The Sun.
London, England, 1805-12-25 00:00:00

CODICIL.

I, HORATIO Viscount NELSON Of the Nile, of
Burnham Thorpe, in the County of Norfolk, and
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, and Duke of Bronte, in the kingdom of Far-;:
ther Sicily, having, to my last Will and Testament,
which bears date on or about the inth day of May,
in the year of our Lord, 1803, made and published
a Codicil, bearing date the i3th day of the same
month, do make and 'publish a further Codicil to
the same last Will and Testament, in manner fol-
lowing:-=that is to say, I give and bequeath to Miss
HORATIA NELSONTIIomrsoN (who was baptised on
the I ath day of May last, in the parish of St. Mary-
le-Bonne, in the County Of. Middlesex, by BENJA-;
MIN LAURENCE, Curate, and JOHN Wri.t.ocx, As-
sistant Clerk, (and who I acknowledge as my adopted,
daughter) the sum of 4000 L sterling money of Great
Britain, to be, paid at the expiration of six months
dfter my decease, or Sooner if possible ; and I leave
my dearest friend' Emma, Lady HAMILTON, Role .
guardian Of the said HORATIA NELSON THOMPSON,
until she shall have arrived at the' age of 18 years;:
and the interest of the-said .40001; to be paid to
Lady UANivrot4, for her education andpaintenance.
This request of guardianship I earnestly make of
Lady HAMILTON, knowing that she will, educate my
adopted child in the paths of religion and, virtue, and
' give her those accomplishments which so much adorn
her,elf, and I hope make tier a fit wife for my dear
nephew, HORATIO NELSON, who I Wish to many
her, .if le proves worthy, in Lady HAMILTON'S esti-
mation, et such a treasure as. I am sure she will be.
Farther, I direel-that the legacies by this my Codi-
cil, as well as those by my last Will and Testament,
given and bequeathed, shall be paid and discharged ,
from and Out of .my personal estate only, and shall
not he charged, , or chargeable, upon my real estates
in thy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
and in the Kingdom of Farther Sicily, or any or
either of them, or .any part thereof. In all other
respeeb, I ratify and confirm my said last Will
and Testament and .former Codicil. In witness
whereof, I, the said. Holum° Viscount-NELspu and-
Duke of /3RONTE, have to this Codicil, all in my
Own hand-writing, and contained in One sheet of
paper, set-my hand and seal this sixth day of Sep-
ternber, in the year of Our Lord Ofip Thousand-
Eight Hundred and Three.

(Signed) NELSON and BRONTE.
Sined,. sealed, and publiskedhy the -
yight Nan. fic,!nTio Viscount

NtisoN, Duke of Brame, as and for

a Codicil to his last Will and Testa.
moot, in tho presence of
G Eq. NI U it It AYo First Captain of the Viaory.
(OLIN SCOTT, Secretary.

Lord NELsott, in his will, has direCted, that if it
shall please his Sovereign to grant a continuance of
his pension of ond thousand pounds per annum to
Lady NIMSOII, that the direEtion in his will to raise
a sum of moue• to be vested in the Funds, to pay

her Ladyship an annuity of one thousand pound's
per annum, shall be void. 1
A Codicil, in his own writing; direas,' that one
hundred pounds per annum b pald to tha widow of
his brother AlAutticE.

The fzist Codicil alinexed to his Lord Ship's Winll is
(i4te..cl Septemer last, and gives to Lady
TON all the hay tin his estate,at Merton.

His Lordship his given fill power to his Trustees
to dispose or exchange the whole of his Italian
estates.

. .
The remains of the ilhiSti'lol.lS• NELsoi,*ere yes-
terday landed at Greenwich. They were put en
board the' Chathanz Yacht .at Sheerness on. Monday
morning, wlfich immediately sailed with the_pteci
ous relic. 'the coffin, covered with an' ensign, was
placed on the deck. All the Vessels in the River,
while the Yacht was passing, heisted' theit, colours
half Mast high; the Forts on both sides the River
at Tilbury .and thavesend, fired .minute ,guns, and
many of the Vessels-also paid the same honourable
tribute .of respe& to the corpse of the illustrious
Chieftain. The bells were tolled, and afterwards
rung it muffled peal. ' The wind being unfavour-
able, the Ykicht was obliged to anchor of}_ Gallyons
Point, where it remained the Whole of Monday
night, and yesterday morning it proceeded toGreen-
,
As it passed by the Arsenal at Woolwich, the
Royal Artillery were stationed along the shore, to
pay the last tribute of respect to the regretted
Hero.' Immediately on the Yacht's. doubling the
point, minute guns were, discharged from the East
Wharf, the regimental Band playing -a mournful
dirge, while the Soldiers rested on their arms re-
versed. All the Officers•were in military mourning.
The tont ensemble presented a scene of the most
mournful grandeur. The military line, composed of
that truly line Corps,. extended upwards ofa mile along
the Coast.; each eye was suffused with tearsof manly
sorrow, and each heart, though envying the proUd
lustre of the Hero's, exit, could not but be melted at
the recolleaion of his fate. The Union flag was
hoisted half ,mast high, and each Vessel by which
they passed, paid the due solemn tribute to the illus-
trious relics. On the arrival of.the Yacht at Green-
wich the same ceremony was observed as at Wool-
wich. ,The Militia and Volunteer Corps were drawn
out, the Ship saluted, and on the landing of the
Body the bells were mournfully tolled. The precis
0113 relic is, for the present, deposited in the
Painted- Hall. Immediately on its being landed
Lord Hoot) came to town to receive the final in- ,
strations of Lord HAWKODURY respe&ing its
conveyance to town. Tile grand Funeral Proces,:.
sion, we understand, takes place on Friday, the loth
of January:

