weget by the Spaniards, and by Henry ef Vassat, 1538 it styled itself la Pucelle maiden), hue 3 was taken, 1815. It has an old Gothic chured, and Hotel de Ville, with a belfry. At Chateau Applincourt the famous League dise the Protestants was signed by Henry III. edures -D'Angleterre.] Corbie uiles has the curious portal, &c., of a come abbey, founded, 664 by St. Bathilde. s (nika to Waioundres and Rosières. At 94 miles સં * mils from Calais, 924 miles from Paris, at a Kipuequee, where the line to Boulogne parts off, ether at Vniens, or sometimes at Long rucau, close by it. Pasengers by the night train may stop here, to avoid getting into Paris too early. The 10 30 morang wan affords sime to breakfast and see the Cache e ani then reach Paris by 2. MOPRES - De France et d'Angleterre, highly recommended. Cumbuses at the station convey Pieser to the butel, where there are private cartages for the use of travellers. Pa Rhin, Place St. Denis, near to the railway, and highly recommended for cleanliness and moderate conged De Cuivers; Des Trois Pigeons; De la Somme. $OBJECTS OF Norice.-Cathedral Hotel de Ville-Bibliothèque- the Hautoye. Pop. 53,000. A large, fortified, and very old town, the capital of department Somme (formerly of Picardy), seat of a cour impériale (assize court), tribunal, college, and bishoprie, on the river Somme, which divides itself in its course here into eleven or twelve canals, and contributes to the manufacturing prosperity of the town. It was the Roman Ambiani, The Spaniards took it by stratagem, 1597, but it was almost immediately recovered. In 1802, the peace of Amiens was signed here, as being a sort of half way place between London and Paris-n petite paix, at which the English rejoiced so much that it made Notson ay he was "ashamed of his country,” and which tasted about a twelvonionth. The streets and hörtile. Athart (11) miles), an a branch of the river Amora which inthes a mud cascade hore, to has a quity, in which fatious fossils are found; and at the dumpat la au turiga of "our Lady of Eroberto," to whom the shoptioida and shophodesses of this part Inaba un atrunal offering of cakes. Coach to Peronne. PLLON #6 (33 hil past south out), a sous pre-place or square) is Icclure and fortress, with 2,000 inhab, in the market), indralies of the Sammo, was the old papit it of walknad Sintere it has a cuble, enclosing a very old tawor, cdled Four Hebert, where Charles, Simple (placed here by Hortbort, Count of inan fois) died a prisoner, 229, and where the old fox, Louts XI. was trapped by hi Charles the Bold, as related in Scott's Durward." Having been unsucce St. Just (9 miles), at the head of the Arre. Coaches to Roye, Ansauvilliers, Cavilly, Montdidier, Rosières. The country improves towards the next station. Clermont-Oise (8 miles), a sous-préfecture, of 3,200 souls, was burnt by the English 1359; and has a famous prospect of the Vallée Dorée, on the hill over the Bresche, from the Chatellier promenade, close to the old castle, now a central House of Detention for women. Here Philippe le Bel was born. It once belonged to Robert, son of St. Louis. who, marrying a dame de Bourbon, then a small fief in the centre of France, first brought that illustrious name into the royal line. Another seigneur was the accommodating husband of La Belle Gabrielle, who was married to her by Henry IV., on condition of never seeing her after the ceremony. Notice the old church, near the town-house, both spire buildings; also a museum of agriculture and geology, with a library of 6,000 vols. Cherries and other fruit are abundant here. At St. Felix, in the neighbourhood, excellent fossil shells are found. Hotel.-L'Epée (Sword). Liancourt (54 miles), on the Bresche, in a pretty spot, has part of the Château (of the time of Louis XIII.) of the late Duc de la Rochefoucald-Liancourt, who, after the Revolution, established an English farm here, with a school of industry, &c., besides introducing vaccination. He is buried in the park, under a plain tomb. Creil (44 miles), a buffet for refreshments, 42 miles from Paris. Here the branch lines to St. Quentin and Beauvais, &c., turn off (see Routes 5, 7). It stands among hills, on the Oise, and has an old bridge, a church with a good spire, manufactories of pottery and pipes with traces of the old château (on an island), where Charles VI. was placed when lunatic, and of St. Evremond's Abbey. A direct line to Paris. to cut off the corner