The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

London, 7.

TIM SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1863.

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated News.)
The will of George Stoddart, Esq., her Britannic
Majesty's Consul, and a British merchant in the
island of Madeira, was proved in the London Court
by his two sons-in.law, John Walter Savill, Esq.,
and David Holland Erskine, Esq., of Portugal,
British Consul; and James W. Weldon, Esq , of
the London and Westminster Bank, three of the
executors and trustees. The personal property in
the United Kingdom Ras sworn under £140,000.
The testator died at Torquay, Devon, on the 4th of
October last, having executed his will in July, 1857,
and a codicil in November, 1861. To his wife he
has bequeathed the whole of his furniture and per-
sonal and moveable effects in Madeira, England,
and elsewhere, together with " The Quinta," in
Madeira, and an annuity of £l,OOO. The silver
cup, cover, and stand presented to the testator
by her late Majesty Queen Adelaide is to be
held as heirloom with the Ballendrick estate, in
Scotland, which estate is entailed on his eldest
daughter. All other estates and property in Eng-
land, Scotland, Madeira, the East and West Indies,
and in the United States, he leaves amongst his
children.

The will of Vere Esse Ward, Esq., of Southamp-
ton, was proved in London by his relict, to whom he
has left the whole of his personalty absolutely, and
has bequeated to her his landed property and farm-
ing stock for her lire, and upon her decease to their
issue ; but if none, then to his stepson and step-
daughter.
The late Mrs. A. E. Ward has bequeathed to the
Sussex County Hospital £5OO ; London Hospital
£500; Ratcliff Charity School, £2OO ; Merchant
Seamen's Orphan Asylum, £2OO ; and the Church
Missionary Society, £lOO.

THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY IN THE STRAND.
—A reward of £2OO has been offered for the capture of the
burglars who broke into the premises of Mr. Boore, the
extensive dealer in antique and other jewellery in the
Strand, on the night of the Sth December. The property
stolen consisted of diamond rings of great rarity and value,
earrings, bracelets, watches, mosaics, gold chains, cups,
and flagons; all of which, in addition to its intrinsic worth,
was nearly priceless on the score of antiquity.
FLUCTUATION OF FASHION IN REGARD TO
WlNE.—Rare Lisbon, it has been recently re-
marked, may still be procured, but the public will have
none of it. They ask for Madeira, and get some mixture of
sherry ; yet when Madeira was at its best, that same public
grew weary of it, because the Prince of Wales had d—d it
out of fashion and cursed sherry into being a la mode !
PERISHED IN THE SNOW.—Oa the forenoon of
Sunday the dead body of a man, named James
Mackay, a drover, belonging to Edinburgh, was found on
Middleton Moor, in the parish of Heriot. The deceased
left Edinburgh on Thursday morning in charge of a bul-
lock, which he was to take to Blackhope. In consequence
of the severity of the weather he was unable to take the
animal to its destination, and left it at a farm stealing. He
then proceeded across the moor to give information to the
owner of the animal, and further no trace of him was found
until his dead body was discovered lying in a bed of snow
on the moor by a shepherd. The body of the unfortunate
man, who was 63 years of age, was removed to his residence
in Edinburgh.— Scotsman.

Oyt oi Thursday,;grea ve,n near
Gg
rii3.
akrecweoirly,a ,
eloped surgeon,'wiresiding
with
a young
at
ninamed Brassington. The woman packed
up all
woman,lilhercothng, awl took what money she cound find
from her own home. Her husband being a postman from
Bake Well to Youlgreave, and being away a good portion
of the day, afforded her an opportunity of going away
without exciting suspicion. The fugitives were taken in
the doctor's cat riage to the Roweley Station, en route for
Manchester. The foolish young woman has left four little
children behind her.—Mcifield Ind.7endene.
THE WEST
MINSTER PLAY is to be given in the
College Dormitory on the 10th, 15th, and 17th instant. The
play chosen this year is the " Adelphi," and will be per-
! formed under the management of Mr. Trevor.
THE WORK OF PILE-DRIVING FOR TEE
EM-
BANI of the southern side of the Thames has
been been. begun oppsite Lambeth Palace. Very thertly
1 it is expected that works will be commenced to recover from
P! the river the land on which new St. Thomas's Ilospitq
to stand, ►