sées, as far down as the Palais de l'Industrie.

During the reign of the Commune occurred the massacre of peaceful citizens in the Rue de la Paix and Place Vendôme, a procession of "the friends of order" having been fired upon by National Guards stationed behind barricades in the Place Vendôme. The number killed is stated to have been fifteen.

Among many acts of Vandalism committed in the name and by authority of the Commune, the most notable were the pulling down of the magnificent column in the Place Vendôme on the 16th day of May 1871, and the demolition of the private hotel of M. Thiers in the Place St George, ooth of which have been rebuilt. On Sunday, 28th May 1871, the Government troops entered Paris at the St Cloud Gate, and began to drive the Communists from the Western quarter of the city towards its centre and Eastern extremity. Bloody conflicts occurred in many quarters, the Communists being always gradually driven back. The fighting was severe in the Champs Elysées, in the Place de la Concorde, Place de l'Opéra, the Rue de la Paix, and throughout the whole length of the Rue de Rivoli. On the night of Tuesday, May 23, the Communists attempted to carry into effect the threat repeatedly made to lay the city in ashes. Shells containing petroleum were fired into all parts of the city from the Buttes de Chaumont, and public and other buildings were fired by the retreating Communists aided by women and even children. On the night mentioned the Palace of the Tuileries was set on fire and consumed. The adjoining palace of the Louvre was saved by the timely arrival of the troops. The Palais Royal, the Palace of the

Quai d'Orsay, the Palace of Justice, the Hotel of the Legion of Honour, the Ministry of Finance, the Hotel de Ville, and other pub. lic buildings shared the fate of the Tuileries. Nearly two hundred private houses were burned, the greatest destruction being in the Rue Royale, Faubourg St Honoré, and the Rue de Rivoli. The final struggle between the troops and the last remnant of the insurgents took place in the Cemetery of Père-la-Chaise, and the neighbouring district of Belleville on Sunday, May 28th. The whole city was in the hands of the Government before the close of the day mentioned.

The entire city shows signs of the unhappy contest, and that part of it usually called the stran gers' quarter, bears, and will for a long time bear, very visible marks of the fierce struggle between the contending forces.

LIST OF THE SIGHTS OF PARIS,
WITH THE DAYS AND HOURS
FOR VISITING, AND MEANS OF
OBTAINING ACCESS TO THE

MONUMENTS, MUSEUMS, COL-
LECTIONS, LIBRARIES, &c., &c.
NOTE. As the times for seeing

the various objects of inter-
est are sometimes altered, the
stranger would do well to
consult the daily list in
"Galignani's Messenger."

In several cases the names by which streets and avenues were known before the war have been changed, but many will be best known by the old names for a long time to come.

Nearly all the objects of interest which strangers will desire to visit are open to the public. To those which are not generally open to the public, access may be obtained by written application to the officers indicated in the

following list. Letters making such applications should be sent by post, prepaid. The following will serve as the form of such let

ters:

Monsieur (adding the official title) J'ai l'honneur de prier votre Excellence (if to a Minister) de voulour bien me faire addresser un billet pour (state number of persons), afin de visiter (name of place).

Veuillez recevoir l'assurance de la haute consideration avec laquelle j'ai l'honneur d'etre,

Monsieur,

Votre tres humble serviteur, (Signature and address). ABBATOIRES. At La Villette. Every day on application to the concierge (fee). See page 324. AMPHITHEATRE ROMAN. See page 310.

ARC DE TRIOMPHE DE L'ETOILE. Apply to the guard for permission to ascend (fee). See page 315. BOIS DE BOULOGNE. The gates of the Porte Maillot, de Suresnes, d'Auteuil, de Boulogne, and Saint Cloud, serving as passages for the high roads, are always open; the gates which are used only by foot-passengers are shut at midnight. See page 312.

BOULEVARDS. See page 291. BOURSE. Open every day, except on Sundays and holidays, from 1 to 5. See page 321.

BRIDGES. See page 319.
CAFES CHANTANTS. See page

323.

CATACOMBS (entrance by the western gate of the old Barrière d'Enfer). A certain number of persons are allowed to visit them on the first and third Saturdays of each month, tickets being first obtained from the Prefet of the Seine. See page 326.

CEMETERIES. From 6 A. M. to 6 P.M. in summer, and from 7 A.M. to 4 P.M. in winter. See page 325. CHAMPS DE MARS. See page

318.

