New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-06


different character hut Of considerable celebrity as
an author. and great popularity as lecturer.
Jouffuv Is now distinguished member Of the
Chag.her If Deputies and daring the last week
madc.an able speech in that body. lie lcctured IN
the same room I'm which bad already heard Lcner-
riaut and Fauiei. The room was crowded before DE-
entered, with young and old, who appeared ~ be
watching eagerly for his appearance, and Who broke
into applause when ne was seen advancing 10 the
desk. lie wa tall, with a slight soop M ms
shoulders. and appeared TO be about fory-iire or
forty-e;cht wear, old. Iis hair was thin. and wa'
suffered 20 grow long on tire back pf bis head. So ~
10 cover she coil Of ms coat. Wis eve was mild
bus striking; and tocether.with the prlid countc-
nance showed the student Like oil 'ie professors.
ne sat while lccWrug. d. had neither Volume nor
notes Of any kind before hun. Ills subject va- rc'l-
erlIlv philosophy. and to-day he was presenting
tahlcau Of tho principal flcu'tlcs of the human
mind. So r9rq. could understand him, with my
poor French ear hc presented beautiful view 81
thc s7i;rct. H.slanguaec was lose and precise and
yet fluent, elegant, and animated. HIS voice was
soff and yvcll-mauaq-d: his gestures frequent anil
graceful His own interest ir tie subject seemed 70
De- great. When he closed there was considerable
annllusc. / have seldom. if ever, heard D
lecturer who pleased nc more than Jouiroy'
II re is an account Of a dinner with De Gtrando
whose writings. some Of which had tlIcn been re-
Gently translated in Boston, had awakened cons d.
cradle interest in New-Tugand: "Somc days AGO
received an invitation t0 dinner with the Baron de
GGraudo. There were 40 the table an Italian poet
q Sranfsh PrIcureur-G neral, several FTnchmcn,
including proper quota Of Counts and Colonel
White and lady Of Florida. ! was placed between
these two unfortunately; and So lost Che opportunity
Of talking French. except across Colonel White with
Madgmoiscllc. the niece Il our host. who did tie
honors Of the house with great grace. There ar
pcarcd 70 be no head or foot 20 the table. II was
M1demoiselle sat # one end, and
the Baron in IN" middle ~ one Il the side After
dinner we adjourned to the dr1Wusroom, where we
had coffee aud Joined the soirtc Of our host Here
talked with several persons. There were Spanish,
Italians. Germans. French and Americans present,
and through the medium OF French talked with
all. The Baron, our host. was kird enough 10 give
me q ticket 10 the House of Peers 10 sit IN the box
set apart think, for the eldest SONS Of peers. In
the salon. during the solGe, could not but observe
that the ladies were more hcrdcd together than
among rs. Gentlemen stood in groups talking with
each other and did not 90 feel obliged to enter
tain the ladies, Some ladies, indeed. asked me 70
bring them "a bool, or pamphlet from the fable to
read; and This was in q room almost cTammed with
people ! should remark that these were German
ladies'"
Mr. Sumner left Paris fer London in the Spring Of
1855 where he was OF once introduced into the high
est circles # English society and made the acquant
ancc OF many who were most worth knowing among
the professional and literary men OF thc metropolis.
From his sketches Of celebrated characters we can
select but one or two example ont Of the overflow
ing abundance. His first impressions Of Carlyle are
a. = = +
ture the other day; ne seemed like inspired boy;
truth and thoughts that made one move on the
benches came from his apparently unconscious
mind. couchcd in the most ero,cs1uc style. and yet
condensed to a degree of intensity, II may writ.
He is the Xcrah Colburn of thought; childihc in
manner and feeling, ana set reaching by intuition
points and extremes o. Tatiocinarion which others
would not 50 well accomplish after Days of labor,
if indeed they ever could" Walter Savage Laudor he
met fer the first time 1t dinner party, and gives
side view Of that maynard man of genius, who
has since become 50 well known TO the lovers of
literature in this country. "There Is Walter Savage
Laujor. / know you I'd 1uc his geniGs first met
him no Ar. kcnyonS he was there ar dinner Wit
considerable party. could not dine there. az was
already engaged for Che same evening with the So
licitor-G General but was very kindly asked to stop
there q lttIe while tin they wen down 90 dinner.
Lander was dressed IN a heavy frock-coat Of snuff
color trOwsers Of the same color and boots; indeed,
he wore q morning dress which one is more inclined
to notice here than among Us. where the distinction
between q morning and evening dress is less I'M
periously settled. he is about frty-dye, with an
open countanance firm aYd decided and a head
gray and nclining 30 badness. We got into CONVEX
saton; dinner was announced, and Lander and my
self walked down stairs together. In the hall |
badc him good evening" But where are You go-
mgr said he; You dine with III, SURELY / then
explained 10 him the necessity was under Of din
ing elsewhere; when he asked where be should
call upon me- told him would rather, with Lis
permission. have the honor Of calling upOn him (at
Lady BlessIngton's). But our host at once AZ
ranged by inviting us both to breakfast Few days
ahead Al breakfast he was in The same dress a
before. ! was excessively stupid, for had been mp
At Lord Fitzwilliam's ball till o'clock. and the
breakfast was very early. Laudor's conversation
was not varied bit it was animated and cucr-
cetic in the extreme. We crossed each other sew
erai times; he called Napoleon the weakest. litlest
man in history; whereas. yOu know my opinion 10
the contrary. He considers Shakespeare and Warh-
ngtOn the two greatest men that ever lived. and
Cromwell one of the greatest sovcreigus. Comvcr-
,atiou turned upon Washington, and | was asked
why he still suffered 10 rest in the humble tomb
u Mount Vernon. then mehtioned the resolution OF
Congress to remove his body the Capitol, and the
efusa to allow it 10 be done on hc part Of his legal
In making this statement, ! spike
II the ashes Of Washington saying that his Gsics
tIil reposed at Mount Vernon Lander at once broke
Ipon me, with something like ferccucss: why
will you Mr. Sumner, who speak with such force
md correctness employ u word which, in the pres
mt connection is not Eushshl WashinRton's
body was never burnt; there are no ashcs-say,
'ather remains | tell this story, compll-
mcnt and all, just as it occurred, that you
nay better understand this eccentric man
Ln aocnnt n Lis Whit ~ LLn llrnll- .-.t ~ Id