The street cries of Marseilles may not be as famous as those of London, but they are many and lively nevertheless. Fish, fruit, and many other things form the burden of the cries one hears at Marseilles in these days; but, like most of the picturesque old customs, this is being crowded out. The itinerant _vitrier_ still makes his round, however, and you may hear him any day: “Encore un carreau cassé Voici le vitrier qui passe....” In this connection it is interesting to recall that all glass made in Provence in the thirteenth century was by authorization of the Bishop of Marseilles, and that the industry was entirely in the hands of the Chartreux monks. Only in the fifteenth century, at the hands of the good King René, did the trade receive any extension. The fishing industry has ever been prominent in the minor affairs of Marseilles. The ancient Provençal government guaranteed the fishing rights to certain “_patrons pêcheurs_,” and, when the province was united with the Crown of France, in 1481, the Grand Seneschal confirmed the privileges in the name of Louis XI. They were again confirmed, in 1536, by François I., and in 1557 by Henri II. By letters patent, in December, 1607, Henri IV. gave a permit to the _pêcheurs_ of Marseilles which allowed them to sell their fish in all _villes de mer_ that they might choose, and to be free from paying any tax for the privilege. Thus it is seen that from the very earliest times the traffic was one which was bound to prosper and add to the city’s wealth and independence. Louis XIII. was even more liberal. He extended the right of control of the fishing, even by strangers, to the “_Prud’hommes de Marseilles_” (a sort of a fishing guild, which endures even unto to-day), and forbade any taking of fish between Cap Couronne and Cap de l’Aigle, except with their permission. Louis XIV., on a certain occasion, when he was passing through Marseilles, confirmed all that his predecessors had granted, and further accorded them 3,500 minots of salt, at a price of eleven livres per minot. The “_Prud’hommes_” formed a sort of court or tribunal which regulated all disputes between members. To open a case one merely had to deposit two _sols_ in a box, the contents of which were destined for the poor (the other side contributing also), and four of the chosen number of the “_Prud’hommes_” sat in judgment upon the question at issue. The loser was addressed in the short and explicit formula, “_La loi vous condamne_,” and forthwith he either had to pay up, or his boats and nets were seized. “Never was there a law so efficacious,” says the historian of this interesting guild; and all will be inclined to agree with him.