The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-06 00:00:00

THE WILL OF HE.R ROYAL HIGHNESS THE
DUCHESS OF O.RLEANS.

A . letter from New York, dated Aug. 24, says
the Atlantic telegraph still towers above all other
alaj% cts in public interest, as much as it surpasses
all of her interests of the present day in importance.
To lig upon this side of the Atlantic, the day that
saw the cable stretched from shore to shore, so as
to put us in immediate communication with the
Old World, is second in importance only to that
when the new shores first broke to Columbus's view.
Forgetting that the Old World does not look upon
the enterprise with the same eyes, we wonder that
the wild enthusiasm with-which success was greeted
here has not been responded to in London. When
I last wrote -we had just finished the first demon-
stration by burning down a part of the City-
hall—an outburst which the Mayor facetiously
suggested should be followed by the destruction
of the Mansion-house in ond. On he folow-
ing day . the Niagara arri L
ved.on Its wast aboutl five
o'clock in the afternoon. As she sailed up the
beautiful bay it was alive with steamers carrying
persons from their business to their summer
homes. The sun was shining brightly, the air was
t ransparently clear, and the heavens were of the
deepest blue. Boat after boat, passing under her
stern or across her bows, greeted her with enthu-
siastic cheers, and several, turning in her wake,
kept her company up the bay. Th cannon of the
quarantine forts and of the foreign men-of-war in
the harbour greeted her with salutes, and at the
battery she was welcomed by the huzzas of several
thousands. She was at once taken round to the
Navy-yard at Brooklyn. Her procession up the
East River, through the shipping of New York,
escorted by steamers and ferryboats, every craft
dressed and crowded, was triumphant beyond ex-
pectation—l had almost said beyond imagination.
The next day the Herald published its corre-
spondent's account of the voyage of the Niagara.
When this letter reaches you it will probably be
too late for many extracts from this journal. 'You
may perhaps have room for at least the account of
the landinc, of the cable at Trinity Bay :
" About 20 minutes after we started from the
beach we_reached the station of the Atlantic tele-
graph on this side of the ocean, where we found
some half-dozen of the inmates awaiting our arrival.
The station is a large frame building, two stories
high, and eight windows wide. On the first floor
is a kitchen, an office, and a sitting apartment,
dignified with the title of parlour. The door opens
on the side of the house, and there is no means of
exit from the front, for the simple reason that the
first story is eight or ten feet from the ground.
This singular arrangement is explained by the fact
that the building is situate on the east side of a hill,
and that there is a considerable difference between
the height of the front and back walls. The second
story is divided into sleeping apartments separated
by a single corridor, and the whole establishment
will lodge about a dozen *persons. A beginning has
been made in the clearing away of the forest in the
immediate vicinity of the house, and in the course
of a year they will have as pleasant and as com-
fortable a dwelling, perhaps, as any in Newfound-
land, if it should not have all the luxuries of civi-
lised life: Of the details of domestic life at the
telegraph station more will be said hereafter.
Meantime we must continue the particulars of our
narrative.
" On the arrival of the procession the cable is
brought up to the house and the end placed in con-
nection with the instrument. The deflection of the
needle on the galvanometer gives incontrovertible
evidence that the electrical condition of the cable is
satisfactory. The question now is how shall we
properly celebrate the consummation of that great
event ? How, but by an acknowledgment to that
Providence without whose favour the enterprise
must have ended in disaster and defeat. Every one
feels that this is all that is necessary to make the
celebration complete, and to make the undertaking
as the work of two great Christian nations. When,
therefore, they all gathered together before the
telegraph station they understood the purpose for
which they were assembled. Captain Hudson took
up his position on a pile of boards, the officers and
men standing round amid shavings, stumps of trees,
pieces of broken furniture, sheets of copper, tele-
graph batteries, little mounds of lime and mortar,
branches of trees, huge boulders, and a long cata-
logue of other things equally incongruous.
" We have,' said the captain, ' just accomplished
a work which has attracted the attention and en-
listed the interest of the whole world.' That
work,' he continued, ' has been performed, not by
ourselves ; there has been an Almighty hand over
us and aiding us, and without the Divine assistance
thus extended us, success was impossible. With
this conviction firmly impressed upon our minds, it
becomes our duty to acknowledge our indebtedness
to that overruling Providence who holds the sea in
the hollow of his hand. ' Not unto us, Oh Lord,
not unto us, but to Thy name, be all the glory.'
