The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-01
From Europe.

dates to the 29th Aug, and the Brittanii
!, with dates 10 the 9Th Sept.
The London corn market was still firthcl
: depressed. There had been some more
failures among the corn dealers, among
-, whom was MIR. Robinson, the governor o
. the Bank OF England. The money market
, was little easier however, the bank hav-
ing slightly lowered the rate Of interest.
The disasters among the corn dealers
have. however, had their good effect in Ire
{ land. The Limerick Chronicle states that
cargoeS ofIndiancorn had been offered there
for the freight; that wheat was selling al
l3d aud potatoes at I'd per stone; that star
walton no longer threatened the people and
all are again in better heart. rejoicing in the
present and hopeful of the future.
From France the news is important. The
country is rapidly approaching condition
like that which preceded the revolution Of
July, 1880. The blacklist corruption has
been detected among so many of the high
est public furc.iouaries, that the public arc
at Il loss to know whom not 10 suspect. The
discomfort that has been excited nv these
discoveries has been greatly inilamed by the
seizure Of FIVE or SIN presses that were busy
in exposing the corruptionS. Immense fuel
has been added to the fame by the horrid
dc ais Of murder and suicide which we give
below. The Duke of Praslin was a mem.
Der Of the Green's household, high in the
confidence of the government and was 10 be
tried in few days before the house ofpeers
on series Of Charges Of gross corruption;
whence the papers charge that the govern
ment functionares prompted or encouraged
the suicide, in order that the disclosures of
his trial before the peers. and the scandal
of his trial and execution for the murder
might be avoided. The revolution of 1880
was proceeded by similar disclosures of gross
corruption to those now being made in
France, aud by attempts 10 suppress the lib-
erty of the press.
Paris, for several days past has been in
state Of great excitement. caused by the
murder of the Duchess OF Praslin, by her
husband, and the subsequent suicide OF the
Duke. You viii find in the journals long
and minute details Of this affair. will give
them TO YOU briefly rs possible.
The Duchess was a daughter Of Marshal
Sebastian, n beautiful woman. mother OF
nine children, the eldest being the only one
married. 10 a rich picdmonttse gentleman.
residing at Turin. The second daughter
left Paris the day before the murder. To Join
her grandfather. WHO was on visit TO &c
heva. The others were at Paris. Ii ap-
pears that the CoycrncSS. very accom-
pli>hei woman, had recently been dismiss
ed by the Duchess fer sufficient cause. and
had gone to reside in large boarding school
IN Paris, Is Z teacher.
The Duke and Duchess had been for some
time at liavrc, and returned the day prcyi-
Jus to the murder. Its said that the Duke
on his arrival at Paris called to see their
late governcS> before he went To his own
residence. This was known to the Ouch
csS. and high words were the consequence
in the evening.
/ On the morning OF the lS!h inst, between
/ D and q o'clock. the waiting maid was
awakened by her lady's bell, and instantly
/ proceeded 10 her apartment, the door of
which was locked from within.
After calling, and receiving no answer.
but hearing groans, she called other SER
wants and broke open the door, and found
the Duchess in the agonies of death, having
received seven wounds, some from p0ig-
Dard and scme from other instruments.
I The alarm in the house soon brought the
Duke into his wife's apartment. (they had
had separate apartments for some time.)
and he threw himself on the dead body: but
from his manner and other circumstances
he was soon suspected by the officers OF JUS
ice who had come In, and was not permit
ted TO depart. nor " as any one allowed to
leave the premises until the chief of the po-
lice had arrived. The Duke being peer
OF France and member of the Kings
household, il was matter of doubt whether
he could be sent TO prison, but two police
officers were kept in his chamber.
On Saturday morning he was removed to
prison III the palace of Luxembourg, in
such state of proStraion that i, was found
necessary 10 carry him from his room to the
carriage. Tins removal OF the Duke to pris-
Oh was ordered by the Chamber OF Peers.
which had been summoned immediately al
ter the act Of murder became known TO the
King. Its said that when 1t was announc-
ed at the Palace the Queen tainted and was
aiterward in Mysteries for some time. Not
withStanding il was generally supposed the
Dake would make an attempt ON his own
lie, he got possession Of some drug which
he swallowed; the tact was soon discover
cd and methods were adopted 10 coun.cract
the effects of the poison. These had the de-
/ sired effect for q tiEC, but the unfortunate
man died on Tuesday the 9th.
The death Of the Duke relieves the Cham
Der of Peers Of the painful trial that vas to
be brought before it but the manner OF his
death has produced many severe remarks
against those in authority. Indeed he Par
Is correspondent of the London Times says
that 1t was the wish Of some .'high in au-
thoiity" that the tragedy should thus end.
Both the Duke and Duchess had large
fortunes. The latter was friend to the
poor and distressed Of every kind. Among
the entries in her memorandum book are
these-"One hundred francs given to Mrs.
I. 10 assist in obtaining a substitute for her
son 50f. sent to r., whose wife was re-
Gently confined" The clergymen with
whom she was Acquainted were her almo-