The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-08 00:00:00

SUNDAY IN FRANCE-(PARIS.)

In the morning, before breakfast, we walked into the
streets, and were surprised to see the shops all open, and
business proceeding as usual. If there was any difference
from Saturday, it consisted in the great number of coaches,
which might be seen hurrying off to Versailles or St. Cloud,
and the towns in the neighbourhood of Paris, where recrea-
tion and amusement are resorted to more on the Sabbath
than any other day of the week. Being desirous to ascer-
tain how the Sabbath was actually spent there, we resolved
to repair to Versailles, where the French King goes to
worship. Having resolved on this a day or two before-
,hand, we were obliged to secure a coach, as they would
occupied on that day. Having reached Versailles,
we found little appearance for a while of his Majesty coming
to the church. Shortly we were told he would be likely
to come first to inspect the masons who were working ath is
palace there, and then go to chapel. We were not a
little astonished to find some hundreds of masons and
other labourers busy at their work, repairing the palace.
Here, too, the shops were all open—women washing
in the open air—hay driving to the market—and all
sorts of business proceeding as usual. Shortly after
the King did arrive ; but we were told that no one
could get within a hundred yards of his carriage, he is so
closely guarded. We passed on to the Gardens of Ver-
sailles, which surpass all description for grandeur and ex-
tent. They were crowded with people promenading in
every direction. Here the chief object of attraction was
the palace of Buonaparte and the Empress Josephine ; it
is open to the public, and servants are placed in it by Go-
vernment, to exhibit it to strangers for a shilling or two,
Sabbath to them is the best day of the week. But this,
with all its disregard for the Sabbath, was but a tithe
of what we had yet to witness at St. Cloud, another
royal residence, about six miles from Paris. It is a
lovely spot, situate at the foot of a gentle declivity,
beautifully studded with trees and long shady groves,
and several very large fountains. Here there is an an-
nual fete or grand fair, which begins on the 6th of Sep-
tember, and lasts for three weeks. The 6th of Septem-
ber happened this year to be a Sabbath, but just so
much the better for commencing the fair. Accordingly,
on our arrival, about five o'clock in the afternoon, we
found at least 8,000 or 10,000 persons collected, some
promenading in the avenues, some loitering by the
fountains, but the great mass engrossed with some kind of
active amusement. Conceive a beautiful wood, with an
open space in the centre, with tents and booths of every
description—here a ball, and there a concert, shows and
exhibitions without number, and an immense concourse of
well-dressed people mixing in the dance, or trying their
good fortune at some game of chance, amid the noise of
shouting or music, and you may have some conception of
the grand fair of St. Cloud. It is generally announced by
authority to take place at one of the Royal residences,
and graciously. countenanced by his Majesty as he returns
from chapel in his carriage. The scene was such as
we could have enjoyed at any other time, for the people
were all sober, orderly, and well-behaved but such
was not our idea of the way to spend a Sabbath. We
now hastened back to the city, and found the gardens
crowded with people, and the shops nearly all shut—
most of them, we believe, close about four in the afternoon,
for the purpose of getting some recreation. Now, in reality,
is all Paris in the streets—the hum of human voices is
heard everywhere—the public gardens are crowded with
loungers, and the music is more splendid than usual. In
the garden of the Palais Royal the fountain is playing, and
on both sides of it may be seen crowds rushinc, into the
theatres, which reap a rich harvest on Sabbath evenings ;
and again, smaller parties of two or three desperate charac-
ters may be seen passing to and from the legalised gaming-
house, in one of the principal streets near this spot. Such
is the mode of spending a Sabbath in Paris—public amuse-
ments, theatricals, and gambling 1 We retired to our rooms,
sick and wearied with such scenes, having never before in
one day witnessed so much of human depravity.—Glasgow
Christian Journal.

SHOCKING ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock, a young woman, between
eighteen and nineteen years of age, one of the house-
maids in the family of John Rannie, Esq., of No. 7,
Wilton-street, was sitting on the sill of one of the drawing-
room windows, cleaning it, when she lost her hold of the
frame-work, and, instantly falling backwards, was precipi-
tated head foremost into the area, a descent of about 26
feet, and sustained very extensive and fearful injury. The
poor creature was found to have received, in addition to
many other severe injuries, a fracture of the spine of a very
serious nature. She is at present considered in a very dan-
gerous state.

ACCIDENT BY FIRE ARMS.--On Wednesday
afternoon, between three and four o'clock, a young man, 24
years of age, of the name of James, residing at No. 18,
Cleveland-street, Fitzroy-square, having heard that there
was to be a grand pigeon match shot for at the shooting
grounds, Chalk Farm, proceeded to the tavern with his
fowling-piece, and afterwards took up a position in a field
adjoining, for the purpose of shooting at birds that had
escaped beyond the boundary grounds. Having during
the afternoon discharged his fowling-piece several times, a
pigeon, a few moments before the close of the match, flew
over the boundary mark, and the unfortunate man fired at

it, in doing which the barrel of, his gun burst near the stock,
and his left hand was shattered in a shocking manner. It
is feared that amputation of the arm must be resorted to.

THE MARKETS.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. j Oats.

Beans.

Per Qu rtes.s. to S. IS. S. S. to s. S. to s.
Blandford36 40 '2B 3:3 I 23 44
Brigg—
Cambridge—.-- 35. 21 16 ' 30
Chard !35 38 26 28 16 19 136 33
Huntingdon 4!, 44 24 30 15 19 33 39
Long !28 38 16 20 30 34
Louth !33 38 25 28 15 17 32 35
36 43 128 30 i 22 26 :36 12
Newark ---.... ,31 40 23 32 20 30 33 46
Nottingham 34 29 28 31 19 28 35 42
Peterborough 24 37 22 29 15 M 32 40
Plymouth ,40 50 30 34 20 :231
Pontefract..., ' 67 43 27 43
Sleatbra 65 701 36 38 22 28 41 43
Uppinghain 34 37 24 '29 20 30 33 44
Wisbech 127 39 — 2 O 31 33

Pease.

8. to S

32 -
32 36

32 34
28 30

MARKS V —Jan. 7
Per Quarter. s. d. s. d.
Barley.. 25 0 to 33 0
Oats IS 0 25 0
Beans (per sack) l7 0 22 0
Flour (per bag) 27 0 29 0
Bread (per 0 9