The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-15 00:00:00

Recent Wills and Bequests.

(From the illustrated .London News.
The will of Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Eustace, 1017
was proved in London on the 19th ult. The executors ell'
trustees therein appointed aro the Right Hon. Robert Joce-
lyn, Earl of Roden, K.P., P.C, ; Richard Seymour Gala-
ness, of College-green, Dublin ; and Robert Brothel
Upton, Esq., of Austin-friars, London. The last two named
are the acting executors. The will beats date July 29, 18J70
and Sir John died August the 17th last, at Folkestone, at the
age of CO. The gallant general was a brother of the 1693
General Sir W. C. Eustace, and had served in North ADO'
rica and obtained the distinguished honours of Knight
Bachelor and Knight of Hanover. Sir John possessed cow
siderable estates in Ireland, and had held the office of I-Wll
Sheriff for tho county of K [dare. Amongst the legatees is
his will is the name of Lady Maria Forester (wife of the'
Hon. Charles Weld Forester), youngest daughter cf tile
Earl of Roden, to whom the testator has left a life interest
in the towns and lands of Balhasy, consisting of about 420
acres, which, upon her decease, will revert to her nephew'
the Rev. Robert Eustace, son of the late Lieutenant"
General W. C. Eustace. An estate at Kilcock he has de"
vised to his executor Mr. R. S. Guinness. There are rola,
legacies and annuities. The residue of his property, re"
and personal, he leaves to the Rev. W. Arthurs, of Dysart
Enos, Queen's County.
The will of Vice-Admiral John Drake, R.N., of Castle
Thorpo, near Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire, was
proved in the London Court on the 22d ult. The gallant
Admiral had retired from the service, and died on the 6til
August last, in the city of Bath, having executed his wilt
Aug. 10, 1861. The executors and trustees therein
pointed are his relict, Mrs E, A. Drake ; Henry S. Nellie,
Esq.. of the Colonial. office ; and John Denison Jee, Esql
of Liverpool, architect. The testator has divided his funded
property between his wife and son, John Horatio Drakg)
leaving his relict a life interest in the residue of his Estate,
which, upon her decease, will devolve to the 'a.m.
The will of Thomas Forsyth Forrest, Esq., formerly of
Bolden House, near South Shields, Durham, but late of
Marsden Cottage, in the same locality, was proved in Lon"
don under £OO,OOO personalty. The executors and trustees
are Mrs Sarah Forrest, the relict ; Andrew Stoddart,
of Hunworth; Stephen Hawkes, Esq, Tynemouth ; auu.
John Broughton, Esq., South Shields. To each of the
executors he leaves a legacy of £lOO. To his relict he be
queaths an annuity of £5OO a year in addition to her incon3o
under marriage settlement ; also his residence, with many
other advantages arising from the estate. To each, of bill
two daughters, legacies of £12,000. To his son, Thomas
Forsyth Forrest, he devises his real estate, and leaves to
him the residue of the personalty.

A TREASONABLE DAHLIA.—The Lloyd of Vienna
states that a gardener has been punished at Warsaw for,
having in his possession a dahlia, which, by a caprice 01
nature, was partly red and partly white, the Polish c,olouro•
The commissary of police unfortunately cast his saspiciows
eyes on the flower, and immediately drew up e, report to
superior authority, asking that the gardener should be
punished for making a political demonstration

The Union de l'Ouest says :—" A. recent letter
from Orleans spoke of an interview which had just
taken place between M. Dupanloup and the Duke de Per'
signy, but the person from whom we derived our informs"
tion knew nothing of the subject of their conversation. We
are now informed that the Bishop of Orleans asked the
Duke to intercede with the Emperor in favour of a request
several times presented already by the Journal des Villes Ci
Campognes, to obtain leave to be published daily instead of
three times a week. M. de Persigny is said to have gra"
ciously promised his aid, and the journal in question, the
observations of which relative to the treaty of the 1501
September do not appear to ua to differ sensibly from those
of the France, is likely to obtain the realisation of its
wishes."

THE CORN CROP IN THE UNITED STATES.—I 3
corn the crop i❑ the New England States is fair,
both in quantity and quality, being best in Massachusetts
and poorest in Maine. 'rise Western States have nearly all
suffered slightly, but none so badly as New York, where th°
crop will fall between one half and two thirds below the
average in quantity, with the quality poor. In Canada and
Nova Scotia the quantity and quality range within one
eighth of an average. On the whole the corn crop, witiell
is ono of the chief staples in our country, will afford us more
than enough for home consumption, with a liberal margin
for exportation. The deficiency will not enhance pric Bto
any considerable extent, and the prospects, as comparol
with the anticipations a few months sinoe, are eminently
satisfactory. --Allvtv York