The New York herald., 1878-10-04
PRINCE LEON sAPIEHA

death occurred at his Castle OF Krasczyn In Galica
L. was the author OF most OF the national
institutions TO which Austrian Poland owes hor pres-
ent prosperity and freedom. Alter tho Polish war OF
independenc. IN 1s3o-3l. in which no took very
active part as aide -de.camp TO the Commander-in.
Chief OF the Polish army he settled at Cracow, and
during the remainder OF bis lie devoted himself
wholly 70 tho task OF improving the moral and ma-
seral condition OF his counlrymen undcr the Aus
trian rule. He contributed largely IN promoting the
development Of agriculture in Gaiica, founded com.
panes tor the expectation Of corn to Dantzic aud
England, butt great number OF factories
ana organized agricultural societies, OF which,
mos, active member He was also tho nrst
70 suggest to the Austrian governmonL In long
memorandum, the construction OF the railway:
rom Cracow 10 Lembcrg and mis- plans were accepted.
subsequently, whcn constitution was granted 10
Galica by ns Emperor FRANCIS Joseph IN 1861, Prince
Loon Sapieha was appointed President OF The Diet
OF Inc Council OF ADMINISTRATION. and the inde-
fatgabie industry, Jealous patriotism and unerrlna
which he displayed IN TINS capacity gained MN
popularity among all classes OF the people which re-
NAMED undlmini,hed to the DAY OF his death Fol-
lowing the example o his fiiustous ancestors known
for their Character he has lound0u several
schools, maintained many charities Ia Galcla, ana
generally aevated the suferings o his fellow exllea
who were compelled 70 sock an asylum III foreign
lands. Most o The memuers Of the Galcian Diet Ut
tended his funeral, and Count Louis Wodzicki, The
President OF Diet, took occasion in his orening
speech refer 10 The great services rendered 0y the
late Prince 10 his country III" no said, I'VE can
now look with some satisfaction at The dcveopment
OF AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTIONS, we should not forget
who was their originator, at a time when everything
had 10 be done, Without traditions ol any KIND with
out trained Tor the work. aud IN country which
had for many years been unaccustomed 10 self-gov.
ernmcnt. 10 unuerlake IN such circumstances tn0
uuiy OF President OF The Diet and OF the Council Of
Administrator required no little courage and To per-
sist IN the task years demanded exlraor.
dlnary enc urgnce ana character, ana, above
alb arQeot love OF ones country vi undaunicd
spirit indelatigablc industry and singular patience
ana his dealings with 0tners, Prince
Leon saDeha was tho type Of gooa citizen." These
wvrds received vita loud cheers by the House,
xuhs sn mn sv hAEld "A nj
coincidence 10 tno Princes widow The late Prince,
bssldcs occupying the post Of President OF the Diet
ana OF tue Council OF Administration OF Gaiicia, waa
the loundor numerous agricultural anu industrial
Institutions, ana took u leading part In bringing
about tne construoLon OF tho hrst railway IN the
province.
CLEMENT LAURIER,' FRENCH JURIsr.
M. Clement Laurier, = distinguished conservative
lawyer ana politician OF France, died September
49, aged forty. six years He born Sante-Rade.
gondc Department OF Indre, February 1892, studied
law at Paris, ior some time secretary 30 n
Cremisux, and acquired great reputation at ths
Bar US y lawyer during the ator years OF the Empire.
He took part In the famous trials OF the Courier
Frdncds. OF Prince Pierre Bonaparte Tor the murder
OF Voter Nor, and OIL various membsrs OF The Inter.
national Society, maniicstng IN ali his uttoraDces
profoundly republican sentiments He ran against
Emile Oivisr at Var Ia May 1862 as radical candi-
date, but was defeated anu III November Of the sam0
year Withdrew his candidacy at Bellsvilie IN
iuvor OF Henrs RocheforI Al the ial vt
the Empire he became Director General Of
the Cabinet at the Ministry OF the Interior,
under his Trend GamDeta, whom he accompanied 70
Tours aiasd his celebrated dictalorsniD until
October 19 when he went 10 London aud succesdod IN
negotiating with the Morgans loan OF 25O,000 0O0r.,
though conditions so 0ner0us that he was severely
Tor tneir acccptanca he was elected to the
Nstons Assembly, from the Department oi Var. Feb
ruary s, 1871 by small majority that he resigned
iediatey after the treaty u peace aud offered him.
self again the election OF July both IN Var in
Boucmes-du-Rnone Elected in both departments be
his Tor Var and actod with the extreme Lett
He had resigned hts place 10 the Ministry Of the Int.
rIor February. Az TALL OF Tnlcrs' government
May "a, 1873, VI. Laurier, whose repubiicanism had
been long waning, went over 10 the Rignt Centre and
supported the rsactionary policy OF Dukes do Brogls
DecuZcs H. was reelected 10 tho now Assembly,
the platform oi dovotng himself chiefly 10 nn ancial
affairs, whicn were always his special y, anu was
again elected the Same basis last Octoocr Ho pub
lished 1865 small treatise, 'La Liberte dArgent~
counsel lor the Ottoman Bank and the CS6dis
Mobilier.
ERNEST QUETELET, BELGIAN ASTRONOMER
NJ Ernest QasIeet, who died a. brussels In Septems
ber was born at Brussels August ~, 1921 being
son oil tho statistician aud
Adopne Quetcist who died 1874. after holding iol
than forty years the d.rectorsnp Of tho Royal
Observatory NJ Brussels. Ernest Quetelet edu.
Gated under tho OF hts iathcr and afterward NJ
the Brussels military SCHOOL, became officer ol
engineers anu was employed IN IS45 IA the erection
oil the iortilcations at Antwerp In 1865 he len
the army aud became assistant astronomer TO his
fatnor a. tho Brussels Observatory, where he made
himself an honorable lame by the exactitudc Of mis-
observations, and especially by hts very valuable
researches on terrestrial magnetism, on which SUBJ
Jsct nc was sminont authority. He took part In
hts fathers aDors upon tho Law OF Probabilities
Applied TO Statistics. Ho was member OF many
scientific associations, belgian and foreign.