The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-30

Bishop o. Orleans may have been mistaken in suorin
the academy with the title Of "sanctuary." Psuii
Smayrac eentends that ait ID longer q sAuct nary
but . salon, and salon Of somewhat mixed society
where all the petty passions Of the world reign snd 81
vern, and where women have niluence much tn
stronger, nasmueh they remain behind the curtain.
If It be oay salon, IA parIsr) it would, however b
difficult to and any paror in the world brilliantly
filed And there is spectator of the presented
by IL last Tharsday who will NOT be happy return
the institute the 18th December when it Is throw
open s doors 10 Beryer that prince of orators o
parliamentary era, which even Imperial France cSnnet
Able Gaumc and his friends with an their pious hor-
ror OF the paganzng influence Of Greek and Latin herx
tue would yet be little apt to cite in favor Of their
theory Of abstinence from those dangerous sources,
the name Of that living French classic, Beranger.
count, while composing the verses of others Indeed
for his early education to PInstitut Patriotique,
at peronne where Latin and Greek NOT
taught, be has never learned those language
But he has divined the spirit of the ancen-
classics, without becoming familiar with their
marvellous perfection Of FORM which, nevertheless
has rvaed AS poet OF love and wine he is not nfe-
rior to Anaereon Tbulus in species Of which
holds indeed morally low rank but cannot lose its fas
cinations SO long as human nature remains the
His fine strokes Of satire and his strains Of eegac ten
derness, equally inmitabe, and in many OF his po
heights lyrical grandeur Although he formally bad
adeu to poetry In 1S33 by his chaons noupelles ct
niercs yet more than occasional song-an out
Of full quver-has since winged its way to the pub
mind and heart from his retreats the banks OF tn
Loire amidst the stiffness Of Passy He has been 70
ssycrai years past busily preparing series Of bogra
until after his DEATH and which will continue to occupy
him for many year to come it is to be hoped In the
new dwelling near the Temple in Paris where he is to
remove within a few days.
He resides at present in the QUARTER Beauon. The
most lustrous dodgers in this caravansary of city do
n escape you see, from figuring in those ssmoving
90 nes' to which alluded in recent letter being
fr quent and so annoying at Paris Iamartine you
n mber, obliged to move from his spacious apart
m mt in the Rue pUniverstc and seek shelter for his
we himself his books and his favorite grcyhounds in
much more modest apartment in Rue Vile PEveque. It
Is not surprising that he pr0ongs his autumna visit
ICON. George Sand leaves her country residence only
be present at the rehearsal and Of
her pieces AZ the Gymnase ana Odeon Close by the
latter theatre she has apartment in the ue Racine
in the same house where her Maurice who is quite
clever painter resides Alexandra Dumas whose play,
entitled Conscience has just been successfully brought
out at the Odeon, lives in the street Heinrich
Heine in the Rue the station of the
Havre Railway 1t is not uniting that such steam
engine OF writer Alexandra Dumas should be near
railway.
Not far from the Havre Railway station which fronts
the Rue st. Lazare, lived, few days ago yo ung
man who, in dress and manners, resembled the other
specimens Of la cunesse dorecof wealthy yout-whon,
he daily met at the Maison dor. These fashionable
lions of the Bouyards scarcely dstngushable from
each other, by their taors But insanity had
doubtless set its mark this of their
ber for, after costly but solitary supper the other
night he called for paper ana pens and ink and when he
bad written three four letters shot himself through
the heart. Several gentlemen in the saloon
at the Maison dor at the time One Of them the Prince
dc x had already noticed the eccentric gestures by
which his neghbor interrupted himself while writing
but the attention Of the Prince chanced to be diverted at
TIE fatal moment. Turning quickly round when he
heard the report Of the pistol he exclaimed sWhat is
that noisef is it an explosion Of gas." s'No," re-
piled the young man, whose face fearfuly pale,
it ia who have killed myself and he fell cad. One
Of the letters he had written addressed to married
lsdy with whom he had dined at the Mason dor for
hQ sod dmr in tlla Iaotto
but whose honor he soemnly declared he had never
furnished second letter addressed to 'Messrs.
the Journalists" begging them not to mention his name
but stating that he the singular
OF is death would excite their remarks adding that
rent of pa
addressed to his mother, who it appears, Is confined
the insane asylum at Charcnton. How often have
Tie table at which this strange suicide committed
surrounded by lively, pleasant set OF Americans VIII
ued to dine at the Adson On last winter nearly
evening One Of them alas, pershed with the llfate
Arctic.
