to confound spiritual pride8 ,thy ways are in the sea1 and ,thy paths are in the great waters1 and ,thy footsteps are not known4 ,next morning we went to ,caldaro1 a beautiful village about nine miles or eight from ,neumarkt1 and1 by aid of the ,bishop of ,trent's letter1 saw ,maria ,mrl1 the ,estatica1 but were only allowed to see her for five minutes4 ,she knelt on her bed1 with her hands together under the chin3 her attitude was leaning forward1 and inclined to the right in such a position as ,i cannot keep myself in without support2 nor do ,i think1 from the overbalance of the body1 it could be done naturally4 ,her face has much beauty1 her eyes are dark and full1 hair long and black1 and her skin as pale as that of a dead body or a wax figure2 not a muscle moved2 and except a very slight oscillating motion of the body occasionally1 and the breathing1 there were no signs of life in her1 though ,i saw once the eyelid quiver slightly4 ,the friar who took us in1 a ,franciscan1 told her to lie down2 which1 after a moment or two1 she did2 only falling back in the bed1 with her legs from the knee unmoved4 ,she gave two slight sort of groans or sighs4 ,her hands remained just as they were1 and the eyes were fixed on the same spot4 ,after a short visit1 the friar took us out1--talking a ,german which we could none of us understand4 ,when we got to the door of the house1 we asked him1 in ,latin1 if we could see her again3 he answered1 ,eam vidistis1 eam vidistis1 and left us4 ,we walked back to ,neumarkt1 and yesterday evening started in the ,bolzano omnibus back to this place4 ,fare you well4 99 99 99 ,i have given you as short as ,i could this marvellous account4 99 99 99 99 99 ,j4 ,h4 ,,pollen4 ,venice1 ,august #e4 #ahdg4 ,,my ,,dear ----4 99 99 99 ,we staid at ,verona one clear day3 it has very interesting churches1 and a noble river1 the ,adige1 exulting and abounding1 as ,byron says2 and many ,shakspearian associations1 besides very quaint and medival bits of architecture4 ,but my time is waxing short1 and a greater attraction was near4 ,so yesterday we squudged ourselves into a merciless omnibus1 which carried twelve insiders thirty miles in the space of six hours to the railway at ,vicenza2 and the said railway brought us on just in time to reach ,venice by the last light of day4 ,very striking indeed is the approach to ,venice1 on a bridge two miles long over the ,lagune1 very striking because so appropriate to a city which is like no other4 ,the evening was unfavourable1 for it rained1 which has scarcely happened to us before2 notwithstanding1 our excitement was great2 ,i do not think ,i have felt so much curiosity about a place since ,i entered ,rome nearly thirteen years ago1 and could scarcely believe ,i was there4 ,though a great part of to-day has been rainy ,venice does not disappoint me4 ,the ,doge's palace1 the piazza1 and piazzetta of ,st4 ,mark1 and his church1 are quite unique2 so is the great canal1 with its host of middle age palaces4 ,we have been to-day both in the pozzi and the piombi1 the ancient prisons of the republic1 the former terrible for their darkness1 the latter for their heat2 both seldom disgorging the prisoner save to death2 and what a death1 at least in its circumstances1 and in the case of political offenders4 ,the cells were all cased in wood1 with hardly any light2 but when the criminal in politics had confessed his fault1 and was condemned1 he was transferred to another cell in the middle of the night1 a foreign priest was admitted1 received his confession1 and absolved him4 ,the priest issued from the cell1 and turned to the left1 the criminal to the right1 and rounding a corner not a yard off1 was placed on a seat1 a cord passed round the neck1 and strangled4 ,behind the seat a door opened1 a gondola received his corpse 7for it is just at the level of the water71 carried it to the cemetery1 and no one1 wife or child1 knew more of his destiny than this3 that the invisible inquisition of state had laid its hand upon him1 and that he was not4 ,i said to the old guide1 who had a fine ,venetian head1 ,i suppose you do not regret not living in those times8 ,but ,i do regret it1 he replied2 ,venice was then a republic2 there was more commerce1 and life was easier2 and it was just owing to her wise treatment of criminals that she maintained herself so long2 and had she kept that treatment to the end1 she would not have fallen3 mine was a very ancient ,venetian family4 ,it is to foreigners1 he added1 that ,i say all this2 writers have greatly exaggerated about these prisons4 ,as ,i stood on a spot at which hundreds of human beings1 during the long course of that terrible rule1 had yielded up their lives in the darkness of a gloomy passage1 more fearful at least to the thought than the gaze of a furious multitude1 or the rack itself1 ,i could not agree with the old man1 though ,i was surprised at such a flash of old ,venetian spirit4 ,that same ducal palace1 which is among palaces what the great medival cathedrals dedicated to ,notre ,dame are among churches1 has these dungeons below2 the state reception apartments of the ,doge above2 and over them again those other prisons of the piombi1 or leads--a somewhat strange position for the drawing-rooms of the head of a state4 ,italian churches are as unlike ours as two things called by the same name can well be4 ,they are full of marbles on floor and walls1 paintings1 gildings1 shrines1 images1 tapers1 perpetual services1 and seldom wanting at least in some worshippers4 ,st4 ,mark much exceeds my expectation4 ,it has five domes covered with mosaic and figures in rich gilding1 columns of finest marble1 bronzes1 multitudes of precious objects1 but with a solemnity far beyond all these1 which makes one feel that one is in a temple1 a place of worship1 of bowing down to the ,infinite1 not of addressing man himself through a part of him which has shared in his general fall--the understanding4 ,this1 ,i think1 is the main difference between ,catholic and ,uncatholic churches4 ,then1 again1 that vision of the ,blessed ,virgin and ,child1 so often repeated1 and under so many different phases1 is inexpressibly consoling4 ,it really seems to me that the more men dwell upon the ,incarnation1 the more they will associate the ,blessed ,virgin with our ,lord1 and the saints with ,him and with her2 they will not analyse and divide1 but rather always seem to be touching the skirts of ,his robe of glory1 in every one of those who have suffered and conquered in ,his name2 and most of all in the ,mother1 who was and is so unspeakably near to ,him4 ,thus the ,protestant sees in her a dead woman worshipped2 the ,catholic1 the mother of all ,christians2 the ,protestant sees in the saints deified sinners2 the ,catholic1 living members of ,his body1 in whom ,his virtue now dwells without let of human corruption4 ,in short1 ,i think ,keble is no less true than beautiful when he says1 ,what is this silent might1 making our darkness light1 ,new wine our waters1 heavenly ,blood our wine8 ,christ1 with ,his ,mother dear1 and all ,his saints1 is here1 ,and where they dwell is heaven1 and what they touch divine4 ,now this is just the idea which an ,italian church conveys4 ,our room looks out on the end of the ,grand ,canal1 into whose waters a slight jump would convey one some fifty feet down4 ,it is one of the greatest thoroughfares and finest views in ,venice4 ,gondolas are perpetually flitting by2 ,i had my first glide in one to-day for several hours up and down the ,grand ,canal4 ,i can't say ,i feel the smallest sympathy with the ruling spirit of ancient ,venice1 but it is something to be on a spot so long the seat of empire2 ,i feel that ,i shall feed for the ensuing year on this excursion1 and this adds much to its pleasure4 ,we were all delighted with ,trent3 it is magnificently situated in the midst of mountains1 with that wild rapid ,adige sweeping through it4 ,the church in which the ,council sat is1 of course1 very interesting4 ,we called twice on the bishop2 first to ask his permission to see the ,estatica2 secondly1 to give him our report4 ,he received us with the greatest politeness1 talked about ,church matters in ,england1 and perhaps was gratified1 if not surprised1 by three ,english priests falling on their knees to receive his benediction4 ,i hope you got my long letter of the #ast of ,august1 giving our visit to ,capriana and ,caldaro4 ,we all look back on that with great satisfaction4 ,august #fth4--,venice this morning is in all its beauty2 we have just taken a gondola for the day1 to visit churches and paintings1--,titian's finest are here4 ,we take coffee morning and evening in the ,piazzetta of ,st4 ,mark1 the great resort4 ,it is with great difficulty one can get along without an officious shoe-black insisting upon the satisfaction of cleaning that part of one's dress4 ,if they happen to be dirty1 the creature can no more be driven away than a hungry mosquito2 he buzzes round and round and round1 till the only way is to stop and let him draw his sous4 ,yours very sincerely1 ,t4 ,w4 ,,allies4 ,milan1 ,august #ad4 #ahdg4 ,,my ,,dear ----4 ,i left ,venice yesterday morning1 on my way home1 alone1 ,i am sorry to say1 for my two companions proceed to ,bologna and ,florence1 and will not be back in ,england till the end of ,september4 ,it seems to me quite a different thing now ,i have to go by myself2 and the only comforting thought is1 that every step brings me nearer home4 ,i am not likely to lose much time on the road1 and ,i hope to be with you on the day ,i mentioned in my last2 viz41 ,tuesday1 the #bfth4--,i meant to have written to you again from ,venice1 but our days went swiftly there1 and when we returned in the evening ,i was too much tired for the exertion4 ,venice will remain as a strange and beautiful dream in my remembrance4 ,after all that one had heard it required sight to realise a city rising out of the water on all sides1 whose streets are canals1 whose doors open by flights of stairs on the water1 whose carriages are gondolas1 and the most agreeable kind of carriage ,i ever was in2 for one reclines in them most lazily1 like lotos eaters1 and sees palace and church1 and all sorts of strange-looking heterogeneous buildings sweep gently by1 in a sort of sleep2 while every now and then comes a bit of semi-eastern architecture1 rich ogee windows1 and arcades which perfectly delighted me1 and quite as often we wound through narrow1 dirty1 motionless canals1 that seemed just suited to a purpose they no doubt often served1--the drowning troublesome bodies4 ,but one sight we saw which you would have thoroughly entered into4 ,on ,sunday afternoon1 as we got into a gondola1 the gondolier informed us that he could not take us at the accustomed fare that evening1 from six to eight1 for it was his especial harvest time1 that all the world went to the music on the ,grand ,canal4 ,accordingly1 after looking for some time at the ,euganean hills and ,friuli mountains1 which are a glorious sight to the north of ,venice1 we bade him take us to meet the music on the ,grand ,canal4 ,this is about #bjj feet wide1 winds most beautifully through the city1 having the ,rialto bridge about the middle1 and is bordered by the finest palaces4 ,we soon met the ,archduke's gondola1 and behind it a great crowd of others covering the whole breadth of the canal1 shouldering and elbowing each other1 the gondoliers shouting1 watching every one else's gondola as well as their own1 applauding or blaming1 as might be4 ,each boat has one man on a little covered deck near the stern1 where he balances himself admirably1 and mainly directs the boat1 serving both as oar and rudder1 and another not quite so near to the prow4 ,in the middle ladies recline on cushions1 and no ,hyde ,park carriage serves to set off beauty and fashion so well as those wicked barks of ,venice1 which have screened so many tricks both of man and woman1 for so many hundred years4 ,on this occasion1 however1 the part of the boat which serves for shelter1 coolness1 or concealment1 as it may be1--that is1 a sort of cabin1 covered with crape1 is taken away1 and the cushions afford a full view of whatever they carry4 ,into this press and throng of little gallies we passed with the rest2 the scene every moment changing1 the gondoliers vociferating1 the boats seeming in perpetual collision1 now jammed close together1 and again emerging into a few feet of clear water1 the band playing close behind us4 ,every now and then adventurous boats came from the other direction1 and how they made themselves a way into a throng that seemed quite full before was the wonder4 ,some of the gondoliers were dressed in fanciful liveries1 which added much to their appearance4 ,this was all in the last light of day1 and we agreed that we had never seen so interesting and original a piece of fun4 ,a single gondolier thus standing on his little deck will guide his boat with admirable skill1 and though it is near forty feet long1 he will make it turn the corners of the narrowest canals1 and wind through opposing boats without touching4 ,for this purpose1 when he approaches a corner which he has to turn1 perhaps at right angles1 of course not knowing what is coming the other side1 he sings out in good time1 ,stal1 or ,staprim2 answering to starboard and larboard2 and thus collisions are generally avoided1 though barges act in an unkind and domineering manner towards their slighter brethren1 and move about with a consciousness that they are the iron pots against the earthen4 ,these canals are not always free from another danger1 as we were near learning to our cost4 ,the last evening1 as we emerged from one of the thousand bridges1 came a violent smash into the boat1 which made me jump4 ,it was a whole wine bottle which descended1 and broke itself on ,w----'s back4 ,providentially he was not much hurt1 but ,i thought it might just as easily have been my head1 which was uncovered at the time1 and which it would certainly have broken4 ,i suppose it was done thoughtlessly1 but we could not discover the person4 ,almost all our time was spent in the open air at ,venice1 with occasional visits to the picture galleries and churches4 ,we were all much struck with the number of persons attending services on week days4 ,there are ,masses perpetually going on1 sometimes two or three at different altars1 from early in the morning till past noon1 and each would have its circle of worshippers1 men as well as women4 ,besides1 persons would be kneeling in all parts4 ,the largest church in ,venice1 ,s4 ,giovanni e ,paolo1 a very fine one1 full of grand tombs of the ancient ,doges1 had the exposition of the ,holy ,sacrament for five days over the ,great ,altar1 which was fitted up with crimson hangings all round1 and a great quantity of lights2 in the centre1 in a remonstrance1 the ,host was exposed1 places for kneeling stretched a great way down the church4 ,i was in it almost every day1 and always saw a great many kneeling and saying their prayers4 ,we heard a sermon in ,st4 ,mark's on ,sunday1 about the different modern systems of physical philosophy1 and their manifold absurdities4 ,morning and evening we took our coffee1 often relieved with ices1 in the ,piazza of ,st4 ,mark1 which in the evening is a great rendezvous1 and serves the ladies in the summer instead of receiving company at home4 ,then we used to walk under the ,doge's palace1 and talk of things past1 present1 and to come1 of which the two former were the pleasanter4 ,we were generally very unanimous1 liking the same buildings1 the same pictures1 and the same principles2 disliking with one accord that huge variety of beard and whisker and moustache1 in which ,young ,italy1 no less than ,young ,france1 luxuriates4 ,the journey here took twenty-three hours from ,venice1 the heat and dust dreadful4 ,to-morrow ,i shall see the ,feast of the ,assumption1 which you remember we passed together at ,amiens four years ago4 ,on ,monday my place is taken to ,lucerne1 thirty-two hours' journey from here1 so that night ,i shall begin to scale the ,alps by the ,st4 ,gothard pass1 descending on that most lovely lake1 and the worst part of my journey will be over4 ,august #aeth4 ,i went just now to see the sun rise from the top of the cathedral4 ,as ,i entered it just before five1 ,i found a good many people1 mostly of a poor class1 already there4 ,at five a priest entered1 and began communicating people before the rails of an altar in the transept4 ,this is done very rapidly2 as with only a previous blessing he takes the pyx from the tabernacle over the altar1 in which the ,host is reserved1 and holding a ,host between the fingers and thumb1 makes with ,it the sign of the cross1 saying in ,latin1 ,the ,body of the ,lord preserve thy soul to eternal life1 and puts ,it on the tongue4 ,when ,i came down an hour after1 ,i saw a much larger number1 and after celebrating ,mass he began communicating a fresh set4 ,in this way a great number can receive in a morning at different altars1 without much waiting4 ,as for effect1 they understand it well here2 the lights burning on and before the altars1 and the deep religious gloom of the duomo itself1 especially in early morning1 add all that can be added to the solemnity of such a scene4 ,this is going on without intermission1 till the ,high ,mass at eleven4 ,it certainly looks to me very like reality4 ,yours very sincerely1 ,t4 ,w4 ,,allies4 ,,journal4--#ahdh4 ,paris4 ,windsor ,hotel1 ,rue de ,rivoli1 ,july #ah4 #ahdh4--;,i have been nine days in ,france1 and the kindness of friends has not left me an hour to put down my thoughts4 ,yet assuredly1 in so utter a change of one's usual habits and sights1 the mind has been more affected than during many weeks of sedentary occupations4 ,but when one has been profoundly moved either by a religious service1 or a conversation1 or place or building1 it is a great effort to sit down1 collect one's thoughts1 and turn one's eyes inward on oneself4 ,generally1 too1 by the end of the day we were so fatigued that such an effort became physically impossible4 ,we left ,southampton at five ,p4,m41 on ,saturday1 the #hth ,july4 ,a good deal of wind1 and sea rough4 ,passed off ,portsmouth the fleet of ten men-of-war1 one three decker1 ,st4 ,vincent1 #ajd guns2 four two deckers2 and five frigates4 ,most majestic they looked unmoved amid the freshening waves4 ,i can never see a ship of war without my heart bounding4 ,byron has exactly expressed one's feeling3-- ,she walks the waters like a thing of life1 ,and seems to dare the elements to strife4 ,at five we found ourselves on the quai at ,havre4 ,the douane here is so polite as to keep one's luggage till eight o'clock--a kindness which is carried still further by the police1 as the visa of passports does not commence till eleven4 ,so ,i proposed to walk to the beautiful ,norman church of ,graville1 the pendant of our own ,st4 ,cross1 half way up that delightful cte which looks down on the embouchure of the ,seine1 and the high coast of ,honfleur and ,caen4 ,the view from the terrace of the old ,priory is most charming2 and behind the church a most picturesque cemetery stretches up the steep hill4 ,there is a perfect cross a little to the west of the church1 which is very pleasing4 ,we found the church empty1 and said our ,english office before one of the altars4 ,i do not like the effect of two windows in the apse1 which symbolise1 ,i suppose1 the ,two ,natures1 but otherwise this church is a beautiful specimen of a ,norman parish church4 ,however1 its nave has been recently defiled by most protestant-looking pews2 and under the tower1 just before the chancel1 there actually is to be seen a squireen's pew1 with a table and cloth in it4 ,the chapel and image of the ,blessed ,virgin were the most pleasing4 ,at three we went on to ,ivetot1 and found a most kind welcome from our friends4 ,they lodged us in a house they have lately purchased1 in their garden1 where1 for the first time in my life1 ,i had the honour of a silver bason and ewer4 ,we supped in the refectory1 at a table in the middle1 with ,m4 le ,suprieur4 ,silence is kept at the meals1 and one of the pupils reads from a pulpit on one side4 ,the pupils act as servants in turn during the meal4 ,monday1 ,july #aj4--,we heard two sermons1 morning and afternoon1 from ,m4 ,p4 ,l4 ,labb to the confirmands1 fifty-nine in number4 ,our friend's manner was mild and paternal1 yet full of zeal and unction4 ,his morning subject was1 ,you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear1 but ye have received the spirit of adoption whereby we cry ,abba ,father4 ,he distinguished between servile fear and filial fear--between ,jewish bondage and ,christian adoption2 beseeching his hearers ever to cherish in their hearts the sense of ,god's paternal love1 and that we can never know how much ,god loves us in this world2 and then he urged them1 if ever they fell into sin1 to fly to ,god at once for pardon1 never distrusting ,him1 however great their own unworthiness2 reminding them that the tribunal of penitence was ever open to them4 ,in the afternoon his subject was1 ,ye shall receive power after that the ,holy ,ghost is come upon you1 and ye shall be witnesses unto me4 ,that at confirmation there was a larger infusion of the ,holy ,spirit than at baptism--what it was to be witnesses to ,god--witnesses by our whole life and conversation4 ,these two addresses much pleased me1 both as to manner and matter4 ,we had the privilege of saying our ,english office in their chapel1 where the single lamp marks the presence of the ,holy ,sacrament4 ,how great a blessing is this1 that the ,lord of the ,temple dwells bodily in it--how great a realising of the ,incarnation4 ,the chapel is a very pleasing imitation of the middle ,gothic style1 built from the designs of ,m4 ,robert1 who1 being a pupil of the ,ecole ,polytechnique1 gave up all prospects in the world for the hard and painful life of a priest in a petit sminaire3 and not only he1 but all who are there1 seem to have their daily life supported by a spring of charity in themselves2 and the great self-denial which accompanies it seems borne as if it were no weight at all1 for they look for the recompense of the reward4 ,during the five days we passed at ,ivetot we remarked again and again to each other the atmosphere of fraternal charity which all seemed to breathe4 ,there was no looking for success in the world--no thought of gaining wealth2 but the one thing in view was to train the children committed to them as members of ,christ and heirs of ,his kingdom4 ,this one thought pervaded all their actions4 ,in the evening the ,archbishop of ,rouen came1 attended by his vicaire gnral1 ,m4 ,surgis4 ,the masters and ourselves supped in private with him2 and ,i was confounded at being put on his right1 as ,p4 was on his left4 ,his own affability1 however1 and the unaffected kindness and ease of his demeanour with his clergy1 soon made one feel comfortable4 ,tuesday1 ,july #aa4--,the confirmation was at nine4 ,the pupils formed in procession along the corridor into the chapel1 some sixty or eighty of the rear in albes1 followed by the masters and some other clergy1 the cross and crosier immediately preceding the ,archbishop2 we followed behind1 and then mounted to the latticed tribune at the end of the chapel1 whence the whole disposition of the congregation1 the multitude of albes1 the altar dressed for the ,holy ,sacrifice1 and the splendid habit of the ,archbishop1 formed a most pleasing scene4 ,he said ,mass1 and communicated1 ,i should think1 a hundred pupils2 as they knelt two and two all up the chapel and received successively from his hands1 nothing could be more solemn4 ,there was a moment in this service particularly touching--the ,archbishop took his crosier in his hand and standing before the altar said1 ,benedicat vos omnipotens ,deus1 ,pater1 et ,filius 1 et ,spiritus ,sanctus4 ,it seemed like the great ,high ,priest ,himself blessing ,his people4 ,after ,mass he stood before the middle of the altar1 and1 requesting them to be seated1 addressed them for about twenty minutes4 ,his manner was a mixture of grace and simplicity most pleasing to behold2 indeed1 his whole demeanour represented exactly the priest1 the father1 and the bishop1 and left behind it a perfume as it were of the heavenly hierarchy1 among whose earthly counterpart he ranked4 ,he enlarged upon the triple blessing bestowed upon us by the ,holy ,trinity1 in creation1 in redemption1 and in sanctification4 ,presently he spoke of the ,holy ,eucharist as an extension of the ,incarnation1 7raptissant7 gathering it up into little2 and of ,christ therein really1 substantially1 and personally present in us4 ,his vicaire gnral said1 that in daily confirmations during two months he never repeated himself1 but varied each address4 ,he had no note1 and spoke without effort4 ,then followed an examination of the confirmans by himself during about thirty-five minutes4 ,he took boys here and there and asked them questions on the elements of the faith1 the sacraments1 c41 in so low a voice that ,i could only catch the general import4 ,then came the confirmation itself1 which1 like our own1 is very short4 ,he stood at the middle of the altar1 and stretching out his hands towards the people1 called down on the confirmans kneeling before him the sevenfold gifts of the ,holy ,ghost3 ,the spirit of wisdom and understanding4--,amen4 ,the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength4--,amen4 ,the spirit of knowledge and true godliness4--,amen4 ,fill them1 ,o ,lord1 with the spirit of thy fear1 and sign them with the sign of the cross of ,christ unto eternal life4 ,the repetition of the ,amen at intervals by the confirmans gives a feature to this prayer which our own does not possess4 ,then the confirmans1 two by two1 came kneeling to his chair before the altar1 and he signed them on the forehead with the holy chrism1 naming each by his ,christian name as he said1 ,i sign thee with the sign of the cross and confirm thee with the chrism of salvation1 in the name of the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,amen4 ,the service occupied three hours2 but in country parishes it is not usually preceded by the ,mass4 ,we had then a grand dinner at a table placed in the middle of the refectory1 several clergy1 friends of the house1 being present4 ,there was plenty of talking1 the rule of silence being suspended by the presence of the archbishop4 ,in the evening there was a solemn ,benediction1 at which the archbishop did not officiate1 but was in a chair near the altar4 ,after dinner1 two of the pupils1 one from the older and one from the younger division of the school1 recited verses before the archbishop1 and the whole school seemed delighted at the words of kindness he addressed to them4 ,i heard our friend1 in one of his addresses1 remind them that the archbishop was the head and master of the house1 and so they all appeared to feel him to be4 ,in the evening we were all collected1 in a somewhat suspicious manner1 for some exhibition in a long hall1 at the end of which a carpet was spread1 and a chair placed for the archbishop4 ,i asked ,m4 ,robert what was coming2 but he replied1 ,pour nous autres ,franais1 vous savez1 nous sommes des fous3 il faut que nous rions de tout6 ,i will not say that the entertainment verified his former proposition1 but certainly it did the latter4 ,m4 ,picard1 cur of the cathedral of ,rouen1 took out a paper1 and began reading a copy of verses by himself1 commemorating a recent fall from his horse of one of the tutors4 ,at each verse the boys took up couplet and refrain1 and sung it with hearty good will4 ,this continued for some twenty or thirty stanzas4 ,the boys needed but the hint4 ,i thought to myself1 ,i doubt whether it would improve the discipline of ,eton to collect the boys in the long school room together to commemorate an equestrian lapse of my friend ,c4 or ,a41 supposing them to have met with one4 ,the refrain1 ,quel est ce cavalier l ,qu'il mene bien son dada1 ,tra-la-la tra-la-la1 sounded by #bej voices1 still rings in my ears4 ,this was succeeded by another song1 recited in the same manner1 on ,m4 ,robert's propensities to study the moon4 ,we supped1 as before1 upstairs1 and had some pleasant conversation with the archbishop4 ,wednesday1 ,july #ab4--,the archbishop sent for us this morning1 inquired into our views in visiting ,france1 and gave us each an ,imitation of ,christ and a small cross which he had blessed4 ,he expressed in the most cordial manner his pleasure at seeing us1 and pressed us to visit him at ,rouen4 ,after an early dinner1 ,m4 ,p4 ,l4 ,labb insisted on taking us to see the old abbey church of ,fcamp2 we went partly by railway1 and1 as the diligence was waiting for the train from ,havre1 walked some three miles1 and then took a char--banc from ,goderville4 ,we went to the cur's house at ,fcamp3 but he was building1 and so we all lodged with ,m4 l',abb ,lefevre1 formerly curate there1 but now living with his sister without any direct charge4 ,m4 ,labb kept us1 both at supper and dinner the next day1 in continual merriment by his stories4 ,thursday1 ,july #ac4--,m4 ,beaucamp1 the cur1 took us all over the magnificent abbey church1 dating from the #ajth to the #abth century1 and near #djj feet long4 ,he pointed out the variations in style and construction4 ,it sadly wants the whitewash removed4 ,this was last evening4 ,this morning he took us en plrinage to ,notre ,dame de ,salut1 a chapel built by our ,henry ,i41 and one of four on this coast4 ,the view was glorious over land and sea1 the crag being #djj feet high4 ,the poor fisher-women at times mount the cte on their knees1 to make vows for their husbands' safe return4 ,the pays-de-caux is a fine rolling country1 with groves of beech at intervals1 a broad expanse looking most rich and prosperous4 ,fcamp is stuck in a deep valley between lofty downs4 ,we enjoyed particularly ,m4 ,lefevre's hospitable reception1 and went back for supper at ,ivetot4 ,the weather is delightful--a brilliant sun1 with plenty of air4 ,friday1 ,july #ad4--,m4 ,p4 ,l4 ,labb1 in his extreme kindness1 would take us to ,rouen to lodge in the house of ,m4 ,picard1 cur of ,notre ,dame4 ,it is in places a very pretty road to ,rouen by the railway4 ,we were able to say our ,english office quite uninterrupted in the ,lady ,chapel of the cathedral about eleven4 ,m4 ,labb staid with us all that day1 taking us to different places4 ,amongst others1 he carried us to the ,carmelite nunnery1 where we heard1 but did not see1 a sister who had been there fourteen years3 she was formerly confessed by him1 but in all that time he had never seen her4 ,the rule is that none but father1 mother1 sister1 or brother1 can have the curtain of the grille drawn back1 behind which the sister speaks to her visitors4 ,she was telling us how her little nephews saw her when they were very young and came with their mother1 but when a little older were no longer allowed this privilege3 so the mother sat on one side1 with the curtain drawn back before her so that she could see her sister2 but the children on the other1 with the curtain drawn1 could only hear her4 ,this pained them so much that they did not like to visit her4 ,the sister's conversation was anything but sad3 she spoke with most lively interest of a ,carmelite nun lately departed at ,tours1 who had foretold all the disasters under which ,france was now suffering1 ascribing them to the general godlessness1 specially on two points--the blaspheming of ,god's name and the profanation of the ,lord's ,day4 ,she gave us prayers composed with reference to this4 ,when ,m4 ,labb told her that we were not united to the ,roman ,church1 she made a considerable pause1 and seemed to draw her breath as if something unexpected had come upon her2 then she said that she should pray earnestly for us1 and that every ,thursday with them ,mass was said with special intention for ,england4 ,she went for the prioress1 who likewise spoke for some time2 she had a most clear and pleasant voice1 which it was delightful to hear4 ,in the afternoon ,m4 le ,cur and ,m4 ,labb took us to call on the archbishop4 ,he was very cordial--asked us to dine that day2 and when we said we had already dined1 repeated his invitation for ,saturday1 including ,m4 ,picard and his vicaire1 ,m4 de la ,haye4 ,labb was obliged to return4 ,before we left he insisted upon taking us over his palace4 ,there is a splendid suite of rooms1 terminating with a noble library3 he has been collecting the portraits of his predecessors3 he is himself the eighty-ninth archbishop4 ,his palace is kept in repair at the public expense of the department1 and three rooms are even furnished for him1 an annual visitation of the furniture1 as he himself told us1 taking place4 ,this archevch is the ancient building1 and of very great size--built as strong as a fortress3 he showed us a window from which he had lately watched a barricade in the street below and saw a man killed4 ,he took us last to the chapel--a plain ,grecian building3 hither the remains of the ,empress ,maud1 lately discovered at the abbey of ,bec1 have been placed provisionally4 ,it was only at her own earnest prayer1 that the emperor1 her husband1 allowed her to be buried in a monastery1 saying that she was too great a lady to be buried save at ,rouen4 ,the archbishop said that he seldom celebrated publicly in the cathedral1 only about four times a year1 mais par la misricorde de ,dieu je dis la messe tous les jours dans ma chapelle4 ,m4 le ,cur's usual hours are to dine at twelve1 before which he takes nothing1 and to sup about eight4 ,he asked two or three clergy continually to meet us1 at one of these meals1 during the three days we were with him4 ,his reason for taking nothing before noon1 is that1 after saying ,mass1 he is continually so occupied by his parishioners1 that many times he would be unable to breakfast1 so he thought it better to make the rule absolute4 ,the confessional is a very heavy burden--a couple of hours daily1 on an average2 and1 before great ftes1 sometimes seven hours at a time4 ,labb told us he had once confessed for twenty-three successive hours4 ,this is a duty to which they may be called at any hour of the day or night4 ,m4 ,picard and his curate1 ,m4 de la ,haye1 could hardly find time to dine with the archbishop on ,saturday1 at seven in the evening1 and stole away as soon as they could4 ,saturday1 ,july #ae4--,our good ,m4 ,labb returned to ,ivetot this morning2 he had surrendered to me his room4 ,in the afternoon ,m4 ,picard took us about to the ,htel de ,ville--the ancient ,benedictine abbey of ,s4 ,ouen3 in the public library here we were shown the most magnificent gradual1 full of very beautiful drawings4 ,it had been used one hundred years before the ,revolution1 and1 ,i should think1 was unique1 as we were told4 ,the garden and corridors were occupied by ,national ,guard2 but ,m4 le ,cur's presence obtained us permission to survey the wonderful church1 the masterwork of middle and late pointed ,gothic1 on that side1 together with its portail des marmouzets1 of matchless beauty4 ,at ,s4 ,vincent's we saw eleven windows of very brilliant painted glass1 which surround the choir1 and are visible at once4 ,we then walked up ,mount ,st4 ,catherine1 from whence the view of ,rouen and the surrounding hills is charming4 ,i have always thought the site of this city one of the finest ,i have ever seen1 and it looked so to-day1 under a ,july sun4 ,we went on to ,notre ,dame de bon ,secours1 which is now nearly finished3 the inside and western faade pleased us much4 ,the latter has three portals1 after the manner of the great medival churches dedicated in honour of ,notre ,dame1 and is well combined and harmonised4 ,the inside is of the architecture of our ,edward ,,ii42 very good upon the whole3 all the windows of painted glass1 not unmixedly good1 but the whole effect very striking4 ,it has cost #dj1jjjl41 begged or given by the cur3 a noble work indeed4 ,the ex-votos are now inserted into the northern aisle4 ,we should have liked to stay much longer here1 but were hurried to return to the archbishop's dinner4 ,we did not dine till half-past seven2 nine in number1 at a round table in a large hall4 ,he apologised that it was a maigre4 ,but1 with the several kinds of fish1 no one could have desired a better dinner4 ,the archbishop1 myself on his right1 ,p4 on his left1 ,,mm4 ,les ,abbs ,picard1 ,de la ,haye1 ,surgis1 two others1 and ,m4 ,barthlemi1 the architect of bon ,secours4 ,we were struck by his conversation--he seemed a ,christian architect1 which is a rare and valuable thing4 ,during the evening the deplorable state of ,france1 the overthrow of fortunes1 the general cessation of trade1 and the frightful excesses of the late conflict1 were talked of4 ,the archbishop mentioned a man taken with arms in his hand1 who was on the point of being executed by the soldiers1 when the general officer interfered1 and1 by his solicitude1 saved his life4 ,the culprit took a pistol from his waist1 said ,mercie1 ,colonel1 and shot him dead4 ,he was immediately cut to pieces4 ,every one seems to agree that the ,republic cannot last--that there must be a monarchy2 yet that minds are so embittered1 and passions so excited1 that ,france must come to this only through lassitude of suffering4 ,no one knows what a day may produce4 ,in ,rouen there is great suffering--the shop-keepers sell nothing--the workmen have no employment4 ,at ,havre the warehouses are crammed with goods1 for which there is no sale4 ,landed property1 if forced to be sold1 will not fetch half its value4 ,no one can tell how long this will go on1 or what will be the end of it4 ,france is in complete paralysis4 ,the source of all this misery is a wide-spread infidelity1 united with the rage for material enjoyments1 and a refined taste in pursuing them4 ,the scale of the archbishop's household seemed to me decent and proper1 without being that of the ,grand ,seigneur in any respect4 ,i liked and respected him much more than if he could have had the twenty liveried servants of his predecessor the ,cardinal ,archbishop ,prince of ,cro1 when high almoner to ,charles ,dix4 ,he is now the earnest and laborious head of a toiling and suffering but most charitable and devoted clergy4 ,the one hope of ,france lies in her children being taught from the cradle the via crucis1 via ,regis4 ,sunday1 ,july #af4--;,fte du sacr cur de ,jesu4 ,after our own office in the morning we have been nearly six hours at the cathedral to-day1 between ,high ,mass in the morning--and ,vespers1 sermon1 compline1 and benediction in the evening4 ,certainly the key note of all the ,roman services is1 ,the ,word was made flesh1 and dwelt among us4 ,the presence of the ,incarnation broods like a spirit over all3 gives meaning to every genuflection at the altar2 life to every hymn2 harmony to that wonderful array of saints1 with the ,virgin ,mother at their head1 who intercede with the most ,holy ,trinity1 and join their praises with the angelic hosts1 and the voices of feeble men suffering the conflict of the flesh4 ,around the ,incarnation drawn out1 applied to daily life1 brought before the eye and the heart1 enfolding the penitent at the confessional1 exalting the priest at the altar1 the whole worship revolves2 children unconsciously live on it2 mothers1 through it1 look on their children1 till maternal love becomes itself deeper1 warmer1 and holier4 ,through it and by it the priest bears his life of toil and self-denial so easily1 that charity seems like the breath by which he lives4 ,what is the secret of this8 ,it is that daily approach in the morning to the ,most ,holy ,one2 that daily reception of ,him1 which deifies flesh and blood4 ,such has been the impression of to-day's worship2 it was devotion indeed3 that is1 the ascending of the heart to its own ,lord3 not a perpetual effort to work on the understanding1 but the lifting of the higher power1 the spirit in man1 by which all are equal1 to ,god4 ,this begins with the holy ,sacrifice in the morning1 and ends with the exhibition of that same tremendous ,sacrifice1 the ,incarnation of ,love1 in the evening4 ,the ,word was made flesh and dwelt among us1 is the first and last3 ,he comes amid a cloud of ,his saints3 they are powerful because they are ,his3 their works are mighty because ,he works in them1 their supplications prevail because they1 being flesh and blood1 have become partakers of the ,word made flesh4 ,she1 most of all1 whose most pure substance ,he took to make ,his own for ever3 so that what came of her is joined in hypostatic union with ,god1 and is ,god4 ,thus seen1 the communion of saints is a real thing1 embracing our daily life at a thousand points1 the extension and drawing out of the ,incarnation1 understood by it1 and in it4 ,to those who do not realise that tremendous ,presence at the altar the saints are so many sinful men and women made gods and goddesses1 and those who reverence them idolators4 ,how much do people lose by such a misconception3 how utterly do they fail to perceive the length and depth and breadth and height of the ,truth3 they halve and quarter the ,incarnation and boast that they alone understand it4 ,these multiplied prayers and hymns seem to them a form1 the bowing of the body a mockery1 for they discern not ,him who walks amid the golden candlesticks--it is emptiness to them1 for ,he is not there4 ,the archbishop was kind enough to have us placed in the choir1 just below the sanctuary4 ,at dinner at twelve ,m4 le ,cur had invited ,m4 ,surgis1 ,m4 de la ,haye1 and his two other curates1 one of whom preached in the afternoon on the necessity of the cross1 first to the righteous and then to sinners3 he enlarged upon the many ways in which ,god brings both to ,him by the application of suffering1 humiliation1 c4 ,in the evening ,m4 le ,cur took us to pay our respects to the archbishop once more4 ,we heard much talk again of the deplorable state of ,france4 ,he was very cordial to us1 hoped we should not get near a barricade1 and expressed his satisfaction at having met us4 ,monday1 ,july #ag4--;,i had a quiet walk round ,st4 ,ouen and to the ,lady ,chapel there4 ,i can fancy being able to retire to that church once a day being a consolation to many a life of toil4 ,yesterday1 after the services1 we seemed fit for nothing but to mount its roof and look on the great works of ,god around one there4 ,at two we took a carriage to the seminaire of ,m4 l',abb ,lambert1 ,bois ,guillaume4 ,he is a person of fortune1 who to satisfy his father entered the ,ecole ,polytechnique1 and studied there for some time2 but as soon as his father would consent1 became a priest1 to which he had always felt a vocation1 and has given up his fortune to build a college for boys of the higher class4 ,he has a beautiful spot on the top of the hill to the north of ,rouen1 covered with a garden1 an orchard1 and rows of beech trees of some sixty years' growth4 ,he has now fifty-two boys1 and eight priests1 with himself1 to instruct them4 ,the object is to give a really ,christian education1 without directing the boys to enter into orders1 which parents generally of that rank are much set against4 ,thus they only hear ,mass twice on week days4 ,we had a long conversation with him4 ,he seemed much to regret the want of independence produced by1 or at least existing in1 ,french education4 ,he receives a government inspector every year1 though his house is his own4 ,this inspector objected to the beds of his pupils having curtains1 as making surveillance more difficult4 ,i told him of my surprise to find at ,m4 ,poileau's academy1 near ,paris1 a rule that two sick boys should never be in the infirmary alone4 ,he said he should have expected such a rule4 ,he inquired with interest about the independence of the ,english character4 ,it struck me forcibly here what an immense advantage the rule of celibacy offers to the ,church for education4 ,here were eight masters for fifty-two boys1 and yet the pension so moderate as #ajjj francs4 ,at ,eton1 where the cost is nigh four times as great1 the number of boys at the same proportion would require ninety-six masters1 instead of about sixteen4 ,but here all personal advancement is given up4 ,there is no increasing family to be supported3 personal gain or honour is neither the motive1 nor a motive1 but simply the higher one of fulfilling a great duty1 and winning a bright crown4 ,this complete self-devotion seems necessarily killed by the marriage tie1 so that the highest works both of the priesthood and of education are thus cut off2 and it may be doubted how far1 in the present relation of the state to the ,church all over the world1 any body of ministers who are involved in the closest ties with the world can meet the exigencies of the times1 or maintain the most necessary and fundamental liberties of the ,church1 either as to dogma or as to discipline4 ,the great masses seem every where to be in such a state of irritation1 or ignorance1 or prejudice1 that nothing but the spectacle of great and daily self-denial1 of zeal and learning1 combined with poverty1 and exhibited in the persons of those drawn from the people itself1 or of those who surrender a higher rank to belong to the people1 will make any great and permanent impression on them4 ,the more ,i reflect1 the more it appears to me that the priesthood and the ecclesiastical colleges of ,france have in them this element of success4 ,m4 ,lambert's college is to be a quadrangle1 of the style of the old chateaux in ,louis ,,xiv4's time4 ,two sides are nearly finished4 ,it will be a very pleasing and appropriate building when completed1 and is from the design of ,m4 ,robert4 ,the boys now sleep in two dormitories1 which1 like all the house1 are scrupulously clean and neat1 the masters among them1 the only discernible difference being a little wider space between a master's and the adjoining bed4 ,in the course of to-day1 ,i asked a person well qualified to judge1 whether the university colleges were now in a better state as to the morals of their inmates3 the answer expressed a fear that they were even worse4 ,we left our kind host ,m4 ,picard this afternoon1 and went by railway to ,mantes4 ,it is a fine and noble country all the way2 the view of ,rouen as one passes over the bridge1 under ,notre ,dame de bon ,secours1 is of ravishing beauty4 ,the lofty banks of the ,seine1 #djj feet high1 accompany one at a little distance1 most of the way--and twice a tunnel cuts through them1 and comes out suddenly on the peaceful banks of the river again4 ,the country is cut on a broad and large scale1 which contrasts strongly with the limited and smaller prospects in ,england4 ,we reached ,mantes just in time to have a look at the beautiful church of ,notre ,dame1 worthy of its builders1 ,blanche of ,castile and ,s4 ,louis4 ,tuesday1 ,july #ah4--,we attended a ,low ,mass at six this morning1 in the ,lady ,chapel at ,notre ,dame2 there were a good many people1 sisters of charity1 and ,christian brothers1 and several communicants4 ,this church is one of great purity and chasteness1 and full of symbolism4 ,the numbers seven and three perpetually occur in the windows and bays4 ,there are seven bays of the nave1 and seven round the apse--seven great rose windows over the vaulted triforium round the apse3 many most beautiful windows of geometric tracery1 with trefoils arranged in threes4 ,in each bay of the nave the triforium has three smaller bays formed by most elegant colonnettes4 ,the western faade1 up to the gallery1 is of rare dignity and beauty4 ,we reached ,paris at a quarter past ten1 and in a few minutes were on our way to our ,hotel ,windsor2 the soldiers were bivouacking in the railway station4 ,i was then more than five hours writing my journal from the beginning4 ,in the evening we walked to ,notre ,dame1 along the quais1 and to the ,htel de ,ville4 ,the thoroughfares were thronged with ,national ,guards1 and an idle or unoccupied population4 ,woe to the nation of which these are rulers4 ,wednesday1 ,july #ai4--,we went to the ,sminaire d',issy to call on ,m4 ,galais1 but found him out4 ,returning we called on ,m4 l',abb ,ratisbonne1 and had a long conversation with him4 ,i explained the motive of my coming to ,paris2 he was astonished to hear that there were yet persons of information and good faith among us who believe that ,roman ,catholics adore the ,blessed ,virgin1 and put her1 in some sort1 in the place of our ,lord4 ,he said it was not honourable to impute such things to them2 that she was a simple creature1 advanced by ,god to the highest possible honour of being mother of our ,lord4 ,if there were nothing else objectionable in ,protestantism1 the disregard of the ,blessed ,virgin alone would repel and disgust him4 ,did the ,apostles1 in the presence of ,christ1 turn their back on his mother8 ,if1 said he1 ,i had the honour to be acquainted with your mother1 as ,i have to be acquainted with you1 ,i should take good care in speaking to you not to turn my back on her4 ,the conversation turned on the ,pope's ,primacy1 both in an historical point of view1 and still more as a moral necessity2 but when ,i urged that the ,episcopate was as a chamber of ,peers1 in which the ,pope held the first rank1 he agreed1 and said he was primus inter pares4 ,he remarked on the bad way in which history had been written1 and how little modern citers of original authors could be trusted as to expressions1 which he had found numberless times in writing his life of ,s4 ,bernard4 ,i inquired after his brother1 who is now a deacon in a house of ,jesuits1 dpartement de la ,sarthe1 ,i believe4 ,before parting he arranged for a subsequent meeting4 ,after dinner we walked again by the quais to ,notre ,dame--but it was already shut4 ,the space round ,la ,sainte ,chapelle being part of the ,palais de ,justice was in full military occupation1 and we did not see how to get in4 ,every where enormous numbers of ,national ,guards are to be seen in possession of great public buildings1 as so many garrisons in an enemy's land4 ,we walked up the ,rue ,s4 ,jacques1 but there are very few traces of the very hot combat which is said to have raged here2 how1 indeed1 that very narrow and ascending street could have been taken at all1 is matter of wonder4 ,if occupied throughout its whole extent by the insurgents1 it must have been a most deadly battle field4 ,we called on ,m4 l',abb ,noirlieu1 but found that he was in the country4 ,thursday1 ,july #bj4--,presented a letter of introduction to ,monseigneur ,parisis1 ,bishop of ,langres4 ,he is short1 about sixty years of age1 with very determined countenance4 ,we had a rather long conversation1 in which he promised to be of any service he could to me in seeing ,catholic matters1 and sent out for an ,abb to conduct us to different places2 but as he did not find him at home1 he appointed us to come at seven ,p4,m4 ,when ,i told him that the worship of the ,blessed ,virgin was very generally imputed to ,roman ,catholics1 he seemed much astonished1 and thought that was gone by4 ,we account her1 he said1 a simple creature1 who has received from ,god the highest possible grace1 to be the mother of our ,lord4 ,but all that she has is derived3 to have life in one self1 or to derive it from another1 is an infinite difference4 ,i spoke of ,dr4 ---- and his book1 and how little he appeared to me to have caught the ,catholic idea4 ,for instance1 he had represented it as the duty of the ,french ,bishops to defend the throne of ,louis ,philippe1 rather than the ,catholic faith4 ,it is wonderful1 indeed1 replied the ,bishop1 how he can have supposed that1 for we have been engaged throughout1 and ,i foremost1 in a struggle with ,louis ,philippe4 ,he sketched the objects which we ought to see4 ,you must not look for the faith among the mass of the people here1 for they have it not1 but in religious houses1 foreign missions1 ,catholic institutions1 c4--,you have not had martyrs1 ,i think1 in the last twenty years3 we have had many2 and it is remarkable to observe how entirely the scenes of the first ages have been reproduced2 the spirit of ,christ has given birth to precisely the same answers to questions put to martyrs as of old by the spirit of the devil2 and torments as terrible1 tearing of the flesh1 and hewing in pieces1 have been borne4 ,i was dining not long ago at the ,foreign ,missions1 and was saying that the life of a missionary in ,china was not good1 when all present cried out at once1 clapping their hands2 ',oh1 yes2 but it is good--it is good4' ,french missionaries have subsisted1 he continued1 for a long time without even bread1 which is much for us1 though not for you2 while yours go out with wife and children1 pour faire le commerce4 ,i spoke with wonder of ,monseigneur ,borie's life1 and how he had been able to eat even rats1 as the natives in ,cochin ,china did4 ,the late ,archbishop's martyrdom was mentioned by him with fervour2 and he spoke very kindly of ,dalgairns1 whom he had ordained4 ,we went again at seven to the ,bishop of ,langres1 who arranged for ,m4 l',abb des ,billiers to take us round to different persons1 and especially the ,pre de ,ravignan4 ,friday1 ,july #ba4--,went at half-past ten to the ,bishop of ,langres1 who told us of the new concordat between the ,pope and the ,czar1 which would appear to recognise the authority of the ,roman ,catholic ,bishops much more than the ,french government does4 ,he seemed to think it a great gain4 ,m4 des ,billiers then took us to the ,pre de ,ravignan3 we found ,m4 l',abb de ,casals1 ,member of the ,national ,assembly1 with him1 and had a lively conversation for about half an hour4 ,le ,pre de ,ravignan and ,m4 de ,casals both maintained that ,mr4 ,newman's theory of developement was open ground4 ,tout chemin mne ,rome1 said the latter4 ,i know1 by experience1 how hard a matter it is to attain to the truth--that it is long in coming4 ,it is the grace of ,god--not study1 brings it4 ,thus1 we have every feeling of charity for the great movement in ,england4 ,they did not appear to think that ,mr4 ,newman's theory and that of ,cardinal ,bellarmine intercepted each other2 and as we were five1 there was no good opportunity of setting forth our conception on that point4 ,le ,pre de ,ravignan has the most pleasing and attaching demeanour of any person ,i have met with--he seems the ,manning of ,france4 ,he begged us warmly to come to-morrow1 any time from seven to twelve ,a4,m42 assuring us that he did not think it lost time to converse with us4 ,he spoke with great respect of ,dr4 ,pusey4 ,m4 des ,billiers then took us to ,les ,missions ,etrangres1 ,rue du ,bac4 ,one of the professors accompanied us to ,la ,salle des ,martyrs2 round this apartment are ranged pictures by ,chinese ,christians1 representing the martyrdoms of ,monseigneur ,borie1 ,m4 ,cornay1 and the tortures