168 EUROPEAN OBSERVATIONS.

Jesuits’ College founded by Father Parsons for the educa-
tion of young Englishmen. Daniel O’Connell was
brought up here for the priesthood, and several of the
conspirators engaged in the Gunpowder Plot were pupils
of the same school. There are not more than 15 or 20
students at present.”

Just at daylight after leaving this place, we had a
short time to rub the dust from our eyes and to look at
the country of the Belgians. This is a monotonous
country—no hills to see. But one continual level of
mud and stagnant pools of water. A very easy country
to grade railroads, and a fine country for farming if it
was not so level. These people seem to be very indus-
trious. Women are as often seen in the fields as men,
gubstantial they are too. Firm, and rugged-looking
faces as round as the fat face of the moon.

Towards 9 o’clock, we have not got any breakfast
yet, and I feel asthough I could devour any kind of eata-
ble substance. We now come to Lille, and I am too
busy in attending to my bodily wants then to rake any
historical notices of the place. The people are busy look-
ing at us, and they certainly must wonder when they see

us eat, if this is the way we devour our food, where we