The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-26 00:00:00

WILLS •ND BNQUSSTS.

The will of the Right Hon. Katharine Stewart,
of Bryanston-square, London, and New Steyr'', Brighton,
wee proved in the principal registry by her daughter, Miss
Susan Katharine Stewart, the sole executrix. The per-
sonalty was sworn under 16,0001. Her ladyship wee
sister of the wraith Earl of Wemyes, sad married, in 1806,
the Hon. Edward Richard Stewart, who died in 1135 L Her
ladyship bequeaths the property loft to her under the will of
her mother, the late Dowager Lady Elcho, to be divided
between her children. To her eon Edward she has left her
library, with the exception of 200 volumes, to be selected by
her daughter Susan, whom she has appointed her residuary
legates. The plat* is to be divided amongst her sons and
daughters, in certain proportions.
The will of Mu. Willyams, of Tar-Mobilo. Devon, widow
of Lieutenant-Colonel James Bridges Willyems (Roial
Cornwall Militia), was proved in the London Court, orethe
11th inst., by the Right Moo. Benjamin Disraeli, ILP.,
P.C., the surviving executor, the personalty being swore
ruder 40,0004 The will bears date Noy. 18, 187; and
was attested by Charles Kitson, solicitor. Torquay. and
S. Johnson, his clerk. The testatrix, after leaving lega-
cies to the amount of about 6,004, has bequeathed the
remaiuder of her property to the Right Hoo. Benjamin
Disraeli, expressed in these words:— • In testimony of my
affection and of my approbation and admiration of his efforts
to vindicate the rate of Israel ; with my views he as ac-
quainted, and will no doubt eodsavour to acoorepli.h
them ; and, farther, has expressed her wish that he
should obtain permission of her Majesty to use the
surname and arms of the family of Lars sod Misdeal
de Costa, in addition to or precedent to that of Disraeli.
The villa Samuel George Smith. Esq., of &combs Park
Ware, Herta sod of Lion hard-street, banker, was proved
in London by his sons, S.imuel George Smith, Esq., SL P.,
and Frederick Chatfield Smith, Ede., the executors. The
personally was sworn under 300,0.7.34 To his eldest eau
s bequeathed bin farms and lands, The
Beeches, Herts, and all his landed estates is Adelaide
and Australis, and his ieterest in the banking burins",
" Smith, Payne, and Smith, Lombard-street." To his eon
Frederick he has bequeathed his interest in the basking
establishment, " S meal Smith Brothers, Hull." To his
daughters a legacy of 30,0001. The residue of his property
to be divided amongst his four eons, Samuel, Frederick.
Rowland, and Horace. There are legacies left to each of
the clerks in both the banking establishments of 101. Also
1001. to each of the infirmaxies at Nottiogharn, Derby, sad
Hertfordshire.

MUNIFICENT LICIACY.—The late Signor Begrez,
formerly a shirr of some celebrity, has just bequeathed
LOOM to that excellent institution the Royal Society of
Musician', coupled •itb the desire that the bequest should
form the nucleus of s fund for the foundation of a collage
for decayed musicians similar to the Royal Dramatic

Charles Dickens does not let " Hard Cash" go
out to the world, without ansio innovation that be has no
sympathy with the attacks it 000tains upon the Commis.
siouers of Lunacy. The story is finished io this week's num-
ber of All die Year Round, cod at the close, the following
note is published in small capital letters :—" Note.—The
statements and opinions of this journal generally are, of
course, to be received as the statements and opinions of its
conductor. Bat this is not so, in the case of a work of
fiction Oral published in theee pages as a serial story, with
the name of an eminent write, attached to it. When one
of my literary brothers does me the honour to undertake
such a task, I hold that he executes it on his own per-
sonal responsibility, sud for the suatainment of his own
reputation ; and I do not consider myself at liberty to ex-
ercise that °petrol over Isis text which I claim ea to other
contributions.—Cwantso Dicrans."

Captain Speke is about to lecture at Fromet in
Somerset, on Africa, and t►e way to its regontratiois.