inflicted on native ,christians2 against one side are five cases1 with glass fronts2 that in the centre contains the nearly complete skeleton of ,m4 ,borie3 on each side are the bones of ,m4 ,cornay1 and ,m4 ,jaccard2 those of a native ,chinese priest1 a martyr1 and reliques of ,s4 ,prosper1 sent from ,rome4 ,on the opposite side is a long case containing memorials of different martyrs3 chains1 a letter written by ,m4 ,borie under sentence of death1 his stole1 parts of the cangue of native priests martyred1 and also in a case the complete cangue of ,m4 ,borie1 a frightful instrument of torture when fixed to the neck1 and carried day and night1 as it was by him under sentence of death1 from ,july to ,november1 #ahch4 ,the young missionaries make a visit here every evening1 and pray before these relics of their brethren1 soliciting their intercession1--a fitting preparation1 ,i thought1 for so difficult a task4 ,over the door was a print of the seventy servants of ,god1 martyred in ,cochin ,china and those parts in the last few years4 ,in this house are about fifty young missionaries preparing to go into the ,east2 of whom about twenty go out yearly4 ,many come there as priests1 with strong recommendations from their several sminaires1 bishops1 c4 ,there is accordingly no fixed period for ascertaining their vocation1 or instructing them4 ,the readiness to give up friends and relations at home is a great step towards that perfect self-denial which is required for this office4 ,we were introduced to ,m4 ,voisin1 who had been eight years in ,china1 and returned in #ahcd4 ,his account of the ,chinese was that they were very ready to receive the ,christian faith2 that the notion of altar1 sacrifice1 and priest1 was familiar to them2 that they would not receive1 indeed1 a naked religion4 ,every house has its altar1 and they burn incense before tablets containing the five words--,heaven1 ,earth1 ,relations1 the ,emperor1 the ,master4 ,he showed us such a tablet1 and a ,christian one1 on the other hand1 which set forth the existence of one ,god1 eternal1 all wise and all good1 creating all things out of nothing1 ,the government alone stands in the way of the conversion of the ,chinese4 ,he said that the remarkable resemblance to ,catholic rites and tenets found in ,thibet dates from ,franciscan and ,dominican missionaries who laboured there with effect in the #acth century4 ,the most ancient ,,ms4 of the ,chinese are found not to go higher than the year #aej ,a4,d41 so that all discovered resemblances to ,christian mysteries may have come from an early dissemination of the faith in ,china4 ,they receive without hesitation the mysteries of the ,trinity and the ,incarnation1 but reason against that of the perpetual virginity of the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,we saw here a professor who was under sentence of death in ,cochin ,china1 but escaped4 ,m4 ,galais took us this evening over the garden of the sminaire at ,issy4 ,i asked him for his view of the last revolution4 ,he said he had two1 and could not1 unhappily1 see which was most likely4 ,first1 that it was the purpose of ,god to punish to the utmost the wickedness1 sensuality1 and unbelief of the rich bourgeoisie1 the middle class1 who were willing to have religion as a police for the lower orders1 but not as a spiritual rule of life2 and in this point of view the most terrible convulsions might be expected4 ,but1 also1 he was not without a hope that1 as the ,church in the #eth century had laid hold of the barbarians and moulded them into ,christian polities1 which for so many centuries bore noble fruits1 so now1 if she faithfully fulfilled her mission1 if her priests were seen devoting themselves with a fervent charity to the task of teaching and converting the masses who are without ,god1 and set bitterly against his ,church1 a like result might ensue1 and society be saved from these extreme horrors4 ,if the new archbishop was a man of organisation and capable of setting up institutions to penetrate the masses1 there were many men of the most devoted charity among the clergy of ,paris1 who would second and carry out his design4 ,i asked what had been the especial merit of the ,bishop of ,digne1 for which he had been chosen to succeed at ,paris4 ,he said that there had been for some time complaints among the clergy respecting that excess of power given to the bishops by the last concordat1 by which three-fourths even of the curs of their dioceses are 'amovibles' at their pleasure2 so that only the curs in cities and towns are 'inamovibles2' whereas according to the ancient canon law all were so1 except upon a regular ecclesiastical judgment4 ,now it not unfrequently happened that the bishop1 for good reasons doubtless1 but not always acceptable to the incumbent1 removed a cur1 and hence a strong desire had arisen to limit the bishop's power in this respect4 ,the late archbishop had it in contemplation to erect a tribunal in his diocese1 without the judgment of which a cur should not be displaced4 ,the ,bishop of ,digne had already done this1 and likewise given a constitution to his chapter1 which also was a thing much desired by the chapters generally4 ,saturday1 ,july #bb4--,the ,pre de ,ravignan received us this morning with the utmost cordiality4 ,we had a full hour's conversation1--not at all polemical1 for with that fraternal charity of his polemics never came to one's thought4 ,he seemed to think the future state of ,france in the highest degree uncertain3 that for the ,church little was to be hoped from the false liberalism of the day--they would maintain1 as long as they could1 the state of subjection in which the ,church is held4 ,i observed that the ,holy ,see alone was a defence to the bishops in such a state of things2 otherwise the ,national ,assembly might take it into its head to meddle with doctrines4 ,it will not do that1 he said3 ,elle se briserait4 ,yet even the abject poverty of the bishops has turned to good4 ,it is known that they have not the hundredth part of what is wanted for the good of their dioceses--nothing for the petits sminaires1 and very little for the grands sminaires2 and so they are largely assisted by the charitable4 ,he spoke of the delight it was to him in reading the ,fathers to see that it was the very same ,catholicism then as now4 ,i asked if he found every thing in them4 ,that1 for instance1 one of our most eminent theologians and preachers had told me that he had searched throughout ,st4 ,augustine for every single mention made of the ,blessed ,virgin1 by means of the ,benedictine ,index1 and had not been able to find one instance of her intercessory power being recognised1 nor that any other relation of her to the ,church1 save an historical relation1 was supposed4 ,he replied that it was not ,st4 ,augustine's subject to speak of the ,blessed ,virgin2 that he wrote against the heresies of his day1 as the other ,fathers1 against the ,pelagians1 ,donatists1 ,manicheans3 that1 however1 he mentioned the ,blessed ,virgin's ftes1 which involved her culte4 ,st4 ,jerome1 however1 who was a little earlier1 in his work against ,jovinian1 had treated of that subject4 ,i inquired after ,m4 ,alphonse ,ratisbonne3 he said he had been his confessor shortly after his conversion4 ,the facts of that1 and its lasting effects1 could not be denied3 his sacrifice of his betrothed1 his fortune1 everything1--his sudden change from an obstinate ,jew to a ,christian4 ,he was baptized in their ,church in ,rome1 after a retreat of eight days4 ,the ,pre de ,ravignan1 at parting1 gave us each a copy of his little book1 ,de l',existence des ,jsuites4 ,i asked if ,i might come again3 he replied1 ,come ten times1--as often as you like4 ,we were both charmed with the calmness and charity of his manner4 ,he speaks slowly1 and seems to weigh every word4 ,logical force is said to be the great merit of his preaching4 ,m4 des ,billiers took us to the ,pres ,lazaristes1 and we had a somewhat long talk with ,m4 le ,suprieur ,gnral4 ,he was good enough to give us a sketch of the objects for which his congregation was founded1 to this effect3--,about two hundred years ago1 a lady was desirous to have the poor upon her estates better taught and instructed in the faith than they had been1 and proposed for that purpose a certain endowment4 ,but it so happened that no religious society then existing would accept the proposal4 ,thus ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul was led to establish his congregation of priests2 in the first instance1 for the instruction of the poor on this lady's lands3 by and by more and more came to him for assistance1 and his institution grew by consequence4 ,it came to have four objects in view4 ,first of all1 to provide good priests for country parishes3 at that time the priests throughout the country in ,france were very ignorant1 and the people1 of course1 much neglected1 and scarcely knowing the first elements of the ,faith1 for seminaries had not yet been established according to the decree of the ,council of ,trent4 ,but1 secondly1 as good priests could not be made without training1 ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul had in view to educate them well in seminaries for the evangelising of the poor2 and to this day1 the ,suprieur said1 they were restricted to the care of the poor1 and do not preach in cities at all1 save in hospitals4 ,moreover1 the third object was1 that they might direct in perpetuity the ,sisters of ,charity2 for the special task of these ,sisters being to attend the sick1 and1 if need be1 to convert or instruct them1 the ,saint considered it of the utmost importance that their own spiritual needs should be consulted for by a religious order specially charged with that care1 and1 consequently1 he put both his congregations under one head2 and the ,suprieur ,gnral of the ,pres ,lazaristes is likewise ,suprieur ,gnral of the ,sisters of ,charity4 ,the fourth object1 which grew out of the former three1 was foreign missions2 for wherever ,sisters of ,charity go1 the ,fathers must go also1 working in relation to them1 and with regard to the poor4 ,they have now #fjj missionaries1 chiefly in the ,east3 their labours extend to ,syria1 ,smyrna1 ,constantinople1 ,china1 ,brazil1 the ,united ,states4 ,they have at ,constantinople #abjj children in their schools1 of various creeds3 no attempt at conversion is made in these schools3 they are free to accept1 or not1 the religious instruction2 but the ,suprieur said1 they were generally very glad to accept it4 ,the moment1 he said1 liberty of conscience is allowed in ,turkey1 the ,turks will be converted in large numbers4 ,they are already strongly inclined to ,catholicism3 for the ,greeks they have a supreme contempt2 but they trust and respect the ,catholics3 in money transactions the ,sublime ,porte chooses a ,catholic agent4 ,i inquired if the orthodox ,greek ,church 7whom he called schismatic7 had no missions3 he said1 it has neither missions nor schools--it is utterly dead--its priests are profoundly ignorant4 ,these people have sinned against the ,holy ,ghost4 ,he extended this charge of ignorance to the ,russian priests4 ,i observed that ,i had been told by an eye witness that the ,church in ,russia had the same sort of hold on the mass of the population as it had in the ,middle ,ages in ,europe2 but he seemed to think both people and priests densely ignorant4 ,many converts1 he said1 are made to ,catholicism from the ,armenians and other sects2 but hardly any from the schismatic ,greeks2 however1 as soon as they are instructed1 they will give up their schism4 ,the ,pres ,lazaristes direct ten sminaires in ,france2 the ,s4 ,sulpiciens twenty3 the ,socit de la ,rue ,picpus two2 the ,maristes one or two2 the rest are directed by diocesan priests chosen by the bishop4 ,as we rose to leave ,i asked him if the ,sur de ,charit were still living to whom the vision of the ,blessed ,virgin had been granted4 ,he replied that she was4 ,but you have heard1 ,i suppose1 the miracle which has happened lately4 ,we said we had not4 ,a young novice1 he continued1 of the ,surs de la ,charit1 on the #cjth ,april last1 received1 in attending a sick sister1 a most violent luxation of the vertebral column4 ,the surgeon considered her case so full of danger that he refused to operate on it without calling in another4 ,the head was turned round and pressed closely on the left shoulder2 paralysis had seized on the left side1 and the right was beginning to be affected4 ,the surgeon said an operation might be performed1 but in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it failed4 ,she had been several days in this state2 the ,suprieure of the ,sisters was asked for a written authorisation to operate on her2 she did not like to agree to this1 unless the patient herself demanded it4 ,at length they determined on a neuvaine of prayers to ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul1 the feast of the translation of whose relics they were then celebrating4 ,this began on ,sunday1 the #gth ,may4 ,after this had begun1 the patient expressed the most earnest desire to be carried into the church of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul1 and to be laid before the shrine containing his relics over the altar4 ,she had the most confident persuasion that she should be cured by his intercession4 ,her confessor1 as he told me1 set himself against it as much as he could--he had given over her case1 and was going to administer the last sacraments to her on the next day4 ,at her repeated request it was referred to the ,suprieur ,gnral1 and he gave his consent that she should be carried on a couch to the church between four and five in the morning4 ,the ,suprieur said to himself1 as he told us1 the case is desperate2 if she dies on the way it will be no worse than it is now4 ,she was accordingly carried to the church on ,tuesday1 the #ith of ,may1 and laid before the altar2 as the ,mass went on1 at the ,gospel she took her face with both hands and pushed it round from where it had been pressed on the left shoulder beyond its proper place to the right4 ,at the elevation she tried to rise1 but to no purpose4 ,she received the ,holy ,communion with the utmost difficulty1 and in the greatest pain2 but1 before the priest had finished the ,mass1 she rose of her self from her bed1 perfectly cured1 and knelt down4 ,she staid in the church while another ,mass was said1 en action de ,graces2 and then walked back to the house of the ,sisters of ,charity in the ,rue du ,bac 7about ten minutes' walk74 ,the ,bishop of ,carcassonne1 who was in the church1 about to say ,mass at the time1 was told by the ,suprieur ,gnral what had happened4 ,he said to her1 ,doubtless1 you prayed fervently8 ,no1 my ,lord1 she replied2 ,i did not pray2 ,i believed4 7,non1 ,monseigneur1 je ne priais pas2 je croyais47 ,after this account ,i inquired of the ,suprieur ,gnral whether we might be allowed to see and speak with the young person to whom this had happened2 for1 ,i said1 people in ,england will simply disbelieve it4 ,he consented1 and sent for a priest to take us to the house of the ,sisters of ,charity1 with a request to the ,suprieure to let us see the novice4 ,this priest was her confessor2 and from him we heard a great deal in confirmation of the above account2 how hopeless her case had appeared1 and how bent she was upon being carried before ,s4 ,vincent's shrine1 which he had discouraged as much as possible4 ,we also saw the ,mre ,suprieure1 who gave the same information4 ,at length the novice herself was introduced1 who told the same tale in a very simple and natural way4 ,she described herself as in such a suffering state that she did not attempt to pray in the church2 that she heard a sort of crack in her neck1 and thereupon thrust her face round from the left to the right side--so that the sister who was with her put it back just right2 but after this she continued in extreme pain and weakness2 tried in vain to rise at the elevation2 and only a little after receiving the ,holy ,communion felt suddenly quite well4 ,she had never since felt the least return of her pain4 ,i asked her how the accident had happened4 ,she said she had taken up the sick sister to support her1 when1 by some mishap1 the whole weight of her body fell on her neck4 ,others told me that her confidence of being healed had been so great1 that before she was carried to the church she had said to the sister waiting on her1 ,you may put my 'couvert' in the refectory for to-morrow1 for ,i shall return on foot4 ,when the surgeon came1 after her return1 to see her1 the sister told him that the patient had no need of his services4 ,what6 she is dead6 he said4 ,no1 replied the sister1 she is cured4 ,she is cured6 ,how8 ,he then asked to see her2 and was obliged to confess that it was a perfect cure4 ,m4 ,herv stutters a little1 and his agitation at finding a patient in such a state so unexpectedly cured added to this defect4 ,i was told that he shook her head about in every direction1 exclaiming1 ,c'tait cass6 c'tait cass6 c'tait cass6 ,there is accordingly the attestation of the ,suprieur ,gnral of the ,pres ,lazaristes1 of the ,suprieure of the ,sisters of ,charity1 of the priest confessing the patient1 and of the patient herself1 for this cure2 besides the sisters who spoke of it to us4 ,we drove in the evening to ,notre ,dame1 ,st4 ,gervais1 and ,la ,madeleine4 ,the latter was lighted1 and many were at private prayer before the ,holy ,sacrament1 or waiting for confession4 ,sunday1 ,july #bc4--,our own office at home4 ,part of ,high ,mass in ,st4 ,thomas d',aquin4 ,the churches in ,paris have a certain official air4 ,i like them better in the provinces4 ,m4 des ,billiers took us to the ,socit de la ,rue ,picpus1 and presented us to its ,suprieur1 the ,archbishop of ,chalcedoine 7formerly ,latin ,archbishop of ,smyrna74 ,he gave us a sketch of the rise and objects of this society4 ,in #agid l',abb ,coudrin1 seeing the destruction and desolation of all holy institutions1 was inspired with the thought of founding a religious society at once to repair by the perpetual adoration of the ,holy ,sacrament of the altar1 day and night1 the disorders1 crimes1 and profanations of every kind1 which were taking place2 to bring up youth in the knowledge of the truths of salvation1 together with the elements of profane science2 to form young ,levites1 by the study of theology1 for the service of the sanctuary2 to bring back to ,god1 by preaching1 an alienated people2 and to evangelise the heathen4 ,l',abb ,coudrin at this time was in daily danger of his life1 and was concealed in a barn4 ,at the end of the year #agid a pious lady1 ,madame ,aymer de la ,chevalerie1 just delivered from prison1 into which she had been thrown1 with her mother1 for having concealed a ,catholic priest1 offered her assistance to l',abb ,coudrin1 to carry out his designs with regard to her own sex4 ,hence arose les ,dames des ,sacrs ,curs de ,jsus et de ,marie1 who devote themselves to the perpetual adoration of the ,holy ,sacrament1 and to the education of young females1 and who now count more than twenty establishments in ,france1 and two in ,chili1 one at ,valparaiso1 and the other at ,santiago4 ,all these establishments are directed by priests of this ,congregation4 ,the ,abb ,coudrin gathered by degrees a number of young persons round him1 and succeeded in setting his ,congregation on foot1 which was recognised in #ahag by ,pius ,,vii4 ,in the year #ahcg he died1 having witnessed many establishments of his ,congregation in ,france2 the foundation of one at ,valparaiso3 many of his disciples evangelising the ,polynesian islands1 and two of his children bishops1 ,m4 ,bonamie1 first ,bishop of ,babylon1 and then ,archbishop of ,smyrna1 and ,m4 ,rouchouze1 ,vicar ,apostolic of ,eastern ,oceania4 ,on his death the former was chosen for the government of the ,congregation by its general chapter4 ,at present the ,congregation has1 besides twenty-four establishments in ,france1 two houses in ,chili1 and two in ,belgium2 one at ,louvain1 the other at ,enghien1 for instruction of youth4 ,it has about one hundred missionaries1 priests and catechists1 in the ,sandwich ,islands1 the ,marquesas1 ,oceania1 and elsewhere4 ,the object of the institution is to retrace the four periods of our ,lord's life3 ,his infancy1 ,his hidden life1 ,his evangelical life1 and ,his crucified life4 ,with respect to our ,lord's infancy1 gratuitous schools are kept for poor children2 and larger schools1 to which a certain number of young persons is admitted free of charge1 according to the resources of each establishment4 ,those intended for the ,church are here prepared for their sacred functions4 ,as to our ,lord's hidden life1 all members of the ,congregation are to imitate it by repairing in the perpetual adoration1 day and night1 of the ,most ,holy ,sacrament1 the wrongs done to the ,sacred ,hearts of ,jesus and of ,mary1 by the sins which are committed4 ,priests imitate our ,lord's evangelic life by the preaching of the ,gospel1 and by missions4 ,lastly1 all members of the ,congregation should recall1 so far as in them lies1 our ,saviour's crucified life1 by practising with zeal and prudence works of ,christian mortification1 specially in the mastery of their senses4 ,in #ahcc ,gregory ,,xvi4 entrusted to the ,society of ,picpus the missions of ,eastern ,oceania4 ,there are houses for the novitiate at ,issy1 near ,paris1 at ,louvain1 and at ,graves1 near ,villefranche4 ,it continues not more than eighteen1 nor less than twelve months4 ,here are priests and candidates for the priesthood1 preparing themselves to live under the laws of religious obedience1 and to devote themselves either to the instruction of youths1 or to missions1 or to the direction of souls1 in the post assigned to them by their obedience2 or to deeper studies1 which shall enable them to serve the faith according to the talents ,god has given them4 ,young men and adults likewise are received1 who1 without being called to the ecclesiastical state1 wish to consecrate themselves to ,god for the advancement of ,his glory1 and the assuring of their own salvation by the practice of religious virtues4 ,priests besides1 and laymen1 are received as boarders1 who1 desirous not to remain in the world1 wish to prepare themselves in retirement1 and the practice of the virtues of their estate1 for their passage from time to eternity4 ,this society has just applied to the government for permission to send out chaplains with those who shall be transported for their participation in the late revolt4 ,i do not know a higher degree of charity than this2 and many other priests have inscribed themselves for this service4 ,in the chapel we saw one of the brethren continuing the perpetual adoration of the ,holy ,sacrament4 ,the archbishop spoke in terms of great contempt of the ignorance of the ,greeks2 and likewise anticipated a large conversion of the ,turks1 whenever liberty of conscience is allowed4 ,he had just sent out some missionaries to ,oceania4 ,both going and returning1 we passed the spot at the entrance of the ,rue du ,faubourg ,s4 ,antoine where the late archbishop received his death wound4 ,the house near was severely battered1 and in different places along the ,rue ,s4 ,antoine1 and in the ,faubourg1 were the marks of balls2 but altogether the insurrection has left much fewer traces behind than one could have expected4 ,returning we looked into the ,sainte ,chapelle1 ,s4 ,louis' peerless offering in honour of the ,crown of ,thorns4 ,it is a perfect gem of the #acth century1 and the under chapel is almost as beautiful2 but nothing has been done since last year4 ,all round works were going on in the ,palais de ,justice1 though it was ,sunday4 ,indeed1 in this respect1 the aspect of ,paris generally is that of a heathen city4 ,at four we went to a ,benediction at ,m4 l',abb ,ratisbonne's house1 to which he had invited us4 ,his sisterhood of ,converted ,jewesses sung the ,psalms very nicely4 ,nothing1 to my mind1 can be more solemn or touching than this ceremony1 when the priest takes the ostensoire in his hand1 and blesses the people1 ,benedicat vos ,omnipotens ,deus1 ,pater1 et ,filius1 et ,spiritus ,sanctus4 ,one seems to hear the words of ,god ,himself4 ,we then adjourned to the parloir1 with ,m4 ,ratisbonne1 ,lady ----1 and ,mr4 ----1 a ,scotch minister4 ,here we conversed about various matters2 magnetism1 true and false miracles1 c4 ,they asked about my visit to the ,tyrolese ,stigmatises4 ,lady ---- told a story1 in one point of which1 in spite of its bizarrerie1 ,i found something which strangely takes hold of the mind4 ,we had been talking of that ,egyptian witchcraft by which an unknown person is said to be seen in a child's hand4 ,she observed that ,m4 ,laborde had purchased this secret1 and had been able to do the thing2--having afterwards become a ,christian1 he abstained from it4 ,lord ----1 it seems1 had told her respecting one of the ---- family1 that he had come back from ,italy with the firm persuasion that he should not survive a certain day3 the source of this persuasion was1 a prophecy made to him by a ,venetian sorceress1 and to two of his friends1 who both died violent deaths at the time specified4 ,lord ---- treated this notion of ,mr4 ---- as an imagination2 however1 he made him promise that he would visit him on the day he mentioned4 ,after going to ,england1 ,mr4 ---- returned to ,paris1 and there ,lord ---- met him again4 ,one day the friends who were with him told him that ,mr4 ---- was ill with a fever1 and though he thought himself better1 and intended to go to a ball at ,lady ,granville's1 they thought ill of him4 ,in a short time ,mr4 ---- died4 ,a few days after ,lord ---- had been dining1 and the dessert had just been removed1 when the door opened1 and the figure of ,mr4---- walked into the room4 ,lord ---- said1 ',what ----1 is that you8 ,i thought you were dead4' ,the figure assented4 ',will you take a chair8' said ,lord ----4 ',are you happy8' ,an expression of indescribable sadness passed over the face1 and he shook his head4 ',can ,i do any thing for you8' said ,lord ----4 ,again he shook his head4 ',why1 then1 have you appeared to me8' ',because of my solemn promise1' the figure said4 ',since1 then1' replied ,lord ----1 'you say ,i can do nothing for you1 ,i beg one favour of you1--that you would go away1 and never return again4' ,the figure complied1 and walked out of the room4 ,i don't think ,i should have thought this story worth repeating1 but for ,m4 ,ratisbonne's remarks on it4 ,he said1 ',i can well believe this may have happened1 for we are surrounded with beings that we know not4 ,a sense is wanting to us1 and if but a veil dropped1 we might see this room crowded with beings who look on us4 ,besides1 appearances of this kind are continually happening1 and ,i believe it from what occurred to myself4' ',occurred to you6' ,i said4 ',what do you mean8' ',i had been called in1' he answered1 'once at ,strasburgh1 to administer extreme unction to a young married lady4 ,i found her in the agony of death1 screaming fearfully2 her husband was supporting her in his arms on the bed4 ,i administered the last unction to her2 and an effect followed which ,i have often observed3 she became calm1 and died in the utmost peace4 ,some days afterwards ,i was in my room about noon1 looking out on the garden4 ,suddenly ,i saw her within two steps of me1 the same exactly as when living1 but with a great brightness all around her4 ,she made a motion to me of inexpressible sweetness and happiness1 as if thanking me for a great service1 and disappeared4 ,at the first moment ,i felt a thrill like an electric shock2 but this passed4 ,i mentioned this vision afterwards to a friend1 and to her husband4 ,i had known but little of her4' ,i asked if he was quite sure this was not an illusion1 but he had no doubt about it4 ,of the many stories of this kind one has heard this is the first told me by the person to whom it happened4 ,the heat to-day was intense1 and it was followed about eleven o'clock by a violent thunder-storm and torrents of rain4 ,monday1 ,july #bd4--,p4 left me at twelve4 ,i dread exceedingly the being alone in ,paris1 but for the object ,i have in view ,i must try to get on a few days4 ,called on ,m4 ,bonnetty1 who was very cordial4 ,he asked about the movement in ,england1 and the state of minds4 ,likewise on ,m4 ,gondon1 to deliver ,mr4 ,n4's letter4 ,i had a very long talk with him on the state of minds in ,england4 ,he expressed the greatest dislike of the ,tablet2 said ,dr4 ,wiseman had done all he could against it4 ,dr4 ,w4 had multitudes of letters from persons asking what they should do if they became ,catholic4 ,he spoke with feeling of the great sacrifice those made who did so2 that1 if married especially1 all means of subsistence were closed to them2 and their family often gave them up4 ,he asked what those who had been converted did4 ,i said ,i believed many were in great difficulties4 ,louis ,philippe had1 during his reign1 appointed more than half1 or nearly two-thirds1 of the ,french bishops3 his notion was to get des ,evques complaisans2 mais il avait la main malheureuse4 ,except three or four1 all that he had appointed had proved themselves men of firmness and courage2 and had not been willing to sacrifice the liberty of the ,church to his smiles4 ,i inquired if the late ,archbishop had not once been too much inclined to the liberal side4 ,louis ,philippe1 he said1 had appointed him in that hope2 but he had opposed the utmost firmness to the king's attempt2 so that latterly the ,king called him a downright porcupine1--there was no laying hold of him on any side4 ,twice his addresses to the ,king had not appeared in the ,moniteur1 which was as great an insult as could be offered4 ,i remarked what a great blessing it was to the ,french ,church to have firm and courageous bishops4 ,he spoke with enthusiasm of the choice of the ,bishop of ,digne for ,paris2 it was better than could have been hoped for3 he was a man of great energy1 and would leave no abuse uncorrected4 ,the late ,archbishop had some little ,gallicanism1 but the new one was entirely ,ultra-,montane4 ,i was some time at ,la ,madeleine this evening4 ,this church is never so grand as when the solitary lamp is burning before the altar1 and a few worshippers here and there come1 in the silence of the evening1 to offer their prayers4 ,i observed several common soldiers who thus came in1 knelt for a short time1 and went out again4 ,at nine went with ,m4 ,des ,billiers to see the ,bishop of ,amatha1 ,vicar ,apostolic of ,western ,caledonia4 ,he was lodging in a house of the ,maristes1 ,rue du ,mont ,parnasse2 and had all the simplicity of a missionary4 ,he received us in his sleeping-room1 which was not even ordinarily comfortable4 ,we had an hour's conversation with him4 ,his society has been lately established1 the actual ,superior ,general being its founder--it is named after the ,blessed ,virgin2 they take the three vows1 and are bound especially to the practice of simplicity4 ,the objects of their institution very much resemble those of the ,socit de la ,rue ,picpus4 ,they have now four bishops in ,western ,oceania4 ,we did not choose this sphere for our labours1 said the ,bishop1 the ,pope assigned it to us4 ,the bishop lately massacred in those parts was of their society4 ,the ,bishop of ,amatha has in all twenty-six missionaries under him--he is going out with eleven2 and this very day1 after many fruitless attempts1 has received the promise of a free passage in the first government ship1 for himself and his companions4 ,as the transit costs #bjjj francs a head1 this was matter of great importance to him1 as he has #dj1jjj francs to set him off1 with his missionaries1 from the ,socit de la ,propagation de la ,foi2 but nothing for his after support4 ,thus1 they live by cultivating the earth--and1 he says1 the natives are only excited to labour by seeing them labour4 ,when asked whether the savages were more inclined to ,protestantism or ,catholicism1 he answered1 ,they are ready to take whichever comes first2 but in the long run we expel the ,protestants4 ,they see that we are consistent and invariable in what we teach--that we come and settle among them without wife or children2 that we do not trade2 and so they are unable to assign any motive for our conduct but charity to them2 and this in the end works upon them4 ,by the bishop's account he and his missionaries live in the midst of the savages4 ,he seems about thirty-eight or forty years of age--able to endure hardship1 and quite willing1 in a state of the most apostolic poverty4 ,he knew and spoke highly of ,bishop ,broughton--also had heard a high character of ,bishop ,selwyn4 ,i said1 there was not upon the earth a bishop of a more ,catholic heart or greater charity than he4 ,he said1 he heard he had put down trading among his missionaries1 and brought them into order4 ,he is living1 ,i said1 just the same life which you have described1 cultivating the earth with his missionaries4 ,the bishop's expression was1 ,we try to make the savages men1 and then ,christians4 ,we have been calumniated as though we were agents of the ,french government2 this will tell you1 he said1 whether that is true3 and he read me an official letter refusing him a free passage4 ,this would not have been were we government agents4 ,he spoke highly of the ,anglican missionaries1 but very badly of the ,methodists--they will do anything by any means1 against us--but the others are men of education and good faith1 and act honourably4 ,two ,anglican ministers in ,sydney1 he said1 had lately gone over to them2 and a third1 the best preacher in the city1 was expected4 ,they had a splendid cathedral there1 which had cost #dj1jjjl41 and some #ae1jjj ,catholics--the ,anglicans about #bjjj1 the ,methodists #aj1jjj4 7,i am told this is entirely incorrect2 the numbers of the ,english ,church are far greater47 ,we want but ,england to be ,catholic1 he said1 in order to convert the world2 men we can send in abundance in ,france1 it is your resources we need4 ,i said1 ,you must pray for that4 ,we do pray constantly for it1 he said4 ,he alluded to the corrupt state of morals in ,sydney4 ,at parting he regretted he could not answer my visit1 as he was going to ,auvergne1 his own country1 to-morrow1 to see his family before leaving ,france4 ,it is1 ,i think1 impossible to conceive a higher degree of charity than the going to live among savages in ,oceania4 ,banished from country and friends1 without family ties or support from domestic affections--in danger at times of massacre1 and always subject to every species of personal discomfort4 ,if this be not an ,apostolic life1 ,i am unable to conceive what is4 ,tuesday1 ,july #be4--,went to a ,low ,mass at ,s4 ,roch3 this is a poor uncomfortable church4 ,i do not like the demeanour of people at ,paris1 compared with those in the country2 they seem afraid to show reverence4 ,m4 des ,billiers took me to the ,hpital ,necker1 for men and women1 near the ,rue de ,sevres3 his friend the almoner took us round2 he seemed an example of the old ,french character1 polite and gay1 with a natural spring of cheerfulness1 which woke a corresponding chord in every one he addressed4 ,i was pleased to see1 as we went through the wards1 in which were several wounded in the affair of ,june1 how every face of man1 woman1 and child lighted up with pleasure as he addressed them4 ,this hospital is served by eighteen sisters of charity4 ,after this nothing would do but he must take us to l',institution des ,aveugles1 though he left a party in his own rooms4 ,i have never been over an institution more interesting or more worthy of support than this4 ,i had a feeling of dread in entering1 to see all around me boys and girls deprived of the most precious of the senses--here1 however1 charity seems to have done all that is possible to alleviate their loss4 ,they are employed in a great variety of occupations1 not only reading1 writing1 and music1 but in carpentering1 printing1 turning with the lathe1 making shoes and slippers1 and a great many other trades4 ,boys on one side and girls on the other were walking about the house and the garden as freely as if they possessed the blessing of sight--all seemed cheerful and even happy4 ,we watched with astonishment a blind boy using a sharp instrument in turning the lathe1 with as much precision and fearlessness as if he saw4 ,many likewise were practising music1 and the sudden smiles which mantled over their countenances every now and then were pleasant to behold4 ,i bought for twelve francs a pair of candlesticks1 turned and polished with the utmost nicety1--all done by the blind4 ,the eye can detect no inequality or variance in the work2 they are as if they came out of a first-rate shop in ,london or ,paris4 ,it is true that this spectacle was after all not without pain2 for even while feeling the charity which had successfully devised so many occupations for creatures lying under such a loss1 the expression of each face1 deprived1 as it were1 of its soul1 afflicted one--and here were two hundred young people of both sexes in this condition2 very often likewise their faces were otherwise deformed4 ,we asked one lad to read to us3 he passed his fingers rapidly over letters raised a little above the paper1 and read us tolerably fast a passage respecting ,english rule in ,india1 in which1 oddly enough1 my own name occurred4 ,another mode of reading1 not by letters1 but by other marks representing letters1 and similarly raised1 seemed more difficult1 or the reader had less practice4 ,another blind man wrote a short sentence which we dictated to him respecting our visit4 ,this seemed done by a very complicated instrument1 which had about sixteen points1 capable of forming all the letters and figures1 in a sort of square hand2 several of these points went to make a single letter2 and they were touched by the hand as rapidly as ,i have seen lace-makers fix their pins4 ,one blind boy kindly directed us over to the female part of the house3 they move up and down stairs and about the corridors without hesitation4 ,our friend and conductor had a kind word for every different party1 and seemed quite at home4 ,it would have been impossible to be out of sorts in his company2 he was ever chirruping round one4 ,afterwards ,m4 ,des ,billiers walked with me to the ,enfans ,trouvs1 ,rue d',enfer4 ,i had once before seen a house of this kind at ,rouen1 and this renewed all one's feelings of admiration and love for ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul4 ,if ever charity flowed in any human breast1 it was in his4 ,when people scruple at admitting some material miracle1 such1 for instance1 as that mentioned above1 wrought before his shrine1 they forget that the whole life of this saint was a spiritual miracle infinitely more astonishing4 ,it is a simple exercise of ,god's creative power attending1 it is true1 on the virtue flowing over from our ,saviour to ,his saints1 that a malady is removed by the intercession of a saint1 whose relics are approached in faith1 but that man's naturally selfish and fallen spirit should become a shrine of self-denying1 patient1 suffering1 and conquering love1 from the baptismal font unto the grave1 is a miracle of ,god's redeeming power1 of ,his election working in union with ,his creature's will1 which does1 indeed1 awaken the greatest astonishment4 ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 he that believeth on me1 the works that ,i do shall he do also2 and greater works than these shall he do2 because ,i go unto my ,father4 ,it is said not to the ,apostles1 nor to those on whom they laid their hands1 nor to the first ages merely1 but without limit of time4 ,in the room where the infants exposed are first received there are eighty-five cradles2 many of them were tenanted1 some by infants apparently dying1 or1 again1 only that day received2 one was lying1 just arrived1 not yet undressed1 washed1 and clothed1--the children of shame and disease1 too often2 always1 ,i fear1 of misery2 one could not look upon them without the deepest commiseration1 or the highest regard to those sisters of charity1 7for this hospital there are thirty-two71 who fulfil their mission towards these the veriest outcasts of the world4 ,the sister who took us round told us that twelve a day were baptized on an average2 sometimes as many as thirty4 ,if they survive the first few days1 they are sent into the country to be nursed2 but they are brought up in different houses1 instructed for various trades1 and kept1 if necessary1 till twenty-one years of age4 ,at present the use of the tower is suspended during the day1 but at night infants are so received1 left sometimes without rags to cover them2 a little badge is put on each1 and any particular marks about them noted4 ,in the day they are received upon the attestation of a public officer4 ,we went through the ophthalmerie1 and infirmerie4 ,it was most interesting to see these little creatures of various ages1 but nearly all suffering1 finding from those who had become their parents in ,christ the mercy which their natural parents had not shown them4 ,i said to the sister that ,i feared they had few ,english among them3 she assented4 ,when will my country be foremost again in these works of saintly charity1 in this bearing of the cross amid the sins and miseries of a fallen world8 ,would that instead of so much earthly wealth she were once more the isle of ,saints4 ,but this is impossible1 so long as she denies1 despises1 or misunderstands the honour due to the virgin estate of those consecrated to ,god1 or the power of ,christ's sacrifice conveyed from the ,lord to ,his members4 ,wednesday1 ,july #bf4--;,had about an hour's conversation with the ,pre de ,ravignan4 ,he asked me if ,i knew the ,comte de ,montalembert1 said his intended preface to the life of ,s4 ,bernard1 on the religious orders1 had already swollen to three volumes3 he regretted that the ,pre ,lacordaire was not at ,paris1 for me to see him4 ,i asked why he had quitted the ,national ,assembly4 ,that1 he said1 has caused us some pain4 ,his own generous nature led him to think that he might induce the liberal members there to extend their liberality to the ,church1 and to countenance liberty of teaching2 but he soon found his mistake in this2 they were false liberals1 ready enough to apply their principles to state matters1 but not ready to carry them into the domain of thought4 ,they were liberal against the ,church1 and despots over it4 ,m4 ,lacordaire had not entered the ,assembly to gratify any wish of his own2 he sat there on the ,mountain2 but this state of things1 this difficult and confined position in which he could not act freely1 was most repugnant to his disposition4 ,so he resigned2 it might have been better fully to have considered the reality before hand4 ,as to the salaries given to the clergy1 ,le ,pre ,lacordaire was not for discontinuing them4 ,no doubt1 miserable as they are in amount1 and given in exchange for ample estates1 it would be desirable to do without them1 were it possible4 ,but as the clergy is mainly drawn from the lower classes1 this is not possible2 and the small casuel they receive for baptisms1 marriages1 and interments1 is necessary to eke out their scanty incomes4 ,it was sad to see such a remuneration made to its clergy by a ,catholic country1 while ,england1 he said1 allowed such comparatively liberal stipends to the same class4 ,i asked him what were the strongest books on the ,roman ,primacy4 ,he said the ,brothers ,ballerini1 and ,valemburg's ,controversies4 ,i remarked that for nearly three years my attention had been fixed on this subject1 and that ,i had pursued it through ,councils and ,fathers down to the conclusion that the ,pope had indisputably a primacy of order 7or honour7 in the whole ,church1 but had not a primacy of jurisdiction over the ,east4 ,he did not advance anything new on this point4 ,he quoted the usual passages of ,s4 ,irenus1 ,s4 ,victor1 ,st4 ,cyprian1 ,st4 ,augustine4 ,i had considered1 ,i said1 all these1 and a great multitude of others1 but still my conclusion was against the primacy of jurisdiction1 as concerning the ,oriental ,church4 ,he then attempted to meet this by the paucity of documents in early times2 but ,i said those which actually existed told against the ,roman claim4 ,suppose1 said he1 you were to admit the ,roman hypothesis2 would you not find it solve all the passages8 ,i said this was the very way in which ,i had studied the question1 and come to just the contrary conclusion4 ,he said that he understood ,english1 and would read my book1 which ,i had offered to send him1 and let me know his answer to my view4 ,i was struck again with the charity of his manner1 and with his likeness to ,manning4 ,went for half an hour to the adjoining church of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul4 ,his shrine is still open over the altar4 ,i saw various articles1 clothes1 books1 crosses1 carried up and put against the glass covering his relics1 for the purpose of blessing them4 ,at one went to the distribution of prizes at the ,petit ,sminaire1 #ba4 ,rue ,n4 ,d4 des ,champs4 ,the four vicaires gnraux of the ,chapter of ,paris sat in front1 to crown with a chaplet the gainers of the prizes1 and to present books to them and those who gained an accessit4 ,there were a good many other clergy1 and a tolerable number of laity1 men and women1 present1 friends evidently of the young men and boys4 ,i could not but be struck here1 as elsewhere1 with the great number of plebeian and unintellectual faces among the clergy1 7to which1 however1 the four vicaires gnraux1 and some others1 were exceptions47 ,as for the laity present1 male and female1 it was a mass of unredeemed ugliness4 ,one of the professors read an address to the pupils of full a half hour1 passing in view the whole life of the late ,archbishop1 his studies1 labours1 writings1 acts1 and lastly1 his martyrdom and burial1 not forgetting his solicitude for them4 ,one of the last of his public acts was the coming there on ,whit-,sunday1 a fortnight before his fatal wound4 ,i did not think this address good--it was monotonous both in tone and delivery2--very remarkable is the difference in the sound of the ,french language when read and when spoken4 ,the recitation is so peculiarly spondaic1 stiff1 and conventional1 in the former case2 while1 in the latter1 it is easy and flowing4 ,when this was done1 the giving of prizes began4 ,it took an hour2 and no wonder1 for at least two hundred wreaths and two hundred sets of books1 single or double1 were to be distributed4 ,many indeed received several wreaths and prizes4 ,the winners came forward1 ascended four or five steps1 and were successively crowned and saluted on each cheek by one of the ,vicaires ,gnraux2 now and then they were taken to a friend or relative1 male or female1 when present1 to receive their crown4 ,it was put on the head1 and then carried in the hand4 ,i thought that at least the principle of emulation was not discouraged4 ,but the great number of subjects which were rewarded was as remarkable as the number of prizes4 ,it seemed as if they never would end4 ,there was ,excellence and ,sagesse3 ,greek1 ,latin1 and ,french composition2 ,latin verse2 ,philosophy1 ,rhetoric1 ,geography1 ,english ,language1 c42 and most of these divided into different forms4 ,no merit could be said to be neglected4 ,there was a first prize1 and a second1 and sometimes three accessit besides2 and some reached nine1 or even ten rewards4 ,i dare say they all felt as young ,greeks receiving the laurel crown4 ,certainly the mounting those steep stairs1 in order to receive their crown1 must have been a nervous operation4 ,at the conclusion1 one of the ,vicaires ,gnraux rose1 and delivered a few words to the pupils with great simplicity and ease2 the day of return was then announced for ,thursday1 #eth ,oct4 ,i marked many ingenuous and pleasing countenances among the successful candidates4 ,a father near me was in a state of the greatest excitement at the prizes of his son1 a lad of thirteen4 ,i went over for a few minutes to the exquisite chapel of ,les ,dames de bon ,secours1 or ,garde-,malades3 it was quite silent2 and ,i could enjoy its beauty without interruption4 ,i was told yesterday that the labours of these sisters by sick beds materially shorten their life2 and that they enter the society with the full consciousness that the service they undertake is injurious and often fatal4 ,their work is1 to attend on sick persons of good condition1 and to use the opportunity1 which sickness rarely fails to present1 of directing the thoughts to religious subjects4 ,a payment of five francs a day is made to the institution for their services4 ,went to ,m4 ,gondon1 who took me to the ,comte de ,montalembert's reception4 ,the ,bishop of ,langres there1 ,m4 l',abb de ,casales1 two other members of the ,assembly1 also ,m4 ,bonnetty1 ,m4 de ,s4 ,chron1 translator of ,hurter's ,life of ,innocent ,,iii41 and about ten other gentlemen4 ,la ,comtesse was in ,belgium1 visiting her family4 ,i had some talk with the ,bishop4 ,m4 de ,montalembert began a conversation about ,england1 which interested me4 ,i am in great fear for you2 if you resist the present crisis1 as you did the first revolution and ,napoleon1 it will be a great glory4 ,the glory of ,england is already great1 but that will be almost miraculous4 ,it is the struggle of paganism against religion4 ,i admit that you have in ,england a larger amount of religion on the whole than any other country has3 c'est une rligion bien mince1 you will agree with me3 there are very few among you who hold an integral ,catholicism2 but1 however1 religion of some sort there is4 ,yet1 in spite of this1 the great mass of your people is become heathen2 they look at your books and your lives1 and believe there is no other life1 for you have taught them practically there is none4 ,it is all very well to tell them that1 were property divided among all1 they would get some eleven shillings a week2 whatever it be1 they will try for it3 if they do not believe the next life1 they will try to get something of this4 ,and then look at the state of things all over the ,continent4 ,if ,england outrides this storm1 it will be marvellous4 ,i wish she may with all my heart1 but she alone remains4 ,he seemed to think the ,german and ,italian unities1 if constituted1 would alter the balance in ,europe4 ,as for the state of ,france no one1 ,i imagine1 can tell what is coming4 ,m4 de ,montalembert and two others are the only members of the old ,house of ,peers sitting in the ,assembly4 ,there is a fair number of old deputies2 but the great mass of the rest are utterly unworthy1 from education1 position1 or any merit whatever1 to represent ,france4 ,they are not up to any of the questions which present themselves4 ,and from such an ,assembly ,france is to receive a constitution4 ,of the ,french generals at present in power1 ,m4 ,bdeau is the only one who is religious3 ,i heard lately a remarkable trait of him4 ,when in ,africa with his army he met a priest1 went forward to him1 took him aside to some distance1 and confessed to him2 he then returned to his army1 and said1 if any one liked to follow his example1 he would wait for him2 they were going to fight1 and no one could calculate the chances of war4 ,how many did the like ,i did not hear4 ,thursday1 ,july #bg4--,m4 des ,billiers came to go with me to ,m4 ,herv1 the surgeon of ,les ,surs de la ,charit1 to get his account of the material facts attending the healing of the novice on the #ith of ,may4 ,we found him out1 but ,mad4 ,herv gave the same account as we had before received2 and told us if we would call later we could see ,m4 ,herv4 ,i did so1 and he then said that he had deposited a medical account of the whole thing with the ,sisters1 which ,i might see in the ,rue du ,bac4 ,i went again to call on ,m4 ,noirlieu1 but found him out4 ,on the way went into the old abbey church of ,s4 ,germain des ,prs3 since ,i was last there the whole choir has been painted4 ,i think this is the most pleasing and impressive of all the churches at ,paris4 ,i could not be there without emotion1 considering the long line of ,benedictines who had worshipped within those walls1 and deserved so well of the ,church of ,christ by studying and editing her great ,fathers4 ,i saw commemorated in one monument three great names--,mabillon1 ,descartes1 and ,montfaucon2 of the second1 ,i think it was said1 qui luce1 quam indagavit1 nunc fruitur3 this comprehends everything1--to enjoy that light4 ,o utinam6 ,i have been looking to-day at a short account published here3 ,sur les soixante-dix serviteurs mis mort pour la foi en ,chine1 en ,tong-,king1 et en ,cochin-,chine1 dclars vnrables par notre ,s4 ,pre le ,pape ,gregoire ,,xvi4 ,it is a wonderful history3 the deeds and sufferings of the early ,church exactly reproduced in our own times4 ,these martyrs were even more savagely tortured than those of old by the ,romans4 ,and some of them are only four or five years older than oneself1 some of them natives of ,china1 younger2 so that while ,i have wasted my days in vanity1 others1 sharers of this same flesh and blood1 have entered the noble army of martyrs4 ,and if charity dispenses the place of the redeemed in the mansions on high1 near to their ,lord assuredly will be their place1 who passed from the midst of a deceiving and voluptuous civilisation1 unstained and unallured1 into the midst of a population lying in the valley of the shadow of death2 low1 grovelling1 filthy in mind and body1 and this to save some souls1 if it might be1 out of that otherwise condemned mass4 ,it would seem as if out of corruption at its worst degree the highest1 purest1 and most self-denying charity were to go forth1 to show that ,god's arm is not shortened1 and that we might be1 if we would1 all that the martyrs of old were4 ,moreover1 the people of ,cochin ,china are naturally of a peculiarly timid disposition2 yet many have been found to emulate the courage of ,european priests and bishops1 in bearing the most prolonged torments and trials4 ,what a horrible thing does it seem1 that we should be practically taught1 that the system which produces these men is such a corruption of ,god's revelation as is but a step removed1 if removed at all1 from idolatry4 ,walked about the gardens of the ,tuileries and through the ,boulevards this evening3 the population of ,paris seems to pour itself out with delight here2 and no wonder1 for what great city has so pleasing a place of recreation for all classes1 not the great and rich merely1 as the gardens of the ,tuileries4 ,to me especially they bring back long past years4 ,but ,i don't at all like being alone in this ,babylon4 ,friday1 ,july #bh4--;,i met the ,bishop of ,langres and a party1 who went over ,gerente's painted glass manufactory1 #ac4 ,quai d',anjou4 ,he seems to have reached the colours of old glass1 and showed us the process by which all the appearance of antiquity is given to new glass4 ,by means of acids he produces imperfections in glass which was smooth and clear2 thus heightening the tone of other parts4 ,even chemists have been unable to discern the difference between two pieces of glass1 one ancient and one modern4 ,he said ---- was a humbug2 ,waille was the best ,english worker1 but ,hardman would be so soon4 ,went into ,notre ,dame for some time3 in spite of the grandeur of many parts of this church1 ,i always feel dissatisfied with it as a whole4 ,went also to ,s4 ,severin1 to a little chapel of the ,blessed ,virgin1 the altar of which1 and figure of the ,virgin and ,child1 please me much4 ,took a letter from ,labb to ,m4 ,dupanloup1 but he was not in ,paris4 ,called likewise twice on ,m4 ,defresne1 but he was out2 and took a letter to the ,bishop of ,orleans1 but he could only be seen between eight and nine in the morning4 ,in the evening ,i found ,mr4 ,a4 ,coppinger at home1 and had a long talk with him4 ,he seems to think there is no chance whatever for ,henri ,cinq2 that the sentiment of loyalty1 of the duty even of obeying authority1 is in the multitude utterly extinct4 ,the rich shopkeeping classes are universally unchristian2 so that in repressing the last meute of ,june1 even the revolters behaved with more respect in the churches than the ,garde ,nationale sent to fight them4 ,the root of ,french misfortune is the thoroughly bad education given to men in all but the ecclesiastical schools4 ,they regard ,christianity as if they were outside it2 the ,gospel as a very beautiful book1 doubtless1 but not one commanding obedience from them4 ,living upon a civilisation1 the whole force of which is derived from ,christianity1 they think that they can dispense with this the root of society1 and construct society on their own superficial theories4 ,the revolution of ,february took every one by surprise1 even those who brought it about2 it was the result of secret societies which had been existing for years2 but though they felt their power1 and thought that they might1 perhaps1 overturn a ministry1 they did not calculate on casting out a dynasty4 ,the last revolt had been very perfectly organised3 it had a great many leaders1 each with so many hundred men under him2 these leaders well paid1 but the common men fighting gratuitously for what was supposed to be their own cause4 ,though near ten thousand men are now in prison1 it is not supposed that many of these leaders have been captured4 ,and so what may happen in the winter is a subject for much fear4 ,saturday1 ,july #bi4--,went at eight this morning to call on ,m4 ,defresne4 ,he was very cordial1 asked about our visit to the ,tyrolese ,stigmatises--had heard from ,manzoni that we had been to him4 ,he soon got into his usual animated tone of conversation4 ,the events of ,february and ,june had had a beneficial effect for the clergy1 in bringing out their charitable care for the wounded1 to which even the saying of ,mass had been postponed4 ,l',abb ,etienne had just been dining with him1 so that he too had heard of the healing of the novice4 ,a friend whom he named as the ,poet ,reboul came in3 we all agreed that the life of ,s4 ,vincent was a greater miracle than any thing wrought by ,god in virtue of his intercession4 ,m4 ,defresne engaged me to come again on ,tuesday morning1 and proposed a dinner for us three4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,coppinger returned my call1 and offered to be of any service in showing me institutions1 c4 ,he attested the great charity and devotion of the clergy4 ,this has the most intimate connection with the celibate4 ,he did not seem to think there was much improvement in the morals of the different educational establishments of the ,university4 ,in his own time at the ,ecole ,polytechnique out of #bjj scholars not above a dozen would be practical ,christians2 for not only was all religious instruction utterly neglected1 but the professors1 often infidels1 would inspire them with a contempt and dislike for religion4 ,now the ,ecole ,polytechnique had #bej scholars1 and perhaps a quarter of them might be sincere ,christians4 ,when once they were known as such1 the probability was that they would be very decided and earnest3 they were sometimes members of the society of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul for instructing the poor4 ,went to ,m4 des ,billiers to ask him to accompany me to the ,rue du ,bac1 to obtain a copy of ,m4 ,herv's attestation of the miraculous cure4 ,we found the original of this no longer in their possession1 it having been sealed up and deposited1 with other documents1 near the shrine of ,s4 ,vincent4 ,they had a copy of it1 which ,i proposed to copy1 and then take it to ,m4 ,herv for his signature4 ,this was done2 and ,i hope to obtain it to-morrow4 ,i asked ,m4 des ,billiers what he thought of the permanency of the republic4 ,his conviction is that it cannot stand1 but that the time of its duration may be indefinite from a few months to ten years4 ,he believes that ,france is entirely monarchical3 but it will probably require great sufferings and an exhaustion of the country for the monarchy to return4 ,the obstacle is1 that the middle classes1 the bourgeoisie1 who now reign1 dread with the monarchy a cortge of noblesse and clergy4 ,could they be fully persuaded that all ranks would share alike1 and that no attempt would be made to revive old privileges1 they would be for the monarchy2 for they want trade1 confidence1 and a firm government1 and this the republic cannot give4 ,the person of the monarch is not so clear2 for though all educated and thoughtful people must see that a monarchy must rest on a principle1 and that legitimacy alone has that principle1 yet the name of ,napoleon has still a vast influence throughout the poorer classes4 ,the restoration had lost a fine opportunity4 ,it was really very popular at first1 and had it applied the principles of liberty to the ,church and the nation1 might have maintained itself3 instead of this1 it honoured a few individual ecclesiastics1 thereby creating a great ill-will against the ,church1 but acted towards the whole body of the ,church in the most illiberal spirit1 keeping it under lock and key4 ,called on ,m4 ,gondon3 we talked about the cure of the novice4 ,i told him ,i was engaged in collecting the proofs of it4 ,m4 ,gondon thought that the ,benedictines and ,dominicans were not destined to take root afresh in ,france3 he pointed to the position of the ,pre ,lacordaire in proof of this4 ,with very great abilities1 especially the power of carrying away his auditors by his eloquence1 he could with difficulty maintain one very small house in ,france4 ,in the middle ages such a man might have founded an order4 ,he heard his celebrated sermon on the first ,sunday after the revolution of ,february1 in ,notre ,dame4 ,from beginning to end c'tait un dlire4 ,the father is just returned to ,paris4 ,he observed that late events in ,england must have convinced reflecting people how completely our ,church was the puppet of the ministers of the day4 ,louis ,philippe had tried to play the same game in ,france as had been played in ,england in the appointment of bishops1 but the grace of consecration had been too strong for him4 ,i replied that this was not quite fair1 for we too had men of courage among us2 and ,i quoted ,bishop ,selwyn's energetic and successful protest against the attempt of a secretary of state to sacrifice the rights of the natives in ,new ,zealand4 ,i then went to the ,surs de la ,charit1 and soon found myself in their secrtariat1 engaged among a number of sisters in copying ,m4 ,herv's attestation4 ,it was enclosed in a sort of pastoral letter of ,m4 l',abb ,etienne to the sisters throughout the world1 dated #cast ,may1 #ahdh2 expressing his confidence that the bark of ,s4 ,vincent would weather the storm of this revolution as it had the last of #ahcj1 if they were faithful to their rules1 and fulfilled their ministry with zeal4 ,i found likewise that1 three days after this cure1 there had been another of a person afflicted with blindness for seven months1 and ,i determined to go into this case likewise4 ,the sisters went to the ,benediction at five3 soon after ,i followed them to their chapel4 ,it was a most touching sight to see so large a number of sisters and novices in worship together before the ,host4 ,here then1 ,i thought1 were before me so many female hearts offering up to ,god daily the sacrifice of themselves in works of charity2 they have made the voluntary surrender of the pleasures of home1 of feelings dearest to the natural man2 there is no holding back in their offering3 it is complete1 and penetrated with charity4 ,here are hundreds kneeling in front of me who dedicate their labours to the hospital and the sick bed1 going forth into all lands1 and making the healing of the body a means to cure the soul4 ,if ever there was any institution on which the sunlight of ,god's countenance may be supposed to rest1 it is surely this4 ,it was settled that ,i should return on ,monday to continue my extract4 ,m4 ,defresne told me this morning that the ,pres ,lazaristes possess a great number of ,s4 ,vincent's letters in ,,ms41 giving the most minute directions as to cases of conscience and details of practice1 which were written to his fathers during his long experience1 and which show the most marvellous knowledge of the heart and the most acute practical judgment4 ,it is an instance of his wisdom that he directed the sisters for thirty years by word of mouth1 and at last wrote down for them the rules which he had found work efficiently in that time4 ,a real constitution exists before it is written1 just as model ,french constitutions cease to exist before the ink which enunciates their principles is dry4 ,m4 des ,billiers told me to-day of an old ,french ,legitimist of distinction1 who1 like most of his party1 refrained for a long time from exercising the franchise after ,louis ,philippe's accession1 because it involved an oath of fidelity to him4 ,they found at length the inconvenience of this1 when they wanted to elect a ,legitimist deputy2 and the old man was much pressed to take the oath4 ,he refused for a long time1 but at length said he would go4 ,as his purpose became known1 and he was much respected and looked up to1 there was much expectation at the polling-place what he would do4 ,when called upon to take the oath1 he said1 ,m4 le ,prsident1 allow me to tell you a story4 ,i remember being with his ,majesty1 ,louis ,,xviii41 ,king of ,france1 when a young prince came before him1 confessed his faults1 and1 falling at his feet1 promised an unalterable fidelity4 ,we all know how that prince has kept his oath4 ,now ,i promise and swear1 7repeating the formulary of the oath71 fidelity to ,louis ,philippe1 and ,i will keep my oath as he kept his4 ,every one was convulsed with laughter1 and the ,president could hardly stifle his3 but he intimated that he could not allow the oath to be taken with that reservation4 ,the old man repeated it again1 by itself1 but the effect had been produced1 and every one saw with what purpose he took it4 ,but who can regret that so foul a villany as the supplanting a king1 a kinsman1 and a benefactor1 has met with retribution even on earth8 ,sunday1 ,july #cj4--;,i have just heard at ,s4 ,roch a sermon which lasted more than an hour and a quarter1 delivered1 for the most part1 with great rapidity1 and a vehemence of tone and action which would have frightened an ,english audience4 ,the preacher1 l',abb ,du----1 showed very considerable power both of thought and expression4 ,i should have preferred a less rhetorical display1 both in manner and matter4 ,but power there certainly was4 ,my thoughts are not your thoughts1 saith the ,lord4 ,he began by saying we were all under the reign of a sophism2 this sophism was1 under a great variety of shapes1 the preferring the present life to the future4 ,he then dwelt with great force and beauty on our ,saviour's life on earth1 that ,he was ,god1 and that ,he was a carpenter2 that ,he worked for his daily bread4 ,now ,god can do nothing but what is perfectly good and wise2 therefore1 when ,he assumed this servile condition1 it was a work of perfect wisdom and goodness4 ,he came to do ,his ,father's will4 ,and this one condition runs through all degrees of human society1 alone making them acceptable to ,god1--to do ,god's will4 ,glory1 genius1 success1 the wonder and admiration of our fellow men2 all this is nothing4 ,to do the will of ,god will alone open the kingdom of heaven--,jesus ,christ stands ready to open the kingdom of heaven to generation after generation of those who1 sealed by the fore-knowledge of ,god1 and working with ,his grace1 do ,his will--and to those alone4 ,there was no key to the present state of things1 to these terrible conflicts1 this incessant agitation1 but one2 that life was but a day's labour1 an hour's--nothing in comparison of eternity4 ,this life was not the proper condition of humanity4 ,it was fallen--the ,saviour's proper work was to restore it to its normal condition2 but that normal condition can never be here4 ,here it is a work of reparation1 slow1 painful1 full of obstacles in proportion to the depth of the fall1 but always merciful4 ,who would give a patient the full nourishment which he could take in health8 ,now1 here we are all patients of ,jesus--all--and to our latest moment4 ,we shall never return to our normal condition on earth1 but in eternity4 ,you are all workmen and workwomen2 idleness is a capital sin--idleness will shut out from heaven--,jesus ,christ has taught us to work1 every one in his estate4 ,the work is one1 though the condition may vary1--to do ,god's will4 ,it will not be asked us whether we had genius1 skill1 power to embrace the works of ,god in our thought2 but one thing only will be asked us1--whether we have done our work2 that very work which ,god set us1--to do ,his will4 ,and this is why society is suffering now to its utmost depths4 ,this world is made the end1 the limit1 the object1 the reward--eternity is put out of sight4 ,on a t ,jesus ,christ au travailleur de la pense1 au travailleur de l'art1 au travailleur de la terre4 ,et nous souffrons1 nous souffrons tous--nous allons de souffrances en souffrances4 ,thus the question of labour is insoluble4 ,men think of repaying the young girl's sacrifice who works day and night for the support of her parents2 who denies herself every gratification to which she might innocently aspire1 with a little more wages--or the mother's tears1 who suffers for her family1 or the father's continued exertions1 with a few pieces of money4 ,jesus ,christ did not so3 he assigned to labour a far different reward--he would give it no reward at all on earth--he would give it eternal life4 ,he then drew a vivid picture of the priest's life of toil1 suffering1 instruction1 and benediction4 ,what was the end of this work8 ,it was eternal life4 ,the greater the humiliation1 the greater the suffering1 the more absolute the cutting off of all human sources of enjoyment or requital--the more the will of ,god was done1 the greater the reward in heaven4 ,to man1 no matter what his condition on earth1 or the powers of his mind1 to man working with grace and inspired by grace1 the kingdom of heaven1 according as he has done the will of ,god1 will be given4 ,this1 and this alone1 is the remedy for all the ills of society2 and we are under the dominion of a sophism1 because this truth is set aside4 ,there was rather a numerous congregation1 by far the greater part women2 not many persons of education1 ,i should imagine--yet the sermon in tone was far beyond the reach of any but the educated4 ,this morning at eight ,i was at ,mass here1 a short ,high ,mass2 there were many communicants4 ,but ,i have never been in a church so inconvenient in one respect1 there were hardly any prie-dieus2 the consequence is1 that people sit nearly all the time1 or just bend the knee against their chair2 it is no easy matter to kneel on the floor1 so encumbered with chairs4 ,i think there is far less reverence in the outward demeanour of people at ,paris than in the provinces4 ,went to the evening service at ,notre ,dame des ,victoires3 ,i wished to be present at one of the meetings of the ,archiconfrrie du trs-saint ,cur de ,marie4 ,there was a large congregation1 which at length filled the church3 some thirty or forty members round the altar of the ,blessed ,virgin2 of the rest nine-tenths at least were women of the lower classes4 ,vespers were sung1 the congregation joining with remarkable unanimity4 ,this indeed gives a particular and most pleasing character to the service of the ,archiconfrrie4 ,then the ,abb des ,genettes1 founder of the brotherhood1 a silver-haired old man1 mounted the pulpit1 and spoke in the most familiar and practical manner on the text ,beware of false prophets4 ,his manner was in calmness the very opposite of that of this morning's preacher4 ,he contrasted the disobedience to parents which now prevailed1 the debauchery and wickedness all around them1 with what he had known fifty or sixty years ago4 ,they had been struck for this1 and the rod was still suspended over their heads2 he besought them to repent4 ,when this was over1 he read from a paper requests for the prayers of the ,archiconfrrie for so many men1 so many women1 parishes1 bishops1 c42 among which ,i heard in immediate juxtaposition #bgj ,protestants1 #fi ,jews4 ,he likewise read a letter of thanks for their prayers1 to which was attributed the conversion of a desperate sinner1 and such letters he said he was receiving every week4 ,he implored them to be very fervent in their prayers for the objects named to them4 ,there would be in the week1 he said1 three especial days3 ,tuesday1 the feast of ,st4 ,peter in vinculis4 ,he read them the account of this from the ,acts4 ,it struck me1 from the attention with which they listened to this1 that they were not accustomed to read it4 ,he then passed to the ,pope1 as successor of ,st4 ,peter1 who was now1 it might be said1 in a sort of moral captivity4 ,he earnestly and repeatedly besought their prayers for him1 who was suffering at the hands of ungrateful subjects on whom he had showered benefactions4 ,not that the bark of ,st4 ,peter could ever be overwhelmed by the waves3 it was secure by the divine promise2 but they might so far persecute the ,pope as to gain for him the crown of martyrdom4 ,more than twenty times since his accession the ,holy ,father had commended himself to their prayers by means of persons coming from ,rome4 ,they should all now pray for him every day4 ,he should be in his confessional that day at six ,a4,m41 for several hours2 again from half-past-two till five2 and from seven till nine1 in order that they might prepare themselves for the plenary indulgence attached to this ,church on ,thursday4 ,he notified likewise a fresh religious service1 for the soul of the late archbishop1 on ,monday1 #gth ,august1 at ,notre ,dame4 ,they should all pray earnestly for the holy archbishop3 it may be that he had washed out with his blood his sins1 and needed not their prayers2 but they should pray for him4 ,he then descended for the benediction4 ,the whole congregation seemed to have one heart and one voice in the hymns which followed4 ,this service lasted from seven to half-past-nine1 and was very interesting4 ,monday1 ,july #ca4--,went to the ,pre de ,ravignan4 ,he told me that1 since our last conversation1 he had been looking in ,tournely1 where he found a passage on the primacy of jurisdiction1 which seemed to him quite convincing4 ,he gave me a note for the ,pre ,lacordaire1 but my visit was cut short by an appointment1 so he begged me to come again4 ,went to ,m4 des ,billiers3 he attacked me again on the primacy of jurisdiction4 ,i said that the ,ultramontane theory1 when pushed to its absolute issue1 demanded the infallibility of the ,pope singly2 that1 indeed1 this was involved in the primacy of jurisdiction2 that the ,pope had exerted the supreme power of withdrawing their authority from the ,french bishops when it seemed to him for the good of the ,church4 ,he did not like to admit that the primacy of jurisdiction involved infallibility1 because infallibility of the ,pope is not a dogma4 ,but here lies precisely the difficulty of their position4 ,roman ,catholics want1 for the completion and impregnability of their system1 the infallibility of the single papal chair1 and this is precisely what has been ever denied by large schools among them1 and is not even now an article of faith4 ,for that they are the universal ,church1 that their dogma alone is true1 that the ,greek and every other communion is heretical or schismatical1 or both1 all this depends on the infallibility of the single papal chair4 ,i said that1 if they would prove the ,greek ,church to be in schism1 ,i should give up our cause4 ,we went to see ,m4 ,gabet1 at the ,pres ,lazaristes1 who has been ten years in ,central ,tartary1 or ,thibet2 gone through great dangers and privations2 has come back safe2 and is going out again4 ,he was with a brother missionary1 who remains at ,macao till he rejoins him4 ,his account of ,thibet is most interesting1 and in many respects very surprising4 ,they have many ,catholic practices there--such as holy water1 the religious celibate4 ,the ,lamas1 or priests1 are very numerous4 ,two-thirds of the men of the country live in religious celibacy2 and he believes that this is a real celibacy4 ,he and his companions lived for six months in a great community of #ejjj lamas2 they were1 perhaps1 of ten different nations1 and spoke four different languages4 ,during that time they had not observed the least impropriety among them4 ,they are religious1 pray much1 and have a complete contempt for those who do not pray4 ,faire l'esprit fort among them is a sure way to be thought little of4 ,but this religion is very superstitious3 they have not the power to choose what they should embrace and what refuse2 they have the instinct and the need of religion very strong1 but not discernment of what is true religion4 ,thus1 if you read to them the ,gospel1 they will adore ,jesus ,christ1 ,pilate1 ,caiaphas1 c4 ,theirs is not an incroyance raisonne like ,protestantism1 but a cloud of superstition which obscures their sight4 ,he anticipated that ,christianity would make large progress among them1 because of their religious spirit4 ,there is as yet no religious establishment in ,thibet4 ,all over ,asia the ministers of religion observe continence4 ,the character of priest and married man is to their notions incompatible4 ,they look for a complete denial of self in one who would teach them religion4 ,there are no laws against foreign religions in ,thibet1 as there are in ,china4 ,a great number of the female sex also live in continence1 though not so many as of men4 ,i asked him how he accounted for the connexion between so many of their usages and ,catholicity4 ,he said some were of opinion that they had derived them from ,catholicism2 but as they are exceedingly tenacious of their rites1 he did not himself think this3 others again thought that ,catholicism had borrowed from them4 ,neither of these views was necessary4 ,there was no trace whatever of ,christian missionaries having been among them4 ,he thought that all the resemblance which was to be found in their rites1 customs1 and belief1 might be accounted for as relics of the one true faith communicated to all the world originally1 and handed down by tradition4 ,this faith had been guarded in its purity among the ,jews by a written law1 and other institutions3 but other nations had possessed it likewise1 and retained it more or less corrupted4 ,they had no bloody sacrifices1 but offered wine1 water1 corn1 and especially paper4 ,he had been well treated on the whole3 they had converted two ,lamas--one of these had lately written to him3 he had sent the letter to the ,society for ,propagation of the ,faith at ,lyons1 for he believed there was no one in ,france who understood the ,mongolese language4 ,that of ,thibet is taken from ,sanscrit2 but the continuous line above the letters which exists in the latter language is broken at each letter in this4 ,but the strangest thing of all is the ,grand ,lama1 who is at once ,high ,priest1 ,king1 and ,divinity4 ,they believe in the transmigration of souls1 and suppose that ,buddha continually becomes incarnate for the redemption of man4 ,when the ,grand ,lama dies1 they wait till a successor is made known to them4 ,and here ,m4 ,gabet said that1 allowing for some jugglery1 it was impossible not to conclude that there was diabolic agency at work4 ,the present ,grand ,lama is a boy of ten years old2 the son of a poor woodcutter #fjj leagues from the ,grand ,lama's residence4 ,the ,grand ,lama is discovered by a child of a few months or a year old announcing that he is the ,grand ,lama who died--that his soul has passed to him4 ,thereupon the most particular inquiries are made4 ,a commission is sent to the spot1 and the utensils used by the late ,grand ,lama are put among a number of others just like them2 they then demand of the infant which belonged to the ,grand ,lama1 and he replies1 this and this was mine4 ,were this merely an arrangement of the men in power1 would not have chosen the son of a poor man1 at a great distance4 ,they had not been1 it is true1 ocular witnesses of these things2 but from what he had heard1 he could not doubt that there were des prestiges diaboliques4 ,under the ,grand ,lama there is a king for the management of temporal matters1 and four ministers2 these conduct matters in an interregnum4 ,they had lived in intimacy with one of these four ministers4 ,the missionary in these countries must be prepared for the most absolute self-denial--he must carry his life in his hand4 ,he noticed that throughout ,hindostan the religious indifference of the ,europeans 7save the ,spaniards and ,portuguese7 injured them exceedingly in the opinion of the natives4 ,with them religion is a first need of life3 it does not matter so much what religion it is--to pray is sufficient2 but a man who does not pray1--who has apparently no religion at all--is one of the lowest of beings in their eyes4 ,the ,english might save themselves an immense expense if they showed themselves devoted to their religion instead of indifferent4 ,m4 ,gabet has a very pleasing countenance3 moustache and long beard1 plentifully mixed with grey hairs4 ,he looks in vigorous health4 ,yet when he went to the ,east he was delicate4 ,he believes that the constitution adapts itself to the rigours of climate4 ,the cold of ,tartary is intense4 ,from this high table land the rivers of ,hindostan1 ,china1 and ,siberia all take their sources4 ,they slept continually on the earth2 up to midnight1 while the body was warmed with the day's exercise1 they maintained some heat1 but from that time to the morning they froze4 ,their only nourishment was wheat or oats1 moistened with a little tea4 ,he is going back to ,great ,tartary4 ,we had no introduction1 but nothing could exceed his readiness to hear and answer our inquiries3 and he offered to give us again any information in his power4 ,we got from him the address of the young person who was cured of her blindness in the chapel of ,s4 ,vincent on the #abth ,may1 three days after the former cure of the neck4 ,we drove at once to see her at one of the houses of the ,sisters of ,charity1 ,rue de l',arbalte1 #be4 ,we told the ,sister who received us for what purpose we were come2 she assented to it1 went out1 and brought back immediately the young girl4 ,she is fourteen2 very simple and homely in appearance1 and looks the daughter of a peasant4 ,she said1 in answer to our questions1 that it was hearing of the other cure which put it in her thoughts to go to ,s4 ,vincent's chapel1 and ask for his intercession4 ,she was taken there on ,friday1 ,may #abth1 at #f a4m41 by the ,sister who was then with us4 ,i asked her if she could see at all in going there4 ,she replied1 ,not the least4 ,she knelt and assisted at the ,mass1 but nothing took place2 but as soon as ,i received our ,lord1 ,i saw perfectly4 ,could you not see at all the instant before8 ,not at all4 ,and the instant after you saw perfectly8 ,yes4 ,the cure did not come then by degrees8 ,no2 it was instantaneous4 ,the disease called amaurosis had subsisted from the month of ,september before2 and every variety of cure having been tried in vain1 all treatment had been given up for a month previously4 ,it was accompanied with violent pains in the head4 ,since the cure she has seen perfectly3 she appears to be quite free from any disease in the eyes now4 ,while she and the ,sister were gone to the chapel1 the rest united themselves at home at ,mass in intention for her cure4 ,i said ,i was going to copy the account of this at the ,rue du ,bac1 when the ,sister offered me a ,,ms4 copy1 which would save me that trouble4 ,and1 as it contained the report of the physician who had attended her1 we took it at once to get his signature1 ,rue ,mouffetard1 #id4 ,he was out1 but his wife received us1 and it was settled that ,i should come to-morrow1 between twelve and one1 when he would be at home4 ,the testimony of this young girl was so clear that ,i saw no possibility of doubting the effect produced4 ,i dined with ,mr4 ,coppinger and his two sons3 since #ahbd1 he has resided here4 ,the account they give of the irreligion of the shop-keeping class1 and of the wretched education which has tainted the springs of ,french society1 is terrible4 ,they said by far the greater number of men at ,paris dine away from home in public places1 and often leave their wives and families to fare poorly at home1 while they themselves feast at a restaurateur's4 ,it appears that on the ,sunday night of the last meute the alarm at ,paris was extreme3 the rebels were thought to have the best of it2 and it was their known intention to sack the quarter of the ,tuileries and the ,chausse d',antin4 ,they think that the present state of things cannot last3 but what is to come nobody can tell4 ,tuesday1 ,august #a4--,this evening ,i had nearly an hour's talk with ,le ,pre ,lacordaire4 ,he remembered that ,m4 and ,i had called on him three years ago4 ,i recalled to his mind what he had said1 that well-informed and sincere persons could not remain out of the ,church of ,rome4 ,since then ,i had been especially studying the question of the ,roman ,primacy1 and yet the conclusion to which ,i had come1 after a most careful examination of antiquity1 was in favour of a primacy of order1 but against that of jurisdiction4 ,he dwelt on the obscurity of the first three centuries3 they were times of persecution1 in which the popes had other work to do than to defend their primacy4 ,yet how remarkable it was that at the ,nicene ,council this primacy was seen at once emerging from the storm4 ,the legates of the ,roman ,pontiff presided there4 ,i observed that ,hosius1 ,bishop of ,corduba1 who signed the first1 was not marked as ,roman legate1 whereas the two priests who followed were2 that it was as imperial commissioner1 and friend of ,constantine1 that he presided4 ,he seemed disposed to assume that ,hosius must have been papal legate4 ,i said that ,i by no means impugned the primacy1 but entirely recognised it3 my defence was in the difference between a primacy and an absolute monarchy3 for the claim of universal jurisdiction1 as at present exercised1 amounts to that4 ,he said they did not consider the papacy an absolute monarchy at all3 they who lived within it felt that in fact it was limited in a great number of ways4 ,there were rights inherent in bishops which the ,pope could not touch3 he could not suspend them from the government of their dioceses without cause given1 and a regular ecclesiastical judgment rendered2 he could not take from the priest his right to offer the ,holy ,sacrifice1 or to confess1 without the like judgment4 ,i quoted the calling in of all the powers of the ,french episcopate in #ahja1 because it seemed to the ,pope for the good of the whole ,church4 ,he admitted the case1 and that the power did exist2 but it was altogether an exceptional case1 such as had never occurred before4 ,i said that in controversy it was necessary to push principles to their absolute issue3 it was natural enough that they1 born and living under the papacy1 should not feel it to be an absolute monarchy4 ,he quoted ,bellarmine as saying that it was a monarchy tempered by aristocracy and democracy4 ,the ,pope could not destroy the episcopate4 ,i said our new converts maintained that he could3 that if all the bishops of the world were on one side1 and the ,pope on the other1 he could make a new episcopate4 ,i regard1 he said1 as anticatholic1 such opinions as these4 ,he dwelt on the primacy of ,peter1 as shown forth in the ,acts3 nothing seemed to him clearer or more marked4 ,he seemed to argue as if1 the primacy granted1 the degree to which its power was extended was a mere matter of discipline1 of arrangement and growth in the ,church itself4 ,besides1 there was another point3 without living in a system it is nearly impossible to understand it4 ,invaluable as ,scripture is1 and written tradition1 the works of ,fathers1 ,councils1 c41 they are writing after all3 without a living oral tradition1 they will not be understood4 ,the ,church holds the truth as a living body2 it circulates in her veins4 ,we see the same sort of thing all around us4 ,a young man may study diplomacy for four1 five1 six1 years2 he may have the history and treaties of ,europe at his fingers' end3 this knowledge is excellent2 but he wants one thing1 without which he could never be a diplomatist--practical initiation2 this will be the most valuable part of all his knowledge4 ,you may know perfectly how to sew1 but could any one make a coat without seeing others make it1 and the practical acquaintance with many little points8 ,this was seen most strongly in religious orders3 there was a traditional life in them of which no mere knowledge could take the place4 ,i had studied well the rules of the ,dominicans1 but until ,i saw their practical working ,i could not understand them at all4 ,or again1 in ten minutes' conversation with a person1 you will catch more of their mind and feelings1 and tone of thought1 than by studying ten volumes of their works4 ,there is something in the contact with persons for which no study can make up4 ,or again1 the sight of a city4 ,half a day in a place will give you a better notion of it than all the descriptions ever written4 ,you drink in the knowledge of it at all pores4 ,i have read a great deal about ,london1 but ,i assure you that ,i am unable to form any notion of it to myself4 ,the mere look of the place would instruct me more than any books4 ,now such is the force of oral tradition in the ,church3 it is the life of an organised body which dwells in its members4 ,only think what would laws be without jurisprudence3 why the most important part of all laws is their interpretation2 if a man had the most perfect knowledge of the laws themselves1 he would be no jurisconsult without knowing their practical application4 ,now this is a sort of knowledge which fails you entirely1 being outside the ,church2 thus it is that we have no difficulties1 while you are perpetually seeing them4 ,i said1 ,i found it very difficult to represent our real position to them4 ,the question was1 not whether one might be a ,roman ,catholic1 for of that ,i had no doubt2 we all admitted that they were a part of the ,church4 ,the question was1 whether ,i was forced to become a ,roman ,catholic2 to deny all my past life2 supposing that we had the succession1 and formularies which conveyed the episcopate and priesthood1--whether ,i should be forced to affirm that the grace of the ,sacraments was intercepted by the sin of schism or heresy4 ,we saw and deplored the division of the ,church2 but might not such a state of things be allowed1 as in the great ,western schism the ,church was1 as a fact1 divided for forty years2 might it not then be for #cjj years8 ,as to that1 he said1 supposing the question of faith did not exist1 supposing you could interpret the ,thirty-nine ,articles in a ,catholic sense2 granting there were no variance as to the number of the ,sacraments2 supposing that you individually1 or the whole ,english ,church1 were to admit the faith of the ,roman ,church1--for you must come to her1 not she to you1--then there would be the una ,fides1 but there would still remain the unum ,corpus4 ,now every branch that is severed from a tree does not immediately die1 it may sometimes be planted afresh1 and take root beside the parent trunk2 it may even bear leaves and some fruit1 but that will not be unity4 ,the ,greeks have a vast deal in common with us4 ,supposing that the question of the ,procession could be resolved by explanations on their part1 there would only remain the authority of the ,roman ,see to be admitted by them4 ,you again have retained much more than the ,lutherans and ,calvinists4 ,what you have of good is ours1 is ,catholic4 ,if persons among you believe in ,god1 believe in the ,redemption1 lead a holy life1 bring forth good works1 ,i do not deny that all this is ,catholic in them2 if they are ignorant as to the sin of schism or heresy1 this1 which is good in them1 may be sufficient for their salvation4 ,when ,i hear persons saying there is this or that good in ,protestants1 ,i always admit it2 ,i say this is a portion of the truth they have carried away from us2 they have a certain root1 and yet they are not joined to the tree4 ,why1 ,mahomet himself carried away much truth from the ,catholic faith2 and though he mixed and adulterated this1 ,mahometanism lives still by those remains of truth4 ,so it is with those who have separated from the ,church2 the full life remains in her2 unity is in her alone3 portions of the truth1 portions of life1 may exist in other bodies2 may suffice for the salvation of those who1 by no fault of their own1 and with no consciousness of their own1 are in those bodies2 but she alone has the full truth1 she alone is one4 ,whether you can exist with safety out of her depends on the degree of your personal knowledge4 ,i said1 ,it is very hard to represent to you one's difficulties4 ,because1 he replied1 they are matters of detail3 you may study the question for sixty years and never come to a result1 unless you lay down clearly general principles4 ,grant that the ,church in ,luther's time was in a frightful state of corruption1 that great tyranny had been exercised in ,england by the ,pope2 grant this and much more--would that excuse separation8 ,there are always such causes as this at work4 ,men are not quite absurd4 ,they do not make revolutions for nothing1 as we have just seen4 ,why1 ,louis ,philippe1 was turned out1 rightly or wrongly1 because by his conduct he had made nobody care to defend him4 ,grant that there were these causes for your separation1 does that excuse the state of schism8 ,he quoted ,s4 ,cyprian's conduct as proving that reference was made to ,rome1 asserted that the ,pope presided at all the general councils4 ,throughout his conversation it struck me that he was weak in facts1 but strong in principles2 and this seems to apply to the whole ,roman controversy on this point4 ,here ,count ,montalembert came in1 and1 as it was very late1 ,i retired4 ,he begged to be remembered to ,m41 and asked if ,i was going to stay some days longer4 ,this morning went to call on ,m4 ,defresne4 ,no sooner was ,i there than he began to read me parts of his friend ,m4 ,reboul's poetry1 in a whirlwind of enthusiasm4 ,this continued1 with one little interval of detestation expressed for ,louis ,philippe1 till breakfast4 ,m4 ,reboul was there1 and read1 at his request1 his verses on the death of the archbishop1 treating it as a sort of expiation4 ,m4 ,defresne is full of charity towards the ,puseyites1 as he called them1 but he seemed not to be quite aware that we formed a part of the ,english ,church4 ,i then went to the other side of ,paris to see ,m4 ,fernet1 the surgeon who attended the young girl so strangely cured4 ,he entirely confirmed her having been completely blind3 she used to come to him with her companions1 crying1 and after many vain attempts to relieve her1 he sent her to ,m4 ,sichel1 a famous oculist3 but he could do nothing4 ,he saw her a few days after she recovered her sight3 she then saw perfectly4 ,amaurosis is a paralysis of the nerves of the eye3 it is sometimes cured1 but then gradually1 and not instantaneously4 ,he added a few lines to the certificate stating that he had examined her after the cure1 and found the sight quite restored4 ,after this interval the cure might be esteemed complete4 ,i inquired if he had any way of accounting for this cure4 ,he said1 none whatever4 ,it was a phenomenon which he could not explain4 ,he mentioned that he had been told she had once before seen for an instant1 and then lost her sight again4 ,hearing this1 ,i went to her pension again1 to ask for an explanation4 ,the mother told me that1 at ,christmas last1 when she took the ,holy ,communion1 she had for an instant seen the priest1 and then became blind again2 that before ,september her sight had been more or less affected1 but that from ,september till ,may it had been quite lost save this momentary restitution4 ,calling on ,m4 ,bonnetty afterwards1 ,i mentioned this and the other case4 ,he said they were very cautious and backward in assenting to such things4 ,as to the loss of the ,pope's temporal power1 he did not believe #bjj millions of ,catholics would suffer him to be deposed by four lawyers1 who were the instigators of disaffection4 ,others1 however1 anticipate that the time is come for this temporal sovereignty to be given up1 and that the spiritual power may come forth the brighter when it is gone4 ,wednesday1 ,august #b4--;,called on ,m4 l',abb ,pttot4 ,the last revolution has had a happy effect on the side of religion4 ,the utmost respect has been paid to the priests2 they have never ceased a moment to go abroad en soutane4 ,in #ahcj they were obliged to give this up for two years1 and only recovered popularity by their devotion to the sick in the time of the cholera4 ,but now they have come to the priest to bless the trees of liberty4 ,he had blessed six4 ,they even went in procession with the ,cross1 which is contrary to the laws1 and woe to him who did not take off his hat4 ,but this is the only good side of the late movements4 ,commerce is at a standstill2 and the very boutiquiers talk freely of the necessity of having a king4 ,paris subsists by articles of luxe1 and a republic is not favourable to these4 ,but what is coming nobody can see4 ,in the riots of ,june1 the insurgents had possession of the church of ,s4 ,paul1 in the ,faubourg ,s4 ,antoine4 ,the cur induced them to go elsewhere2 and1 before leaving the church1 they came to him for his blessing1 saying they were going to fight3 and so they went forth to kill and be killed4 ,but all the middle class--the bourgeoisie--is profoundly hostile to religion3 they will do anything to prevent its gaining influence4 ,although liberty of teaching would follow naturally from the principles of the republic1 yet the ,assembly has just passed a law on primary instruction as bad as can be2 and another on secondary instruction will follow like it4 ,religion does not make any way with these classes2 money is their idol4 ,a workman or poor woman will give five francs to a charity1 where these people think much of ten sous4 ,m4 ,pttot1 with two companions1 went1 last ,september1 to see l',addolorata and l',estatica4 ,they were at ,capriana on the ,thursday evening and ,friday morning1 #ith and #ajth ,september4 ,they saw the wounds of the hands and forehead1 as we did1 quite dry on the evening1 and in the morning fresh with blood4 ,the sister had gone out both evening and morning1 and they had to find her1 so that ,domenica was left alone4 ,her state1 in the six weeks which had elapsed since our visit to that of ,m4 ,pttot1 seems to have become much worse4 ,she was quite unconscious1 and terrible to behold4 ,all three were profoundly convinced of the truth of the stigmata and of the miracle4 ,they went from ,paris on purpose1 with the full intention of rigorously observing the facts4 ,one of the party was then a pupil of the ,ecole ,polytechnique3 has since become priest4 ,they were likewise three days at ,caldaro1 and saw l',estatica several times4 ,they saw her elevated in trance on the tips of her feet1 extremis digitis1--so1 said ,m4 ,pttot1 as ,i could not have remained a minute1 and that on the soft bed4 ,they saw her repeatedly shoot herself from the recumbent position to the kneeling one4 ,the ,holy ,sacrament was exposed the day when they found her in trance on the point of her feet4 ,they addressed her through her confessor1 and recommended to her prayers a design which they had in their thoughts4 ,after she had prayed for it1 they inquired if ,god had made known to her the subject of it4 ,she assented3 said that it was pleasing to ,god1 but that one of those who took part in it would shortly withdraw from it4 ,fortasse unum ex vobis ,deus excipiet seu tollet2 non agitur de morte1 the confessor interpreting said4 ,this has since taken place4 ,the information she gave was so precise as to their design1 which it was impossible for her to have divined1 that they were quite convinced of its having been made known to her preternaturally4 ,i asked ,m4 ,pttot which had made the greatest impression on him4 ,he said1 the ,addolorata by far2 that her case made him inclined to believe the other4 ,this produced an effect quite of a different kind from the former4 ,he equally believed both4 ,he saw the stigmata on her hands1 which we did not1 as her sleeves covered them4 ,it appears the confessor is quite weary of accompanying people to see her2 they were some time before they got on with him1 only after saying that they had come from ,paris on purpose4 ,i was much pleased with the ample corroboration given by ,m4 ,pttot to our own visit4 ,he spoke of the priest at ,capriana as the worst specimen he had met with2 he would scarcely speak of l',addolorata2 treated it as nothing extraordinary4 ,they found out the secret of this afterwards1 that the ,austrian government prohibited its being mentioned4 ,an ecclesiastic at ,trent quoted to them ,tacitus1 that it was not allowed to them to think or to express their thoughts4 ,the priest was continually la chasse2 so he was the two days we were at ,capriana4 ,called on ,m4 des ,billiers3 we had a little skirmish about the ,primacy4 ,in the evening went with ,m4 ,gondon to the ,count de ,montalembert's4 ,the new ,archbishop of ,paris1 now ,bishop of ,digne1 came in accompanied by the ,bishop of ,langres2 he looks an ,italian prelate1 full of courtesy2 ,i should think his affability will stand him in good service4 ,there were several representatives1 ,m4 de ,cazals1 ,m4 de ,falloux1 l',abb ,sibourg1--and ,m4 ,bonnetty1 ,m4 ,le ,normand1 ,guizot's successor at the ,sorbonne4 ,the conversation was chiefly on the state of politics1 the doings of the ,assembly1 ,m4 ,proudhon's recent developement4 ,m4 de ,montalembert was the liveliest and best converser4 ,he said he was greatly obliged to ,m4 ,proudhon2 they were in a cavern with a gulph at the bottom of it1 and ,proudhon had lighted a torch to show them where the gulph was4 ,what good will the torch do1 if no one will beware of the gulph8 one of the company said4 ,nevertheless1 ,i am much obliged for it1 said ,m4 de ,m4 ,i shall wave it about and make use of it4 ,he could not understand the selling of livings in ,england1 and asked if it was not simony4 ,i said it was1 and done in defiance and by elusion of the law4 ,he wondered that bishops were obliged to institute1 however dissatisfied with the fitness of the present4 ,i said1 in the actual state of things1 our only hope was in the liberty1 firmness1 and integrity of the priesthood4 ,all the company seemed to have the worst opinion of ,french prospects4 ,as we went home with ,m4 ,le ,normand1 he observed on the misconception of their position by the ,quarterly lately1 which seemed shocked at the acceptance of the republic by the ,church2 as if it was possible to do anything else4 ,i said it was a sentiment of loyalty among us1 which dictated that feeling4 ,loyalty1 he replied1 is entirely extinct in ,france2 it is a fiction1 and it is useless to attempt to conjure it up4 ,thursday1 ,august #c4--;,called on ,pre de ,ravignan1 but he was out4 ,went for some little time to the ,chapel des ,dames du bon ,secours4 ,it is a delightful feeling to get out of the noise and glare of the world into that exquisite little shrine4 ,then went to ,issy1 and was two hours with ,m4 ,galais4 ,i asked his opinion about modern miracles1 and whether one could in good faith deny the material facts in the cases which had come under my notice4 ,he said there could be no doubt that ,god did occasionally work miracles2 and he did not see how the facts could be denied here4 ,i remarked1 that the chief difficulty seemed to be1 why such and such cases were chosen more than others1 as they had to our eyes no peculiar fitness4 ,he observed1 that there seemed analogous cases in the ,gospel1 where our ,lord appeared often to heal out of a sentiment of compassion to the individual2 and there are a multitude of cases where the details are not given1 but it is said1 curavit omnes1 ,he healed them in globo4 ,i asked which nation in the ,roman ,church was at present most conspicuous for its missionary exertions4 ,he said1 the ,french by far2 there are ten ,french for one ,italian missionary4 ,will the ,jesuits get more liberty of action under the ,revolution8 ,he thought not4 ,there was no disposition to apply the principles of liberty either to the ,jesuits or the other religious orders4 ,they had the reputation of being very habiles2 and habiles they certainly were1 but not so much as they were esteemed4 ,he doubted if they had been wise under ,louis ,philippe's government2 it was known that in their colleges out of ,france1 ,brugelette for instance1 devotion to the elder branch was inculcated4 ,now1 the wise course seemed to be to accept the government de facto1 as the ,fathers of the ,church did4 ,they troubled themselves very little who was emperor4 ,had the ,jesuits done so1 they would not have been suspected by ,louis ,philippe2 and so1 perhaps1 would have had colleges entrusted to them4 ,i asked what the actual position of the ,church with regard to the state was4 ,there are1 he said1 in the ,assembly sixty--it may be as many as a hundred--good ,catholics2 but all the rest are indifferent1 or even hostile to us4 ,the immense majority are bent on resisting the influence of religion4 ,it seems to me then1 ,i said1 a kind of miracle that you subsist at all4 ,it is so1 he replied4 ,the thing in our favour is that1 small minority of the nation as we are1 we are firm1 compact1 and banded together1 while our enemies are divided in every way4 ,they have no common principle1 and so they have a dread of us1 a fear of our succeeding in winning back the nation to religion1 by which they would fall into a minority4 ,the real feeling which influences this unbelieving mass is the lust of domination2 they have got their feet on the neck of religion1 and they mean to keep it there4 ,for this reason they will allow no liberty of teaching if they can help it4 ,but ,i suppose you have won ground since #ahjb2 have you not8 ,i said4 ,we have won and we have lost1 he replied4 ,doubtless the clergy are better constituted now2 there is a great devotion among them4 ,our bishops are in the main well chosen1 and do their duty4 ,they understand the crisis1 and are fully convinced that they must fight the battle stoutly1 and make no concession4 ,but1 on the other hand1 in #ahjb1 though religion had been overthrown1 and impiety had publicly triumphed1 yet the great mass of the nation had received a ,christian education4 ,it is the reverse now2 this mass is now unbelieving1 they have not been brought up as ,christians1 their first impressions were not in favour of religion4 ,you are then as missionaries among unbelievers1 ,i said4 ,precisely so4 ,and this enormous unbelieving mass has the greatest jealousy of us4 ,we only ask fair play2 liberty1 not privileges2 and this they will do every thing to keep from us4 ,they are making1 quietly but definitely1 efforts to secularise1 as they call it1 the education of girls2 that is1 knowing the importance of first impressions1 and of the female sex on society1 they would take this primary education out of religious hands4 ,there are infernal plots abroad4 ,they dread us1 and have a feeling1 that if we were allowed a fair trial we should win our ground4 ,i am convinced that we should reconquer ,france if we were only allowed liberty of action4 ,even the multitude who seek to satiate themselves in sensual enjoyments1 even these come to us sooner or later for aid4 ,few after all can gain these enjoyments1 and those who do1 feel that they have not reached what they were seeking for4 ,and then in the young clergy ,i am continually seeing instances of the most touching generosity and devotion4 ,many give up fair prospects1 and fortunes1 and surrender themselves wholly to their ministry4 ,i remarked1 what a difficulty the law of continence must impose on those who had to determine the vocation of young men4 ,you have1 indeed1 he said1 named the true difficulty4 ,the readiness1 ,i added1 to embrace such a law1 must be in itself the touchstone of a ministerial vocation1 for it involved a continual sacrifice2 and feelings1 which were very pronounced at one time1 might not continue4 ,it is so1 he said4 ,here is the most trying and embarrassing part of our duty4 ,we do not always succeed4 ,it is most hard to judge if a young man of twenty1 who appears devoted1 will continue so4 ,yet1 ,i assure you1 ,i have known many whose most secret thoughts have been laid open to me1 and who were pure as angels4 ,i was once acquainted with a man of great capacity1 but an infidel4 ,he was thoroughly persuaded that continence could not be really observed by the ,french clergy4 ,he set himself to work1 and made for many years the most minute inquiries4 ,the result was1 that he discovered many horrors2 but he likewise was completely convinced that continence was maintained by a great number4 ,now this could only be1 he knew1 by a supernatural gift2 and it had such an effect on him that he became a good ,catholic4 ,m4 ,galais afterwards went through ,migne's ,cursus ,completus ,theologi1 pointing out the