I hope the day will never come when, in all our
works, we shall refuse to acknowledge the over-
ruling hand of a Divine and Almighty Power. It
is He who can rebuke the winds and calm the seas.
He works in a mysterious way for his people. His
path is on the mighty waters. We have seen His
power in the tempest, and when we have called
upon Him in the time of trouble He has heard our
voice. And yet how ungrateful we are for all
His favours, and how soon we forget Him when
the trouble passes away, like the summer cloud
or the morning dew. On a solemn occasion
like the present we should feel more par-
ticularly our indebtedness to Him, and it is
with a feeling of heartfelt gratitude we should
acknowledge the many favours which He has be-
stowed upon us. There are none here, I am sure,
whose hearts are not overflowing with feelings of
the liveliest gratitude to Him, in view of the great
work which has been accomplished through His
permission, and who are not willing, to join in a
prayer or thanksgiving for its successful termina-
tion. I will therefore ask you to join me in the
following prayer, which is the same, with a few
necessary alterations, that was offered: for the lay-
ing of the cable :
" 0, eternal Lord God, who alone spreadest out
the heavens and rulest the raging of the sea, who
hast compassed the waters with bounds till day
and night come to an end, and whom the winds
and the sea obey—look down in mercy, we beseech
Thce, upon us Thy servants, who now approach
the throne of grace, and let our prayer ascend
before Thee with acceptance. Thou hast com-
manded and encouraged us in all our ways to
acknowledge Thee, and to commit our works to
Thee ; and Thou hast graciously promised to direct
our paths and to prosper our handiwork. We
desire now to thank Thee, believing that without
Thy help and blessing nothing can prosper or
succeed, and we desire humbly to commit all who
have been engaged in this undertaking to Thy care,
protection, and guidance. It has pleased Thee to
enable us to complete what we have been led by
Thy providence to undertake, that being begun
and carried on in the spirit of prayer and in depen-
dence upon Thee, it may tend to Thy glory, and
to the good of all nations, by promoting the in-
crease of unity, peace, and concord. May Thy
hand of power and mercy be so acknowledged by
all that the language of every heart may be, " Not
unto us, 0 Lord ; not unto us, but unto Thy name
give glory ;" that so Thy name may be hallowed,
and magnified in us and by us. Thou hast con-
trolled the winds and the sea by Thy almighty
power, and granted us such favourable weather
that we were enabled to lay the cable safely and
effectually. Finally, we beseech Thee to implant
within us a spirit of humility and childlike depen-
dence upon Thee ; and to teach us to feel, as well
as to say, " If the Lord will, we shall do this
or
that." Hear us, 0 Lord, and hear us in the se our
petitions according to Thy previous promise, for
Jesus Christ's sake.'
" The ' Amen' which followed the conclusion of
this prayer showed what a sincere response it re-
ceived from the hearts of all present, and the depth
of feeling it excited."
The same evening most of the prominent persons
in town, including Lord Napier, called upon Mr.
Field.
On the following evening Mr. Field
cards for a reception. is own house. (a larglessounee)
and his brother's house adjoining it were thrown
open. Both were
In dwelling filled with an enthusiastic com-
pany.foenit
itheLse little details I fear
that I cannot make i
enxoitoonadon how the success
of this expedition has
than one-half
whole heart
of this large
town, More than
origin. Of the
_ of our
population are of E
native element there are few or none among o t theher
leading business men that have not crossed the
Atlantic—few' who have not friends c
side, none who are not observant of European
news and European politics. To all, London,
Paris, Berlin, and Vienna are now brought
into instant communication. To say that they
feel this, that they are excited by it, is to feebly
represent the great enthusiasm which per-
meates the whole mass, and rouses it to such
demonstrations of interest. This it was which
gathered together in August so large a congratula-
tory meeting at Mr. Field's house, and which col-
lected the thousands of uninvited guests about his
door ; which brought there a band to serenade
him, and called out the hearty huzzas in response
to his speech from the balcony, to which the good-
natured crowd summoned him about midnight.

APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of medi-
cine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, Sept.