. ,
The preparations fur the Interment of the thus-,
trious NELSON in,St.. Paul's Cathedral are going on
with the utmost expedition. Since Saturday morn-
ing the scaffolding has assumed something like a
model of the intended proceedings. .The
tion of the seats is as• follows, namely, under the
dome, in each archway, in the front of the piers,
and in the gallery-over the choir. .The form of the
seats under the dome will take the shape of the
dome, namely, a circular appearance. The first seat,
will be ex: 41y six feet frour the ground, and the'
others will rise in regular gri'idation six inches one
above another. There are to be eight tier 61" scats in
the whole, and the order will be thus arranged:

lo,eath half of the. circular seats under the dome,
allow ing one foot six incites to etch person, will contain Sz
Eight seats will held full 656 persons--twice 656 is 1312
There Will be seats placed hetween every arch to the
great Western door, which will contain as follows:
Each archway, (rent the dome to the Western gait:,
will contain 187—six times illy is - I 122
in front of the piers; front ditto to ditto 26z
From the iron rails to join the circular seats in the
dome, 40 on each side -
Each box, front the iron railing to the Choir will
contain 140 - - • 280

Total 300
The dome will be occupied by the City Com-
panies.

Likewise, under the donie, there Will be seats for
thirteen h►andred and fifty persons. There will 'be
still remaining an open area of about five or six feet
for persons to stand who have not tickets for seats.
An iron railing will also be placed from the donie to
the grand western entrance, wherein People will be
allowed to stand. The front standing places under
the dome, and around the grave, will be occupied by
the crew of the Yidlory (Lord NBLSON'S Ship), each
man wearing a badge of distiwition.

Besides the seats Ind the stanLling-room there will
be about 70 or 80 feet clear :4pace all. around the
grave, which will be occupied by. the principal
mourners and persons attached, to the funeral. pro-
cession.

The order of the seats in, the Choir will be thus
disposed principal seats are to be littetrup
for the accommodation of the Archbishop of CAN-
TERBURY, the Lord President of the Council, Lord
Privy Seal, Garter King at Arms, and the other
Principal Officers of State ; the Lo RD MAYOR, the
Mace, Purse, .mid Tran-bearer of hi Lordship ;
the Loid Chancellor and suite ; the Speaker of the
House of Commons.

The other seats are to be occupied by the Mem-
bers of both Houses of Paliament. The Peeresses,
Judges, and Foreign Ministers, and the Privy Coun-
cillors, the latter not being Peers, are to be provider.;
with seats. Peers' sons, the Dean and Chapteritind
their friends, are to be accommodated wit-lo'seats in
the circular end of the choir, next ttle communion
table.

•
The Gallery will be occ.apred by Naval Officers,
the Deputy Lieutenants, and the Lord Chamberlain,
together with atich of the Members of the House of
Commons, tti cannot be provided with seats in the
Cbcnr. The Gallery will contain about 600 persons.
The Funeral Procession will enter at the Great
Western Door, and pass through the middle-Aisle to
the Choir, wherein the Body. will be placed on a
Bier, erected on 3 raised Natrona opposite to the
Eagle Doik. The ceremony used on such occasions
will be performed by the Bishop of London, assisted
by the Dean and Clergy belonginz to the Cathedral.

On Friday and Saturday the first and second Di-
visions of the o.th Re:,iment of Light Dragoons
marched into Brighton trork Guildford, on their
route to Bletchington, and other situations along the
Coast, to repl3c6 the gth Regiment, ordered to em-
bark for the Continent. The 4th Dragoons, at fiat
intended for the toast day, raceive2 Nwfrit.,,,