most valuable treatises in it4 ,he strongly recommended ,klee's ,manual of the ,history of ,christian ,dogmas1 and ,pouget's ,institutiones4 ,their examinations begin to-morrow1 and their vacations in four days4 ,he looks forward to taking the waters somewhere4 ,they absolutely require a change of scene and occupations4 ,i called on ,mr4 ,coppinger this evening1 and staid to tea with them4 ,friday1 ,august #d4--;,called on ,m4 ----1 who had promised to take me to the ,assemble ,nationale4 ,he said the ,pre ,lacordaire had completely failed in the ,assembly3 first he had taken his seat on the ,mountain1 shaking hands with the most advanced of that party2 then he spoke for the first time1 in defence of ,ledru ,rollin1 to the consternation of his friends3 and1 lastly1 he seemed quite bereaved of his usual eloquence1 uttered nothing but trivialities1 and was at a loss for words4 ,all this he conceived had deeply wounded him1 and he had resigned his seat to the great disgust of his constituents1 who had been pained first at the line he took1 and then by his retirement4 ,he was always eccentric1 and took a course of his own3 he had professed that his seat in the ,assembly was incompatible with a religious life1 but he did not live here en communaut1 but alone1 and was engaged with ,m4 ,ozanam and others on a journal1 the re ,nouvelle1 which was in the highest degree a political life4 ,but he liked to be unlike other people4 ,padre ,ventura1 in his funeral oration on ,o',connell1 had ascribed ,r4 ,c4 ,emancipation to the fear of ,england2 so ,le ,pre ,lacordaire lauded the ,duke of ,wellington and ,sir ,r4 ,peel to the skies for granting it1 in his funeral oration of last ,february1 to the great disgust of the ,irish1 ,john ,o',connell1 and the rest1 who were present4--,it was no easy matter to get into the ,assembly3 ,i was an hour waiting1 after sending in my name to the ,comte de ,montalembert1 and then the ,tribune was full1 and it was near another hour before ,i got in4 ,the ,chamber is an immense room1 in the form of a horse shoe1 at the bottom of which is the ,tribune1 and behind it the seat of the ,president1 and sundry officers2 while the benches of the representatives are ranged eleven deep1 one above another1 round the other three sides4 ,the speakers were heard very plainly1 though ,i was at the very furthest point from them3 strangers sit in galleries at some height above the members1 on both sides and at the bottom4 ,when there is agitation1 the sound of voices is like the roar of the sea4 ,but there was nothing interesting to-day4 ,the ,president1 ,m4 ,marrast1 said1 ,m4 ,fayet a la parole1 and ,i heard the ,bishop of ,orlans speak twice1 but very briefly4 ,the speakers were generally very rapid2 there was a great want of dignity both in their manner1 and in the general aspect of the ,chamber4 ,they sit uncovered4 ,i listened for about two hours1 and came away congratulating myself that ,i was not a legislator1 specially in the ,national ,assembly4 ,it seemed to me a place for the violent to succeed in1 and for the good and thoughtful to fail in4 ,i watched the representatives going in for some time2 generally speaking1 they are anything in appearance but distinguished4 ,the presence of an armed force on every side gives likewise an unpleasant feeling to an ,englishman4 ,saturday1 ,august #e4--,was an hour with the ,pre de ,ravignan this morning--one of the pleasantest ,i have spent in ,france4 ,really his kindness and charity to a complete stranger are more than ,i can express2 and ,i was quite confounded when he thanked me repeatedly for coming to see him4 ,i told him ,i had not seen any institutions for the education of the other sex1 and he gave me notes to three4 ,he agreed with ,m4 ,galais in thinking that ,france was at present that part of the ,roman ,church in which there was most movement4 ,italy is always the head and heart3 there are1 and always have been1 there many ecclesiastics of a holy life4 ,still it cannot be doubted that a certain reform is wanted there--a reform1 of course1 to be wrought by the ,church1 and not in separation from her4 ,this is only saying that where there are men1 there is a natural tendency to degenerate4 ,we have passed through this reform in ,france4 ,i asked whether he thought1 if liberty of teaching were granted1 that the ,church would regain the mass of the population4 ,he hesitated4 ,a certain effect would doubtless be produced3 the mere establishment of a house of education in every diocese would be a considerable step4 ,it was very difficult to know the number of practising ,catholics in ,france4 ,there were not above two millions of ,protestants4 ,out of the million of ,parisians there might be from a hundred to a hundred and fifty thousand who communicated at ,easter1 men1 women and children3 of women one half were ,catholic2 of men1 perhaps1 one-twentieth4 ,paris was one of the worst places in ,france2 so1 again1 the ,north generally1 and the centre1 ,bourges1 ,berri1 le ,nivernois4 ,on the other hand1 in ,bretagne and the ,south religion was much more general4 ,he then passed to a subject which was of peculiar interest to me1 as touching the sorest place of a parish priest4 ,suarez1 said he1 has a discussion on the fewness of the saved1 whether this is said with reference to the world or to the ,church2 and he applies it to the world1 but not to the ,church4 ,i think he is right2 this is the result of a ministry of twenty years1 in which ,i have necessarily had large experience--it is the feeling1 also1 of our fathers generally4 ,you know the ,church teaches that attrition only1 combined with the ,sacrament of penitence1 avails to salvation--attrition arising from motives of fear rather than of love4 ,contrition by itself1 one act of pure love by the soul1 avails even without the ,sacrament1 if there be a firm purpose and desire to receive it4 ,god has no desire for the sinner's death4 ,jansenism has done great harm on this subject1 by inspiring a sort of despair which is most dangerous4 ,i observed that purgatory was the necessary complement of such a doctrine4 ,it is so1 he said1 and though ,god is alone the judge of the sufficiency of those acts of the dying1 yet we may hope that a great number come within the terms of salvation1 whatever purifying process they may afterwards require4 ,i asked if ,jansenism was not well nigh extinct8 ,it is1 in ,france1 he said1 but it is still strong in ,piemont and in ,portugal4 ,he then reverted to the ,primacy1 and spoke of the force of that superiority which is discernible through every century in the ,papal ,see4 ,not one passed in which1 even from the ,east1 some appeal was not made to it4 ,m4 de ,maistre spoke of a prsence relle of the ,papacy being sensibly felt throughout the whole history of the ,church4 ,i said ,i rested our defence entirely on the difference between ,primacy and ,monarchy4 ,there were two great powers in the ,church of divine origin--the ,papacy and the ,episcopate4 ,in the earlier centuries the latter had been most sensibly felt3 but in modern times the former4 ,with regard to discipline1 he said1 ,i might allow that2 but as to the hierarchy1 and as to dogma1 the relation has always been what it is now3 the hierarchy1 even the ,eastern patriarchs1 always were as strictly bound to the ,roman chair as the bishops now4 ,they felt the ,pope was their superior4 ,i said ,i had been unable to see that4 ,i had searched far and wide for evidence of it4 ,the patriarchs of ,alexandria1 in their own district1 and1 later1 the patriarchs of ,constantinople1 throughout the ,east1 had judged as absolutely as the ,pope in the ,west3 independence was a wrong word to use2 but they seemed to enjoy as complete a liberty of action in their sphere as the ,pope in his4 ,he observed1 with regard to ,bossuet's ,gallicanism1 ,we have been preserved from the ultimate consequences of those principles1 but they might have conducted to a sort of ,anglicanism--the two touched each other4 ,but1 he added1 ,le cur et la prire vous clairera4 ,l'tude est souvent difficultueuse2 ce n'est pas que l'esprit n'ait pas ses propres fonctions4 ,but light comes from the heart4 ,i shall often think of you1 and pray for you4 ,i said ,i thought of leaving ,paris on ,thursday1 and should like to pay him a last visit on ,wednesday4 ,i fear ,i shall be ordered out of town by my physician2 but ,i will try and return on ,wednesday4 ,you must not think of it1 ,i said2 but are you not well8 ,my throat is unwell1 which prevents me from preaching4 ,that is just it1 ,i said3 ,i should have thought myself most fortunate if ,i could have heard you preach4 ,he embraced me at parting2 and wished to call on me1 which ,i would not hear of4 ,certainly1 if ever there was a heart of ,christian kindness1 it is that of the ,pre de ,ravignan4 ,m4 des ,billiers showed me a very interesting ,,ms4 letter from ,s4 ,franois de ,sales to ,mad4 ,chantal4 ,went again to call on ,m4 ,noirlieu1 but found him out1 and to the ,archevch to get a ticket for the service of ,monday1 but the secretary was out4 ,in the evening walked along the ,boulevards2 there was the usual tide of men and women1 but here1 as everywhere else in ,paris at present1 there was a total absence of all that seemed distinguished in either sex3 a respectable equipage is rarely seen4 ,i doubt whether ,i have set eyes on a lady since ,i have been here4 ,sunday1 ,aug4 #f4--,went to ,la ,madeleine at #aj1 expecting a ,mass1 but it was the end of a ,benediction1 and then to my amazement saw ,m4 ,l',abb ,pttot in the pulpit4 ,presently he explained that he was there1 the cur of the parish having given in his resignation1 and the vicars general of the chapter having appointed him to take care of the parish1 until the new archbishop should nominate another cur4 ,he earnestly requested their prayers both for the parish under such circumstances1 and for the person to be named4 ,in every parish the responsibility was great1 but peculiarly so there1 where not only so much good was to be done1 but where the example would have a wide influence on others4 ,the cur is much to be compassionated with the care of #ej1jjj souls4 ,the time would allow him but a short exhortation to them4 ,he then read a few prayers3 gave out a neuvaine of prayers beginning on that day1 and preceding the feast of the ,assumption1 to be directed for the tranquillity and well-being of ,france1 by order of the vicars general4 ,it was not1 of course1 of obligation4 ,the ,psalm ,miserere should be said each day1 and ,sacr ,cur de ,jsus1 prenez piti de nous4 ,cur immacul de ,marie1 priez pour nous4 ,he then read the account of the ,transfiguration1 and began with remarking on the wisdom of the ,church in bringing before us at stated times particular subjects of contemplation4 ,thus the thought of heaven1 which the ,transfiguration suggested1 she called to our minds on the ,second ,sunday of ,lent1 and on ,ascension ,day1 and on ,all ,saints4 ,it was a thought peculiarly necessary and good for us4 ,what would our life with all its pains and afflictions be1 without heaven8 ,how could we understand anything that passed here below8 car la terre sans le ciel serait la negation la plus formelle de ,dieu4 ,without the thought of heaven we should be exposed continually to two opposite dangers1--on the one hand despair1 on the other too great attachment to the world4 ,m4 ,pttot's delivery is particularly graceful1 and has something quite paternal and attaching in it4 ,i thought his dress most becoming2 over the baue he wore a canon's tippet1 dark1 and bordered with pink1 while his stole1 embroidered with gold and joined over the breast1 contrasted well with the other colours4 ,no more consummate btise have we committed1 than the giving up the proper dress of the clergy2 and assuredly never was there a greater mistake1 than to consider it a question of superficial importance4 ,alas6 for the day of coldness and neglect1 when the ,english priest changed his cassock for the layman's coat4 ,but ,i fear the outward form seldom fails to be an index of the inward spirit2 the body here is the clothing of the soul4 ,from the time the chasuble was relinquished1 the keys were no longer used1 and both1 ,i believe1 will be restored or remain in abeyance together4 ,at three1 a sermon at ,la ,madeleine on humility3 it was a good plain discourse1 setting it forth as the first and most necessary of ,christian graces1 springing from the consciousness of our personal sin and misery1 in feeling which consisted the precept1 and in desiring to be treated accordingly the counsel or perfection of humility4 ,this was followed by the ,benediction1 in which were the prayers for the neuvaine4 ,dined with ,m4 ,martin de ,noirlieu4 ,he said the archbishop's death had been an poque for the ,church4 ,his funeral was a real triumphal procession1 such as ,france had not seen since the great revolution4 ,seven hundred priests took part in it4 ,his body was borne uncovered4 ,every one1 especially the military1 pressed to touch it1 so that the white gloves and stockings became quite black4 ,an intense feeling had been excited by his sacrifice3 the people had never been so well disposed to the ,church4 ,it looked to the priests now for comfort and support1 and had confidence in them4 ,he saw daily the effects of this in his parish4 ,he had been treated with more respect to-day than he had ever known before4 ,a movement towards religion was certainly begun in ,france1 which must go on2 it would require time1 but it would spread wide4 ,catholicism was still a power in ,france2 and1 what was very certain1 it must be either this or nothing4 ,there was no inclination to ,protestantism4 ,some ,protestant ministers wished to bless the trees of liberty1 but the people would not hear of it4 ,who are you8 they said2 we want the priests of ,pie ,neuf4 ,he said the republic was hated and could not last3 already ,henri ,cinq was in many mouths4 ,what was very remarkable in the archbishop's death was1 that he was not at all likely to have done such a thing4 ,it was not in his character4 ,he had a great dread of death4 ,at twelve o'clock on the ,sunday he had not thought of it3 he then hastily dined and set off with his vicars general to ,m4 ,cavaignac4 ,the enthusiasm which his presence everywhere produced was wonderful4 ,the soldiers rendered him martial honours by a spontaneous feeling1 and the people knelt for his blessing4 ,that passage on foot was a triumphal march4 ,in the midst of his agony he said1 ,eloignez vous1 mes amis2 je ne vous difie pas4 ,m4 de ,noirlieu and his brother1 a young priest1 asked many questions about the movement in ,england4 ,the view he had taken was1 that ,puseyism would lay hold of many ,catholic truths which it found in antiquity1 such as the sacrifice of the ,mass1 but would not admit that extension of power which was now claimed for the ,pope4 ,he observed1 however1 that those who went over took the most extreme line of ,ultra-,montanism4 ,the appointment of ,hampden must have done us much injury4 ,i observed that among them the ,church was working under such oppression that anything but ,catholicism would be destroyed by it4 ,for instance1 in every commune the schoolmaster1 generally a person without faith1 is set up by the government as an antagonist to the priest4 ,the attempt to make education a mere affair of the state was thoroughly anti-christian4 ,he agreed that it was only the sve intarissable of ,catholicism1 ever mounting up afresh1 which kept them alive4 ,m4 de ,noirlieu has juster notions of the ,english ,church1 and makes larger allowances in favour of our state1 than any other ecclesiastic ,i have met4 ,monday1 ,august #g4--;,i was at ,notre ,dame by half past eight1 for the ceremony in honour of the archbishop4 ,the church became gradually very crowded4 ,i was in time to get a seat very near the pulpit4 ,mass began at ten4 ,most of the clergy of ,paris were present2 some representatives2 the ,cardinal de la ,tour d',auvergne1 a venerable old man of #hj1 who officiated2 the ,bishop of ,langres2 and the ,bishop of ,quimper4 ,just before eleven ,m4 ,l'abb ,cur began his funeral oration1 which lasted two hours and forty-three minutes4 ,when about half over1 the poor old cardinal1 who1 of course1 was fasting1 could hold out no longer2 he was obliged to go out1 and finished the ,mass in silence in the choir1 while the sermon continued4 ,thus its inordinate length broke the order of the service4 ,the preacher was not without merit1 but his delivery was very bad1 and he was obliged continually to spit2 an operation which would come on in the middle of a sentence1 and was once repeated six times in the most disagreeable manner4 ,the eloquence of ,demosthenes himself could not have sustained such an interruption2 and ,i could not help wishing that the ,pre ,lacordaire1 whom ,i saw present1 had been in his place4 ,the sermon contained a sketch of the life and labours of the archbishop1 especially praising his simplicity1 learning1 courage1 complete independence of state or personal interests4 ,that he had fully understood the mission of the ,church in these latter times1 to consummate the alliance between religion and his country4 ,he had it much at heart to form in the ,ancienne ,maison des ,carmes1 rendered so illustrious by the blood of martyrs in #agib1 a new school of prophets1 eminent at once for science1 piety1 and courage4 ,he was a great encourager of learning in the clergy4 ,their efforts in behalf of la libert d'enseignement1 would be the honour of the ,french episcopate in the eyes of posterity4 ,the archbishop was powerful in his life1 but much more so in his death4 ,his death was the real apology of the sacerdoce1 which had been attacked4 ,it could not be defended by books2 it required a martyrdom3 le martyre est un grand matre de la raison2 il ne discute pas1 il montre4 ,a hundred years of teaching could not have proved what his blood shed in the ,faubourg ,s4 ,antoine had established4 ,nor was his death brought about by an entrainement du caractre3 c'est l'apologie du sacerdoce et du ,christianisme4 ,the preacher dwelt at great length on the new times1--that the ,church was essentially indifferent to all governments3 it was the life of humanity4 ,he then gave a ,christian explanation of liberty1 equality1 fraternity2 and finished with an address to the archbishop3 they did not believe that he needed their prayers1 which1 however1 they would offer for him4 ,this sermon1 besides its inordinate length1 was deficient in connection and choice of subjects3 it was far too general4 ,had it been well delivered1 parts would have been very interesting2 but1 considering that the occasion was quite unique--the death of an archbishop and martyr--it must be considered a failure4 ,i was more than five hours and a half in ,notre ,dame4 ,went to ,m4 des ,billiers1 who conducted me to the ,couvent des ,oiseaux1 for the ,suprieure of which le ,pre de ,ravignan had given me a letter4 ,the ,sisters of ,notre ,dame were founded by the ,bienheureux ,fourrier1 for the purpose of educating4 ,but their houses1 though conducted on the same principles1 are independent4 ,this is of very great extent1--has a very handsome chapel1 with oak fittings1 and a rich marble altar2 a very costly library1 including a large collection of engravings of different schools1 museum of natural history1 and every thing which can contribute to the ordinary education of young ladies4 ,nothing that ,i have seen in ,paris interested me more than this house2 nor was ,i ever more struck with the advantages which la vie de communaut presents4 ,there are here1 between mres and surs1 #aaf religieuses1 who are occupied in directing the education of #bdj girls2 at least1 there were this number before the events of ,february3 there are at present only #ej2 but it is just before the vacation1 and a large number have been withdrawn1 either from the fears of their parents1 or their inability1 since those events1 to pay the pension4 ,they employ1 besides1 sixteen masters1 for music1 languages1 c4 ,the terms are #ahjj francs a-year4 ,there are one hundred pianos in the house1 and every thing that ,i saw was on a like scale of abundance and richness4 ,they attend ,mass daily4 ,we went to a ,benediction in the chapel2 and after this the aumonier conducted us all over the house1--the class-rooms1 dortoirs1 garden1 c4 ,a religieuse sleeps in each dortoir2 the beds have not even curtains1 so that there is the most perfect surveillance4 ,a pupil is never left with a master alone1 but one of the sisters is present at the lessons4 ,no private establishment could possibly compete with this3 three millions of francs1 the almoner told us1 had been laid out upon it1 first and last2 every thing is done for the pupils by the religieuses1 nor have they any servants1 save for the garden4 ,they give1 besides1 instruction gratuitously to a large number of poor children1 separately from their pensionnaires4 ,the almoner told us he gave two instructions to the upper1 and two to the lower classes1 every week4 ,he had got together an immense collection of maps and engravings1 a volume for each department of ,france1 in order that the pupils might have pictures of all that was described to them2 for which he quoted to me-- ,segnius irritant animos demissa per aures1 ,quam qu sunt oculis subjecta fidelibus4 ,the great extent of this house1 the number of the rooms1 the perfection of all its accommodations1 astonished me4 ,the number of teachers1 in comparison to the taught1 is far beyond anything we have2 not less difference is there in the pains taken with their religious instruction1 and the moral surveillance exercised over them4 ,but the most pleasing thought of all was1 that personal interest was not the prime agent1 nor an agent at all in this4 ,these nuns acquire nothing from their pupils personally3 the house1 it is true1 is necessarily supported by the pensions2 but all that remains goes to the instruction of the poor1 or the decoration of the chapel1 or the advantage of future generations of scholars in the accommodations of the house4 ,the teachers do not get rich upon the taught1 not to speak of the poor who are instructed gratuitously at the same time4 ,the number of persons engaged allows of the greatest attention being paid to any individual case requiring it1 and the primum mobile is charity4 ,how great the superiority in all points of view to any private establishment4 ,gain entering in changes the motive of all this3 from a work of love1 it becomes a profession2 self-sacrifice vanishes1 as personal interest appears4 ,they have ,english and ,irish pupils here1 as well as of other nations3 even some ,protestants4 ,the garden is quite sufficient for all purposes of recreation4 ,the age of the pupils ranges from ten to eighteen or twenty4 ,some remain till they marry4 ,accompanied ,m4 ,bonnetty to ,lady ---- in the evening4 ,tuesday1 ,august #h4--,my visit to the ,couvent des ,oiseaux yesterday sharpened me for that to the ,dames du ,sacr ,cur to-day4 ,le ,pre de ,ravignan had given me a note to ,madame ,d',avenas4 ,we had a great deal of talk with her1 which not unfrequently took a controversial turn2 and she seemed particularly well informed on such points4 ,the congregation of ,sacr ,cur was only founded1 she told us1 in #ahjj2 they now have about fifty houses in ,france1 three in ,rome1 others in ,piemont 7lately sequestrated by the state71 in the ,united ,states1 one at ,acton1 near ,london1--in all1 about seventy4 ,at eighteen they may commence a noviciate1 which lasts two years3 they can then take the vows for five years3 at the end of which time1 being of twenty-five years at least1 they can1 if they please1 take the final and irrevocable vows4 ,there are one hundred ,sisters in this house1 which is the old palace of the ,ducs de ,biron1 in the ,rue de ,varennes1 having a garden of immense extent behind it4 ,their scholars1 before the events of ,february1 amounted to #afj3 all is done for them by the sisters1 who have no servants1 except for the garden4 ,they have masters for the different arts3 the pension1 exclusive of these masters1 is #ajjj francs4 ,the ,suprieure ,gnrale of all these seventy houses resides here4 ,they are founded uniquely for education4 ,some of the class-rooms are very magnificent--the old reception rooms of the palace4 ,but1 generally speaking1 the house is not equal in its extent or fitting up to ,les ,oiseaux2 but the garden is far more extensive4 ,madame ,d',avenas walked over it with us2 and amid its groves one can hardly believe that one is in ,paris4 ,both ,madame ,d',avenas and ,m4 des ,billiers attacked me on the state of separation of the ,english ,church1 and the schism it had thereby incurred3 this1 ,i said1 depended on the degree to which the ,papal claim is true4 ,called on ,m4 ----1 who gave me a deplorable account of the state of things here3 that the chiefs of the party for the ,rpublique ,rouge--,louis ,blanc1 ,caussidiere1 and ,ledru ,rollin--were supported by ,general ,cavaignac secretly3 that the rapport just given to the ,assemble had re-awakened the most furious passions1 and that a fresh insurrection might break out at any time4 ,in the evening called to thank the bishop of ,langres for the service he has been to me in procuring for me the company of ,m4 des ,billiers1 who1 together with ,m4 ,farel1 his ,vicaire ,gnral1 returned with me and talked some time4 ,wednesday1 ,august #i4--,went with ,m4 ,farel over the ,carmes1 the scene of the massacre of #age priests on ,september #b1 #agib1 among whom were the ,archbishop of ,arles1 and the ,bishop of ,saintes4 ,the ,suprieur conducted us over the house and garden2 he showed us the room in which the revolutionary tribunal sat2 the passage through which the victims were hurried to be dispatched2 and at the bottom of the garden the orangery1 now a chapel1 into which they fled1 and which retains on its floor1 and on the seat which runs along its inner wall1 numerous traces of blood4 ,there is1 especially1 the mark of a head on the bench1 where the crown of hair is still visible1 which must have been dripping with blood to have left such a trace4 ,no spot in ,paris has such interest for me as this3 none is so glorious to the ,church of ,france3 none carries such an omen of future triumphs4 ,between this orangery and the house is a small circular piece of water1 on the edge of which several likewise were massacred4 ,in a small vaulted chamber1 up stairs1 are the marks of three rapiers against the wall1 which the assassins1 sleeping there at night1 seem to have put to stand there1 dropping with blood4 ,and in this very room ,madame ,tallien1 the ,empress ,josephine1 and the ,duchess ,d',aiguillon were confined seventeen days1 as appears by an inscription in pencil on the wall1 asking how long liberty should be a vain name1 and signed ,citoyenne ,tallien1 ,josephine ,beauharnais1 ,d',aiguillon4 ,even here the reminiscences of this house do not stop2--in the garret many of the ,girondins were confined1 and the walls are covered with their indignant remarks2 many from the ,latin poets1 in heathen style1--some written in pencil1 some in their blood4 ,it is a curious contrast1 as one turns away from this chamber1 to see over another door one of the old inscriptions of the ,carmelites remaining3--,quod delectat1 momentum est3 quod cruciat1 ternum est4 ,it is1 as the late archbishop said1 le monde ,paen1 and le monde ,chrtien1 vis--vis4 ,he had purchased this house as a place for the encouragement of the higher studies of theology among the clergy2 the design was not completed at his death1 but there are about forty here1 of whom twelve are masters4 ,he has added another to the noble band of martyrs1 the unequalled patrimony of this building3 his heart has just been carried to the chapel1 where we saw it in a glass case4 ,surely neither their blood1 nor his1 has been shed in vain4 ,he seems to me worthy to rank with the ,archbishop of ,arles1 who1 when his name was called out by the murderers1 stepped forth from amid the priests seeking to shelter him1 and said1 ,c'est moi4 ,je suis celui que vous cherchez4 ,he was struck down and massacred4 ,the same power enabled the late archbishop1 not a man careless of his life1 nor of great physical courage1 to present himself fearlessly among enraged combatants1 and when suffering extreme tortures from his wound not even once to ask his physician for aid4 ,if ever any sacrifice was voluntary1 it was his3 and this notion of making expiation with his blood for his flock seems to have given him supernatural force4 ,the ,abb des ,billiers had got me a ticket for the distribution of prizes at the ,institution des ,aveugles4 ,the crowns and books were almost as numerous as at the petit sminaire3 here1 however1 the ceremony had an especial interest1 as all the scholars had to surmount exceeding obstacles arising from their loss of sight4 ,there were1 notwithstanding1 a great number of subjects for which prizes were given2 and the whole was terminated by a concert1 in which the boys and girls were performers4 ,music is one of the things in which they most excel1 and the source1 doubtless1 to them of peculiar enjoyment--the sensations it excites may replace to them1 in some degree which we cannot imagine1 the loss of sight4 ,this spectacle1 however1 is not without pain1 as well as interest1 to the beholders1 as ,i experienced in going over the house itself a few days ago4 ,thursday1 ,august #aj4--,m4 ,farel took me to the ,dames de la ,visitation1 ,rue d',enfer4 ,as they are cloitres1 we could not see their house1 but we conversed a little with the ,suprieure4 ,m4 ,farel said smilingly to her that they looked to the prayers and intercessions of the visitandines for the maintenance of public tranquillity2 and when the affairs of the ,church did not go well1 it was because the visitandines did not do their duty4 ,vraiment1 the ,suprieure replied1 not displeased at the remark2 and then she sent for four ,english sisters1 with whom ,i had a long talk4 ,three of these ,english sisters had been converted1 one1 eight years ago1 from a state of utter unbelief2 the other two1 six and three years ago1 being members of the ,church of ,england4 ,the fourth was born a ,catholic4 ,none had any distinct idea of the ,church of ,england4 ,they all expressed themselves delighted with their condition4 ,there are several months of trial before admission to the noviciate1 which lasts at least a year and a day1 after which they may take the final vows4 ,they told me it not unfrequently happened that persons wishing to remain1 and having apparently all the dispositions suitable for the religious life1 were refused by the superiors1 but that their judgment had never been known to have been deceived in those whom they accepted3 a special light was given them to that end4 ,the primary object of their order was prayer and intercession1 and they received among them persons labouring under various bodily infirmities1 who would not be accepted elsewhere2 their rule was not severe as to bodily austerities4 ,their founder1 ,s4 ,franois de ,sales1 had assured them that the number of infirm persons they admitted would never be so large as to diminish the efficacy of the order4 ,they likewise had schools attached to their houses2 but no nun was occupied more than two hours a-day in school4 ,they have about #ahj houses--one in ,england1 at ,westbury1 near ,bristol2 some in the ,united ,states4 ,the number in each house was thirty-three1 but in the great towns they passed this number4 ,before the events of ,february they had sixty pupils4 ,i observed that the not knowing or not considering the careful attention paid to the subject of vocation was the cause of many prejudices in ,england against the religious orders4 ,one of the four1 a novice1 said1 when she came to visit her sister1 before her conversion1 she had the greatest dread of entering the house1 but she had found it quite different from what she expected4 ,we had a great deal of conversation about late conversions1 that of ,mr4 ,newman especially4 ,i said1 ,roman ,catholics in ,england seemed to me to commit a great fault1 and especially converts4 ,the moment they had left us1 it seemed their object to depreciate to the utmost the ,church of ,england2 instead of allowing what we undoubtedly possessed1 and pointing out with charity and kindness the particulars in which they presume us to be deficient1 they delight to condemn us en masse1 in the most harsh and insulting manner4 ,i noticed the ,tablet as instinct with this spirit2 and when this came from men who for years had been fighting on our side1 it was the more offensive4 ,it was in strong contrast with the charity and kindness one met with in ,roman ,catholics abroad4 ,called on ,lady ----1 who had asked me to dine with her to-morrow4 ,she spoke to me seriously on a subject which1 she said1 had been much upon her mind4 ,living for a long time among ,roman ,catholics1 she had come to the knowledge of a vast number of answers to prayer addressed through the ,blessed ,virgin to ,god4 ,without rejecting evidence which on any other subject she should admit to be conclusive1 she could not refuse her belief to the efficacy of these prayers1 and yet her whole mind revolted from addressing an invocation to the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,moreover1 she believed that1 in the minds of the ignorant and superstitious in the ,roman ,communion1 the ,blessed ,virgin was an obstacle to their approaching ,god1--they stopped with her4 ,and yet these prayers were undoubtedly answered4 ,did ,god then vouchsafe a reply to the love which evidently dictated these prayers8 ,to her ,protestantism seemed to have called forth the manly virtues1 independence and self-possession2 whereas ,catholicism developed itself in far greater tenderness of spirit and affection4 ,she showed me a passage from ,padre ,ventura1 strongly setting forth the paternity of ,god the ,father and the maternity of the ,blessed ,virgin in parallelism1 and compassionating those who held either without the other4 ,but to ,protestants the ,blessed ,virgin was a merely historical being1 having no present existence2 they did not mean to dishonour her1 but they simply never thought about her4 ,i said it appeared to me that the ,intercession of the ,saints for the ,church on earth and its particular members could not but be an essential part of the ,communion of ,saints1 and this once being granted1 the pre-eminent position of the ,blessed ,virgin accounted for the effects wrought by her intercession2 that those who had carried her power to the highest yet made it a simply intercessory power4 ,monstra te esse matrem was the highest exhibition of her authority4 ,when the mind comes to reflect upon her1 and the position she holds1 so unapproachable by any other creature1 it can hardly fail to come to these results4 ,the greater tenderness and devotion of spirit discernible among ,roman ,catholics must be on account of their so vividly realising the ,communion of ,saints1 and this specially in the case of the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,we must not reason from the ignorant and superstitious members of the ,roman ,church1 any more than from the apathy and utter deadness of heart and irreverence apparent in so many of our own people4 ,the cultus of the saints may be idolatry to those who do not realise the ineffably higher office of our ,lord4 ,i can conceive their asking1 ,what good can the bones of dead men do8 ,but when the reality of ,christ's presence in the tabernacles of their flesh is felt1 ,i could not see how the grace and glory bestowed by the ,head upon his members detracted from ,himself1 as the source and giver of it4 ,the ,communion of ,saints1 therefore1 would account for the answers given to prayers for the intercession of the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,but how could the ,saints know of the prayers made to them8 ,i said ,i saw no difficulty in the view of divines1 that those who enjoyed the vision of ,god1 beheld in ,him the needs and requests of their brethren in the flesh4 ,lady ---- has an odd notion of the soul slumbering till the ,resurrection1 which1 ,i said1 she must allow me to say1 was simply false doctrine4 ,i took leave of ,m4 ,bonnetty afterwards4 ,m4 ,farel took me to the establishment of ,s4 ,nicolas1 for the education of orphan and other children1 and their apprenticing to various trades1 ,rue ,vaugirard1 #ih4 ,this has been set on foot and conducted for about twenty years by ,monsignor de ,bervanger4 ,he has collected out of the streets of ,paris a thousand gamins1 whom he receives at a small pension--twenty francs a month for orphans1 twenty-five for other children2 lodges1 boards1 instructs1 and teaches them a vast number of trades4 ,of these he has even at present seven hundred3 but the ,revolution of ,february has cost him a diminution of three hundred4 ,five hundred of the garde mobile1 who lately saved ,paris1 have been brought up by him4 ,he observes that the difficulty for children destined to live by manual labour is how to join elementary studies1 especially that of religion1 with their apprenticeship to a trade4 ,without religion a workman does not find in all his life rule for his conduct1 consolation in his toils1 or hope for the future4 ,thus establishments uniting these advantages answer a deep need of society1 and this has been the chief aim of the uvre de ,s4 ,nicolas since its institution in #ahbg1 i4e41 to succour orphans1 to give them a love of virtue and labour1 and prepare them1 by the practice of religious duties1 to become not merely good workmen1 but good ,christians4 ,for this purpose an hour and a quarter is given every day1 except ,thursday1 to the study and explanation of the ,catechism1 the ,gospel1 and ,sacred ,history4 ,the pupils are arranged in fourteen divisions1 according to their age and intelligence4 ,they are taught by priests approved by the archbishop--these are ever among them1 not only in their work and studies1 but at their recreations1 instructing them to be content with the position assigned to them by ,providence1 and to bless ,him amid the most painful toils and privations1 out of regard to an eternal recompense--sentiments which the example of these priests in surrendering themselves to so charitable and self-denying a life must be very powerful in inspiring4 ,the children are specially instructed and prepared for their first communion and confirmation4 ,the establishment has within it twenty-five ateliers for pupils whose parents or guardians desire to leave their children till the end of their apprenticeship2 for the children only attend these workshops on an express request4 ,care will be taken to put to good ,christian masters the children not able to profit by this advantage4 ,a great number of those brought up here are already set at the head of these workshops4 ,their younger brethren will find with them the same religious usages1 and as it were the same family4 ,they are occupied in these workshops eight and a half hours a day4 ,they have a class two hours every day1 except their friends desire them to pass this time in the workshop1 to perfect themselves in their employment4 ,if their work should be suspended1 they attend the classes4 ,the apprenticeship lasts two1 three1 or four years1 according to the trade4 ,when finished they may remain in the establishment2 and what they earn beyond their maintenance may be deposited in a savings' bank4 ,the parents can select for their children what trade they like1 after considering their tastes1 physical powers1 and intelligence4 ,though these workshops are an increase of charge to the establishment1 yet1 as it does not seek to make a pecuniary speculation1 the payment for the children in them is no larger than for the youngest1 though their board is more expensive4 ,moreover1 those who work require a larger amount of food4 ,all the earnings of the apprentices belong to the masters of the workshops1 who have thus an interest in their progress1 and in conforming themselves to the rules of the house1 from which they are liable to be dismissed4 ,on their side1 they provide the tools4 ,they have no power to inflict punishments1 but report to the brethren4 ,the studies comprehend reading1 writing1 arithmetic1 and orthography2 the elements of ,french grammar1 geography1 and history2 analysis of grammar and logic2 book-keeping1 linear-drawing1 practical geometry1 vocal music1 the most complete instrumental music1 gymnastics1 and swimming2 such primary instructions in natural philosophy1 chemistry1 and natural history1 as are applicable to daily life2 mensuration and horticulture4 ,the children do not remain in study more than two hours and a half following1 nor occupied on the same subject more than from half an hour to an hour and a half4 ,those not in the workshops have eight hours of class and study1 excepting the youngest1 who have only six1 as they rise later4 ,each class has from fifty to seventy scholars at most4 ,there is a small examination several times a year4 ,the food is prepared by sisters of charity4 ,it is wholesome and plentiful1 and shared by the masters4 ,there is breakfast1 dinner1 and supper1 besides the goter4 ,sisters of charity take charge of the infirmary1 kitchens1 refectory1 linen1 and washing3 they know that all holiness which isolates us from those who have need of our assistance is false4 ,most careful provision is made for the cleanliness of the children4 ,warm water is supplied in winter2 baths at all times4 ,every child is supplied yearly with a pair of summer and winter pantaloons new2 those of the year preceding become every day's clothing4 ,house-work1 in which the brethren have aid from the children out of class time1 is paid to them4 ,long experience shows how much better for the children this is than when it is made a punishment4 ,moreover1 some children have such need of motion1 that great harm may be done them if it be refused them4 ,all which appears low to the eyes of men1 is an object of emulation among religious1 whose vocation aims at the most perfect conformity with the counsels and example of our divine ,saviour4 ,like ,him1 they dare to touch the ,leper banished from man's society2 like ,him1 they despise ,pharisaic censure4 ,they would deem themselves unworthy to belong in so privileged a manner to the service of a crucified ,god1 if their heart was under the influence of human opinion1 if regards even to their health1 which a sensitive conscience often shows them to be superfluous1 could arrest them in the accomplishment of their labours4 ,the brethren sleep in the dormitories among the children4 ,one of them invariable keeps watch in these dormitories1 which are lighted4 ,the most careful and rigorous surveillance is exercised4 ,the eldest rise at #e2 the youngest at #g4 ,in winter they go to bed at #h2 in summer at #h4 ,good marks are given to the children1 which three times a year are exchanged for books1 c4 ,marks of conduct1 work1 and application1 for each week1 are hung up in the parloir4 ,so likewise the places obtained in the compositions of the week2 and the notes of three months1 which are sent to friends4 ,pupils who constantly maintain themselves on the table of good conduct for three months are entitled to a reward4 ,there is a solemn distribution of prizes every year before the short vacation1 on the ,sunday following #aeth of ,august4 ,extraordinary recreations are provided at times2 as in summer a long promenade1 in which the pupils take with them a day's provisions4 ,during the recreations of each day1 the brethren make themselves children with their pupils1 authority disguising itself under the shape of affection4 ,this is the most favourable moment for studying character4 ,they endeavour to gain the confidence of those in whom they have observed bad dispositions by employing the most attractive means of religion1 and they have often the consolation of making them teachable and happy4 ,it is a great point to occupy the children during their recreation1 and so to brace the body by exercise1 that their nights may be sound and their health good4 ,parents can see their children any day1 but only at play time1 and when they are not in disgrace4 ,they cannot take their children out but on a few particular days4 ,punishments are inflicted as sparingly as possible4 ,no master may strike a child4 ,children are received from eight to twelve years old4 ,those under ten are sent in general to the ,maison succursale1 at ,issy4 ,twenty francs' entrance are paid besides the pension4 ,the number is limited to #ajjj4 ,we had first an interview with ,monsignor de ,bervanger1 the founder of this work1 to whom1 ,i should think1 it must supply perpetual occupation4 ,he sent a most pleasing boy round with us to the different parts of the establishment4 ,in many of the various ateliers work has been suspended2 this is an effect of the revolution3 in many we saw the pupils at work under their 'chef4' ,they reach such perfection in their work1 as to obtain an easy sale for it1 and to gain their subsistence4 ,a large number were playing in high spirits4 ,the premises are necessarily of great extent1 and certainly it is a bold and immense experiment1 and most interesting4 ,it is not the least astonishing that ,monsignor de ,bervanger set it on foot without private funds3 but its maintenance involves a large degree of ever active charity1 both in the brothers of ,s4 ,nicolas1 who teach these boys1 that would otherwise be the refuse of ,paris1 and who eat and sleep in the midst of them1 and in the ,sisters of ,charity1 by whom the kitchen1 infirmary1 refectory1 c4 are served4 ,thus without the 'celibat' in both sexes1 this and every other work of high charity falls to the ground4 ,not only on the score of expense would it be impossible to conduct such a house without the aid of those who disregard money altogether as a remuneration2 not only would it be difficult to find so total a surrender of time and of the whole man in any who had household ties to bind them3 but as certain devils cannot be cast out save by prayer and fasting1 so there would seem to be a like proportion of means to end in particular applications of the ,cross's healing power4 ,it would appear to be a necessary condition for the restoration of the suffering masses of society1 that the highest blessing of the natural man--family life--should be voluntarily surrendered by those who are to be ,god's instruments in this special work4 ,they who are seen amid the toil and sweat of every day's task to be living a supernatural life of charity1--they1 and they alone1 can gain the affection of the world's outcasts1 and lighten the burden of the ,cross which they have first themselves so borne4 ,as ,i went over this house1 and saw its inmates1 ,i comprehended in some faint degree the amount of charity which such a life must require4 ,the musical service1 performed by these children themselves on ,sunday1 is described as very well done1 and very interesting4 ,many of their friends come to hear4 ,i thought their chapel confined for so large a number4 ,a little book which ,monsignor de ,bervanger gave us contains a pretty full account of this institution1 from which ,i have taken many particulars given above4 ,he observed that an ,englishman not long before had paid them several visits4 ,he was most struck by the terms of intimacy in which the masters lived with the pupils4 ,this has also struck me pointedly wherever ,i have seen educational institutions in ,france4 ,there the wall of separation does not seem to exist1 which shuts out the ,english tutor or master from the real state of his pupil's mind1 from his prevailing habits1 and natural tone of thought4 ,with us1 the boy before his master1 and the boy by himself or with his schoolfellows1 are two beings wholly distinct4 ,seldom1 indeed1 can the tutor get at the real living soul with whom he has to deal2 still seldomer mould and direct the development of his moral powers4 ,it is1 to the best of my belief1 a generic difference between ,anglican and ,roman ,catholic education4 ,as we were walking home1 ,m4 ,farel told me that in the diocese of ,langres alone there were five hundred institutions of ,sisters of ,charity4 ,do you not mean1 ,i said1 five hundred ,sisters8 ,no1 he replied2 not a commune is without them4 ,i asked to how many several parent houses they might belong3 he said1 to about five4 ,thus the ,sisters of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul only form a portion of those dedicated to this work4 ,friday1 ,aug4 #aa4--;,i copied the rest of the account of the cure which happened to the novice at the ,rue du ,bac4 ,the ,sisters asked me if ,i had seen the child who was cured of blindness4 ,i said ,i had1 and that she seemed to me of very limited intelligence1 and extremely simple4 ,one of them answered1 ,yes2 ,i asked her what she thought when she recovered her sight1 to which she replied1 ',c'tait drle voir4' ,while ,i was sitting among a number of the ,sisters of ,charity transcribing the account1 their great cheerfulness--one might almost call it merriment--of tone was remarkable2 they were those engaged in the general management of the house at the ,secrtariat4 ,there is something too in their faces which indicates inward peace4 ,they look happy4 ,i took the opportunity of reading the pastoral letter of the ,abb ,etienne1 their superior general1 in which the account of the cures was contained4 ,it was written to encourage them amid the unsettled state of public affairs4 ,he reminded them that the ,revolution of #ahcj opened with a much more threatening aspect towards religion2 and yet the period of eighteen years which they had since passed through had been one of unexampled progress and prosperity to their ,institution4 ,the times in which their founder ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul lived were likewise most unsettled1 but he only saw in that a larger opportunity for charitable exertions2 he had promised his children1 that so long as they were faithful to their rules the ,divine protection should never fail them1 and ,god had1 beyond doubt1 granted these two miraculous cures to the intercessions of ,s4 ,vincent at the opening of another momentous crisis to assure them that their ,saint had not lost his power with ,god4 ,he felt the greatest confidence in their zeal and charity and spirit of union1 which made his own task light4 ,before leaving the house ,i visited their chapel again1 which has to me a peculiar interest1 on account of what is said to have taken place there4 ,i here insert the account of the cures1 which ,i copied from the original1 and the attestations1 which ,i procured from the two surgeons who had treated the several cases4 ,the superior-general thus introduces the mention of these two cures3--,this is not all1 my very dear ,sisters4 ,at a time when1 perhaps1 yet greater trials are in store for the ,church and for us1 and when1 perhaps1 likewise1 yet greater mercies are to reward our faith1 ,god has thought fit to set1 as it were1 the seal of ,his ,omnipotence on our confidence1 and to show by prodigies all the power of ,s4 ,vincent's protection at the throne of ,divine ,goodness4 ,two astonishing cures have taken place this year before the shrine of ,s4 ,vincent1 during the 'neuvaine' of the translation of his relics4 ,i do not qualify them as miracles1 because the ecclesiastical authority alone has the power so to term them4 ,but my heart feels the need of bringing to your knowledge the details concerning them1 because ,i know all the joy and edification which you will experience in them1 and how proper you will esteem them to encourage you to draw closer the ties which bind you to your holy calling1 and to lead you to appreciate the designs of ,god for our two families1 if we are faithful in corresponding to them4 ,i shall preface the account of each healing by the certificate of the medical man1 which sets forth the state of the patient at the moment when it took place4 ,attestation du chirurgien sur la maladie de la sur ,marie ,javelle4 ,le #b ,mai #ahdh j'ai t appel au couvent de la rue du ,bac1 n #acb1 pour la sur ,marie ,javelle1 ge de #bd ans1 que j'ai trouve couche1 ayant la tte incline sur l'paule gauche1 qu'elle touchait presque1 avec raideur des muscles du cou1 impossibilit de la ramener sa position naturelle1 et douleur vive1 augmente par les moindres mouvements4 ,on m'apprit que cet tat avait t la suite immdiate d'un coup violent1 port par mgarde sur la tempe droite4 ,m4 ,lenoir1 chirurgien de l'hpital ,necker1 vit cette malade avec moi le lendemain #c ,mai4 ,sans rejeter la possibilit d'un simple torticolis1 nous emes1 ensemble1 la pense d'un dplacement d'une apophyse articulaire du ct gauche de l'une des dernires vertbres cervicales4 ,le danger de la rduction de ces dplacements1 que nous fmes connatre la suprieure1 l'absence jusqu'ici d'accidents graves1 nous dterminrent nous borner l'application des moyens propres calmer la contraction des muscles du cou4 ,les jours suivants1 les accidents augmentrent4 ,il survint de la fivre1 la tte s'inclina davantage sur l'paule2 la malade eut de la peine boire1 ce dont je m'assurai en lui voyant avaler1 par saccades convulsives1 quelques gorges de liquide4 ,le bras gauche devint douloureux jusqu' la main1 dont le contact retentissait pniblement jusqu'au cou2 il tait dans une extension continuelle1 avec raideur ttanique qui ne me permit point de le changer de place4 ,le membre infrieur gauche1 d'abord engourdi sa partie suprieure1 prsenta aussi de la raideur4 ,la respiration tait un peu gne4 ,les facults intellectuelles conservaient leur pleine intgrit4 ,les choses taient dans cet tat le #h ,mai1 sept heures et demie du matin4 ,nous avions exprim des craintes plus graves que les jours prcdents4 ,la suprieure n'avait pas os permettre des tentatives de rduction dont nous avions annonc les consquences possibles1 auxquelles la malade1 bien rsigne1 se serait prte volontiers4 ,le #i ,mai1 sept heures et demie du matin1 sans aucune manuvre chirurgicale qui soit ma connaissance1 j'ai vu dans le cabinet de la sur ,buchepot 7premire directrice du noviciat de la communaut7 la jeune sur ,marie ,javelle1 debout1 marchant facilement1 portant sans effort sa main sur sa tte1 celle-ci revenue sa rectitude naturelle1 le cou ayant repris sa forme1 sa souplesse1 et excutant tous les mouvements4 ,paris1 le #aj ,mai1 #ahdh4 ,having forwarded my copy of the above to ,m4 ,hervey de ,chegoin1 he returned it to me1 with the following attestation1 written at the end3-- ,je certifie cette copie conforme au procs-verbal que j'ai avr de la maladie de la sur ,marie ,javelle4 ,,hervey ,,de ,,chegoin1 ,mdecin des hpitaux1 c4 ,accompanying it with the following note3-- ,monsieur1 j'ai sign bien volontiers la copie que vous m'avez adresse3 elle est aussi exacte que le