towards Pontoise, is now finished, and a branch to Senlis and Chantilly bas been commenced. Pop., 3,181. Hotel du Chemin de Fer. Coach to Senlis. [SENLIS (16 kil. north-east) is a sous-préfecture with 5,800 pop., in department Oise, on a hill side among the forests of Halatte, Chantilly, &c., where the Aunette and Nonette join. It was the capital of the Silvanectes, in Cæsar's time, and has traces of Roman-built walls, with several old gates, as the Porte de Meaux, Porte de Bellon, Porte de Compèigne, &c., besides St. Louis' ruined castle. Philippe Auguste was married here, 1180, to Elizabeth of Hainault; and it stood seven or eight fierce assaults of the Leaguers, 1588. The old cathedral Church, rebuilt by Louis XII., on the site of Charle magne's, has a plain front, with a corner spire on a pinnacled tower, 225 feet high; also two good north and south porches, built by Francis I. There are, besides, a theatre in St. Aignan's old church; a hospice, now the Hôtel de Ville, a public library of 8,000 vols. At 2 kil.from Senlis is the old abbey of St. Victoire, a favourite resort of Louis XI. The cross-bow men of this place were noted in the 16th cent. Trade in wool, cotton, lace, grain, wine, chicory, stone, &c. Hotel.-Du Grand Cerf (Stag). St. Leu-d'Esserent (4 miles), in department Oise, on a hill side, with a conspicuous church in the transition style. It has important lime quarries, and lace is made. Coaches to Senlis and Chantilly. [CHANTILLY (4 kil. east) which belonged to the Counts of Senlis, has remains of a Château of the Montmorencys and the great Condé, who was visited by Louis XIV., when Vatel, his cook, killed himself because the fish had not come; and which, as enlarged by his family, was pulled down at the Revolution. What remains, including a hunting seat on the lake, a chapel, splendid stables, for 180 horses (built 1719-35), the English garden and grounds, was sold, 1852, by the Duke d' Aumale, along with the forest of 20,000 acres, and Hez forest of 43,000 acres, to Majoribanks and Antrobus, the bankers, for 11,000,000 fr. Twelve roads meet at the centre of this forest, called the Round Table, where the "Derby" and "St. Leger" are run for, at the annual Races of the French Jockey Club, in May and October. On lake Commelle, is a lodge, built, they say, by St. Louis's mother, Blanche of Castile, and lately restored. Blonde lace, articles in wood, &c. are made. Hotels.-Du Cerf; Du Cygne; Des Bains; Du Lion d'Or. Pop., 2,500. Precy (2 miles) is the next station. [MORTEFONTAINE (18 kil. south-east), has a château, built 1770, which belonged to Joseph Bonaparte when the French treaty with America was signed here, 1800. The preliminaries of the Peace of Amiens were a ljusted in the Vallière pavilion, in the park (on the site of a castle of the 11th cent.), where they used to show the boat in which Sir Sidney Smith was captured at Havre, 1796. This picturesque mixture of woods, hills, rocks, lakes, canals, falls, &c., is thought to be more English than any other place in France. Traces of a Roman camp are seen at Butto-Mahet.] Boran (2 miles), and its suspension bridge. Beaumont-sur-Oise (43 miles), on a rock at the bridge over the river, has a tower of its old feudal castle, which commanded the pass here. The promenade overlooks a rich prospect. Coaches to Viarmes (near Royaumont old abbey, in Chantilly forest); Noailles (near Pierre-aux-Fées druid stones); Jouey, Presle, &c. [At 12 kil. east is LUZARCHES, on a hill side, with remains of a Château on the site of a palace which Charlemagne gave to St. Denis' Abbey. The Collegiate Church, of the 13th cent., was built over the relics of St. Côme, the patron of surgeons..] Ile-Adam (4 miles), sc called from an island in the river, on which stood a château built, 1200, by the seigneurs, one of whom was the famous Grand Master of the Knights of St. John, Philippe de l'IleAdam, who held out so long at the siege of Rhodes, 1522, against 200,000 Turks. The neighbourhood is striking. Its château afterwards came to the family of Condé. became the seat of Queen Hortense (Duchess of St. Leu), mother of Louis Napoleon, who, out of love to her memory, began, in 1851, a handsome new chur Here his on the site of the old Gothic building. father, Louis, King of Holland; his grandfather, Carlo Bonaparte; and other members of the family now rest. Ermont (1 mile), from which coaches go to Sannois, Montlignon, Domont; to Andilly, a fine