On new-years-day, it is the custom (although I believe the same is common to most parts of the continent) to call on all friends, and present the ladies with fruits, toys, trinkets, or _bon-bons_, under some ingenious deceptions, and which it is generally expected, will be accompanied by a salute; therefore if you have an extensive acquaintance, it is indispensable to set out, at an early hour, loaded with smiles, compliments, and presents. I scarcely feel competent to speak of the various ceremonies of the Gallican church here, but when an Englishman dies, it is customary to send the following notice, to the various residents from his country, requesting their attendance at the funeral. “M⸺ _Vous êtes prié par M⸺ et M⸺ de leur faire l’honneur d’assister à l’inhumation de M⸺ qui aura lieu le ⸺ à ⸺ heure du ⸺. Le convoi sortira de sa maison d’habitation._ _Pax illi ⸺”_ There is only one burial ground for Protestants, at Toulouse, situated at some distance from the city. Early in February, the news arrived of the death of our late venerable and beloved king; the intelligence was received by the English in this place, with every possible mark of respect, and a public mourning immediately took place. Soon afterward, the city of Toulouse was thrown into a high state of consternation, in consequence of the assassination of the Duc de Berri; the imaginations of the inhabitants recurred to the sanguinary scenes of the French revolution, in which this town had no small share, and anticipated a return of its horrors. After this event, the following invitation was addressed to the various English residents: _“Eglise reformée de Toulouse. Nos tres chers frères en Jesus Christ._ _Vous avez tous gémis sur l’horrible attentat commis sur la personne de S. A. R. Monseigneur Le Duc de Berri, attentat qui a privé la France et l’auguste famille des Bourbons, de leur espoir le plus précieux; nous vous invitons à vous rendre vendredi 24 de ce mois, à onze heure du matin, dans le temple, pour exprimer, devant Dieu, la vive douleur que nous en èprouvons._ _Les Membres du Consistoire. CHABRAND, President, &c. &c. &c.”_ _Toulouse, le 22 Mars, 1820._ This city abounds with beggars, many of them objects of real charity; as it is impossible that persons with limited incomes, can afford a sous for each, it is not unusual to give them one, and take change out of it.