The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of Lieutenant-General Sir William
George Moore, R.C.8., late of Petersham, Surrey, for-
merly of Chewles, and Berkeley-square. was proved in
London on the '22nd ult. The personalty was sworn under
80,0001. The executors nominated are his cousin, Captain
John Moore, R.N., and John Carrick Moore, Esq., of Corn-
wall, Strsnraer, N.B. This veteran general officer has seen
much militiry service, and. ranks among the heroes of
Waterloo, in which he participated, being attached to the
quarterrneteripmeres staff at that memorable conflict.
The late Geseral Sir William G. Moore wan nephew of that
gallant and distinguished General Sir John Moore. who fell at '
Corunoa. The testat4K, who executed his will in February
last, with a codicil in August following, died on the gird of
October, at the age of sixty-seven. These documents,
though but of moderate length, contain many bequests to 1
relatives, officers is the army and navy, their wives and
widows, amounting to about 10,0001. ; also legacies to his
domestic*, and as annuity .of 1001. to his servant John
Donald. The testator has also bequeathed to the National
Gallery eleven pictures b# the old masters. His real estate,
together with the raddrie,M the personalty, he leaves to his 1
cousin and evocator, Capitate John Moore, RN.
The will of Brodie NrGhie Willcox, Eno., late ILP. for
Southampton, of Poriinan-equare, London, and Roydon
Lodge, Ware, Herta, was proved in London on the let
Pest., the executors appoihted being his relict, together
with his son Brodie Adgistas Willcox James Allan,
Joseph Addison leLoad. and Calvert ToulLin Eyres. The
personalty was sworn under 120,0001. The testator, who
was an eminent shipowner, held many prominent appoint-
ments connected with mercantile pursuits, was chairman of
the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, a director of
the Southampton Docks, and an East Indian proprietor. He
also represented Southampton in parliament from the
period of 1847 to the time of his death, which occurred on
I the Bth of November last at the age of 77. The will bears date
1857, with two codicils, 1861-2, though of considerable
length ; the dianceitions are entirely of • family nature. To
his relict he leaves all his household furniture and plate
(except presentation plate), carriages, and other efforts abso-
lutely, and a life interest in his real and personal estate,
which upon her decease is to be equally divided between his
eon and daughters, to esch of whom be has left an home-
dinte legacy of 2,0001. There is one bequest which it may
be interesting to notice: it is a silver centre ornament,
richly embellished with emblematical device., weighing
17710 z. This costly piece of plate was presented to the tea-
teitor by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, and
is directed by the will to be held by his son for life, and
opoo his decease to descend to the eldest son then living of
his (the testator's) son-in-law, Pedro Josf de Zulueta, Count
Torre Diaz, the husband of the testator's eldest daughter.
—lllustrated London Nears.

THE DIRTURBANCE AT THE WORCESTER RAILWAY
&earn:ix—The directors of the Weld Midland Railway
Company hare held a meeting,when the circumstances that
gave rise to'tbe late disturbance between the railway offi-
cials and Mr. Watton, the late proprietor of the refresh-
ment rooms at Shrub Hill station, were inquired into. Se-
veral resolutions were paired, in which the opinions of the
directors were most 'emphatically stated. The resolutions
were to the effect that, • having been Under the necessity
(acting under legal advice) of ordering the officers of the
company to take possession of the refreshment rooms at
the Worcester station, improperly retained be Mr. Watton,
they deeply regretted that any personal conflict should here
aria. ThatMuflictbowever. they state, origisated from Mr.
Watton's own act, in attempting with an organised party
and on Sunday morning to seise by violence, and in spite
of remonstrance and warning, the rooms thus temporarily
placed under the protection of the company's servants.
They lamented the counts token by Mr. R. W. Johnson,
IMO of the directors, at the recent public meeting, and were
happy to Sod that after the explanations that had been
exchanged he was prepared to express his regret for having
on such an occasion discussed and reflected upon the acts
of the board, and also and especially upon the general
manager of the company, Mr. Shemff (the mayor of the
city), whom prudence and humanity they said were im-
properly called in question." The board requested Mr.
Johnson to give a public explanation of his conduct, so as
to remove the erroneous and unjust impressions produced
,by his speech ; and Mr. Johnson has, accordingly, in a
'Public lette:i, statedt that
meeting circumstancesawtghad bad
greatry modified
the his
knowledge
the opinions he then expressed. He felt that he was planed
in a very delicate position at the meeting, and he was sorry
that the question, which elicited the observations he then
made use of, had been put. He Ise expressed his regret
that he was led by the excitement of the moment to use
expressioes which might have gives to the public an erro-
neous Idea of the merits of the saes, sod he ind*rantly re-
hilled charge which had beat publicly brought against
m, that he wee " making political capital" out of the
events referred to in his letter ; the question was not one of
" politieal eplelom" but one of "legal right." end be trusted
that'll would sons he settled, when the undue excitement it
has caused would give place to sober judgment. Birming.
Item Daily Poet.

