The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-27 00:00:00

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London News.)
The will of the Right Hon. Lady Olivia Sparrow
was proved in London on the 10th inst. The pet-
s/malty was sworn under £25,000. The executors
and trustees nominated are—her ladyship's grand-
sons, the Duke of Manchester, and the Hon. Lord
Robt. Montagu, M.P. ; her grandson-in-law, the
Earl of Tankerville, P.C.; h'r nephewrthe Earl of
Gosford, K.C. ; together with Evan Baillie and
James Leman, Esq. Lady Olivia was the eldest
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This aged lady, who devoted the greater part
of her life to piety and deeds of benevolence, has
expressed in her will an earnest desire that certain
acts for the welfare of others may be carried out by
her successor after her decease. Her ladyship died
at her residence, Brampton Park, near Huntingdon,
on Feb. 12 last, having executed her will in 1861.
The principal legatees are Lord Robert Moutigu
and Lady Olivia, Countess of Tankerville, to whom
the residue of her real and personal estate is be-
queathed. To her domestic chaplain, the Rev. J.
W. Burke, she leaves an annuity of £2OO, together
with a legacy of £4OO and a residence. To the Vicar
of Brampton the continuance of an annuity of £lOO.
Pecuniary legacies are left to her servants, and to
some a cottage residence. Her ladyship leaves her
freehold chapel at Huntingdon to devisees in trust,
being three of her executors, who are not to confine
themselves
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accordance with the doctrine of the Church of Eng-
land—the pastors being appointed under the mis-
sionary direction. The freehold and family estates
pass under settlement and otherwise to his Grace
the Duke of Manchester.

The will of his Excellency Sir William Steven-
son, K.C.8., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of
the Island of Mauritius, was proved in London on
the 4th inst. by his cousin, the Rev. F. B. Zincke,
8.A., one of the executors; the other executors
appointed being Lady Stephenson, the relict;
William Stevenson, Esq., his son ; and F. A. Ma-
rinden, Esq., his son-in-law. The personal property
in England was sworn under £20,000. Sir William
was appointed governor in 1857; the income then
being £6,000, which was afterwards increased to
£7.000. Sir William executed his will February,
1862, and a codicil the day he died, the 9th January
last. To his relict he has bequeathed, beyond her
settlement on marriage of £B,OOO, a further sum of
£B,OOO for her life; this amount, on her decease, he
leaves to his children. Sir William has also bey
queathed to his relict and issue other legacies. To
his eldest surviving son £4,000, and to a daughter
£2,000, leaving the residue of his property to be
equally divided amongst a'l his children. Legacies
are bequeathed to his brother, Colonel Stevenson,
and to his sisters.

The will of Sir John Wedderburn, Bart., for-
merly of Invereck Lodge and of Keith House, Had-
dington, N. 8., but late of Meredith, near Glouces-
ter, was proved in London, on:the 2d inst., by four
of the executors, namely, Lady Wedderburn, the
relict, John Stirling, Gcorge Ashburn er, and Andrew
Webster, Esqrs. The other executors are his son-
in-law, Lieutenant-Colonel W. Hope, c. 8., his
nephews, the Hon. Charles Hope and Colonel Philip
Dundas ; and Archibald Brown and D. S. Chris-
topher, Eqrs. The personal property in the United
Kingdom was sworn under £30,000. The will bears
date February, 1862, and is drawn up in the Scotch
form, reference being made in the heritable property
and to prior settlements in connexion with the family
estate. The testator bequeaths to his relict, Lady.
Wedderburn, a life interest in the whole of his dis-
posable property for the support of herself and chil-

dren, giving her ladyship a power of disposition
over a portion thereof by her will. The residue, on
her decease, is to be divided amongst their children.
The testator directs that upon the decease of his
relict the several testimonials and presentations of
plate and jewels, and the valuable service of plate
presented to him by his European and other friends
upon his quitting India, shall be retained in the
family and descend as heirlooms, together with cer-
tain paintings, books, and other valuables. Sir John

was formerly in the Hon. East India Company's
civil service, on the Bombay establishment. He

succeeded to the baronetcy in 1868, and attained
the age of 73.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAvlLiaBMDanUe.Ein.eis
...,.
.....
may
14.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton...l...May 19.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. May 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena., May 3.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. May 2.
'via Marseilles ...Apr. 27.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Apr. 25.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 2.
via Marseilles Apr. 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Apr. 25.
via Marseilles May 6.
Portugal.... May 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Apr 25.
via Marseilles Apr. 27.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Apr. 29,
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. Apr. —.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerifte May 10.
Bahamas, •
via New York
Mexico .... Apr. 28.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Apr. 28.
California, and British Columbia..

