Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-10

WnOe Out leob amateur,
cous, sensible than the hero have pre-
ferred the solid income to be derived from the amount Of
their sale You may judge Of the reasonableness Of this
preference from the following results Of the sale which
recently took place at public outcry in Paris The total
amount of sales three hundred thousand dollars The
jewel of the collection, Mlos Conception of the Vr-
gn was bought for the National Museum Of the Louvre
at the price Of $4,000. Russia, England, and poor
Spain struggled manfuy for this masterpiece Of the great
Spanish painter but the orders Of the Prince President
TO buy it for France at matter what cost In
such ORDERS Spain herself who wished regain
by dint of gold her rAed treasure finally compelled to
retire and leave it in the possession Of France The first
Napoleon stocked the gallery Of the Louvre at less cost
and in q different way. Murilo's Peter in chains"
brought $4,000; The infants Jesus and st. john" by
same, $1z 6O0 Christ bearing his Cross by Sebastien
del Piombo $4,000 These pictures he three LAST were
bought for Russia The Vision Of St. john" by Alonzo
Cano, brought So, 400; "a brigand stopping monk"
by Murillo So, 0O0 Two saints by Zur6aran 49, 9O0
Abraham entertaining the angels by Fernandez de Ma
vayels 5000.
Immediately after the gallery Of the Marshal Soult the
smaller collection of Count de Morny the famous minis
ter Of the I'd December, was brought into market 1t
consisted of thirtysx pictures ALL with two three
ceptions of the Dutch school The count is merely
amateur and having gotten tired Of his Dutch pictures
disposed of them with the intention Of forming another
collection from the works of the celebrated living
artists. His thirty-sx pictures averaged ST. 700 each
the whole collection bringing SOL, 200 Three, Dgdr
din a Van Ostade, and Wansau brought $4,000 each
The Prince Louis Napoleon bought at this sale Wouver
mans for So, 900.
There is another public sale interesting than the
above to most readers particularly abroad, advertised
tomorrow 1t is that of the furniture of
Hron Grcx nc tho ,y.p
men of France He despars, it seems, of the speedy
overthrow Of the actual ruler of France and knowing
that the nephew of him whom he called the Ogre of
Corsica will to his to France the
poet has resolved dispose of his furniture and of the
thousand articles of curiosity which, in the of his
long and usrious literary career he had collected about
him. This sale Of the effects of the exiled poet expeer
of France is really full of sad associations Here is the
title page of little blue pamphlet which is circulating
from hand to hand announcing the SALE
Summary catalogue of fine collection of objects Of
art and curostes, antique furniture scuptured in oak
glded wood and Japan-lacquer, clock in Marquety Of
Boue bronzes porceane of Saxony, Of China of Japan
antique crockery- ware Venetian glassware works in
biscuit marble buss bronze medalions pictures draw
ings books Travels in Egypt ancient armor, curtains,
hangings carpets, ugwork dinner sets, bedroom and
kitchen furniture &c., of which the sne at public auction
because of the departure of Victor Hugo will take place.
No. 81 de la Tour dAuvergne Tuesday the 9Th, and
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McRidel, auctioneer and of NJ. Mannheim, expert and
dealer In curiosties"
Yet another even sadder sale than the above is also
about take place in Paris It's the sale for the benefit
Of his surviving family of the household furniture the
late armand Narras member of the Provisional Govern
ment President of the Constituent Assembly Of 84S and
reporter of the constitution of 1913. Since the
order of things has up in France Armand Marrast
has lived in complete obscurty and he died very poor
The famous French sculptor PRADIER is more A
friend thus in letter which has been publish
ed the distressing event:
Il have just left the deathbed of Pradier. We went
yesterday some friends and several pupils of the great
artist in company with Pradier to Bongiral where he
was looking for q summer residence At few steps
from the house Of Eugene FORBADE about o'clock in the
afternoon, Lost ssAs u him. ne was wutng IN Id
Of distress heard; Nine Noemi c. Of his pupils
rushes forward raises the SCULPTOR and assists him to
sit upon the doorsn of the writer Already Pradier
could hardly breathe He had been struck with apoplexy
Family, friends all Of judge in what distress
instantly thrown Placed in bed, surrounded by phys
cians he opened his eyes, but already r gone
to be unable to recognise any Jules Cloquet who
arrived at p. NJ, announced with that all was
over So it was in fact At two o'clock this morning
9th June the greatest living statuary Of Europe breathed
his last"
France hajust lost too by DEATH another Of its great
modern illustrations Of immense erudtion, the
oriental scholar the phologis EUGENE BURSouY. eyes,
said Bartheemy St. Haire in address ct the grave,
spoken as the representative the College Of France
Eyes, Eugene Burnouf had genius. And what name
may give to those prodigous efforts Of sagacty and
learning which frightened and astonished the ntelec-
tua world? Burnouf has recalled e it may be said
with TRUTH entire language The lend of Zoroaster
the sacred diom Of the Persians language already
tnct perhaps in the days of Darus has started into life
again beneath his hand. Ansuetel Duperron had hero
cay obtained possession Of the Of those venerable
monuments which it was for long time believed were
rrevocably lost But while he brought TO the know
ledge of them he had himself been unable comprehend
them and II Is Eugene Burnouf who restricting himself
the explanation Of few chapters Of the Tdcnd opened
that vast field Of study which others perhaps more for
tunate than HIMSELF will be able thoroughly to explore,
following the direction Indicated by him."
French philoogy, honored already by many illus
trious names, show greater than his. Eu-
gene Burnouf belongs to that glorious family in which
have to figure and disappear from before
our eyes Champolhon Abel Remusat and Silvestre de
Lacy Fortunate would II have been II the events of HIS
scientific life had permitted him. his predecessors
permitted to finish the works he contemplated for the
propagation and advancement of those studies which
were so dear TO him, and whose pursuit has abridged
his too laborious career" .fs#s Ee&s u
Burnouf has been buried in Pere La Chaise. Rarely
has been such assembage Of distinguished men, in all
the walks Of literature science and art as met together
upon this mournu occasion to honor the ustrous de-
ceased.
4 letter from Vienna, published in the Apgsboug Ga
s thus audes to the departure Of the Austrian Minis
ter from washingtons leas ,U
The departure Of M. Hulsemann, the ambassador Of
Austria from Washington, has been made matter Of most
varied comment in the public papers. II is for this
TINT think riObt IN wth