The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-27 00:00:00

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of a rogarar..v commission r the Chan-Liar at th
Chatektz of 1-Irasliti,-where on Chan
-rst intelli'encse-i- •
the crime, the ProcureUr de Rohe ad deemed
dent to_plaee the seals. M. Legazig! also exami 74.
witnesses on the spot;-"Tlie.invgligation made at the
residence of Mlle. de Luzy-Desportes,at,Paris, had
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especially for its object, it is said, the discovery of a box, in which she placed her correspondence. Mdlle.
de Luzy-Desporte was not examined yesterday; but
among the witnesses who were examined, was the
mistress of the school in the Rue du Harley, where
Mdlle. de Luzy-Desportes resided. The death of the
Duke de Praslin requires the Court to decide on the
question, whether its jurisdiction, which only reached
the other accused by way of etditeiity, must not
terminate, and at what moment the functions of the
examining committee shall cease. This is an unex-
ampled incident in the precedents of the. Court of
Peers."

I We read in the Dibats:--
f " From the morning of yesterday the state of M.
de Praslin caused his immediate decease to be antici-
pated. Several attacks of delirium manifested them-
selves ; yet about four o'clock he was able to receive
the last sacraments from the Cure de St. 1a cqu e
dreera:etHsd tfo
Pas,aouttlhive.e. in presence of several persons iit.nd of
the keepers of the prison. At five o'clock he had
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Duke,l t w
th eb erem
magistratesem bere
found
uthatinafter
one o
t hof
tl le pockets of his dressing-gown a phial containing
la udanum. M. de Praslin had just swallowed a part
lx of it, but sufficient remained at the bottom of the
Atle to be submitted to a chemical analysis. The
ct ,unkteenatst othfethmeopmheianit,
oafndvalthicehmtliteerfi vomited by the
Confisymptomsdedhebvya ti
rh ,f pt ofessor of chemistry at the Ecole Centrale de
Plrarmacie. The result of this analysis was consigned
in a proces-verbal, which will be published. The
presence of arsenic, in sufficient quantity to cause
the death of several persons, was shown in those
different matters, that is to say, in the substance
contained in the phial, and in the vomitings which
followed the poisoning. It is announced that the au-
topsy of the corpse will take place this day."
The Constitutionnel says—
" The examining magistrate, M. Legonidee, pro-
ceeded on Sunday morning to the château of Vaux.
The search instituted there lasted until MOn day even-
ing, and M. Legonidec returned yesterday morning
to Paris. A great reserve is naturally imposed on us
relative to what has been officially discovered, but the
following is what was spoken of openly in the neigh-
bourhood. The magnificence of the chateau in the
time of Feuquet is well known. M. de Praslin had
expended considerable sums to restore to its ancient
splendour this seat, spoken of by La Fontaine, Pella-
son, and Mme. de Sevigne. He had thoroughly re-
-I.baii.id the salle des gardes, which is eighty feet
high. It would be impossible to depict the grief and
consternation in which the country is thrown by the
late frightful catastrophe : Mme. de Praslin was ex-
ceedingly charitable, and particularly good to the
poor. Sone notes of her expenses, found in her bed-
room, give proof of her kindness. By the side of
money given her by the Duke for her toilette, may
be read, 100 f. given to the femme T— to help her to
get a substitute for her son.' 50f. sent to R—, whose
wife has lately lain in.' Proofs of hi'r charity are
also found in the account of alms entrusted to the
clergy of the neighbourhood. The misumderstanding
between her and her husband, which InAl increased
after 1843, when Mdlle. de Luzy entered the family,
was known to every one. The domestics had
spoken of stormy scenes which took 'Awe, and
a sad presentiment) appeared to agitate Ma-
dame de Praslin,l who was always in low spirits.
A femme de chambre states that the Duchess was
walking in the park a month back, when the Duke
came to ask her to visit the family vault at the
chAteau, which had been just repaired. 'For -what.
purpose ?' said she ; shall I not soon descend there'
for ever ?' The official search has brought to light
in the Duchess's chamber a number of papers sealt4
with black wax, on the envelope of which is written
in her hand, For my husband ; to be opened after
my death.' These papers have not been yet opened,
this mission being left to the Duke Pasquier. A
bulky manuscript was also discovered, containing
private memoirs which the Duchess had written, and
in which she gives an account of the happy years of
her marriage, with her subsequent chagrins. In the
Duke's apartment the search was for a long time
fruitless, but at last in the secret drawer of a cabinet
was found a great number of letters, said to be from
Mdlle. de ›uzy, signed Azelee,' and all com-
mencing b Alsese words, Mon cher Theobald.'
ptkr important letters were found in the same place.
It'"onla appear that a long correspondence had
taken4ilace lately between the Duke and Duchess,
referring principally to the misunderstanding sub-
sisting between Them. Some le4es of Marshal
Sebastiani, sometimes relating to m04,1y matters, and
at others repsitnandi,ns,in pretty ternls his son-
iniZaw-for• his cbilduct to his wife, are also) in the
'hands of justice. It is by mistake that it has been
.announced that Mdlle. de Luzy is not au secret at the
Conciergerie; this measure is, on the contrary,
rigorously enforced in her case. She is allo!-ed
walk every day for two hours in the inner
when every one else is shut up. In her times ofexer-
cise she appears sad and pensive. The description
given of her in the journals is not altogether correct...
She is dressed simply, but is not wanting in distinc...
tion and grace. Her figure has lost the suppleneess
and elegance of youth ; her eyes, which are encirc'.ed
with a dark ring, have an intelligent expression her
complexion is pale, and denotes fatigue; her haitr, of
dark brown, is arrarNed with taste. She wore yes-
terday a nankin dress, a black scarf, and a straw
bonnet with a lilac ruche. She was walking slowly,
the arms crossed on the breast, and her head bent
down."

