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 ?—No ; for at that period I attached no
other importance to these letters than that they had
been demanded back by M. de Praslin.
Did Ton ever hear anything from M. de Praslin to
lead you to suppose that he was likely to have re-
course to extremities ?—I swear by all that is most
sacred, never. I often heard Madame de Praslin
threaten to kill herself. Once at Vaudreuil she
wanted 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 sea; but some hours after, by that
strange inconsistency of character of which I have
already spoken, she was found by M. de Praslin in a
shop,
may p and perfectly calm. n
many and many occ%sions delPraslin was •
calm,
unmoved, and full of mildness.
Was not the demonstration of these extremities to
whicn Mdme. de Praslin was tempted tohave recourse
a prof to you of the profound afflictions which she
must have fel ? If
you liked, you could certainly
t
state to US how great a par% you had borne in pro-
duciag in her such a state of mind ; how heavy ought
not such a conviction to be to you at present ?—The
first demonstration of }Vide. de Praslin was anterior
to the time of my entering the family. M. de Praslin
had mentioned it to me as an intimation of the great
consideration and attention which it was necessary to
evince towards her. The others were followed by so
much calm and sometimes high spirits in a short time,
andindeed often immediately after, that I regarded
them rather as the effervescence of an excited imagi-
nation than as the result of a real evil.
W! re you aware of the intention of Madame de
Praslin to insist on a separation ?—Yes. The Abbe
Galla:rd, who first came, as the organ of the Marshal,
to order me to quit the house, spoke to me of a great
scandal that must ensue in case I refused ;—as if I
could have refused! And M. Reaut, Madame de
Prasliu's notary, whom I went to see to endeavour to
find out the cause of this unexpected rigour, also told
me, that, 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 M. de Praslin himself speak to you of this
separation?—M. de Praslin, when he came to an •
nounce to me that his attempts with the Marshal and
Madame de Praslin, to prolong my stay in the family
until the marriage of the second daughter, had been
ineffectual, seci. gme shed tears, said, " Yield, I be-
seech you, a good grace, and without irritating
Madame de Praslin, fcr the scandal which has been
spoken of can only be 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 taker, ?—lt was, in fact, about a month before my
departure, and it is at that period that Mde. de Pras-
lin thought fit to dine apart in her chamber. Wh9n
M. do -Praslin made some observations to Mde.
de
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 leaves the house.
In your correspondence you speak of calumnies
directed agaThst you. Explain what you mean by that
allusion ?—•:al. Gallard and M. Reaut told me that an
impression unfavourable to my character had been
produced in the world relative to my relations with M.
de Praslin.. From the time I left the house a kind of
fatality pursued me, and several persons repeated these
calumnies to Mde. Lemeire.

COMPLIMENTARY ADDRESSES
TO SIR ROBERT PEEL.
DA:RLINGTON.—A complimentary address to Sir
Robe:rt Peel was presented on Wednesday evening,
by the inhabitants of Darlington, on the occasion of
the Baght Honourable Baronet passing through that
town on his way to Wynvard, the seat of the Mar
qui?, of Londonderry.h'e 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-
astic cheering. Mr. Mewburn, the high bailiff, pre-
sided, and Mr. Joseph Pease presented the address,
which had been adopted at a public meeting on Sa-
turchy last. The document expressed "respect and
admiration of talents by which the country on so
many important occasions has been so signally bene-
fitted "—referred " with admiration to the fidelity,
zeal, 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 hope that he will continue to give the
country the bf,n.:..c.t of his services.
,Mr. PEAsr, in presenting the address, remarked
that, having Our st,lne yeara sat in Parliament, he had
had an opportunity of estimating the toils and per•
plexities to 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 faithfully
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
e said that vis:t 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 his 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 their 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 wi*hes which were
conveyed in the address. 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 thes:.
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 Portarliogton and Lady
Alexandrian V ane.

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 Alexandrina Vane
with the Earl of Portarlington.

ANOTHER &lII' 'S
CREW MASSACRED. Letters
from Sidney were received yesdterdvaLseglivcianngedthtehedeptaaiulsl
of a horrible massacre on boar .
Jones Mr. Moolton master,
weather the captain, on
whialste on a voyage to the
Swan River. Through stress of t
have the vessel
the 15AI of April, was compelled
towed into Amboyna, but in a few days sailed, sailed, taking
with her a passenger named Middlecot, his servant, and
two Malay seamen. On the 24th the Malays attacked
the European portion of the crew while they were asleep
in their respective berths, and succeeded in murdering
the captain, Mr. Middlecot, Grinsel, the mate, and two
seamen. Not understanding- navigation, and fearing
they would not only lose the ship but their lives, they
spared two or three sailors, and bid them steer for the
nearest land, their intention being to possess themselves
of the cargo. Subsequently, however, the English whal-
ing ship, Brothers, bore up, and the Malays hired her to
tow their vessel to Copang. On its arrival there, the
seamen contrived to give notice to the authorities of the
murders the Malays bad committed, and they were im•
enediately seized, and now await their trial for murder
and piracy.
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. Yesterday forenoon,
about ten o'eleck, an accident of an unusual character
d in the Lower ,Marsh, Lambeth. It appears
happened
that on Wedneee -ey -moreiug a general fall in the price
the neighbourhood of the New-
of bread took plae.e
cut of a halrpe.nny in '
the 4'.b. loaf. Some of the bakers,
heir price ld.; but Mr. Turner, of
however, reduced tneed
46, in the Marsh, wino.' c , by means of a placard in
his window, that he 'A' as selling bread a halfpenny a
loaf below that charged by
his nee., h1%hb,90 completely filled
urs ; this drew togs.
ther a great number of Pri
his shop. Whilst up's-
ard.eeor3o customers were w:At-
ing to be served the fl.:orlng of the shop suddenly gave
way, and the majority of them
fell with the beams and
rafters into the bakehouse below. The screams of the
women and children, some of whom fell into the troughs
of flour, were and it was at first feared that
they were seriously injured. The whole were, however,
rescued from their unpleasant situation, and were handed
through the iron grating under the shop front. Fortu-
nately, with the exception of a few slight bruises, no one
received any injury.
SDAKSPERE'S HOUSE.—On Wednesday evening
a public meeting, which was attended by several thousand
persoas, was held in the Town Ilall, Birmingham, in aid
of the subscriptions for the purchase of Sbakspere's
house. Robert Martineau, Eaq., the Mayor presided.
The meeting was addressed by William Scholefield,
Esq., M.P., the Rev. Dr. Raphael, Thomas Lane, Esq.,
the lii4l Bailiff, and by Charles Holte Brscebridge,
Esq., who attended as a deputation. At the close of the
meeting a subscription was enterqd into, and reached a
considerable sum