The hand-book for travellers in Italy, from London to Naples . story, and the women stillprecede the men in the procession on the 10th ofJuly, commemorative of the defeat of the Duke ofBurgundy. Beauvais is celebrated for its manufac-tures of silk and cotton, and for its tapestries. Amongthe good inns at Beauvais are the Ecu de France,Hotel dAngleterre, and Aux Trois Fillers: from thelatter of these, which owes its name to three orna-mented columns in the Grande Place, a fine interiorview of Beauvais with its abbey is seen. Noailles, If post, from Calais, 25| posts, Puiseau, 1^ do. do. 27| do.
The hand-book for travellers in Italy, from London to Naples . story, and the women stillprecede the men in the procession on the 10th ofJuly, commemorative of the defeat of the Duke ofBurgundy. Beauvais is celebrated for its manufac-tures of silk and cotton, and for its tapestries. Amongthe good inns at Beauvais are the Ecu de France,Hotel dAngleterre, and Aux Trois Fillers: from thelatter of these, which owes its name to three orna-mented columns in the Grande Place, a fine interiorview of Beauvais with its abbey is seen. Noailles, If post, from Calais, 25| posts, Puiseau, 1^ do. do. 27| do. Beaumont-sur-Oise, IJ do. do. 28| do. Beaumont is beautifully situated on the left bankof the Oise. Moisselles, 1| post, from Calais, 30 posts, St. Denis, 1| do. do. 31| do. Much of the road fi-om Beaumont to St. Denisis hilly, and in bad condition. The approach toParis is perceptible long before reaching St. Denis:greater population, more numerous villages, andmany villas, mark the neighbourhood of a greatcity; pasturage, vineyards, and gardens, instead of. LONDON TO PARIS. 35 cornfields, are every where observed ; and the well-wooded parks of the royal demesnes enrich thescenery. Paris, 1 post, from Calais, 32^ posts. St. Denis, only five miles from Paris, has nearlyall the bustle of the capital. The cathedral here,the resting-place of the kings of France, is worth anexamination. From St. Denis the road continuesthrough avenues of trees ; and, leaving Montmartreand its windmills on the right, enters the metropolisby the barrier of St. Denis, where carriages of allclasses, from the gay chariot to the dihgence and thedray, are searched for brandy, which pays a dutyupon entrance. An officer from the barrier alwaysaccompanies the diligences to the places of their des-tination in Paris, where every traveller is obliged tounlock his trunks, &c. for the inspection of thisexorciser of illegal spirits. The traveller is now in the capital of France;and if he have been recommended to M
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