The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-03 00:00:00

Yet you did not wish them to remain in that
house? Is it you who mentioned M. de la Berge to
receive them at that period I attached no
other imp nlance to these letters than that they had
been-den:el inded back by M. de Praslin.
Did real ever hear anything from M. de Praslin to
lead you to suppose that he was likely to have re-
cot arse to extremities ?—I swear by all that is most
mired, never. I often heard Madame de Praslin
threaten to kill herself. Once at Vaudreuil she
witnted to stab herself, 'and M. de Praslin, in dis-
arming her, wounded himself in the hand; another
time at Dieppe, after an altercation with her husband,
she rushed into the street, threatening to throw her-
self into the tea; but some hours after, by that
strange inoonsistency of character of which I have
already spoken, she was found by M. de Praslin in a
shop, making purchases, and perfectly calm. On
many and many occasions',M. deb Praslin was calm,
unmoved, sand full of mildness.
Was not the demonstration of these extremities to
which Mdn ie. de Praslin was tempted to have recourse
a proof to you of the profound afflictions which
.sht
must have felt ? If you liked, you could certainly
state to us. how great a part you had borne in pro-
ducing in. her such a state of mind; how heavy oulife
not such :a conviction to be to you at present ?—The.
first demr,nstration of Mde. de Praslin was anterior
to the tiane of my entering the family. M. de Praslin
had me:rationed it to me as an intimation. of the great
consideration. and attention which it was necessary to
evince towateie her. The others were followed by so
much calm rind sometimes high spirits in a short time,
and indeed tsften immediately after, that I regarded
them rather as the effervescence of an excited imagi-
nation than as the result of a real evil.
Were
in
you *ware of the intention of Madame de
Praslin to re3ist on a separation ?—Yes. The Abbe
Gallard, svh•o first came, as the organ of the Marshal,
to order me to quit the house, spoke to me of a great
scandal *lira must ensue in case I refused ;—as if I
could har a refused ! And M. Reaut, Madame de
Praslin'a -notary, whom I went to see to endeavour to
find out, the cause of this unexpected rigour, also told
me, th. it, being no doubt badly advised, she had con-
ceived the idea of a separation ; but I do not think
that M. de Praslin attached to it any importance except
for the moment.
Did not I. de Praslin himself speak to you of this
separation ? —M. de Praslin, when he came to an
nounce to rae that his attempts with the Marshal and
Madame dat Praslin, to prolong my stay in the family
until then carriage of the second daughter, had been
ineffectual„ seeing me shed tears, said, "Yield, I be-
seech yo, h., with a good grace, and without irritating
Madame de Praslin, for the scandal which has been
spoken )f can only he a suit at law, or a separation,
and in that case I should destroy my daughters."
It is at a period close to that at which you quitted
the house that apparently the step of which you speak
was to iken ?—lt was, in fact, about a month before my
departure, and it is at that period that Mde. de Prase
. thought fit to dine apart in her chamber. When
M. de Praslin made some observations to. Mde. fie
Praslin on this sequestration from her children, she
replied, " No, I should be too much embarrassed with
Mde. de Luzy ; I prefer not to see her until the mo-
ment she lea,,/es the house."
In your correspondence you speak of calumnies
directed against you. Explain what you mean by that
allusion ?- Gallard and M. Reaut told me that an
impressio n unfavourable to my character had been
produced. in the world relative to my relations with M.
de Prasl in. From the time I left the house a kind o'
fatality pursued me, and several persons repeated these
calume, ies to Mde. Lemaire.

COJ.UPLIMENTARY ADDRESSES
TO SIR ROBERT PEEL.
DARLINGTON.—A complimentary address to Si
Robert Peel was presented on Wednesday evening
Iv the inhabitants of Darlington, on the occasion of
tb e Right Honourable Baronet passing through that
tz,wn on his way to Wynyard, the seat of the Mar
Buis of Londonderry. The affair excited much in-
terest among the inhabitants.
Sir Robert Peel arrived shortly after six o'clock,
and on entering the central hall, which was the place
selected for the ceremony, was received with enthusi.
ast.'m cheering. Mr. Mewburn, the high bailiff, pre,
sid ed, and Mr. Joseph Pease presented the address,
w'aich had been adopted at a public meeting on Sa-
turday last. The document expressed " respect and
admiration of talents by which the country on so
many important occasions has been so signally bone-
fitted "—referred " with admiration to the fidelity,
seal, and ability" with which the Right Honourable
Baronet discharged the duties of Prime Minister, and
to his "patriotic, persevering, and successful advo-
cacy of an enlightened policy, calculated to develop
the immense resources and advance the general well-
being of this great country." In conclusion, it ex-
pressed a tope that he will continue to give the
country the benefit of his services.
Mr. PEASE, in presenting the address, remarked
that, having for some years sat in Parliament, he had
had an ncortunity of estimating the toils and per
plexities r,o which the Prime Minister and his col-
leagues were exposed, and he considered that the
country ought never to be slow to present the meed
of approbation which was due to those who faithfull)
served their country. Around him were those who,
on a late occasion, had ranged themselves under dif-
ferent political leaders ; but they met there as one,
to pay honour to a statesman to whom honour wa
eminently due.
Sir R. PEEL received the address with evident
pleasure, and amidst loud cheering. In his reply
he said that his visit to the neighbourhood being
solely of a private nature, he had not expected
that he should be called upon to acknowledge
any public demonstration of approval on account
of the course which he had deemed it hit duty to
pursue as a minister of the Crown and as a member
of the Legislature. He could not, however,
hesitate to receive this address, and he availed
himself of the opportunity to return to other
parties, with whom he had not the advantage of per-
sonal communication, his cordial acknowledgments
for tlleir willingness to confer upon him similar hon-
ours, had it been in his power to accept of them. He
thanked them for the assurances of confidence and
esteem, and for the hearty good wishes which were
conveyed in the ad iress. They did him no more
than justice in believing that it had been his earnest
desire to exert any influence or authority which he
might have possessed for the advancement of the great
objects referred to in the address—the development
of our national resources, and the promotion of the
well-being and comfort of all classes of the com-
munity. In continuing to give his zealous support
to all measures calculated for the attainment of these
important ends, he hoped to be enabled to justify
their confidence and to retain their favourable
opinion.—(Much cheering.)
Sir Robert Peel retired amidst renewed cheering,
and shortly afterwards drove off to Wynyard, where
a distinguished party are assembled on the occasion of
the marriage of the Earl of Per tarlington and Lady
Alexandrina Vane.

SUNDERLAND.—The Town Council of Sunderland
on Tuesday voted an address to Sir Robert Peel, com-
plimentary of his public services, especially in refer
ence to commercial reform. The occasion which has
given rise to this manifestation of respect is the visit
of the Hon. Baronet to the Marquis of Londonderry,
at Wynyard Park, to participate in the festivities
consequent on the nuptials of Lady Alexanclrina Vane
with the Earl of Portarlington.