Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-10-17
PARIS, Sept. &c, 1878,

(From our Regular Correspondent.)
EDITOR LEDGER Let us finish to-
day our tramp and rambles in Champ
de Mars so pleasantly begun and des-
cribed in my last letter. The first
house we visit contains the exhibit of
the English Navy. Not single en-
gine or boiler is to be seen, not one of
those gems of engineering which pro-
PEELED the little steam launches of
their navy under charge of jolly Brit
ish tars, and Haunting under British
bunting; in fact they have scarcely
any naval exhibition whatever, while
the marine exhibits of France are su-
perb. What England shows may be
summed up in few words. A series
of models, and very beautiful mo-
dels, by the Cunard, White Star, and
Imrie companies, and two or three
ship-building companies and firms;
one anchor; one screw propeller, and
one boat-lowering apparatus models,
and few pleasure boats. And this
is the naval collection Of Great Brit
ain! This pitiful exhibition is all the
more conspicuously small from the
extent of the crowded French an
nexes, which cover an area Of at least
hundred times the extent Of the
British navel shed, covering nearly
the whole extent of the river side.
The enormous French Annea which
| fills the British part of the berge,
is appl opriated to the especial eXmoi'
{ ton of the Chambers of Commerce
, and ports of France. Each port eN
e hibits separately its principal import:
B, and exports, the packages IN WHICH
they arrive, marks, and other com
!, mercial characteristics and local pc
p culiarities, charts, plans, statistics
a engineering and other reports ant
drawings. 1t is a commercial mu
IL scum on a scale never before attempt
ed, and the arrangement is simpl
+ and, consequently, as sensible, a
h could be conceived. is an eXhibi
/. ton worthy of the Government an
F" local authorities of great nation
Passing beneath the dry arch
le the Jena Bridge, another annex OF th
same size as the preceding is reached
) This is divided into three sections
4 Idevoted respectively to means of S;
wing life from fire and water and nav
5sssp brought ,el. ea'. 9,sa ;1seo1
II ant includes several engines ooliei
70 and other ship machinery OF lafs
size, and small apparatus and httin'
lly innumerable and there are sol
me very curious models OF coast pro'e'
''' ors, floating batteries, ana spec
,k vessels built for speed, and to dr
little water, double cigar boats a
adj soyorol other curious forms, one
ok, .L . ,otterod "Havre ct \
out 'ueoo
York"
at 1 All the immense annexes which
will the whole length Of the. Champ
ne Mars on the French side, which
ted, ted cupy nearly all its width proved
are sufficient, for just beyond the ma
RI" cal annex is an additional one oil c
Time siderable size, for pumps anu o.
Io r'ss hydraulic apparatus In motloh'
there is almost every imaginable
ned, of pump, lifting, forcing cent?
mot gal, revolving and chain pumps
oyen den engines, etc.. are to oe SET
@ ,t;fnl action, bringing tons OF wafer o'
.snor the Seine and pouring it back az
my AT this point the waterslde is pl
1t get ed, but by ascending a large f.g
az a1- wooden steps which pass over Iile
,non @ epue de la Bourdonnayc into the
lie the ricultural section; or, II possess
from . season ticket, by passing out o
1T, in oote and entering that opposite
con arrive at the Office and wharf o
ic5t I little steam fly boats that run
y usu- horo to Paris; and then, htti'
n and thor on. the salt water aquafi
kiss =, If occupies q large 5
II II s'S' "S,, Int except with respect TO
breeding and cultivatIon' WIN.
;, re- Ion ,rosecuted with much SKI
It have come success in France, the
ow oS- rium possessing scarcely any IL
VI a few eels and small fish al
.n. for contains. The oyster beds
ger, as cacton and other pi"oNs' tho n
Of her planting them, and the process
oh;nd a ployed in the beds are wei
e over trated.
, to his Returning over the brid
through the gates, the Frene
ion of the horticultural por
: - ,r,h I facing us. Its arrangements
VIZ W. t;cal with those OF the otu
.ry Of no '',1 Iaoor;hod in nv lette
o"'" "a is, / need scarcely say luli.
-hey "lso . stockedlaud as brilliant INC
w - tho grand fountain, splenalo
u III superb flowers. AT 'he s''
use ." are two large buildings, ou'
oauSe an ao Wv" =, .o,,ol NJ
causo .nn s+ata 'e not devoted to the genera O.
# but to the flower and III
which occur every fortnlgn
e fires is tain their attractions for Sc
ers should ,,,,oso shows are always yer
ETC., are
destructive ing. A.,
aess. : uus thare There remain but the
operty de- buildings in this angle OF . u
that might to be described. An eSeeh
.ostouraut. and cafe of &
class occupies the posi-
&l,aA pf the Il