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THE L4T3 (MGRS.

The shipping in the vicinity of tie mouth of the
Thames suffered &evenly from the north west gales which
vet In early on Friday and ooatiaued till Bentley with such
serious effect upon -many points of the coast. Captain
Little, of the General Steam Navigation Complex's
steamer (bootees of Latakia, mired at St. Katherine's,
reports having encountered the most fearful weather. The
gak gradually increased as they approached the English
mut. About noon on fitharday, just asthe steamer wee
on the eve of entering the mouth of the Thames, a vowel
called the lady Emma was observed to capsize about mid-
way between the Elwin Middle and the Martha lightship.
The wind wee blowing in fearful ports from the W.N. W.
The longboat was blatantly lowered from the steamer and
after some difficulty the mew were rescued, the apprentice,
who was dragged through the water, being almost drowned.
The Counter of Lottedale had scarcely got under weigh
spin before another wreck was seen, the schooner
Orion, of Shields, bound to &chatter, which had been
driven upon the Barrow Sand. The steamer's
boat was again promptly lowered, and this second crew
was preserved. ,ain Little alas reports having obtained
a barge inside the Stink Channel, and eke must have beaten
over the seed to have got there. It is feared that the worst
his happened to her. Two other mails are reported to
have been lost on the Barrow. in the course of Sunday morn-
ing, the Gipsy of Blakener, and the Eliza &Woo, the
Drew of which, it is hoped, were reamed by some out-
weal-bound steamer. The &boar Bray, of hoodoo, was
also lost nem the Moues. She was carried over the sand,
having been driven from her two anchors and foundered. it
is stated that the crew have been saved. The small craft
have suffered considerably.

LIVERPOOL, Duo. 7f4.
Rumours were current here yEeterday and to-day
that the Anglo•Sazon, which sailed hence for Portland on
Tuesday last, had bees lost on her peseage to Londonderry.
The tel beesbetweeg_ Belfast and Londonderry hav-
ing been blown down, no information could be obtained
from the latter plaoe until this afternoon, when intelligenos
was received that the Auglo.P.azon safely arrived at Montle
at two p.m. yesterday, after a very stormy passage of three
days, and proceeded for Portland.

GREAT YARMOUTH, ono. 72.
The fury of the gale exhausted itself yesterday
afternoon, the wind veering round from north-west to
north-north-east. As the tide fell the SI& beams km rough
and the surf less heavy on the beach. Inland, the tides
yesterday rose so high in the river Yare, which falls into
the sea at Yarmouth, that the marshes between Norwich
and Yarmouth were covered with vast sheets of water.
This morning the floods have somewhat abated, but a large
extent of land is still under water. From the same ewes.
the tide in the Waveney and at Chilton Broad, near Lowes-
toft, were extremely high, and the waters of the Broad
forced their way over the Lowestoft branch of the Great
Eastern Railway, so that the traffic was compulsorily sue-
and passengers bad to be conveyed by omnibus to
rardmlatb, and from that point to their various destina-
tion& Every effort is being made to restore the traffic, a
large staff of men having been sent down for the purpose,
bat it will probably be impracticable to resume the usual
movement until this evening or to-morrow.

