manche

Houdin entitles the device above referred to—'La boite la manche;' and his description is to the following effect.

He had left his native place, Ville-Avary, in the department of la Manche, because there was no work to be had.

If many royalists remained in the Orne and the Manche, it was impossible to group them or pay them.

Manche is one of the foremost departments for the production of cider-apples and pears; plums and figs are also largely grown.

Perrée, the late editor and manager of the journal, who died at the early age of 34, was member for the Manche.