New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-11

not be passed on kim than was implied IN that
name; adding, that although he could not read
Burns, he revcred his memory from what he had
heard Of his works by friends who could. lie
had been intimate with Sir J. Mackirtosh, whom
ne used to see often in Paris. Sir walter Sect.
Beranper does no. consider great or correct
writer. BE complained of the errors to be foDEd
in "Qnentin Durwar1, as 10 the life and chs7-
acter oi Louis XI. OF France, ard generally OF
historical blunders he admitted, however, tts.
his novels were grand panoTames. n which ap-
pear splendid and interesting ggoups, hui with
few characters perfectly weii drswn; and he re-
marked, that IN all Of The novels of Sir Watt
Scott, the interest of Tie reader attaches itself
natural 10 sc1ae other individual rather than @
tina hero O. hcroin1-whch ne considered p d.
fsct-nstancipg Iyanhoe,' where Rebecca Is
the centre Of The interest, &c. &c. His poetry
(Sir Waltc,'s) Berange5 understood 20 heenctan-
ng Re mentioned also that, Of the older works
OF fiction, " 'rhs Monk" by Lewis, and "Gaso
Williams" By Goodwin. are most admired IN
France; he considers them both fine WOES
Alter sosae conversatinn, which snail not quote,
il reference 20 living English autho s. we touched
UPON his UH-n poems, some ol which 100 niia
were, thought. nnit Tor Translation MO Eag-
! lisa, owing u The subjects OF them h1ving either
! passed out Of m;nd, or possessing an intefe.t
| pu.cly local. lie e1 pressed desire .hat should
lend hiu mr. TRANSACTIONS, that ne might submit
! them TO fr.nd of his who understands English
tho,oughiy, and on whose opinion in literary
matters he can rely; and having brought INC
PIECES with sle for that purpose, leit them with
him, saying that should they meet his aPPfosa-
ton, IL Inight encourage me to translation OF
others On my naming the edition OF his WORKS
which possess, Berenger informed re that Il
was very imperfect one, and SAID he regretted
ne had beside him only one copy q coT.ecl
edition. and that copy marked with Typographical
| corrections OF his uwn on tic margin, ori thai
IL I would accept IL, should confer favor On
him. ] told him should value it very highly
SO he wrote my name on it, and put It IN o my
poke, we then talked Cor hall an hour more
when rose 10 depart, but De made rue SIT down
again. Messages began to come in, however, so
] badc him fsyewe'l having first agreed 10 return
ia a few days 10 hear his opinion OF my transia-
lion lie accompanied me TO the stair, shuok
me warmly b; the hand, and 50 we parted; aud
left the aroable BeraDgcr, whose songs Niu
have an existence coequa with that oi the
language in which they are written
Although Berauger has been little betera The
public Of late. he still continues to write bnt his
present productions he told me, will not appear
| until after hrs death. lie smiled When Iepiit q
that hoped in that case it might be long lndecd
ere we should see 4 new song of Beranger
IT is difficult to conceive the power which this
author has over the popular mind in Franco.
| There is no doubt that his "Chansons" had an
immense influence in producing the revolution IN
1890, although he docs not view the existing
government with appreciation, and has refused
every thing in the shape Of boon or favor at It's
hands, At the funeral Of his friend LATTE, not
long ago. which was attended by the king and
princes, the royal carriages passed onward un-
noticed; but when that OF Beranger appeared a
burst of exclamation welcomed the poet OF the
psope--his horses were unyoked, and hundrsd
strove for the honor Of drawing him in triumph ;
it was with difficulty he persuaded them to desIs.
Baranqcr's retirement is far from being OF
cynical or misanthropic character He seems to
have souph, his chimney corner from desire
of reposo after busy, and, latterly, not unra.
wardod life; and TO have carried to 1t, IN lls full
strength, that generous susceptibility Of friend
ship and patriotism which breathes IN all his
songs. lie possesses a mighty Tyre, one vlbra-
ton of whose chords would still rouse a kingdom
TO attention.