At the conservatoire des arts et metiers are models of manufacturing - agricultural and mining machinery, distributed in the extensive galleries of the ancient Abby St. Martin. Among the steam machinery and models of iron forges are many of English invention. To another part of the building followed a crowd of young men to the amphitheaters of scientific lectures.

In one large room, a professor of chemistry was experimenting on acids to an attentive audience. In another, the lecture was illustrative of railroads. There were several ladies with pencil in hand taking notes. For french women have talent for the useful and scientific as well as the ornamental. Today is Sunday -

Selecting books and among - the tailors. Breakfasted at restaurateurs Rue VivLerne. Dined on the Boulevards. Wet, disagreeable weather.

In the evening at the Gymnase dramaticque, the audience at least the female part of it mostly composed of Grisettes were kept alternately in tears or in laughter at the performance of Oncle Richard by Ruffe the celebrated comedian -

At the English bankers Ferrere Lafitte & Co. and several hours selecting books for a small french library, find a many cheap and common editions. Reprices much lower than English books. Dined at Meurices. In the evening at the Italian opera, Lucrezia di Borgia and benefit of Mario, Grisi in the Lucrezia, broke down in the 2nd act. An uproar and apology - the prima donna enceinte and far advanced, a laughable affair.

Mario the Caro arnica is a fine looking man and is envied no doubt by more than one "dame de haute parage" Grisi's talents overcome everything, for she got through the remainder of the opera in a very indifferent manner and received immense applause -

At the chamber of Peers by one o'clock - occupies part of the palace of the Luoce-bourg. The room semicircular - highly decorated with painting and gilding and the form that of an ancient Greek theatre. The tribune in the centre of the chord of the arc, the spectators in lodges above the peers, the president is Pasquier. Grand chancelier de France, who came in his robes of office. The peers wear a kind of uniform something like naval officers, with stars. As members of the legion of honour etc.

On the first bench in front of the tribune are the ministers - Marshal Soult - lean and bald, minister de la Guerre - Amival Euperre - an apoplectic look short and fat. Ministre de la Marine - dosing during the long funeral loge on Conte because rend by Mr. Despan-Cubieres. Le Baron Mounier - introduced a document on the public convevances (roulage).

Pamphlets which I could observe were army estimates lay on the desks of the peers who were to the number of about a hundred, but the seats number above three hundred. Dined at the magnificent table d'hote of the Hotel des Princes-

Breakfasted at the Palais Royal, called on W. Hautefeuille. Found him engaged at his business as a painter (see Journal of May). Presented me a ticket for the chamber of Peers tomorrow. Dined at Meurice, in the evening at the Theatre Francais, Madame Rachel performed Roxane in the tragedy of Bajazet by Racine with great spirit. Mollieres Amphiad trion excited abundance of laughter and blushes among the ladies of course. For a man to be made a cuckold, even by Juniter himself

At the dogmarket, but did not find a very choice collection of animals for sale. It is held at the Boulevard de l'Hopital - near the Hospice Salpetriere into which I went and was surprised at the extent. For aged & infirm females and being a fine day many of them were walking about the courts, clean end neatly dressed.

One to whom I spoke told me they were in number about five thousand. It was built in the reign of Louis 13th and is in fact a little town of itself, streets, squares a fine promenade and magnificent church-

The best collection of arms of the different epochs that I have yet seen is at the Musee d'Artillerie. The arquebus of the middle ages, succeeded by the matchlock of the time of Louis XIII & XIV. Guns of all manner of fashions ancient and modern and of every country, particularly a gun and pistols made for the emperor of Morocco. Mounted in gold and enriched with precious stones, the most magnificent imaginable.

Only spent an hour and a half in the musee left with a determination of a future visit. From hence took a citadine for the Gobelins royal tapestry manufacturer, founded in 1450 by Gobelin and became a government establishment in the reign of Louis 14th. The workshops are large and a great number of workmen employed, mostly from the cartoons of Raphael. Four men employed on the draft of the fishes told me it wou1d require two years to finish it. In the lie evening at the Italian opera, Mad Grises fine voice and acting talents displayed to great advantage in the Nouna

Received letter from London with three enclosed that had been sent after me to Naples, near a year old, and two of them from friends who alas are no more. Mr. Cabanne and Jesse Baker wrote Mr. Lindell and to Rochester to go by the Halifax steamer on the first -