them excite considerable competitions; an equal
number of complaints against postnasters are
daily investigated and decided.
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The Marquis de Lange, in his travels in
Spain thus describes the treasures of "Norct
dame du Pilier;''


erhe temples of Madrid are extremely mag
nificent the wainscots, the altars, and the vault
ed roofs, are resplendent with gold and silver; and
the treasures contained in the vestries would be
sufficient to build supetb town. After the
battle of Saragossa, Lord Stanhope, (who COM
manded the English) went to see the treasure
of Notre Dame of the Column. lie said on COM
ing cut from the Church, Ifthe treasures ofall
the s0vcreigns of Europe were collected togeth
er, they would not be worth the half of this r.
This treasure is, in fact, considered the richest
in the world. 1t contains four angels, OF silver,
whose wings arc Of gold, ornanented with stars
Of sapphire. The crown Of the Virgin is of mas
,ve gold: her necklace, bracelets, and the orna-
ments OF her head, are valued at fifty millions
There is, in the treasury, an infinite number of
heads, arms aud legs Of gold and silver, given to
the Virgin as rewards for the miracles she has
performed. II also contains hundred and nine
tv-fve lamps Of silver, and the same number OF
chandeliers and censcrs. But all these riches are
nothing in comparison with the grand canopy
which IS used to carry the host on the day ct the
Fcte.D .Dicu. The circumference Of the sun and
his rays is as large as one Of the wheels OF
my chariot The rays are Of massive gold, and
covered with cmcrads. This chalicc is on a pc
tlcstal OF silver three feet high. The whole can
opy weighs five hundred pounds, and it is placed
on Il gilt stand, No Jewcller or Goldsmith has
ever been able TO estimate this canopy. 1t wa
a present Of the Archbishop of Seville. Ever
one wonders how the Archbishop amassed sucl


enormous wealth; but j; has since been know
that one of his brothers, who died iii Peru, lei
him immense sums OF money"