2, 1858 :—George Sellwyn Morris, Guisborough, Yorkshire;
Morell Mackenzie ; Edwin Wilkes, Salisbury, Wilts ; John
Dearden, Ac9rin6ton. In addition, one gentleman passed
bia find extuumatio4

(From the _Liverpool Albion)
This remarkable and hitherto unpublished docu-
ment having had to be proved in Doctors' Conmwns,
we are enabled to lay it before our readers :
This is my will. In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. In dying
I commend my soul to God, and in the name of
Jesus Christ I implore His infinite mercy, praying
Him to receive me in the eternal abode, there to re-

unite me to those for whom I have mourned upon
this earth. I leave my maternal blessing to my be-
loved sons, and pray the Lord to guide them through
this life, to give them prosperous days, and to grant
them eternal felicity when they shall have nobly
fulfilled their destinies here below. I bid them here
a last adieu, whilst thanking them for the happiness
they have contributed to my existence. I entreat
the Queen to accept the last expression of my re-
spectful gratitude. I bid farewell to my mother, to
whom I owe so much ; to my brothers and sisters,
for whom I have ever felt sincere affection ; to my
mother's family, whose tender hospitality has light-
ened the bitterness of exile of my sons and myself;
to my friends and servants, whose fidelity in the
midst of misfortune has inspired me with grateful
attachment ; and, finally, I bid farewell to France,
which I have loved so much, and where the happiest
years of my life have glided away. I recommend
my sons never to forget that the fear of God is the
beginning of all wisdom, that it is a guide and bea-
con in prosperity, and a stay amidst misfortune ; to
remain ever faithful to the precepts of their childhood,
and continue steadfast likewise in their political
faith. May they observe it both by their constancy
in adversity and exile and by their firmness and
devoted patriotism when the course of events shall
restore them to their liberty. May France, restored
to her dignity and liberty, may constitutional
France reckon upon them to defend her honour, her
grandeur, and her interests, and may she find once
more in them the wisdom f their grandfather and
•the chivalrous qualities of their father. They should
ever bear in mind the political principles which
have made the glory of their house, which their
' grandfather faithfully observed upon the throne,
and which his father, as his will and testament
bears witness, ardently adopted. His last directions
have been the guiding rule of their education. In
quitting this world I recommend my children to
the Queen. My beloved son, the Count de Paris,
will obtain his majority the moment my will shall
take effect ; yet, notwithstanding this, I count
upon the moral influence of the Queen and on her
respected authority to replace me in his counsels ;
I likewise reckon upon her maternal solicitude in
entreating her to accept the guardianship of my
beloved son, the Duke de Chartres. Such duty will
not, I trust, appear to her too onerous, for I beg my
brothers to assist the Queen in the administration
of the fortune of their nephews. I know full well
the feelings which animate them for the children
of their deplored brother, and I am sure that they
will at all times testify towards them a sincere af-
fection. I charge my sons to remain ever closely
united; the indissoluble union of the two brothers
forming the condition of their strength and mutual
happiness. I desire that my eldest son shall, from
the day that his legal majority permits him, take
part in the family council appointed to watch over
the interests of his younger brother. It is also my
desire that those tried and faithful friends who
have surrounded my sons, and who, after having
been the devoted adherents of their father, have
never ceased to give us proofs of attachment in ad-
versity, will still continue to remain about them.
Having acknowledged that the property and secu-
rities comprised in the deed known in English as
the indenture or deed of trusteeship, dated the 28th
of July, 1849, are my personal property, save the
giving an indemnity to my children for the sums in
which I might be indebted to them as guardian
in the exercise of the right which I reserved to
myself by the said deed, and by an additional one
in continuation thereof, dated in the year 1853
(both deposited with Mr. Coutts, of London), I
declare hereby to revoke, abrogate, and annul, in
the most complete and absolute manner, all and
every the clauses, conditions, and stipulations of
the said deed, wishing and intending that such
deed be considered as null and of no effect, and as
though it never had existed, it being my wish and
intention that the said property and securities
shall revert freely, and without any and_
of
transfer, substitution, or other charge, to my per-
sonal fortune, so that I may do with and dispose of
the same as I may think fitting. I make this pro-
vision in case the aforesaid deed and its continua-
tion should not have been revoked and annulled
before my death, it being my express will that my
property, the securities of which it is composed,
everything which might and should legally
revert to me, and indeed all that I am
at liberty to dispose of, shall be equally
divided between my two children. With
this intention I likewise divide between
them, as equitably as possible, the following articles
in my possession, leaving, to wit, to the Count de
Paris, my pearl necklace in four rows, which he
will, I trust, one day give to the Countess de Paris;
the six diamond pendants with chain ; the red
album, containing the fine collection of water-
colours by French artists, which belonged to the
Duke d'Orleans ; all my furs, and Seheffer's picture
of The Holy Women' (les Saintes Femmes). To
the Duke de Chartres, my set of pearls, composed of
brooches, pins, eardrops, bracelets, and a diadem.
