The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-06


telegram dated In Paris YESTERDAY. 9Th inst.
brings the following announcement :-"Charles
Ernest Beuie, the distinguished classical scholar
and member OF the Assembly, is dead"
he was RorN .at saum.r on the 2sth OF June,
1926, and was consequently forty-eight years OF
age at the time Of his deeease. The young man
was educated at the Normal School from
1916 to ls4s. After his graduation he became
Professor Of Rhetoric at Moulins. and was
afterwards sent to the French school at
Athens. His archaeological discoveries excited
80 much attention that an idea, which was
entertained OF giving up the school, was
abandoned He returned to France in 1853 Hav-
ing taken the degree Of doctor he was, In 1854 APP
pointed to succeed NJ. RaOulR Rochelle as Professor
OF Archaeology in the Bibiotheque Imperlale, and
was decorated with the Cross OF the Legion OF
Honor. M. Beule caused some very important ex-
cavations to be made upon the site OF Carthage.
IN the month OF February, 1850, he was elected q
Lettres In place Of NJ. Lenornant. He was elected
perpetual Secretary OF the Academy OF Fine Arts In
OF the reorganization OF the institution he issued
protest against the new order OF things which was
created by the change. He was most prolific and
exceedingly careful writer, his published works
In art and archaeological science hlling many vol
umes, which have been issued IRON the press since
OF the leading periodicals Of Paris. He held the
portfolio OF Minister OF the Interior OF France In
t1ne; dsnS oq. resigned the once on snslSsh q
the Assembly ne was one OF the most active men,
bers OF the Right Centre, having been returned to
the Legislature first the list OF eleven Deputies
for the Marneet-LOire district on the Sth OF Feb
ruary. 1871: N. Beaie when he held the
wa was V the cause e Of most procuna political
sensation. M. Gambetta and the members OF
the radicalist party nneartned the fact that
Beule issued an oficlal circular, addressed to
the projects and mayors, cauti0ning or ordering,
spOndents OF the newspaper press, In order that
the r0yalist cause might be inflated to undue pro-
pe ALSO IN the Of The
ing populations. The expose Of his tactics in this
respect damaged his reputation as statesman.
or interments caused very deep sensation,
which Is not completely alayed to-day In France.
dered that the funerals OF free thinkers or those
who died outside OF the pale Of the Church,
should be conducted through the streets at an
early hour In the morning, at the same time when
the carts OF the public scayengers pass along THIS
decree excited great amount OF Indignation in
lisions took place at some points with the police,
and 1T may be said that the end Is not even yet.
John Lavfcount Anderson.
The lovers OF old-fashioned English litera-
ture will regret, says London journal of
derson is dead. He passed quietly away
while sojourning at Brighton. and was buried
in the parish churchyard OF Chiselhurst on
the day following the Jete at Camden
House, and while the Empress Eugenie was yet
busy with her guests from the other side Of the
Channel. Mr.. Anderson was at one time In bust
ness with brother of Archbishop Man
ming Though a thorough commercial man,
he saved much time for literary recreations;
and besides reading omnivorousiy, was the
writer OF several delicious books, from which
he modestly withheld his name. simply saying in
the title page that they were stBy Layman.n
One OF the most valuable, and perhaps the best
known, OF these works was "rhe Lille and Times
o. Bishop Ken.m There was another on angling,
Whites ''SelbOrne" and the poems OF George Her.
bert. MIR. Anderson belonged to that fine old
born in 1872, SO that he had passed the allotted
span by several years A thorough Anglican, he
some OF the modern High Churchmen, ana that he
was devout man none who ever enjoyed an hour
OF his society could doubt.