The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-19 00:00:00

DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 16.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Boynton Wood,
Esq., to be Surveyor-General and Civil Engineer in the Co-
lony •f Sierra Leone.

DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 16.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint R. Schomburgk,
Esq. to be her Majesty's Commissioner for surveying and
marking out the boundaries of British Guiana.

WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 18.

V.d. Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. E. Le;gh to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Dann, who retires ; Cornet
F. J. Ibbetson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Leigh;
C. E. Conyers, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Ibbet-
son, Dec. 18.

22d Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-Colonel G. E. P. Barlow, '
from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, re-
paying the difference ; Major S. B. Boileau to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Barlow, who retires ;
Captain W. Raban to be Dlajor, without purchase, vice
13oileau; Lieutenant J. Chalmers to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Raban ; Ensign F. P. Harding to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chalmers; Lieutenant
11. A. G. Evans, from the 76th Foot, to be Lieutenant,
vice Ambrose, who exchanges, Dec. 19; F. H. Alms, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harding ; Surgeon J. A. Ore,
from the 79th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice M'Munn, who ex-
changes, Dec. 18.
29th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon R. Dane, M.D., from the
90th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cowper, who ex-
changes, Dec. 18.
35th Foot—Quartermaster R. Trafford, from the Rifle Bri-
gade, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Skinner, appointed
to the Ceylon Regiment, Dec. 18.
44th Foot—Ensign F. Shelton to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Macan, who retires ; H. J. White, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Shelton, Dec. 18.
55th Foot—Ensign J. Campbell, from the 72d Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Lord, who exchanges, Dec. 18.
72d Foot—Ensign A. O. Lord, from the 55th Foot, to be
Ensign, vice Campbell, who exchanges. Dec. 18.
75th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. G. Courtenay, from the
Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Gibb, who exchanges,
Dec. 18. _ _ __ _

76th Foot—Lieut. J. A. Ambrose, from the 22d Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice Evans, who exchanges, Dee. 19.
79th Foot—Surgeon It. A. 3P.llunn, M.D. from the 22d
Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Ore, who exchanges, Dec. 18.
90th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon G. A. Cowper, M.D. from
the :29th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dane, who ex-
changes, Dec. 18.
Ritle Brigade—Quartermaster- Serjeant E. Flattery to be
Quartermaster, vice Trafford, promoted in the 35th Foot,
Dec. 16.
HOSPLTAL ST A FF.—Brevet Deputy Inspector-General E.
N. Bancroft, M. D., from the half-pay, to be Deputy Inspec-
tor-General of Hospitals, vice Bone, promoted; Assistant-
Surgeon, A. Gibb, M. D., from the 75th Foot, to be Assistant-
Surgeon to the Forces, vice Courteuay, who exchanges,
Dec. Is.
BREVET.—Major E. H. D. E. Napier, of the 46th Foot, to
have the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, on a particular
service, Nov. 17.
To be Colonels in the Army—Lieut.•Colonel G. E. P.
Barlow, of the 22.1 Regiment, June 26, 1838; Lieut.-Colonel
C. Newhouse, late of the Royal Artillery ; Lieut.-Colonel
P. Campbell, late of the Royal Artillery, Jan. 10, 1837.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Cornwall.
NN . B. Call, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Oct. 2.
Duke of Cornwall's Rangers—W. H. P. Carew, Esq., to be
Captain, vice Trevanion, resigned, Sept. 21 ; G. A. Hicks,
Gent., to be Second Lieutenant ; J. H. Rodd, Gent., to be
Second Lieutenant, Dec. 17.
DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.

GEORGE ELLIS, earthenware-manufacturer, Stoke-upon.
Trent, Staffordshire.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
__

JOHN PAGE, engraver, Horseferry-road, Westminster,
Dec. 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

ANTLIO/WYGEORGE WRIGHT BIDDULPH, JOHN
WRIGHT, HENRY ROBINSON, and EDMUND WIL-
LIAM JERNINGHAM, bankers, Henrietta-street, Covent
garden.

