The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-13 00:00:00

WILLS AND DZQUZSTS.

The will of the late Right Hon. Anne, Dowager
Countess of Newburgh, of Minden House, Mandel,
Sussex, relict of the fifth Earl of Newburgh, was
administered to by Sir Henry Webb, Bart., her lady.
ship's nephew, the residuary legatee, the executors,
P. H. Howard, Faq., and Sir Thames R. Gage, Bart., haying
renoauced probate. The personalty was sworn under
14,001. The will bears date Oct. 6, 18158, and the grunt
was issued from the emit at Chichester. The testatrix, who
married the Earl of Newburgh in 1769,and attained to a very
venerable age, died possessed of a lame fortune, the prin-
cipal of it coonskins of valuable landed property and free-
hold estates. The d;reetioes conteited in the will are
numerous. To Viscount Kintaird, Marquis Bandini, and
heir to the earldom, are devised the estates in Gloucester
and Northumberland; and to Robert Blount, Esq., the
estates in Sumer. All other the reai estates, including the
moor of Ferthani. Swim, together with the residue of
the persoaalty, are bequeathed to her ladyship's nephew,
Sir Henry Webb, Bart. The pecuniary dispositions are
legacies to personal friends ; sad the annuities and bequests
to her ladyship's servants, some of them being old and
faithful domestics of her establishment, are most liberal.
The charities are of a religious character, embracing schools
for oducatlonthet

The Will otiiir John Forbes, M.D., D.0.L., F.R.8.,
PhyMelia to km Mainly% Household and to his Royal
Mishima the Prises Oonmet, was proved in London on the
rtal ult., by his son, Alexander Clark Forbes, Faq., of
Wbßerbiruh, Oxford, the sole executor; and the per.
sonalty sworn order 8,0001. The will wee executed in
18118, and a codicil in the year following ; and air John
died on the 13th of November last, in his seventy-fourth
year. This well-known physician has left his property,
real and personal, to his only son, after making a
few bequests, some pecuniary, and others consisting of books
and various effects. To the Mediae! Benevolent Fund and
the Royal Medical Benevolent College. legacies of ICX
each; to the medical library, Mariachal College, Aberdeen,
his books on medical subjects such as may not be selected
by hie son ; his leasehold school cottage to the present occu-
pier for life, and afterwards to the minister of Fordyce and
the schoolmaster of the parish school, to approprute the
annual rent in the machos of suiisblu books as prizes to the
three best bop of that school. There see a few legacies to
friends and liberal bigamies to servants.—/Uustratut Londou
New, DIM 14.

