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characteristi c lines from my eccentric friend , Sir Arthur P- -, announcing his intention to be at Marseilles about the third w ^ eek of July , in his yacht The Imp . "Bv this time " he wrote , " you ' ve been baked enough in the

unhealthy atmosphere of crowds and theatres ; a cruise with us will make a new man of you : we talk of Constantinople as the limit of our voyage ; but I fancy my sister Kate and my Cousin Lady C——will not be satisfied with anything short of Sebastopol . We have a few p leasant friends , and a " French cook ; all we want is a poetical fellow like yourself , who can talk sentiment with the women , andrarer accomplishment—sense with the men . " Three days after the receipt of this invitation I was hurrying south

as fast as an express train could carry me . I found the party of which I was destined to be one , assembled at the Hotel de L'Europe , as few of them , except the enthusiastic owner of the yacht , cared to encounter the Bay of Biscay , and , like myself , had taken Paris and the Exhibition , en route to Marseilles . " We are to sail to-morrow evenin g " said Lady 0- — -, a charming

young widow , —after a cordial greeting had been exchanged between myself and those present of my acquaintance , — " Sir Arthur has been looking anxiously for you ; he is now busy about a thousand things : you know the yacht is wife , and family , and all to him . " "I do not wonder at it , " exclaimed his sister ; " there is nothing so delightful as yachting ; and , Mr . , you must help to persuade my brother to £ 0 on to Balaklava ; it would be quite foolish to stop

short at Constantinople . " Of course , I promised ready compliance with whatever she wished ; then Sir Arthur made his appearance , and the evening quickly passed in discussing our plans and projects . It was my first visit to Marseilles ; so I was early afoot next clay to catch some idea of the town . My friends had made an excursion to Chateau d'lf , the castle and prison which Dumas has made so famous in his Monte Christo . I rather regretted this , as I should

like to have explored the locality . "If" is a small island at the mouth of the harbour ; it is the central and largest of three islets , whose batteries defend the entrance to Marseilles . Having missed this expedition , I w as very glad to join in a ride to the height called " La Yiste , " about a league distant , whence a fine view of the town , lying round its harbour in the form of a crescent , is visible . A forest of masts indicates the port ; while a rich

landscape , studded with country-houses , and the Mediterranean in the distance , makes up a scene of much picturesque beauty . Within the town , the aspect from a hill at the top of the boulevards is strikingcrowds of busy soldiers , equipages mililaires , and ail the signs and tokens of a sea-port in war time , are mingled with costumes of every nation , and sprinkled with pale wounded warriors fresh from the seat ef war . f he odours of Marseilles , however , are , I should imagine , quite a match for those of Cologne ; for , in addition to the fumes of brandy ,

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JAIUARY 1, 1856. Article 1
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NOTES OE A YACHT'S CRUISE TO BALAKLAVA. Article 6
VOICES FROM DEAD NATIONS. BY KENNETH R. H. MACKENZIE, F.S.A., Ph.D. Article 13
THE SIGNS OE ENGLAND. Article 19
MASONIC REMINISCENCES. Article 24
TIME AND HIS BAG. Article 31
REVIEWS OF HEW BOOKS. Article 32
NOTES AHD QUERIES Article 39
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 40
THE MASONIC MIRROR Article 42
UNITED GRAND LODGE. Article 42
METROPOLITAN. Article 46
INSTRUCTION. Article 53
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Notes Oe A Yacht's Cetjise To Balakla.Va...

characteristi c lines from my eccentric friend , Sir Arthur P- -, announcing his intention to be at Marseilles about the third w ^ eek of July , in his yacht The Imp . "Bv this time " he wrote , " you ' ve been baked enough in the

unhealthy atmosphere of crowds and theatres ; a cruise with us will make a new man of you : we talk of Constantinople as the limit of our voyage ; but I fancy my sister Kate and my Cousin Lady C——will not be satisfied with anything short of Sebastopol . We have a few p leasant friends , and a " French cook ; all we want is a poetical fellow like yourself , who can talk sentiment with the women , andrarer accomplishment—sense with the men . " Three days after the receipt of this invitation I was hurrying south

as fast as an express train could carry me . I found the party of which I was destined to be one , assembled at the Hotel de L'Europe , as few of them , except the enthusiastic owner of the yacht , cared to encounter the Bay of Biscay , and , like myself , had taken Paris and the Exhibition , en route to Marseilles . " We are to sail to-morrow evenin g " said Lady 0- — -, a charming

young widow , —after a cordial greeting had been exchanged between myself and those present of my acquaintance , — " Sir Arthur has been looking anxiously for you ; he is now busy about a thousand things : you know the yacht is wife , and family , and all to him . " "I do not wonder at it , " exclaimed his sister ; " there is nothing so delightful as yachting ; and , Mr . , you must help to persuade my brother to £ 0 on to Balaklava ; it would be quite foolish to stop

short at Constantinople . " Of course , I promised ready compliance with whatever she wished ; then Sir Arthur made his appearance , and the evening quickly passed in discussing our plans and projects . It was my first visit to Marseilles ; so I was early afoot next clay to catch some idea of the town . My friends had made an excursion to Chateau d'lf , the castle and prison which Dumas has made so famous in his Monte Christo . I rather regretted this , as I should

like to have explored the locality . "If" is a small island at the mouth of the harbour ; it is the central and largest of three islets , whose batteries defend the entrance to Marseilles . Having missed this expedition , I w as very glad to join in a ride to the height called " La Yiste , " about a league distant , whence a fine view of the town , lying round its harbour in the form of a crescent , is visible . A forest of masts indicates the port ; while a rich

landscape , studded with country-houses , and the Mediterranean in the distance , makes up a scene of much picturesque beauty . Within the town , the aspect from a hill at the top of the boulevards is strikingcrowds of busy soldiers , equipages mililaires , and ail the signs and tokens of a sea-port in war time , are mingled with costumes of every nation , and sprinkled with pale wounded warriors fresh from the seat ef war . f he odours of Marseilles , however , are , I should imagine , quite a match for those of Cologne ; for , in addition to the fumes of brandy ,

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