A letter ree?ntly addressed by Menotti Garibaldi
to M. Giulio Rizzo, of Naples, published by the Popo'',
trltaba, contains the following passage :—" My father's
health is exeelleot ; be walks about the island with his cane
only, and hopes to be able to join you next goring, to take
part in the last battles for our independence."
The niarmale di Roma publishes a decree from
the Holy Romeo sod Miler's' Isquisition, by which the
Ablate Pietro Moogini, ptrish priest of lhgebio, iu the
diocese of Novara, is subjected to major excommunication
for having published several works spirt the temporal
sovereignty of the Pope.

The Figaro-Prog►amme publishes the following
curious detail :—" Alexaodre Dumas, the novelist, is no
longer paid by the lien, but by the latter. Yes ! the ' San
FOice,' which is now being published. is paid far at the
rata of a centime a letter. We can guarantee the elactitude
of this feet."

The Seine, which was predicted by M. Mathieu
(de L Drdme) to overflow its baulks at the end of the present
month, has been (anise of Ltd. and is now as low as lm. 90c.
above the ordinary level. That depth of water is most
favourable for navipticio, which is going on with great
activity.

fieemaymtle 110.110;641
Giway 03.1351461
Weals 30.0271
Cape Clear 39.90 65
MAW 47
lialybeed 20.111
reemheeke ,16.01 AO
Penmen . :30.11 lt
beet .. ate a
L'Omeat ..... 10.24 46
Rochefort W.36 ell
Plymouth MU 61
Weymouth 61'
Portsmouth 30.10 0)
Loofas 30.07 41
Dover 3O It 46
Tenon&
Marb0r0agh....19.64 14
Oblate a.st66
Zaidiatt .....11.10 arl

6011 DAT Of NONTEMPAI WoIOAT.
B.S.W. to IS.N. W. salt COMM W. bo esessist
baelt,trosh to why.
with wale rain
Owes.
As above.
As above.

Wlenzin. Al above.
MoeLI. N.W. to S.W , fresh tie
strong, some tale.
W. to S. and to N., Storni:at W. to N., atm&
fresh Co strong, lone equally.

rata
B.W. to N W., fresh, EASTIntn. W. to Y. sn.l bock,
some esti'. strong, unsrttlsd.

Northern e‘entland. Western= Ireland. Wales,
opposite And adjacent ow kern =English Channel awl Biscay,
Lay. Sastern.Zsatward England ana

Malle. Adelina Patti and Mario are to appear in
Paris is the course of the ensuing week. The sisters Mat-
shish, ere silo expected, and will appear in Senairam,de tee
their de Jut.

An Ostend letter mentions that during the late
gal- not leu than nine fishing-baste belonging to that part
were boat, fire of them with their satire crews, numboriai
in all about 30 mow