This set came to me from his godmother, my aunt
Adelaide. My ruby bracelet, bequeathed by the
Queen of the Belgians; two ruby buttons; the
sapphire ring and the ruby ring ; my fine cup in
lapis ; the Prayer-book which was made by his
father's order ; the necessaire d'armes, and my
lace. I hope that these jewels and lace may be
worn by a Duchess de Chatres. Besides the
foregoing articles, I bequeath, as souvenirs to
the Count de Paris, the large portrait of his
father, by Ingres ; the marble bust of his
father, by Tallet ; the large picture of ' The
Iron Gates,' by Dauzats ; the small picture of the
Col de Teniah,' by Philippoteaux ; all his father's
manuscripts, papers, letters, small notebooks, as
well as his father's letters addressed to myself. I
know that he will always look upon these papers as
a precious treasure, and I believe that he will one
day be enabled to use them with discrimination, so
as to make known the character of him whom
France has mourned without' even being aware of
all his merit. I leave him the portraits of my two
mothers ; the water-colour, by IVinterhalter, re-
presenting the Queen with the children of the
Duke de Nemours ; the oil portrait of the Duke de
Chartres, by Winterhalter ; the fine poniard ordered
by my sister-in-law, the Duchess of Wurtemberg,
for the Duke d'Orleans ; two of the albums, con-
taining his father's drawings ; the Psyche, which
was presented to me, by the city of Paris on
the occasion of my marriage ; the equestrian sta-
tuette, in bronze, of his father upon a pedestal
of black marble ; the large pendule of Breguet,
which struck the hour of his birth, as well as
the chimney ornaments belonging to it ; the ena-
melled box containing his father's watch and
several other souvenirs; the case containing the
seal and silver-gilt knives, which I always use ;
one-half the fine engravings of his father's portrait,
by Ingres ; the small water-colour of the Duke d'
Orleans on horseback, copied from H. Vernet ; one
of my four beautiful fans ; my marriage fan, in
filagree, which has been used also by the Queen ;
his coral, which aIL tbe Queen's children have like-
wise used ; my bracelet, containing a portrait of
his father, intended for his wife ; my carved pray-
ing-desk, containing his father's mask ; my papers,
lette rs small nooks of souvenirs, which I have left
in En g:r rd ; his father's sword, which he wore on
the day of his death, and the palm which was pre-
sented to him by his Division on his return from
the Iron Gates. I bequeath as souvenirs to the
Duke de Chartres the equestrian portrait of the
Duke d'Orleans by De Drcun ; the small portrait of
his father, by Ingres ; the large picture of the " Col
de Teniah," by H. Vernet ; the head, in marble, of
his father, copied from the Mausoleum of Triquetty ;
the water-colour of the Queen by Winterhalter ; my
portrait, by Henriquel Dupont ; the furniture of
my desk (inkstand, penholder, and blotting-book
in silver-gilt); the miniature of his godmother; my
small watch ; the " carnet," in tortoise shell and
gold, adorned with family -portraits ; one of my
four beautiful painted fans ; the bracelet, adorned
intended
for his portrait and that of his father,
for the Duchess de Chartres • the water-colour of
Eugene Lamy, representing
the
Review of the Chas-
seurs d'Orleans at the Tuileries, 1840 ; the large
portrait of the Count de Paris when an infant, by
Winterhaltcr ; two or the albums, containing, draw-
ings of the Duke d'Orleans ; the other half of the
engravings of the portrait of his father, by Ingres ;
the triumphal arch Djimilah, by Dauzats ; my Alex-
andre organ ; my marriage corbeille ; and my eques-
trian statuette, in bronze, of his father,. with the
anda specialfwhiche
two bronze vases
ist
tahcceosmoipna,ennyirist.whlichhavlebseetg
down upon
affection,
cfronil,y
and I ndess. to accept as a last token of
themselves there my
sons to divide be-
tween,
suchremainder of the articles
I may leave, as albums,ln their
power, bronzes,the
books, furniture, and sundry:
lie ti my
-
sons I desire
sons to fulfil, as far as may
wishes that I shall hereafter express and suilecohnntia.teshalet
may subsequently express in codicileoism.l
them to continue to Monsieur do B
faithful friend of their father, of themselves, and
me, as well as to Monsieur Asseline, who for so
many years has shown us such deep attachment,
the annual sums of 4,000 f. each ; to Madame de
Bontems, my former governess, the annual sum of
4,000 f. ; to Monsieur.Kennecke, my.,tutor, the an-
nual sum of 1,600 f; to Madame Gassier, the annual