KING'S LYNN, Mormsr.
The gales and the high tides have had a conside-
rable effect upon the banks, which in this neighbourhood
protect so great an extent of territory from the sea. In
addition to the Torrington Marsh hank and the Wolverton
bank mentioned yesterday as being damaged, the bank of
the River Nar, a tributary of the Ouse, gave way about two
miles from its and flooded about a hundred acres.'
The tide in the Ouse on Sunday morning was a
twenty-three feet tide, and its effects were felt all
up the country, the water being level with the banks
for a long distance. At Downham.bridge the water over-
flowed and washed up part of the floor of the bridge. At
Stow•bidge the water also went over, and at about half a
mile below Stow-bridge the bank gays way to the extent of
about eight yards, and from 50 to 100 acres were flooded.
The breach was however repaired before the evening's tide.
At the well-known Syphon dam, in the Middle Level river,
the water rose over the syphooa and darn. The top
of the dam was "wedged" and the water so kept
back, and on Monday all the syphons were at
work again. Mr. Pap's dam, at the entrance to
the Marshland Fen drain, had the break part of
it carried away. The Torrington Marsh bank has
been repaired by great exertions, a large number of men
being set to work, and as the wind has quite abated and
the tides are falling, the danger is over for the present. A
brig has got upon one of the sands in the Lyon Channel,
end as it will require an 18-feet tide to float her her con-
dition is not very promising. There have been numerous
small casualties in Lynn harbour, ships lasing their anchors,
bats, and the like. The Huostanton Railway, it is stated,
is deer again.
HAUXLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND,
MONDAY Most?.
Yesterday morning (writes Mr. E. Whitfield, of
Amble), during a fearful gale from the N.N.E., and a very
heavy sea, the schooner Little Aegis, of Berwick. from
Bangor to Berwick, with slates, came ashore off Hanley.
The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat institution was imme-
diately launched, and proceeded to the rescue of the crew.
Owing to the terrific force of the wind and sea, the lifeboat
had to encounter unusual difficulties in reaching the
shipwrecked crew of four men. However, they were res-
cued and safely brought on ahore by the lifeboat. Shortly
afterwards the vessel went to pieces. The fishermen acted
nobly on the occasion, and the lifeboat behaved admirably,
as she always does.
SCARBOROUGH, MOZDAT Nicer.
This morning a schooner (name unknown) was seen in a
critical position off Scarborough during a heavy gale from
the N. The National Institution's :ifeboat was at once
manned and despatched to her assistance. The schooner,
however, managed, owing to a change of wind, aided by the
set of• ticks, to get off to sea, and was last men running
for Burlington Bay. Nearly all her sails were blown out of
the bolt ropes, and she burnt two lights before daybreak.
On Sunday afternoon, while watching the *choosier Cale-
stone, whose crew were afterwards saved by the rocket
apparatus, one of the crew of the lifeboat was knocked out
of her, but was soon got in again. The crew expressed
great oLafidence in the boat.
HOLYHEAD, DEC. 21.
"It has been blowing," writes Captain Priest, R.N., " •
heavy gale here from N.N. W. At day ht on the 20th
instant the brigantine Effort, of I.iverpoo, was discovered
'on the rocks under Penrhes Point. The lifeboat of the
National Lifeboat Institution stationed at Holyhead was in-
stantly manned and despatched to her assistance • but on
reaching the wreck it was discovered that the crew
had abandoned her. It was afterwards found that the
vessel had parted both chains while riding far out in the
outer roads, end the crew then took to their boat, which was
soon swamped, and all hands save one bad unhappily
perished. The remaining man was brought safely on shore
by the lifeboat. Had the vessel's crew remained on board,
the lifeboat would have most probably saved them. The
vessel began to break up soon after the lifeboat returned to
the shore, and is now in pieces.
Agam, on Saturday afternoon, the barque Highland
Brigade, of Whitehaven, anchored off the mouth of the
Old Harbour, and afterwards drifted and took the ground,
which she struck heavily. The captain, thinking his ves-
sel in great dauger' signalled for the lifeboat, which went
off and landed the personal baggage of the crew, and lay
by the ship until she had floated, and been taken in tow by
a steam-tug. The lifeboat behaved well on both oocaaiooa,
in a very heavy am and broken water."

THURSO, SATURDAY NIGHT.
The schooner Sisters, of Wick, whose crew the lifeboat
of the National Lifeboat Institution providentially saved
yesterday, parted from her anchors this afternooo, and
has become a total wreak. If the crew had not been
rescued by the lifeboat, it is probable that the whole of
these would have peria►ed, for the storm and sea have
very much increased, and have raged with much fury
during the past 48 hours.

EXTENSIVE Flu AT A SHIPPING-YARD IN LIVER-
TOOL. --&xon after six o'clock yesterday morning • fire was
discovered in the extaiudve shipbuilding yard of Mown.
Cato, Miller, and Co., at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool. An
i alarm was mmediately given, and hose and reels from
the Brunswick-dock fire station and the West of England
fire-engine were speedily in attendance, aa were also hose
and men from the Seel-street station. The fire bad broken
out in the store abed connected with the mast and
spar makers' shop, and it contained a large quan-
tity of materials of an exceedingly combustible
nature. These consisted chiefly of a number of
barrels of pitch, of resin, and an iron tank containing
oil of naphtha, besides a considerable quantity of dry
timber. Above the sheds were piles of timber set up to
dry, and a bar amount of timber of various kinds was
, piled in proximity to the seat of fire. As may be readily
conjectured, the conflagration raged with great faireenaia,
and in an incredibly short time the interior of the shed was
completely filled with flames of intense heat, which, burst-
: ing through the roof, seized on the pilesof dry timber on
the top, and caused an extensive and alarming blaze, which
illuminated the sky and was seen from • great distance.
I A detachment of men were despatched from her Ma-
' jesty's ship Hastings, and they arrived at the scene of
the fire soon after it bad broken out, and they imme-
diately joined the fire brigade in their efforts to extinguish
the flames and to save property. Fortunately there wag a
good supply of water and by the combined efforts of the
firemen and the " tan," the fire was coollued almost ea-
tirely to the shed in which it broke out, and there it was
subdued in about an hour and • half after it had been dis-
covered, not however before a large amount of property
• had been destroyed. The full amount of damage done can-
not be as yet ascertained, but it is considered that about
1,2001. in value of property has been destroys.). The lose
w covered by insurance with the Liverpool and London la-
Nuance Company.
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