procs-verbal lui-mme est l'expression de la vrit dans l'expos des symptmes pendant huit jours1 et de leur disparition subite et complte aprs la circonstance qui l'a prcde4 ,j'ai l'honneur d'tre1 ,monsieur1 ,votre trs obissant serviteur1 ,,hervey ,,de ,,chegoin4 #ca ,juillet1 #ahdh4 ,the relation of the cure itself is as follows3-- ,detailed relation of the healing of the ,sister ,marie ,javelle4 ,the ,sister ,marie ,javelle1 twenty-four years of age1 after having proposed three months at ,s4 ,stephen1 entered into the community of the ,daughters of ,charity1 ,feb4 #ag4 #ahdh4 ,having been appointed to nurse in one of the infirmaries on the night of #cjth ,april to #ast ,may1 in supporting a patient who fell back on her head1 she twisted her neck1 and so considerable a derangement took place1 that it continued in that position4 ,the next day inflammation ensued1 and the surgeons called in were themselves alarmed at the gravity of the accident4 ,before attempting an operation as dangerous as the injury1 and which1 touching the spinal marrow1 might cause instant death1 all remedies were tried1 but to no purpose4 ,the nerves contracted1 the head became stiffly fixed on the shoulders1 presently the arm and left leg became paralysed1 and the pains so violent1 that at times the patient feared not being able to bear them4 ,all her hope was in ,god3 she begged of him courage1 resigned herself to ,his will1 and besought much the ,blessed ,virgin1 whom she tenderly loves1 and who has already given her special marks of protection4 ,at length came ,sunday1 #gth ,may1 day on which commenced the 'neuvaine' of the translation of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul4 ,that day she had the consolation of communicating in bed1 with a morsel of the ,host1 for her throat being twisted1 she joined to her other sufferings that of not being able to swallow more than some drops of water1 and that with incredible effort and pain4 ,she expressed a desire to make1 in union with the ,seminary1 a 'neuvaine' to ,s4 ,vincent to obtain a cure4 ,on ,monday the surgeon declared1 that he had no hope but in the success of the operation1 and dangerous as it was he pressed it4 ,it was thought requisite to speak plainly to the patient1 and tell her1 that she would either be healed by means of the operation1 or remain an invalid all her life1 asking her which she preferred4 ,i shall be composed1 she replied1 in doing the will of my ,superiors1 being assured that ,i am doing that of ,god4 ,however1 it was resolved to finish the 'neuvaine' before attempting anything4 ,sister ,mazin1 our most honoured mother1 had sent her before a morsel of the waistcoat of our blessed ,father ,s4 ,vincent4 ,in the night of the #gth to #hth ,may the patient had the strange fancy to swallow a morsel of this4 ,not venturing to do it without speaking1 she waited till the morning1 when1 by help of a little water1 she swallowed some threads4 ,scarcely had she done so1 when she felt the most perfect conviction that she should not die1 and that she should obtain her cure by the intercession of ,s4 ,vincent4 ,at one in the afternoon1 seeing near her one of the directresses of the seminary1 she told her1 that could she see the ,saint's shrine1 and touch it1 she should be immediately cured4 ,it was observed to her that this latter was impossible2 but she so urged the former1 that we were touched by it1 and endeavoured from that time to find means to satisfy her keen desire4 ,with the consent of our excellent superiors1 a litter was procured2 it was arranged as well as we could3 and after passing a whole hour in dressing her suitably1 at four in the morning on ,tuesday1 #ith ,may1 she was put on the litter1 and the dangerous passage from our house to the chapel of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul was undertaken4 ,she was accompanied by the ,sister ,azais1 ,sister ,girardot1 second and third directresses of the seminary1 ,sister ,martha ,velay1 formerly mother of the seminary1 ,sister ,boscredon1 employed in the seminary1 ,sister ,bonneau1 third infirmire1 who had herself attended on the young patient1 by ,dominic ,belyn1 called ,louis1 and ,john ,scipio1 called ,baptist1 both servants of the house1 who carried the litter4 ,during the passage the patient suffered much4 ,in spite of herself complaints escaped her1 and especially when the litter was set down in the church she felt so keen a pain that a cry burst from her4 ,the moment she perceived the ,saint's shrine1 she looked at it with the most lively confidence1 and felt an extraordinary movement in her person4 ,at the beginning of ,mass she felt inclined to join her hands2 in fact1 her left arm recovered the necessary strength1 and her hand reached the other again4 ,at the ,gospel a movement like her first caused her to take her head with her hands1 and turn it without difficulty to the other side4 ,at the elevation of the ,mass1 ,sister ,azais1 who was near her1 told her to try and rise2 she made the attempt1 but was unable1 and answered1 that it was not yet time4 ,she had continued to suffer much up to this point4 ,at length the ,communion was brought her4 ,her throat was so closed1 that she felt a great pain1 but this was the last4 ,some minutes afterwards she came down readily from the litter1 unassisted by any one4 ,after this ,mass she heard1 as a thanksgiving1 that of ,m4 ,etienne1 our superior general1--came back on foot1 and from that day1 far from preserving the least feeling of her injury1 she is better than she ever was4 ,this is attested by the sister on whom the miracle has taken effect1 who has signed the present act1 as have the witnesses named above4 ,marie ,azais1 ,cecile ,girardot1 ,marie ,javelle1 ,marthe ,velay1 ,justine ,boscredon1 ,josephine ,bonneau1 ,dominique ,belyn1 and ,jean ,scipion4 ,note4 ,it is well to observe that1 on the #bnd of ,may1 the surgeon of the house1 ,m4 ,herv de ,chegoin1 was called in alone to see ,sister ,marie ,javelle1 and the case appeared to him so grave1 that1 not liking the single responsibility of it1 he begged to join a colleague1 whom he brought the next day4 ,the #hth of ,may1 the last day on which ,m4 ,herv had seen her before her cure1 he had found her so ill that1 on the morrow1 when he was told that ,sister ,javelle had no further need of his services1 he asked if she was dead4 ,the young sisters1 then composing the seminary1 begged that their names should be joined to this act1 to attest its truth1 and to put themselves in a special manner under the protection of ,s4 ,vincent4 ,this writing being to be inclosed in a silver gilt heart joined by a chain of the same to a head in silver gilt likewise1 the whole has been put into the hands of our most honoured father1 ,m4 ,etienne1 to be deposed on the shrine of the saint4 ,the second case is as follows3-- ,attestation du ,mdecin sur la ,maladie de ,madlle4 ,cleste l',allemand4 ,je soussign1 mdecin1 demeurant ,paris1 ,rue ,mouffetard1 #id41 certifie que la nomme ,marie ,cleste l',allemand1 age de quatorze ans1 native de ,jussy1 dpartement de la ,haute ,sane1 rsidant actuellement ,paris1 ,rue de l',arbalette1 #be41 dans l',ouvroir des ,jeunes ,economes1 a t traite par moi1 puis par ,m4 ,sichel1 pendant environ huit mois1 pour une amaurose complte2 et que les divers traitements employs1 tant par moi que par mon confrre1 n'ont nullement amlior la position de cette jeune personne1 quoiqu'ils aient vari l'infini depuis le mois d',octobre dernier jusqu'au mois d',avril1 o elle a cess tout traitement4 ,sign1 ,,fernet1 ,d4 ,m4 ,paris1 #bc4 ,mai1 #ahdh4 ,relation of the ,miraculous cure of a ,child of ,mary1 de l',ouvroir des ,jeunes ,economes4 ,we1 the undersigned children de l',ouvroir des ,jeunes ,economes1 established at ,paris1 ,rue de l',arbalette1 #be41 certify the truth of the following details of the sudden cure of one of our dear companions1 named ,cleste l',allemand1 child of ,mary1 of our ouvroir4 ,this companion1 aged fourteen1 had entirely lost her sight from the month of ,september1 #ahdg4 ,six medical men1 successively called in to attend on her1 had exhausted all the resources of their art upon her without obtaining the least result4 ,they had declared that the optical nerves of our young companion were paralysed1 and that she was struck with a complete amaurosis2 consequently all medical treatment had ceased since last ,april4 ,painfully affected at this sad state of our companion1 we resolved to consecrate to ,mary the month of ,may1 then beginning1 in the intention of obtaining her cure by the intercession of the most holy ,virgin4 ,from the #ast of ,may our young companion went to pray every day before the altar of ,mary1 with the firm confidence that the immaculate ,mary would restore her sight before the end of her favourite month4 ,but on the #ith of ,may1 the news of the striking cure worked on a young sister of the seminary of the ,daughters of ,charity1 by the intercession of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul1 and before his relics1 exposed in the chapel of the ,priests of the ,mission on the occasion of the 'neuvaine1' celebrated yearly in honour of the translation of his body1 suggested to us the desire to recommend our young companion to this great saint4 ,permission was granted to ,cleste l',allemand to go to pray before the relics of ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul4 ,it was ,friday1 #abth ,may1 on which she went to the chapel of the ,lazarists1 ,rue de ,svres1 #ie41 accompanied by two of our mistresses1 ,sister ,dumargat and ,sister ,desbr4 ,we were all fully convinced that she would obtain her cure by the intercession of ,mary1 our good mother1 and ,s4 ,vincent4 ,not being able to accompany ,cleste to the chapel of ,s4 ,vincent1 we heard the holy ,mass in the chapel of our house1 uniting ourselves to her in heart and spirit4 ,as to our companion1 she heard a ,mass celebrated at a quarter-past-six1 before the altar of the holy ,virgin in the chapel of the ,lazarists1 and received there the ,holy ,communion4 ,at the moment she received our ,lord1 her sight was suddenly restored to her2 and a violent pain in the head1 which she had felt from the moment of her loss of sight1 disappeared at the same time4 ,the sister who accompanied her1 ignorant of what had taken place in her1 took her by the hand again1 after the ,holy ,communion1 to reconduct her to her place4 ,our young companion1 fearing to disturb her in her thanksgiving1 let her do so without informing her what had happened to her4 ,but a quarter of an hour afterwards she made known to her her happiness2 and to prove to her the reality of her complete cure1 she changed her position herself1 and named to her different surrounding objects1 which she perfectly distinguished4 ,after having heard a ,mass of thanksgiving1 she hastened to return to us1 to make known to us her happiness4 ,though we expected to see her return healed1 on account of the greatness and simplicity of her faith1 a lively joy and gladness broke forth not the less in all the house on her arrival4 ,it was who should see her first1 to congratulate her on the signal favour of which she had just become the object4 ,after this first explosion of our gladness1 we assembled to chant in choir the ,magnificat1 during which tears of joy streamed from our eyes3 then we went to the chapel to sing the ,te ,deum and the ,regina ,cli4 ,immediately after1 ,cleste wrote with her own hand a letter to her parents to inform them of her miraculous cure4 ,our young companion having been presented to ,m4 ,aladel1 our good director1 was named by him ,marie ,vincent1 in gratitude for her cure1 obtained at the altar of the ,most ,holy ,virgin1 in the chapel of ,s4 ,vincent1 before his relics exposed4 ,from the day of her cure1 ,cleste has resumed all her ordinary occupations1 which she had been forced to interrupt during nine months3 she reads1 writes1 and works at her needle with the same ease as she did before her eyes were attacked4 ,paris1 #cj4 ,may1 #ahdh4 ,m4 ,fernet attached to this paper1 which ,i gave him to read1 the following3-- ,je soussign1 ,docteur ,mdecin1 demeurant ,rue ,mouffetard1 #id41 certifie la jeune ,marie ,cleste ,l',allemand a t revue par moi quelques jours aprs la gurison1 et que je me suis assur que la vue tait entirement rtablie4 ,,fernet4 ,paris1 ce #a ,aot1 #ahdh4 ,after giving these two accounts1 the ,superior ,general1 ,m4 ,etienne1 thus continues his pastoral letter3-- ,in presence of these facts1 my very dear sisters1 ,i am induced to remind you1 that ,s4 ,vincent considered as a visible sign of the protection of heaven over your company the altogether wonderful manner in which one of his first daughters came out safe and sound from the midst of the ruins of a house in which she was1 and which1 in falling1 had buried forty persons1 who there perished4 ,this fact was1 in his eyes1 a sensible proof that ,god had taken pleasure in his rising work1 and reserved for it a comfortable future4 ,it seems to me that if he were to speak to you himself to-day of the two cures which ,i have just been relating to you1 he would not fail to point them out to you as testimonies of the designs of divine providence with regard to you1 and as motives which should reassure you against all the fears that the disturbances of social order may inspire4 ,would he not say to you1 as he said then1 that your company being the work of ,god1 in like manner as ,he has known how to raise it up in ,his compassion for the poor1 so will ,he well know how to sustain it in the moment of trial1 and to preserve it from every unfortunate event which might threaten its existence4 ,i confess to you that at the sight of these signs of his protection1 at a time which has so many points of resemblance with that in which he lived1 ,i cannot avoid seeing the same career of charity which he so gloriously passed through open afresh before you4 99 99 ,as a thanksgiving for the two miraculous cures worked on the #ith and #abth of last ,may before the shrine of ,s4 ,vincent1 a general communion shall take place in each house on the day fixed by the ,sister serving it4 ,in concluding this subject ,i must add that ,i by no means sought for such facts as these cures--they came in my way while engaged in other inquiries3 ,i did not think it fit or honest to turn away from them so coming1 but endeavoured to ascertain the truth by every means in my power4 ,i now set them forth with the evidence which ,i was able to collect about them4 ,i am also bound to say that1 since ,i have come to the knowledge of these cures1 ,i have been informed1 on the best authority1 of two results1 approaching at least to the same miraculous character1 following immediately from the reception of our ,lord in the ,holy ,eucharist4 ,these occurred very lately in the ,anglican communion4 ,saturday1 ,august #ab4--;,i had heard so much of the grandeur of ,bourges ,cathedral1 and the beauty of its windows1 that ,i determined to judge for myself4 ,so this morning left by the #h ,a4,m4 train for ,orlans and ,bourges4 ,up to ,etampes the country is pleasing and broken in parts4 ,from thence to the forest of ,orlans is an immense plain1 rich in produce1 but treeless1 dull1 and flat as a pancake4 ,from ,orlans to ,vierzon is another immense plain1 desert1 sandy1 and solitary2 after this the country improves to ,bourges4 ,visited the cathedral at ,orlans3 the western front is fine1 well arranged1 and forming a somewhat striking unity2 but the interior is bare1 poor1 and most displeasing to the eye1 which is pained at so bad an imitation of ,gothic4 ,as soon as ,i reached ,bourges ,i went to the cathedral3 the west front1 in spite of its five deeply recessed portals1 the central one of which is very beautiful1 sadly disappointed me--it is totally deficient in unity1 and will bear no comparison with that of ,amiens1 not to mention ,reims4 ,the towers are positively ugly2 the worst effect being produced by buttresses1 which protrude in the most inelegant shape1 their strength not at all veiled by ornaments4 ,the interior is very grand3 it is peculiar in having no transept1 but double aisles continued throughout1 the nearest of which to the centre is of inordinate height4 ,round the choir the huge lancet windows1 crowned with roses1 are of great beauty2 but unfortunately they are not complete1 as at ,chartres1 with the effect of which ,i do not think ,bourges will bear a comparison4 ,the pillars1 of which there are twelve on each side from the west front to the apse of the choir1 are cylinders with eight engaged columns2 they look lighter than those of ,amiens and ,reims1 and very lofty from the height of the first aisle1 which must be seventy feet1 and has a triforium like the centre4 ,grand1 however1 as ,bourges is in some respects1 ,i should not put it in the first rank of churches1 with ,amiens1 ,milan1 ,cologne1 ,reims1 and ,st4 ,ouen4 ,it is in the first style1 like ,chartres4 ,the apse has none of the magic lightness of ,amiens1 ,cologne1 or ,st4 ,ouen4 ,from the north tower is an immense view over the country1 which has some eminences1 but not strongly marked features4 ,in the streets nothing but soldiers or national guards are to be seen4 ,it would appear that the purpose for which men are sent into the world is to bear arms4 ,there could not be a heavier condemnation of the ,republic than the outward aspect of society4 ,there was1 however1 a special cause for this4 ,three hundred1 ,i believe1 of the national guard at ,paris had come to visit their brethren at ,bourges1 and were to be entertained at dinner the next day in the garden of the archevch1 on which the state1 with its usual insulting dealing towards the ,church1 has laid its hands from the time of the first revolution4 ,so likewise1 it has robbed the church at ,bourges of the grand sminaire1 an immense building1 and turned it into barracks4 ,sunday1 ,august #ac4--,was at a ,low ,mass and part of the ,high ,mass in the cathedral4 ,a great number of soldiers1 guards1 and country people enter in1 and lounge and sit about1 without a very religious demeanour4 ,called at one at the ,sminaire1 with a letter for the ,suprieur1 ,m4 l',abb ,ruel4 ,he talked with me some time1 and then sent one of the sminarists and a priest to show me about ,bourges4 ,he inquired of the state of things in ,england2 our studies at ,oxford4 ,i lamented our state of separation3 if the religious feeling of ,england were united with the ,roman ,church1 the world might be converted4 ,in any case1 the state of separation itself was most disastrous to both sides2 it wasted the life of the ,church4 ,if the truth was altogether with them1 as they asserted1 then1 of course1 our loss was fatal indeed2 but even then the ,roman ,church in the loss of ,england had suffered her right hand to be cut off4 ,whether we were with her or against her would make all the difference in her conflict with the world4 ,he assented1 and observed that ,england had been the island of saints4 ,i afterwards remarked that my attention had been particularly drawn to the ,roman ,primacy4 ,he said the disputes as to the ,gallican liberties had fallen to the ground2 but ,i thought he intimated that the ,gallican feeling was not extinct4 ,whatever the theory might be1 the sway of the ,roman ,see was1 in reality1 very gentle4 ,it felt its way beforehand1 and only acted according to the spirit of the ,church4 ,i said my great difficulty was1 that all history was for ,gallicanism1 while the ,ultramontane theory was evidently the only entire and consistent one1 which would bear out all the acts of ,rome4 ,i asked if the revolution had produced any change at ,bourges4 ,he said1 none at all4 ,louis ,philippe had fallen because he had sunk into general contempt--he had become esteemed un homme d'argent4 ,the priest and sminariste conducted me to the house in which ,louis ,,xi4 is said to have been born1 but the present walls are evidently of the ,renaissance4 ,it is occupied by a small sisterhood4 ,we went also through the ,hotel de ,ville1 the house of ,jacques ,cur1 and to the cathedral4 ,there is a very fine crypt under the choir and its aisles4 ,bourges has little interesting save its ,cathedral4 ,the climate is damp and unhealthy1 from the marshes near4 ,i left by the last train in the evening1 at eight o'clock1 and slept at ,orleans4 ,monday1 ,august #ad4--,left ,orleans at #g1 ,paris by #aa4 ,left it at #g for ,amiens3 we went through a most violent thunder storm about half way4 ,tuesday1 ,august #ae4--;,at the cathedral during part of one ,high ,mass1 and the whole of the second1 when the bishop officiated pontifically1 and gave afterwards the ,papal ,benediction4 ,it was nearly full of people4 ,i never felt the superiority of this building more than to-day2 the interior is pre-eminent for unity1 simplicity1 and grandeur4 ,i was sorry to miss the vespers and sermon at three2 but ,i left to reach ,boulogne in time for the packet1 and got to ,folkstone shortly after eleven4 ,,conclusion4 ,there are certain doctrines in the ,roman ,catholic ,church1 which are brought into such prominence in practice1 and are in their own nature so very powerful1 that they make that faith appear in its actual exercise quite another thing from the faith prevailing among ourselves1 although there be really no essential difference between the true mind of the ,english1 and that of the ,roman ,church4 ,i say the true mind1 that which forms the basis of the ,prayer ,book2 that of which the ,prayer ,book faithfully carried out would be the verbal developement4 ,whether the true of the ,english ,church will ever prevail actually within her1 cast out the puritan virus1 and collect and animate the whole body of ,catholic truth which her formularies still contain1 remains yet to be seen4 ,in the meantime ,i am greatly struck with the power exercised in the ,roman ,church by the great dogma of the ,real ,presence4 ,it is the centre and life of the whole4 ,it is the secret support of the priest's painful self-denying mission2 by it mainly the religious orders maintain themselves2 the warmest1 deepest1 lowliest1 most triumphant and enraptured feelings surround it3 the nun that adores in silence for hours together1 one from the other taking up that solitary awful watch in the immediate presence of the ,king of ,kings2 the crowd of worshippers that kneel at the blessed yet fearful moment when earth and heaven are united by the coming down of the mystical ,bridegroom into the tabernacle of ,his ,church2 the pious soul that not once or twice but many times during the day humbles itself before ,him2 the congregations which close the day by their direct homage to ,him1 as present to the three-fold nature of man1 body1 soul1 and spirit2 all these attest the deep practical import which the dogma of the ,real ,presence exerts on the ,catholic mind4 ,are not their churches holier to the believing soul1 than was the temple of ,jerusalem when the visible glory of the ,lord descended on it8 ,for does not the single lamp burning before the shrine indicate a ,presence inexpressibly more condescending1 gracious1 and exalting to man8 ,in ,catholic countries the offering of direct adoration1 the contemplation of the mind absorbed in the abyss of the ,incarnation1 never ceases one instant of the day or night4 ,it is the response of the redeemed heart for ever making to ,him1 ,who when ,he took upon ,him to deliver man did not abhor the ,virgin's womb4 ,when ,i contrast this with--what is still too common in this country1 though happily growing less so daily--the beggarly deal or oak table covered with worm-eaten cloth1 or left bare in its misery--with the deserted or pew-encumbered chancel1 from which every feeling of reverence seems for ages to have departed--or with the pert enclosure domineered over by reading-desk and pulpit1 and commanded all round by galleries3 and on which1 perhaps once a month1 the highest mystery of the faith is commemorated among us1 ,i do not wonder at the ,roman ,catholic1 who regards the ,english ,church as a sheer apostacy1 a recoil from all that is controlling1 ennobling1 and transcendental in faith to a blank gulf of unbelief4 ,the very existence of the ,roman priest1 the compensation for all he does or suffers1 depends on that half-hour of the day when he meets his ,lord4 ,what an inexpressible privilege to have been preserved to1 nay1 almost enjoined upon1 all her ministers4 ,and how could the monk and the nun live but on the continual food of the ,holy ,eucharist1 and the steadfast contemplation of the ,incarnation8 ,england has banished the monk and the nun1 and popularly1 in spite of her formularies1 accounts the priesthood more than half a heresy2 she has no provision among her institutions for the ,christian ,brother and the ,sister of ,charity1 though her poor are perishing for lack of the bread of heaven1 and her sick dying in uninstructed heathenism1 and her young carried about with every blast of doctrine1 ever learning and never coming to the knowledge of the truth4 ,and together with those self-denying orders1 which bear witness to the exuberant life welling forth out of the depth of the ,church of ,christ1 ,england has banished the dogma of the ,real ,presence1 not indeed from her theory1 but still from being that vital and pervading practical truth which should animate and reward the labours of every day1 and turn into consolation all the sorrows of humanity4 ,o that the ,spirit of ,god might breathe the life of every day's practical action into those ancient ,catholic formularies which are at present a reproach to our degeneracy6 ,o that our deep and large chancels of old time1 the figure of our buried ,lord's sepulchre1 might once more be the ,bridechamber1 where the risen ,saviour descending should hold daily communing with ,his ,church6 ,most intimately connected with the dogma of the ,incarnation1 and its symbol1 the ,real ,presence1 is that of the ,intercession of all ,saints1 especially of the ,blessed ,mother of ,god3 nay1 this may be said to be the continuation and carrying out of the ,real ,presence1 so that wherever that is truly and heartfully believed1 this will be1 within due bounds1 cherished and practised4 ,for the truth that our ,lord has assumed our flesh1 and communicates that flesh to ,his true believers1 leads directly to the faith that they who are departed and at rest with ,him1 and delivered from all stain of sin1 do indeed live and reign with ,him1 and have power with ,god4 ,and if this be true of the least saint1 who by the mercy of ,god has been thought worthy of the ,beatific ,presence1 in how much higher a degree is it true of ,her1 to whom by the assumption of her pure flesh ,christ was brought so inconceivably near8 ,and shall not we who are engaged in so weary a conflict call upon all saints1 and ,her especially1 to aid and befriend us8 ,o ye spirits and souls of the righteous1 bless ye the ,lord1 praise ,him and magnify ,him for ever6 ,yea1 praise ,him1 and magnify ,him1 by praying and interceding for us1 who1 high as ye are1 and low as we1 you exalted to glory1 and we buffeted by the flesh1 and led into error in the spirit1 are yet your brethren by virtue of the ,flesh and ,blood of the ,incarnate ,god1 which made you what you are1 which is the earnest to us of being one day what you are4 ,praise and magnify the common ,lord who bought us1 by supplicating larger supplies of ,his grace on us ,his suffering members4 ,and may not we ask you1 who dwell in sight of the ,eternal ,throne1 but who once1 like ourselves1 bore the burden and heat of the day in this earthly wilderness1 may we not ask you to turn your regards on us1 to intercede for us before ,him1 whose members you are in glory1 and we in trial8 ,of the redeemed family one part is with ,god and one on earth4 ,is there to be no communion between them1 when one part most needs the aid of the other8 ,is this derogating from the glory of ,christ8 ,what a strange perversion of error which can so esteem it6 ,surely it is a sense1 a spiritual touch1 as it were1 of the cloud of witnesses1 which inspirits ,catholic hearts to win the battle1 which enables the most lonely to feel that he is not alone1 that he is encompassed and aided by heavenly hosts4 ,accordingly the intercession of saints1 especially of the ,blessed ,virgin ,mother1 is a living truth in ,catholic countries3 it accompanies the doctrine of the ,real ,presence1 and works in subservience to it4 ,doubtless where the former is not vividly held1 the latter will be repudiated1 and1 perhaps1 counted idolatrous4 ,it would1 indeed1 be wholly out of proportion with the cold creed of the ,unitarian or the ,sectary3 it might lead those to fall down and worship at the feet of a servant who did not behold in that servant the one image of the ,lord1 the seal and impress of the only ,begotten1 which claims all glory for the ,lord of glory4 ,and a concomitant of the true doctrine of the priesthood is that system of confession which is the nerve and sinew of religion in ,catholic countries4 ,the ,english prayer-book says of every individual priest1 whose sins thou dost forgive1 they are forgiven2 and whose sins thou dost retain1 they are retained4 ,here is the whole ,catholic doctrine stated4 ,now this the ,roman ,church not only says1 but acts upon4 ,and its strength lies1 accordingly1 not in anything that meets the eye1 gorgeous cope1 or chasuble1 or procession1 or majestic ceremonies symbolising awful doctrines2 not in anything that meets the ear1 whether chanted psalm1 or litany1 or sermon touching the feelings1 or subduing the understanding2 though all these it has1 its strength lies deeper in the hidden tribunal of conscience4 ,the good ,christian is not he who attends mass or sermon1 but he who keeps his conscience clean from the attacks of sin1 who1 overtaken in a fault1 has straightway indignation upon himself1 and submits himself to the discipline which ,christ has appointed for restoring him4 ,the efficacy of the pastor must entirely depend on the knowledge of his people's state1 and his power to correct their sins1 and to guide them in their penitence4 ,how he can possibly have this knowledge1 or power1 or guide them at all without special confession1 ,i see not3 nor how he can ever exercise the power conveyed to him at his ordination1 and lodged by ,christ in ,his ,church for ever4 ,this is the true bond between the pastor and his flock3 the true maintainer of discipline1 and instrument of restoration4 ,accordingly1 in ,catholic countries1 we see the priest truly respected1 cherished1 and obeyed by his flock1 however much he may earn the dislike and suspicion of the worldly and unconverted3 in ,protestant countries we see the pastoral office a nonentity2 the shepherd of his flock is virtually a preacher of sermons4 ,he knows the plague is ravaging them1 but they will not bear the touch of his hand3 he must see them perish one by one1 but they will not let him help them3 when mortification has begun1 then he is called in to witness a hopeless dissolution1 or to speak peace1 peace1 where there is no peace4 ,the dogma of the ,incarnation and the ,real ,presence has again the closest affinity with that of the ,priesthood4 ,christ is present in ,his ,church1 for the ,priest in the tribunal of penitence is as ,god ,himself4 ,how vain1 how worse than blasphemous1 would be the attempt to absolve from sin1--surely the maddest infringement of ,divine ,power which mortal ever imagined1--had not ,he1 the partner of our flesh and blood1 said1 ,receive ye the ,holy ,ghost3 whosesoever sins ye remit1 they are remitted unto them1 and whosesoever sins ye retain1 they are retained2 and ,lo1 ,i am with you always1 even unto the end of the world4 ,no blasphemy can approach the ,church's blasphemy1 if it be not ,god's truth2 and if it be1 so deeply touching the secret springs of discipline1 in what state is a branch of the ,church of ,christ1 which utterly neglects this truth in practice1 and allows it with impunity to be denied1 and derided1 and calumniated8 ,whose children from their infancy have scarcely ever heard it8 ,whose full-grown men turn from it in all the hardness of rebellious manhood8 ,and if it be what it is1 either a ,divine ,power1 or a diabolic deceit1 can that be at once the ,gospel1 which has it and which has it not8 ,here then1 again1 we have no new thing to take up with1 but simply to practise what we already solemnly profess4 ,thus the perpetual recurrence to the doctrine of the ,real ,presence1 the prominence given to the ,intercession of ,saints1 especially of the ,blessed ,virgin1 and the real putting forth of apostolic power in the tribunal of penitence1 are striking features in the ,roman ,communion4 ,by these she proves that she has living power as a portion of ,christ's ,church1 by living upon and dealing with the most awful powers3 as she holds the true doctrine1 ,believe that this is so1 because ,i say it1 and ,i say it because it has come to me from ,christ through ,his ,apostles1 so she exhibits the convincing proof of her mission3 ,believe that ,i am the ,church1 for behold me exercising the supernatural powers of the ,church4 ,this is that inward proof which convinces1 which is nothing technical1 merely intellectual1 or matter of argument1 but like ,st4 ,augustine's ,secur judicat orbis terrarum1--,a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid4 ,and the ,anglican portion must prove1 in act as well as in theory1 her identity with this of ,rome1 from whom she has her succession1 and with that other great ,oriental ,communion1 the joint-witness herein of ,catholic truth and practice4 ,her prayer-book has the deepest accordance with the ,catholic system4 ,will she in act continue to put a false interpretation on the words of her own formularies1 or will she read them practically in the sense of those from whom she took them8 ,among minor things1 which yet we have suffered loss and harm in giving up1 may be reckoned the custom of crossing with holy water on entering a church1 with hearts as directed1 full of reverend thoughts1 and of trust in the merits of ,jesus ,christ1 and the custom of bowing on passing the altar4 ,it is sad to contrast the manner in which ,english abroad and at home enter the ,house of ,god with the reverence shown by the right-minded in ,catholic communities4 ,a still more to be regretted omission is that of the ,crucifix1 which might1 with much edification1 appear prominently at least in one part of the church1 over the rood-screen or over the altar4 ,how often1 in ,france or ,italy1 passing some retired village1 or at a turn in the road1 may one admire a ,crucifix1 large as life1 sanctifying the village green1 or making a shrine of some leafy recess8 ,how often does the tedious ascent of a hill bring to mind1 by its wayside memorials1 the hill of scorn up which ,he1 our only hope1 slowly toiled in suffering8 ,is it not a tenderness to the tired wayfaring man to bring before his thoughts the very form of ,him in whom all labour is made sweet8 ,who that has climbed the rocky stairs of the ,s4 ,gothard pass has not felt refreshed and inspirited by the ,cross crowning the heights which look down on the last valley of the ,italian side8 ,as the way before him becomes narrower and steeper1 frowning in arid desolation1 and shut in as it seems on all sides1 that ,cross is to ,christian thought a sign and token1 that through the sternest valley and up the hardest height there is yet a way1 though we see not our path before us4 ,in faith the traveller goes on till height after height is won1 and terrace after terrace surmounted1 and the one road opens before him4 ,shall then the ,english labourer1 doomed beyond most others to be a hewer of wood and drawer of water1 be deprived of the aid of those symbols which shall tell him that this too may be made the way of salvation8 ,has his duller eye and less imaginative thought less need of the painting and the sculpture to inform them8 ,has he become more reverential since remembrances of his ,saviour have been put out of his sight8 ,does his bearing in the ,house of ,god show a more chastened and humbled spirit of contrition since the ,rood has been taken from before his eyes on which the ,god-,man was portrayed in suffering8 ,what6--are those who deem it almost the whole of religion to put forward continually the sacrifice of the ,cross1 consistent in removing carefully out of sight the visible representation of that sacrifice8 ,is every memorial of our redemption to be scrupulously swept away from the face of the country8--nay1 even from the interior of our churches8 ,out upon that detestable puritanism1 devoid alike of heart and imagination1 which has so successfully laboured to take away from ,england--once pre-eminently the isle of faith and love--every outward characteristic of a ,christian land4 ,i am1 with shame1 obliged to feel and confess that a pious ,roman ,catholic1 coming to ,england1 so far from being touched by the purity of our faith1 or the warmth of our love1 would probably be shocked at every step by a subtle irreverence1 which has affected our whole tone of thought and mode of action in holy things4 ,it is become the atmosphere which we breathe1 by which even the instinct of the true ,christian mind is so deadened1 that it cannot be aware1 without going out of it1 how much we have lost ,on the other hand1 there are parts of the ,roman discipline which have struck me very unfavourably4 ,first1 the employment of the ,latin language in all the administration of sacraments1 and in most of the public services4 ,that in the middle ages1 before modern languages had attained order1 consistency1 and beauty1 and while they still appeared mere hewings of ,latin by the barbaric sword1 ecclesiastics should have been unwilling to desecrate1 as it were1 so solemn a service as the ,mass1 by rendering it into misshapen ever-changing sounds1 ,i can well conceive4 ,but this state of things has long passed away3 nor can ,i imagine how a devout population can endure to have the ,psalms of ,david chanted1 and the most holy and most beautiful form of words which ever was put together1 recited in a tongue they understand not4 ,even those who can fully enter into the stateliness and imperishable beauty of the ,latin tongue must surely feel it a grievous disadvantage1 that devotions1 which should carry the whole heart with them1 are not presented through the medium of that mother tongue1 the accents of which speak to every man's heart by the force of a thousand nameless associations1 as those of no other tongue can4 ,how1 indeed1 in country parishes1 where there is little music1 interest can be kept up in the services1 ,i do not understand4 ,it is true the ,sacrifice of the ,mass does not depend on the language by enunciating which it is consummated2 but was that sublime harmony of thoughts and words the most elevating intended to be inaudible8 ,for even at a ,low ,mass1 when ,i had the book before me1 and the officiating priest at the distance of ten feet1 the whole ,canon of the ,mass was inaudible4 ,in a chanted ,mass it is out of the question distinguishing any words4 ,i should feel this more than ,i can express4 ,besides that it gives scoffers the pretext of saying that the ,roman ,church aims at making her services a mere spectacle1 or mainly a spectacle1--an infamous calumny indeed1 but which this unhappy locking up her praises and prayers in the ,latin tongue tends to substantiate4 ,sure ,i am that if the ,anglo-,german race be ever restored to the communion of the ,latin ,church1 as ,i fervently pray that mercy may be reserved for them by ,god1 this custom as regards them must be changed4 ,it is a matter of discipline1 merely1 of course2 or1 whatever ,i might be tempted to think of it1 ,i should not so speak4 ,again the reservation of the cup to the sacrificing priest1 an admitted innovation and exercise of authority1 is one for which ,i can see no adequate reason4 ,and though the doctrine of concomitancy seems involved in that of the ,real ,presence1 and ,i1 for one1 should recoil with horror from the thought that almost every one in the ,latin ,communion has been for ages deprived of the participation of the chief ,sacrament1 and though one may allow that this custom was very prevalent before it was enacted1 and arose out of reverence1 and renders the administration of the ,sacrament much easier1 still ,i cannot reconcile myself to the necessity of it4 ,granting that power exists in the ,church to order it in case of necessity1 wherein lies that necessity8 ,in case of a reconciliation this point must surely be granted1 as it was granted to the grand ,duke of ,bavaria1 though he was induced not to avail himself of the grant4 ,preachers in the ,roman ,church use no book3 it seems the people would not tolerate a written discourse4 ,the result is1 that sermons are much more rhetorical1 and rather appeal to the affections and feelings than to the understanding4 ,the ,french mind certainly would not endure the sort of cut and dried essay which is often given in ,england2 yet an appreciation of logical order and sound reasoning is the very characteristic of the ,french mind4 ,more southern nations would still less enter into the style of preaching in vogue with ourselves4 ,i think it is a grave question whether the faculty of expressing one's thoughts in public without book should not be made a part of every priest's education4 ,the ancient ,fathers all did so4 ,is not our own the only portion of the ,church where a contrary practice prevails8 ,and dangerous as it would be for the generality of ,anglican priests to attempt to speak on grave points of doctrine without their book before them1 yet surely by a special education the power may be acquired to combine accuracy of thought with readiness of expression4 ,orthodoxy has no natural connexion with a written sermon4 ,at least the power of illustrating any given subject without book is a precious means of influence4 ,and what is the priest without influence8 ,no more interesting spectacle is there in the world1 to my eyes1 than the aspect and attitude of the ,french ,church4 ,fifty years after such an overthrow as no other ,church ever survived1 behold forty thousand priests at work1 under eighty bishops1 in the great task of winning back their country to the faith4 ,despoiled of all territorial power1 of all political authority as priests1 of the possession even in fee of a single church1 parsonage1 or palace2 reduced to a state of even apostolical poverty1 and receiving a miserable salary paid as to merchants' clerks by the government2 with a temporal power jealous of all spiritual influence1 and the whole mind of the nation infected with infidelity--year after year they are winning ground1 they are making themselves felt2 they present a front before which even the tyranny of centralisation pauses in its career1 counts ever and anon the cost of the conflict1 and recoils from its aggression4 ,in the very midst of the corruptions of ,paris we are told that fifty thousand converts1 the pure gold of the ,church1 exist as a centre which is ever drawing more around them4 ,infidelity itself talks of the religious movement1 and fears it1 and would fain expel its most tried and valorous champions--two hundred destitute men1 who begin their profession by the renunciation of their goods4 ,how is all this done8 ,what power is this which makes its way against such tremendous odds8 ,if any fact was ever patent in history1 it is this--let us not be ashamed to own it--it is the power of the ,cross4 ,the bishop1 residing in a palace which he has not the funds even to keep in repair1 with a smaller income than a little tradesman or a country attorney1 has no other channel for his cares and affections than those five hundred priests1 who1 with the pay of day-labourers1 yet charged with the intimate knowledge and perilous guidance of souls1 look up to him as their head and support1 their defender and champion4 ,and in every village there is one at least1 linked to earth but by a spiritual tie1 a member of a great hierarchy1 through whom the ,redeemer rules visibly on the earth4 ,he is cut off from almost all participation of temporal things1 but the larger is his portion of things spiritual3 he reflects1 in his degree1 the true ,melchizedek4 ,removed from us but by a narrow strait we see bishops at #djjl4 a year1 archbishops at #fjjl41 bound to celibacy1 truly ruling their clergy1 serrying their ranks against the enemy1 and fearing nothing1 were it but that they have nothing to lose2 standing1 where the bishop ought to stand1 in the first ranks against the attacks of infidelity4 ,there1 again1 the priest detached from all human ties1 representing in his life already that state where they neither marry nor are given in marriage1 in his spiritual character greater than all other men1 in his temporal condition lower than most4 ,consider now the duties and habits of our own ,church1 in its present practical working1 by the side of this of ,france4 ,in the one1 every bishop and priest offers daily the tremendous ,sacrifice4 ,daily he has to appear in that most awful presence1 where nothing unclean can stand3 daily he is armed against those spiritual conflicts1 for himself and others1 which he has to undergo1 receiving the holy ,bread of eternal life and the ,cup of everlasting salvation4 ,in the other1 the priest at rare intervals1 in the vast majority of instances only once a month1 approaches the ,source of life and health4 ,but what is the inward condition under which each approaches it8 ,the one is under complete spiritual guidance1 taught1 as a first element of spiritual life1 that constant and rigorous self-examination must be practised1 and for every sin willingly committed after baptism penance be undergone and confession made3 the other1 left to himself in that work most perilous to human frailty1 the conduct of one's own spiritual state2 nor1 again1 that thus left to himself1 he can work by a chart in which the hidden shoals are pointed out1 and his progress noted4 ,all1 on the contrary1 in this inward life1 so unspeakably important1 is left a blank4 ,how can he guide others who has never been taught to guide himself1 or submit himself to another's guidance8 ,for as to the duties of the priest1 in these two ,churches--in the one1 the very main duty1 which is far more important than all others1 is the secret guiding of consciences1 laden with guilt and in various degrees of purification3 all public ministrations are immensely inferior in importance to this4 ,whereas in the other ,church1 it is these public ministrations which alone exist in any degree of efficiency4 ,not one ,anglican priest in a hundred has ever been called to receive a confession1 or unfold the terms of reconciliation to a guilty soul4 ,indeed so much is this the case1 that the notion of the priest in most parishes is extinct3 it is the minister and the preacher who have taken his place4 ,again1 in the one ,church a compact body of doctrine and a line of preaching are set forth in the catechismus ad parochos3 in the other1 it frequently happens that two adjoining priests are at issue on the very first principles of ,christian doctrine2 whether1 for instance1 there be or be not a ,christian priesthood2 whether there be or be not grace in the sacraments4 ,again1 in the one ,church1 for the more devoted spirits religious orders and councils of perfection exist1 and celibacy is the condition of all superior spiritual vocations2 in the other it is yet in practice doubtful1 whether councils of perfection are not inventions of the ,evil ,one1 and whether the putting forth of celibacy as meritorious be not an infringement of the one ,sacrifice offered on the ,cross4 ,perhaps this contrast might be carried farther1 but it is an unpleasant task to show how ,anglicanism 7meaning by that expression not the real system of the prayer-book1 but that which has practically forced its way to a great extent into the pale of the ,english ,church17 is gold largely mingled with earthly alloy4 ,a divine work is at present interfered with by commixture of an heretical element1 leaving us only a fervent hope and prayer1 that by the long suffering mercy of ,god a seed may still remain1 which in due time by most unambiguous works of love shall prove its identity with the ancient ,church of the ,island of ,saints1 and become one fold under one ,shepherd4 ,christ only1 of ,god's messengers to man1 ,finished the work of grace which ,he began4 ,list1 ,christian warrior1 thou whose soul is fain ,to rid thy mother of her present chain2-- ,christ will unloose ,his ,church2 yea1 even now ,begins the work1 and thou ,shalt spend in it thy strength1 but1 ere ,he save1 ,thy lot shall be the grave4 ,the work of educating the ,french clergy is largely in the hands of the ,congregation of ,s4 ,sulpice1 a celibate body of course1 and whose members are not paid1 but merely clothed and boarded4 ,they necessarily teach one uniform dogma1 that is1 within that sufficiently wide range of doctrine on which the ,church has set her immutable seal4 ,more than this1 they impress one uniform sacerdotal mould and type1 and exercise one discipline on all committed to them4 ,it results1 of course1 that all who go forth from them1 passing through their various public and private scrutinies1 are trained and practised combatants to the extent to which their teaching goes4 ,more yet than this2 a severe ascetic and self-denying character is from the beginning attached to the sacerdotal life2 they take the ,apostle literally1 no man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life2 parents who consent to their children entering into the priesthood think and speak of it as a sacrifice2 those who look forward to it have it so set before them1 and can count the cost before they take the first step4 ,few situations to which they can afterwards be called require the exercise of greater self-denial than has been expected from them from the first4 ,does not this point out to us the quarter from which a reform among ourselves must proceed8 ,surely before the laity can become sound churchmen1 the priesthood must be uniformly taught2 the priest's lips should keep knowledge1 and they should seek the law at his mouth4 ,but ,high ,church and ,low ,church1 not to mention the interminable shapes of distinction in individual minds between and beyond them1 are utterly incompatible with each other4 ,after the dogma of the ,trinity they part company4 ,until then the ,anglican ,church teaches her priests an uniform dogma1 and moulds them in a severe and uniform discipline1 she cannot hope for any other fate1 than that her bosom should be rent with interminable heresies and divisions4 ,the existence of the ,sminaires1 and the order of ,s4 ,sulpice1 is a reform in the ,roman ,church4 ,are we never to reform8 ,not by introducing novelties1 but by recurring to ancient practices4 ,the continual encroachment of the world upon the ,church rendered it necessary to promote ,seminaries as places of spiritual retreat for candidates for ,holy ,orders2 and when1 as a consequence of the ,revolution1 the course of study in the university became quite secularised1 it became also necessary to detach the candidates altogether from that course1 and to provide all that was requisite for instruction as well as for inward discipline within the walls of the ,sminaire4 ,this1 as to instruction1 is not completely done yet4 ,but it is in course of doing4 ,now does not that necessity which sprung up in the ,french ,church exist just as much among ourselves8 ,are our ,universities at present a fit school for preparing men for a life of the utmost patience1 self-denial1 and humiliation8 ,is the sacerdotal type impressed there at all8 ,is anything like an uniform dogma known8 ,is it not precisely there that moral control is relaxed1 and habits of indulgence are commonly introduced8 ,is there any attempt made to form the inward life1 and discern a man's vocation8 ,oh1 is it not the severest censure of our ,universities even to mention such things8 ,and without any special training1 without any knowledge of his inward state1 the young man who has been accustomed to unrestricted company1 to studies almost exclusively classical or mathematical1 to every kind of worldly amusement and sport1 or to travel at the time of life most perilous to innocence1 is taken and made a priest of1 and sent to the ,cure of ,souls1 in a parish4 ,can any state of deeper practical corruption than this be well imagined8 ,or any system more thoroughly opposed to that pursued in the ,church1 which is proverbially mentioned among us as corrupt8 ,surely the establishment of a system of ,sminaires among ourselves1 a course of close and effective moral discipline for the candidates for orders1 and the inculcation of one uniform dogma1 must precede any real change for the better among us4 ,god grant that such a change may come6 ,another evil has arisen from this absence of a fixed type in the clergy1 and of a dogmatic standard in our ,church4 ,both in ,france and ,england the ,state has seized upon that most precious prerogative of the ,church--the nomination of her chief pastors3 both in ,france and ,england the ,state has ceased to be either ,catholic or ,christian4 ,perilous then at the best it is1 that a power not necessarily religious should take to itself the choice of those who are to fill the ,apostolic ,chairs4 ,but this peril is so far lessened in ,france that the ,state must at least appoint one who has had a priest's education1 has been moulded by the great ,christian mother into the character first of her child and then of her minister1 and1 whatever his other qualifications be1 will acknowledge her in her true unearthly character of the spouse of ,christ1 and defend her privileges before all things4 ,this is the ,church's guarantee in ,france1--not a sufficient one--but something4 ,and1 moreover1 lest this character should by possibility be wanting in any nominee1 power is reserved to the ,apostolic ,see to refuse institution to such a one4 ,but in ,england1--in this miserable diversity of belief in the bosom of the ,church herself1 this utter absence of dogmatic teaching1--the ,state may select at its pleasure the ,erastian1 the ,latitudinarian1 the ,sabellian1 the ,low ,churchman--the man1 in short1 that it wants for its own evil designs against the ,church1 and place him in a position where he commands the obedience of the ,church's children4 ,a fatal power1 of which we are suffering the results4 ,on one more point there is a striking contrast4 ,in the ,french ,church there are special communities1 as we have seen1 7les ,pres ,lazaristes1 les ,missions ,etrangres1 c47 for instructing those who are willing to give themselves to missionary work4 ,in their institutions the bent of the mind1 the special aptitude for so pre-eminently difficult a work1 the vocation1 in short1 of these candidates is carefully attended to3 