, 1869-11-07
Death Of Sainte-Beuve.
His Public aud Private Life-~Anec-
d0tcS.
Duel Of Prince Metternich,
Strike OF the Miners - Trouble at
Belleyille- The Empress.
Meeting OF the Gcumenfcn&
Council,
1fxoa or1 OWN CORRESPONDENT

IT POINT OF TleE-S2l1lesOeQFS, RA1 Qcus leaving
y onr French soeaesy roid which ttis d.n,culs to
III. As An original autnor, anil as poet. he new
=. equal,ed, nos even approached, Victor Hnso.
ln.set BA,zAc, etc, bu. as u faserustar, critic,
arued tr 1he literary tatngu Of Tits and OF pre-
4 ding centuries, 10 one In France cquaued hlm.
Ic knew, a. n priest docs hts brevtary, al the
s1,teTs Of the .ast Two centuries sud beyond, as
sell II those Of the psesent day: aud, when occa-
ion demanded, dlatec:ed, criticised. Auo aual5zea
hem with the science OF An old anatomil He
1ad thanks 10 hla ereat kuoxledge, q style which
Fas often dt1pse, sometimes Affected, almost al
Fays precise. and with little manncrtsm, but 10
zeeu, 20 witty, 10 wise, 80 lnErnctFe, SO nue,
,pd 20 xure In hts researches, tnat Ton read bis
>ooky or articles through, rom beginning TO end,
u hetug tho hest tunmAty OF literary libraries.
IN rstvArE llrE
1t private life he GRs = charming ttlkaf, very
z,!e.nus, eaussse, xnd excessively witty, q great
lep.4c, much isved By his friends. and greatly
ezrc.l by bis enemies sk.lto1 tAtteret, when
,cccstafy, he hAo, almost Httho1t An effort, and
Is Il py the ~eiRhr OF hi. knozledge and petsouA-
u a.one, succeeded Ia securing nom previous
soEeSzmenta, and then from th1aL the appoln1-
ren.s Of Prote*s sor at the Sofoonpe, Acsdemfcian
Senator, and menbe. of Hhttever he wished BE
wrote Tor most Of the Important publications OF
tho day. the Dtt1tt the <rtt dfs Dur Yo"dea, rue
Honit<ur rn,et,.tl where for ten se11a was one
/
of ii, our modern political papers seems 70 have the
best prospects for the fo,ure, owing to the Rteat
consc.enttcusuest IN discussion which dlattnSutsh-
q II He vas 70 great d1sbelisFe5 In politics, 80
INDIFFERENT TO either side provided his personality
VA rot touched, that he conF,,, without cranptng
Or di.rseI1fug niuseif. write as well for lhe
whites n lo1 TIE baues q tne reds
II THR sLSATk
In the Senate he occupied peculiar position,
rrakirz himself the head Of the 1ndedulous men-
lrrr, which Rxined bin, on many oocaslons, the |
ou{e17es the feproacnes, and even tne hate, CT |
IuApy OF his colleagues The CARDINALS are very !
powerful tn ;nat ReIile astemnly. SAnte- bea7e
vas openly against the Pope, and willingly paFs-
ded his anfsreliztous Eenumcnn. knd the senate
tetested hin 2s mach n It did Renan. Bat nc
laughed II 1t with great res.on, aad paid back to
u,s useless colleagues, with 20 mncn interest the
t1ifds.n they showed for him that they did not
o1seu sitack him personally. IN public they called
lin the Dthop ol the Inc1edu!ous, and every man
Who IN any ceg1ee, did not believe absolutely In
what .he Catholic religion teaches, belonged to
tie ytoecte Of Sa.htc-Beuve otherwise called the
great diocese. To know End to believe are two
verbs which do not often agree IN substance.
Ven few thinRs here below can atand m exans.
uat!op, an acoIssis, acd the dissection Of slucere
and sagacsooa kcAlpel Thta It waa tina. toa1e
pte-i,<ures diocetc the great one.