spot in Montmorency forest; St. Prix; and Eaubonne, in a pretty valley of the forest, near an oak planted by Franklin, who lived here, as did St. Lambert, Rousseau, &c. Enghien-les-Bains (2 miles on lake St. Gratien, is noted for its sulphur springs, used between June and September, and has a large bathing-house, ball-room, &c. It is a favourite excursion for the Parisians, as it combines the amusements of boating, donkey-racing, rambling in the forest, and eating the delicious cherries off the tree in the season. Trains come up almost hourly. The springs were discovered in 1766, and are about 60° temp.; the neighbourhood Auvers (4) miles), on the Oise, has an old con- is very pleasant. Hotel de Quatre Pavillons. Coaches spicuous church. Pontoise (2 miles) a sous préfecture of 4,300 persons, in department Seine-et-Oise, on a rock, over the Oise, where the Viosne joins), here crossed by a bridge or pont, which gave it its present and its ancient name (Briva-Isara.) It was held by the Normans, and by Talbot, 1419-41, who took it by a ruse de guerre, viz., dressing his men in white when snow was on the ground. St. Maclou's church is ancient, and has an alarm bell, with an inscription on it. There are also a large hospital and a library of 3,000 vols., besides remains of its old walls and a castle. General Leclerc was a native; as was Flamel, an alchemist, and illuminator of the 14th cent. Hotels.-Grand Cerf; Des Messageries. Coaches to Magny and Gisors (see Route 8) and to Marines, Moyneville, and Chaumont. [CHAUMONT-OISE, (30 kil. north-west), on a hill, topped by the Gothic church, whence there is a wide prospect. The houses are of good brick. Blonde lace, leather, &c., are made; and there are large fairs for cattle and horses.] At Pontoise the line turns round to the southeast to Herblay (5) miles), which lies to the west, by the Seine. Franconville (1 mile) in a very attractive part of the valley of Montmorency. Coach to St. Leu-Taverney, (3 kil. north), where Mad. de Genlis had a seat in which the last Duke of Bourbon hung himself, 1830. After Mad. de Genlis, it to Soisy, Groslay, and Montmorency. [MONTMORENCY (3 kil. north), a pretty place on a hill, founded 1008, by Burchard the Bearded, a robber chieftain of this part. It gave name to a noble house, the premier Christian Barons, as they used to be called; and came to the family of Condé with the title of Duke, to which Louis XIV. added that of Enghein, after the above place. The large Gothic church of the 14th cent. has some good stained glass. One walk through the chesnut Forest leads to Ecouen, past Mont Louis, and the Hermitage, where the pernicious sentimentalist, Rousseau wrote his Emile, &c. It has his bust and furni. ture. Gretry, the composer, died in it.] Epinay (2 miles), a station on the Seine, has many country houses, with that of Brêche, which Gabrielle d'Estrées, Henry IV.'s mistress, lived in. Fourcroy, Lacepéde, Marquis Somariva, &c., resided here; and Mad. Houdetot, at Ormesson. [ARNOUVILLE to the north-east, on the Crould, has an old unfinished château, of the last century, built by garde-des-sceaux (lord keeper) Machault. A little further on is Gonesse, the birth-place of Philippe Auguste, 1166, and for a long time famous for its bread. At 9 kil. north is Ecoue château, on a hill, built in the Renaissance style, with high roof, pilasters, &c. Latterly it belonged to the prince of Condé.] St. Denis (1 miles) a sous préfecture of department Seine, with a pop. of 9,600, on two little branches ROUTE 2. and Paris. Distance, 168 miles, or 272 kil.; four trains daily, two express, in 6 to 8 hours. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, 77 miles from Amiens; 29 sea miles from Folkestone. HOTELS.-Des Bains et de Belle Vue.-First-class hotel for families and gentlemen. Mr. E. MuntonHoussé, proprietor. of the Seine, and on the canal joining the river to Canal de l'Ourcq, is the old burial-place of the French kings, who were interred in the Church of the Bene- Boulogne to St. Valery, Abbeville, Amiens, dictine Abbey, founded 613, by Dagobert. Length, 390 feet. breadth, 100; and 80 feet high to the vault. It was rebuilt, 1144-1281, the oldest part being Abbé Segur's Romanesque front and towers, one of which was, till lately, 360 feet high, and has been restored by Napoleon and his successors with great splendour. The new windows are stained with historical subjects, and the chapels, &c., are full of