The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

WILL of the LATE EARL of St. VINCENT.

The late Earl of St. VixcENT's Will was proved in the Pre-
rogative Court, Doctors' Commons, on the 12th inst., by the
oaths of Osborne Markham, .Esq., Thomas Jervis, Esq., and
Benjamin Tucker, Esq., the executors. The personal estate
being sworn under 30,0001. The estate called, Rochetts, in
Essex, with the freeholds and copyholds, are devised to the
Earl's great niece, Martha Honora Georgina Jervis, and
her heirs male anfemale, with usual entailments: in default,
to Henrietta Elizabeth Jervis, in like manner, with remainder
to Lord Rosehill, the Honourable .lolin Jervis Carnegie, and
others. The manor of Aston, in the county of Stafford, and
all other real property, is left to his great nephew, John
Edward Rickets, in tail male,, subject to an annuity of
3001. for life to the testator's sister, Mary Ricketts, widow.—
The plate is to descend as an heir-loom with the Rochetts
estate ; and amongst articles of value directed to be appropriated
in a similar manner, are a gold medal of Lord Anson ; a dia-
mond snuff-box, presented to the Earl by the Prince Regen
of Portugal ; an enamelled one from the Duchess of Glou-
cester; a medal from his Majesty commemorative of the vic-
tory over the Spanish Fleet on the 14th of February 1797 ; a
sword from the City of London, &c. &c. To Lady Llizabeth
Fane, is given a portrait of the first Earl of Macclesfield ,• all
other pictures accompanied the aforesaid heir-looms : that of old
Richard, a faithful servant of the family, is particularlyilirected
to be preserved. The residue of the personal estate is to be ap-
plied in augmentation of the Aston estate. The will is dated
the 14th of October 1817.

Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, a Cabinet
Council was held at the Foreign Office, which
was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers.
At an early hour on Saturday morning the
Duke of YORK arrived in town from Newmarket.
His Royal Highness afterwards rode out on
horseback, and waited upon the KING for a con-
siderable time.

Yesterday Divine Service was performed at
the King's Palace, Pall-mall, by the Rev. Dr. BLOMBERG.
The Dukes of YORK and CLARENCE visited his
MAJESTY yesterday morning.
Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR had an au-
dience of the Krx _

Saturday evening the Duke and Duchess of
CLARENCE arrived in town from Bushy Park.
Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the
Princess SOPHIA, the Duchess of KENT, and the Princess
FEODOR, visited the Duke and Duchess of CLA.REINcE.

Yesterday Prince LEorot,n, accompanied by
Sir Ronmr GARDINER, attended Divine Service at St.
Phillip's Chapel, Waterloo-place.
FATAL DUEL.—An affair of honour took place
on Friday morning, between Mr. B-s, an
officer on the full-pay, and Mr. G--T, an
officer on the half-pay. The former attended
by Capt. R--s, and the latter by Mr. B-N.
The parties met on Wimbledon Common, and
fought after the French fashion, with the rapier
worn 'by French officers, We regret to say,
after a few passes, both parties were severely
wounded, Mr. B--s was with difficulty removed
to the vitlage, and is not expected to survive.
The quarrel originated in some misunderstanding
respecting a provincial actress. -

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL .19.—A meeting of. the inhabitants
of this vicinity took place at the Old Town Hall, Portsea, yes.
terday, in pursuance of a requisition to the Mayor, to take into
consideration a bill now pending in the House of Commons, in-
titled "a Bill for the better regulating and improving the Fisheries
in the arm of the sea which is situate between the Island of Portsea,
in the county of Southampton and West Wittering, in the county
of Sussex,' which it is consideredi would, if passed into a law,
very materially injure the rights and privileges of the fish.
ermen of Portsmouth, Portsea, and the places adjacent. The
Mayor (D. How, Esq.) was called to the chair, and after
several Gentlemen had delivered their sentiments on the
proposed measure, it was resolved that , the principle of the
Bill ought to be opposed, and to petition the House of Com-
mons against it. 'I he most objectionable clause of the Bill ap-
pears to be that restricting the Fishery to boats of not more
than 14 feet in length.