those who have been themselves engaged in missionary work1 and have the advantage of experience1 direct their studies and discipline3 none but those who are most single-minded and unreserved in their devotion are allowed to undertake the work of an apostle4 ,on our part1 what sort of labourers1--how grounded1 disciplined1 and tried1--have we been sending forth to be the ,church's forlorn hope in her assaults on the strongholds of heathenism8 ,men who found difficulty in being employed in ,england from defective education or other causes3 men who looked to get their #cjjl4 a-year1 and marry upon their missionaryship3 or again1 ,lutherans from ,basle1 smuggled into the garb of ,english churchmen through the ,church ,missionary ,society3 nay1 till very lately1 a number of our missionaries have had no orders66 ,at ,les ,missions ,etrangres1 to inspirit the zeal of the students1 they have brought back to them the bones and relics of those who have suffered for ,christ in foreign lands4 ,there have been such in ,china1 within the last few years1 men who1 if now living1 would only be entering on the middle period of life4 ,and not long ago there were two missionaries in that country who were condemned to death4 ,one was executed2 the other was saved by the accidental coming of a ,french frigate off the coast the very morning of his execution4 ,he returned to ,france1 and when he came to ,les ,missions ,etrangres he was shown1 among other relics1 the bones of his companion1 with whom he had so nearly suffered4 ,his fortitude forsook him at the sight2 he could hardly support himself1 and cried1 ,ah6 why did that unhappy frigate appear8 ,but for that my bones would now be here1 and my soul had been in heaven4 ,and now1 as we leave the ,french ,church1 let us glance a moment at that whole community of which it is but one1 though an important member4 ,my whole design in the foregoing pages has been to bring before sincere and candid minds facts which otherwise might not be presented to their notice4 ,facts have an objective existence2 if we shut our eyes to them they do not cease to be4 ,the sun shines1 though we are blind to its rays4 ,wisdom utters her voice in the streets1 though none listen to her4 ,now incomparably the most important facts in the ,roman ,church are those which concern not merely a member of it1 but the whole ,communion3 e4g4 its extent1 its doctrine1 its internal discipline1 its vital principle1 and its generative and expansive power4 ,if under these heads we consider the ,roman ,church1 taking it merely as a fact1 like the ,british monarchy1 is it too much to say1 that no work of art1 no discovery of genius1 no scheme of philosophy1 physical or metaphysical1 earthly or heavenly1 no history of human deeds in doing or in suffering1 no political constitution1 no scientific confederacy1 no association of monarchs or of peoples1 no past or present civilisation1 nothing about which men have wearied themselves in research and discussion1 is so worthy of patient thought and humble consideration as is that ,communion4 ,the following are a few reasons for the above observation3--#a4 ,the ,roman ,catholic hierarchy depends on the ,pope as its centre of unity1 and as the divinely-appointed ,head of the ,church on earth4 ,from him all its bishops receive canonical institution1 that is1 the grant of spiritual jurisdiction4 ,accordingly1 they sign themselves ,bishops by the mercy of ,god1 and the grace of the ,holy ,apostolic ,see4 ,what1 then1 is their number1 and into how many countries do they extend8 ,the following is as near an approximation to the truth as ,i can make4 ,,in ,,europe4 ,archbishops4 ,bishops4 ,bavaria #b #f ,austria #i #bd ,hungary #c #bb ,france #ae #fe ,spain #h #ec ,belgium #a #e ,prussia #b #f ,hanover - #b ,bavaria #b #f ,baden #a #d ,england ,vicars - #aa ,scotland ,apostolic - #e ,ireland #d #bc ,portugal #d #ag ,poland #a #h ,switzerland - #d ,russia #a #e ,holland ,vicars - #e ,norway ,sweden ,apostolic - #a ,greece #a #c ,ionian ,islands #a #a ,turkey in ,europe #c #d ,epirus #a #a ,servia #a - ,bulgaria ,vicars - #a ,archipelago ,apostolic - #b ,italy-- ,milan and ,venice #b #ag ,modena - #d ,naples and ,sicily #bb #ha ,parma - #d ,states of the ,church #h #fb ,sardinia- #g #cd ,tuscany #d #ah ,malta #a - ,total in ,europe #ajb #dih ,,in ,,asia4 ,patriarchs4 ,archbishops4 ,bishops4 ,asia ,minor - - #b ,eastern ,asia 7,syria1 c47-- ,maronites #a #g #b ,syrians #a #a #d ,melchites #a #f #e ,armenian1 ,cilicia #a - - ,babylon1 ,chaldean #a #d #e ,india - #a #a ,syria - - #a ,arabia - - #b ,persia 7,vicars ,apostolic7 - - #a ,india - - #g ,asia beyond ,ganges - - #f ,china 7,bishops7 - - #c 7,vicars ,apostolic7 - - #aj ,total in ,asia #e #bj #di ,,in ,,africa4 ,bishops4 ,egypt #b ,cape and ,mauritius #b ,algiers #a ,centa and ,tangiers 7,isles under ,portugal7 #b ,total in ,africa #g ,,in ,,australasia4 ,archbishops4 ,bishops4 ,australia #a #c ,new ,zealand - #a ,batavia - #a ,polynesia - #c ,total in ,australasia #a #h ,,in ,,america4 ,archbishops4 ,bishops4 ,north-- ,english ,possessions #a #e ,united ,states #a #bc ,mexico #a #aj ,central ,america #a #d ,west ,indies #a #b ,south-- ,united ,states of the ,south #a #h ,venezuela #a #b ,bolivia #a #b ,peru #a #d ,chili #a #d ,paraguay - #a ,plata #a #c ,brazil #a #g ,vicars ,apostolic4 ,english ,possessions - #b ,texas - #a ,antilles - #c ,hayti - #a ,guiana - #b ,total in ,america #ab #hd ,,total4 ,patriarchs4 ,archbishops4 ,bishops4 ,in ,europe - #ajb #dih ,in ,asia #e #bj #di ,in ,africa - - #g ,in ,australasia - #a #h ,in ,america - #ab #hd #e #ace #fdf ,here1 then1 is one spiritual empire1 stretching over all the continents of the earth1 entering into so many various nations utterly different in manners1 language1 origin and temper4 ,this empire1 though outnumbered in some few of these nations by other ,christian ,communions1 yet has no one other set over against it1 equally wide-spread1 united1 and claiming like it universality4 ,and its functions1 though necessarily exercised in this world1 sometimes in friendship with1 sometimes in opposition to1 the civil power1 have to do exclusively with man's relations to the unseen world4 ,so that it is strictly in this aspect a kingdom of heaven on earth1 whose several members hold together by their common union with one chief4 #b4 ,but further1 this hierarchy1 thus numerous1 thus widely spread1 and thus united1 are in possession of a vast body of doctrine1 which they maintain to have descended to them from our ,lord through ,his ,apostles4 ,this body of doctrine is uniform1 coherent1 systematic1 forming a whole which comprehends all the relations of man to ,god from the formation of the first man to the general judgment of the world4 ,these bishops1 and the priests under them1 are not in the habit of disputing what this body of doctrine is3 for1 as to all that concerns the ,christian life1 it has long ago been clearly defined and established4 ,in the long course of eighteen hundred years disputes about it have indeed arisen3 they have then been terminated by common consent3 individuals who took a different view about them from the whole body have been obliged to leave it1 and the truth has only come out the more sharply defined from these contests4 ,moreover1 as this doctrine claims to be revealed1 and as all revelation must be partial1 as a light shining amid darkness1 penetrating it indeed on all sides1 but leaving indefinite spaces beyond unillumined1 there are a multitude of questions more or less touching on this doctrine1 yet not comprehended in it1 or decided by it4 ,only enough is1 by the consent of all members of this hierarchy1 decided1 so as to leave the ,christian in no doubt as to any point concerning his salvation1 or as to any practical means of obtaining it4 ,there is no split in this doctrine1 dividing its professors into separate camps3 no internal opposition of principles reproduced in external divisions4 ,it is one logical whole4 ,if fresh doubts as to any point not yet decided be raised by the ever-active intellect of man1 then the hierarchy1 either collectively or by tacit adherence to the voice of its chief1 declares and decides the point mooted4 ,this body of doctrine1 thus possessed and taught by this hierarchy1 is termed the ,faith1 and it is necessary for every simple member of the ,communion to hold and believe it4 ,it is clear that no such body of doctrine could exist without a power coexisting at all times to declare what does or does not belong to it3 for were it simply written in a book1 interminable disputes would arise as to the meaning of the book4 ,just as the ,english law1 the work of ages1 exists in a great number of volumes1 but requires no less for its practical daily working the decision of a supreme judicial authority4 ,the sovereign declares in his courts of justice what is the law3 the ,church declares in her court what is the ,faith4 ,this in civil matters1 is government2 in spiritual1 it is infallibility3 without it1 in the state there would be no one authority1 in the ,church no one ,belief3 this would be dissolved in anarchy1 and that distracted by heresy4 #c4 ,but thirdly1 this great spiritual empire1 with an hierarchy thus widely extended yet thus closely united1 and a code of belief at once so large and so definite1 erects its tribunal for the heart and conscience of every one belonging to it4 ,in virtue of certain words spoken by its divine ,founder to ,his ,apostles1 it intervenes as a living power between man and his ,god1 exercises the most special authority of its ,head1 and retains or remits sins in ,his name4 ,it does not recoil before the pride1 the self-will1 the independence of human nature1 but grasps it in its inmost recesses1 and compels it to hear on earth the voice of the ,judge of quick and dead4 ,the authority it claims is so vast1 so fearful1 so incalculably important to those who live under it1 so beyond the natural powers of man to exercise1 that it is manifestly either divine or diabolical4 ,for hundreds of years it has formed the subject of numberless reproaches directed against this empire by those who belong not to it3 yet it subsists still3 there is no sign of its being surrendered or modified4 ,it subsists under all forms of civil government1 absolute or constitutional monarchies1 or wild democracies1 whose very symbol is the entire independence of the human will4 ,and what is remarkable1 the most devoted and saintly men who have lived under this spiritual empire1 and whose lives were a continued sacrifice of their own leisure1 toil1 sufferings1 and will to ,god1 have been most zealous to uphold1 and most skilful to exercise1 this tribunal over the consciences of men4 ,it has been now for many generations the chosen taunt of the unbeliever1 and the constant practice of the saint4 #d4 ,but further1 this empire dares to offer up the dearest affections of the natural man to the more uninterrupted service of ,god4 ,it requires of all those whom it employs in the office of teaching a surrender of the liberty to engage in those ties which the ,gospel itself seeks1 not to proscribe1 but to sanctify4 ,thus the ,communion1 which honours marriage as a sacrament1 requires of all members of its hierarchy1 down to the subdeacon inclusively1 to abstain from it4 ,it regards them as the militia of the ,church2 and no man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life4 ,multitudes there are besides1 both of men and women1 who accept not only this condition1 but voluntarily embrace the vows of poverty and obedience in addition4 ,to all these this spiritual empire promises one only compensation1 great indeed1 but received by faith alone2 that1 in proportion as they surrender all delight arising from the creature1 and bring their will into subjection to another1 the larger shall be their inheritance in the ,creator2 the more absolute the union of their will with ,his4 ,and on this super-human life1 founded in self-renunciation1 and supported by ,divine love1 all great works in the ,roman ,communion depend4 ,not only is it the condition of the whole hierarchy1 of all who have the ,church's commission publicly to teach her belief1 but the task of education1 from the highest to the lowest classes1 and the manifold labours of charity for the sick and poor1 are all committed to those who give this proof of the sincerity of their vocation4 #e4 ,lastly1 in this spiritual empire there are a great number of institutions or congregations of men specially intended for its wider extension among yet heathen nations4 ,to the conditions above enumerated they must add a yet more special aptitude for the most difficult and laborious work2 a yet more complete surrender of human praise1 reward1 comfort1 or support4 ,sisters of charity are seen to cross over the ocean to the extremity of the world1 that they may work in combination with missionaries1 whose task it is to live among savages1 and to make them first men1 in order that they may hereafter be ,christians2 both alike without endowment1 in simple dependence on ,providence1 trusting to the labour of their hands for maintenance1 putting their lives in the power of the faithless and fickle savage1 and showing him1 by their own homelessness1 that they but live and labour for him4 ,nor has the blood of martyrs wholly ceased to flow4 ,seventy persons in ,china1 ,tonking1 and ,cochin ,china1 have in the last fifty years borne witness with their lives to the faith of ,christ--some of them ,frenchmen and ,spaniards1 but some likewise priests and catechists taken out of one of the naturally feeblest races of the ,east1 whom the grace of ,god nerved to endure torments unsurpassed for their severity in the earliest persecutions of the ,church4 ,whatever be the imperfections of human agents1 is there not enough in all this to make us behold the working of a ,divine and supernatural power8 ,should we not each1 in our several spheres1 labour and pray for reconciliation and unity--the adjustment of differences--the mutual understanding of ,christendom8 ,one alone can do this--let it be our first and last request to ,him4 ,o ,thou1 who doest all things whereby to bring again our race to ,thee1 that it may be partaker of ,thy divine nature and eternal glory2 who hast borne witness to the truth of ,thy ,gospel by many and various wonders1 in the ever-memorable converse of ,thy ,saints1 in their supernatural endurance of torments1 in the overwhelming conversion of all lands to the obedience of faith1 without might1 or persuasion1 or compulsion2-- end the schisms of the ,churches1 quench the haughty cries of the nations1 restore the wanderers1 knit them to ,thy ,holy ,catholic ,apostolic ,church1 and receive us all into ,thy kingdom1 acknowledging us as ,sons of ,light2 and ,thy peace and love vouchsafe to us1 ,o ,lord our ,god4 ,,appendix4 ,i subjoin the following1 as giving a further view of the ,seminary of ,s4 ,sulpice1 which could not so well be incorporated into the ,journal itself4 ,picture of the duties of a seminarist who desires to sanctify and prepare himself worthily to fulfil the functions of the holy ministry3-- ,meditate upon these things1 give thyself wholly to them1 that thy profiting may appear to all4 #a ,tim4 iv4 #ae4 ,my little children1 of whom ,i travail in birth again1 till ,christ be formed in you4 ,gal4 iv4 #ai4 ,it is behoving that the clergy1 who are called into the ,lord's inheritance1 should direct their lives and manners so as to offer a picture of seriousness1 composure1 and religion1 in their dress1 gesture1 demeanour1 conversation1 and all other respects4--,council of ,trent1 ,sess4 #ab4 on ,reformation4 ,bishops are to charge their clergy1 of whatever degree1 that they give an example to ,god's people in manner of life1 conversation1 and knowledge2 remembering what is written1 ',be ye holy1 for ,i am holy4'--,council of ,trent1 ,sess4 #ad4 on ,reformation4 ,i4 ,,object ,,of ,,the ,,seminary4 ,ye see your calling4 #a ,cor4 i4 #bf4 ,the seminarist who desires faithfully to fulfil his duties1 and to advance in the graces of the seminary1 never forgets that the object for which he has gone there is to become a holy priest1 and to acquire the virtues and the knowledge necessary to the ,lord's ministers4 ,let seminaries be instituted for the education of the clergy in piety1 religion1 and ecclesiastical discipline4-,council of ,trent4 ,this general object of the seminary includes the following particular objects3-- #a4 ,that he should reform within himself the false maxims of the world by the principles of the faith4 ,ye were sometimes darkness1 but now are ye light in the ,lord4 ,the fruit of the ,spirit is in all goodness1 and righteousness1 and truth2 proving what is acceptable unto the ,lord4 ,eph4 v4 #h4 #b4 ,that he should cleanse himself from his sins and their miserable remains by penitence1 especially that of the heart4 ,bring forth fruits worthy of repentance4 ,luke1 iii4 #h4 ,a broken and a contrite heart1 ,o ,god1 ,thou wilt not despise4 ,ps4 li4 #c4 ,that he should become a perfect ,christian by exercising himself in piety and the practice of virtues4 ,exercise thyself unto godliness4 #a ,tim4 iv4 #g4 #d4 ,that he should acquire the ecclesiastical spirit4 ,we have received not the spirit of the world1 but the spirit which is of ,god4 #a ,cor4 ii4 #ab4 #e4 ,that he should apply to the study of the ecclesiastical sciences4 ,take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine4 #a ,tim4 iv4 #af4 ,,ii4 ,,vocation4 ,and no man taketh this honour unto himself1 but he that is called of ,god1 as was ,aaron4 ,heb4 v4 #d4 ,ye have not chosen me1 but ,i have chosen you4 ,john1 xv4 #af4 ,in order to know whether he is called by ,god to the ecclesiastical estate1 the seminarist studies the marks of vocation1 and gives an account to his director of his actual disposition1 and of his conduct before his entry into the seminary4 ,the principal marks of vocation are-- #a4 ,to have no other intention but the glory of ,god and the salvation of souls4 ,i seek not mine own glory4 ,john1 viii4 #ej4 ,i have ordained you1 that ye should go and bring forth fruit1 and that your fruit should remain4 ,john xv4 #af4 #b4 ,to repent of one's sins1 preserving in the heart contrition and the feeling of one's unworthiness for a state so holy and so sublime as that of the priesthood4 ,my sin is ever before me4 ,ps4 li4 ,my heaviness is ever in my sight4 ,ps4 xxxviii4 #c4 ,to love the rule of the seminary1 observe it exactly1 and be very faithful to direction4 ,o my ,god1 ,i am content to do it2 yea1 ,thy law is within my heart4 ,ps4 xl4 #d4 ,not to seek to please the world4 ,if ,i yet pleased men1 ,i should not be the servant of ,christ4 ,gal4 i4 #aj4 #e4 ,to practise the ,christian virtues1 and to aim at the perfection of the ecclesiastical state4 ,ye are the salt of the earth4 ,ye are the light of the world4 ,matt4 v4 #ac4 #f4 ,the most necessary and the most certain mark is the decision of his director1 when he has given him complete knowledge of himself1 after having prayed with fervour and purity of heart4 ,he that heareth you1 heareth me4 ,luke1 x4 #af4 ,,iii4 ,,spirit ,,of ,,the ,,seminary4 ,if any one has not the ,spirit of ,christ1 he is none of ,his4 ,rom4 viii4 #i4 ,the seminarist who wishes to profit by his stay in the seminary1 and by its exercises1 strives to direct his conduct and actions according to the spirit of our ,lord1 which is entirely opposed to that of the world4 ,the features of that spirit are-- #a4 ,to give oneself to ,god without reserve1 and to do for ,him all one's actions4 ,my son1 give me thy heart4 ,prov4 xxiii4 #bf4 ,do all to the glory of ,god4 #a ,cor4 x4 #ca4 #b4 ,detachment from the world4 ,ye are not of the world4 ,john1 xv4 #i4 ,the world is crucified unto me1 and ,i unto the world4 ,gal4 vi4 #d4 #c4 ,inward collectedness1 and the presence of ,god4 ,walk before ,me1 and be thou perfect4 ,gen4 xvii4 #a4 ,mary kept all these things1 and pondered them in her heart4 ,luke1 ii4 #ai4 #d4 ,ready1 entire1 and perfect obedience4 ,and he was subject unto them4 ,luke1 ii4 #ea4 ,obey them that have the rule over you4 ,heb4 xiii4 #ag4 #e4 ,fraternal charity4 ,this is my commandment1 that ye love one another1 as ,i have loved you4 ,john1 xv4 #ab4 ,by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples1 if ye have love one to another4 ,john1 xiii4 #ce #f4 ,love of study1 and the ecclesiastical sciences4 ,ye are the light of the world4 ,matt4 v4 #ad4 ,the priest's lips should keep knowledge1 and they should seek the law at his mouth4 ,mal4 ii4 #g4 ,,iv4 ,,maxims ,,of ,,the ,,seminary4 ,he who heareth my words and doeth them shall be likened unto a wise man who built his house upon the rock4 ,matt4 vii4 #bd4 ,the seminarist proposes during his stay to confirm himself1 by frequent meditation1 in the maxims of the faith as to the fundamental truths of salvation1 and of ecclesiastical perfection1 and to conform his whole life to them4 #a4 ,salvation4 ,one thing is needful4 ,luke1 x4 #db4 ,what doth it profit a man1 if he gain the whole world1 and lose his own soul8 ,matt4 xvi4 #bf4 #b4 ,the excellence of the ,christian's calling4 ,behold what manner of love the ,father hath bestowed upon us1 that we should be called the ,sons of ,god4 #a ,john1 iii4 #a4 ,we are the children of ,god2 heirs of ,god1 and joint-heirs with ,christ4 ,rom4 viii4 #af4 #c4 ,the eminence of the priesthood4 ,every high priest is ordained in things pertaining unto ,god1 that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins4 ,heb4 v4 #a4 ,let a man so account of us1 as of the ministers of ,christ1 and stewards of the mysteries of ,god4 #a ,cor4 iv4 #a4 #d4 ,denial of self4 ,if any one will come after ,me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross1 and follow ,me4 ,matt4 xvi4 #bd4 ,not my will1 but ,thine1 be done4 ,luke1 xxii4 #db4 #e4 ,union with ,jesus ,christ1 by imitation and dependence4 ,let this mind be in you which was also in ,christ ,jesus4 ,phil4 ii4 #a4 ,i live1 yet not ,i1 but ,christ liveth in me4 ,gal4 ii4 #bj4 ,v4 ,,general ,,rule4 ,as many as walk according to this rule1 peace be on them1 and mercy4 ,gal4 vi4 #af4 #a4 ,faithfulness to the general rule is for the seminarist the most assured means of sanctification1 and the most excellent preparation for the holy ministry4 ,by fulfilling it perfectly he is constantly pleasing to ,god3 inasmuch as he conforms himself in all things to ,his holy will4 ,obey them that have the rule over you4 ,heb4 xiii4 #ag4 ,i do always those things that please ,him4 ,john1 viii4 #bi4 #b4 ,he regards the intention1 which gives their value to actions4 ,the ,lord looketh on the heart4 #a ,sam4 xvi4 #g4 ,the king's daughter is all glorious within4 ,ps4 xlv4 #c4 ,among the different motives proposed by faith he prefers that of charity4 ,seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the ,spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren4 #a ,pet4 i4 #bb4 ,love is the keeping of her laws2 and the giving heed unto her laws is the assurance of incorruption4 ,wisd4 vi4 #ah4 #d4 ,he is especially exact in rising in the morning2 in the preparation for1 and resolutions made in1 prayer2 in the holy employ of his time2 and in silence3 and he fails not to examine himself every day on these capital points4 ,a heave offering of the ,lord4 ,numb4 xxxi4 #bi4 ,rise up betimes1 and be not the last4 ,eccles4 xxxii4 #aa4 ,before thou prayest1 prepare thyself1 and be not as one that tempteth the ,lord4 ,eccles4 xviii4 #bc4 ,be not faint-hearted when thou makest thy prayer4 ,eccles4 vii4 #aj4 ,a time to keep silence1 and a time to speak4 ,eccl4 iii4 #g4 ,if we would judge ourselves1 we should not be judged4 #a ,cor4 xi4 #ca4 ,,vi4 ,,particular ,,rule4 ,he that is faithful in that which is least1 is faithful also in much4 ,luke1 xvi4 #aj4 ,the seminarist takes all pains to draw up well his particular rule1 and to leave out nothing of whatever can contribute to his sanctification4 #a4 ,he marks out the employment of every moment of the day which is not destined to common exercises1 as well as how he will occupy himself on festivals or days of leave4 ,let all things be done in order4 #a ,cor4 xiv4 #dj4 #b4 ,he sets before him an intention for every action4 ,whatsoever ye do1 in word or in deed1 do all in the name of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,col4 iii4 #ag4 ,whether1 therefore1 ye eat or drink1 or whatever ye do1 do all for the glory of ,god4 #a ,cor4 x4 #ca4 #c4 ,he distinguishes the virtues to which he will give especial heed1 as well as his particular devotions and mortifications4 ,blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness4 ,matt4 v4 #f4 ,if ye live according to the flesh1 ye shall die2 but if ye1 by the ,spirit1 do mortify the deeds of the flesh1 ye shall live4 ,rom4 viii4 #ac4 #d4 ,he determines the subject of his particular examination1 the time and manner in which he is to do it1 as likewise his occupations during the holy mass1 the chaplet1 and his visits to the ,most ,holy ,sacrament4 #e4 ,he marks the anniversaries of the graces he has received2 his resolutions in his monthly retreats2 in his ordinations2 the circumstances in which he has been most vividly touched by the love of ,god4 ,he does not omit the rule he is to follow during vacations4 ,,vii4 ,,christian ,,and ,,ecclesiastical ,,virtues4 ,let no man despise thy youth2 but be thou an example of the believers1 in word1 in conversation1 in charity1 in spirit1 in faith1 in purity4 #a ,tim4 iv4 #ab4 ,in all things showing thyself a pattern of good works2 in doctrine uncorruptness1 gravity1 sincerity4 ,tit4 ii4 #g4 ,the seminarist regards the seminary as a school of ,christian and ecclesiastical virtues1 which he must acquire before he enters upon the holy ministry4 #a4 ,he sets before him constantly1 as example1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,i have given you an example1 that ye should do as ,i have done to you4 ,john1 xiii4 #ae4 #b4 ,he applies at first to the three means necessary to attain holiness2 frequent reflection on his actions and their motives2 prayer2 mortifying1 specially of the imagination1 the senses1 and his private judgment4 ,the whole land is made desolate1 because no man layeth it to heart4 ,jer4 xii4 #aa4 ,men ought always to pray1 and not to faint4 ,luke1 xviii4 #a4 ,they that are ,christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts4 ,gal4 v4 #bd4 #c4 ,he makes humility the foundation for the acquisition of virtues4 ,god resisteth the proud1 but giveth grace unto the humble4 #a ,peter1 v4 #e4 #d4 ,he applies specially to the virtue most necessary for him1 and most opposed to the inclinations of corrupt nature1 such as contempt of one's self1 support of one's neighbour1 c4 ,i will follow upon mine enemies1 and overtake them2 neither will ,i turn again until ,i have destroyed them4 ,ps4 xviii4 #cg4 ,,viii4 ,,devotions ,,of ,,the ,,seminary4 ,exercise thyself unto godliness4 ,godliness is profitable unto all things4 #a ,tim4 iv4 #g1 #h4 ,practices of devotion support piety1 and contribute to progress in holiness and perfection4 ,the most suitable to the seminarist are3 #a4 ,devotion towards the august ,trinity4 ,so ,god loved the world1 that he gave his only-begotten ,son4 ,john1 iii4 #af4 ,i will pray the ,father1 and he shall give you another ,comforter1 that ,he may abide with you for ever1 even the ,spirit of truth4 ,john1 xvi4 #ag4 #b4 ,devotion to the ,most ,holy ,sacrament4 ,the love of ,christ constraineth us4 #b ,cor4 v4 #ad4 ,let us come boldly unto the throne of grace1 that we may obtain mercy4 ,heb4 iv4 #af4 #c4 ,devotion to the ,cross4 ,who loved me1 and gave ,himself for me4 ,gal4 ii4 #bj4 ,god forbid that ,i should glory save in the ,cross of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,gal4 vi4 #ad4 #d4 ,devotion to the sacred ,heart of ,jesus4 ,who shall separate us from the love of ,christ8 ,rom4 viii4 #ce4 ,learn of ,me1 for ,i am meek and lowly in heart4 ,matt4 xi4 #bi4 #e4 ,devotion to the most holy ,virgin4 ,behold thy mother4 ,john1 xix4 #bg4 #f4 ,devotion to the holy ,apostles1 to holy ,bishops1 and to holy ,priests4 ,remember them which have the rule over you1 who have spoken unto you the word of ,god1 whose faith follow1 considering the end of their conversation4 ,heb4 xiii4 #g4 #g4 ,the seminarist addresses every day prayers to his guardian angel1 to his patron saint1 and for the refreshment of souls in ,purgatory4 ,,ix4 ,,reading ,,of ,,the ,,seminary4 ,give attendance to reading4 #a ,tim4 iv4 #ac4 ,the reading of works which develop the rules and spirit of the seminary1 which treat of ,christian and ecclesiastical virtues1 of fitness to receive holy orders1 as likewise that of the lives of saints1 is indispensable to the seminarist4 ,the following are those which he will chiefly read3 ,manual of ,piety4 #hth edition4 ,the ,good ,seminarist4 #b;d edition4 ,practice of ,direction1 of the monthly ,retreat1 and of ,monition4 ,manual of the ,seminarist4 ,by ,m4 ,tronson4 #b;d edition4 ,treaty on ,obedience4 ,by ,m4 ,tronson4 ,nepotian2 or1 ,the ,pupil of the ,sanctuary4 ,the ,spiritual ,combat4 ,the ,presence of ,god1 the ,faithful ,mirror1 and the ,golden ,book4 ,the ,spirit of ,christianity4 ,by ,father ,nepveu4 ,christian ,infancy4 ,by ,m4 ,blanlo4 ,catechism of the ,interior ,life4 ,by ,m4 ,olier4 ,practice of the ,love of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,by ,s4 ,liguori4 ,excellence of ,devotion to the holy ,virgin4 ,by ,father ,galliffet4 ,treaty on ,holy ,orders4 ,by ,m4 ,olier4 ,ecclesiastical ,instructions4 ,by ,m4 de ,lantages4 ,meditations of ,chenart1 specially for vacations4 ,life of ,berchmans1 ,s4 ,louis de ,gonzaga1 ,calixtus ,frze1 ,antony ,gohier1 ,s4 ,vincent de ,paul4 ,x4 ,,direction4 ,ask council of all that are wise4 ,job1 iv4 #ah4 ,one of the most important exercises for maintaining fidelity to one's duties1 and for acquiring perfection1 is communication with the director4 ,it is the means of avoiding self-deception1 fickleness1 disturbance1 and lukewarmness4 ,the seminarist will find1 in careful reading of the preceding articles1 what ought to form the matter of his direction4 ,he will make a special point of the following particulars1 which he should never omit in intercourse with his director4 #a4 ,general and ,particular ,rule4--,how far do ,i keep my engagements8 ,what are the points in which ,i feel most difficulty or repugnance8 ,what have ,i done to establish myself in the virtues of obedience and self-denial8 #b4 ,prayer4--,what preparation do ,i make for it8 ,what method have ,i followed in this exercise8 ,what are my resolutions8 ,have ,i put them in practice8 ,what fruit have ,i hitherto derived from my prayers1 and what is my desire to profit by them8 ,what difficulties do ,i meet with8 #c4 ,virtues4--,what progress have ,i made in thoughtfulness1 humility1 and purity of intention8 and what conquests have ,i gained over heedlessness1 vanity1 self-love1 and my ruling passion8 #d4 ,he will not fail to communicate to his director his pains1 temptations1 dryness and hardness of mind2 as1 likewise1 the books he has1 what he has read1 those with whom he has intercourse1 the visits which he makes and receives4 #e4 ,he never goes out from direction without taking a practical resolution in concert with his director4 ,a faithful friend is a strong defence1 and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure4 ,eccles4 vi4 #ad4 ,,xi4 ,,monthly ,,retreat4 ,i will allure her1 and bring her into the wilderness1 and speak comfortably to her4 ,hos4 ii4 #ad4 ,the object of the monthly retreat is3 #a4 ,more deeply to examine the conscience2 #b4 ,to make firmer resolutions for the correction of faults2 #c4 ,to choose the most effective means to advance in virtues1 and specially to be confirmed in the life of faith1 and in contempt of the world1 by a serious preparation for death4 ,in order to profit by this exercise1 the seminarist sets before him the following considerations3 #a4 ,to learn his ruling and oftenest recurring fault2 for instance1 love of the world and its pleasures2 sloth and want of application to his duties2 fear of humiliations2 inclination to slander and unfavourable judgment of his neighbour2 liking for his own will and opposition to obedience4 #b4 ,to search into the causes of lukewarmness and slackness2 habitual heedlessness2 little preparation for prayer and attendance on ,sacraments2 frivolous reading and conversation2 indisposition for and want of openness in direction2 irresolution in complete surrender to ,god1 in avoiding slight faults1 and in seeking the society of the most earnest4 #c4 ,to examine the most necessary virtue1 and pursue the practices fitted to acquire it2 to meditate seriously on the necessity of obedience1 humility1 self-denial1 charity1 good example1 in the holy ministry4 #d4 ,to write down his feelings and resolutions1 communicate them to his director1 and read them over frequently4 ,,xii4 ,,ordinations4 ,which of you1 intending to build a tower1 sitteth not down first and counteth the cost1 whether he have sufficient to finish it8 ,luke1 xiv4 #bh4 ,one of the principal duties of the seminarist is to prepare himself with the greatest care for receiving holy orders1 considering that1 in proportion to the preparation1 is the abundance of the grace which they confer4 #a4 ,he will read attentively the ,pontifical1 and works treating of ordination1 to learn the excellence of holy orders1 their office1 their obligations1 the virtues they require1 the disposition to be brought to them4 #b4 ,he will prepare himself for ordination by practices of piety2 by deeper examinations of conscience2 by more frequent communications with his director2 by 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,holydays in ,rome #af ,laing's ,tour in ,sweden #af ,mackay's ,english ,lakes #bj ,marryat's ,borneo #ba ,mitchell's ,expedition into ,australia #bb ,parrot's ,ascent of ,mount ,ararat #bd ,schomburgk's ,barbados #bg ,schopenhauer's ,pictures of ,travel #bg ,seaward's ,narrative of his ,shipwreck #bg ,tischendorff's ,travels in the ,east #cj ,von ,orlich's ,travels in ,india #ca ,wilson's ,travels in the ,holy ,land #cb ,,veterinary ,,medicine4 ,miles ,on the ,horse's ,foot #bb ,pocket and the ,stud #be ,stable ,talk and ,table ,talk #bi ,thomson on ,fattening ,cattle #cj ,winter ,on the ,horse #cb ,,new ,,works ,,and ,,new ,,editions ,,acton 7,,miss74--,,modern ,,cookery1 ,in all its ,branches1 reduced to a ,system of ,easy ,practice4 ,for the use of ,private ,families4 ,in a ,series of ,practical ,receipts1 all of which have been strictly tested1 and are given with the most minute exactness4 ,by ,eliza ,acton4 ,new ,edition1 to which are added1 ,directions for ,carving4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with ,plates and ,woodcuts1 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,the whole of ,miss ,acton's recipes 'with a few trifling exceptions1 which are scrupulously specified1 are confined to such as may be perfectly depended on1 from having been proved beneath our own roof1 and under our own personal inspection4' ,we add1 moreover1 that the recipes are all reasonable1 and never in any instance extravagant4 ,they do not bid us sacrifice ten pounds of excellent meat1 that we may get a couple of quarts of gravy from it2 nor do they deal with butter and eggs as if they cost nothing4 ,miss ,acton's book is a good book in every way2 there is right-mindedness in every page of it1 as well as thorough knowledge and experience of the subjects she handles4--,medical ,gazette4 ,,abercrombie4--,,abercrombie',s ,,practical ,,gardener1 ,,and ,,improved ,,system ,,of ,,modern ,,horticulture1 alphabetically arranged4 ,new ,edition1 with an ,introductory ,treatise on ,vegetable ,physiology2 and ,plates by ,w4 ,salisbury4 #abmo4 #fs4 boards4 ,,abercrombie ,,and ,,main4--,,the ,,practical ,,gardener',s ,,companion2 ,or1 ,horticultural ,calendar3 to which is added1 the ,garden-,seed and ,plant ,estimate4 ,edited1 from a ,,ms4 of ,j4 ,abercrombie1 by ,j4 ,main4 ,new ,edition1 #cbmo4 #bs4 #f;d4 sewed4 ,,allan 7,j4 ,h47--,a ,,pictorial ,,tour ,,in ,,the ,,mediterranean2 ,comprising ,malta1 ,dalmatia1 ,turkey1 ,asia ,minor1 ,grecian ,archipelago1 ,egypt1 ,nubia1 ,greece1 ,sicily1 ,italy1 and ,spain4 ,j4 ,h4 ,allan4 ,new ,edition1 ,imperial #dto4 with upwards of #dj lithographed ,drawings1 and #gj ,wood ,engravings1 #cl4 #cs4 cloth4 ,,amy ,,herbert4 ,by a ,lady4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,william ,sewell1 ,b4,d4 of ,exeter ,college1 ,oxford4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 foolscap #hvo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,andersen4--,,the ,,true ,,story ,,of ,,my ,,life2 ,a ,sketch4 ,by ,hans ,christian ,andersen1 author of ,the ,shoes of ,fortune1 ,the ,nightingale1 ,o4 ,t41 ,only a ,fiddler1 ,the ,improvisatore1 etc4 ,translated by ,mary 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with ,plates and ,woodcuts1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,ball4--,,an ,,account ,,of ,,the ,,cultivation ,,and ,,manufacture ,,of ,,tea ,,in ,,china3 derived from ,personal ,observation during an ,official ,residence in that ,country of upwards of ,twenty ,years2 and illustrated by the best ,authorities1 ,chinese as well as ,european4 ,with some ,remarks on the ,experiments now making for the ,introduction of the ,culture of the ,tea ,tree in other parts of the ,world4 ,by ,s4 ,ball1 ,esq41 late ,inspector of ,teas to the ,east ,india ,company in ,china4 #hvo4 with ,plates and ,woodcuts1 #ads4 cloth4 ,,banfield ,,and ,,weld4--,,the ,,statistical ,,companion2 ,exhibiting the most interesting ,facts in ,moral and ,intellectual1 ,vital1 ,economical1 and ,political ,statistics1 at home and abroad4 ,compiled from ,official and other authentic ,sources1 by ,t4 ,c4 ,banfield1 ,statistical ,clerk to the ,council of ,education2 and ,c4 ,r4 ,weld1 ,assistant ,secretary to the ,royal ,society4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,barrett4--,a ,,synopsis ,,of ,,criticisms ,upon those ,passages of the ,old ,testament in which ,modern ,commentators have differed from the ,authorized ,version3 together with an ,explanation of various ,difficulties in the ,hebrew and ,english ,texts4 ,by the ,rev4 ,richard ,a4 ,f4 ,barrett1 ,m4,a4 ,fellow of ,king's ,college1 ,cambridge4 ,vols4 ,i4 and ,,ii4 #hvo4 #bhs4 each cloth2 or in #d ,half-vols4 #ads4 each4 ,also1 ,half-vol4 ,v4 #ads4 ,,bayldon4--,,the ,,art ,,of ,,valuing ,,rents ,,and ,,tillages1 ,and the ,tenant's ,right of ,entering and ,quitting ,farms1 explained by several ,specimens of ,valuations2 and ,remarks on the ,cultivation pursued on ,soils in different ,situations4 ,adapted to the ,use of ,landlords1 ,land-,agents1 ,appraisers1 ,farmers1 and ,tenants4 ,by ,j4 ,s4 ,bayldon4 ,new ,edition1 corrected and revised by ,john ,donaldson1 #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,baylis4--,,the ,,arithmetic ,,of ,,annuities ,,and ,,life ,,assurance2 ,or1 ,compound ,interest simplified4 ,explaining the ,value of ,annuities1 certain or contingent on ,one or ,two ,lives1 and the ,values of ,assurances in ,single and ,annual ,payments2 and comprehending ,leases1 ,pensions1 ,freeholds1 and ,reversionary ,sums1 etc4 ,by ,edward ,baylis4 #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,bedford ,,correspondence4--,,correspondence ,,of ,,john1 ,,fourth ,,duke ,,of ,,bedford1 selected from the ,originals at ,woburn ,abbey1 7#agdb-gj74 ,with ,introductions by ,lord ,john ,russell4 #c vols4 #hvo4 #dhs4 cloth4 ,vol4 ,i4 7#agdb-dh71 #ahs42 ,vol4 ,,ii4 7#agdi-fj71 #ags42 ,vol4 ,,iii4 7#agfa-gj71 #aes4 ,,black ,,prince4--,a ,,record ,,of ,,the ,,black ,,prince2 ,being some of the most striking ,passages of his ,life--in the ,words of his ,chroniclers1 selected more especially from the records of his contemporary ,froissart1 in the quaint and spirited translation made by ,lord ,berners for ,king ,henry ,,viii4 ,post #hvo41 printed in black letter1 embellished with ,illuminated ,borders and ,miniatures1 and bound in imitative carving4 ,in the press4 ,,black4--,a ,,practical ,,treatise ,,on ,,brewing4 ,based on ,chemical and ,economical ,principles3 with ,formul for ,public ,brewers1 and ,instructions for ,private ,families4 ,by ,william ,black4 ,third ,edition1 revised and corrected1 with considerable ,additions4 #hvo1 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4--,also1 ,,supplement1 of ,,remarks on ,,bavarian ,,beer4 etc4 #hvo4 #bs4 #f;d4 sewed4 ,,blaine4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,rural ,,sports2 ,or1 a complete ,account1 ,historical1 ,practical1 and ,descriptive1 of ,hunting1 ,shooting1 ,fishing1 ,racing1 and other ,field ,sports and ,athletic ,amusements of the present day4 ,by ,delabere ,p4 ,blaine1 ,esq41 author of ,canine ,pathology1 etc4 ,with nearly #fjj ,engravings on ,wood1 by ,r4 ,branston1 from ,drawings by ,alken1 ,t4 ,landseer1 ,dickes1 etc4 #hvo4 #ejs4 cloth4 ,,blair',s ,,chronological ,,and ,,historical ,,tables1 ,from the ,creation to the present ,time3 with ,additions and ,corrections from the most authentic ,writers2 including the ,computation of ,st4 ,paul1 as connecting the ,period from the ,exode to the ,temple4 ,under the revision of ,sir ,henry ,ellis1 ,k4,h41 ,principal ,librarian of the ,british ,museum4 ,imperial #hvo4 #cas4 #f;d4 half-bound morocco4 ,,blessington4--,,fugitive ,,fancies4 ,by the ,countess of ,blessington4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 ,in the press4 ,,bloomfield4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,peloponnesian ,,war4 ,by ,thucydides4 ,a ,new ,recension of the ,text1 with a carefully amended ,punctuation2 and copious ,notes1 ,critical1 ,philological1 and ,explanatory1 almost entirely original1 but partly selected and arranged from the best ,expositors3 accompanied with full ,indexes4 ,illustrated by ,maps and ,plans4 ,by the ,rev4 ,s4 ,t4 ,bloomfield1 ,d4,d4 ,f4,s4,a4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #chs4 cloth4 ,,bloomfield4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,peloponnesian ,,war4 ,by ,thucydides4 ,translated into ,english1 and accompanied with very copious ,notes1 ,philological and ,explanatory1 ,historical and ,geographical4 ,by the ,rev4 ,s4 ,t4 ,bloomfield1 ,d4,d4 ,f4,s4,a4 #c vols4 #hvo4 with ,maps and ,plates1 #bl4 #es1 boards4 ,,bloomfield4--,,the ,,greek ,,testament3 ,with copious ,english ,notes1 ,critical1 ,philological1 and ,explanatory4 ,formed for the use of advanced ,students of ,divinity and ,candidates for ,holy ,orders4 ,by the ,rev4 ,s4 ,t4 ,bloomfield1 ,d4,d4 ,f4,s4,a4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with a ,map of ,palestine1 #djs4 cloth4 ,,bloomfield4--,,the ,,greek ,,testament ,,for ,,colleges ,,and ,,schools2 with shorter ,english ,notes1 ,critical1 ,philological1 and ,explanatory4 ,by the ,rev4 ,s4 ,t4 ,bloomfield1 ,d4,d4 ,new ,edition1 enlarged1 with a ,new ,map and an ,index4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,bloomfield4--,,greek ,,and ,,english ,,lexicon ,,to ,,the ,,new ,,testament3 especially adapted to the use of ,colleges1 and the ,higher ,classes in ,public ,schools2 but also intended as a convenient ,manual for ,biblical ,students in general4 ,by ,dr4 ,bloomfield4 ,new ,edition1 improved4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,borrer4--,,narrative ,,of ,a ,,campaign ,,with ,a ,,french ,,column1 under ,marchal ,bugeaud1 directed against the ,kabiles of ,algeria3 together with an ,account of the ,adventures of ,m4 ,suchet in search of the ,camp of the ,emir ,abd-el-,kader4 ,by ,dawson ,borrer1 ,f4,r4,g4,s4 ,membre ,correspondant de la ,socit ,orientale ,paris1 author of ,a ,journey from ,naples to ,jerusalem4 ,post #hvo4 ,nearly ready4 ,,bosanquet4--,,chronology ,,of ,,the ,,times ,,of ,,daniel1 ,,ezra1 ,,and ,,nehemiah1 considered with the view of correcting an ,error of ,thirty-three ,years in the received ,chronology between the ,capture of ,jerusalem by ,nebuchadnezzar and the ,birth of ,christ4 ,leading to an ,explanation of the ,prophecy of the ,seventy ,weeks1 the ,recovery of the lost ,era of the ,jubilee1 and the ,rectification of several important ,dates in ,scripture ,chronology4 ,by ,j4 ,whatman ,bosanquet1 ,esq4 ,part ,i4 #hvo4 #hs4 #e;d4 cloth4 ,,brande4--,a ,,dictionary ,,of ,,science1 ,,literature1 ,,and ,,art2 ,comprising the ,history1 ,description1 and ,scientific ,principles of every ,branch of ,human ,knowledge2 with the ,derivation and ,definition of all the ,terms in general use4 ,edited by ,w4 ,t4 ,brande1 ,f4,r4,s4,l4 and ,e42 assisted by ,dr4 ,j4 ,cauvin4 #hvo4 with ,woodcuts1 #cl4 cloth4 ,,budge 7,j47--,,the ,,practical ,,miner',s ,,guide4 ,comprising a ,set of ,trigonometrical ,tables adapted to all the purposes of ,oblique or ,diagonal1 ,vertical1 ,horizontal1 and ,traverse ,dialling2 with their application to the ,dial1 ,exercise of ,drifts1 ,lodes1 ,slides1 ,levelling1 ,inaccessible ,distances1 ,heights1 etc4 ,by ,j4 ,budge4 ,new ,edition1 enlarged4 #hvo4 with ,portrait1 #abs4 cloth4 ,,bull4--,,hints ,,to ,,mothers1 ,for the ,management of ,health during the ,period of ,pregnancy and in the ,lying-in ,room2 with an ,exposure of ,popular ,errors in connexion with those subjects4 ,by ,thomas ,bull1 ,m4,d4 ,new ,edition1 revised and considerably enlarged4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #gs4 cloth4 ,,bull4--,,the ,,maternal ,,management ,,of ,,children1 ,in ,,health and ,,disease4 ,by ,thomas ,bull1 ,m4,d4 ,physician ,accoucheur to the ,finsbury ,midwifery ,institution1 etc4 ,new ,edition1 revised and enlarged4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,bunsen4--,,the ,,constitution ,,of ,,the ,,church ,,of ,,the ,,future4 ,a practical ,explanation of the ,correspondence with the ,right ,hon4 ,william ,gladstone1 on the ,german ,church1 ,episcopacy1 and ,jerusalem4 ,with a ,preface1 ,notes1 and the complete ,correspondence4 ,by the ,chevalier ,c4 ,c4 ,j4 ,bunsen1 ,ph4,d41 ,d4,c4,l4 ,translated under the superintendence of and with additions by the ,author4 ,post #hvo4 #is4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,bunsen4--,,egypt',s ,,place ,,in ,,universal ,,history3 ,an ,historical ,investigation1 in ,five ,books4 ,by ,c4 ,c4 ,j4 ,bunsen1 ,d4 ,ph4 and ,d4,c4,l4 ,translated from the ,german1 by ,c4 ,h4 ,cottrell1 ,esq4 ,m4,a4 ,vol4 ,i4 containing the ,first ,book1 or ,sources and ,primeval ,facts of ,egyptian ,history2 with an ,egyptian ,grammar and ,dictionary1 and a complete ,list of ,hieroglyphic al ,signs2 an ,appendix of ,authorities1 embracing the complete ,text of ,manetho and ,eratosthenes1 gyptiaca from ,pliny1 ,strabo1 etc42 and ,plates representing the ,egyptian ,divinities4 #hvo4 with numerous ,illustrations1 #bhs4 cloth4 ,,burder4--,,oriental ,,customs1 ,applied to the ,illustration of the ,sacred ,scriptures4 ,by ,dr4 ,samuel ,burder4 ,new ,edition1 with ,additions4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #hs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,burns4--,,the ,,principles ,,of ,,christian ,,philosophy2 ,containing the ,doctrines1 ,duties1 ,admonitions1 and ,consolations of the ,christian ,religion4 ,by ,john ,burns1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 #fth ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,burns4--,,christian ,,fragments2 ,or1 ,remarks on the ,nature1 ,precepts1 and ,comforts of ,religion4 ,by ,john ,burns1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,butler4--,a ,,sketch ,,of ,,modern ,,and ,,ancient ,,geography4 ,by ,samuel ,butler1 ,d4,d41 late ,lord ,bishop of ,lichfield and ,coventry2 and formerly ,head ,master of ,shrewsbury ,school4 ,new ,edition1 revised by the ,author's ,son1 #hvo4 #is4 boards4 ,,butler4--,,an ,,atlas ,,of ,,modern ,,geography4 ,consisting of ,twenty-three coloured ,maps1 from a ,new ,set of ,plates2 with an ,index of all the ,names of ,places1 referring to the ,latitudes and ,longitudes4 ,by the late ,dr4 ,butler1 ,bishop of ,lichfield4 ,new ,edition1 corrected4 #hvo4 #abs4 half-bound4 ,,butler4--,,an ,,atlas ,,of ,,ancient ,,geography4 ,consisting of ,twenty-three coloured ,maps3 with an ,index of all the ,names of ,places1 referring to the ,latitudes and ,longitudes1 by the late ,dr4 ,butler1 ,bishop of ,lichfield4 ,new ,edition1 corrected4 #hvo4 #abs4 half-bound4 ,,butler4--,a ,,general ,,atlas ,,of ,,modern ,,and ,,ancient ,,geography4 ,consisting of ,forty-five coloured ,maps1 and copious ,indices referring to the ,latitudes and ,longitudes4 ,by the late ,dr4 ,butler1 ,bishop of ,lichfield4 ,new ,edition1 from an entirely new and corrected set of ,plates4 #dto4 #bds4 half-bound4 ,,cabinet ,,lawyer 7,,the74 ,a ,popular ,digest of the ,laws of ,england1 ,civil and ,criminal2 with a ,dictionary of ,law ,terms1 ,maxims1 ,statutes1 and ,judicial ,antiquities2 ,correct ,tables of ,assessed ,taxes1 ,stamp ,duties1 ,excise ,licences1 and ,post-,horse ,duties2 ,post-,office ,regulations1 and ,prison ,discipline4 ,fourteenth ,edition1 enlarged1 and corrected throughout1 with the ,legal ,decisions and ,statutes to ,michaelmas ,term1 #aj and #aa ,victoria4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,callcott4--,,home ,,among ,,strangers3 ,a ,tale4 ,by ,maria ,hutchins ,callcott4 #b vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,callcott4--,a ,,scripture ,,herbal3 ,with upwards of #abj ,wood ,engravings4 ,by ,lady ,callcott4 ,square crown #hvo4 #al4 #es4 cloth4 ,,carey4--,,the ,,past1 ,,the ,,present1 ,,and ,,the ,,future4 ,by ,h4 ,c4 ,carey1 author of ,the ,principles of ,political ,economy1 etc4 #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,cartoons4--,,the ,,prize ,,cartoons ,,exhibited ,,in ,,westminster-,,hall1 ,published under the ,sanction and ,patronage of ,her ,majesty's ,commissioners on the ,fine ,arts4 ,eleven large folio ,engravings1 in a neat ,portfolio1 #el4 #es42 ,proofs before letters1 #hl4 #hs4 ,,catlow4--,,popular ,,conchology2 ,or1 the ,shell ,cabinet arranged3 being an ,introduction to the modern ,system of ,conchology2 with a sketch of the ,natural ,history of the ,animals1 an account of the ,formation of the ,shells1 and a complete ,descriptive ,list of the ,families and ,genera4 ,by ,agnes ,catlow4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with #cab ,woodcuts1 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,chalenor4--,,walter ,,gray1 ,a ,ballad1 and other ,poems4 ,by ,mary ,chalenor4 #b;d ,edition1 with ,additions1 including the ,author's ,poetical ,remains4 ,fcap1 #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,the ,,closing ,,scene2 ,or1 ,christianity and ,infidelity contrasted in the ,last ,hours of ,remarkable ,persons4 ,by the ,author of ,the ,bishop's ,daughter1 ,self-,sacrifice1 ,the ,life-,book of a ,labourer1 etc4 ,fcap1 #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,cocks 7,c47--,,bordeaux1 ,,its ,,wines1 ,,and ,,the ,,claret ,,country4 ,by ,c4 ,cocks1 ,b4,l41 ,professor of the ,living ,languages in the ,royal ,colleges of ,france2 ,translator of the ,works of ,michelet1 ,mignet1 and ,quinet4 ,post #hvo4 #hs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,collegian',s ,,guide 7,,the72 ,or1 ,recollections of ,college ,days2 setting forth the ,advantages and ,temptations of a ,university ,education4 ,by the ,rev4 ,james ,pycroft1 ,m4,a4 ,post #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,collier 7,j4 ,,payne47--,a ,,book ,,of ,,roxburghe ,,ballads4 ,edited by ,john ,payne ,collier1 ,esq4 ,fcap4 #dto4 with ,woodcuts1 #bas4 boards2 morocco1 #chs4 ,,colton4--,,lacon2 ,,or1 ,,many ,,things ,,in ,,few ,,words4 ,by the ,rev4 ,c4 ,c4 ,colton4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 #abs4 cloth4 ,,conversations ,,on ,,botany4 ,new ,edition1 improved4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with #bb ,plates1 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth2 with coloured ,plates1 #abs4 ,,conversations ,,on ,,mineralogy4 ,with ,plates1 engraved by ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,lowry1 from ,original ,drawings4 ,third ,edition1 enlarged4 #b vols4 foolscap #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,conybeare ,,and ,,howson4--,,the ,,life ,,and ,,letters ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul2 comprising a complete ,biography of the ,apostle1 and a ,paraphrastic ,translation of his ,epistles inserted in ,chronological order4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,j4 ,conybeare1 ,m4,a4 late ,fellow of ,trinity ,college1 ,cambridge2 and the ,rev4 ,j4 ,s4 ,howson1 ,m4,a4 ,principal of the ,collegiate ,institution1 ,liverpool4 #dto4 richly illustrated by ,maps1 ,views1 ,engravings of ,coins1 etc4 ,in the press4 ,,cooper 7,,the ,,rev4 ,e47--,,practical ,,and ,,familiar ,,sermons1 ,designed for ,parochial and ,domestic ,instruction4 ,by the ,rev4 ,edward ,cooper4 ,new ,editions4 #g vols4 #abmo4 #al4 #ahs4 boards4 ,,cooper 7,,the ,,rev4 ,e47--,,sermons1 ,chiefly designed to elucidate some of the leading ,doctrines of the ,gospel4 ,by the ,rev4 ,edward ,cooper4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 #abmo4 #ajs4 boards4 ,,copland4--,a ,,dictionary ,,of ,,practical ,,medicine2 ,comprising ,general ,pathology1 the ,nature and ,treatment of ,diseases1 ,morbid ,structures1 and the ,disorders especially incidental to ,climates1 to ,sex1 and to the different ,epochs of ,life1 with numerous approved ,formul of the ,medicines recommended4 ,by ,james ,copland1 ,m4,d41 etc4 etc4 ,vols4 ,i4 and ,,ii41 #hvo4 #cl4 cloth2 and ,parts ,x4 to ,,xiii4 #ds4 #f;d4 each4 ,,coquerel4--,,christianity2 ,its perfect adaptation to the ,mental1 ,moral1 and ,spiritual ,nature of ,man4 ,by ,athanase ,coquerel1 one of the ,pastors of the ,french ,protestant ,church in ,paris4 ,translated by the ,rev4 ,d4 ,davison1 ,m4,a4 ,with an ,introductory ,notice of the ,state of the ,protestant ,church of ,france1 written by the ,author for the ,english ,edition4 ,post #hvo4 #abs4 cloth4 ,,costello 7,,miss74--,,the ,,rose ,,garden ,,of ,,persia4 ,a ,series of ,translations from the ,persian ,poets4 ,by ,louisa ,stuart ,costello1 author of ,specimens of the ,early ,poetry of ,france1 etc4 ,long #hvo4 with #ab illuminated ,titles1 and ,borders printed in ,colours1 #ahs4 boards2 or #cas4 #f;d4 morocco4 ,,costello 7,,miss74--,,falls1 ,,lakes1 ,,and ,,mountains ,,of ,,north ,,wales2 being a ,pictorial ,tour through the most interesting part of the ,country4 ,by ,louisa ,stuart ,costello1 author of ,the ,rose ,garden of ,persia1 etc4 ,profusely illustrated with ,views1 from ,original ,sketches by ,d4 ,h4 ,mc,kewan1 engraved on wood1 and lithographed1 by ,t4 and ,e4 ,gilks4 ,square #hvo4 with ,map1 #ads4 cloth4 ,,coulter4--,,adventures ,,on ,,the ,,western ,,coast ,,of ,,south ,,america ,,and ,,in ,,the ,,interior ,,of ,,california4 ,including a ,narrative of ,incidents at the ,kingsmill ,islands1 ,new ,ireland1 ,new ,britain1 ,new ,guinea1 and other ,islands in the ,pacific ,ocean4 ,with an ,account of the ,natural ,productions1 and the ,manners and ,customs1 in ,peace and ,war1 of the various ,savage ,tribes visited4 ,by ,john ,coulter1 ,m4,d4 author ,of ,adventures in the ,pacific4 #b vols4 post #hvo4 #afs4 cloth4 ,,coulter4--,,adventures ,,in ,,the ,,pacific2 ,with ,observations on the ,natural ,productions1 ,manners and ,customs of the ,natives of the various ,islands2 ,remarks on the ,missionaries1 ,british and other ,residents1 etc4 ,by ,john ,coulter1 ,m4,d4 ,post #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,coulton4--,,an ,,inquiry ,,into ,,the ,,authorship ,,of ,,the ,,letters ,,of ,,junius4 ,by ,david ,trevena ,coulton4 #dto4 ,in ,november4 ,,cresy 7,e47--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,civil ,,engineering1 ,,historical1 ,,theoretical1 and ,,practical4 ,by ,edward ,cresy1 ,f4,s4,a4 ,c4,e4 ,illustrated by upwards of ,three ,thousand ,engravings on ,wood1 explanatory of the ,principles1 ,machinery1 and ,constructions which come under the ,direction of the ,civil ,engineer4 ,one large ,volume #hvo4 upwards of #a1fjj pages1 #cl4 #acs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,crocker',s ,,elements ,,of ,,land ,,surveying4 ,fifth ,edition1 corrected throughout1 and considerably improved and modernised1 by ,t4 ,g4 ,bunt1 ,land ,surveyor1 ,bristol4 ,to which are added1 ,,tables ,,of ,,six-,,figure ,,logarithms1 etc41 superintended by ,richard ,farley1 of the ,nautical ,almanac ,establishment4 ,post #hvo4 #abs4 cloth4 ,d',,agincourt4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,art1 ,by its ,monuments1 from its ,decline in the ,fourth ,century to its ,restoration in the ,sixteenth4 ,translated from the ,french of ,seroux ,d',agincourt1 by ,owen ,jones1 architect4 ,with #c1cce ,subjects1 engraved on #cbh ,plates4 ,vol4 ,i4 ,architecture1 #gc plates2 vol4 ,,ii4 ,sculpture1 #ea plates2 vol4 ,,iii4 ,painting1 #bjd plates4 #c vols4 royal folio1 #el4 #es4 sewed4 ,,dale 7,,the ,,rev4 ,,thomas74--,,the ,,domestic ,,liturgy ,,and ,,family ,,chaplain1 in ,two ,parts3 the ,first ,part being ,church ,services adapted for ,domestic ,use1 with ,prayers for every ,day of the ,week1 selected exclusively from the ,book of ,common ,prayer4 ,part ,,ii4 comprising an appropriate ,sermon for every ,sunday in the ,year4 ,by the ,rev4 ,thomas ,dale1 ,m4,a4 ,vicar of ,st4 ,pancras4 ,post #dto4 #bas4 cloth2 or1 bound by ,hayday1 #cas4 #f;d4 calf lettered2 #ejs4 morocco4 ,,davy 7,,sir ,,humphry74--,,elements ,,of ,,agricultural ,,chemistry in a ,course of ,lectures4 ,by ,sir ,humphry ,davy4 ,with ,notes by ,dr4 ,john ,davy4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 with #aj ,plates1 #aes4 cloth4 ,,de ,,jaenisch ,,and ,,walker4--,,de ,,jaenisch',s ,,chess ,,preceptor3 ,a ,new ,analysis of the ,openings of ,games4 ,by ,c4 ,f4 ,de ,jaenisch1 of ,st4 ,petersburgh4 ,translated from the ,french1 with copious ,notes1 by ,g4 ,walker1 author of ,chess ,studies1 and various other ,works on the ,game of ,chess4 #hvo4 #aes4 cloth4 ,,de ,,la ,,beche4--,,report ,,on ,,the ,,geology ,,of ,,cornwall1 ,,devon1 ,,and ,,west ,,somerset4 ,by ,henry ,t4 ,de la ,beche1 ,f4,r4,s4 etc41 ,director of the ,ordnance ,geological ,survey4 ,published by ,order of the ,lords ,commissioners of ,h4,m4 ,treasury4 #hvo4 with ,maps1 ,woodcuts1 and #ab large ,plates1 #ads4 cloth4 ,,de ,,la ,,graviere4--,,sketches ,,of ,,the ,,last ,,naval ,,war4 ,translated from the ,french of ,captain ,e4 ,jurien de la ,gravire1 with an ,introduction1 and ,explanatory ,notes4 ,by the ,hon4 ,captain ,plunkett1 ,r4,n41 author of ,the ,past and ,future of the ,british ,navy4 #b vols4 post #hvo4 with ,plans1 #ahs4 cloth4 ,,de ,,strzelecki 7,p4 ,e47--,,physical ,,description ,,of ,,new ,,south ,,wales ,,and ,,van ,,dieman',s ,,land4 ,accompanied by a ,geological ,map1 ,sections1 and ,diagrams1 and ,figures of the ,organic ,remains4 ,by ,p4 ,e4 ,de ,strzelecki1 #hvo4 with coloured ,map and numerous ,plates1 #bds4 cloth4 ,,dibdin 7,,the ,,rev4 ,t4 ,f47--,,the ,,sunday ,,library3 ,containing nearly ,one hundred ,sermons by eminent ,divines4 ,with ,notes1 etc4 by the ,rev4 ,t4 ,f4 ,dibdin1 ,d4,d4 #f vols4 foolscap #hvo4 with #f ,portraits1 #cjs4 cloth2 neatly half-bound in morocco1 with gilt edges1 #bl4 #abs4 #f;d4 ,,discipline4 ,by the ,author of ,letters to my ,unknown ,friends1 ,twelve ,years ,ago1 and ,some ,passages from ,modern ,history4 #ahmo4 #bs4 cloth4 ,,doubleday ,,and ,,hewitson',s ,,butterflies4--,,the ,,genera ,,of ,,diurnal ,,lepidoptera2 comprising their ,generic ,characters--a ,notice of the ,habits and ,transformations--and a ,catalogue of the ,species of each ,genus4 ,by ,edward ,doubleday1 ,esq4 ,f4,l4,s4 etc41 ,assistant in the ,zoological ,department of the ,british ,museum4 ,imperial #dto4 uniform with ,gray and ,mitchell's ,ornithology2 illustrated with #ge coloured ,plates1 by ,w4 ,c4 ,hewitson1 ,esq4 ,author of ,british ,oology4 ,publishing in ,monthly ,parts1 #es4 each2 each ,part consisting of two coloured ,plates1 with accompanying ,letter-press4 ,to be completed in not exceeding #dj ,parts1 #bb of which are now ready4 ,,dresden ,,gallery4--,,the ,,most ,,celebrated ,,pictures ,,of ,,the ,,royal ,,gallery at ,,dresden1 drawn on ,stone1 from the ,originals1 by ,franz ,hanfstaengel3 with ,descriptive and ,biographical ,notices1 in ,french and ,german4 ,nos4 ,i4 to ,,lii41 imperial folio1 each containing #c ,plates with accompanying ,letter-press1 price #bjs4 to ,subscribers2 to ,non-subscribers1 #cjs4 ,single ,plates1 #abs4 each4 ,to be completed in #h more numbers1 price #bjs4 each1 to ,subscribers2 ,nos4 ,,li4 to ,,lx4 containing each #d ,plates and ,letterpress4 ,,dunlop4--,,travels ,,in ,,central ,,america4 ,with a ,journal of nearly ,three ,years' ,residence in the ,country4 ,to which are added1 a ,sketch of the ,history of the ,republic1 and an ,account of its ,climate1 ,productions1 ,commerce1 etc4 ,by ,robert ,glasgow ,dunlop1 ,esq4 ,post #hvo4 with ,map1 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,dunlop 7,,john74--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,fiction3 ,being a ,critical ,account of the most celebrated ,prose ,works of ,fiction1 from the earliest ,greek ,romances to the ,novels of the ,present ,age4 ,by ,john ,dunlop4 ,new ,edition1 complete in ,one ,volume4 ,medium #hvo4 #aes4 cloth4 ,,eastlake4--,,materials ,,for ,a ,,history ,,of ,,oil ,,painting4 ,by ,charles ,lock ,eastlake1 ,esq4 ,r4,a1 ,f4,r4,s4 ,f4,s4,a4 ,secretary to the ,royal ,commission for ,promoting the ,fine ,arts in connexion with the rebuilding of the ,houses of ,parliament1 etc4 #hvo4 #afs4 cloth4 ,,eccleston 7,,james74--,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,english ,,antiquities4 ,intended as a ,companion to the ,history of ,england4 ,by ,james ,eccleston1 ,b4,a4 ,head ,master of ,sutton ,coldfield ,grammar ,school4 #hvo4 with numerous ,engravings on ,wood1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,elliotson4--,,human ,,physiology3 ,with which is incorporated much of the ,elementary ,part of the ,institutiones ,physiologic of ,j4 ,f4 ,blumenbach1 ,professor in the ,university of ,gottingen4 ,by ,john ,elliotson1 ,m4,d4 ,cantab4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,fifth ,edition1 #hvo4 with numerous ,woodcuts1 #bl4 #bs4 cloth4 ,,the ,,englishman',s ,,greek ,,concordance ,,of ,,the ,,new ,,testament2 being an attempt at a ,verbal ,connexion between the ,greek and the ,english ,texts2 including a ,concordance to the ,proper ,names1 with ,indexes1 ,greek-,english and ,english-,greek4 #b;d ,edition1 carefully revised1 with a new ,index1 ,greek and ,english4 ,royal #hvo4 #dbs4 ,,the ,,englishman',s ,,hebrew ,,and ,,chaldee ,,concordance ,,of ,,the ,,old ,,testament2 being an attempt at a ,verbal ,connexion between the ,original and the ,english ,translations3 with ,indexes1 a ,list of the ,proper ,names and their occurrences1 etc4 etc4 #b vols4 royal #hvo4 #cl4 #acs4 #f;d4 cloth2 large paper1 #dl4 #ads4 #f;d4 ,,ephemera4--,a ,,hand-,,book ,,of ,,angling2 ,teaching ,fly ,fishing1 ,trolling1 ,bottom ,fishing1 and ,salmon ,fishing4 ,with the ,natural ,history of ,river ,fish1 and the best ,modes of ,catching them4 ,by ,ephemera 7of ,bell's ,life in ,london74 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with ,wood ,engravings1 #is4 cloth4 ,,erman4--,,travels ,,in ,,siberia3 ,including ,excursions ,northwards1 down the ,obi1 to the ,polar ,circle1 and ,southwards1 to the ,chinese ,frontier4 ,by ,adolph ,erman4 ,translated by ,w4 ,d4 ,cooley1 ,esq4 author of ,the ,history of ,maritime and ,inland ,discovery2 translator and editor of ,dr4 ,parrot's ,journey to ,ararat1 etc4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with ,map1 #cas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,evans4--,,the ,,sugar ,,planter',s ,,manual2 ,being a ,treatise on the ,art of obtaining ,sugar from the ,sugar ,cane4 ,by ,w4 ,j4 ,evans1 ,m4,d4 #hvo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,farey4--,,treatise ,,on ,,the ,,steam-,,engine1 ,historical1 ,practical1 and ,descriptive4 ,by ,john ,farey1 ,engineer4 #dto4 illustrated by numerous ,woodcuts1 and #be ,copper-plates1 #el4 #es4 in boards4 ,,field4--,,prison ,,discipline2 ,and the ,advantages of the ,separate ,system of ,imprisonment3 with a detailed ,account of the ,discipline now pursued in the ,new ,county ,gaol at ,reading4 ,by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,field1 ,m4,a4 ,chaplain4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #bjs4 cloth4 ,,flowers ,,and ,,their ,,kindred ,,thoughts2 ,a ,series of ,stanzas--,on ,hope1 ,innocence1 ,modesty1 ,childhood1 ,humility1 ,joy1 ,love1 ,constancy1 ,fascination1 ,timidity1 ,fine ,taste1 ,thoughts1 ,recollection1 and ,friendship4 ,by ,mary ,anne ,bacon4 ,illustrated by the ,snowdrop1 ,primrose1 ,violet1 ,harebell and ,pimpernel1 ,lily of the ,valley1 ,hawthorn1 ,rose1 ,honeysuckle1 ,carnation1 ,couvolvulus1 ,fuchsia1 ,pansy1 ,forget-me-not1 and ,holly2 designed and printed in ,colours by ,owen ,jones4 ,imperial #hvo1 #cas4 #f;d4 elegantly bound4 ,,forster 7,,rev4 ,c47--,,the ,,historical ,,geography ,,of ,,arabia2 ,or1 the ,patriarchal ,evidences of ,revealed ,religion4 ,a ,memoir1 with ,illustrative ,maps and an ,appendix1 containing ,translations1 with an ,alphabet and ,glossary of the ,hamyaritic ,inscriptions recently discovered in ,hadramaut4 ,by the ,rev4 ,charles ,forster1 ,b4,d41 ,rector of ,stisted1 ,essex2 author of ,mahometanism ,unveiled4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #cjs4 cloth4 ,,forster 7,,rev4 ,c47--,,the ,,life ,,of ,,john ,,jebb1 ,d4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,late ,bishop of ,limerick4 ,with a ,selection from his ,letters4 ,by the ,rev4 ,charles ,forster1 ,b4,d41 ,rector of ,stisted1 ,essex1 and one of the ,six ,preachers in the ,cathedral of ,christ1 ,canterbury1 formerly ,domestic ,chaplain to the ,bishop4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 with ,portrait1 etc4 #afs4 cloth4 ,,foster4--,,the ,,hand-,,book ,,of ,,european ,,literature4 ,by ,mrs4 ,foster4 ,foolscap #hvo4 ,in the press4 ,,fresenius4--,a ,,manual ,,of ,,agricultural ,,chemistry4 ,by ,dr4 ,c4 ,r4 ,fresenius1 ,professor of ,chemistry and ,natural ,philosophy1 ,wiesbaden2 late ,assistant in the ,laboratory of ,giessen4 ,translated from the ,german4 ,in the press4 ,,from ,,oxford ,,to ,,rome3 ,,and1 ,,how ,,it ,,fared ,,with ,,some ,,who ,,lately ,,made ,,the ,,journey4 ,by a ,companion ,traveller4 ,new ,edition1 revised and corrected4 ,fcp4 #hvo4 with ,frontispiece1 #fs4 cloth4 ,,gardiner4--,,sights ,,in ,,italy3 ,with some ,account of the ,present ,state of ,music and the ,sister ,arts in that ,country4 ,by ,william ,gardiner1 author of ,sacred ,melodies1 etc42 ,member of the ,academy of ,st4 ,cecilia1 ,rome2 and of the ,class of ,fine ,arts of the ,institut ,historique of ,france4 #hvo4 with engraved ,music1 #afs4 cloth4 ,,gertrude4 ,a ,tale4 ,by the author of ,amy ,herbert4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,william ,sewell1 ,b4,d41 of ,exeter ,college1 ,oxford4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 foolscap #hvo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,gibbon4--,,history ,,of ,,the ,,decline ,,and ,,fall ,,of ,,the ,,roman ,,empire4 ,a new ,edition1 in ,one ,volume2 with an ,account of the ,author's ,life and ,writings1 by ,alexander ,chalmers1 ,esq4 ,f4,a4,s4 #hvo4 with ,portrait1 #ahs4 cloth4 ,an ,edition in #h vols4 #hvo4 #fjs4 boards4 ,,goldsmith4--,,the ,,poetical ,,works ,,of ,,oliver ,,goldsmith4 ,illustrated by ,wood ,engravings1 from ,designs by ,members of the ,etching ,club4 ,edited by ,bolton ,corney1 ,esq4 ,square crown #hvo41 uniform with ,thomson's ,seasons1 #bas4 cloth2 or #cfs4 bound in morocco1 by ,hayday4 ,,gower4--,,the ,,scientific ,,phenomena ,,of ,,domestic ,,life ,,familiarly ,,explained4 ,by ,charles ,foote ,gower4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with ,engravings on ,wood1 #es4 cloth4 ,,graham4--,,english2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,composition explained in a ,series of ,instructions and ,examples4 ,by ,g4 ,f4 ,graham4 ,new ,edition1 revised and improved4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,grant 7,,mrs47--,,letters ,,from ,,the ,,mountains4 ,being the ,correspondence with her ,friends1 between the years #aggc and #ahjc4 ,by ,mrs4 ,grant1 of ,laggan4 #fth ,edition4 ,edited1 with ,notes and ,additions1 by her ,son1 ,j4 ,p4 ,grant1 ,esq4 #b vols4 post #hvo4 #bas4 cloth4 ,,grant 7,,mrs41 ,,of ,,laggan74--,,memoir ,,and ,,correspondence of the late ,mrs4 ,grant1 of ,laggan1 author of ,letters from the ,mountains1 etc4 ,edited by her ,son1 ,j4 ,p4 ,grant1 ,esq4 ,new ,edition4 #c vols4 post #hvo4 ,portrait1 #al4 #aas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,gray 7,,thomas74--,,gray',s ,,elegy1 ,written in a ,country ,churchyard4 ,illuminated in the ,missal style4 ,by ,owen ,jones1 ,architect4 ,imp4 #hvo4 #cas4 #f;d4 elegantly bound4 ,,gray ,,and ,,mitchell',s ,,ornithology4--,,the ,,genera ,,of ,,birds2 ,comprising their ,generic ,characters1 a ,notice of the ,habits of each ,genus1 and an extensive ,list of ,species1 referred to their several ,genera4 ,by ,george ,robert ,gray1 ,acad4 ,imp4 ,georg4 ,florent4 ,soc4 ,corresp4 ,senior ,assistant of the ,zoological ,department1 ,british ,museum2 and author of the ,list of the ,genera of ,birds1 etc4 ,imperial #dto4 illustrated with #cej ,plates1 by ,david ,william ,mitchell1 ,b4,a4 ,in course of publication in ,monthly ,parts1 #ajs4 #f;d4 each2 each ,part consisting of ,four coloured ,plates and ,three plain1 with ,letter-press4 ,the ,work will not exceed #ej ,monthly ,parts1 of which #dh have appeared4 ,order ,i4--,accipitres has been completed1 and may be had separately4 ,imperial #hvo4 with #ae coloured and #ab plain ,plates1 #bl4 #hs4 boards4 ,,grimblot 7,p47--,,letters ,,of ,,william ,,iii4 ,,and ,,louis ,,xiv4 ,,and ,,of ,,their ,,ministers4 ,illustrating the ,domestic and ,foreign ,policy of ,england during the period which followed the ,revolution of #afhh4 ,extracted from the ,archives of ,france and ,england1 and from ,family ,papers4 ,edited by ,p4 ,grimblot4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #cjs4 cloth4 ,amongst other important and interesting subjects1 this work contains the whole of the diplomatic correspondence relative to the ,spanish succession1 etc4 7#afig-agjb74 ,,gwilt4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,architecture2 ,historical1 ,theoretical1 and ,practical4 ,by ,joseph ,gwilt1 ,esq41 ,f4,s4,a4 ,illustrated with upwards of #a1jjj ,engravings on ,wood1 from ,designs by ,j4 ,s4 ,gwilt4 #hvo4 #bl4 #abs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,hall4--,,midsummer ,,eve3 ,a ,fairy ,tale of ,love4 ,by ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,hall4 ,square crown #hvo4 with nearly #cjj ,wood ,engravings1 #bas4 cloth1 gilt edges4 ,the ,illustrations from ,designs by ,d4 ,maclise1 ,c4 ,stanfield1 ,t4 ,creswick1 ,e4 ,m4 ,ward1 ,a4 ,elmore1 ,w4 ,e4 ,frost1 ,j4 ,n4 ,paton1 ,f4 ,goodall1 ,t4 ,landscer1 ,e4 ,h4 ,wehnert1 ,r4 ,f4 ,w4 ,topham1 ,k4 ,meadows1 ,f4 ,w4 ,fairholt1 ,j4 ,franklin1 ,j4 ,h4 ,weir1 ,f4 ,w4 ,hulme1 ,j4 ,lecurieux1 and ,t4 ,r4 ,macquoid2 engraved by ,green1 ,dalziel1 ,bastin1 ,linton1 etc4 ,,hall',s 7,,sidney7 ,,general ,,large ,,library ,,atlas ,,of ,,fifty-,,three ,,maps 7size #bj in4 by #gf in471 with the ,divisions and ,boundaries carefully coloured2 and an ,alphabetical ,index of all the ,names contained in the ,maps1 with their ,latitude and ,longitude4 ,an entirely ,new ,edition1 corrected throughout from the best and most recent ,authorities2 with all the ,railways laid down1 and many of the ,maps re-drawn and re-engraved4 ,publishing in ,monthly ,parts1 of which #aa have appeared4 ,to be completed in #ad ,parts1 price #fs4 each4 ,,halsted4--,,life ,,and ,,times ,,of ,,richard ,,the ,,third1 as ,duke of ,gloucester and ,king of ,england3 in which all the ,charges against him are carefully investigated and compared with the ,statements of contemporary ,authorities4 ,by ,caroline ,a4 ,halsted4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with ,portrait and other ,illustrations1 #al4 #ajs4 cloth4 ,,harris4--,,the ,,highlands ,,of ,,thiopia2 ,being the ,account of ,eighteen ,months' ,residence of a ,british ,embassy to the ,christian ,court of ,shoa4 ,by ,major ,sir ,w4 ,c4 ,harris1 author of ,wild ,sports in ,southern ,africa1 etc4 ,new ,edition4 #c vols #hvo4 with ,map and ,illustrations1 #bl4 #bs4 cloth4 ,,harrison4--,,on ,,the ,,rise1 ,,progress1 ,,and ,,present ,,structure ,,of ,,the ,,english ,,language4 ,by the ,rev4 ,m4 ,harrison1 ,m4,a41 late ,fellow of ,queen's ,college1 ,oxford4 ,post #hvo4 ,in the press4 ,,hawbuck ,,grange2 ,or1 the ,sporting ,adventures of ,thomas ,scott1 ,esq4 ,by the ,author of ,handley ,cross2 or the ,spa ,hunt1 ,jorrochs' ,jaunts and ,jollities1 etc4 #hvo4 with eight ,illustrations1 by ,phiz1 #abs4 cloth4 ,,hawker4--,,instructions ,,to ,,young ,,sportsmen ,in all that relates to ,guns and ,shooting4 ,by ,lieut4 ,col4 ,p4 ,hawker4 #ith edition1 corrected1 enlarged1 and improved1 with ,eighty-five ,plates and ,woodcuts1 by ,adlard and ,branston1 from ,drawings by ,c4 ,varley1 ,dicks1 etc4 #hvo4 #bas4 cloth4 ,,haydon4--,,the ,,autobiography ,,and ,,journals ,,of ,,the ,,late ,b4 ,r4 ,,haydon1 ,historical ,painter4 ,in preparation4 ,,haydon 7,b4 ,r47--,,lectures ,,on ,,painting ,,and ,,design1 ,delivered at the ,london ,institution1 the ,royal ,institution1 ,albermarle ,street1 to the ,university of ,oxford1 etc4 ,by ,b4 ,r4 ,haydon1 ,historical ,painter4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with ,portraits of the ,author and ,sir ,david ,wilkie1 and numerous other ,illustrations1 #bds4 cloth4 ,,hints ,,on ,,etiquette ,,and ,,the ,,usages ,,of ,,society3 ,with a ,glance at ,bad ,habits4 ,by 4 ,manners make the ,man4 ,new ,edition1 revised 7with additions7 by a ,lady of ,rank4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #bs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,historical ,,charades4 ,by the ,author of ,letters from ,madras4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,historical ,,pictures ,,of ,,the ,,middle ,,ages1 ,in ,black and ,white4 ,made on the spot1 from ,records in the ,archives of ,switzerland4 ,by a ,wandering ,artist4 #b vols4 post #hvo4 #ahs4 cloth4 ,,hoare4--,a ,,descriptive ,,account ,,of ,a ,,new ,,method ,,of ,,planting ,,and ,,managing ,,the ,,roots ,,of ,,grape ,,vines4 ,by ,clement ,hoare1 author of ,a ,treatise on the ,cultivation of the ,grape ,vine on ,open ,walls4 #abmo4 #es4 cl4 ,,hoare4--,a ,,practical ,,treatise ,,on ,,the ,,cultivation ,,of ,,the ,,grape ,,vine ,,on ,,open ,,walls4 ,by ,clement ,hoare4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,hobbes4--,,the ,,complete ,,works ,,of ,,thomas ,,hobbes1 ,of ,malmesbury2 now first collected1 and edited by ,sir ,william ,molesworth1 ,bart4 #af vols4 #hvo4 #hl4 cloth4 ,separately1 the ,english ,works1 in #aa vols4 #el4 #ajs42 the ,latin ,works1 in #e vols4 #bl4 #ajs4 ,,holland4--,,medical ,,notes ,,and ,,reflections4 ,by ,henry ,holland1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 etc4 ,fellow of the ,royal ,college of ,physicians1 ,physician ,extraordinary to the ,queen1 and ,physician in ,ordinary to ,his ,royal ,highness ,prince ,albert4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 #ahs4 cloth4 ,,hook 7,,dr4 ,w4 ,f47--,,the ,,last ,,days ,,of ,,our ,,lord',s ,,ministry2 ,a ,course of ,lectures on the principal ,events of ,passion ,week4 ,by ,walter ,farquhar ,hood1 ,d4,d41 ,vicar of ,leeds1 ,prebendary of ,lincoln1 and ,chaplain in ,ordinary to the ,queen4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,hooker4--,,kew ,,gardens2 ,or a ,popular ,guide to the ,royal ,botanic ,gardens of ,kew4 ,by ,sir ,william ,jackson ,hooker1 ,k4,h4 ,d4,c4,l4 ,f4,r4,a4 ,l4,s4 etc4 etc4 ,director4 ,new ,edition4 #afmo4 with numerous ,wood ,engravings1 #f;d4 sewed4 ,,hooker4--,,the ,,british ,,flora4 ,comprising the ,phnogamous or ,flowering ,plants1 and the ,ferns4 ,by ,sir ,william ,jackson ,hooker1 ,k4,h4 ,,ll4,d4 ,f4,r4,a4 and ,l4,s4 etc4 etc4 etc4 ,new ,edition1 with ,additions and ,corrections2 and #agc ,figures1 illustrative of the ,umbelliferous ,plants1 the ,composite ,plants1 the ,grasses1 and the ,ferns4 ,vol4 ,i4 #hvo41 with #ab ,plates1 #ads4 plain2 with the ,plates coloured1 #bds4 cloth4 ,vol4 ,,ii4 in ,two ,parts1 comprising the ,cryptogamia and the ,fungi1 completing the ,british ,flora1 and forming ,vol4 ,v41 ,parts #a and #b1 of ,smith's ,english ,flora1 #bds4 boards4 ,,horne 7,,the ,,rev4 ,t4 ,h47--,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,the ,,critical ,,study ,,and ,,knowledge ,,of ,,the ,,holy ,,scriptures4 ,by the ,rev4 ,thomas ,hartwell ,horne1 ,b4,d4 of ,st4 ,john's ,college1 ,cambridge4 ,new ,edition1 revised and corrected4 #e vols4 #hvo4 with ,maps and ,fac-similes1 #cl4 #cs4 cloth2 or #el4 bound in calf by ,hayday4 ,,horne 7,,the ,,rev4 ,t4 ,h47--,a ,,compendious ,,introduction ,,to ,,the ,,study ,,of ,,the ,,bible4 ,by the ,rev4 ,thomas ,hartwell ,horne1 ,b4,d4 of ,st4 ,john's ,college1 ,cambridge4 ,being an ,analysis of his ,introduction to the ,critical ,study and ,knowledge of the ,holy ,scriptures4 ,new ,edition4 #abmo4 with ,maps and ,engravings1 #is4 boards4 ,,howitt1 7,,mary74--,,ballads ,,and ,,other ,,poems4 ,by ,mary ,howitt4 ,square crown #hvo4 with a ,portrait from a ,picture by ,miss ,gillies1 beautifully engraved by ,w4 ,h4 ,egleton1 #ahs4 cloth2 morocco1 #cfs4 7bound by ,hayday74 ,,howitt4--,,the ,,children',s ,,year4 ,by ,mary ,howitt4 ,with ,four ,illustrations1 engraved by ,john ,absolon1 from ,original ,designs by ,anna ,mary ,howitt4 ,square #afmo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,howitt4--,,the ,,boy',s ,,country ,,book3 ,being the real ,life of a ,country ,boy1 written by ,himself2 exhibiting all the ,amusements1 ,pleasures1 and ,pursuits of ,children in the ,country4 ,edited by ,william ,howitt1 author of ,the ,rural ,life of ,england1 etc4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with #dj ,woodcuts1 #fs4 cloth4 ,,howitt4--,,visits ,,to ,,remarkable ,,places2 ,old ,halls1 ,battle-,fields1 and ,scenes illustrative of ,striking ,passages in ,english ,history and ,poetry4 ,by ,william ,howitt4 ,new ,edition4 ,medium #hvo4 with #dj ,illustrations1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,second ,,series1 chiefly in the ,counties of ,,durham and ,,northumberland1 with a ,stroll along the ,,border4 ,medium #hvo4 with upwards of #dj highly-finished ,woodcuts1 from ,drawings made on the spot1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,howitt4--,,the ,,rural ,,life ,,of ,,england4 ,by ,william ,howitt4 ,new ,edition1 corrected and revised4 ,medium #hvo4 with ,engravings on ,wood by ,bewick and ,williams1 uniform with ,visits to ,remarkable ,places1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,howitt4--,,the ,,rural ,,and ,,domestic ,,life ,,of ,,germany3 ,with ,characteristic ,sketches of its chief ,cities and ,scenery4 ,collected in a ,general ,tour1 and during a ,residence in that ,country in the ,years #ahdj-db4 ,by ,william ,howitt1 author of ,the ,rural ,life of ,england1 etc4 ,medium #hvo41 with above #ej ,illustrations1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,howitt4--,,the ,,student-,,life ,,of ,,germany4 ,from the ,unpublished ,,ms4 of ,dr4 ,cornelius4 ,by ,william ,howitt4 #hvo4 with #bd ,wood ,engravings1 and #g ,steel ,plates1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,howitt4--,,colonisation ,,and ,,christianity3 ,a ,popular ,history of the ,treatment of the ,natives1 in all their ,colonies1 by the ,europeans4 ,by ,william ,howitt4 ,post #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,hudson4--,,plain ,,directions ,,for ,,making ,,wills ,in conformity with the ,law1 and particularly with reference to the ,act #g ,wm4 ,,iv4 and #a ,vict4 c4 #bf4 ,to which is added1 a clear ,exposition of the ,law relating to the ,distribution of ,personal ,estate in the case of ,intestacy1 with two ,forms of ,wills1 and much useful ,information1 etc4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,hudson1 ,esq4 ,new ,edition1 corrected4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #bs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,hudson4--,,the ,,executor',s ,,guide4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,hudson1 ,esq41 of the ,legacy ,duty ,office1 ,london3 author of ,plain ,directions for ,making ,wills1 and ,the ,parent's ,hand-,book4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,the above two works may be had in ,one volume1 price #gs4 cloth4 ,,humboldt 7,,baron74--,,cosmos3 ,a ,sketch of a ,physical ,description of the ,universe4 ,translated1 with the ,author's sanction and co-operation1 under the superintendence of ,lieutenant-,colonel ,edward ,sabine1 ,f4,r4,s4 ,for4 ,sec4 ,r4,s4 ,new ,edition4 ,vols4 ,i and ,,ii4 post #hvo4 #abs4 each1 cloth4 ,je vous autorise1 ,monsieur1 de vous servir en toute occasion de la dclaration1 que la belle traduction du ,colonel ,sabine1 enriche de rectifications et de notes trs-prcieuses1 et qui ont toute mon approbation1 est la seule par laquelle j'ai vivement desir voir introduit mon ouvrage dans la littrature de votre pays4--,baron ,humboldt to ,mr4 ,murray4 ,,hume4--,,the ,,learned ,,societies ,,and ,,printing ,,clubs ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,kingdom2 being an ,account of their respective ,origin1 ,history1 ,objects1 and ,constitution3 full details respecting ,membership1 ,fees1 their published ,works and ,transactions1 ,notices of their ,periods and ,places of ,meeting1 etc4 ,with a general ,introduction1 and a ,classified ,index4 ,compiled from ,official ,documents1 by the ,rev4 ,a4 ,hume1 ,,ll4,d41 ,f4,s4,a4 ,post #hvo4 #hs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,hunt4--,,researches ,,on ,,light3 ,an ,examination of all the ,phenomena connected with the ,chemical and ,molecular ,changes produced by the ,influence of the ,solar ,rays2 embracing all the known ,photographic ,processes1 and new ,discoveries in the ,art4 ,by ,robert ,hunt1 ,keeper of ,mining ,records4 ,museum of ,economic ,geology4 #hvo4 with ,plate and ,woodcuts1 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,james4--,a ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,life ,,of ,,edward ,,the ,,black ,,prince1 and of various ,events connected therewith1 which occurred during the ,reign of ,edward ,,iii4 ,king of ,england4 ,by ,g4 ,p4 ,r4 ,james1 ,esq4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 foolscap #hvo4 with ,map1 #aes4 ,,jameson4--,,sacred ,,and ,,legendary ,,art4 ,by ,mrs4 ,jameson4 #b vols4 square crown #hvo41 illustrated by numerous ,woodcuts1 with a few ,etchings by the ,author4 ,nearly ready4 ,vol4 ,i4 contains ,legends of the ,angels and ,archangels1 the ,evangelists1 the ,apostles1 the ,doctors of the ,church1 and ,mary ,magdalene4 ,vol4 ,,ii4 contains ,legends of the ,patron ,saints1 the ,virgin ,patronesses1 the ,greek and ,latin ,martyrs1 the ,bishops and ,confessors1 the ,hermits1 and the ,warrior ,saints of ,christendom4 ,,jebb 7,,bishop7 ,,and ,,knox 7,,alexander74--,,thirty ,,years' ,,correspondence between ,john ,jebb1 ,d4,d4 ,f4,r4,s41 ,bishop of ,limerick1 ,ardfert1 ,aghadoe1 and ,alexander ,knox1 ,esq4 ,m4,r4,i4,a4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,charles ,forster1 ,b4,d4 ,rector of ,stisted1 formerly ,domestic ,chaplain to ,bishop ,jebb4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #bhs4 cloth4 ,,jebb4--,a ,,literal ,,translation ,,of ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,psalms2 ,intended to illustrate their ,poetical and ,moral ,structure4 ,to which are added1 ,dissertations on the word ,selah1 and on the ,authorship1 ,order1 ,titles1 and ,poetical ,features of the ,psalms4 ,by the ,rev4 ,john ,jebb1 ,a4,m41 ,rector of ,peterstow4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #bas4 cloth4 ,,jeffrey 7,,lord74--,,contributions ,,to ,,the ,,edinburgh ,,review4 ,by ,francis ,jeffrey1 now one of the ,judges in the ,court of ,session in ,scotland4 ,new ,edit4 #c vols4 #hvo4 #dbs4 cloth4 ,,johnson4--,,the ,,wisdom ,,of ,,the ,,rambler1 ,,adventurer1 ,,and ,,idler4 ,consisting of #aaj of the best ,essays4 ,by ,samuel ,johnson1 ,,ll4,d4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #gs4 cloth4 ,,johnson4--,,the ,,farmer',s ,,encyclop,,dia1 ,and ,,dictionary of ,,rural ,,affairs3 embracing all the recent ,discoveries in ,agricultural ,chemistry2 adapted to the comprehension of unscientific ,readers4 ,by ,cuthbert ,w4 ,johnson1 ,esq41 ,f4,r4,s4 ,barrister-at-,law1 ,editor of the ,farmers' ,almanack1 etc4 #hvo4 with ,wood ,engravings1 #bl4 #ajs4 cloth4 ,,jones',s ,,guide ,,to ,,norway1 ,,and ,,salmon-,,fisher',s ,,pocket ,,companion2 founded on ,experience collected in the ,country4 ,edited by ,frederic ,tolfrey1 ,esq41 author of ,the ,sportsman in ,france1 and ,the ,sportsman in ,canada4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with ,frontispiece and ,vignette ,title1 and ,engravings of the proper ,flies1 beautifully coloured1 in exact imitation of the originals1 #aes4 cloth4 ,,kindersley4--,,the ,,very ,,joyous1 ,,pleasant1 ,,and ,,refreshing ,,history of the ,feats1 ,exploits1 ,triumphs1 and ,achievements of the ,good ,knight1 without ,fear and without ,reproach1 the gentle ,lord ,de ,bayard4 ,set forth in ,english by ,edward ,cockburn ,kindersley1 ,esq4 ,square post #hvo4 with ,ornamental ,headings1 and ,frontispiece by ,e4 ,h4 ,wehnert1 #is4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,kip4--,,the ,,christmas ,,holydays ,,in ,,rome4 ,by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,ingraham ,kip1 ,m4,a4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,sewell1 ,b4,d4 ,fellow and ,tutor of ,exeter ,college1 ,oxford4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,kirby ,,and ,,spence4--,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,entomology2 ,or1 ,elements of the ,natural ,history of ,insects3 comprising an account of noxious and useful ,insects1 of their ,metamorphoses1 ,food1 ,stratagems1 ,habitations1 ,societies1 ,motions1 ,noises1 ,hybernation1 ,instinct1 etc4 ,by ,w4 ,kirby1 ,m4,a4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,l4,s4 ,rector of ,barham2 and ,w4 ,spence1 ,esq41 ,f4,r4,s4 ,l4,s4 ,new ,edition1 enlarged4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #cas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,knox 7,,alexander74--,,remains ,,of ,,alexander ,,knox1 ,,esq4 ,of ,dublin1 ,m4,r4,i4,a42 containing ,essays1 chiefly explanatory1 of ,christian ,doctrine2 and ,confidential ,letters1 with ,private ,papers1 illustrative of the ,writer's ,character1 ,sentiments1 and ,life4 ,new ,edition4 #d vols4 #hvo4 #bl4 #hs4 cloth4 ,,laing4--,,the ,,chronicle ,,of ,,the ,,kings ,,of ,,norway1 ,from the ,earliest ,period of the ,history of the ,northern ,sea ,kings to the ,middle of the ,twelfth ,century3 commonly called the ,heimskringla4 ,translated from the ,icelandic of ,snorro ,sturleson1 with ,notes1 and a ,preliminary ,discourse1 by ,samuel ,laing1 ,esq4 #c vols4 #hvo4 #cfs4 cloth4 ,,laing4--,a ,,tour ,,in ,,sweden ,in #ahch2 comprising ,observations on the ,moral1 ,political1 and ,economical ,state of the ,swedish ,nation4 ,by ,samuel ,laing1 ,esq4 #hvo4 #abs4 cloth4 ,,lane 7,r4 ,i47--,,life ,,at ,,the ,,water ,,cure3 ,or1 a ,month at ,malvern4 ,a ,diary of ,facts and ,fancies4 ,to which is added the ,sequel4 ,by ,richard ,j4 ,lane1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,lithographer in ,ordinary to ,her ,majesty and ,his ,royal ,highness ,prince ,albert4 ,post #hvo4 with many ,illustrations1 #ads4 cloth4 ,l4 ,e4 ,l4--,,the ,,poetical ,,works ,,of ,,letitia ,,elizabeth ,,landon4 ,new ,edition4 #d vols4 foolscap #hvo4 with ,illustrations by ,howard1 etc4 #bhs4 cloth2 or bound in morocco1 with gilt edges1 #bl4 #ds4 ,the following ,works separately3-- ,the ,,improvisatrice #ajs4 #f;d4 ,the ,,venetian ,,bracelet #ajs4 #f;d4 ,the ,,golden ,,violet #ajs4 #f;d4 ,the ,,troubadour #ajs4 #f;d4 ,,lardner',s ,,cabinet ,,cyclop,,dia2 ,being a ,series of ,original ,works on ,history1 ,biography1 ,natural ,philosophy1 ,natural ,history1 ,literature1 the ,sciences1 ,arts1 and ,manufactures4 ,by ,bishop ,thirlwall1 ,sir ,james ,mackintosh1 ,sir ,john ,herschel1 ,sir ,walter ,scott1 ,thomas ,moore1 ,robert ,southey1 and other ,eminent ,writers4 ,conducted and edited by ,dr4 ,lardner4 ,the ,series complete in ,one ,hundred and ,thirty-three ,volumes1 #cil4 #ahs4 ,the ,works separately1 #fs4 per volume4 ,the ,series comprises3-- #a4 ,bell's ,history of ,russia #c vols4 #ahs4 #b4 ,bell's ,lives of ,british ,poets #b vols4 #abs4 #c4 ,brewster's ,treatise on ,optics #a vol4 #fs4 #d4 ,cooley's ,history of ,maritime and ,inland ,discovery #c vols4 #ahs4 #e4 ,crowe's ,history of ,france #c vols4 #ahs4 #f4 ,de ,morgan's ,treatise on ,probabilities #a vol4 #fs4 #g4 ,de ,sismondi's ,history of the ,italian ,republics #a vol4 #fs4 #h4 ,de ,sismondi's ,fall of the ,roman ,empire #b vols4 #abs4 #i4 ,donovan's ,treatise on ,chemistry #a vol4 #fs4 #aj4 ,donovan's ,domestic ,economy #b vols4 #abs4 #aa4 ,dunham's ,history of ,spain and ,portugal #e vols4 #cjs4 #ab4 ,dunham's ,history of ,denmark1 ,sweden1 and ,norway #c vols4 #ahs4 #ac4 ,dunham's ,history of ,poland #a vol4 #fs4 #ad4 ,dunham's ,history of the ,germanic ,empire #c vols4 #ahs4 #ae4 ,dunham's ,history of ,europe during the ,middle ,ages #d vols4 #bds4 #af4 ,dunham's ,lives of ,british ,dramatists #b vols4 #abs4 #ag4 ,dunham's ,lives of ,early ,writers of ,great ,britain #a vol4 #fs4 #ah4 ,fergus's ,history of the ,united ,states #b vols4 #abs4 #ai4 ,fosbroke's ,grecian and ,roman ,antiquities #b vols4 #abs4 #bj4 ,forster's ,lives of the ,statesmen of the ,commonwealth #e vols4 #cjs4 #ba4 ,forster1 ,mackintosh1 and ,courtenay's ,lives of ,british ,statesmen #g vols4 #dbs4 #bb4 ,gleg's ,lives of ,military ,commanders #c vols4 #ahs4 #bc4 ,grattan's ,history of the ,netherlands #a vol4 #fs4 #bd4 ,henslow's ,treatise on ,botany #a vol4 #fs4 #be4 ,herschel's ,treatise on ,astronomy #a vol4 #fs4 #bf4 ,herschel's ,preliminary ,discourse on the ,study of ,natural ,philosophy #a vol4 #fs4 #bg4 ,history of ,rome #b vols4 #abs4 #bh4 ,history of ,switzerland #a vol4 #fs4 #bi4 ,holland's ,treatise on the ,manufactures in ,metal #c vols4 #ahs4 #cj4 ,james's ,lives of ,foreign ,statesmen #e vols4 #cjs4 #ca4 ,kater and ,lardner's ,treatise on ,mechanics #a vol4 #fs4 #cb4 ,keightley's ,outlines of ,history #a vol4 #fs4 #cc4 ,lardner's ,treatise on ,arithmetic #a vol4 #fs4 #cd4 ,lardner's ,treat4 on ,geometry #a vol4 #fs4 #ce4 ,lardner's ,treatise on ,heat #a vol4 #fs4 #cf4 ,lardner's ,treatise on ,hydrostatics and ,pneumatics #a vol4 #fs4 #cg4 ,lardner and ,walker's ,electricity and ,magnetism #b vols4 #abs4 #ch4 ,mackintosh1 ,wallace1 and ,bell's ,history of ,england #aj vols4 #fjs4 #ci4 ,montgomery and ,shelley's ,lives of ,italian1 ,spanish1 and ,portuguese ,authors #c vols4 #ahs4 #dj4 ,moore's ,history of ,ireland #d vols4 #bds4 #da4 ,nicolas's ,chronology of ,history #a vol4 #fs4 #db4 ,phillips's ,treat4 on ,geology #b vols4 #abs4 #dc4 ,powell's ,history of ,natural ,philosophy #a vol4 #fs4 #dd4 ,porter's ,treatise on the ,manufacture of ,silk #a vol4 #fs4 #de4 ,porter's ,treatise on the ,manufacture of ,porcelain and ,glass #a vol4 #fs4 #df4 ,roscoe's ,lives of ,british ,lawyers #a vol4 #fs4 #dg4 ,scott's ,history of ,scotland #b vols4 #abs4 #dh4 ,shelley's ,lives of ,french ,authors #b vols4 #abs4 #di4 ,shuckard and ,swainson's ,treatise on ,insects #a vol4 #fs4 #ej4 ,southey's ,lives of ,british ,admirals #e vols4 #cjs4 #ea4 ,stebbing's ,history of the ,church #b vols4 #abs4 #eb4 ,stebbing's ,history of the ,reformation #b vols4 #abs4 #ec4 ,swainson's ,preliminary ,discourse on ,natural ,history #a vol4 #fs4 #ed4 ,swainson's ,natural ,history and ,classification of ,animals #a vol4 #fs4 #ee4 ,swainson's ,habits and ,instincts of ,animals #a vol4 #fs4 #ef4 ,swainson's ,quadrupeds #a vol4 #fs4 #eg4 ,swainson's ,birds #b vols4 #abs4 #eh4 ,swainson's ,fish1 ,reptiles1 etc4 #b vols4 #abs4 #ei4 ,swainson's ,shells and ,shellfish #a vol4 #fs4 #fj4 ,swainson's ,animals in ,menageries #a vol4 #fs4 #fa4 ,swainson's ,taxidermy and ,bibliography #a vol4 #fs4 #fb4 ,thirlwall's ,history of ,greece #h vols4 #dhs4 ,,laneton ,,parsonage3 ,a ,tale for ,children1 on the practical use of a portion of the ,church ,catechism4 ,by the author of ,amy ,herbert1 and ,gertrude4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,sewell1 ,b4,d4 ,new ,edition4 ,parts ,i4 and ,,ii4 fcap4 #hvo4 #es4 each1 cloth4 ,,latham4--,,on ,,diseases ,,of ,,the ,,heart4 ,lectures on ,subjects connected with ,clinical ,medicine2 comprising ,diseases of the ,heart4 ,by ,p4 ,m4 ,latham1 ,m4,d4 ,physician ,extraordinary to the ,queen2 and late ,physician to ,st4 ,bartholomew's ,hospital4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 #abmo4 #afs4 cloth4 ,,lee4--,,taxidermy2 ,or1 the ,art of ,collecting1 ,preparing1 and ,mounting ,objects of ,natural ,history4 ,for the use of ,museums and ,travellers4 ,by ,mrs4 ,r4 ,lee4 ,new ,edition1 improved2 with an account of a ,visit to ,walton ,hall1 and ,mr4 ,waterton's ,method of ,preserving ,animals4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with ,woodcuts1 #gs4 ,,lee4--,,elements ,,of ,,natural ,,history1 ,for the ,use of ,schools and ,young ,persons3 comprising the ,principles of ,classification1 interspersed with amusing and instructive ,accounts of the most remarkable ,animals4 ,by ,mrs4 ,r4 ,lee4 #abmo4 with #ee ,woodcuts1 #gs4 #f;d4 bound4 ,,lempri,,re4--,a ,,classical ,,dictionary2 ,containing a copious ,account of all the ,proper ,names mentioned in ,ancient ,authors2 with the ,value of ,coins1 ,weights1 and ,measures1 used amongst the ,greeks and ,romans2 and a ,chronological ,table4 ,by ,t4 ,lemprire1 ,d4,d4 ,new ,edition1 corrected4 #hvo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,leslie 7,c4 ,r47--,,memoirs ,,of ,,the ,,life ,,of ,,john ,,constable1 ,,esq4 ,r4 ,a4 ,composed chiefly of his ,letters4 ,by ,c4 ,r4 ,leslie1 ,r4 ,a4 ,second ,edition1 with further ,extracts from his ,correspondence4 ,small #dto4 with two ,portraits 7one from a new ,sketch1 by ,mr4 ,leslie17 and a plate of ,spring1 engraved by ,lucas1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,letters ,,to ,,my ,,unknown ,,friends4 ,by a ,lady4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,lindley4--,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,botany4 ,by ,prof4 ,j4 ,lindley1 ,ph4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,l4,s4 etc4 ,new ,edition1 with ,corrections and considerable ,additions4 #hvo4 with ,six ,plates and numerous ,woodcuts1 #ahs4 cloth4 ,,lindley4--,a ,,synopsis ,,of ,,the ,,british ,,flora1 ,arranged according to the ,natural ,orders4 ,by ,professor ,john ,lindley1 ,ph4,d41 ,f4,r4,s41 etc4 ,new ,edition1 with numerous ,additions and ,improvements4 #abmo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,lindley4--,,the ,,theory ,,of ,,horticulture2 ,or1 an ,attempt to ,explain the ,principal ,operations of ,gardening upon ,physiological ,principles4 ,by ,john ,lindley1 ,ph4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 #hvo4 with ,illustrations on ,wood1 #abs4 cloth4 ,,lindley4--,,guide ,,to ,,the ,,orchard ,,and ,,kitchen ,,garden2 ,or1 an ,account of the most valuable ,fruits and ,vegetables cultivated in ,great ,britain3 with ,kalendars of the ,work required in the ,orchard and ,kitchen ,garden during every ,month in the ,year4 ,by ,george ,lindley1 ,c4,m4,h4,s4 ,edited by ,professor ,lindley4 #hvo4 #afs4 boards4 ,,linwood 7,w47--,,anthologia ,,oxoniensis2 ,sive1 ,florilegium e lusibus poeticis diversorum ,oxoniensium ,grcis et ,latinis decerptum4 ,curante ,gulielmo ,linwood1 ,m4,a4 dis ,christi ,alumno4 #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,loudon 7,,mrs47--,,the ,,amateur ,,gardener',s ,,calendar2 ,being a ,monthly ,guide1 as to what should be avoided as well as what should be done in a ,garden in each ,month3 with plain ,rules how to do what is requisite2 ,directions for laying out and planting ,kitchen and ,flower ,gardens1 ,pleasure ,grounds1 and ,shrubberies2 and a short account1 in each ,month1 of the ,quadrupeds1 ,birds1 and ,insects1 then most injurious to ,gardens4 ,by ,mrs4 ,loudon4 #afmo4 with numerous ,wood ,engravings1 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,loudon 7,,mrs47--,,the ,,lady',s ,,country ,,companion2 ,or1 ,how to ,enjoy a ,country ,life ,rationally4 ,by ,mrs4 ,loudon1 author of ,gardening for ,ladies1 etc4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo41 with ,plate and ,woodcuts1 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,loudon 7,j4 ,c47--,,self-,,instruction ,,for ,,young ,,gardeners1 ,foresters1 ,bailiffs1 ,land ,stewards1 and ,farmers2 in ,arithmetic1 ,book-keeping1 ,geometry1 ,mensuration1 ,practical ,trigonometry1 ,mechanics1 ,land-,surveying1 ,levelling1 ,planning and ,mapping1 ,architectural ,drawing1 and ,isometrical ,projection and ,perspective2 with ,examples shewing their applications to ,horticultural and ,agricultural ,purposes4 ,by the late ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,s4 ,h4,s4 etc4 ,with a ,portrait of ,mr4 ,loudon1 and a ,memoir by ,mrs4 ,loudon4 #hvo4 with ,wood ,engravings1 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,loudon4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,trees ,,and ,,shrubs2 ,being the ,arboretum et ,fruticetum ,britannicum abridged3 containing the ,hardy ,trees and ,shrubs of ,great ,britain1 ,native and ,foreign1 scientifically and popularly described3 with their ,propagation1 ,culture1 and ,uses in the ,arts4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,s4 etc4 #hvo4 with upwards of #b1jjj ,engravings on ,wood1 #bl4 #ajs4 cloth4 ,a ,new ,edition of the ,original ,work1 in #h vols4 #hvo4 with above #djj octavo ,plates of ,trees1 and upwards of #b1ejj ,woodcuts1 #ajl4 cloth4 ,,loudon4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,gardening2 ,presenting in one systematic view1 the ,history and ,present ,state of ,gardening ,in all ,countries1 and its ,theory and ,practice in ,great ,britain3 with the ,management of the ,kitchen ,garden1 the ,flower ,garden1 ,laying-out ,grounds1 etc4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,s4 etc4 ,a new ,edition4 #hvo4 with nearly #a1jjj ,engravings on ,wood1 #bl4 #ajs4 cloth4 ,,loudon4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,agriculture2 ,comprising ,the ,theory and ,practice of the ,valuation1 ,transfer1 ,laying-out1 ,improvement1 and ,management of ,landed ,property1 and of the cultivation and economy of the ,animal and ,vegetable ,productions of ,agriculture1 including all the latest improvements4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,g4,z4 and ,h4,s4 etc4 ,fifth ,edition4 #hvo4 with upwards of #a1ajj engravings on ,wood1 by ,branston1 #bl4 #ajs4 cloth4--,the ,supplement1 separately1 #es4 sewed4 ,,loudon4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,plants2 ,including all the ,plants which are found in1 or have been introduced into ,great ,britain2 giving their ,natural ,history1 accompanied by such ,descriptions1 ,engraved ,figures1 and ,elementary ,details1 as may enable a beginner1 who is a mere ,english reader1 to discover the name of every ,plant which he may find in flower1 and acquire all the information respecting it which is useful and interesting4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,s41 etc4 ,the ,specific ,characters by an ,eminent ,botanist2 the ,drawings by ,j4 ,d4 ,c4 ,sowerby1 ,f4,l4,s4 ,a new ,edition1 with a new ,supplement and a new ,index4 #hvo4 with nearly #aj1jjj ,wood ,engravings1 #gcs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,loudon4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,cottage1 ,,farm1 ,,and ,,villa ,,architecture and ,,furniture4 ,containing ,designs for ,cottages1 ,villas1 ,farm ,houses1 ,farmeries1 ,country ,inns1 ,public ,houses1 ,parochial ,schools1 etc42 with the requisite ,fittings-up1 ,fixtures1 and ,furniture1 and appropriate ,offices1 ,gardens1 and ,garden ,scenery3 each ,design accompanied by ,analytical and ,critical ,remarks4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,s4 etc4 ,new ,edition1 ,edited by ,mrs4 ,loudon4 #hvo4 with more than #b1jjj ,engravings on ,wood1 #fcs4 cloth4--,the ,supplement1 separately1 #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 sewed4 ,,loudon4--,,hortus ,,britannicus3 ,a ,catalogue of all the ,plants indigenous to or introduced into ,britain4 ,new ,edition1 with a ,supplement1 prepared1 under the direction of ,j4,c4 ,loudon1 by ,w4 ,h4 ,baxter1 and revised by ,george ,don1 ,f4,l4,s4 #hvo4 #cas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,loudon4--,,the ,,suburban ,,gardener ,,and ,,villa ,,companion3 ,comprising the ,choice of a ,villa or ,suburban ,residence1 or of a ,situation on which to form one2 the ,arrangement and ,furnishing of the ,house2 and the ,laying-out1 ,planting1 and general ,management of the ,garden and ,ground2 the whole adapted for ,grounds from one perch to fifty acres and upwards in extent2 intended for the instruction of those who know little of ,gardening or ,rural ,affairs1 and more particularly for the use of ,ladies4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,s41 etc4 #hvo4 with above #cjj ,wood ,engravings1 #bjs4 cloth4 ,,loudon4--,,hortus ,,lignosus ,,londinensis2 ,or1 a ,catalogue of all the ,ligneous ,plants cultivated in the neighbourhood of ,london4 ,to which are added their usual ,prices in ,nurseries4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,s4 etc4 #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 ,,low4--,,on ,,landed ,,property1 ,,and ,,the ,,economy ,,of ,,estates2 ,comprehending the ,relations between ,landlord and ,tenant1 and the ,principles and ,forms of ,leases2 of ,farm ,buildings1 ,enclosures1 ,drains1 ,embankments1 ,roads1 and other ,rural ,works1 ,minerals1 and ,woods4 ,by ,david ,low1 ,esq4 ,f4,r4,s4,e4 etc41 author of ,elements of ,practical ,agriculture1 etc4 #hvo4 with numerous ,wood ,engravings1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,low4--,,an ,,inquiry ,,into ,,the ,,nature ,,of ,,the ,,simple ,,bodies ,,of ,,chemistry4 ,by ,d4 ,low1 ,f4,r4,s4,e4 ,professor of ,agriculture in the ,university of ,edinburgh2 author of ,elements of ,practical ,agriculture1 ,a ,treatise on ,landed ,property and the ,economy of ,estates1 ,a ,treatise on the ,breeds of the ,british ,domesticate ,animals1 ,the ,breeds of the ,domesticated ,animals of ,great ,britain ,illustrated and ,described4 #b;d ,edition1 enlarged and improved4 #hvo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,low4--,,on ,,the ,,domesticated ,,animals ,,of ,,great ,,britain1 ,comprehending the ,natural and ,economical ,history of the ,species and ,breeds2 ,illustrations of the ,properties of ,external ,form2 and ,observations on the ,principles and ,practice of ,breeding4 ,by ,david ,low1 ,esq41 ,f4,r4,s4,e41 ,professor of ,agriculture in the ,university of ,edinburgh1 etc42 author of ,elements of ,practical ,agriculture1 etc4 #hvo4 with ,engravings on ,wood1 #bes4 cloth4 ,,low4--,,the ,,breeds ,,of ,,the ,,domesticated ,,animals ,,of ,,great ,,britain described4 ,by ,david ,low1 ,esq4 ,f4,r4,s4,e41 ,professor of ,agriculture in the ,university of ,edinburgh1 etc4 ,the ,plates from drawings by ,w4 ,nicholson1 ,r4,s4,a41 reduced from a ,series of ,oil ,paintings1 executed for the ,agricultural ,museum of the ,university of ,edinburgh1 by ,w4 ,shields1 ,r4,s4,a4 #b vols4 atlas quarto1 with #ef ,plates of ,animals1 beautifully coloured after ,nature1 #afl4 #afs4 half-bound in morocco4 ,or in four separate portions1 as follow3-- ,the ,,ox4 #a ,vol4 ,with #bb ,plates1 price #fl4 #afs4 #f;d4 half-bound morocco4 ,the ,,sheep4 #a ,vol4 ,with #ba ,plates1 price #fl4 #afs4 #f;d4 half-bound morocco4 ,the ,,horse4 #a ,vol4 ,with #h ,plates1 price #cl4 half-bound morocco4 ,the ,,hog1 #a ,vol4 ,with #e ,plates1 price #bl4 #bs4 half-bound morocco4 ,,low4--,,elements ,,of ,,practical ,,agriculture2 ,comprehending the ,cultivation of ,plants1 the ,husbandry of the ,domestic ,animals1 and the ,economy of the ,farm4 ,by ,david ,low1 ,esq4 ,f4,r4,s4,e41 ,professor of ,agriculture in the ,university of ,edinburgh4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 with an entirely new set of above #bjj ,woodcuts1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,macaulay4--,,critical ,,and ,,historical ,,essays ,,contributed ,,to ,,the ,,edinburgh ,,review4 ,by the ,right ,hon4 ,thomas ,babington ,macaulay1 ,m4,p4 ,new ,edition4 #c vols4 #hvo4 #cfs4 cloth4 ,,macaulay4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,england4 ,from the ,accession of ,james ,,ii ,by ,thomas ,babington ,macaulay4 ,vols4 ,i and ,,ii4 #hvo4 ,in the press4 ,,macaulay4--,,lays ,,of ,,ancient ,,rome4 ,with ,ivry and ,the ,armada4 ,by the ,right ,honorable ,thomas ,babington ,macaulay1 ,m4,p4 ,new ,edition1 #afmo4 #ds4 #f;d4 cloth2 morocco1 #ajs4 #f;d4 7by ,hayday74 ,,macaulay4--,,mr4 ,,macaulay',s ,,lays ,,of ,,ancient ,,rome4 ,a ,new ,edition4 ,with numerous illustrations1 ,original and from the ,antique1 drawn on ,wood by ,george ,scharf1 jun42 and engraved by ,samuel ,williams4 ,fcp4 #dto4 #bas4 boards2 morocco1 #dbs4 7bound by ,hayday74 ,,mackay 7,,charles74--,,the ,,scenery ,,and ,,poetry ,,of ,,the ,,english ,,lakes2 a ,summer ,ramble4 ,by ,charles ,mackay1 ,esq4 ,,ll4,d4 author of ,legends of the ,isles1 ,the ,salamandrine1 ,the ,thames and its ,tributaries1 etc4 #hvo4 with beautiful ,wood ,engravings from ,original ,sketches1 #ads4 cloth4 ,,mackintosh 7,,sir ,,james74--,,the ,,life ,,of ,,sir ,,thomas ,,more4 ,by the ,right ,hon4 ,sir ,james ,mackintosh4 ,reprinted from the ,cabinet ,cyclopdia4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with ,portrait1 #es4 cloth2 or bound in vellum1 #hs4 ,,mackintosh',s 7,,sir ,,james7 ,,miscellaneous ,,works2 ,including his ,contributions to ,the ,,edinburgh ,,review4 ,edited by ,robert ,james ,mackintosh1 ,esq4 #c vols4 #hvo4 #dbs4 cloth4 ,m',,culloch4--,a ,,dictionary1 ,,geographical1 ,,statistical1 ,,and ,,historical1 of the various ,countries1 ,places1 and ,principal ,natural ,objects in the ,world4 ,,by ,j4 ,r4 ,m',culloch1 ,esq4 ,a ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with ,six ,large ,maps1 #dl4 cloth4 ,the new ,articles are printed separately as a ,supplement to the former ,edition4 ,they comprise a full account of the present state of the ,united ,kingdom1 the ,oregon ,territory1 etc4 #hvo4 #es4 sewed4 ,m',,culloch4--,a ,,dictionary1 ,,practical1 ,,theoretical1 ,,and ,,historical1 ,,of ,,commerce1 ,,and ,,commercial ,,navigation4 ,by ,j4 ,r4 ,m',culloch1 ,esq4 ,a ,new ,edition1 corrected1 enlarged1 and improved4 #hvo4 with ,maps and ,plans1 #ejs4 cloth2 or #ees4 strongly half-bound in russia4 ,a ,,supplement to the ,editions published in #ahdd and #ahdf may be had separately1 price #ds4 #f;d4 sewed4 ,m',,culloch4--,a ,,treatise ,,on ,,the ,,succession ,,to ,,property ,,vacant ,,by ,,death3 including ,inquiries ,into the ,influence of ,primogeniture1 ,entails1 the ,law of ,compulsory ,partition1 ,foundations1 etc4 over the ,public ,interests4 ,by ,j4 ,r4 ,m',culloch1 ,esq4 #hvo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,m',,culloch 7,j4 ,r47--,,an ,,account1 ,,descriptive1 ,,and ,,statistical1 of the ,,british ,empire2 exhibiting its ,extent1 ,physical ,capacities1 ,population1 ,industry1 and ,civil and ,religious ,institutions4 ,by ,j4 ,r4 ,m',culloch1 ,esq4 #c;d ,edition1 corrected1 enlarged1 and greatly improved4 #b thick vols4 #hvo4 #dbs4 cloth4 ,m',,culloch4--,,the ,,literature ,,of ,,political ,,economy2 ,being a ,classified ,catalogue of the principal ,works in the different departments of ,political ,economy1 interspersed with ,historical1 ,critical1 and ,biographical ,notices4 ,by ,j4 ,r4 ,m',culloch1 ,esq4 #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,m',,culloch4--,a ,,treatise ,,on ,,the ,,principles ,,and ,,practical ,,influence ,,of ,,taxation ,,and ,,the ,,funding ,,system4 ,by ,j4 ,r4 ,m',culloch1 ,esq4 #hvo4 #ajs4 cloth4 ,,madame ,,de ,,malguet3 ,a ,tale of #ahbj4 #c vols4 post #hvo4 #cas4 #f;d4 boards4 ,one of the most fascinating productions of the present day4 ,the story is well told2 and the incidents are all grouped together with the skill of a painter and the hand of a master4 ,few works of fiction have appeared at any time1 and fewer still in more recent days1 which will bear any comparison with this1 in all the essential attributes of a good novel4--,observer4 ,,maitland 7,,dr4 ,,charles74--,,the ,,church ,,in ,,the ,,catacombs3 ,a ,description of the ,primitive ,church of ,rome1 illustrated by its ,sepulchral ,remains4 ,by ,charles ,maitland1 ,m4,d4 ,new ,edition1 revised4 #hvo4 with numerous ,engravings on ,wood4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,marcet4--,,conversations ,,on ,,chemistry2 ,in which the ,elements of that ,science are familiarly ,explained and ,illustrated by ,experiments4 ,by ,mrs4 ,marcet4 ,new ,edition1 corrected4 #b vols4 foolscap4 #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,marcet4--,,conversations ,,on ,,natural ,,philosophy2 ,in which the ,elements of that ,science are familiarly explained1 and adapted to the comprehension of ,young ,persons4 ,by ,mrs4 ,marcet4 ,new ,edition1 enlarged and corrected4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with #bc ,plates1 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,marcet4--,,conversations ,,on ,,political ,,economy2 ,in which the ,elements of that ,science are familiarly