containing ex voto offerings of the fishermen, who form a distinct class here, as elsewhere. It deserves a visit. Dickens, at his visit 1853, occupied Villa des Moulineux, in Haute Ville.

In the neighbourhood are Mont Lambert, Mont Outreau, Mont St. Étienne, and other points of view, and remains of a Roman road to Vissant, the ancient Portus Itius; the gardens at Denaire, and the châteaux of Cregni, Colombert, and de la Cocherie; the botanic gardens of Mont Pelé; the quarries of Marquise and Ferques. A good mineral spring on the Wimille road.

Leaving the Boulogne terminus, you ascend the Liane, to

Pont de Brique (4 miles). Beyond this is Clocheville, where Napoléon once lodged. Next comes Hesdigneul, where the branch line to St. Omer (page 3) turns up the Lianne; past Samer, (population 2,000,) a picturesque spot, where several English families live, among the remains of an old Abbey.

Neufchâtel (4 miles); and

Étaples (8 miles), a decayed fishing port, on a sandy plain, at the Canche's mouth, which the Romans used, having some good old houses, and remains of a château, built 1160. Population, 2,700. The viaduct across the river is 984 feet long. The flat, marshy sea border of this part of Boulonnais was in old times appropriately called Marquenterre. Branch of 6 miles, opened 1875, to Beutin and Montreuil, as below.

[Montreuil-sur-Mer (8 kil. east), a sous-préfecture of 3,950 souls, and fortified town of the second class, on a hill by the Canche, where Cæsar built a fort, called Vinacum. It was rebuilt 878, by Heltgaut or Hergot, along with the abbey church and castle, and called Monastoriolum, whence comes the modern name. A large citadel, with a view of the river and flat sea-coast, replaces the castle, of which the gate towers are left; and S. Saulve's Abbey is now the Hôtel de Ville. The flamboyant church has a fine tall buttressed doorway. The peaches are celebrated.] Verton (7 miles). Coach to Hesdin, beyond which lies Agincourt.

Rue (10 miles), in department de la Somme, is reached after crossing the Authie, and has the

Church of St. Esprit, with a front richly sculptured, besides its carved pillars, roof, &c. It is still a place of pilgrimage, and stands on a little stream which runs up to the field of Crécy, a few miles east, and Monties forest, where Charles, son of Francis I., died of the plague, 1545.

Noyelle (7 miles), with a view of the sea. A branch Rail of six miles strikes off to St. Valery-sur-Somme, a small bathingplace, from which William the Conqueror sailed to England in 1066. Population, 3,700. Notice the fishermen's Chapel and the ruins of Tour de Harold. An oyster culture here.

Hotel.-Les Armes de France.

Coach to Tréport. Both it and Eu may be reached by rail from Longpré (page 16).

[Eu (34 kil. west-south-west), near its Château, the noble seat, first of the Dukes of Guise, and then of Louis Philippe, who, on his visit to England, embarked at Tréport (a little below Eu), which has some fine old mills and a curious church. Here Queen Victoria landed and was received by Louis Philippe, 1843. It has been proposed as a landing place from Folkestone (63 miles), in connection with a rail to Paris, 115 miles long, now open, via Eu, Gamaches, Longroy, Aumale (page 8), Abancourt, St. Omer-en-Chaussée, and Beauvais. The Château d'Eu, standing in a vast park, contains a large collection of portraits made by the king, 70 principal apartments, 250 inferior ones, with stables, &c., for 130 horses and 60 carriages. It is occupied by the Orleans family.

Hotel.-Du Commerce. (Population, 4,420.)
At 30 kil. further is Dieppe (see Route 8.)]
From Noyelle it is 7 miles to

ABBEVILLE,

HOTELS.-Tête de Bœuf; St. Jacques; De France; Du Lion Noir; Du Commerce. Station Buffet.

A sous-préfecture and large fortified town, of 20,060 inhabitants, on the river Somme, in department Somme, and the old province of Picardy, about 18 miles from the sea. Under the name of Abbatis Villa, it belonged to St. Riquier's Abbey;

and was given up to the English as part of King John's ransom, after the battle of Crécy; but it soon returned to the possession of its own sovereign. The Germans held it 1870-1.

Some of the streets are pretty good, but the greater part are old-fashioned, narrow, and illpaved. Its houses are chiefly brick, with a few stone buildings, and several ancient-looking ones, of wood. Trees are planted on the ramparts, but the view is not very enticing; yet at one time its reputation as an agreeable resort drew many persons of rank hither, whose houses have lately disappeared. Some traces of the castle of the Counts of Ponthieu are seen in the prison. Here Hugh Capet, the founder of the Capets, once resided. It has an old salt-house, once used for the gabelle, a communal college, theatre, foundling hospital, &c., and a public library of 25,000 volumes. At the latter are busts of natives (Sanson the geographer, Millevoye the poet, Lesueur the composer, &c.), and a copy of the Gospels, in gold letters, on purple vellum, which Charlemagne gave to St. Riquier's Abbey.

At the house of M. Boucher de Perthes is a fine collection of spear-heads, hatchets, animal remains, and other marks of Celtic and pre-historic ages, discovered n the valley of the Somme, first at St. Achuel.

But the Gothic Cathedral of St. Wulfran is the most remarkable object. It has two towers, 171 feet high, in its noble west front, built by Cardinal d'Amboise, in the flamboyant style of the 16th century, and decorated with niched figures of saints. The triple portal is enriched with carvings of the apostles, the Annunciation of the Virgin, &c. The arches of the nave are also good, but the rest of the building is inferior.

