The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-08 00:00:00

Wills and Bequests,

The will of the Hon. Edward Henry Roper-
Curzon, of Ramsam, near Barnstaple, Devon, was
proved in the London Court on the ith ult, by his
relict, the sole executrix, to whom he has lot qaeathed

the whole of his property. The attesting witnesses
are Anne Marla Coolie, gentlewoman, Barnstaple,
and Richard 13udd. physician, Barnstaple. Tht
testator was the son of Henry Francis Roper, four
teenth Baron Tc3nban), who assumed the name of
Curzon.

Thu will of tEe Rev. Sir Charles Hardinge, Bart.,
of Boundes Park, Tun luiclge Wells, Vicar of Tun-
bridge Wells, Vicar of Tunbridge (1809) and Rec-
tor of Crowhurst (1804), was proved in the Louder.
Court on the 3d alt. The personalty was sworr.
under £35,000. The executors and trustees are
Lady Hardinge, the relict ; the Venerable Reber
W. Browne, Archdeacon of B.th, the son-in-law ;
Edmund S. Hardinge, Esq., the son ; and Captain
Edward Hardinge, R.N., the nephew. Sir Cnarles
was the eldest brother of the first Viscount Har-
dinge,G.C.B. He succeeded his uncle, Sir Richard,
as second baronet in 1826, and died on the 3d of
February last, at the advanced age of eighty-four.
His will bears date in 1844, to which al e added ten
codicP.s—the last dated April, 1861. To Lady liar-
dirge, his relict, besides the property under settle
ment, there is an annuity of 4400, an immediate
legacy of £2,000, and a life interest in the real and
personal estate, which, upon her decease, will be
divided amongst the children, who are in the mean-

time to receive an interest in the sum of £lO,OOO.
There are a few legacies to some of his relatives and

'riende.

square, Hyde Park, was proved in the London
The will of John Bayne, Esq., of Gloucester-
Court on the 17th ultimo, and the personalty
sworn under £400,000 ;
.the executors and till:-
tees appointed being Cnarles W. Hayne, Esq.,
Davy,
Esq" and Henry
's late partners. The
the
Gibbs,brother,
Esci
and.,
the George
testa t
will bears date the 23d of September, 1863, and the
testator died on the 17th of 'Alay last. To his wife
he has bequeathed an immediate legacy of £l,OOO,
an annuity of £2,000 a year, and the whole of the
furniture. The oil paintings and plate at her de-
cease he leaves to his eldest sou, and he has appointed
H.
his three sons and daughters residuary legatees,
share and share alike. To his brother and executor
he has left an annuity of £6OO, and to his two
sisters each an annuity of £3OO, and legacies to
some other relatives and friends,—From the Illus-
trated London News.

MARITIME SIGNALS.—The
report from the Minister of Marine and the Colonies
on the subject of the labours tithe Anglo-French commis-
sion appointed to inquire into the question of a system of
universal maritime 15 iv.uals. This document, after some
observations on signals previously in use, submits for the
Emperor's approval the system drawn up by:the commis•
sion. By means of 18 flags combined two by two, three by
three, or four by four, more than 75,000 different combi-
nations may be formed, which Mona-ear publishes a
eh number is sufficient to
express all the communications necessary at sea, aid to in-
dicate the names of the ships of war and commerce of all
nations; for vessels at too great a distance for the colours
of the fl ,gs to be distinguisho, the same number of com-
munications may be made by
~ combinations of three balls
and two flags. The report is f,)llowed by an imperial decree
ordering the code of signals alluded to to be employed by
all French vessels in their communications between each
other or with foreign ship,
An ulterior notice from the
Minister of Marine and tha Colonies will fix the date on
which the use of the new ceee will come into operation.
GENERAL GRANT IN RATTLE.--A correspondent
of the New Fork Times writ.; :—‘‘ I was near Gen. Grant
during that terrible Friday (June 3) in the Wilderness. To
all outward appearance be was cool, calm, and unoccupied.
The skin is so drawn over his forehead that wrinkles there
don't show when he is perpltxed, and his beard so hides his
mouth that no nervousness there betrays his thoughts. So
he sat and whittled, cutting away at his stick with
leisurely, measured, meditative strokes much of the time,
but turning his knife and cutting at the end nearest him-
self with short, clipping strokes whenever word came of an
important change in the chances of battle. Thus he fought
the great contest with knife and stick, and (adds the writer,
giving the reins to his fancy) when the stick was gone the
enemy was beaten."

of fisheries in the river Treninteewtionsg
TRENT FISHERIES.—A of proprietors
held yesterday,
at the house of the Speaker, palace-Yard/ when it was
agreed that an association be formed amalgamating with
that of Derbyshire for the preservation of fish in the river
Trent and its tributaries. It was decided that Lord Ver-
non be requested to accept the office of president, and that
Major Scott and Mr. Thomas Worthington be appoint
joint honorary secretaries. The bankers are Messrs,
Evans, Derby, into Whoss lands donations and subscrip-
tions may be paid,