SALE OF THE BICKNELL COLLECTION.--This
great event of the picture sale season, Which has
been looked to with the greatest interest for some weeks
past, came off on Saturday last. The ten pictures by J.
M. W. Turner, R.A.,, brought £17,361 10s. '1 ho four pic-
tures by Mr. Stanfield, R.A,, realised £6,404. The pictures
by David Roberts, R.A., brought £5,276 ss. The large
picture by Sir W. Callcott, with cattle, finished by Sir 1.4
Landseer, sold for £3,197, 10s. to Mr. Agnew. The three
pictures by Sir Edwin Landow, "The Smile" and "The
Frown," the well-known engraved pictures by T. Webster,
R.A., were sold together for £1,680, and " Good Night" for
£1,207 100. The other paintings realised high prices. The
total of the sale, including the sculpture, amounted to
£i8,600.
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY BY THE CHEROKEE IN-
DIANS.—Much has been said, and with justice, of the
grievous mistake made by the missionaries of the .AmiTiee, n
Board, in so introducing the Gospel and its attendant citvi
ti-
cation among the Indians of the South-Wee ,
it resulted in making them devoted supporters of
great ce the mad and
most grievously
slavery, and prepared them
rebel-
lion for which their tribes have indeed . .
shall have to credit it to the
suffered. But in turn we .
suicidal step of joining their fokirtuntal:ese
that the Cherokees have bteu
Indian Christian civilisation.
the
communit3 in all country to accept and
tile foremost wait.thonthe
in regard, plain lessons a the hour to the question
app.), the
of slavery and its Pr°l3!r dieposal. The Cherokee National
Council, the same which two years ago passed th '
e ordi-
f secession under the threats and
nance o
blandishments of
artless renegade Albert S. pik
February last, and for its first act unanimously et reassembled in
ordinance. They then. deposed from inaously repealed the
every man who should continue • office and disqualified
to the United States. Neat a
lawe in rebellion or be disloyal
a commission to go to Washington was enacted appointing
Government for the restoration and negotiate with the
to agree to an of their affairs, with autho-
ritywhich should be yplan of compensated emancipation
done this, they taccepted by the Border States. Having
that it did noi. paused, reviewed the situation, and found.
and right.satisfy
Athebilindian idea
as of straightfor-
wardness
immediate and unconditional abolwition introducedof
slavery,
andfor a
f t theer
an earnest and eloquent discussion, it was carried tenni-
pliantly, and the Cherokee nation leads the United States.
In the debate every objection and difficulty was met with
one reply, that slavery was the one cause of their troubles,
and that there could be no peace for their country until it
was annihilated; and that in the greatness of the occasion
the Cherokee nation could afford to do right, looking for
God's blessing on their cause, and leaving the consequences
to His wisdom and g,odness,--Correspendent of the Leas
Mercury.
THE DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES.—American
advises gives the following as ~ an accurate and
States :"
official statement of the bonded debt Unitedof-thonts
in
1884
—Seven-thirties, convertible in sixl per cents, due
6,10 per cent.
139,996,950 dole. Average annudaolem,
average annual in-
Six per Cents. debt, 92,625,905 dole.;
debt,' 30,483,000 dole. ;
per Cents. terest, 6 per cent. Five
Certificates, 273,880,176
l interest, 5 per cent. .
d States notes, average annual
interest, 5.60. Unite
dole. ;average annual
interest. Requisitions,4o,64o,6ls dole.;
345,663,600 dole.; no
t amount, 929,186,147 dole. Aggre.
gate
annual interest,
no interest. Aggrega-e 3.33 per cent. "This amount," eb.,
serves a
,i is less than the public wail
New York journal,
led to apprehend it would be by the statements made in the
the fi
nancee ''
of the congressional debates on
course
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