MIXTINOA or Solorrrurio SOCIETIES FOR THE
usuixo Weem—Monday—Royal Institute of British
Architects, & Royal Medical, Bj. Mr. Maunder. Tue.
da —Civil Engineers, & Annual general meeting.
SYaeiogiaal 8. Profemor Owen " On the Wee.
=omi,std Dentition of the Andaman Islanders." sta.
& Mr. Frederick Hendricks, "On the Vital
Searistacs of Sweden." Wednesday—Society of Arta, 8.
Mr. F. Orson Calvert, F.R.S., "On the Improvement and
in and °alio° Printing since 1851." Geolo.
reioror Morris, V.P.G.S., and Mr. George
Roberta, "On the Carbouiferous Limestone of (trim!
and °Moo, Cl.. Hills, Shropshire." 2. Mr. E. W. Matey,
"On some Fossil Plante, showing Structure, from
the Lower Coal-measures of Lancashire.' Thursday—Aoti-
' 114. Chemical, 8. I. Dr. Bence Jones; 2. Mr.
. F. Rodwell. Liamean, 8. 1. Dr. Hooker, "On
Welwitschia R Mr. Bentham, "On Inn.
earpus." 3. Profaner Oliver, "On Haniamelideas."
mismatic, 7. Royal, Si.
The Rey. C. P. olightly has (says the Patriot)
published a very damaging statement respecting the middle-
class schools, got up by the Rev. Mr. Woodard. at Hurd-
pierpoint, which Mr. Gladstone eulogised so highly the other
day. He brings forward • number of facts and affidavits to
prove that the practice of coutewion, and other Ronash
rites, are taught in the schools. Crucifixes and crosses are
000tiuually given to the boys.
THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN AMERIC.L—
The special correspondent of the Times at Wanhingtoo,
writing on the 20th ult., says :—" The North LI now three-
lased with • aril war in which speeches and newspaper
articles may lead to bloodshed, or at all eveuta to • mat
serious quarrel names the Unionists. Months ago I wrote
to you that the struggle was surely coming. and that
there would be • contest to turn the war for the
Union, or, as Earl Russell said, for power
—iota • war for the abolitions of slavery. Read the speeches
at the New York meeting of the Hon. Charles Sumner sod
his friends—teed the proceedings when the St. LOW,
sword was presented to Fremont, cud the tedimouill
addressed to him, which dedicates the weawto to
his use 'in the re-organisation of a great and free
country.' A sword, an actual weapon of steel, to be
wielded in battle for what was styled at the Cincinnati de
monstration • higher standard than the 'stars and strips.:
This contest is !already denominated the'abolition vv
against the government, and it is assuming formidable proper-
tions. The Secesaice organs denounee it with effectediniii,za,
tion, and the government is urged to seize Mr. Sumnerand
suppress the anti-slavery journal/ in New York, .4
the ground that they are more dangerous than Mr.
Jefferson Davis, or the Secessionist papers whirr
were' t down by mob law or the United State
Paetollce. The government is accused in Bust
meeting, amid immense cheering, of 'an iefaniero.
! sneaking, crawling policy which replaces the eta.,
watchword sounded by Fremont for this great nati n.
Assuredly, if be be thus encouraged, the General is not de
man to remain quiet or to bear his temporary disgrace
equanimity."
CLOSING OF THE EXHIBITION AT FLORENeL-'
The ceremony in the palace today, from which I is
just returned, was not very striking, though it attrao:A
• large native audience. The new prefect, Err]
Torrearse, took the chair, in face of which
a table, at which the Prince and the Royal e!
minioners sat. The president, Marquis Cosimo
opened the proceedings by reading a speech.
which be spoke highly of the industry and fnollC
emulation of the Italians, and predicted a great fide
for themselves and their country. In alluding to VI
London Exhibition, he said that even in 1&51. while 0.,
• slave, Italy had not disgraced herself in England, 1!:3
that next year alie would show what freedom does for
arts and sciences. The secretary then read the list of
exhibitors who were to receive medals, and they pm ~1
in classes to the sable, where the Prince remotest
spokesman of each class with the certificate, and new
him a short speech. The proceeding, truth to tell. yr
somewhat dull to the mere spectators, sod it was rather,
relief when an old " coutadino," in his working dm"'
who had got • medal for "oil," insisted on shaking hos
with the whole board, from his royal higlinese duvi
the secretary. At the conclusion, tine Prince c-"'
an apprommte speech • and thus terminated the
mony. The reap d'iril in the throne-room war effial,"'
Crowds of well-dreemd women ; • brilliant staff, gbo6•
log behind the Prince and the veteran Piedmi
General di Sans:, who was in waiting ; a rOODlth'it.
Eoglish, much better dressed and Letter-luoking tkall
neighbours ; • Turkish oldest, in full dress ; two mall',
bands, twiny dowers, and plenty of Bags made 1441
• pretty picture, mad the same ea *Agee of the last
the exhibition was quite as striking as the opening- '-
body of the mhos was filled with • crowd of Floreeti'!"
who were admitted by payment of a Brae to take leave;
the show. I should may there were W.OOO roes"
final rite is to be celebrated at six o'clock, when
Cartage presidesat a farewell dinner, and then the cons
will drop over the Italian Exhibition. —LOW ."
Florence, Dec. 8.