BANKRUPTS.

GEORGE POUND, licenced victualler, Dalston, to surren
der Dec. 31, at half-vast eleven, and Jan. 29, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Abott, official assignee ; Sawyer, Cheap-
side, London.
ANTHONY GEORGE WRIGHT BIDDULPH, JOHN
WRIGHT, HENRY ROBINSON, and EDMUND WIL-
LIAM JERNINGHAM, bankers, Henrietta-street, St. Paul,
Covent-garden, Jan. 7. at eleven, and Jan. 29, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old
Jewry, official assignee ; Dyneley, Covertiale, and Lee, Bedford-
row, Gray's Inn.
WILLIA NI JACKSON, coal-merchant, Louth, Lincoln-
shire, Dec. 29 and Jan. 29, at twelve, at the Public-building,
Louth. Hicks and Marris, Gray's Inn-square, Landon ; Alli-
son, Louth.
SAMUEL DICKINSON SE ATHAM, ironmonger, Liver-
pool, Jan. 5 and 29, at twelve, at the Clarendon.rooms,
Liverpool. Shackleton, Wright, and Hunter, Liverpool ;
Baxendale, Tatham, Upton, and Johnson, Great Winchester-
street, London.
RICHARD BUGGELN and JOHN BUGGELN, sugar-
refiners, Liverpool, Jan. 5 and 29, at the Clarendon-rooms,
Liverpool. Vincent and Sherwood, Temple, London ; Booth,
Liverpool.
JAMES TILLMAN, tailor, Aldgate, Dec. 28, at twelve
anti Jan. 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Clark„
official-assignee, Broad-street-court; Turner and Heilman,
Basing-lane.
CHRISTOPHER HALL, upholsterer, Piccadilly, Dec.
29, at half-past one, and Jan. 29, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Gibson, Basinghall- street, official assignee ;
Garrard, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East.
JOHN STONE SMALLFIELD, bookseller, Newgate-
street, City, Jan. 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Green, Aldermanbury, official assignee ; Birkett and
Son, Cloak-lane.
SAMUEL MYERS, victualler, Smeaton, Yorkshire, Jan.
4 and 29, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds. King,
Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn, London ; Lee, Leeds.
HUGH JULIAN ROBERTS, merchant, Old London-
street, City, Dec. 29 and Jan. 29, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Fry Loxley, and Fry, Cheapside.
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Foundry
BENJAMIN BARNSLEY, builder, West Broomwich
Staffordshire, Dec. 30, and Jan. 29, at twelve, at the Swan
Inn, Wolverhampton. MillerandFellow Fellows,
of
Piccadilly,ik n
Lon-
don
EDWARD; Birmingham.
s,
iron-founder,
Anglesea, Jan. 28 and 29, at eleven, at the Britannia Tavern
Carnarvon. Weeks, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, London.
JKNIIIL, draper, Dec. 29, and
Lovegrove, Gloucester.
JaJn.o29H,NatCtHenA,
aft.BtiEleßoLinAcelNof
Nicholl's and Son, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, London ; Love-
BatATtn-1:
grove Gloucester.
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Bristol. Day, Bristol ; Gilham
lane, London.
Grand, Jan. 2 at one, and_J•an..9
JAMES WELLS, woollen d
Symond's-inn, Chancery-
aper Saint Martin's-le-
Bankruptcy. Al •ac,. T ulmin
Old Jewry. ber, iasirchin-lane, Cornhil. ; ,
PARKER BROOKE, grocer, Leeds, Jan'
r at eleven, at the Court of
4 and 29, at twelve
at the Commissioners'-rooms' Leeds. Makinson and Sanders,
Middle Temple, London , Foden, Leeds.
JOHN BURKILL, Merchant, Louth, Lincolnshire, Dec.
29, and,Jan, 29, at eleven, at the Kingston Hotel, Hull. Ros.