Tais good 2Id learned Bishop Of the 1ucredu}ous
lied, a. be had lived, surrounded by his friends
anufeRretted BY them; wept over BY the osd sef-
rADt who cared for hiro, xfc does for her hus-
band; nsru before death, and eFen before su1ct-
trR, srd inc1ed1louB TO the end. He declared that
be wanted no religious ceremony and no remarks
st his grave. and hts Wtshes we're ooeJed About
eight o. ten thousand persons followed bus &c.
uatps to tte cemcierJ. Hls most Intimate friend
said; "Adieu, Salnte-Beuss." Then, turning to
tpe crowd. he Ea.d: "Thhnks, gentlemen, in his
ltEe" Aud Ill returned homa, more rooyed. aud
With deeper remembrance Of these simple 0ose-
1utes thAn u endie8a psalus had been Rung aud
4dttesses delivered over tbs corpse.
AHEGDo1Es.
Yet much could have been sald about him No
n1u Of tnle tine hAd been Mose clase1y connected
with the lcaIlpg pe1sons In France, or Knew more
thoroughly III thiDTa political, literary. etc and
TO ore has WfitIen noI, about these words md
these thlnEa gire two Instances to finish thii
biographical ASetch, oae which he did and another
which he receifed:
The day Of hu nou,Da,sn 10 the Academy, one
Of cur COMMON tr1end1, DuveJrtcr, an old Saint
3lnoutsn, xho had become ! Bonaparttsf, witty
ard very good man, now dead, met Satnte'
Beuse, and said 10 hims my dea- uaascs. I con-
s1atulale you Ay only regret Is that have not
teen Rhie to gre you my vote" a. you did 0tveit
to ne, " said Saip1e Beurc, With srrue; "1or the
soses outside made those wtthtn.o
One evening he dlned In some ressAarants 1t .
table lear the one where tacnrdafIe Was sitting.
Through malice, perhaps, OF possibly without
having seca bis neighbos, he sald In refereuce ID
religion, to person with whom he Vas taking ~
he ale, "Ay dear, 1t u stronger than me. ! can
cot belevc IN God, becsaRe belieYe only In wnal
nnde1stAnd-ss ~. e.
"A soon as be had said th1a Lacordalre ros'
atrup1ly To hts rul height and, r1iatn9 onc hant
70 ueaEeu, exclaimed, "Here Il salnte- Beuye
Who deea not teiseve- IN God, bee&usa he doea not
Sur DOES he under1tand how or why the same 6r
melts butter md hardens egg8 and Jet he eats a
pIntlette!'
satute Beuye, somewhat TAKEN atack By tht
sornpt a. loss1ophe, naae no reply. Bot be rose
bis suyn, took the hand ol the neIy Dominican, mic
before the day WAS over. made Of him his friend
and bes1n sincere and lively ftiendshfp, whic
wss broken only by Iacorisi1e's dealh. What
singular connection tha. Of these two men was
The priest corpulent, itnpassinned, cTeaaiou
violent, tptpised, and slmost an apostle; the ma
o, le1ttrz, email, slender, inc1tduons, patient, le
tered, almost N aNpe In hts manner, With = plae
skull cap--thc Ioreg nEd the reured tnstcs Of II
tAepueisEr Of the Eegenc!. Tut, aaa. they are hot
deAd, acd nlAny more OF TINT plesAd u lllustI1ot
pethons whom hare kuowu and lived. rna sou
Of whom hsye Ioved mc-Laraeunals, Lacordalt
Lan41.ine, Magcua'e, Muk.et, and satase- hodse
In religion, politics, and Matters 10 Heaes4
N1LE 0Rk NRpp@LeHp hkNG HcNAA1ot5 3J"eto"''
e1ents which pcrllaps Will NOT occur. hut Will
tarcasen to.
