The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS,

The will of Sir Christopher W. Bethel Codrington, Bart.,
M.P., of Dodingten Park, Gloucestershire, was adminis-
tered to on the 9.h inst. It bears date 1851, and a codicil
is added, dated June 22, 1864, Sir Christopher has be-
queathed to his relict, Lady Georgiana Charlotte Anne,
daughter of the seventh Duke of Beaufort, the whole of
his property, her ladyship being the universal legatee un-
der the will. Ills son and heir is a minor in his fourteenth
year.
The will of Sir Francis Edward Scott, Bart., of Great
Barr Hall, Staffordshire, was proved in London, on the 30th
ult., by the, executors, the Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P.,
and Wm. G. Moist, Esq. The personalty was sworn un-
der £60,000. The will bears date Nov. 18, 1863, and was
attested by Sir Win. E. C. Ilartropp, Bart., and the Rev.
Payton Blakiston, Clerk and I%i.D ,of St. Leonardo. The
testator died three days after, at St. Leonarde on-the-Sea,
at the age of 39.. Sir Francis married, in 1854, Mildred
Annex daughter of Sir Wm.' Hartronp, Bart. It is a sin-
gular cirensaatanee that two distinct baronetcies—viz,, those
of Bateman and Seeitt, both created in 1806, met in the
person of the late Baronet, who succeeded to the Bateman
baronetcy in 1824, and ttr that of Scott in 1851. Sir
Francis was the eldest son of the late Sir B. D. Scott,
Bart., by Cathetine Juliana, eldest daughter and co-
heiress of the late Sir Hugh Bateman, Bart. Sir Francis
'Qs bequeathed to his relict an annuity of,lloo beyond her
annuity
linder settlement, To his eldest eon (a minor)
he has devised
e
his real estate and the residue of the
personalty, To ,tlunger son and three daugutere he
leaves legacies of £5,00u eh. Sir Francis has bequeathed
-is to the Midland Institute,
his collection of Linaoges ename._
of £5O to purchase
in Birmingham, together with the sun,
an oak or walnut case to contain them.
The will of Martin Thackeray, Esq., of Gloucester-p:lcel
rortman-square, was proved in the London Court, on the
22d ult., by the execu ors, Augusta Thackeray, the relict,
and Charles De La Pryme, Esq.; the nephew. The per-
sonalty was sworn under £35,000. The teatater was for
many years Vice- erovost of King's College, Unitiersity of
Cambridge. Upon the decease of his widow he bequeaths
to that college all his books, prints, and engravings, in
testimony of his grateful remembrance of the obligations
received by him from the bounty of King Heury Vie and
his anxious desire to protn,ae the stilly of sound and usefut
learning amongst the scholars of the college founded by his
Majesty. He also bequeaths the sum of £1,600,
the divi•
dends to he given to the scholar of King's College educated
in the foundation at Eton who shall, on the examination
each year for Bachelor of Arts, have taken the highest
degree amongst the Wranglers in the mathematical tripes.
The testator bequeaths to his relict a life interest in his
estates
real and personal, appointing her ladyship also resi-
duary legatee; and, upon her decease, devises his freehold
estate to his nephew, Joseph Thackeray, leaving liberal
legacies to his nephews, nieces, and others. To the Bed-
ford Hospital he bequeaths £5OO. This bequest, and the
legacies to the college, are to be paid free of duty.

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES,—A
general meeting of the magistratesof the County of Middle•
sex was held yesterday at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell,
for the transaction of the, usual county business ; Mr Henry
Pownall was in the chair• The prcoeedings, however,
were of the usual routine character, and such as not to call
for a report.

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tffurt- Orfila

HER MAJESTY,

OSBORNE, August 18.
Her Majesty .the Queen gave an entertainment
yesterday afternoon to the boys and girls of the
Whippingham schools in the new school house.
The Queen, eccompanie3 by Prices and Princess
Louis of Hesse, Princess Helena, Princess Louise,
Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, arrived at
the school-house at half-past 5 o'clock, and was re-
ceived by the Rev. G. Prothero, rector of Whipping"
ham. Princess Victoria of Hesse was also present.
The children immediately sat down to tea, after
which they proceeded to a neighbouring field, where
games and reces took place, the commencement of
which was witnessed by the Queen and royal fare*
Viscount and Viscountess Gort, and several ladies
and gentlemen, with their families, residing in te
neighbourhood attended. ed
Her Majesty and the royal family were attended
by Lady Portman, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, the 1-I°n"
Florence Seymour, Baroness de Grancy, Litnt'"
General the Hon. C. Grey, Lieut.-Colonel Du Plat'
Captain von Weeterweller, and Colonel Sir T. 3i
Biddulph.
Her Majesty has received good accounts of his
Royal Highness Prince Alfred, from Norway, where
he proceeded as far as the North; and from he
Royal Highness Prince Arthur, who id making
tour in. Switzerland, attended by Colonel F. oef.
mour and Major Zphinstone. t
Prince Arthur has lately been staying r"
arils
mounix, from whence he ascended on foot tow
Mont Blanc, as far as the Grande Mutes.

