12 Inches, 1 foot.—3 Feet, 1 Yard, 220 Yards 1 Furlong, 8 Furlongs 1 Mile.
TABLES OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH LONG MEASURE.
| English measure. | K i l o | m è t r e . |
H e c t o | m è t r e . |
D é c a | m è t r e . |
M è t r e . |
D é c i | m è t r e . |
C e n t i | m è t r e . |
M i l l i | m è t r e . |
| One mile | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Do. furlong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Do. yard | 9 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Do. foot | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Do. inch | 2 | 5 |
| French measure. __ | Quantity. __ | English. | ||||
| M i l e s . | F u r l o n g s . | Y a r d s . | F e e t . | I n c h e s . | ||
| Myria-mètre. | 10,000 mètres. | 6 | 1 | 145 | 2 | 9 |
| Kilo-mètre. | 1,000 do. | 4 | 212 | 1 | 9⅓ | |
| Hecto-mètre. | 100 do. | 109 | 0 | 9⅓ | ||
| Déca-mètre. | 10 do. | 10 | 2 | 9⅓ | ||
| Mètre. | Unity of length | 3 | 3⅓ | |||
| Déci-mètre. | Tenth part of a mètre. | 315/16 | ||||
| Centi-mètre. | Hundredth part of a mètre. | |||||
| Milli-mètre. | Thousandth part of a mètre. | |||||
On the Loire, the Rhone, the Seine, Garonne, and other large Rivers in France, steamers called Coches d'Eau, are established; the average expense of which conveyances is about 15 centimes per league.
The Seine has become a favorite route to Paris,—by way of Havre, Honfleur, Rouen, etc.
EXPENSE OF LIVING
IN FRANCE.
The vicinity of Paris is, of course, dearer than other parts of France, but families in good circumstances, who wish to be near the metropolis, should fix themselves at Versailles or St.-Germain.