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PARIS.

The following Notes convey some idea of the extent and resources of the French capital:—­

By the last census, 1827, the population of Paris was 890,000.

Bread.—­In Paris, 830,000 persons consume 227,760,000 pounds in a year.

Printing.—­There are in Paris 80 printing establishments; 600 presses going; and 3,000 journeymen printers in constant employ.

Deaths.—­The annual mortality is 21,033; average of suicides 200, of whom the greater number are single persons; and on an average, a death occurs every twenty minutes.  Upwards of 1,100 children die annually from small-pox.

Lamps.—­The city is lit with 4,533 oil lamps, with 12,672 wicks.

The River.—­The river Seine where it enters Paris is 510 feet broad; at the Pont Neuf 864 feet, and where it leaves the city 400 feet broad.

Hospitals.—­The income of the hospitals is 9,762,154 francs, or about L406,756.; the average cost to government for a day in the hospital, is about 11-1/2_d_.  The maniacs from two prisons average 3,000 a year; and the majority of mad persons are unmarried.

Lottery.—­The average annual receipts of the lottery is about a million sterling—­of which the treasury receive about L180,000. the remainder being the adventurers’.

Marriages.—­The average of marriages is 6,316, or 1 marriage in every 108 persons.  Marriages are most frequent in February, and least in December.  There is rather more than an average of three children to each marriage.

Births.—­The births average 27,000, or 1 birth for every 12 minutes; of the number, 8,760 are illegitimate.

Gaming Houses.—­The annual receipt is L360,000.; the whole expenses L60,000.  Those who lease them clear in 6 years about L83,000.

Wine Tax.—­The annual revenue is a million sterling.

Theatres.—­There are 10,000 persons daily at the theatres, Of these, it is estimated, 6,816 pay for admission.  The annual average receipts of all the theatres is L209,298.

Tombs.—­The price for a tomb in Pere la Chaise, is about L4. without the right to the grave; some have cost L1,400.  Those erected to women are fewer by half than those for men.

Travellers.—­The average since the peace of 1814, is 17,676 English residents or travellers in Paris.

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MOTTO AND TRANSLATION.

  Presto et Presto. 
  Double quick time.

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DIALOGUE BETWEEN GLUTTON AND ECHO.

The following lines, written in the year 1609, are said to have induced Butler to pursue the same idea in his Hudibras;