T

CHATEAU DE VINCENNES. Every day, from 12 to 4. See page 335.

THE CONCIERGERIE (in the Palais de Justice), may be visited by written order, to be procured at the Bureau des Prisons. Cour de Harlay. The part in which Marie Antoinette was imprisoned was destroyed by theCommunists, May 24, 1871.

See

CONSERVATOIRE DE MUSIQUE. page 323.

CONSERVATOIRE DES ARTS ET METIERS, 292, Rue St Martin. On Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, from 10 to 4, gratis; on all other days the entry is 1 franc. See page 311.

CHURCHES. See page 295. FOUNTAINS. See page 322. GOBELINS (see Manufactures). See page 323.

HALLE AU BLE. Open every day: the principal market days are Wednesdays and Fridays.

HALLES CENTRALES (the great markets). Open every day.

HOTEL DIEU. Open on Thursdays and Sundays from 1 to 4.

HOTEL DE VILLE. Now being rebuilt, and nearly completed. See page 305.

HOTEL DES INVALIDES. Every day from 11 to 5. Every Sunday at 12, mass with military music in the church. The dome, and the TOMB OF NAPOLEON (entry by the Place Vauban) are open to the public, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 12 to 3. See page 319.

The

JARDIN DES PLANTES. menagerie is open every day, gratis, from 11 A.M. till sunset in winter, and from 10 till 6 in summer. The galleries of comparative anatomy, zoology, and mineralogy, are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2 to 5, and on Sundays from 1 to 5. The library is open every day from

10 till 3. Open also on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, when a fee is expected. See page 314. JARDIN DES TUILERIES. Open daily from morning till night. During the spring, summer, and autumn a band plays every day, except Sundays, for an hour in the afternoon, see page 313.

JARDIN DU LUXEMBOURG. Open daily from morning to night. In summer the band plays, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, from 5 to 6, in the long parterre. See page 314.

JARDIN DU PALAIS ROYAL. This garden being a public passage, is opened very early in the morning and closed at midnight. The band plays on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for an hour in the afternoon.

JARDIN ZOOLOGIQUE D'ACCLIMATATION, Bois de Boulogne, near the Porte Maillot. Open every day. Price of admission: on week-days, 1 franc for the garden and hot-houses; on Sundays, 50 centimes for the garden only, and 50 centimes for the hot-houses. See page 312.

LAFAYETTE, Grave of. Every day; fee to concierge of Convent. See page 326.

LIBRARY OF THE CONSERVATOIRE DES ARTS ET MÉTIERS. Open every day except Mondays, from 10 till 3. See page 311.

LIBRARY OF SAINTE GENEVIEVE, Place du Panthéon, open every day, except Sundays and holydays, from 10 to 3, and in the evening from 6 to 10. Vacation from 1st September to 15th October. See page 326.

DE SEVRES. The show-rooms and Museum may be viewed from 11 to 4 daily. The work-rooms can only be seen by special permission from the Administrateur on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. See page 337.

MANUFACTURES DE TABAC, 63, Quai d'Orsay. Every day 10 to 12, and 1 to 4, with permission from the superintendent, obtainable at the office. See page 324.

MINT. On Tuesdays and Fridays, from 12 to 3. For special ticket to visit laboratory and workshops, apply to M. le President de la Commission des Monnaies, Hotel des Monnaies. See page 322.

MUSEE D'ARTILLERIE, 99, Place St Thomas d'Acquin. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, from 12 to 4. See page 310.

MUSEE DE CLUNY ET DES THERMES. Open on Sundays from 11 to 4, without ticket. Open every week-day (Mondays excepted) at the same hours, to persons with tickets, to be procured from the Directeur des Beaux Arts; but, practically, admission is given without ticket by giving a small fee to the custodian. See page 310.

MUSEE DU LOUVRE. Open to the public every day except Mondays, from 10 to 4. See page 305.

MUSEE DE LUXEMBOURG (contemporary painting and sculpture; entry by garden at the north-east corner of the palace, near the gate-way). Open every day, except Monday, from 10 to 5. See page 310. MUSEUM OF ANATOMY.

page 311.

See

NATIONAL LIBRARY, 58 Rue Richelieu. Open every day, except Sundays, from 10 till 4. The reading room is open on Sundays. See page 326.