THE CHRIFITMAs ORDINATIONS.—At the general
ordleatioes held in the various dioceses last *today morales
285 gentlemen were admitted respectively into the diaconate
sad the priesthood. Of these there were—Of Cambridge,
117 ; °slued, 86 ; King's College, London, 15 ; 'frisky
, 12 ; PA. Bats Divinity College, Cumber-
Vantie2 ; University of Durham, 10 ; St. Alden's Theolo-
gies. college. Birkesibead, 9 ; Cuildeaden The logical Col-
(diocese of Oxford), 7 ; Literate ponces, 5 • Lichfield
Theological College, 3 ; University of Londosi, 3 ; 81.
Mark's College. Chelsea, 2 ; Battersea Training College, I ;
Nicolas Code" lamming (diocese of Chichester). l ;
Chichester Theologi.2l College, 1 ; Queens College, Bir-
miagliam (diocese of Worcester), 1.
CHELITMAS-DAY AT THE ORPHAN WORMED
SCHOoL. IiAvIaIsTOCE•HILL. Yesterday was. happy dans
this institatios. The large diniegessen, adapted for 400 chil-
dren, was festooned frau each comer to the metre, and
gaily decorated with evergreens and flowers is all directiose.
Oa the tables were Christmas trees ornameoted fal/y, sad
besides, haslet& of oranges and sweets for ash child to have
a goodly purlieu. Nor was this all, for a kind freed
hangs gives some time mace a chilling to each child, this
was reserved, with additiosal gifts, sad the whole expesided
in toys and useful articles • and thew were en additional
oraanieet to the tables whi'ch had to beer the weight of the
liberal Christmas fare, of which the children partook with
great relish. At the dipper a silver medal was permitted
to the beet boy ie the school, left by an old scholar.
Tile LEEDS MORDER.—REPRIEVE OY THE MOE-
DIME& —The Home Secretary (Sir George Grey) bee thought
tit, on the recommendation of Mr. Jaskol Mellor, to grant
a reprieve to Patrick Hirley, who mods sentenced to
death for the murder at Leeds, on the 23rd of August last.
The official intimation was received by the governor of
York Castle yesterday morning, and not three or four days
ago, as was premtturely aonounced by several of the
pro iocial •• dailies which reach this city. The murderer's
sentence, in all probability, will be commuted to penal
servitude for life. The communication train the Hume
Secretary merely states that the execution of the neatese*
of death passed on the prisoner will be respited until the
further signification of her Majesty's pleasure. Os
Mr. Lowrie, the governor of the castle, communicating this
information to kiir:ey he appeared very grateful, said
declared that he was to such a state of intoxication at the
time that be bad no recollection whatever of baying inflicted
the fatal Wow on the unfortunate deceased.—York H. raleL
Tar Patzs RING. FraTura PIOCIEDINEE
aoatserr TNT PuGiLisTe.—A day or two since Jack Rook*
was summoned before the reamstnites sitting in petty ses-
sions, at Idevaat, sad committed to take his uial for •
breath of the peace on the occasion of big late fight with
Patsy Hoarder', but he was admitted to bail. At the same
petty serious Rooks was hoed s'. for an mouth apola e
policestoostahle, and the Amount wee paid. The prcceed-
togs lasted several hour.. The principals (The Baker sad
Joe Goes) ice the fight which came off at Woking on Thurs-
day, the 17th, will bebrougbtbeefore the magiatautes this
morning, for committing a breach of the peace on the thy
named.
THE ACADEMY OP COCK-CROW.—To speak of a
musical endowment in poultry MOM ridiculous ' • yet poetry
has turned the cock's crow into • song, • trumpet, • clarion •
and the French always use " chaste?' es their version of
" to crow." This is certain ' • the voices of cock+ vary se
much, from tuneful to discordant, as the voices of good or
bad singers. There are cocks who hare tenor voices, others
who have the basso profited°. I milled one of my Co. hiss,
Lablache, from hie deep yet cheery aote. Some like to
lengthen out the last sot. in a 'estimate manser, which
has its art. One of my feathered friends evidently imitates
and vies with the reilway whistle, always beginning to
crow when the whistle provokes it. On the other
hand, others can never achieve a tuneful crow. That this is
a defect in themselves, not in the race, is proved by the
frequent falsity of the old proverb, • As the old cock
crows, so crows the young one ;" for I have avows many
of these young blood., with an admirable teacher in
their sire, fail to do justice to his lemons. I had •
Brahma (l.v the way. the Brahma' have generally meek
stronger voices thee the Cochlea) which always fell a *smi-
te°. on the last note, and so ceded in a misorker, of a dimes!
astute. There seem to be also fashions in morbid, set by
some pert young springald, and becoming epidemic. All my
young hauls one day altered their song—sot for the better—
and I traced the charge to an infamous little dunghill eeek
in the neighbourhood, who crowed short He bad evidently
Net • bad fashion—always ea.ier to adopt thaneac
fashion. It is very canons to observe an old bird t.
a youag one to crow. he pot only makes the tiockeeed
peat his frown separately, but sometimes, like a human
musical professor teaching a pupil, in duo with himself.
While oft the subject of lb* real endowments of fowls, I
may or n that that what is popularly called the cackling of •
hen is partly achieved by her husband, who finishes the
rejoicing strain, and comes up to time so neatly that few
persona, I imagine, are aware that the cackle is not the
work of one performer. Moreover. the cackle of the hem
does sot always mese she bell laid an eu. It son:otiose'
mama she is alarmed. A sudden fright will set the whole
yard cackling. Ones • sponge of mine, blows by tho wind
from a wiodow•ledge, excited fits of cordless cackling, as if
all the haw bad laid at once.—.Dichrtir's " All the Year
Bowed."
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—An enormous skate—a fish of the thornbselt
speoss—wss caught off PortLod this week. It was 7 lasi
long and 6 feet wide.
In New Jersey they make bouquets out of bril-
liant coloured insects.— A mencun paper.