The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-14 00:00:00

THE LATE COUNT D'ORSAY.

A correspondent of the Morning Post writes as
follows from Paris—his communication being dated
the 6th inst.:—
" At the moment that I am writing this, all that
remains upon earth of one who had long filled a great
space in the world's eye is consigned to a narrow
grave. Count Alfred d'Orsay died at an early hour
on Wednesday morning, and is to be buried to-day,
at noon, at Chambourcy, an estate belonging to his
sister the Duchess of Grammont, near St. Germain-
en-Leye. Some time ago he caused a tomb to be
constructed for himself in that calm, beautiful, be-
loved spot.
"As one who knew Count d'Orsay for the long
space of thirty years, I cannot do less than pay some
alight tribute to his memory. He was, as every one
ginal thine-
knows
hearted
, a most elegant, accomplished person—a poet,
wloprLinter, sculptor, and man of wit; but, what
designer, •
all the does not know quite so well, he was a
man of deep thought, a well-skilled politician, an ori-
au-d, and, above all, one of the kindest-
always engaged generous of mankind. He was
he had ,:'g "' he some generous deed. When
applied to him in uncalculating lanhde eve
it
with a most liberal,
he gave his hand he had little, or none,
wealth at command. I
in. whichivain
his earnest exertiong, valuable
advice, his sympathy,
sand absolute
in-
fluence with those w' bo had full 'benefit of his in-
never knew a case in whichor any other un-
a friend,
Germans W'
to cit:,)untFymen,
he r :
a:un
edd I
who re
Ms charity
fortunate person,
cosmopolitan and universal, rvaemryiliensufmroemroudsistcrears
was truly
to Englishmen as well as to his owrosal, "tending
to Italiens as well as to Germ
well 113 to Poles, toe Turks as well as to ehrius.sians as
short, to all mankind. It was not limited or united or
swayed
by any political feeling or predilection ;it ayed
. signified
a man were Conservative, w
nothing whetner ye, hig, or
1 ' t
Radical, Bourboniat, .Or earns , Bonapartist, Reaua.
lican if he were only in e "
lican, or Red Eepub f hedistress
never could
or in want of any assistance, apply in
vain to Count d'Orsay.
"The Count had a sweetness of temper which won
all hearts, and smoothed down the asperities of other
men. He was the most friendly and best of mediators,
and made up more quarrels and prevented more duels
than any man of his day. Though himself as brave
as steel, he never could suffer among his friends a re-
course to the ?llama ratio of pistola or rapiers. It was
through his good management that Louis Napoleon,
during his sojourn in London, was saved from a duel
with a French political refugee and desperado, who
thirsted fur the Prince's blood, and held his only as
a thing of no value.
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"No foreigner that ever lived in England 50
thoroughly entered into our ways and manners, or
so perfectly understood English society and institu-
tioLs. lii this respect he was a well qualified and
admirable political adviser to the President. This
fe•ef, and their very close intimacy, are very gene-
rally known; nor would Louis Napoleon, who will
long deplore the Count's premature decease, wish
them to be concealed. Although he is surrounded
by judicious and able men, I know not where the
President can look for so good an adviser and so
true and steady a friend. He had just named the
Count Surintendant des Beaux Arts—a post for which
he was most admirably and entirely qualified and
suited. Every artist in Prance deeply regrets that
be should not have lived to
had
the duties of the
office. He was to have had spacious and elegant
apartments in the Louvre, and au 4111301 salary of