Les cris de Londres : expose plusieurs des commerçants itinérants de antient et temps modernes . g attaché à son genou, comme s'affiche dans le figureof le garçon représenté en l'assiette. Depuis le latePeace, Londres a été infestée avec dix ou douze d'theselads, originaires de Lucques, dont le importunities ont d'abord été madewith toutes leur impudence et l'effronterie, pour elles au-tentés de groupes les garçons anglais theirpuppets et qui s'est tenu entre les spectateurs, mais dans ce weremistaken ils si fréquemment qu'ils se comportent maintenant avec un peu plus de bienséance. Les sons qu'ils produisent à partir de leurs

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The cries of London : exhibiting several of the itinerant traders of antient and modern times . g attached to his knee, as appears in the figureof the boy represented in the present Plate. Since the latePeace, London has been infested with ten or twelve of theselads, natives of Lucca, whose importunities were at first madewith all their native impudence and effrontery, for they at-tempted to thrash the English boys that stood between theirpuppets and the spectators, but in this they so frequently weremistaken that they behave now with a little more propriety. The sounds they produce from their drums during theaction of their dolls are full of noise and discord, nor are theymasters of three notes of their flute. Lucca is also the birthplace of most of those people who visit England to play thestreet organ, carry images, or attend dancing bears or dolls. K 66 In Italy there are many places which retain their peculiartrades and occupations; as for example, one village is inhabitedby none but shoemakers, whose ancestors resided in the sameplace and followed a similar employment. %2.. J/..<, nr.:r/, . SPRIG OF SHILLELAH AND SHAMROCK SO GREEN.Plate XXII. xHE annexed etching was taken from Thomas MCon-wick, an Irishman, who traverses the western streets ofLondon, as a vendor of matches, and, like most of hisgood-tempered countrymen, has his joke or repartee at almostevery question put to him, duly attempered with nativewit and humour. MConwick sings many of the old Irishsongs with excellent effect, but more particularly that of the Sprig of ShiUelah and Shamrock so green, dances to thetunes, and seldom fails of affording amusement to a crowdeauditory. The throne at St. Jamess was first used on the Birth Dayof Queen Charlotte, after the union of the Kingdoms of GreatBritain and Ireland, and the Shamrock, the badge of the Irishnation, is introduced among the decorations upon it. MConwick assured me, when he came to London, that theEnglish populace were taken with novelty,

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