The Prince and Princess of v,raleS
Scotland.
The Prince of Wales ties been erjevirg the sOrl
of grouse shooting on the Abergeldie moors since
r:1
the opening day, and with fair success. On Sate
day the Countess oT Fife drove to Abergeldie 03, e
visit to their royal highnesses. On Sunda,'
Prince and Princess of Wales, and his Royal 11.4ig,-
ness the Duke of Cambridge and the Princess ."'
and suite attended the parish churcl of Crathie.
The Rev. W. Anderson, assistant clergYri?,ps
preached an excellent sermon from the wards-- h
it not a little one P'—Gen. xis. 20. The chute
was ell filled.
It s stated that their royal highnesses will be Es;
sorted to Denmark by the Channel fleet, and thtlf
the vessels will rendezvous at Lela) by the 16
September.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of cariabricg°
and Princess Mary of Cambridge, attended by Cb
°1;
Curzon, arrived at Aberdeen on Saturday, oa
way to Deeside. After inspecting the statue a 14,_.
nesses left for Aboy
Prince Consort in Union-street, their royal hign
posting to Abergeldie, on a visit to the Prince+ and
purposes t
Princess of 'Wales. His royal highness
hanour the Earl of Dalhousie by a visit at Brechill
Castle this week for a few days'
nes whence they proceeded
and the noble earl has invited a select party
gentlemen to meet his royal visitor.
' at
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond arrive
Gordon Castle, N. 8., last week, and are now ea:
grouse shooting;
tertaining a select circle of friends. On the first On
two days of grouse shooting on the Blackwater
Glen Fiddich moors the Duke, Lord Bingham, C°
Cok?, and Mr. Coke killed above 140 brace (1'
birds.
His Excellency the Bavarian Minister and the
Baroness de Cetto left the Bavarian Legation, 13
Hill-street, Berkeley-square,yesterday, for Brigbtee
The Marquis and Marchioness of Landsdowne
have arrived on a visit to the Right Hon. J. Fitzn
patrick at Granstown, on their way to Kearney.
The Marchioness (Frances Anne) of LondoscierrY
has arrived at Garron Tower, her svat in Iceland
from Seham Hall.
The Earl and Countess of Bessborough arrived 11t
Bessborough House, Kilkenny, on Monday last.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton, Viscount an
a
Viiicountess Grey de Wilton, and Mr. and Lady
A ice des Vozeax are at present staying at Wei,:
mouth. The party intend to remain until arta to:
regatta next week.
The Earl Beauchamp has gone to Hastings. Tile
noble earl has greatly improved in health.
Tice Earl of ;Stafford has arrived in Paris, from
England.
its Earl de Grey arrived in town yestord9o
evening from a tour of inspection of the tort& t1°134
at present in progress on the coasts of Irelant t't`
England. The countess has also arrived in tell a'n,_
The Earl of Dalhousie is at lavermark, pa
where he is receiving a smell ore,
first party of visiiors• irt
first two days of shooting afforded excellent 1311
nearly 100 birds having fallen to each gun.
°u °
The Earl of Aberdeen has recently beet p
visit to the Ear! of Dalhousie at Brechin C W3l"
Forfarshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Castlerosse lice ars
rived at Kiikenny House, Killarney, after pa. 0"

visit to their Irish seat on tree way. of
The Countess of Erroll gave birth to a 0 oi•„
damns Castle, Aberdeenshire, on the 14th in 4 t.
Viscount Holmesdaie, who has the whole 1 )fe
c It a
he
Invercauld shootings on the north side of the Dee/ e:llias
small portion in the vicinity of Invercauld
arrived at Corndavon Lodge, for the season. c neveer
Lord Edward Cavendish and the Hon.
Lyttelton have been among the visitors to Sir Atig--11
Clifford, at Westfield Houseeltydo.