explained4 ,by ,mrs4 ,marcet4 ,new ,edition1 revised and enlarged4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,marcet4--,,conversations ,,on ,,vegetable ,,physiology2 ,comprehending the ,elements of ,botany1 with their application to ,agriculture4 ,by ,mrs4 ,marcet4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with ,four ,plates1 #is4 cloth4 ,,marcet4--,,conversations ,,on ,,land ,,and ,,water4 ,by ,mrs4 ,marcet4 ,new ,edition revised and corrected4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with coloured ,map shewing the comparative ,altitude of ,mountains1 #es4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,margaret ,,percival4 ,by the ,author of ,amy ,herbert4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,sewell1 ,b4,d41 ,fellow ,and ,tutor of ,exeter ,college1 ,oxford4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 foolscap #hvo4 #abs4 cloth4 ,,marryat4--,,borneo ,,and ,,the ,,east ,,indian ,,archipelago4 ,by ,francis ,s4 ,marryat1 late ,midshipman of ,h4,m4,s4 ,samarang1 ,surveying ,vessel4 ,with many ,drawings of ,costume and ,scenery1 from ,original ,sketches made on the spot by ,mr4 ,marryat4 ,imperial #hvo4 with numerous ,lithographic ,plates and ,wood ,engravings1 #cas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,marryat 7,,capt47--,,masterman ,,ready2 ,or1 the ,wreck of the ,pacific4 ,written for ,young ,people4 ,by ,captain ,marryat1 ,c4,b4 author of ,peter ,simple1 etc4 #c vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 with numerous ,engravings on ,wood1 #bbs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,marryat4--,,the ,,privateer',s-,,man ,,one ,,hundred ,,years ,,ago4 ,by ,captain ,f4 ,marryat1 ,c4,b4 author of ,peter ,simple1 ,masterman ,ready1 etc4 #b vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 #abs4 cloth4 ,,marryat4--,,the ,,mission2 ,or1 ,scenes in ,africa4 ,written for ,young ,people4 ,by ,captain ,marryat1 ,c4,b41 author of ,peter ,simple1 ,masterman ,ready1 etc4 #b vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 #abs4 cloth4 ,,marryat4--,,the ,,settlers ,,in ,,canada4 ,written for ,young ,people4 ,by ,captain ,marryat1 ,c4,b4 author of ,peter ,simple1 ,masterman ,ready1 etc4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with two ,illustrations1 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,matteucci4--,,lectures ,,on ,,the ,,physical ,,ph,,nomena ,,of ,,living ,,beings4 ,by ,signor ,carlo ,matteucci1 ,professor of the ,university of ,pisa4 ,translated under the superintendence of ,j4 ,pereira1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,vice-,president of the ,royal ,medical and ,chirurgical ,society4 #abmo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,maunder4--,,the ,,treasury ,,of ,,knowledge1 ,and ,,library of ,,reference3 a popular ,compendium of ,universal ,knowledge4 ,by ,samuel ,maunder4 ,new ,edition1 revised throughout and enlarged4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #ajs4 cloth2 bound in roan1 #abs4 ,the principal contents of the present new and thoroughly revised edition of ,the ,treasury of ,knowledge1 are--a new and enlarged ,english ,dictionary1 with a ,grammar1 ,verbal ,distinctions1 and ,exercises2 a new ,universal ,gazetteer2 a compendious ,classical ,dictionary2 an ,analysis of ,history and ,chronology2 a ,dictionary of ,law ,terms2 a new ,synopsis of the ,british ,peerage2 and various useful tabular ,addenda4 ,,maunder4--,,the ,,scientific ,,and ,,literary ,,treasury3 ,a ,new and ,popular ,encyclopdia of ,science and the ,belles ,lettres2 including all ,branches of ,science1 and every ,subject connected with ,literature and ,art4 ,the whole written in a familiar style1 adapted to the comprehension of all persons desirous of acquiring information on the subjects comprised in the work1 and also adapted for a ,manual of convenient ,reference to the more instructed4 ,by ,samuel ,maunder4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #ajs4 cloth2 bound in roan1 #abs4 ,,maunder4--,,the ,,biographical ,,treasury3 ,consisting of ,memoirs1 ,sketches1 and brief ,notices of above #ab1jjj ,eminent ,persons of all ,ages and ,nations1 from the ,earliest ,period of ,history2 forming a new and complete ,dictionary of ,universal ,biography4 ,by ,samuel ,maunder4 ,new ,edition1 revived throughout2 with a copious ,supplement4 ,foolscap4 #hvo4 #ajs4 cloth2 bound in roan1 #abs4 ,,maunder4--,,the ,,treasury ,,of ,,history2 ,comprising a ,general ,introductory ,outline of ,universal ,history1 ,ancient and ,modern1 and a ,series of separate ,histories of every principal ,nation that exists2 developing their ,rise1 ,progress1 and ,present ,condition1 the ,moral and ,social ,character of their respective ,inhabitants1 their ,religion1 ,manners1 and ,customs1 etc4 etc4 ,by ,samuel ,maunder4 ,new ,edit4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #ajs4 cloth2 bound in roan1 #abs4 ,,maunder4--,,the ,,treasury ,,of ,,natural ,,history2 ,or1 a ,popular ,dictionary of ,animated ,nature3 in which ,zoological ,characteristics that distinguish the different ,classes1 ,genera1 and ,species are combined with a variety of interesting ,information illustrative of the ,habits1 ,instincts1 and ,general ,economy of the ,animal ,kingdom4 ,to which are added1 a ,syllabus of ,practical ,taxidermy1 and a ,glossarial ,appendix4 ,embellished with ,nine ,hundred ,engravings on ,wood1 from ,drawings made expressly for this ,work4 ,by ,samuel ,maunder4 ,fcp4 #hvo4 with #ijj ,woodcuts1 #ajs4 cloth2 bound in roan1 #abs4 ,,memoirs ,,of ,,the ,,geological ,,survey ,,of ,,great ,,britain1 ,and of the ,museum of ,economic ,geology in ,london4 ,published by order of the ,lords ,commissioners of ,her ,majesty's ,treasury4 ,vol4 ,i4 ,royal #hvo4 with ,woodcuts and #i ,plates1 7seven coloured71 #bas4 cloth2 and ,vol4 ,,ii4 in two thick ,parts1 with #fc ,plates 7three coloured7 and numerous ,woodcuts1 #dbs4 cloth1 or1 separately1 #bas4 each ,part4 ,,miles 7,w47--,,the ,,horse',s ,,foot1 ,and ,how to ,keep it ,sound4 ,by ,william ,miles1 ,esq4 ,new ,edition1 with an ,appendix on ,shoeing in ,general1 and ,hunters in ,particular4 ,imperial #hvo4 with ,engravings1 #is4 cloth4--,the ,appendix separately1 price #bs4 #f;d4 ,four casts or models of ,shoes may be had1 displaying the different kinds of ,shoeing1 price #cs4 each2 or #ajs4 #f;d4 the set4--,no4 #a4 ,shod for ,general ,purposes4--,no4 #b4 ,shod for ,hunting4--,no4 #c4 ,shod with ,leather4--,no4 #d4 ,foot prepared for ,shoeing4 ,,milner 7,,rev4 ,j4 ,,and ,i47--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,church ,,of ,,christ4 ,by the ,rev4 ,joseph ,milner1 ,a4,m4 ,with ,additions and ,corrections by the late ,rev4 ,isaac ,milner1 ,d4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,a ,new ,edition1 revised1 with additional ,notes1 by the ,rev4 ,thomas ,grantham1 ,b4,d41 ,chaplain to the ,bishop of ,kildare4 #d vols4 #hvo4 #ebs4 cloth4 ,,miracles ,,of ,,our ,,saviour4 ,with rich and appropriate ,borders of ,original ,design1 a series of ,illuminated ,figures of the ,apostles from the ,old ,masters1 six ,illuminated ,miniatures1 and other ,embellishments4 ,by the ,illuminator of the ,parables4 ,square fcap4 #hvo4 in massive carved covers1 #bas42 or bound in morocco1 in the missal style1 #cjs4 ,,mitchell4--,,journal ,,of ,,an ,,expedition ,,into ,,the ,,interior ,,of ,,tropical ,,australia1 in ,search of a ,route from ,sydney to the ,gulf of ,carpentaria4 ,by ,lieut4-,colonel ,sir4 ,t4 ,l4 ,mitchell1 ,knt4 ,d4,c4,l4 ,surveyor ,general of ,new ,south ,wales1 and late elective ,member of the ,legislative ,council of that ,colony4 #hvo4 with ,maps1 ,views1 and ,engravings of ,objects of ,natural ,history1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,mohan ,,lal4--,,life ,,of ,,the ,,amir ,,dost ,,mohammed ,,khan ,,of ,,kabul3 with his ,political ,proceedings towards the ,english1 ,russian1 and ,persian ,governments1 including the ,victory and ,disasters of the ,british ,army in ,affghanistan4 ,by ,mohan ,lal4 ,esq41 ,knight of the ,persian ,order of the ,lion and ,sun2 lately attached to the ,mission in ,kabul4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with numerous ,portraits1 #cjs4 cloth4 ,,montgomery',s 7,,james7 ,,poetical ,,works4 ,new and only complete ,edition4 ,with some additional ,poems1 and ,autobiographical ,prefaces4 ,collected and edited by ,mr4 ,montgomery4 #d vols4 foolscap #hvo4 with ,portrait1 and seven other ,plates1 #bjs4 cloth2 bound in morocco1 #al4 #afs4 ,,moore',s ,,poetical ,,works2 ,containing the ,author's recent ,introduction and ,notes4 ,complete in one volume1 uniform with ,lord ,byron's ,poems4 ,medium #hvo4 with ,portrait and ,vignette1 #al4 #as4 cloth2 or #dbs4 bound in morocco1 by ,hayday4 ,also1 an ,edition in #aj vols4 foolscap #hvo4 with ,portrait1 and #ai ,plates1 #bl4 #ajs4 cloth2 morocco1 #dl4 #ajs4 ,,moore',s ,,lalla ,,rookh4 ,,an ,,oriental ,,romance4 ,new ,edition4 ,medium #hvo4 illustrated with #ac fine ,engravings1 #bas4 cloth2 morocco1 #ces42 with ,india ,proof ,plates1 #dbs4 cloth4 ,,moore',s ,,lalla ,,rookh4 ,,an ,,oriental ,,romance4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with #d ,plates1 by ,westall1 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth2 or #ads4 bound in morocco4 ,,moore',s ,,irish ,,melodies4 ,illustrated by ,d4 ,maclise1 ,r4,a4 ,imp4 #hvo4 with #afa ,designs1 engraved on ,steel1 #cl4 #cs4 boards2 or #dl4 #ads4 #f;d4 bound in morocco1 by ,hayday4 ,proof ,impressions 7only #bjj copies printed1 of which a few remain71 #fl4 #fs4 boards4 ,india ,proofs before letters of the #afa ,designs1 on ,quarter ,colombier1 in ,portfolio 7only #be copies printed1 of which a few remain71 #cal4 #ajs4 ,india ,proofs before letters of the #ea large ,designs1 on ,quarter ,colombier1 in ,portfolio 7only #be copies printed1 of which a few remain71 #ahl4 #ahs4 ,,moore',s ,,irish ,,melodies4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with ,vignette ,title1 #ajs4 cloth2 bound in morocco1 #acs4 #f;d4 ,,moore4--,,the ,,power ,,of ,,the ,,soul ,,over ,,the ,,body1 ,considered in relation to ,health and ,morals4 ,by ,george ,moore1 ,m4,d4 ,member of the ,royal ,college of ,physicians1 ,london1 etc4 ,new ,edition4 ,post #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,moore4--,,the ,,use ,,of ,,the ,,body ,,in ,,relation ,,to ,,the ,,mind4 ,by ,george ,moore1 ,m4,d4 ,member of the ,royal ,college of ,physicians1 ,london1 etc4 ,new ,edition4 ,post #hvo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,moore4--,,man ,,and ,,his ,,motives4 ,by ,george ,moore1 ,m4,d4 ,member of the ,royal ,college of ,physicians1 ,london1 etc2 author of ,the ,power of the ,soul over the ,body1 and ,the ,use of the ,body in relation to the ,mind4 ,post #hvo4 #hs4 cloth4 ,,moral ,,of ,,flowers 7,,the74 ,new ,edition4 ,royal #hvo4 with #bd beautifully coloured ,engravings1 #al4 #ajs4 half-bound4 ,,moseley4--,,illustrations ,,of ,,practical ,,mechanics4 ,by the ,rev4 ,h4 ,moseley1 ,m4,a41 ,professor of ,natural ,philosophy and ,astronomy in ,king's ,college1 ,london2 author of ,the ,mechanical ,principles of ,engineering and ,architecture4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with ,woodcuts1 #hs4 cloth4 ,,moseley4--,,the ,,mechanical ,,principles ,,of ,,engineering ,,and ,,architecture4 ,by the ,rev4 ,h4 ,moseley1 ,m4,a4 ,f4,r4,s41 ,professor of ,natural ,philosophy and ,astronomy in ,king's ,college1 ,london2 and author of ,illustrations of ,practical ,mechanics1 etc4 #hvo4 with ,woodcuts and ,diagrams1 #al4 #ds4 cloth4 ,,mosheim',s ,,ecclesiastical ,,history1 ,ancient and ,modern4 ,translated1 with copious ,notes1 by ,james ,murdock1 ,d4,d4 ,new ,edition1 revised1 and continued1 by the ,rev4 ,henry ,soames1 ,m4,a4 #d vols4 #hvo4 #dhs4 cloth4 ,,murray4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,geography2 comprising a complete ,description of the ,earth3 exhibiting its ,relation to the ,heavenly ,bodies1 its ,physical ,structure1 the ,natural ,history of each ,country1 and the ,industry1 ,commerce1 ,political ,institutions1 and ,civil and ,social ,state of all ,nations4 ,by ,hugh ,murray1 ,f4,r4,s4,e4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 with #hb ,maps1 and upwards of #a1jjj other ,wood ,engravings1 #cl4 cloth4 ,,necker ,,de ,,saussure4--,,progressive ,,education2 ,or1 ,considerations on the ,course of ,life4 ,translated and ,abridged from the ,french of ,madame ,necker ,de ,saussure1 by ,miss ,holland4 #c vols4 foolscap #hvo4 #ais4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,separately--vols4 ,i4 and ,,ii4 #abs42 vol4 ,,iii4 #gs4 #f;d4 ,,owen4--,,lectures ,,on ,,the ,,comparative ,,anatomy ,,and ,,physiology ,,of ,,the ,,invertebrate ,,animals1 delivered at the ,royal ,college of ,surgeons in #ahdc4 ,by ,richard ,owen1 ,f4,r4,s4 ,hunterian ,professor to the ,college4 ,from ,notes taken by ,william ,white ,cooper1 ,m4,r4,c4,s4 and revised by ,professor ,owen4 ,with ,glossary and ,index4 #hvo4 with nearly #adj ,woodcuts1 #ads4 cloth4 ,,owen4--,,lectures ,,on ,,the ,,comparative ,,anatomy ,,and ,,physiology of the ,,vertebrate ,,animals1 delivered at the ,royal ,college of ,surgeons in #ahdd and #ahdf4 ,by ,richard ,owen1 ,f4,r4,s4 ,hunterian ,professor to the ,college4 ,in #b vols4 ,vol4 ,i4 #hvo4 with numerous ,woodcuts1 #ads4 cloth4 ,,parables ,,of ,,our ,,lord4 ,richly ,illuminated with appropriate ,borders1 printed in ,colours1 and in ,black and ,gold2 with a ,design from one of the early ,german engravers4 ,square foolscap #hvo41 uniform in size with the ,sermon on the ,mount1 #bas41 in a massive carved binding2 morocco1 #cjs41 bound by ,hayday4 ,,parkes4--,,domestic ,,duties2 ,or1 ,instructions to ,young ,married ,ladies on the ,management of their ,households and the ,regulation of their ,conduct in the various ,relations and ,duties of ,married ,life4 ,by ,mrs4 ,w4 ,parkes4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #is4 cloth4 ,,parnell4--,a ,,treatise ,,on ,,roads1 ,wherein the ,principles on which ,roads should be made are explained and illustrated by the ,plans1 ,specifications1 and ,contracts1 made use of by ,thomas ,telford1 ,esq41 on the ,holyhead ,road4 ,by the ,rt4 ,hon4 ,sir ,henry ,parnell1 ,bart4 ,new ,edition1 enlarged4 #hvo4 with ,nine ,plates1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,parrot4--,,the ,,ascent ,,of ,,mount ,,ararat4 ,by ,dr4 ,friedrich ,parrot1 ,professor of ,natural ,philosophy in the ,university of ,dorpat1 ,russian ,imperial ,councillor of ,state1 etc4 ,translated and ,edited by ,w4 ,d4 ,cooley1 ,esq4 author of the ,history of ,maritime and ,inland ,discovery1 etc4 #hvo4 with a ,map by ,arrowsmith1 and ,woodcuts1 #ads4 cloth4 ,,pereira4--,a ,,treatise ,,on ,,food ,,and ,,diet3 ,with ,observations on the ,dietetical ,regimen suited for ,disordered ,states of the ,digestive ,organs2 and an ,account of the ,dietaries of some of the principal ,metropolitan and other ,establishments for ,paupers1 ,lunatics1 ,criminals1 ,children1 the ,sick1 etc4 ,by ,jon4 ,pereira1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,r4,s41 author of ,elements of ,materia ,medica4 #hvo4 #afs4 cloth4 ,,pericles3 ,a ,tale of ,athens in the #hc;d ,olympiad4 ,by the ,author of ,a ,brief ,sketch of ,greek ,philosophy4 #b vols4 post #hvo4 #ahs4 cloth4 ,,peschel 7,c4 ,f47--,,elements ,,of ,,physics1 ,by ,c4 ,f4 ,peschel1 ,principal of the ,royal ,military ,college1 ,dresden1 etc4 etc4 ,translated from the ,german1 with ,notes1 by ,e4 ,west4 #c vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 with ,woodcuts1 #bas4 cloth4 ,part ,i4 ,the ,physics of ,ponderable ,bodies4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,separately ,part ,,ii4 ,imponderable ,bodies 7,light1 ,heat1 ,magnetism1 ,electricity1 and ,electro-,dynamics74 #b vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 #acs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,phillips4--,,figures ,,descriptions ,,of ,,the ,,pal,,ozoic ,,fossils ,,of ,,cornwall1 ,,devon1 and ,,west ,,somerset2 observed in the course of the ,ordnance ,geological ,survey of that ,district4 ,by ,john ,phillips1 ,f4,r4,s4 ,f4,g4,s4 etc4 ,published by ,order of the ,lords ,commissioners of ,h4,m4 ,treasury4 #hvo4 with #fj ,plates1 comprising very numerous ,figures1 #is4 cloth4 ,,phillips4--,,an ,,elementary ,,introduction ,,to ,,mineralogy2 ,comprising a ,notice of the ,characters1 ,properties1 and ,chemical ,constitution of ,minerals3 with ,accounts of the ,places and ,circumstances in which they are found4 ,by ,william ,phillips1 ,f4,l4,s4 ,m4,g4,s4 etc4 ,a ,new ,edition1 corrected1 enlarged1 and improved1 by ,w4 ,h4 ,miller1 ,m4,a4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,professor of ,mineralogy in the ,university of ,cambridge4 #hvo4 with numerous ,wood ,engravings4 ,in the press4 ,,pitman 7,,the ,,rev4 ,j4 ,r47--,,sermons ,on the principal ,subjects comprised in the book of ,psalms1 abridged from ,eminent ,divines of the ,established ,church4 ,by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,r4 ,pitman1 ,a4,m4 ,domestic ,chaplain to ,her ,royal ,highness the ,duchess of ,kent4 #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,plunkett4--,,the ,,past ,,and ,,future ,,of ,,the ,,british ,,navy4 ,by ,captain the ,hon4 ,e4 ,plunkett1 ,r4,n4 #b;d ,edition1 corrected and enlarged2 with ,notes and ,new ,information communicated by several ,officers of ,distinction4 ,post #hvo4 #hs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,the ,,pocket ,,and ,,the ,,stud2 ,or1 ,how to procure and keep ,horses1 with some regard to obtaining the ,animal required1 and to keeping him without emptying the ,pocket4 ,being the result of many years' experience of ,harry ,hieover4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with a ,portrait of ,one of the ,stud1 from a ,sketch by ,harry ,hieover4 ,nearly ready4 ,,poets' ,,pleasaunce 7,,the72 ,or1 ,garden of all ,sorts of ,pleasant ,flowers1 which our ,pleasant ,poets have in ,past ,time 7for ,pastime7 ,planted4 ,by ,eden ,warwick4 ,square crown #hvo4 with ,twenty-nine ,ornamental ,borders composed of ,flowers and ,insects1 engraved on ,wood1 #cjs4 boards2 or #des4 bound in morocco1 by ,hayday4 ,,portlock4--,,report ,,on ,,the ,,geology ,,of ,,the ,,county ,,of ,,londonderry1 and of ,parts of ,tyrone and ,fermanagh1 examined and described under the ,authority of the ,master-,general and ,board of ,ordnance4 ,by ,j4 ,e4 ,portlock1 ,f4,r4,s4 etc4 #hvo4 with #dh ,plates1 #bds4 cloth4 ,,pycroft4--,a ,,course ,,of ,,english ,,reading2 ,adapted to every ,taste and ,capacity4 ,with ,anecdotes of ,men of ,genius4 ,by the ,rev4 ,james ,pycroft1 ,b4,a41 author of ,greek ,grammar ,practice1 and ,latin ,grammar ,practice2 ,editor of ,virgil1 with ,marginal ,references4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,ranke 7,,professor74--,,ranke',s ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,reformation4 ,translated by ,sarah ,austin1 translator of ,ranke's ,history of the ,popes4 ,vols4 ,i4 and ,,ii4 #hvo4 #cjs42 ,vol4 ,,iii #ahs4 cloth4 ,,reader 7,,thomas74--,,time ,,tables4 ,on a ,new and ,simplified ,plan2 to facilitate the ,operation of ,discounting ,bills1 and the ,calculation of ,interest on ,banking and ,current ,accounts1 etc43 shewing1 without calculation1 the ,number of ,days from every ,day in the ,year to any other ,day1 for any ,period not exceeding #cfe ,days4 ,by ,thomas ,reader4 ,post #hvo4 #ads4 cloth1 or #ags4 calf lettered4 ,,reid 7,,dr47--,,illustrations ,,of ,,the ,,theory ,,and ,,practice ,,of ,,ventilation3 with ,remarks on ,warming1 ,exclusive ,lighting1 and the ,communication of ,sound4 ,by ,d4 ,b4 ,reid1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4,e4 etc4 #hvo4 with ,engravings on ,wood1 #afs4 cloth4 ,,renaud4--,,matutina3 ,morning ,readings1 chiefly ,practical1 selected and original4 ,adapted to the use of the ,younger ,members of the ,church of ,england4 ,by the ,rev4 ,george ,renaud1 ,m4,a4 late ,fellow of ,c4,c4,c4 ,oxford4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,repton4--,,the ,,landscape ,,gardening ,,landscape ,,architecture of the late ,humphrey ,repton1 ,esq42 being his entire ,works on these subjects4 ,a ,new ,edition1 with an ,historical and ,scientific ,introduction1 a systematic ,analysis1 a ,biographical ,notice1 ,notes1 and a copious ,alphabetical ,index4 ,by ,j4 ,c4 ,loudon1 ,f4,l4,s41 etc4 #hvo4 with a ,portrait and upwards of #bej ,engravings1 #cjs4 cloth2 with coloured ,plates1 #cl4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,rest ,,in ,,the ,,church4 ,by the ,author of ,from ,oxford to ,rome3 and1 ,how it ,fared with ,some who lately made the ,journey4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,rich4--,,an ,,illustrated ,,companion ,,to ,,the ,,latin ,,dictionary2 ,being a ,dictionary of all the ,words respecting ,visible ,objects connected with the ,arts1 ,science1 and ,every-day ,life of the ,ancients4 ,illustrated by about ,two ,thousand ,engravings on ,wood1 from the ,antique4 ,by ,anthony ,rich1 jun4 ,b4,a4 late of ,caius ,college1 ,cambridge2 and one of the contributors to ,dr4 ,smith's ,dictionary of ,greek and ,roman ,antiquities4 ,post #hvo4 with #b1jjj ,woodcuts1 #ahs4 cloth4 ,,richter4--,,levana2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,doctrine ,,of ,,education4 ,translated from the ,german of ,jean ,paul ,fr4 ,richter4 ,post #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,riddle4--,a ,,complete ,,english-,,latin ,,and ,,latin-,,english ,,dictionary1 from the best sources1 chiefly ,german4 ,by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,riddle1 ,m4,a4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 #cas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,separately--,the ,english-,latin ,dictionary1 #ajs4 #f;d42 the ,latin-,english ,dictionary1 #bas4 ,,riddle4--,a ,,diamond ,,latin-,,english ,,dictionary4 ,a ,guide to the ,meaning1 ,quality1 and right ,accentuation of ,latin ,classical ,words4 ,by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,riddle1 ,m4,a4 ,new ,edition4 ,royal #cbmo4 #ds4 bound4 ,,riddle4--,,letters ,,from ,,an ,,absent ,,godfather2 ,or1 a ,compendium of ,religious ,instruction for ,young ,persons1 ,by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,riddle4 ,m4,a4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,riddle4--,,ecclesiastical ,,chronology2 ,or1 ,annals of the ,christian ,church1 from its ,foundation to the present ,time4 ,containing a ,view of ,general ,church ,history1 and the ,course of ,secular ,events2 the ,limits of the ,church and its ,relations to the ,state2 ,controversies2 ,sects and ,parties2 ,rites1 ,institutions1 and ,discipline2 ,ecclesiastical ,writers1 etc4 ,by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,riddle1 ,m4,a4 #hvo4 #aes4 cloth4 ,,ritchie 7,,robert47--,,railways3 ,,their ,,rise ,,and ,,progress1 ,,and ,,construction1 with ,remarks on ,railway ,accidents1 and ,proposals for their ,prevention4 ,by ,robert ,ritchie1 ,esq41 ,f4,r4,s41 ,s4,a41 ,civil ,engineer1 ,associate of the ,institution of ,civil ,engineers1 etc4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with ,woodcuts and ,diagrams1 #is4 cloth4 ,,rivers4--,,the ,,rose ,,amateur',s ,,guide3 ,containing ample ,descriptions of all the fine leading varieties of ,roses1 regularly classed in their respective ,families2 their ,history and ,mode of ,culture4 ,by ,t4 ,rivers1 ,jun4 ,fourth ,edition1 corrected and improved4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,robinson4--,,the ,,whole ,,art ,,of ,,making ,,british ,,wines1 ,,cordials1 ,,and ,,liqueurs1 ,,in ,,the ,,greatest ,,perfection2 ,,as ,,also ,,strong ,,and ,,cordial ,,waters4 ,to which is added1 a ,collection of ,valuable ,recipes for ,brewing ,fine and ,strong ,ales1 and ,miscellaneous ,articles connected with the ,practice4 ,by ,james ,robinson1 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,robinson 7,,james74--,,the ,,whole ,,art ,,of ,,curing1 ,,pickling1 ,and ,,smoking ,,meat and ,,fish1 both in the ,british and ,foreign ,modes4 ,with many useful ,miscellaneous ,recipes1 and full ,directions for the ,construction of an ,economical ,drying-,chimney and ,apparatus1 on an entirely new ,plan4 ,by ,james ,robinson1 ,eighteen ,years a ,practical ,curer4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #ds4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,rogers4--,,the ,,vegetable ,,cultivator2 ,containing a plain and accurate ,description of all the different ,species of ,culinary ,vegetables1 with the most approved ,method of ,cultivating them by ,natural and ,artificial ,means1 and the best ,modes of ,cooking them4 ,by ,john ,rogers1 author of ,the ,fruit ,cultivator4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #gs4 cloth4 ,,roget4--,,the ,,economic ,,chess-,,board2 ,being a ,chess-,board1 provided with a complete set of ,chess-,men1 for playing ,games in carriages1 or out of doors1 and for folding up1 and carrying in the pocket1 without disturbing the ,game4 ,invented by ,p4 ,m4 ,roget1 ,m4,d4 and registered according to ,act of ,parliament4 ,new ,edition4 ,in a neat fcap4 #hvo4 case1 price #bs4 #f;d4 ,,rowton4--,,the ,,female ,,poets ,,of ,,great ,,britain1 ,chronologically arranged2 with copious ,selections1 and ,critical ,remarks4 ,by ,frederic ,rowton1 author of ,the ,debater1 etc4 ,square crown #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,rowton 7,f47--,,the ,,debater2 ,being a ,series of complete ,debates1 ,outlines of ,debates1 and ,questions for ,discussion4 ,with ample references to the best sources of information upon each particular topic4 ,by ,frederic ,rowton1 ,lecturer on ,general ,literature4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,sandby4--,,mesmerism ,,and ,,its ,,opponents4 ,by ,george ,sandby1 ,m4,a4 ,vicar of ,flixton1 ,suffolk4 ,second ,edition1 considerably enlarged2 with an introductory ,chapter on the ,hostility of ,scientific and ,medical ,men to ,mesmerism1 #afmo4 #es4 cloth2 or in two ,parts1 #bs4 each1 sewed4 ,,sandford 7,,rev4 ,,john74--,,parochialia1 or ,church1 ,school1 and ,parish4 ,by the ,rev4 ,john ,sandford4 ,b4,d4 ,vicar of ,dunchurch1 ,chaplain to the ,lord ,bishop of ,worcester1 ,hon4 ,canon of ,worcester1 and ,rural ,dean4 #hvo4 with numerous ,woodcuts1 #afs4 cloth4 ,,sandford4--,,woman ,,in ,,her ,,social ,,and ,,domestic ,,character4 ,by ,mrs4 ,john ,sandford4 #fth ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,sandford4--,,female ,,improvement4 ,by ,mrs4 ,john ,sandford4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #gs4 cloth4 ,,schomburgk4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,barbados3 ,comprising a ,geographical and ,statistical ,description of the ,island2 a ,sketch of the ,historical ,events since the ,settlement2 and an ,account of its ,geology and ,natural ,productions4 ,by ,sir ,robert ,h4 ,schomburgk1 ,ph4,d4 ,k4,r4,e4 etc4 ,royal #hvo4 with ,chart1 ,views1 and ,engravings1 #cas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,schomburgk4--,a ,,topographical ,,map ,,of ,,the ,,island ,,of ,,barbados1 based upon ,mayo's ,original ,survey in #agba1 and corrected to the year #ahdf4 ,by ,sir ,robert ,h4 ,schomburgk1 ,ph4,d4 ,k4,r4,e4 ,engraved by ,arrowsmith1 on #b large sheets1 #bas4 coloured4 ,,schopenhauer4--,,youthful ,,life ,,and ,,pictures ,,of ,,travel3 ,being the ,autobiography of ,madame ,schopenhauer4 ,translated from the ,german4 #b vols4 foolscap #hvo4 #abs4 boards4 ,,seaward4--,,sir ,,edward ,,seaward',s ,,narrative ,,of ,,his ,,shipwreck1 and consequent ,discovery of certain ,islands in the ,caribbean ,sea3 with a ,detail of many extraordinary and highly interesting ,events in his ,life1 from #agcc to #agdi1 as written in his own diary4 ,edited by ,miss ,jane ,porter4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #bas4 cloth4 ,,select ,,works ,,of ,,the ,,british ,,poets3 ,from ,chaucer to ,withers4 ,with ,biographical ,sketches1 by ,r4 ,southey1 ,,ll4,d4 ,medium #hvo4 #cjs4 cloth1 or1 with gilt edges1 #cas4 #f;d4 ,,select ,,works ,,of ,,the ,,british ,,poets3 ,from ,ben ,jonson to ,coleridge4 ,with ,biographical and ,critical ,prefaces by ,dr4 ,aikin4 ,a ,new ,edition1 with additional ,selections1 from more recent ,poets1 by ,lucy ,aikin4 ,medium #hvo4 #ahs4 cloth4 ,the peculiar feature of these two works is1 that the ,poems included are printed entire without mutilation or abridgment4 ,,the ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,mount1 ,intended as a ,birthday-,present1 or ,gift-,book for all ,seasons4 ,printed in ,gold and ,colours1 in the ,missal ,style2 with ,ornamental ,borders by ,owen ,jones1 ,architect1 and an ,illuminated ,frontispiece by ,w4 ,boxall1 ,esq4 ,a new edition4 ,foolscap #dto4 in a rich brocaded silk cover1 #bas42 or bound in morocco1 by ,hayday #bes4 ,,shakspeare1 ,,by ,,bowdler4 ,,the ,,family ,,shakspeare1 in which nothing is added to the ,original ,text2 but those ,words and ,expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud4 ,by ,t4 ,bowdler1 ,esq4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 with #cf ,illustrations after ,smirke1 etc41 #bas4 cloth2 or1 without illustrations1 #h vols4 #hvo4 #dl4 #ads4 #f;d4 boards4 ,,short ,,whist3 ,its ,rise1 ,progress1 and ,laws2 with the recent ,decisions of the ,clubs1 and ,observations to make any one a ,whist ,player4 ,containing also ,laws of ,piquet1 ,cassino1 ,ecarte1 ,cribbage1 ,backgammon4 ,by ,major ,a 9999999999 ,new ,edition4 ,to which are added1 ,precepts for ,tyros4 ,by ,mrs4 ,b 9999999999 ,foolscap #hvo4 #cs4 cloth1 gilt edges4 ,,the ,,good ,,shunammite4 ,from the ,scriptures--#b ,kings1 chap4 ,,iv4 #h to #cg4 ,with ,six ,original ,designs by ,a4 ,klein1 and an ,ornamental ,border to each page1 in the ,missal style1 by ,l4 ,gruner4 ,printed in ,colours and ,gold4 ,square fcap4 #hvo4 uniform in size with ,miracles of our ,lord1 #bas4 in massive carved covers2 or #cjs4 bound in morocco1 in the ,missal style4 ,,sinclair4--,,the ,,business ,,of ,,life4 ,by ,catherine ,sinclair1 author of ,the ,journey of ,life1 ,jane ,bouverie1 ,modern ,accomplishments1 ,modern ,society1 etc4 #b vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 #ajs4 cloth4 ,the book1 without being of a directly devotional character1 or belonging to the class of light reading1 combines several of the best qualities of both1 and makes general literature and entertaining anecdote serve as handmaids to religions instruction4 ,we have seen many pompous treatises containing not half the talent or a tithe of the knowledge compressed into these unpretending little volumes4--,britannia4 ,,sinclair4--,,the ,,journey ,,of ,,life4 ,by ,catherine ,sinclair1 author of ,the ,business of ,life1 ,modern ,society1 ,jane ,bouverie1 etc4 ,new ,edition1 corrected and enlarged1 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,sinnett4--,,by-,,ways ,,of ,,history1 ,,from ,,the ,,twelfth ,,to ,,the ,,sixteenth ,,century4 ,by ,mrs4 ,percy ,sinnett4 #b vols4 post #hvo4 #ahs4 cloth4 ,,the ,,sketches2 ,three ,tales4 ,by the ,authors of ,amy ,herbert1 ,the ,king's ,messengers1 and ,hawkstone4 ,new ,edition1 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with six ,plates1 #hs4 cloth4 ,,smith4--,,sacred ,,annals3 ,or1 ,researches into the ,history and ,religion of ,mankind1 from the ,creation of the ,world to the ,death of ,isaac3 deduced from the ,writings of ,moses and other ,inspired ,authors1 copiously illustrated and confirmed by the ancient ,records1 ,traditions1 and ,mythology of the ,heathen ,world4 ,by ,george ,smith1 ,f4,s4,a4 etc4 author of ,the ,religion of ,ancient ,britain1 etc4 ,crown #hvo4 #ajs4 cloth4 ,,smith 7,,george74--,,the ,,religion ,,of ,,ancient ,,britain ,,historically ,,considered3 ,or1 a ,succinct ,account of the several ,religious ,systems which have obtained in this ,island from the ,earliest ,times to the ,norman ,conquest3 including an ,investigation into the ,early ,progress of ,error in the ,christian ,church1 the ,introduction of the ,gospel into ,britain1 and the ,state of ,religion ,in ,england till ,popery had gained the ,ascendancy4 ,by ,george ,smith1 ,f4,a4,s4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,smith 7,,george74--,,perilous ,,times3 ,or1 the ,agressions of ,anti-,christian ,error on ,scriptural ,christianity3 considered in reference to the ,dangers and ,duties of ,protestants4 ,by ,george ,smith1 ,f4,a4,s4 ,member of the ,royal ,asiatic ,society1 and of the ,royal ,society of ,literature4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,smith 7,,james74--,,the ,,voyage ,,and ,,shipwreck ,,of ,,saint ,,paul3 with ,dissertations on the ,sources of the ,writings of ,st ,luke1 and the ,ships and ,navigation of the ,antients4 ,by ,james ,smith1 ,esq4 of ,jordanhill ,f4,r4,s4 etc4 #hvo4 with illustrative ,views1 ,charts1 and ,woodcuts1 #ads4 cloth4 ,,smith4--,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,the ,,study ,,of ,,botany4 ,by ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,smith1 late ,president of the ,linnan ,society4 #gth ,edition1 corrected2 in which the object of ,smith's ,grammar of ,botany is combined with that of the ,introduction4 ,by ,sir ,william ,jackson ,hooker1 ,k4,h4 ,,ll4,d4 etc4 #hvo4 with #cf ,steel ,plates1 #afs4 cloth2 with coloured ,plates1 #bl4 #abs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,smith4--,,compendium ,,of ,,the ,,english ,,flora4 ,by ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,smith4 ,new ,edition1 with ,additions and ,corrections4 ,by ,sir ,w4 ,j4 ,hooker #abmo4 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,the ,,same ,,in ,,latin4 ,new ,edition4 #abmo4 #gs4 #f;d4 ,,smith4--,,the ,,english ,,flora4 ,by ,sir ,james ,edward ,smith1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,r4,s41 late ,president of the ,linnan ,society1 etc4 #f vols4 #hvo4 #cl4 #abs4 boards4 ,,smith 7,,sydney74--,,sermons ,,preached ,,at ,,st4 ,,paul',s ,,cathedral1 the ,foundling ,hospital1 and several ,churches in ,london2 together with others addressed to a ,country ,congregation4 ,by the late ,rev4 ,sydney ,smith1 ,canon ,residentiary of ,st4 ,paul's ,cathedral4 #hvo4 #abs4 cloth4 ,,smith4--,,the ,,works ,,of ,,the ,,rev4 ,,sydney ,,smith4 ,new ,edition1 with ,additions4 #c vols4 #hvo4 with ,portrait1 #cfs4 cloth4 ,,soames4--,,the ,,latin ,,church ,,during ,,anglo-,,saxon ,,times4 ,by the ,rev4 ,henry ,soames1 ,m4,a41 ,editor of ,mocheim's ,institutes of ,ecclesiastical ,history4 #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,some ,,passages ,,from ,,modern ,,history4 ,by the ,author of ,letters to ,my ,unknown ,friends1 and ,twelve ,year ago4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,sophocles1 ,,by ,,linwood4 ,,sophoclis ,,trag,,di ,,superstites4 ,recensuit1 et brevi adnotatione instruxit ,gulielmus ,linwood1 ,a4,m4 dis ,christi apud ,oxonienses ,alumnus4 #hvo4 #afs4 cloth4 ,,southey 7,,robert74--,,the ,,late ,,mr4 ,,southey',s ,,commonplace ,,book2 comprising his ,readings and ,collections in ,history1 ,biography1 ,manners and ,literature1 ,voyages and ,travels1 etc4 etc4 ,in the press4 ,,southey 7,,robert74--,,the ,,doctor1 ,,etc4 ,by the late ,robert ,southey4 ,a ,new ,edition1 complete in ,one ,volume4 ,edited by the ,author's ,son-in-,law1 the ,rev4 ,john ,wood ,warter4 ,square crown #hvo41 with ,portrait1 ,vignette ,title-page1 and ,bust of the ,author1 #bas4 cloth4 ,,southey4--,,the ,,life ,,of ,,wesley1 ,and ,rise and ,progress of ,methodism4 ,by ,robert ,southey1 ,esq4 ,,ll4,d4 ,new ,edition1 with ,notes by the late ,samuel ,taylor ,coleridge1 ,esq41 and ,remarks on the ,life and ,character of ,john ,wesley1 by the late ,alexander ,knox1 ,esq4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,charles ,cuthbert ,southey1 ,a4,m4 ,curate of ,cockermouth4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with two ,portraits1 #al4 #hs4 cloth4 ,,southey',s 7,,robert7 ,,complete ,,poetical ,,works3 ,containing all the ,author's last ,introductions and ,notes4 ,complete in ,one ,volume1 #bds4 #f;d41 with ,portrait and ,vignette1 uniform with ,byron's and ,moore's ,poetical ,works4 ,medium #hvo4 #bas4 cloth2 or #dbs4 bound in morocco1 by ,hayday4 ,also1 an ,edition in #aj vols4 foolscap #hvo4 with ,portrait and #ai ,plates1 #bl4 #ajs42 morocco1 #dl4 #ajs4 ,,spirit ,,of ,,the ,,woods 7,,the74 ,by the ,author of ,the ,moral of ,flowers4 ,new ,edition4 ,royal #hvo4 with #bc beautifully coloured ,engravings of the ,forest ,trees of ,great ,britain1 #al4 #aas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,stable ,,talk ,,and ,,table ,,talk2 ,,or1 ,,spectacles ,,for ,,young ,,sportsmen4 ,by ,harry ,hieover4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with ,portrait1 #bds4 cloth4 ,,steel',s ,,shipmaster',s ,,assistant4 ,compiled for the use of ,merchants1 ,owners and ,masters of ,ships1 ,officers of ,customs1 and all ,persons connected with ,shipping or ,commerce2 containing the ,law and ,local ,regulations affecting the ,ownership1 ,charge1 and ,management of ,ships and their ,cargoes2 together with ,notices of other ,matters1 and all necessary ,information for ,mariners4 ,new ,edition1 rewritten throughout4 ,edited by ,graham ,willmore1 ,esq4 ,m4,a4 ,barrister-at-,law2 ,george ,clements1 of the ,customs1 ,london1 and ,william ,tate1 author of ,the ,modern ,cambist4 #hvo4 #bhs4 cloth2 or #bis4 bound4 ,,stephen4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,church ,,of ,,scotland1 ,from the ,reformation to the ,present ,time4 ,by ,thomas ,stephen1 author of ,the ,book of the ,constitution1 ,spirit of the ,church of ,rome1 etc4 #d vols4 #hvo4 with #bd highly-finished ,portraits1 engraved on ,steel1 #cbs4 cloth4 ,,stephens4--,a ,,manual ,,of ,,british ,,coleoptera2 ,or1 ,,beetles3 containing a ,description of all the ,species of ,beetles hitherto ascertained to inhabit ,great ,britain and ,ireland1 etc4 ,by ,j4 ,f4 ,stephens1 ,f4,l4,s4 ,post #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,stewart4--,,the ,,means ,,of ,,facilitating ,,the ,,transfer ,,of ,,land3 ,in ,three ,lectures4 ,by ,james ,stewart1 ,esq41 of ,lincoln's ,inn1 ,barrister4 #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,the ,,suitor',s ,,instructor ,,in ,,the ,,practice ,,of ,,the ,,county ,,courts3 containing all the ,information necessary for ,conducting or ,defending a ,suit2 the ,fees payable on each ,step2 ,definitions of the ,legal ,terms used in the ,proceedings2 an ,abstract of the ,act of ,parliament2 the ,rules of ,practice1 etc4 etc4 ,also a ,district ,directory1 giving the ,names of all the ,streets 7and the number of ,houses in each ,street7 which form the ,boundaries of the ,metropolitan ,districts2 made from an actual ,perambulation around each3 and a ,list of the ,country ,districts4 ,by a ,county ,court ,assistant ,clerk4 #abmo4 #ds4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,summerly4--,,the ,,sea ,,and ,,the ,,railway3 ,their new ,relations set forth in a ,jaunt along the ,manchester1 ,sheffield1 and ,lincolnshire ,railway to ,grimsby ,docks1 by ,felix ,summerly4 ,with ,woodcuts by ,c4 ,w4 ,cope1 ,a4,r4,a42 ,d4 ,cox1 jun42 ,t4 ,creswick1 ,a4,r4,a42 and ,r4 ,redgrave1 ,a4,r4,a4 ,nearly ready4 ,,symonds4--,,the ,,law ,,relating ,,to ,,merchant ,,seamen1 ,arranged chiefly for the use of ,masters and ,officers in the ,merchant ,service4 ,with an ,appendix1 containing the ,act #g #h ,vic4 c4 #aab3 the ,regulations under which ,lascars may be employed2 and some forms of ,proceedings before ,magistrates4 ,by ,e4 ,w4 ,symonds1 ,esq4 ,chief ,clerk of the ,thames ,police ,court4 ,third ,edition4 #abmo4 #es4 cloth4 ,,tate4--,,the ,,continuous ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,life ,,and ,,writings ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul1 on the basis of the ,acts2 with ,intercalary ,matter of ,sacred ,narrative1 supplied from the ,epistles1 and elucidated in occasional ,dissertations3 with the ,hor ,paulin of ,dr4 ,paley1 in a more correct edition1 subjoined4 ,by ,james ,tate1 ,m4,a4 #hvo4 ,map1 #acs4 cloth4 ,,tayler 7,,rev4 ,,charles ,b47--,,margaret2 ,or1 the ,pearl4 ,by the ,rev4 ,charles ,b4 ,tayler1 ,m4,a4 ,rector of ,st4 ,peter's1 ,chester1 author of ,lady ,mary2 or1 ,not of the ,world2 etc4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,tayler 7,,rev4 ,,charles ,b47--,,lady ,,mary2 ,,or1 ,,not ,,of ,,the ,,world4 ,by the ,rev4 ,charles ,b4 ,tayler1 ,rector of ,st4 ,peter's1 ,chester2 author of ,margaret1 or the ,pearl1 etc4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 with a ,frontispiece engraved by ,j4 ,absolon1 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,taylor4--,,loyola ,,and ,,jesuitism4 ,by ,isaac ,taylor4 ,post #hvo4 ,in the ,autumn4 ,,taylor 7,,jeremy74--,,bishop ,,jeremy ,,taylor',s ,,entire ,,works3 ,with the life of ,bishop ,heber4 ,revised and corrected by the ,rev4 ,charles ,page ,eden1 ,fellow of ,oriel ,college1 ,oxford4 ,vol4 ,,ii4 7the first in the order of publication7 contains the ,life of ,christ2 ,vol4 ,,iii4 the ,holy ,living and ,dying2 ,vol4 ,,iv4 a ,course of ,sermons for all the ,sundays of the ,year4 #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 each1 cloth4 ,to be completed in ,ten ,volumes1 price #ajs4 #f;d4 each4 ,vol4 ,v4 containing the ,episcopacy1 etc4 is nearly ready4 ,,thirlwall4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,greece4 ,by the ,right ,rev4 the ,lord ,bishop of ,st4 ,david's4 ,a new ,edition1 revised3 with ,notes4 ,vols4 ,i4 to ,,iv4 demy #hvo4 with ,maps1 #abs4 each cloth4 ,to be completed in #h volumes4 ,vol4 ,v4 is nearly ready4 ,also1 an ,edition in #h vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 with ,vignette ,titles1 #bl4 #hs4 cloth4 ,,thomson',s ,,seasons4 ,edited1 with ,notes1 ,philosophical1 ,classical1 ,historical1 and ,biographical1 by ,anthony ,todd ,thomson1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,l4,s41 ,professor of ,materia ,medica and ,therapeutics1 and of ,forensic ,medicine1 in ,university ,college1 ,london1 etc4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #gs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,thomson',s ,,seasons4 ,edited by ,bolton ,corney1 ,esq4 ,illustrated with ,seventy-seven ,designs drawn on ,wood by the ,members of the ,etching ,club4 ,engraved by ,thompson and other eminent ,engravers4 ,square crown #hvo4 uniform with ,goldsmith's ,poems1 #bas4 cloth2 bound in morocco1 by ,hayday1 #cfs4 ,,thomson4--,,experimental ,,researches ,,on ,,the ,,food ,,of ,,animals1 ,,and ,,the ,,fattening ,,of ,,cattle3 with ,remarks on the ,food of ,man4 ,by ,robert ,dundas ,thomson1 ,m4,d4 of the ,university of ,glasgow4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #es4 cloth4 ,the question of the origin of the fat of animals to be completely resolved by these beautiful and elaborate experiments4--,baron ,liebig4 ,,thomson 7,,john74--,,tables ,,of ,,interest1 ,at ,three1 ,four1 ,four-and-a-half1 and ,five per ,cent41 from ,one ,pound to ,ten ,thousand1 and from ,one to ,three ,hundred and ,sixty-five ,days1 in a regular progression of ,single ,days3 with ,interest at all the above ,rates1 from ,one to ,twelve ,months1 and from ,one to ,ten ,years4 ,also1 ,tables shewing the ,exchange on ,bills1 etc4 etc4 etc4 ,by ,john ,thomson1 ,accountant4 ,new ,edition4 #abmo4 #hs4 bound4 ,,thomson4--,,the ,,domestic ,,management ,,of ,,the ,,sick ,,room1 ,necessary1 in ,aid of ,medical ,treatment1 for the ,cure of ,diseases4 ,by ,anthony ,todd ,thomson4 ,m4,d4 ,f4,l4,s4 etc4 ,new ,edition4 ,post #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,tischendorff4--,,travels ,,in ,,the ,,east4 ,by ,constantine ,tischendorff1 ,editor of the ,codex ,ephrmi ,rescriptus1 ,codex ,friderico-,augustanus1 etc4 ,translated from the ,german by ,w4 ,e4 ,shuckard4 #afmo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,tomline 7,,bishop74--,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,the ,,study ,,of ,,the ,,bible3 ,being the ,first ,volume of the ,elements of ,christian ,theology2 containing ,proofs of the ,authenticity and ,inspiration of the ,holy ,scriptures2 a ,summary of the ,history of the ,jews2 an ,account of the ,jewish ,sects2 and a brief ,statement of the ,contents of the several ,books of the ,old ,testament4 ,by the late ,george ,tomline1 ,d4,d4,f4,r4,s4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #es4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,tooke4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,prices2 ,with references to the ,causes of their principal ,variations1 from #agib to the ,present ,time4 ,preceded by a ,sketch of the ,history of the ,corn ,trade in the last ,two ,centuries4 ,by ,thomas ,tooke1 ,esq4 ,f4,r4,s4 #c vols4 #hvo4 #bl4 #hs4 cloth4 ,,tooke4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,prices1 ,and of the ,state of the ,circulation1 from #ahci to #ahdg1 inclusive3 with a ,general ,review of the ,currency ,question1 and ,remarks on the ,operation of the ,act #g and #h ,vict4 c4 #cb3 being a continuation of ,the ,history of ,prices from #agib to #ahci4 ,by ,thomas ,tooke1 ,esq4 ,f4,r4,s41 #hvo4 #ahs4 cloth4 ,,topham4--,,chemistry ,,made ,,easy1 ,for the ,use of ,agriculturists4 ,by ,john ,topham1 ,a4,m4 ,rector of ,st4 ,andrew1 ,st4 ,mary ,witton1 and ,st4 ,nicholas1 ,droitwich4 ,new ,edition4 #afmo4 #bs4 sewed4 ,,townsend 7,,charles74--,,the ,,lives ,,of ,,twelve ,,eminent ,,judges ,,of ,,the ,,last ,,and ,,of ,,the ,,present ,,century4 ,by ,w4 ,charles ,townsend1 ,esq41 ,a4,m4 ,recorder of ,macclesfield1 author of ,memoirs of the ,house of ,commons1 #b vols4 #hvo4 #bhs4 cloth4 ,,turner4--,,the ,,sacred ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,world1 ,attempted to be ,philosophically considered1 in a ,series of ,letters to a ,son4 ,by ,sharon ,turner1 ,f4,s4,a4 and ,r4,a4,s4,l4 ,eighth ,edition1 edited by the ,rev4 ,sydney ,turner4 #c vols4 post #hvo4 #cas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,turner4--,,the ,,history ,,of ,,england1 ,from the ,earliest ,period to the ,death of ,elizabeth4 ,by ,sharon ,turner1 ,esq4 ,f4,a4,s4 ,r4,a4,s4,l4 ,new ,editions4 #ab vols4 #hvo4 #hl4 #cs4 cloth2 or1 separately-- ,,the ,,history of the ,,anglo-,,saxons4 #c vols4 #hvo4 #bl4 #es4 ,,the ,,history of ,,england during the ,,middle ,,ages4 #e vols4 #hvo4 #cl4 ,,the ,,history of the ,,reign of ,,henry ,,viii4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #bfs4 ,,the ,,reigns of ,,edward ,,vi41 ,,mary1 and ,,elizabeth4 #b vols4 #hvo4 #cbs4 ,,turton',s 7,,dr47 ,,manual ,,of ,,the ,,land ,,and ,,freshwater ,,shells ,,of ,,the ,,british ,,islands4 ,a new ,edition1 thoroughly revised1 with ,additions4 ,by ,john ,edward ,gray4 ,post #hvo4 with ,woodcuts1 and #ab coloured ,plates1 #aes4 cloth4 ,,twelve ,,years ,,ago3 ,a ,tale4 ,by the ,author of ,letters to ,my ,unknown ,friends4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,twiss4--,,on ,,the ,,relations ,,of ,,the ,,duchies ,,of ,,schleswig ,,and ,,holstein ,,to ,,the ,,crown ,,of ,,denmark ,,and ,,the ,,germanic ,,confederation1 and on the ,treaty-,engagements of the ,great ,european ,powers in reference thereto4 ,by ,travers ,twiss1 ,d4,c4,l4 ,f4,r4,s41 ,fellow of ,university ,college1 ,oxford1 and ,advocate in ,doctors ,commons4 #hvo4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,twiss4--,,view ,,of ,,the ,,progress ,,of ,,political ,,economy ,,in ,,europe ,,since ,,the ,,sixteenth ,,century2 being a ,course of ,lectures delivered before the ,university of ,oxford1 in ,michaelmas ,term #ahdf1 and ,lent ,term #ahdg4 ,by ,travers ,twiss1 ,d4,c4,l4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,professor of ,political ,economy1 and ,fellow of ,university ,college1 ,oxford4 #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,ure4--,,dictionary ,,of ,,arts1 ,,manufactures1 ,,and ,,mines3 ,containing a clear ,exposition of their ,principles and ,practice4 ,by ,andrew ,ure1 ,m4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,m4,g4,s4 ,m4,a4,s4 ,lond42 ,m4 ,acad4 ,n4,s4 ,philad42 ,s4 ,ph4 ,soc4 ,n4 ,germ4 ,hanov42 ,mullii1 etc4 etc4 #c;d ,edition1 corrected4 #hvo4 with #a1bdj ,woodcuts1 #ejs4 cloth4 ,by the same ,author1 ,,supplement ,,of ,,recent ,,improvements1 #b;d ,edition4 #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,von ,,orlich 7,,capt47--,,travels ,,in ,,india1 ,and the adjacent ,countries1 in #ahdb and #ahdc4 ,by ,capt4 ,leopold ,von ,orlich4 ,translated from the ,german by ,h4 ,evans ,lloyd1 ,esq4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with coloured ,frontispieces1 and numerous ,illustrations on ,wood1 #bes4 cloth4 ,,walford 7,j4 ,e47--,,the ,,laws ,,of ,,the ,,customs1 ,compiled by ,direction of the ,lords ,commissioners of ,her ,majesty's ,treasury1 and published under the ,sanction of the ,commissioners of ,her ,majesty's ,customs2 with ,notes and a ,general ,index4 ,edited by ,j4 ,g4 ,walford4 ,esq4 ,solicitor for the ,customs4 ,printed for ,her ,majesty's ,stationery ,office1 and published by ,authority4 #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,walker4--,,elementa ,,liturgica2 ,or1 the ,churchman's ,primer1 for the ,scholastic ,study of the ,book of ,common ,prayer4 ,by ,g4 ,a4 ,walker4 ,a4,m41 of ,christ ,college1 ,cambridge4 ,new ,edition1 entirely rearranged and considerably enlarged4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #ds4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,walker 7,,geo47--,,chess ,,studies3 ,comprising #a1jjj ,games actually ,played during the last ,half ,century2 presenting a unique ,collection of ,classical and ,brilliant ,specimens of ,chess ,skill in every stage of the ,game1 and forming an ,encyclopdia of ,reference4 ,by ,george ,walker4 #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 sewed4 ,,wardlaw4--,,discourses ,,on ,,the ,,principal ,,points ,,of ,,the ,,socinian ,,controversy--the ,unity of ,god1 and the ,trinity of ,persons in the ,godhead--the ,supreme ,divinity of ,jesus ,christ--the ,doctrine of the ,atonement1--the ,christian ,character1 etc4 ,by ,ralph ,wardlaw1 ,d4,d4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 #aes4 cloth4 ,,waterton4--,,essays ,,on ,,natural ,,history1 ,chiefly ,ornithology4 ,by ,charles ,waterton4 ,esq41 author of ,wanderings in ,south ,america4 ,with an ,autobiography of the ,author1 and a ,view of ,walton ,hall4 ,new ,edition4 ,foolscap #hvo4 #hs4 cloth4 ,,second ,,series4 ,with ,continuation of ,mr4 ,waterton's ,autobiography4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 with ,vignette by ,t4 ,creswick1 ,a4,r4,a4 #fs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,webster4--,,an ,,encyclop,,dia ,,of ,,domestic ,,economy3 ,comprising such subjects as are most immediately connected with ,housekeeping2 as1 ,the ,construction of ,domestic ,edifices1 with the ,modes of ,warming1 ,ventilating1 and ,lighting them--,a ,description of the various ,articles of ,furniture1 with the ,nature of their ,materials--,duties of ,servants1 etc4 etc4 ,by ,thomas ,webster1 ,f4,g4,s41 etc4 etc42 assisted by the late ,mrs4 ,parkes4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 with nearly #a1jjj ,woodcuts1 #ejs4 cloth4 ,,westwood 7,j4 ,o47--,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,the ,,modern ,,classification ,,of ,,insects3 founded on the ,natural ,habits and comparative ,organisation of the different ,families4 ,by ,j4 ,o4 ,westwood1 ,f4,l4,s4 etc4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with numerous ,illustrations1 #bl4 #gs4 cloth4 ,,wilberforce 7,w47--,a ,,practical ,,view ,,of ,,the ,,prevailing ,,religious ,,systems ,,of ,,professed ,,christians1 in the ,higher and ,middle ,classes in this ,country1 contrasted with ,real ,christianity4 ,by ,william ,wilberforce1 ,esq4 ,m4,p4 for the ,county of ,york4 ,new ,editions4 #hvo4 #hs4 boards4 #abmo4 #ds4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,wilson4--,,the ,,lands ,,of ,,the ,,bible ,,visited ,,and ,,described1 ,in an ,extensive ,journey undertaken with special reference to the ,promotion of ,biblical ,research and the ,advancement of the ,cause of ,philanthropy4 ,by ,john ,wilson1 ,d4,d4 ,f4,r4,s4 ,honorary ,president of the ,bombay ,branch of the ,royal ,asiatic ,society1 etc4 #b vols4 #hvo4 with ,maps and numerous ,illustrations1 #al4 #afs4 cloth4 ,,willoughby 7,,lady74--,,so ,,much ,,of ,,the ,,diary ,,of ,,lady ,,willoughby as relates to her ,domestic ,history1 and to the ,eventful ,period of the reign of ,king ,charles the ,first 7#afce to #acdh74 ,produced in the style of the period to which ,the ,diary refers4 ,new ,edition4 ,square foolscap #hvo4 #hs4 boards2 or #ahs4 bound in morocco 7by ,hayday74 ,,willoughby 7,,lady74--,,some ,,further ,,portions ,,of ,,the ,,diary ,,of ,,lady ,,willoughby1 which do relate to her ,domestic ,history1 and to the ,stirring ,events of the latter years of the reign of ,king ,charles the ,first1 the ,protectorate1 and the ,restoration 7#afdh to #affc74 ,new ,edition4 ,square foolscap #hvo4 #hs4 boards1 morocco1 #ahs4 7bound by ,hayday74 ,,winter 7,j4 ,w47--,,the ,,horse ,,in ,,health ,,and ,,disease3 ,or1 ,suggestions on his ,natural and ,general ,history1 ,varieties1 ,conformation1 ,paces1 ,age1 ,soundness1 ,stabling1 ,condition1 ,training1 and ,shoeing4 ,with a ,digest of ,veterinary ,practice4 ,by ,james ,w4 ,winter1 ,m4,r4,c4 ,v4,s4,l4 #hvo4 #ajs4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,wood4--,a ,,practical ,,treatise ,,on ,,railroads1 ,and ,interior ,communication in ,general2 containing numerous ,experiments on the ,powers of the ,improved ,locomotive ,engines1 and ,tables of the comparative ,cost of ,conveyance on ,canals1 ,railways1 and ,turnpike ,roads4 ,by ,nicholas ,wood1 ,memb4 ,inst4 ,civ4 ,eng4 etc4 #c;d ,edition4 #hvo4 with ,plates and ,woodcuts4 #cas4 #f;d4 cloth4 ,,woodward4--,,essays ,,and ,,sermons4 ,by the ,rev4 ,henry ,woodward4 ,m4,a41 formerly of ,corpus ,christi ,college1 ,oxford1 ,rector of ,fethard1 in the ,diocese of ,cashel4 ,new ,edition4 #b vols4 fcap4 #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,,woodward4--,a ,,sequel ,,to ,,the ,,shunammite3 ,being a ,series of ,reflections on #b ,kings iv4 #ag-ce4 ,by the ,rev4 ,henry ,woodward1 ,m4,a41 ,rector of ,fethard1 in the ,diocese of ,cashel1 and formerly of ,corpus ,christi ,college1 ,oxford4 ,fcap4 #hvo4 #fs4 cloth4 ,,zumpt 7,,prof47--,a ,,grammar ,,of ,,the ,,latin ,,language4 ,by ,c4 ,g4 ,zumpt1 ,ph4,d4 ,professor in the ,university1 and ,member of the ,royal ,academy of ,berlin4 ,translated from the #ith ,edition of the original1 and adapted to the use of ,english ,students1 by ,leonhard ,schmitz1 ,ph4,d41 ,rector of the ,high ,school of ,edinburgh2 with numerous ,additions and ,corrections by the ,author4 ,new ,edition4 #hvo4 #ads4 cloth4 ,august #ca1 #ahdh4 ,london3 ,printed by ,m4 ,,mason1 ,ivy ,lane1 ,paternoster ,row4 99 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's note3 ,apparent typographical errors have been corrected1 though inconsistent hyphenation has been retained4