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! their silver medal, and request tha I | would be-
come correspondent of the Society NJ. Waite.
MARE has received , communication from the last
mentioned Society, OF which | send you q transla-
tion, and wh ch would like to have you publish in
the Free Press.
| hope you will not attribute the IT ention of tho
foregoing circumstance altogether TO personal vani-
ty. mention them chiefly because I wish YOU to
know the cordial and fraterna feelings which the
great and good men Of France have towards the
United States
shall not attempt in this note TO give YOU any
account OF the places objects which hsve visi-
ted Besides multitude of other large libraries.
have visited one lthe NationaD which contain,
more than one million blund printed volumes and
900 manuscripts. Among the latter, had the
pleasure OF turning over the pages of the original
manuscript ot froissarts Chronicles OF the Kings of
France and England. 1t was beautifully written,
with Illuminated capitals and elegant drawings and
richly bound. may also mention that have yis-
ted tile American library, which NJ. VATTEMAREis 10
forming tor the city Of Paris. 1t now occupies a
gallery at the City Hail. but the authority of the
City have engaged to furnish, expressly for it, suitn-
bic rooms in central position with an alcoye for
each State; having the Coat Of Arms of the State
placed over it. The library now consists of about
GOOo volumes and he has on hand several thousand
volumes at his rooms in Rue de Clichv, which ars
to be added to it.
NJ. NATTEMARE seems to be entirely devoted TO the
great mission in which he has been for more than
20 years 50 zealousy engaged and cannot but
think that he is erecting to hmse monument as
enduring and tar more honorable than e Trium.
pllal Arch Of Napoleon which overooks The CITY Of
Pars-this one u monument Of peace and good " i'll
the other OF war and hatred
NJ NArTEMARE wishes Mr.. IIoUGHToN of St. All.
bans, and other correspondents. to be informed that
their communications will be attended to as soon as
he shall have completed the packing of some books
which he is about forwarding to the United States.
have selected some books which he will send to
Vermont, in consideration of things which have
given tor distribution, and he has promised to re-
quest Mr.. llorGHToS, the Agent for Vermont to
have them deposited in the Library of the e. V. M.
instead OF the State Library. The principals ofhis
system do not allow him to give them to Inc dire8tyf
Notwithstanding my having furnished the cause
the -ecprocatlon but he can direct them to be pac
ed IN public library to which have access
have not acquainted myself much with the sta :.
opoitcs here but have learned enough to satisfy me.
that it Is the general opinion that great crisis is az
hand, and that the tranquility of the country depends
upon the continuance OF NAPOLEON in the Presidency
that any change would be attended with great
conmoton. lexpect to leave here day, for Eng.
lond, where intend to mail this and NAV perhnp,
add few lines, should like to copy it gu, NAV not
have time.
LONDON, Jun. ~.
left Paris yesterday at 3 a. nj =. and arrived her.
to -ulV half Dnp nd
Hotel. Trafagar Square. Henry STEVENS, ESQ,
has just returned from the Exhibition he being on
the Committee of Awards, and welcomed me verv
cordially. He informs me that the mail for the Y.
5 is to be made up at G. and as it is now about s.
will close this and send it it is. suffered yery
much from heat aid dust, to-day, in coming from
Southampton to London. 1t has been the hottest
day Aave experienced since | lett home
Yours truly TT.
The following is the Letter from NJ. de MER
LEAUX, referred 10 in the proceeding letter of
Mr. TuoMrSoS:-
Translation OF letter addressed to A. v,rrrm.
AXE oy 'lc CeH'IdI horticultural Society OF France
c. ParlS, June IL, 1851
1t is with the liveiiest interest that the Cen
tra horticultural Society OF France receivrd vour
communication relative 10 the importance of the re-.
Gprocal and International participation OF the two
nations, the United States and France in The Hor
ucullural FAIRS, which may hereafter take place in
| these two countries 1t is great and noble idea
IharmonIZng perfectly with those paiernal sentimsnts
which YOU are 50 successfully laborng to dryrlope
| al d promote between the two nations and the ac.
| comp.lshnent oi which will be chiefly due TO your
| oerseverlns zeal IN securing that co-oprration on
| both sides OF the Atlantic, which your efforts have
so justly deserved. Notwithstanding the rapidity
OF the present lntercommunlcatons between Amer
lca and Europe, the society still finds great difficult
ties IN forwarding, To figure in exhibitions, living
vegetables and plants. For the purpose OF overcom-
Ing those difficulties, we can bat invite you to diff.
use, as Wuch as possible the instructions TO travel
lts prepared by Tile Professors OF the Museum of
| Natural history
But without enconntering these difficulties the hor-
''cu''HSls ana the societies OF two countries may
recpocally render to each other important services
ana noby contribute % their respective exhibitors,
by transmitting, to h5ure under their naine as fol-
| lows, viz -
| !. Natural fruits, or models which will endure
long voyage without change. such as pears apples
wanuts, grapes and many others
| =. Culinary vegetables, winch are very much OF
| the same nature
3, All kinds Of seeds, especially of those varieties
OF plants considered most important for high culti.
yltion in the flower garden &c.
T. HerAalS o pants or flowers, cultivated, or con.
sdrred worthy OF being introduced into gardens.
}. a" me Instruments, machines, implements,
| drawings, &c, connected with horticulture
! Ihe next exhibition OF the Central Horticultural
Society takes place, III PARIS, in the frs; OF Seprem.
Der, 1921. We should be happy, II your inlimate
ana KIND relations with he Sociclirs of America and
! the American Press, would procure to us the honor
oishuwng. IN this exhibition, the first specimens of
American Horticultural productions
You viii receive IN a Jew days, copies of the Pro.
! Srammc OF this exhibition
Please Sir, TO accept the assurance of our hghes,
consideration.
! These instructions were introduced into the pam-
Sllrl ~ nr,,a t,a 7
Maine. Vermont, New Hampshire Massachusetts
New ork, North Carolina, Indiana, &c. in reIa-
lon to Vi. Nattcmare's system ot Exchanges during
his visits 10 the uuiIrd States from 1917 to lSjU
BAlLLY De MERLElUX
VI NArrENARE Agent Tor Inter-
nauona. Exchanges, Paris.
- SHORT DREssEs.-Ir the ladies will not
listen to argument and reason, they certainly
will not turn deaf ear to the dulcet strains OF
the MUSES..
young lady in Rochester n. Y, al a shaw.
berry and Ice-crcam party recenIlv ius,i6ed