Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-11

ia Assembly OF universal suIrag
He will make doubtless very able speech. but he will lack
the personal influence yet carry with him many from
the ranks Of BERArxa, ST. Pansr, MoLE, and THIERs
There are signs that the Orlean repudiang fusion, rally
ing with much unanimity the provisional support of M
BoSAPARTE. will be difficult get their support
the three million appropriations the proonga
lion OF the authority of the President for another termper
haps for ten years This deemed tie safest for the Count
of Paris.
numerous company saran members Of all the academies
amateurs, and even ladies' honged Monday last the large
hail Of the instu. Il see the ustrious ARAGo
sumo his office Of panegyrst, devoved upon him Perpetual
Secretary of the Academy of Sciences. On Monday
held the annual public meeting Of that body and it was
known that AnAso pronounce the euogy of PoIsos,
the great seome,e whom the French and perhaps the world
place beside Huyg Newton and La Place. The occasion
borrowed unusual interest from the fact that the political
Of lS4s, and his own large participation in those events, had
interrupted the performance of these duties of the Perpetual
Secretary They he resumed for the first time,
and the memory OF former similar occasions when Papin
and Watt and Carnot and Ampee, and Fresne, and Con-
dorcet were the themes of bis charming pen, quite su
cent to account for the aacy with which the public and his
colleagues of the Institute FASTENED to the rendezvous
ARAGo speaks in the Assembly He is far from being
parliamentary He lacks many of the essential
quisites Of an effective tribune ARAGO quack political
scientific He feels that he is home in the Assem-
bly, that politics foreign to his habits unconsenial with
his tastes and unsued his character Of mind He there
fore makes effort and pretends to influence but that
which attaches high personal integrity to honesty and
consistency of political principle qualities be it said in pass
ing about and about necessary to political and socg
consideration and which regarded with about the sort
of admiration bere would be bodily stature Of ten feet But
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home eloquent great and is appreciated his just value
attended his last of lectures astronomy at the OBJ
servatory Paris prior the Revolution, and truly say
he is the most lucid interesting. and complete lecturer have
listened His admirers however, did have the
pleasure Of listening to his voice Monday His eyes ase
failing, and he unwilling them with the perusal of
Ms Of three hours length. He handed his papers
his friend and colleague M LAseIEn who read them for
him. and even under these disadvantages the charm of
ARAGos sye and Of the matter, which, with labor and
skill all his own be had amassed and worked into form,
such that three hours the interest of his narrative
abaed, the attention Of his auditory unhagging. 4."
The style of Arago is ordnarly-lke his manners like
himself -unpretendng. He is no phrasemake II is not
his object TO make pass in array immense army Of daz
zng words Upon this occasion he did not belle his habits
He mingled the familiar with the grave, and relieved the
noony Of absolute science, with frequent touches Of quiet
humor and interesting household anecdote His theme
Poissonwas presented the auditory in every light and by
all Sides The weak and the strong points Of his character
alternately viewed. Now the hearer led to the
and glacial regions Of pure science, and
seated comfortably in the paror of the and introduced
the father Of Poisson, puzzng vainy his brain with
deavors to comprehend and discern something useful n his
sons abs,ruse mathematics and to his fond but sci
enc mother, proudly repeating in her letters the details of
his mathematical abo, given to her by her son. and nva
raby ending with the pous and aectionae formula, MAY
God help you !" Poisson himself is first presented
infant in the country wrapped by his mercenary in
swadding clothes, and suspended by hook to the wall
preudng thus says Arago the admirable treatise on the
pendulum, which he afterwards wrote thence, through
his vaclang Of life in different pursuits till at last
he struck upon the path which nature intended him pu
sue-mathematcs- which he followed with SO much
success and glory Throughout this transition state there
were those whose faith in Poisson and of his -
ture fame were unwavering. "Pem Poisson depiendra
grand (the little fish will grow to be big said they
with the proverb At years of age Poisson
tered the Polytechnic School, and there he became with ST.
Smon the celebrated founder of the poticophilosophica
religious sect of ST. Simonians New Christians. The
apostle almost persuaded the young devotee of science to
adopt without reserve his doctrines. Young Poisson actu
ally consented partially abandon his studies and learn
trade That of the barber the he chose But these
vagaes were not of long duration and upon his
course be purued with enthusiasm and excuveness
that would have conducted emnence far inferior abilities
He used to say hs biographer might WE'LL think have
omitted this anecdoe it sngulary lessons esteem Of
Poisson as man Of sound and enlarged mind,) "Le is
only Of for purposesfs to learn mathematics and
then to teach them" .s. .....
Some months since four sailors deserted from the United
States gate Constitution while lying off Marseilles They
were last seen sailing the harbor in the boat Of Rou
gier known boatmaster of Marselles The boat
not again seen but shortly after the dead body of Rougr
was discovered floating in the hsrbor. He had evidently
been murdered and suspicion ashted upon the abb
sconding American sailors These last succeeded in eecng
their escape to Genoa They arrested, and last week
thsy were brought back to Marsees undergo their trial.
The preliminary investigations prescribed by the French cr
inal law and which are analogous grand jury unc
tons in criminal cases. being rapidly prosecuted Two
of the accused are Engshmen by BIRTH and two Americans
Two ohem are boys sixteen and seventeen years age
the two others are wenyone years Of age They aege
that thew were intoxicated the time Of their desertion, but
ha, thew are of murder having put Rouger ashore
without injury
Gem. GEoneEs kLApA, the hero of Comorn is now in
Paris. He has addressed note to the Poupo, denying
expcy the statement Of that journal that general revou
onary democratic movement being contemplated throughout
Europe this distinguished officer engaged to put himself
at the head Of and conduct the military operations.
MIzzrsr the Roman refugee, upon the continent from
London urging the Of universal democracy, by dn of
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