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PARIS.

MAISON BOISSIER,

CONFECTIONERY,

7, BOULEVARD DES CAPUCINES, 7.

This House, which is universally known for the excellence of

its products,

BONBONS,

CHOCOLATES,

SUGARED ALMONDS,

AND DESSERTS,

is favourably known also for its large assortment of Novelties of all kinds,

EMBROIDERED GOODS, BRONZES, FINE CABINET WORK,

CRYSTAL, FAIENCE, PORCELAIN, AND WOOD CARVINGS, LEATHER GOODS, &C., &C.,

FOR CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR'S, AND EASTER GIFTS.

The MAISON BOISSIER, having no depôt or branch house in London or elsewhere, will forward goods within twenty-four hours after the receipt of orders accompanied by draft or postal order on Paris, or they will be sent and the amount collected on delivery of the goods.

is in Crown-court, Long-acre; Dr. Cumming, author of several well-known works on the fulfilment of prophecy, is the minister.

Behind the Wesleyan Chapel, in the City-road, is the grave of John Wesley himself. Whiteheld's Chapel is in Tottenham-court-road. Mrs. Whitefield, and Bacon the sculptor, R.A., are buried there; and over Surrey Chapel, in the Westminster Bridge Road, with its Lincoln Tower (erected 1875), the Rev. Newman Hall presides.

The Tabernacle, built for the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, and where he still ministers, is on the Surrey side of the Thames, near the "Elephant and Castle." It is an enormous building, of Italian architecture, and has seats for 4,400 persons.

There are German, French, Dutch, and Swedish Protestant places of worship; and, in the last named, Baron Swedenborg, founder of the sect named after him, is buried.

The principal Synagogue of the Jews is in Great St. Helen's, St. Mary-axe, Leadenhall-street.

PALACES.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Marlborough House, the residence of the Prince of Wales (immediately opposite to the last named, in St. James's Park), and Kensington Palace, have no one character about them which would strike a chance observer as palatial. St. James's is only used for state receptions and ceremonials, and Kensington has long since ceased to be the abode of royalty.

Buckingham Palace, at the western end of the Park, commenced by George IV. and finished only in the present reign, is a really fine building, and the town residence of the Queen. The

best point of view of Buckingham Palace is at the head of the lake, nearest the Horse Guards. (The magnificent state-coach and the horses may be seen in the Mews adjoining this palace, by an order procured from the Master of the Horse.)

THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER, OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, are best seen en masse from the river. The chambers in which the debates are carried on can be seen on Saturdays by orders obtainable at the Lord Chamberlain's office, in the court next to the Victoria Tower. To attend the debates in the House of Lords, a peer's order is necessary; for those in the House of Commons, a member's order; either is generally obtainable on application through the messengers. When Law appeals are going on in the House of Lords, of which notices appear in the newspapers, no formality is required to enter it, as it is an open court. The decorations of the chambers of both the Lords and Commons are exceedingly profuse and costly. The Victoria Tower, the most conspicuous erection in the Metropolis, is 75 ft. square, and 346 ft. high. The Clock Tower, near Westminster-bridge, is 40 ft. square and 340 ft. high. Its clock face is 23 ft. in diameter; and the bell on which the hours are struck weighs more than 8 tons. The two chambers can be best reached through Westminster Hall, which is 270 ft. long by 74 ft. wide. This hall is famous for the important trials which have taken place in it. Charles 1. was here tried and condemned. The higher Courts of Law have their entrances from this hall. In the corridor through which the "Houses" are entered, are some good statues of distinguished statesmen of various periods.

Whilst in the neighbourhood of the Houses of Parliament, a glance may be given at the Government Offices in Downing Street; Montagu House, town residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, where there is good collection of English miniatures, some portraits by Van Dyck, and a picture of Whitehall, which is considered one of Canaletti's finest works. Whitehall, or all that now represents the celebrated palace which once bore that name, was designed by Inigo Jones, and burnt in the reign of William III. The portion preserved was the Banqueting Hall, in front of which, facing the park, Charles I. was executed. The ceiling pictures, representing the apotheosis of James I., were painted by Rubens, and are best seen from the south end of the apartment. The building has since been used as a chapel, although never

conse

crated, and the Maundy Thursday charities of the Queen are dispensed here in accordance with old custom. The Treasury buildings, Horse Guards, and the Admiralty, are passed on the left hand on the way to Trafalgar

square.