By the way, three persons who had booked their
for passage the Arctic, escaped quite singu
them among its victims. One arrived at Liverpool only
few minutes after the departure Of the steamer. tn
two others-a gentleman and his wife-had engaged
their passages here in Paris but the lady dreamed at
night that she suddenly wakened IN her BERTH and
the water flooding the cabin and felt the dreadful
sensation OF sinking in tho The dream made
painful impression uptn her. that she induced her
husband to 60 to the Office Of Messrs. Monroe Co. in
the Rue de Ia Pax and exchange their places for others
The Momiteur presents to-day the glowing despat tch
from General Canrobert relative to the engagement OF
in spite Of considerable reinforccmen of their superior
numbers and OF the anmating presence of the Grand
Dukes Michael and Nicholas, repulsed with loss
estimated at 900 5000 1t characterizcs the
fic obstinate and having lasted the entire day
This brilliant day. II adds, (Which has not been pur-
chased without losses the part of the allies does the
greatest honor to The siege continues regu
larly.'
have this moment received from the telegraph Office the
version Of the despatch Of Prince Menschso which will
appear in the Paris journals tomorrow morning With
out directly contradictng that Of the French Com
mander chief, it yet retains what they call here the
Russian color 1t is dated like that the 9th of October
and states that on the 9Th two sortes made
sebastopolthe first upon the right flank Of the enemy
uIon the English the second upon the left flank Of the
works Of siege The result Of the former attack was the
taking of one Of the enemys batteries and the spkina
Of its cannon. Considerable losses both sides The
second sortie resulted in spiking fifteen cannon.
French division then set out in pursuit of u.s. and at
tempted to mount to the assault but repulsed with
great loss still later despatch from Prince Mensch
ko has arrived this evening" dated the Sth and stating
that the allies had been repused with great loss.
Mr. soule left Paris quietly Saturday evening for
Madrid.
Mr.. Plat, Secretary of the American Legation at
Paris leaves tonight the United States e viii re-
turn after brief visit home private business. His
fellow countrymen here will gladly welcome him back
again FIGARO.
PARIS Thursday, Nov 16, 1851.
French Military Vanity Modified BY Practical Lesson
The Results Of the Late Desperate Engagements BE-.
fore Sebastopol ESomined-Tzc Cooardiy Conduct Of
the Turks VeriGcation Of the Csar's Contempmous
Esimote Of their Qualaies-7Ac Cont. de Mornay No
minated toue Presidency of the Councit-Gtoomy As-
Tect Of Spanish AGdirs-Fssing Of England NTH Re-
gard 10 he Cessfon Of Cubd-Lord Patmerstons Visit
to Paris, de-, &c.
The swapping Of the electric wire has suspended the
communications by way Of Cronstad to Bucharest and
stil compelled to wait for the arrival OF inte
genoe the Importance Of which hardly be magnifed
Enough however, has arrived to considerably diminish
the gloom which rapidly lowering the public
mind andwhich Is also Of interest to disspate in toto
from the military mind Of France any latent idea that
but for the French the slow and comparatively barbros
Saxon could scarcely sustain purely military cam
pagn. The Anglo-saxon trumpet has rung throughout
the length and breadth Of the land and the halfdoubt
ing which followed the battle Of Alma and which
from intimate knowledge Of military men here
know were INDUCED in to extent few of,
have been npped in the bud for the time Of the present
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