1HR uICMESlcAL COUNCIL
IT "a definitely settled that the coonc'l Is 10 me
on the Eth af December. TIC Disao2b arc hcSl
riEG 10 arrive here cr tnelr way to Rome. The
Will Ike, II reports cSn be believed. much more
postt.on ID The coanc.l Than the Pope e1pec
Your Esshopf, ours, and lew otheta nero
there, Animx&cd by Tho breath or free cxsmft
t,on, ,4h,eN cur FSluco Aoglo-Saton rarek have
futre4I, desire uorc refcrml than It's thought u
CO. Like the wisc pA.tsrs that they ate, CT oui
TO he, .hcy keep ti'cnt, nui they viii talk alt
uort Inua!y In the ETvAt rcia7!ous tournament
which lhcJ are called. fours aud ours arc, 1:
fs!J, sr,3 c.c~ely united IN general vieTz
nrch The better: II thc. could conc to Al md
standing, arti untte. Rome would aueEd III
her ignorant detpotism.
They s.o Say that the AUSTRIAN Nsshora arc
sute ef quasi religious revolt Let the cou'
cone. and they viii unite themselves with o
to protest against the inth!ihiitty os
Pope, which. 1t seems. VIII he tho most VAR
coLsekted theme Of tic lioiy Assembly. The
taELblltty Of \ man who Is born. lives, aad dies
olncE mcu. 1t b queer. 1t1, PERHAPS, useiui
relisiop tbAt Il n psAcl'ce, u make the COME
atty believe In nnstyrr, TO gusrd the fespec
the !asth!u1, and CONDUCT The dock. But IN the'
In logic, IN human reason, In experience oi bel
apd lhineH below. II u dtutfeat man Nh
t1tai!!ole, who never makes DistAkct. never
HaNcsA h.na elt, ,anA cAeno, do i&-ts Il very no
.sr, Ard. more than tnAs, 1t Ii extsavasaau,
tuld-
FA1GKR HTAc1HTHE.
Fzibe7 UysEntnc has left for the r=itcd ST
What he win do there ID unknonn, He Ia ~
he preAftJ dtgus:ed With EuEppe. and seazas
the wpy ID which he Is beaet, aud goes 10
uude1 f1crs &k,ea. conselcuces les harleu-'
ccc.etlaSt1e dlsctal;ue. for which ne CAM
.vntn ~ r IN
tioes not think OF T. Rebellion, preceded
nonsstle life, seem Traditional ID Els family.
bud ~ upe!e who waA q Dominican, and
threw hts ftoct TO the doR1; brother Who dl'
*auc; and sister who became Ca
ifc, md whom he hIgn&eff took from the cor
.nc osy after tae great tcaniai as C71cow. v
1Icy so1ru nun who ha.l been dr!ren mad.
La terJ well. but there Il so1nt
seuer ,htn serolttor, Ana that u no
enter there x-,tuus OF uuthil
str&lity. OF ntd,tatiyc, bat useless idleuess
us fatal nodtro example In = society WHERE
IL one Of The nfst lnwe. because II IL one o
nrtt necessities OF exit.encc-
In polite. thcrr IL It.tle Progress. Feonl
coE e dlviGen, and no: corella1ed. There =,
yo1fs oEc alde, 4ad cruel ferreSAious o.
other; eue'E dlsruee, violent articles In n
pctt, An affected t'lstatn OF ruol,c opinion,
;ctrulrztlon to u4e useIess Trek, which a
tsfl xnd arc alEsys 'rted this u ! statcms
{ne eIlustior, which arnoupc:s nothiog 90
next winter.
TEE DEMONSTRATION ABANDONED.
The n uspi1eataston which Wis Announced
esth hes been gwen mp By eytr!bods eTeu
Ea,5<l The paper Of Victor Hugo, who, 10
programme, drc.azts Hhat Is oes: to DO
Inc present gosesqmenr-that Il. not 70
a,oa, = A1eet asht. He alAo saJt that va
nouent has conc foz the people 10 dese
The atera be viii be with tae1n- Ia IN
right The be4t and oulJ WY 10 consohds
government YOU'D be through An outbre
would put II doTn without t1oobie. becau
n.ddlA ciasseado no; Eaut one, and hocA7
Amy. knowing ttte'f sustained b. tho letter.
rrnstn faithful to the cause oI osasr+
on scco1nt OF the uuthreak, aud The ueces
..nresrtur neX purA. The ruIffncenf Huu