e learned would award him the _birch_. Mrs.
Brett is no less a genius than her husband; and she takes advantage of the
publication of the _Miscellany_, to stick the following little bill upon
the back of the title:

"Ann Brett, wife of the said Peter, at the sign of the _Shroud_ in
Christ Church Lane, opposite to the Church, makes and sells all Sorts
of Shrouds, draws all Sorts of Patterns, does all manner of Pinking,
and teaches Young Misses Reading and Writing, Arithmetic, and Plain
Work. The Dublin Society," she adds, "was pleased to honour her with a
handsome Present for her Curious Performance with the Pen."

J. O.

* * * * *

RICHARD'S "GUIDE THROUGH FRANCE."

(Translated from the French on the 12th edition. Paris: Audin, 25. Quai des
Augustins.)

As we are not supposed to be sensible of our own failings, I should much
wish to know whether any English-French exists equal to some French-English
I know of, and inclose a specimen. MR. P. CHASLES has played the critic so
well with the English tongue, that perhaps he can find us a few specimens.
Without doubt, it will be a wholesome correction to the Malaprop spirit if
she is shown up a little; and I regret extremely that MR. P. CHASLES was
not invited to correct the proofs of the _Itineraire de France_. Here we
are posting with M. Richard:

"The courier a franc-etrier cannot use bridle of their own, they must
not outrun the postilion who leads them, and the post master if they
might arrive at, without their postillion, must not give them horse
before this last is come. The supply-horses, according to the number of
persons, shall be put to carriages as much as the disposition of the
vehicles will admit. For example, three horses shall be put to
cabriolets, and till six to the berline, but as it should not be
possible, to put a horse en arbalete (cross-bow) without notable
accidents, either to caleches with two horses or to the limonieres;
they shall be obliged to pay the charge for supply horse."

Here we are in a steamer, p. 52.:

"The sea is smooth, the sky pure, the air calm, everything promises a
happy navigation, our boat is in a very favourable position in the
middle of the Seine, on the right hand the hills of Honfleur, on the
left the coast of Ingouville, let us pause a little more on these
shores we are going to leave: behold on the east