The Wilmingtonian., 1823-11-13

1T must never be too hot to bear your lingerie
IN il. lv
On lint in order to keep the salye alive. h
SKETCHES OF FRANCE, &c.
[From the European Magazine Il
Mode of Trarelling and Inheepers, &c Is
In my last said something OF the mode \
of travelling in this country, and OF theIe
exactons of the innkeepers-i must Dr.
permitted to return to the subject. There
lis no regular standard OF charge Tor tray
elling by the Diligence; it varies with the
supposed means Of the persons VINO per- y
form the Journey mean that it IS differ
ent on the different roads, according to-
the character of the persons who pass along
them. From Calais to-Pnris, the charge IS
40 francs by the regular road which the
English take, but by another road nearly
seventy miles farther. over which one Eng
ilishma;, in ten thousand does not think OF
travelling, the charge is less than thirty
five. From Paris to Bayonne by the DIN,
gcnce only eishty-two francs are paid and
vet the distance is three times greater
than from Calais to Paris. It may be SAID
that the same ,lisproportion is found ~
6 England, but then it proceeds from o'her-
ent causes. Here the cause, as nave al
ready stated, is to be found only IN the
= greater or lesser means of pilaglng the
: public. In England, if coach proprietor
,demands more than an honest fare pro-
portoned to the expense, Of his undertak-
ing, he soon meets with opposition bu,
), In France liberals so little enterprise and
u 50 little encouragement Of laudabe oppo-
: sition to fraud, that the rich rogue cont
!. nues his practices with 'mpunlty II ne Is
,''|opposed at all, his antagonist ends oy ru
!. lining himself or falling into the wrongs o
other parties. The Government d'
a a. nothing to encourage public spirited men
,n ro on the contrary every thing, is done = .
- crush them, and that only because II
e. the interest of the advocates OF tyrann
'k '"kTand superstition, to check every thin
oD,I which tends to a distribution OF wealth
u and the consequent extension OF lntel'ec
AS proof Of this, l need only ment'o
that the French Ministers have 1t IN ser
Gus contemplation to give an excius''
nsl privilege to the proprietors OF the 'heSs
the |geries Royales. and TO suppress all coac'
He |es now running to different parts OF Franc
Tor from other offices. So much tor coache
his OF the exactons ofinnkeepers, yolum
ses ave twenty volumes might be written.
, so must content myself however with pag
In When | was travelling two years ago,
the stoned with two friends at small inn
re- the road, upwards of two hundred mil
orfrom paris 70 dinner; from my kno
nsi- ledge of the prices OF provisions IN IN
vile mart of the country, can declare that I
gun. whole of our dinner did not cost the Ian
'ery lady es. She had the modesty, howev'
de- to charge 90 francs, u. IS. 4d.; we we
fair not, of course, fools enough to submit
and such shameful exaction, and after mu
'urn alteration. she agreed to take ten iran
From that day we invariably bargain
for every thing before hand. and our 81
lathing was upwards of $50 per cent; but
nub- reader NAV conceive how unpleasant II
saws, OH entering an inn, to make contract
theIbreakfast, dinner and supper. l will
it isIth French inn-keeper the justice to sta
ntry, that they exact now and then 'tom q, !,
tous com patriots, as we'll as from the Engl
ers. 1.-THE Dutchess d'Angouleme went last 81
n ofImer to drink the waters OF famous mi
July. raj spring in the department Of the {
k at d. Orr; She stopped on the road at an
which was kept by the postmaster OF
siHage. As all the members OF the Ro
Family when they travel, take their
Ill her provisions with them, her Royal highr
ordered only some fresh eggs. and hot
ter for herself and suite. The landl'
who had perhaps heard the story Of
r. innkeeper who charged George l. lol.
ga two eggs, observing. when the Mon'
complained and asked ifeggs were SCI
that he charged so high price, that
and were more plentiful than monar
I'd no. not Thought he would not offend a CUES
In'ca'f ps ss such consequence, by charging low
.avour- for his eggs and hot water, and &C
breasts oueptly sent in a bill for 300 francs.
enanee. Royal Highness paid the amount wit
n pans pans complaining: but on her return to
cast. inthe circumstance was mentioned tt
N drive Director-G General of Postes. and the
.nee, to scientious innkeeper received notice
''sp,rl!ng|his patent of postmaster had been I
lu,sn,mS Sferret to another inhabitant OF the vi
endear. ear The French landlord has very rare',
between fixed price. In the country frenc
and ten. ,.ii... ohio "a tnown fO understand