 In 1830 he succeeded Justin Gensoul at the head of the "Almanach des Muses" which he directed until 1833, the year when he started publishing the periodical "La Lanterne magique".His "Épître à M. N.-L. Lemercier" earned him three months' imprisonment and a 300 francs fine in 1826 for "Having insulted and mocked the religion of the State" and "directed attacks against the royal dignity.