The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-12 00:00:00

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WILLS •ND BEQU33TS.

The will of the Duke of Cleveland, K.G., of Raby
Castle, Durham, and St. James's-moue, was proved in the
principal registry of her Majesty's Court of Prolate on the
3rd fist., and the personalty was sworn under 800,0001.,
the executors and trustees being Andrew Robert Drummond,
Esq., of Cadlands, and G. L. Parkin, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn,
to each of whom a legacy of 2,1:391. is bequeathed. The
will bears date 18.59, with three codicils, 1861-63. His grace
has left very liberal legacies to his sisters, and has bequeathed
amongst them the jewels of the late duchess. To his niece,
Mrs. Corrie, a legacy of 10,0001., and a like legacy to
each of her children. To his sister-in-law, Lady Augusta
Poulett, 20,0C3/., besides shares in various companies, to-
gether with furniture, plate, all free of legacy duty.
To Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Meyrick, 10,0001. To
Lieutenant-Colonel Poulet Somerset he has devised his un-
entailed lauded property, bequeathing the residue of his
personal estate to Morgan Vane, Esq. There is a bequest
of 10.003/. to Christ's Hospital, and • conveyance of land,
or album of 15,0901., for the erection of almshouses at Stain-
drop, Durham.
The will of the Right Rev. Thomas Torten, D.D., Lord
Bishop of Ely, was proved in the London Court by the
executors, John Border and Simon Dunning, Beqm Tree
personalty was sworn under 40,010,. The miserable prelate
died in Jaousry last, at the age of 80, !revise executed his will
in 1863. His lordship has been most iniodful of his servants,
many of whom have been for some time pensioned ; end to
them, as well as to those in his service at the time of bin
decease, he leaves liberal legacies—to one 8001., soother
RN., others 250/., and so on ; to his chaplain, the Rev.
G. 1~ Corrie„ D.D., 20W.; to each of his executors,
; and 1001. fee the improvement of the nave of
Ely Cathedral. His lordship has bequeathed to the freehold
of the palace two mintier —one, "The Transfiguration,"
being the altar piece in the private chapel ; the other
" The Tribute." bang in the dining-room of the palace ; and
has directed that his other pictures. books, Is., be sold at
auction. The residue of his property he leaves to the twelve
following instatutives :—The Society for Propagatiou of
Christian Knowledge, the Society for the Propagation of
the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the National Society, the
Additional Curates' Society, the Church Paatoral Aid
Society. Westminster Hospital, the ,Western Dispensary,
King's Collage Hospital, Asiden'oromgh College, Bedford In-
firmary, •Huntiagdou County Hospital., and the Suffolk
General Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds, to be divided equally
amongst them.
The late Sir Richard Mears Glyn, Bart., of Gannt's
House, near Wimboree. Dorset, Upper Brook-street, and
Lombard-street, died intestate, leaving personal property
valued at 500,01101., which was administered to by his bro-
ther, the Rev. CUT John Glyn, M.A. of stanbrids Rec-
tory, Wimbome. A stamp duty of 9,0001. was paid there-
on. The deceased died a bachelor, at the age of To, and is
succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew, the eldest son of
his deceased brother Robert. The property will be divided
amongst his brothers and sisters, as hie nearest relatives.—
Illustrated London News.

THE LATE VOTE AT OXPORD.—The represents- I
Jives of two cathedra/cities—Canterbury and Chichester—
Mr. Butler-Johestooe and Lord Henry Lennox. pre their
support to Professor Jewett. Sir Stafford Northeote, io a
letter to the Tines of to-day, says :—•• I may, perhaps, be
permitted to add that the impoliey of rsiteiog the question
of Mr. Jowett's theology in such a form and at smelt a mo.
moot as the present appears to me quite as glaring
as the %jostles. The members of Coavoestion bare
been challenged to show their zeal for orthodoxy by
rejecting the proposal to endow the professor of Greek.
A 'err large number of them have recorded their
votes in favour of the measure which the orthodox have
been salted to coedits& The natural though most erroneous
inference is that the minority view with isdifferenes,
if not with positive favour, the theological writings
which they have refused to take this method. of indirectly
condemning. A more unfortunate mode of testing the
opinion of the university apse the fearfully important
question which now agitate the minds of churchmen
cosset eseesive."