The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-17
DECLINE In THE CORN MARKET.

SPECIAL DISPATCHES
London, Paris, Rome, ConstantinOple, Flo.
lrence, Berne, Lisbon, BolOsne, Madrid,
&C., &C, sc.
The steam ship Union, Capt. Hebert arrived at this
port yesterday, from Cherbourg, France whence she
the LIST inst.
She has thus made very good passage.
We have received special dispatches from all
parts Of Europe and full files Of Paris and Havre pa
pers to the latest moment.
The intelligence will be found to be Of considerable
interest and Importance.
There have been several more heavy failures In the
corn trade
The details Of the financial crisis and Of the markets
given under their proper heads Our readers are
referred to Mr. Benefits letters from London given in
another column and also special dispatches from
the continent Of Europe.
We annex our dispatches
PARIS, aOth August.
EDITOR N. Y HrRALp-
The utter stagnaton Of political news here, owing to
the adjournment Of the Chambers the absence Of the
King and royal family and of the principal members Of
the has been broken by the horrible drama
Of the Hotel sebastan Of which you will probably have
heard something than the arrival Of this
letter Nevertheless the account of eye witness and
Witness resident the spot may not be unaceepa
Bile to your readers where the event is one which,
sdersd in all its bearings may perhaps be said to have
parallel In tho history Of society In civilized e for
halt century.
Marshall Sebastian was, s we'll known, q distin-
guished commander and dipomatist under the Empire
tha Dastn II
clal confidence and friendship of Louis Philippe. I'm
der Napoleon As Emperor, he sent Ambassador
to Consta.tnope and shortly before his departure
that place, he married the daughter Of the Duke de
Coigny, member Of the hauts no6les, and Of the
oldest and most distinguished families Of the Faubourg
st Germau The lady had large fortune in possession
and still greater In reversion At Constantinople
she gave birth female infant and died in DOING
leaving. the Marshal and Ambassador, her husband
young widower with Q newly born infant The child
under the of NURSE lived. The state Of Europe
was such It that time, that communication with Con-
aud infant accordingly brought to Paris through
Turkey Austria and.the German States. This sole
man. and became the inhsritress directly and by
sion tho fortunes Of the Duke de Cogny her uncle
Marshal Sebastiani her father General Sebastiani
UNCLE and other wealthy relatives In ne her fortune
IA possession and expectancy, amounted In value to
twenty millions Of dollars.
wishes Of her family, with the Duke de Choseu Prasin
then only and twenty, and the head of another
bic family not less lustrous by descent than her own
and possessed of large Inheritance. To this marriage
nine children born six daughters and three sons
and the parents were stu short Of the meridian Of life
the Duke being only AZ and the Duchess 49, Causes Of
discussion Of late years between Them out Of cir
cumstances which engendered Jealousy in the Duchess,
and separation threatened by her. The Queen
and Madame Adelaide who honored her with their espe
ca friendship however, intcrvened and brought about
On the 18th present month the family who were
staying ct their magnificent chateau Of vsusePraslin,
to Paris by the Orleans railway with the purpose
of proceeding to Dee, for the bathing season. They
arrived In town ut nine O'Clock In the evening" and i'm
which containing Duchess and Of the children
went directly to the Hotel Sebastian their town resi-
dence in the Rue taubourg St Honore and the Others
with tho Duke and the other children drove rst to the
residence of lady who had been lately governess the
family to visit her. sad thence to the Hotel SebAstisn
where arrived about hour than the former car
riagn, which brought the Duchess.
Common report says that the Duchess expressed her
ness at such an hour and especially at her daughters
being brought there, and that sharp atercaton en-
sued Be this as it may ali was quiet and the family hsA
retired to rest at eleven O'Clock The Duchesss bed
the ground floor, the windows opening I'M.
on the coonads Of the hotel which looks upon the
den. The Dukes separated from 1t by cabi-
net ante room and other passages.
Those who familiar with this quarter Of tho city
will remember in walking up the Of the Champs
Elysess, which runs at the OF the Faubourg
ST Honors after passing the garden OF the British
Bourbon, there pretty enclosure, defended BY iron
railing, fronting handsome hotel having stone colon
Ade. This building tho Hotel Sebastiani, aud
residence Of the Duke and Duchess Of Prasin who
cupied 1t in with Marshal Sebastian the father
of the Duchess The hotel adjoins the Palace the
west side, and the Hotel Castsane the east The
bed room OF the Duke looked the garden well as
that Of thu Palace. That of the Duchess next the
Hotel Castellane looked only on the garden.
Such beng the description of the place. let US return
to the awful narrative OF the facts they were un
folded vt the moment but the since de-
veloped have disclosed them to US.
AT half past four In the morning the Duke proceeded
IN afr
knife TO stab, aud with loaded pistol. strsnguston
presented several obvious advantages and was sup
posed first tried The moose slipped the neck
OF the victim but had time to be drawn tight before
she started up made resistance and attempted noise
the neck, aimed ct tho jugular artery wound
Inflicted and blood flowed but the object aimed at
was yet the bed whore she had been asleep
strong and powerful woman opposed to man under the
middle size she struggled tor life she sprung from
the bed, and struggle body to body ensued The
sassi was still armed with the knife with which he in
fcted In rapid succession half dozen blows about the
neck and breast none Of which, however, inflicted
death wound The Duchess made for the bell which |
was beside the chimneypiece she succeeded in reach
seized the knife BY the blade and her hand was fright
fully wounded, one Of tho fingers being nearly severed
mom IT, she staggered then towards the wall beside the
fireplace on which, IN Two places print Of the bloody
hand was left The bell cord where she grasped it was
In the last blows the assassin had broksn thu hn,ss
and desiring doubtless to despatch his victim before
witness should arrive he seized pistol by its barrel
by which she appears have bse stunned and
ted on the door, small or dlvan which sood
beside the chimney piece The murderer then lef tho
cnamoer ana proceeded to open Of the windows in
Whio these circumstances proceeding f,mm, |
de chdmer VINO had been reused by the bell had thrown
her clothes and down stairs TO the door ~ tb
Duchess chamber which she attempted to open but |
failed, u being fastened on the inside She then called
up enc Of the male domestics informing him that ~
Duchess was indsposed she heard her moaning hut
could not open her door snd required the mans sssst
TO accomplish this The two ssrvants rstvrrsd =.
ihs door, and sssin fAisd W spsn Il iSss ossusrsS