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duction , took tne to see the new church , which has lately been built for thfc members of his communion . So far as mere architecture is concerned , it is a fine building , but it is ill adapted for preaching ; the pillars are much too thick , and from the height of the ceiling , or some other cause , it is not free from echo . It cost 80 , 000 francs ; and it is pleasing to record , as a proof of the liberality of the times , that towards this sum the Government
contributed 15 , 000 , and the Commune 30 , 000 , There is here , as at Nimes , a long semicircular seat , opposite the pulpit , for the members of the Consistory ; and M . Sautter informed me , with pride and pleasure , that the consuls of many different countries , and many different communions , have all their places either on that or on an adjoining bench ; viz . those of England , Atnerica , Sweden , Holland , Russia , * Prussia , and Switzerland . There is a Lancasterian school for the poor boys , and another for the girls ; and a
Collection of Teligious books in the vestry , to lend or sell to those who want them . The congregation is rich , and comprises some of the most considerable people in the town ; the number of Protestants is about 1300 . There are two pastors who preach in turn , and one of them goes on the first Sunday of every month to Aix , where there is a small congregation . There are also two other country churches , at the distance of fifteen or twenty miles , attached to this Consistory , and supplied by a pastor who preaches at each alternately .
lfth . Went to the Public Library , the door of which I found kept by some gendarmes , who told me that I could not be admitted , as the election of a Deputy was then taking place in the hall . There were a number of the electors standing talking in knots in the street , but the general tranquillity of the town presented a striking contrast to the scenes which 1 had witnessed on similar occasions in England ; so much so , that a man who was not distinctly informed of it , would not be aware that any thing extraordinary was
going on . The taking of the votes occupied two days , and on the morning of the third it was announced that the Ministerial Deputy was re-elected , though not by a very large majority , for out of 800 more than 300 had voted for his opponent . At the election preceding this , the Opposition candidate had only eighty votes , so that liberal sentiments have made considerable progress in the last three or four years . It is worth recording , that among the 800 voters there was only one priest , which proves that the French Catholic clergy are by no means rich .
Dec . 17 th . I have now been here six weeks , and I find that , what with news-rooms , libraries , the society of a few friends , and the bustle and variety of a large town , I have many resources for passing the winter agreeably . The weather , when I first arrived , was extremely cold , as it always is whenever the mistral blows . Three weeks ago we had a cruel blast of it , Which lasted three days ; since that it has been mild , and we have had heavy
rain . INo person affected with a pulmonary complaint ought to come hither , unless he has resolution enough to keep himself in the house when the cold wind prevails ; at other times the climate is delightful . The new part of the town of Marseilles is well built and handsome ; the streets regular , and the houses all of stone . It possesses a most commodious natural dock , near half a mile in length ; and it is very interesting to see the variety of costume displayed by the natives of different countries on its quay .
* The established religion of Russia is that of the Greek Church ; but the Consul of this power , resident at Marseilles , is a German , and of the Lutheran persuasion . . . .
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84 Joiimal of a Ihur in tlie South of Franca .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1828, page 84, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2557/page/12/
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