A farrier at Saint-Denis is talking to a countryman as he shoes his horse; people are about to set off for Paris in a horse-drawn carriage. Coloured etching by R.B Peake and aquatint by R. Havell.

"St Denis relates to Paris as Hammersmith formerly did to London: it is famous for its abbey, in which are deposited the ashes of many of the sovereigns of France. The urn supposed to contain the remains of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette was lately removed there. A maréchal (not a maréchal de l'Empire) is amusing his country friend with the latest news from the metropolis, whilst a provincial traveller is waiting for a cheap conveyance for himself and luggage. Stages to and from Paris are continually passing. These voitures have two wheels, and are of a singular shape, with three rows of seats holding two persons on each seat The vehicle is drawn by a horse in the shafts another attached to an out rigger, and travels tolerably quick. There are regular stands without the city for these conveyances, as they are not permitted to drive through the streets of Paris."—Peake, loc.cit.