Friday, July 4.—Went to breakfast with Miss Young, and had a long talk with l'Abbé Carron, formerly secretary to the archbishop. He was very polite and cordial, and offered us every thing in his power. From him we obtained an account of the day's occupations in the Séminaire de S. Sulpice, which I took down from his mouth as follows, incorporating with it some further information given me by M. Galais, professor of canon law therein:—

5 a.m.They rise; recite the "Angelus" (angelic salutation).
5 to 5½.Dress, come down stairs; the most pious go for two or three minutes before the Holy Sacrament.
5½ to 6½.Vocal prayer for ten minutes, and then prayer for the rest of the hour, each by himself, kneeling, without support.
The Professor says his prayer aloud, in order to teach the pupils, on his knees, in the hall.
6½ to 7.Mass; those who have communicated attend another mass for returning thanks, which may last to 7¾. The rest mount to their rooms.
7.Reading of Holy Scripture in private.
8 to 8¼.Breakfast,—dry bread, wine, and water; nothing else allowed, save that in case of necessity milk or soup is sometimes given. Each reads in private.
8¼ to 9½.Preparation of theological lesson in their rooms.
9½ to 10½.Lesson in theology. Morale.
10½ to 10¾.Visit to the Holy Sacrament.
10¾ to 11¾.Deacons have a lesson in theology; the rest a singing lesson for half an hour, and then go up to their rooms.
11¾ to 12.Private examination of conscience. During seven minutes, meditation, kneeling, on some fact of the New Testament; and for the next seven, Tronson read.
12 to 12½.Dinner. For three minutes a chapter of the Old Testament read aloud, then the life of a saint, or ecclesiastical history. They end with the Roman Martyrology for the morrow. Then a visit to the Holy Sacrament for a minute: recitation of the Angelus.
Dinner consists of a little soup; one dish of meat, potatoes, or "legumes." For dessert, an apple, or such like. Drink, wine and water.
12½ to 1¾.Recreation. At 12¾ talking is allowed for the first time in the day. Letters are delivered. The Professors are bound by their rule to take their recreations with their pupils: they make a great point of this.
1¾.Recitation of the "Chapelet;" sixty-three Paters and Aves.
2 to 3½.Private study in their rooms. From 2 to 3½, class of ecclesiastical singing four times a-week. From 2 to 5¼ adoration of the Holy Sacrament by each person for half-an-hour.
3½ to 4½.Theological class. Dogma.
4½ to 4¾.Visit to the Holy Sacrament.
5¼ or 5½.According to the season, bell for all in holy orders to say their breviary. Time for conferences.
6½ to 7."Glose,"—spiritual reading by the Superior.
7 to 7½.Supper. One dish of meat, "legumes," salad, wine and water. Reading at all meals. Talking never allowed but at the Archbishop's visit once a-year. A chapter of the New Testament read; a verse of the "Imitation of Jesus Christ."
7½.They go before the Holy Sacrament; recite the Angelus.
7½ to 8½.Recreation.
8½ to 8¾.Evening Prayers; litanies, vocal, with private examination of conscience. Mount straight to their rooms, or go first before the Holy Sacrament. The Superior remains in his place: each, in passing beside him, accuses himself of any outward faults committed during the day against the rules.
9 to 9¼.Bed time; at 9¼ to be in bed. Each has a room to himself; a table, a bed, a candlestick, and fire-place. A priest sleeps in each corridore.

Special Lectures.

OBSERVATIONS.

There is much sickness: (the building has not gardens or sufficient space for recreation attached to it).

Not time enough for study.

The vacation is from Aug. 15. to Oct. 1.

The cassock is always worn.

They confess themselves every week, ordinarily in the morning during the meditation. They choose their own confessor among the masters, who are at present twelve, but the number is not fixed. As to communicating, they are free; but are exhorted to do it often. Often is all the Sundays and festivals. Some communicate besides two, three, four, five, times a week, especially as the time of their ordination draws near. The priests every day. After the communion twenty minutes "action de grâces." On entering the seminary a general confession of the whole past life is made. At the commencement of each year, after the vacation, in October, a confession of the year is made. At the beginning of each month there is a retreat for one day, ordinarily the first Sunday. Direction is twice a month. It is intercourse between each young man and his director for the purpose of making known his inward state. There is a general retreat after the vacation for eight days; in this no visits allowed; no letters received; no going out into the city. There are recreations, but the rest of the day is consecrated to prayer, to confession, and to sermons. Each has his own rule (règlement particulier), which he draws up in concert with his confessor.