Glasgow Courier. — 1847-08-31 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ROUGET. " TRENET,  "Frmx I§orexv." We extract the following from the Pork of Wednesday  evening: "The Duke of Praslin died in consequence of arsenic taken in considerable quantity, according to the official journal. It is not said who prepared and furnished the poison, and at what moment the Duke could have taken it. Let us recapitulate, according to an authority worthy of credit, the circumstances of the morning of the 18th. The Prefet of Pollee and M. Allard, the Chief of the Police de Sltrete, arrived at the Hotel de Sebastiaai about half.past five in the morning. The commissary police of the quarter and his agents were already in the chamber where the dead body was lying. The Proeureur-General, M. Delangle, arrived about 6 o'clock. The Duke of Praslin was there, going and coming from one room to another' expressing his surprise at the mode in which the murderer could have entered the house. After Delangle had carefully examined the localities, he declared in an energetic manner that the murierer had not come from outside, it being most evident that he belonged to the house. The Duke of Praslin grew pale on hearing M. Delang.le express himself thus. Some minutes utter the Procureur-Genet al addressed some questions to the Duke, which intimated the direction which his suspicions took as to the author of the crime. The Duke became then of a cadaverecs tint, and h:s agitation, his altered features, and his general bear; ug, s how ed to those present who ought to be considered the murderer. At the moment the examining magistrates and the Procureur do lloi entered, the Duke de Praslin disappeared immediately, lie went to au upper floor on which was his bedroom. It is thought, with reason, that it was at this instant that finding himself suspected he swallowed the poison. About three hours elapsed when the Proeureur-General had expressed a suspicion. From that moment the complexion of the Duke became yellow ; this was the result of the poison. The disorder in the organisation augmented visibly when the Procureur du Roi told the Duke what overwhelming charges there were against him. Confess that you are guilty,' said the Procureur do Roi—' confess that you have assassinated your wile.' The Duke looked at the magistrate, and concealed Ms face wills his hands. 'lbo not assume the attitude of a jbreal, of the assassin by profession. For yourself, if not for society, your are bound to speak the truth; the honour of your family makes this a duty.' The Duke cast his eyes on the magistrate, and appeared as if he was going to confess his crime; but euddently he turned round, and said, Decidedly, I cannot say that I have assassinated her; I did not do it.' The Procureur-General persisted, but the Duke would not reply a single word. From this moment the Duke was rigorously eatehed. Dr. Louis and his habitual physician endeavoured to combat the effects of the poison, which in consequence of the overdose did not produce immediate mortal consequences. It was discovered that it was uot laudanum that he had taken, but arsenie, and the first pbvsloians, MM. Orfila, Andral, and Louis, bad not suspected it, they gave him wine and ice. The symptoms of poisoning by arsenic are so little known that three doctors could be mistaken. But after the 20th the Duke improved. On that day he was In a state to be interrogated by an examining piagistmte, and on the 21st he was removed to the prison of the Luxembourg. On the 29d the Duke was much better. Be was able to speak to the Chaneellorand the Grand Referendary, and converse d during the whole day with his physician. This Improvement eased suddenly, On the 98d the vomitings returned, and he was such& state that he could with great difficulty utter a few words In reply to the Chancellor. 'Did you murder your wife? said the Chancellor. 'ln order to reply I need time and strength, and both are eamble—, But there is not much time or much strength required; replied the Chancellor; 'it is yea or no.'—' I have no Strength to reply.' The twO interrogatories which took place in  •