The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-21 00:00:00

THE LATE DUKE OF PRASLIN

AND MADEMOISELLE DELUZ Y.
By his will the late Duke de Choiseul-Praslin left
to Mademoiselle Deluay. Desportes, the governess of
his children, a life income of 3,000 francs. After her
release from prison she commenced an action against
Marshal Sebastiani, the guardian of the Duke's
children, who had, it appears, declined to pay over
the legacy. Yesterday the case came before the
Civil Tribunal of the Seine, when a demand was
made in the name of Mademoiselle Deluzy that the
legacy of 3,000 francs a year left her by the will
of the Duke, which was dated 15th February, lit 43,
should be paid to her; that a bookcase, about 100
volumes, some articles of porcelain, crystal, and
silver, several gowns, and articles of dress, together
with the furniture of her chamber, and many other
obj ects which she specified, should be given up, she
attaching great value to them on account of the
greater part of them having been given to her by the
Mademoiselles de Praslin, her pupils ; and finally,
that a' sum of 5,000 f., which she had economised
out of her salary, and placed in the Duke's hands,
without, however, having received any written ac-
knowledgment, should be restored. On behalf of
Marshal Sebastiani, it was stated that he made no
opposition to the payment of the legacy, that he was
ready to give up every article that belonged to Mdlle.
Deluzy, but that with respect to the sum she had left
with the Duke, as it was really only 4,000 f., not
5,000 f., he was not prepared to pay more than 4,000 f.
The Tribunal, by its judgment, declared that the
legacy of 3,000 f. a year shall be paid half-yearly to
Mdlle. Deluzy Desportes, with the arrears due from
the 24th August last ; that she shall receive 4,000 f.
(instead of the 5000 f. she had demanded), with in-
terest from the date of her demand; and that all
articles belonging to herlshall be restored.— Galiguatti.

NEW PUBLICATIONS FOR JANUARY. Mr. Col-
burn announces the following interesting works for
appearance during the present month:—l. King Arthur,
by the author of " The New Titnon." 2. The Court
and Times of James 1., edited by the author of " Me-
moirs of Sophia Dorothea," 2 vols. 8 vo. 3. Angela; or,
the Captain's Daughter, by the author of " Emilia
Wyndham," 3 vols. 4. Reminiscences of Prince Talley-
rand, with extracts from his political writings, 2 vols.,
with portrait. 5. Memoirs of Mademoiselle De Mont-
pensier, written by herself, 3 vols., with portrait.
6. Adventures of a Medical Student, by the late R.
Douglas, Surgeon, R.N., with a memoir of the author,
3 vols.

At the Court of Governors of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, most numerously attended, held on the 20th
inst., the Right Honourable John Kinnersley Hooper,
Lord Mayor of London, was unanimously elected Presi-
dent of the Hospital, in the room of Alderman Lucas,
deceased.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, JAN. 20.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship
Ilindostan, S. Lewis, commander, sailed to-day for
Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the usual East
India and China mails. Tho llindostan has the large
number of 130 passengers, and u valuable freight, con-
sigting of indigo, cochineal, and bale goods for Malta
and Alexandria, and about 450 small packages of general
merchandise for Aden, Suca, Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta,
Singapore, Penang, Hong Kong, 640.
woman, named Crawford, has been committed
to Ayr gaol, on suspicion of poisoning her daughter.