M. Chain d'Est-Ange, advocate for M. Broussais' heir
stated, that M. Broussais, who during the latter year:-
his life was wholly estranged from his family, died st...
denly at Vitry-sur-Seine, in November, 1838.
autopsy took place, and the result of this was to Cy:
blish that the eauQe of death was congestion of t'
brain. But when his heirs presented themselves
his residence in Paris, they found only some art c-•
of furniture of slight value. It was matter of
utmost astonishment to them that Broussais, after 1,,
eminent labours, should not have left an opulert so:
cession. It was to be remarked that he occupied.
suite of apartments almost in common with Mademoise,
Delaunay, who assisted him up to his last moments.
his valuable papers were found in her possession.
the notary presented himself to make the inventory, Mai
moiselle Delaunay claimed the furniture as her proper
alleging that she alone was the locataire of the apartme,
occupied by M. Broussais, and in support of this alley,
tion sho produced M. Broussais' receipts. Mademoise;is
Delaunay was consequently recognized as the proprietre—'
of the furniture, and the Court further ordered that It:
Broussais' portrait should be restored to Madernoisel!
Delaunay who proved that she had paid for it. 1 ca.
Learned Advocate then said, that before entering on •
merits of the case now before the Court, he must rebut. :•

calumny of which his clients had been made the victims—
calumnies which be must designate as atrocious. It
false (as alleged on the former trial) that M. Casirni,-
Broussais had directed the autopsy, and coldly weighed hi,
father's brain in his hand. To rebut this charge, K hich this:
obtained very general circulation, he read several letters
Mademoiselle Delaunay (proceeded the Learned Ad-,
cate) resided for 21 years with M. Broussais, who, ;.
he had abandoned his wife and children, Mademoilk
had thus succeeded, by sequestering the illustrious doc-
tor, and completely isolating him from his family, in
excising over his mind an unbounded dominion. By ,;
means she became possessed of his fortune, to the p: -.-
dice of his family, his widow, and children. As to
copyright of M. Broussais' works, Mademoiselle Deloor.ny
pretended that she had acquired it by paying him the 6Uti:
of 28,000 f., a price which was utterly ridiculous, corr..
pared with their value, consisting as they did of 16 'im
mortal volumes.

M. Phillippe Dupin, Mademoiselle Delaunay's adeo
cate, remarked, that relations of friendship and atree•
Lion had united M. Broussais to Mademoiselle Dclauita
from that lady's infancy. In 1790, Mademoiselle Di-
launay's father bad established a furnished hotel in
the Rue de Cluny, near the Sarbonne. Amongst:
the students who in 1798 frequented this hotel wa
Broussais, then in his 26th year. He was already mar-
ried, but had come from Brittany to complete his studio,
in Paris. In exchange for the attentions which he
re-
ceived, Broussis gave medical assistance to the numcrou-
family of Delaunay. Amongst these was Alademoissellc
Delaunay, who was vaccinated by him in her Bth year. In
1803, Broussais received a commission as military surgeo.
to the Army of the Ocean. Upon his return to Paris
1807, he again put up at Delaunay's hotel, and there com.
posed one of his most celebrated works. At no tine uus
Broussais' fortunes brilliant, nor his clientele numerou.
M. Broussais conceived a profound affection for Maderrw,',
selle Delaunay, who acted as a mother to her you,;
brothers and sisters, aol at a later period aided her to t:
utmost of bis power in her tfforts to create for bersei!
position in the literary world. At this epoch Madcmoisse::.
entered the establishment of M. Razat, a publisher in tit,.
Palais Royal. Broussais required a publisher fur his At,.
nals of Physiological Medicine. He chose Mademoiscil-
Delaunay. Relations, upon the one side paternal, at
filial on the other, established themselves between then
and malice had odiously interpreted these relations into
criminal connexion. The hterary speculation did not so
ceed, and INlademoiselle came to undertake the managi
meat of M. Broussais' household