Manufactures of fine linen (at the Champ de Foire, or Fair Field), first established by Colbert, velvets, carpets, muslins, cordage, leather; and a brisk trade in grain, wine, cider, linen, and woollen goods, &c.

Diligences from Abbeville to Dieppe, at 11 morn. and 3 aft.; also conveyances to Huxy-le-Château, Hesdin, Blangly, Crécy, and Agincourt. Boat to St. Valery.

[From Abbeville, along the road to Arras, we pass ST. RIQUIER (10 kil. east-north-east) and the re

mains of its abbey, founded by Dagobert, in the 7th century; enlarged by Charlemagne, and called Centule, from its hundred towers; now a college. The Church, partly restored, is worth notice for its beautiful front, full of niches and carvings, as well as for its carved stalls, iron gates, and curious frescoes (of the 16th century) in the treasury, including the Dance of the Three Dead and Three Living. An old belfry, and remains of the great town walls, are seen.

From Abbeville, along the road to St. Omer, you pass near the field of

CRESCY, OF CRECY (16 kil. north-east), in a forest, where the Black Prince (1346) defeated the French, 30,000 being slain. The walls of the windmill, in which they say Edward III. stood to watch the battle, as related by Froissart, are crowded with names of Englishmen who have visited this memorable spot.

HESDIN (35 kil. from Abbeville, further on), in department Pas-de-Calais, on the Canche, was founded (1544) by the Dukes of Savoy, in the midst of a beautiful country, flat, but well wooded and cultivated. The air is healthy, and there is a good Hôtel de Ville. Abbé Prévost was a native. Population, 3,500. Near it are traces of Old Hesdin, or Hidisnum.

AGINCOURT, or AZINCOURT (12 kil. beyond), in the old province of Picardy, a small village, with traces of a castle, 16 miles from Crescy, and equally memorable for a great victory gained by Henry V., 25th of October, 1415, with 9,000 men, against a French force of about 55,000, chiefly by means of his archers, with their clothyard shafts, stationed in a wood still here. Shakspere's Henry V. speaks of 8,400 "knights, esquires, and gallant gentlemen," who fell, besides others. Fluellen, in that play, is the David Gam, or Squinting David, of Welsh history, who told the king on this occasion, after counting the enemy, that "there were enough to kill, enough to make prisoners, and enough to run away." This victory left Henry V. master of the best part of France, which was quickly overrun by the English, but as quickly lost in the next reign.

FRUGES (5 kil. from this), under a slope, has a mineral water. At 31 kil. beyond, is St. Omer (see Route 1.)]

have attracted a number of English here. It grew out of a church founded in the 7th century by St. Eloi, called the "Church of the Dunes," from the

Rémy, or Pont-Rémy (5 miles), which has a ruined castle; then

Longpré (5 miles). Here are two branch lines -one way, to Doullens (see page 8) and Bouquemaisons; the other to Gamaches. Tréport, and Eu (see page 14). At Gamaches, a line turns off to Abancourt, on the Amiens and Rouen line. Abancourt is on a line now in progress towards Beauvais, which will make part of a direct route to Paris, via Tréport.

Hangest (4 miles), near which is the camp of l'Etoile, an old Roman fort. The next is

Picquigny (5 miles), and its old castle, best known for the treaty signed here between Edward IV. and Louis XI., in 1475.

Ailly (3 miles) belonged to a noble family of that name, two of whom (according to Voltaire), father and son, taking opposite sides, fought hand to hand, at the battle of Ivry. At 6 miles beyond this is Amiens, on the main line as in Route 1.

terribly flat coast. It has an anchorage lying at some distance, in the road, and is as noted for smugglers in peace, as for its privateering exploits during war. Its most special hero is Jean Bart, who was a native, and whose statue is in Place Royale. Jean Gauthier, Jean Lion, who styled himself Godts Vrient, i. e., God's Friend, Koster, and the Jacobsons, are almost equally celebrated personages here.

Canals run inland to Bergues, Ostend, Bruges, &c. White brick houses of two stories make up the neat broad streets, but there is a want of good water. Many of the people, workmen and others, live in cellars. The town is defended by ramparts, the citadel, Fort Risbau, &c.; and has two Basins, one of which was restored 1794, and frigates launched in it. There is a jetty at the quay, besides a long pier over the flats. A Light-tower, 194 feet high, stands near the basin for the chassemarées, at the mouth of the canal which leads up to the Port.

The Hôtel de Ville, built 1644, is an old-fashioned pile, with a low spire. A solid square clock-tower, of brick, 154 feet high, called Tour de l'Eglise, because one part of the church is now cut off from it by the road. This Church (St. Eloi's) is Gothic, with a handsome Grecian portico of ten pillars, added by Louis, and contains some paintings. At the Church of St. Jean are two pictures by Vandyke and Guido, to be seen for a fee. The Jesuits' church is replaced by the college; the public library contains 7,000 volumes. The Museum is rich in Flemish pictures. Large barracks are also seen, a salle de spectacle, school of navigation, &c.; and there are sea and other baths. The Fishermen's Chapel des Dunes, near the shore, is, as usual, crowded with votive offerings. Genuine Flemish is spoken all round Dunkirk.

Its position has made it the scene of many contests. A castle was built by the Counts of Flanders, which the English burnt, 1388; they took the town, 1538, but gave it up to Spain the next year. The French (under Condé) took it, 1558, but restored it immediately; again, in 1658, it was taken