The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-12 00:00:00

DR. ELLIOTSON.

6, University.street, Bth January, 1839.
GENTLEMEN,--I beg leave to return the Certificates
you have given mo, of Matriculation at your College, and of ad-
mission to your Course of Lectures on the Principles and Prac-
tice of Surgery, Chemistry, Materia Medica, Practical Ana-
tomy, and on Physiology,as after your conduct towards Professor
Elliotson, I consider that it is impossible for any one possessing
the least independence of spirit, or respect for his own charac-
ter, to allow himself to be identified with you, in ary way.
I can ill afford to part with the amount I haVe thus
given up, but rather than countenance the &grant act
of injustice with wiiicl► you stand convicted before the world
(which I must do, by any farther attendance at your College),
I would make a much larger sacrifice.
I must state, however, in justice to you, that your present
conduct is not without some precedents, but it might have
been hoped, that in the 19th century, no imitators of
those disgraceful transactions, would have dared to show them-
selves, or so boldly to set at defiance the spirit of the age.
Socrates was put to death for demonstrating the unity of the
Godhead ; Galileo was cast into a dungeon, for stating that the
earth and planets revolve round the sun. The immortal Har-
vey was driven from his practice and his country, and lampooned
from one end of Europe to the other for proving
the circulation of the blood ; all these things are
now teught as truths by your Professors, and as half
a century did not elapse before the repentance of his countrymen
succeeded to their condemnation of the Athenian philosopher,
so, I venture to predict that the present generation will not have
pa=sed away before the persecutors of D. Elliotson,
will be objects for the finger of scorn to be pointed at,
and in your own Hall, the memory of that man will
be hailed as immortal, whom you have now conspired to eject
and deride.—l am, Gentlemen,

Your most obedient servant,
RICHARD PENNY.
To the Council of University College.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, JAN. 11.—Wind S. W., fresh.—Arrived and pro-
ceeded for the river the Amelia, Durton, from Demerara ;
William Gray, Gray, Oporto ; Thomas Daniel, Cherry, An,
tigua ; and Ware, Talbot, Barbadoes. The outward bound
remain. Put back the Forrester, and several others, which
sailed yesterday.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 11. —Wind W. S. WV., fresh breezes.
Arrived the Roxburgh Castle, Cumberland. from London ;
William Bryan, Roman, ditto ; President, Chadwick, ditto ;
James Ray, ditto; D'Arcy, Phillips, Sunderland ; Governor,
Corney, London, with loss of bulwarks, and sails split, &c. ;
Jim Crow, London ; and Farmer, Angel, ditto. Sailed the
Cato, Palm, for Seaham ; and Ariadne, Fenwick, ditto. The
Diligence llowel, is on shore on No Man's Land, but it is ex-
pected that she will be got off next tide.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. W.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Pene-
lope, from Galipoli ; Tamy, London ; Louisa, Elliot, —•
Put back, the Fly, Gibbs, for Figueira.
FALMOUTH, JAN. W.—Wind S. to S. W., strong breezes
and squalls.—Arrived the Robert Newton, Mosey, from Ta-
ganrog ; Zephyr, Kimes, Cephalonia ; Dit On, Le Gros,
Messina ; Tomlinson, Wallace, London ; Black-eyed Susan,
Watkinson, Shields; Ellen, Potter, Guernsey; Devonshire
(steamer), Mills, London ; Robert, Duncan, ditto, with cargo
shifted.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 11.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrived
the Actress, Toolo, fron New Orleans ; Timoleon, Winsor,
Savannah ; Pearl, St. John's, N.B. ; Ward, ditto; Augusta,
St. Michael's.

COWES, JAN. 11.— Arrived the Rabarzar, from Elsinore.
Sailed the Cabul, Summers, for Antwerp.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 9.—Arrived Myross. Quin, Dungawin.
DOVER, JAN. 7.—Arrived off, Charlotte, Überry, Marseilles.
MARGATE, JAN. 11.—Arrived off port the Princess Victoria,
Lee, from Calcutta ; Posthumus,. Remington, Demerara;
Governor, New York; Lord Ogilvy, Mowell, Vaztezza ; and
North Star, Bennett. —.

RAMSGATE, JAN. 11.—Arrived the Antoinette Maria, from
London.

WEYMOUTH, JAN. 11.—Arrived off port the Isabella, Morris,
from Calcutta.

SWANSEA, JAN. 10.—Arrived the Maria Hardy, Dobson,
from Cuba.

PENZANCE, JAN. 10.—Put back the Resolution, Davies,
for Swansea.

MILFORD, JAN. 10.—Arrived the John and William Edwards,
from Littlehampton, with cargo heated, and must discharge.
Sailed the Thames steamer. Williams, for London.
HULL, JAN. 11.—Arrived the Eliza, Ray, from Seville.
BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 10 —Arrived the Active Success, Bur-
ley, from Newcastle, with loss of boats, bulwarks, and part of
cargo thrown overboard; William and Ann, Smith, from Hull
for Leith, leaky, pumps choked, and must discharge ; and
Spera, cargo shifted, leaky, and must discharge.
REDCAR, JAN. 9.—The City of York, of Stockton, has
been towed up to Middlesburgh, with loss of foremast and
bowsprit.

HARWICH, JAN. 11.—The Margaret, Dixon, from Shields
to London, was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand last night
crew saved.

ILFRACONIBE, JAN. 10.—A vessel on her beam-ends, decks
out, and the heel of bowsprit out of water, and supposed to be
a Pill pilot skiff; was fallen in with this morning.
HULL, JAN. 11.—The Gift went ashore near Paull the 7th
inst.--two of the crew drowned. The vessel has since been
got off.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 31.—A vessel, supposed to be the Ever-
done, has been driven on share near Formby, four men saved.
The cargoes of the Monkey on shore near Southpool, and
Ann Paley, on shore near Blackpool, will be saved, the late(
without much damage, if the weather continues moderase.
The Bill Buoy has been driven from her moorings, and Cap-
tain Dunham has gone out the duplicate to replace it. The
Majestic, for New Orleans, and the Mary, Bebby, Medcalf,
for Trieste, which put back last Monday, must discharge, the
latter vessel in consequence of the Pilot running her and her
anchor in docking.
HULL, JAN. 10.—The Sarah brig, from London to Gain-
-Is3rough, is totally wrecked off Cleeness—crew saved.

The Flora, Metor, from Maldon to Goole, is on shore in
the Humber, with loss of anchor, &c. ; expected to be got off.
The Phcenix, Brody, of Inverness, is on shore at Lesspurcy
with loss of anchors, &c.