PANORAMA OF PARIS.
The upper circle of Mr. Burford's rooms is now devoted to a view of Paris, which conveys a lively idea of the existing state of the city. The spectator stands in the Place de la Concorde, perhaps the finest spot in the city; a procession of citizens is bearing a "tree of liberty" to be planted, the procession headed by priests; on the steps of the Chamber of Deputies appear the members of the Government, with a vast concourse of people; about the streets are soldiers, National Guards, vagabonds dressed in half military guise, omnibuses plying their usual business, holyday-makers, &c. The picture forms a good companion to the one at the Colosseum: that furnishes a maplike view of Paris by night; this is a view by daylight, and exhibits the present aspect of' the streets, with their Revolutionary bustle. The painting is slighter and less finished than is usual with Mr. Burford's works, which themselves supply a high standard: it has, we pre- sume, been hastily painted to meet a present demand.
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