MUSEUMS, &C.

THE BRITISH MUSEUM, in Great Russell - street, is an imposing structure of Grecian Ionic architecture with columnar façade, 570 ft. in length. The columns are 5 ft. in diameter at the base, and 45 ft. high. It was completed in 1804. This edifice contains a library exceeding 750,000 volumes, being second only to the Imperial Library at Paris. It contains a greater number of American books than any library in the United States. Besides books, it has an exceedingly rare and valuable collection of manuscripts, and extensive collections of prints and drawings; Egyptian,

Assyrian, Greek, and Roman antiquities. Its collections of specimens of geology, botany, zoology, and mineralogy are unsurpassed. The Elgin marbles are unequalled by any sculptures in existing collections.

From the 9th May to 8th August inclusive, the public is admitted to view the collections, on Mondays, from 10 until 8 o'clock; on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10 to 6; and on Saturdays, from 12 to 8. From 9th to 31st August inclusive, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 10 until 6, and on Saturdays, from 12 till 6. During the remainder of the year, the hours of admission are from 10 to 4.

It is closed from 1st to 7th January, 1st to 7th May, and from 1st to 7th of September.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM, Brompton, is a museum of art, and of manufactures connected with the arts. It originated in 1852, and has already become one of the most extensive and important museums in the world. Its collections of medieval and modern art, consisting of paintings, sculptures, goldsmiths' work, jewels, carvings, porcelain, armour, tapestries, &c., are exceedingly interesting. Most of the paintings of the celebrated Vernon gallery, the Sheepshanks collection, and the cartoons of Raphael, formerly at Hampton Court, are now exhibited in this

museum.

Admission: Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free, from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M.; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10 to 4, 6d.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY of paintings is upon the north side of Trafalgar-square. It was founded in 1824, and the present building was erected in 1832-8. The collection of paintings con

sists of works of the highest class of all schools, collected without regard to cost. No tourist should omit to visit it. The gallery is open to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday; to artists, on Thursday and Friday. It is closed during the last two weeks of September and during the month of October.

SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM, 13, Lincoln's-inn-fields. To the ad

mirers of architectural and sculptural antiquities, relics of ancient art, models, fine paintings, &c., this museum will be found highly interesting; it was bequeathed to the nation by Sir John Soane, R. A. Here is the celebrated Egyptian sarcophagus, of alabaster, covered with hierogly phics, discovered by Belzoni, in 1816, and ascertained to be about 3,400 years old. There are also some excellent paintings by Canaletti, a few original Hogarths, and many designs by Sir John Soane. The museum is open to the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, during the months of April, May, June, July, and August.

The ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Situated on the north-east of the Regent's-park, were established by a society founded in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles, Sir Humphry Davy, Lord Auckland, and other noblemen, patrons of science. The gardens were opened to the public in 1828, and form at this time one of the most rational and attractive objects of curiosity from their situation and admirable style of arrangement. The collection of wild and domestic quadrupeds, birds, &c., is very numerous, and comprises many rare specimens of the animal kingdom, including two hippopotami.

The gardens are open daily, except Sunday, from 10 in the

morning till sunset. Admittance, 18., except on Monday, when it is only 6d. Members of the Zoological Society are admitted without charge every day, including Sundays. On Saturday, in "the season," a military band plays in the gardens.

The ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, Lincoln's-inn-fields, was incorporated by royal charter in 1800. The building presents in front a noble colonnade and portico of the lonic order. The museum is a magnificent room with three galleries, and contains, among many valuable and curious objects, the collection of the celebrated anatomist, John Hunter, purchased by government, and committed to the care of this college, with the condition that twenty-four lectures, illustrative of some of the preparations, should be delivered annually. The principal objects are the articulated skeletons, placed on pedestals, of the megatherium and hippopotamus; O'Brien, the Irish giant; the dwarf Madlle. Crachami; Chuny, the elephant shot at the Royal Exchange; a giraffe and a Bactrian camel; besides innumerable other objects of interest. Admittance by order of a member of the college, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, between 12 and 4 o'clock, except the month of September, when the museum is closed.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S WAX-WORK. This very interesting exhibition is situated at the bazaar in Bakerstreet, Portman-square. The suite of rooms is 243 ft. long by 48 wide, and contains a gallery of full-length portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, George III. and Queen Charlotte, George IV. and William IV., George II., Louis XIV., the Duchess of Mazarine, the Duchess of Nassau,

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