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DEATH OF DR. R. DUNDAS THO3IsON, F• -I;
uu"4
We have to record the death of Dr. Robe
thrt JO 6:„
e ticientuiv
Thomsen, a gentleman of considerable mark in
world.' He died on Wednesday last at Banat:lbl°' here
W
he was on a visit to his brother. Dr. Thompson was b°ra
in 1805, and was educated at Glasgow, in which university'
he eventually took his degree of doctor of
niedicin e• Aterpractising some time in London he became
connet;ted wit
many of the metropolitan medical societies,
and 5'7313 'IP,
pointed lecturer on chemistry at St. Thomas's liesteio"
having held a similar position in the University of .Gisse.
He was one of the founders of the Blenheim Free OisPeL
sary, an institution which conferred incalculable he'"'"v-
on the poor, and long acted gratuitously as one of its P,bl,-
skims. He also became phyoician of the Scottish Jo";
pita!, on behalf of which his services were always 111°.!
pacdril
ansoce
liaadw:
death
thaetuhtulnl rendered.letydhpapet:ohrposietrfsehotcshfiohdemf
ieLr:e uldcoraiyngerldayioicolifeaenoibtwf
officer
9 a fellow
:Lt: '''-
nen:
eeddEr
bErcei
of eltchi ihosseemehfelm,uts
health
tlti rl,oosr
:tothnochieti
doe:
gtt et
;32orsaydre. al
.e .
tsi
~i3o:clye
icotErli
031 ti
.:.0,,
son, in addition to his medical labours, fact 3,
in .-° " Re-
and edit several scientific works. Amongst I'e"-- a.
I 3
coeds of General Science," 4 ;els ; " 13ritisil •Mildlia.l:l4-
vols.; "
besides
cal and scientific jmorrnya
uyclopeadia of Chemistry, Mineralo,glr'io7i wedi-
siology,"
member ber of ljournals.
D r. contributionsTh
Thomson
nit °sot: ewvass
_. , .
~
ado lifted e
the Royal College of Physicians in 1 '-'°
e th°
p_lenit:EofGbßirOdsU,SiEt
being said
From ail parts ea 1,
-na
Yorkshire moors accounts are received of the ex •"-vo
never been so numerous. The th astutressesvoert atlhyee asrpsotrlat es yra 1013 jai
various. On the moors skirting- the Cleveland district be'.
nags are the rule, owing to the strength and wiluness O'',
the game, but from the extreme north, on Mr telorrires,:
t2or, near Rokeby, the reverse is the case. The party ,;*
m. m,z-ritt, M.P., consisting et that gentleman, Lord liare.:
wood, the 2on. E. Duncombe, ler,p., bir, Tyner, Ctlonel
cs)e)v and Sir G. Wombwell, in one da,
mom; them, and on the next 1.-15
're never known sop ientittil'flo.
8 GRCFbeQUE NOT BUlzitee's--,1,
have bagged
ar i (1
Here
ogl
eeNt
rdh:3sltllGL.6:bNbs
larr:rdus.
--Frederick itoteson is dead, le,o, the groteeque little
actor who, ten years tette, set the wits of London to gwror.
discover ia what lay thd aeeret of his niarvelloug P' gr
Originally sprung from the booths of our country }airs. ,wee
Robson made his debut in London at the Eagle favo-D' lof
Mr Conquest's Grecian. Here he attracted a great de:,_ic,
notice, but it was not before his appear once at the
clever,OlYF
Theatre, in the late Frank Tallourd's exceeding!).
r_4,
burlesque of " Macbeth," that the lull measure of his boereed
became appreciated. Since that time, up booni an ao-
retirement from the stage, the career of RoWO 'couic
interrupted success. His school of
,ficting was _,„treel6°ain
apt to
_.,
than grotesque, and the thoughtful critic was
the smile upon his lips in favour of a more seriou :k; tbe,
:ion whon he saw the quaint, weird little figurne,d
_:sioo.
marvellously expressive lace illustrate feelings g.
_l:au, bat'
which no one could fail to recognise as real]) tw a
:laughter - ° t''
which had a tendency-to of not so much hum
aiti, Lod
feeling of chill terror at the weaknees of poo.r from aooitl•
the slender boundary which divides insanettly
Callot Os °
Robson was no more a burlesque actor tha
c,
_01,.....08
ue b R
caricaturist : he belonged to the grotesque
Queen Of brio auy.