M. Chaix d'Est-Ange related several mysterious visi
paid by Mademoiselle Oclaunay to a pretended sorccres
named Dcscordcs, resident in the Rue St. Denis. H
consultations with this sibyl demonstrated the crimini..
thoughts by which her mind was pre-occupied. These
consultations were recorded in the style of an oracle, or
which these were specimens :
" The 2cl of November, 1830. in ten hours, ten days, 0,
ten weeks, a happy event—one day a widow—an ille!!iti-
mate child—au attempt on the part of Madame—Madam,
has not lost the hope of returning, but she will not return
she will not receive the entire sum. Madame, once de-
stroyed, there will be nothing more to desire. . . .
June 14.—The pain is on the point of ceasing. SO,
has fallen again, and will succumb very speedily. Madan,
has made a journey.—She had a child in former time
From that period dates her malady, for she took drug.
That child has died within a short period. A mouruing
will take place speedily, as desired . . . A blonde wiiu
loves much, but who is excessively jealous."
" December 30—Death very closely at band. Success,
and advancement for one of these gentlemen. Bac;.
woman who urges Madame to return."
The learned advocate insisted with energy on all the...
these complacent prophicies, dictated; by charlatanism.
revealed on the part of Mademoiselle Dclaunay of odious
thoughts and culpable wishes.
The Tribunal pronounced judgment in these terms :
" Seeing that the Demoiselle Delaunay alleges that the
right of property claimed by the heirs of Broussais in his
works were verbally sold to her by Broussais ; that the
said sale was followed by a serious execution, since it up-
pears, that in virtue of a registered treaty the Demoiselle.
Dolaunay has, in consequence of the said sale, treated foi
the property in these works with the publisher Bailllpre.
and that, as to the allegation of fraud, there is no nrt-
sumption sufficiently precise, grave, and coherent, the heir,
of Brouss2is arc declared to be not supported in their de-
mand of the copyright in Broussais's works, and are
further condemned to payment of the costs."

A DVENTURESOF A COLLEGE SCOUT. EDI yrn
AT THEODORE 1100 K, ESQ.—We are glad to hear that our
old friend Peter Priggins, that most amusing example of
a College Scout, is about to present to the public the re-
sults of his Oxford experience, under the al propriat,
auspices of Mr. Theodore Hook, and with the ativantage
of illustrations from the humorous pencil of Phiz. A pic-
ture of Oxford life at once so faithful and so laughable, 5,
full of portraits of gownsmen and townsmen, dons an,.!
snobs, "the old familiar faces" of every Oxonian, and car.-
taining such a variety of droll and singular scenes peculihr
to this University, can be met with in no other work. No-
thing can be more seasonable than such a production ap-
pearing so close upon merry Christmas ; and we doubt not
its diverting pages will be as generolly welcome as the
ordinary good fare that assists so much in producing th:i.
mirth looked for as a necessary feature of the time.
C ISTM A S. This delightful season is retnrr
ing with all its home born feelings, and all its acssociatr,,;.
of domestic comfort and tire-side happiness
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THE ROYAL WET-NURSE.—rhe number C
ladies who have been named in different publications r
enjoying this situation, many of them going ;
g into the pa-
titulars of birth, parentage, and education, would lee.
many to believe it to be a place of great honour and prof
some towns even seem ambitious of claiming her. To
up this doubtful matter, a Correspondent informs us it:
it is the lady we first announced—Mrs. Restell Ratsi,
daughter of Mr. Humphrey Harrington, many years lan'.
lord of the Vine, at West Cowes, and wife of Mr. IL
Ratsey, sailmaker, at that place. -•

UNITED MERCANTILE and TRA-
VELLERS' ASSOCIATION,

And General Mutual Life Assurance and Annuity Society.
The Friends of the Institution are invited to DINE together
at the London Coffee-House, Ludgate-hill, on Mw:Day, the
‘2Bth December, at Six o'clock precisely.
SAMUEL WILSON, Esq., Alderman, Chairman.
Tickets, I/. Is. each, may he had at the Office of the Asso-
ciation, 65, Cheapside ; or at the Bar of the London Coffee-
House.