HORRIBLE DISCLOSURES OF D.E.
PRAVITY IN NOTTINGHAM.

NOTTINGHAM, THURSDAY.--Another discovery lt as
recently been made, in this town, of a woman named
Ann West, alias Wood, residing in Roses-row, B el-
lar-gate, carrying on the most horrible system of
procuring abortion by the use of instruments. The
facts, so far as their revolting nature will admit of
publication, we subjoin.
Yesterday (Friday) fortnight, Inspector Wilkinson
proceeded to the house of Mrs. Boots, Nile-row, in
consequence of having received information that a
young woman named Sarah Henson had there been
delivered of a male child, which was dead, improper
means having been employed to cause its birth. He
found the female in bed, and also obtained the body
of the child. After leaving a man in charge of the
body, Wilkinson went to Mr. Michael Browne.. the
coroner, who directed him to take some medical men
nqduetisitenofcattliengvroman
`upon
tsoupseereinthteenfdeemnat
Wood, and apprehended her at nine o'clock that even-
ing.
On the following morning the prisoner's house
was searched, when the instruments used in the
abo-
minable practice were found in a box.
An inquest was opened at the watchhouse, and
adjourned until yesterday, when the
examination
fully gone into at the Exchange Hall.i,in -was
'ram the
evidence then adduced, it appeared that
Henson bad
been directed by a young woman with whom. she
had become acquainted, and who was aware of her
condition, to apply to the prisoner, being told that
she would do what was necessary for her for a
sovereign. Henson first made application to the
prisoner on Sunday, August 1, when she called upon
her at her own house. The disgusting prelitnimaries
being then arranged, the misguided young woman
went to be operated upon the day following, the pri-
soner telling her that it would do her no harm, more
than a hundred having been similarly dealt with.
She was operated upon again on the IVednesd.ay, on
da and the last time on
Thursday, twice on Fri y 2
Saturday, suffering great pain on each occasion. The
child was born about eight o'clock on Monday morn-
ing, the 9th instant, and lived until one; it wig
nearly a six months' child. The body Was dread-
fully mangled, presenting the appearance of having
been h •ng
been pricked all over. One of the witneses
tatt
that a man with whom the prisoner cohabited
, d
offered her (the witness) and Henson 101. hhad
each
to Dublin out of the way. A verdict ofto go
wilful
murder was returned against both is
Sarah Henson, the jury, however,'lin West
aand
expressing an
earnest wish that the latter might be admitted
evidence.
The case was heard before fue magistrates on the
same day, when the
depositions. were taken (Henson
being examined
as a witness), and West was com-
mitted for trial.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—On Sunday morning, as
the train from the Newcastle and Carlisle railway
starting for the Scotswood station, two men imprudently
and
atter riding over the bridge one of them
jumped upon the steps of one of the, carpreiadg
eosff and
cover himelf, another train fromwnßeel
fell on the opposite line. Before, however,
Ys swept him off the
the iron plough in front of the eoljneu,rmcahmeeconupld.
arned-
man immediately got up an
pnapoteerrsietthya;t,
itshenolTya
—Newcastle Advertiser.
joNEs.—We are informed that the state-
line, by which his life was
dfortun
walkedatelr
deliberatelyreserl,'ecl.ayti:ahye.
severalnianw Palace
ID still serves on board of a man-of-war, and has
rect.
trumpeter in the Hussars, stationed in Ireland, is incur.
recently been transferred from the Inconstant to the
jinee:lnctlis:laoßtfe7 inserted
nek ing
very
Harlequin, now stationed at Smyrna.
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