du Temple, No. 50 may be remarked, it is always pointed out to strangers as the house from whence Fieschi discharged in 1835 his infernal machine (which is now to be seen at Madame Tussaud’s exhibition in Baker Street, London).  By the means of that diabolical affair, Marshal Mortier, Colonel Rieussec, and many others, were killed and wounded, but the King, at whom it was aimed, fortunately escaped.  We shall now proceed by the Rue du Faubourg du Temple; at No. 68 is a large barrack which has been formed for infantry, but is a few steps out of the way, and hardly worth looking after, in an architectural point of view.  I should therefore advise turning to the left, by the northern bank of the Canal St. Martin, and observing the Grand Entrepot des Sels, from whence annually 9,000,000 lbs. of salt are distributed for the consumption of Paris.  Opposite, on the southern bank, is the Entrepot de la Compagnie des Douanes, which was built in 1834 by a joint stock company, for receiving goods in bond, consisting of a spacious area in which stand two large warehouses 250 feet in length, with a court covered in between for stowage, besides a number of sheds.  They are constructed on a most solid plan, being built of stone with brick arches, and the wood-work of oak enclosing pillars of iron.  It is altogether on a most extensive and commodious plan, with such regulations as have rendered it highly serviceable to the purposes of commerce.  Adjoining are the warehouses of the Custom House, called the Douanes de Paris, the entrance is in the Rue Neuve Sanson, the house of the Director is attached, and particularly neat; the whole of the buildings, although constructed upon a solid principle, are light and handsome.

The first turning to the right, brings us to the Rue de l’Hopital, in which is the hospital of St. Louis, a most noble establishment founded by Henry IV, in 1607.  It contains 800 beds, and is justly celebrated for its excellent medicated and mineral baths.  There is a chapel attached to it, of which the first stone was laid by Henry IV.  It was called after St. Louis, from having been originally devoted to persons infected with the plague, he having died of that disease at Turin in 1270.  At present it is appropriated to such as are afflicted with cutaneous complaints.  As we cross the canal, we must notice the charcoal market, close to which is the Hospital of Incurables, for men, No. 34, Rue des Recollets, established in 1802 in the ancient convent of the Recollets.  The number of men admitted is 400, male children 70.  Those boys Who are capable, are encouraged to learn different trades, and at 20 years of age are sent to the Bicetre.  Strangers are admitted every day except Sundays and festivals.  The church of St. Laurent is facing, in the Place de la Fidelite and Rue du Faubourg St. Martin; it was first built in 1429, enlarged in 1543, and in part rebuilt in 1595, and the porch and perhaps the lady chapel, added in 1622.  A gridiron is the only