They have a queer way of naming, or _dedicating_ their shops; such as 'à la belles, Anglaise,' 'à la ville de New-York,' etc. In many of them there is a notification that the prices are _fixed_ and unchangeable; but I understand they generally take care that the _Anglaise_, (who seem to be proverbial as a wealthy nation,) shall pay a suitable advance. '_Combien?_' proves to be a very useful word, and answers just as well as '_Quel est le prix?_' The bill of fare at the restaurants is quite a curiosity. You may have, in the medium establishments, an excellent dinner for twenty-five or thirty cents, including two or three 'plates,' and a choice from nearly one hundred and fifty, beside the dessert and the _vin ordinaire_. Omnibuses originated in Paris; and they are now very abundant, convenient, and cheap. You may ride from the Gobelins to Mont Mâitre, about four miles, for six sous; and if you wish to stop on the way, they will give you, gratis, a _correspondence-ticket_ to proceed. They are regulated by government, and taxed and licensed for so many passengers. While admiring the palaces and public buildings in Paris, one cannot but be surprised that the meanest huts should be permitted to remain in their immediate neighborhood, as at the Louvre, Tuilleries, Luxembourg, and the palace of the Institute, where bits of book-stalls and shoe-makers' shops are placed against the very walls of those stately edifices. An American, of course, notices as something strange, the _military_ government, which is every where so apparent. Wherever you go, in public buildings, in the parks, or in the streets, you are always sure to meet soldiers, policemen, or 'secret service' spies. The members of the 'National Guards' are, (apparently for a politic purpose,) interspersed among the 'troops of the line,' or standing army. The National Guards are citizen volunteers, who serve by turns a certain length of time. Their whole number is about two hundred and fifty thousand, and hence their immense importance to the government. Paris affords an inexhaustible fund of topics for the travelling letter-writer, but I must recollect that it _has_ been spoken of, _occasionally_, before. Let me remind you again, my dear ----, that these rough memorandums are made almost literally 'on the gallop,' by a _business_ youth, and they are not intended to edify any one but yourself.[3] * * * * * GENEVA, (SWITZERLAND,) AUGUST 19, 1836.--Yes, it is even so! After a rather tedious journey of three days and four nights from Paris, I find myself in Switzerland; in Geneva, looking out upon Lake Leman by moonlight, on a lovely summer evening.