The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY WANING, MARCH

entirely neglects those who might he suppasark
to have claims upon him as relailions.4 From the
sod of 1854, until Friday, the 7solllfilath, 1498,
when Nurroix died, his atter* heard nothlk of
any change in his will. The very night on which
Nurroix died his cupboard was forced open and
ransacked to find a will. After long search one
of the duplicate copies was tumbled out of a tithe-
book, as it had been executed in Mr. Nrwsoio's
' office. After the funeral another search was
made, and the second duplicate was found in en
envelope endorsed "This is my rigt will." But
this duplicate contained an interlineation by which
ELSE and C. MARSDEN would take each an annuity.
Time went on. The deeds and books of Norma.
were taken to NEwsolD's, the attorney ; the loose
papers were taken to Eros's house. It was now
April, 1856. Until this time no one had cast any
doubt upon the authenticity of the will with the
interlineation. Bat soon after a codicil was found
by ELSE amongst the papers which had been
brought from Mr. NOTTALL'S office. It was attested
by two labourers in the employment of the testa-
tor, and was admitted to probate. Within nine
months after this another codicil was found in an
account book, dated the 6th of January, 1856, and
attested by Mr. NEWELL'S friends ADAMS and
lisowiss ; and in October, 1857, a third codicil
was discovered by Ems in a hole in the window of
the room over the hayloft, behind Mr. Nurrou's
house. It was attested by the same ADAMS and
KmowiEs. The effect of the three codicils was to
transfer the greater portion of the property
of Mr. NOTTALL to ELSE and the MARS-
DENS. In fact, Mr. ELSE, instead of getting
1001., was now to get 1,2001. a year.
In the meantime JOBS Nurriax, the testator's
cousin, had died, and his trustees began to
hesitate about acknowledging the genuine cha-
racter of this recurring series of new codicils
which had the effect of putting more and more
property into the hands of Ever and the MARS-
DENS. Until the discovery of the last codicil these
trustees were entitled to the rent of a quarry which
was worked by KNOWLES, and demanded the rent
of him. lisowirs insisted that the quarry had
been given to him by Nr-rrou., and therefore re-
fused to pay the rent. According to the last
codicil, Eisz was entitled to the rent of this
quarry ; and therefore he began a suit in the
Court of Chancery to establish these codicils. The
Court of Chancery directed an action to try the
question of the validity of these instruments, and
the verdict which has just been delivered settles
that question. The jury consider that they have
all been forged.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
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Darosishire. The hos. number was isteedacod by Mijor
Edwards' sad Mr. Dawson Dame.

;ILE; INTELLIGENCE.

THE SLESWIG INVASION.
General de Nam, the late commander-in-chief of
the Danish army, has requested the King to charge
him with the defence of Duppel, and of the island
of Alien. This proposal will, it is thought, be
accepted, and the idea has even been in contempla-
tion to restore him to the command-in-chief, but
the government has not adopted that measure, not
wishing to go against popular prejudices. However
that may be, the general has gone on a mission to
Duppel, and visited the works, which he has found
in excellent condition. According to his opinion,
and in supposing the most unfavourable chances of
war, the fortified position of Duppel, re-victualled
by the Danish Heat, cannot be reduced before the
end of May or the beginning of June.
The organisation of a division of gunboats has
been commenced at Copenhagen. They are to
enter the arms of the sea, at the bottom of which
the port of Kolding is situated, and thence annoy
the Austro-Prussian troops. In anticipation of
the approaching attack on the island of Alien the
hospitals have been cleared of all their inmates,
and a convoy of wounded and convalescent soldiers
arrived at Copenhagen on the 27th alt., where they
met with a most sympathetic reception. On the
following day the ladies of the city sent to the Mi-
nister of War for those soldiers a quantity of linen,
lint, and other useful articles of all kinds. The
enthusiasm of the Danes does not at all diminish ;
voluntary enlistments are still very numerous, and
among the young men who come forward many
arm and clothe themselves at their own expense.