paintings and frescoes. Among the monuments, &c., are those of Dagobert (not older than St. Louis's time), Louis XII. and Queen, Henry II. and Queen, Francis I. and Queen, Duguesclin the soldier, Henry III. and IV., Francis II. (Mary Stuart's husband), and the twelve Apostles, in the Choeur d'Hivre. The oriflamme, or banner of France, which used to be kept here, was carried in front of the army to the old cry of "Montjoie St. Denis," down to the battle of Agincourt; there is a fine organ. In the crypt below are statues and cenotaphs of all the sovereigns, some as old as the 11th cent. The abbey house, as rebuilt by Cotte, is used as an Asylum for orphans of the Legion of Honour, founded in 1809. Omnibuses run to Paris. Many corn-mills, breweries, and tanneries; a large sheep fair in June. A bridge across Ile St. Denis, in the Seine, leads to Gennevilliers. Hotel.-Du Lapin que Fume. Our line now passes St. Ouen, a place on the Seine, with a château, inhabited at various times by several distinguished personages, and specially noted for the promise of the Charter, here given by Louis XVIII., when re-entering Paris in 1814. The caves about it are used as granaries and icehouses. Clignancourt on one side, and Aubervilliers on the other, are next passed. Then Montmartre, a hill 300 feet above the Seine, with a church, citadel, and reservoir at the top, whence there is a fine view over Paris. It is also marked by its quarries of plaster of Paris, its windmills, and guinguettes, for pleasureseekers. Chapelle St. Denis is just outside the Barrière St. Denis, which divides the city from the old province of Ile de France, now called the department de Seine; and at length the Embarcadère, or Paris Terminus, is reached, at Clos St. Lazaire, Place Roubaix, near the Barrière. It was opened in 1846. A new terminus is to be built opposite Rue de Denain. Omnibuses, &c., wait on every train. See Bradshaw's Paris Guide and the Continental Guide; and Routes 10 and 34, for Versailles, and other places round Paris. Du Pavillon Imperial des Bains de Mer.-A large and extensive first-rate hotel, admirably situated, facing the sea. M. Bourgois, proprietor. Grand Hotel Christol. -A large hotel, well situated, and very good. D'Angleterre.-A well situated hotel. of the best situated, opposite the Bath EstablishBrighton and Marine Hotel.-Very good, and one ment; kept by Mr. Edouard Lecerf. Hughes' Royal Hotel.-A well-conducted excellent house. Hotel de Londres, kept by Mr. Charles Fournier, the oldest establishment in the town. Good attendance. Table d'hôte at 6 o'clock. Bedford Hotel, facing the landing-place of the London and Folkestone steamers. De l'Europe, close to the steam-packet stations, highly recommended. Packham's Hotel du Louvre, facing the terminus of the Paris Railway. Comfortable, and moderate charges. Situated near the station. Chaussée, near the landing place, kept by Mrs. Le Du Nord; De la Paix; Univers; De la Gare; The Boarding Establishment of Mr. Howe is excellent. There is a Buffet and every accommodation at the station. ENGLISH LIBRARIES AND READING ROOMS.Mr. Merridew, 60, Rue Napoleon, and Mr. Seal's, 34 and 39, Grande Rue, next door to the Museum, both of which establishments are depôts for the sale of Bradshaw's Guides and Hand-books. Post Office, No. 8, Rue des Vieillards; open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The The English Consul, W. Hamilton, Esq., resides at the top of Rue des Vieillards, near the sous-préfec ture: office open from 10 to 2, and 7 to 8, for certifi cates to obtain permits to embark. The permit office is at the Douane, on the packet boat quay. distance between London and Paris by this route is 70 miles shorter than by way of Calais (with 29 miles of sea), the company's boats being as regular as those of the government, and the conveniences for landing, A low water landing-stage is &c., equally good. nearly completed. Luggage, fr, each large package; the porters are civil and quick. Omnibuses to the railway station. Passengers by through trains (in 10 hours) are now not examined till their arrival at the London or Paris terminus. Those going on to Marseilles should declare to that effect, to save delay at Paris. Paris time, 9 minutes before London. (See Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide.) English Episcopal Chapels.-Upper Town, Rev. W. G. Hawtayne; Lower Town, Rev. W. K. Groves; Rue Royale, Rev. J. Bewsher; Rue de la Lampe. |