Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-30

defence, or shed tear over the fall, ofone SO
cmincntly "worthy OF the Confidence OF the
President aud of the national democracy -
We clip the following from letter dated
the Slh Septof the Paris Correspondent Of the
National lntelgencer
The famous LEDau RoLLiN is reported to be
dangerously i'll in London Ola disease of the
heart. HIS i'll Istrous and worthy collegue,
Francois Araeo, is approaching, at The obsef-
vator OF Paris, the end OF his long and glorions
scientific career. lie has long been almost blind
but the di sense which s actually bringing hln,
10 the grave Is said To he The same with that Of
bedru Rol.In, an affection ofIhe heart. Arago.
YOU will Remember as director Of the Obser
vatory oil Paris is the only public funcIonaly
oi France who has been excused from The oath
OF allegiance To Napoleon Ill His celebrity US
astronomer caused him. by special exception of
the Emperorto bc permitted To retain his Office
Notwithstanding his express refusal OF the oath.
bAMAariNE. the Michael Angelo Il literature
poet historian, AMI statesman, the sol distant
lightning rod of 1913 but who was himself,
with the republic he pretended to protect,
struck down by the bolt of power, is more foi
tunaie than most of his compeers of the Provs
ona Gov rnment living in Paris undislurbed,
beneath the shade of the imperial eagles wing
The HE ot literary ease. elegance, AM labor
that he should never have quilted. His Eas
tern PachHllck, near Smyrna, the magnificent
gllt OF his friend the Sultan. which.as duly re-
ported year ago, he faithfully promised" to
60 and personally and permanently occupy so
soon as he could be spared from France, has
been finally and utterlyI abandoned by him
Doubtless the Emperor has privately informed
him that France still needs lis famous light
nlngtod rperhaps he found upon inspection
ct the premises thai there were not a suifii
Gent number OF tails appurtenant to the pa
chahek for the contenlment of the cauda
ambl'ion OF so distinguished French pacha
lie this as IL may, tie negotiations that were
commenced with company of English and
Belgian capitalists for the purchase of NJ de
Lamarline's Eastern properly were suddenly
broken off; and they with whom he as treat
ing insinuaie that his hands are not as clean az
they were before. Simultaneously with the rup
ture wa, an offer on the part of the Turkish
Government TO purchase back the grant from
Nj. de l.. in consideration of an annual pension
OF sc OnO piasres ($3,441.) which the Sultan
undertook to pay him for the space of twenty
three years. This offer was accepted. The
pension has beer regularly paid. We have
quite recently seen note of M. de Lamartine,
compllmening the Porte upon the punctualitv
OF its payments, notwithstanding its known f
nancial embarrassments SO grievousy aug
'nented by the exigences OF the actual diff
cultes with Russia.
Butthe ilustrious uchoa'e pacha island right
| ly enough. ST. doubtful of the continuance /, {
his Eastern subvention during the whole tern,
of twenty'three years, (tor who believes that
the Ottoman Empire itself will be in existence
a quarter Of century henceD that he is i'm
proving the leisure left him by the advent of
the empire in literary occupation. He is pub
fishing in the Steele the Constituents of 1885,"
and see that new work OF bis, =" TIE History
9fMe Medicis." has been sold in advance (for
ut is not yet written) to two of The Govern
mental journals OF Paris, for The round sum oil
10000 francs. (S2s,o5O) 1t $40 consist of
four octave volumes OF 400 pages each. A
mother great name in French literature has usI
come out also in connexion with the two cello
brated lovers ofthe twelfth century, Abelard
and Heoise. We see upon the booksellers
stands now work with the following title
s"An Historical Essay upon the Life and Writ