The Glasgow Chronicle. — 1847-09-01 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

RANC E,  E DIJOIIESS OF PR ASLIN. ,dence of the Morning Chronicle.) This morning, the Duke de Preslin. ' his being a peer of Fr ince, had not et was detained under the surveilthe houaa in Faubourg St. Honors, the crime, wee transferred to the I the Luxembourg. The Duke ocin the prison that was, a few weeks 'este. He is In such a state of prosntally, that it wee found necessary room to the carriage, and from his It has been ascertained that the - with a poignard or • evident  nth e duchess 1, from which it is she was th with the haft end of the pistol )er room—s pistol which the duke 1 which he accounted for being there the alarm was given he took it for Ind the duchess. The poidnard has t- is certain the duke threw it into en ascertained that the sheath of at. The silver mountings upon it •arden, into which they had been pw by the duke On searching the it he carried between his shirt and lar to that which in former times he present day in France, was used pending the powder born from the inations given by the duke for the , and for carrying it in so extraora exceedingly confused. The belief ied to have strangled the duchess ier asleep. It has also been ascerpar the bed was cut by the murderer, , be rung, and that the unhappy lye the alarm, had to make her way v, there was another bell. It was in this latter bell that that fearful death I which the effects were afterwards 'bleb the victim, though not able to to give the alarm in time to premurderer. The deliberate cutting proved) shows a degree of prepareion en the part of the wretched of course, pat an end to arty atif the defence to say that it was • without intention or premeditation. de Preslin attempted suicide. He , but the quantity, was too large, so that his life was saved. Since 1' leave him alone. It is said, that prison the duke confessed his guilt mily. The Duke de Preslin sat as I' Ni. Taste and G. Cubieres, and is d'Honnear in the household of the  iseul Praslln," says illatignatu"e Mesh' moment excites so bad a genese third branch of the ducal house of r member of it remaining—the last the second branch, who died when Fre, having left no male lame. The born 1111804, and he is consequently 1825 he married Fanny, daughter.( ow Marshal of France, and of Ananne de Coigny, who died young, in of the jeune captive immortalized enier. By this marriage there are ix daughters and three sons. The ,oy, is named Gaston-Lonis-Philippe Ike de Praslin is the owner of the of Vaux, near Melun where he is 12001,0 0 francs in repairs and emig it to its magnificence in the time Fouquet. The late Duchess was of the environs of Vaux, for her tutnevolen ce."  ons the Commerce.)  stated that the proceedings connectaffair will take place with closed may be inferred that it contains reife which ought not to be made pubrise details, from the Prase Agricola, mrast:—'• The first step taken by the as to guard every issue from the hoto leave it, and to examine bow the i an entrance. No traces could be rig was closed as usual. M. Allard, an Meer, declared at ince that the blows he experienced hand-of an ordinary stied with ball was found on the floor, flash adhering to the butt-end; the the pistol to be hie, and that he had turd the cries of the dachess—but the laced the officer to cross-question the red offended at being questioned, but innocence. He had on gloves; be n off, and the skin on his left hand crated. The thumb bore the marks Ito undress, and his thigh bore the riolent pressure of • band; there were legs, which might have been caused t the furniture. On examining his ouldering ashes were discovered, in hinge of • dagger hilt and part of a There were also some articles recently washed. The following fact in any journal :—When stripping, a to suspend powder horns round the r his waistcoat, it had a noose at the 'dolled, he said he could not say why person, and biding his face in his I cannot Rarely declare that I have n examining the room, it was found e door in the alcove was unscrewed, at the'cluchess endeavoured to escape. as placed him in charge of a garde de connected with the and the cord. The ' been inflicted had