The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-20 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

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SEARCH OF PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE FROM FRANCE.
—The following is the plan that has been sanctioned by
the Lords Commissioners in dealing with the baggage of
passengers arriving in England from France during the
Paris Exhibition :—All tho registered baggage to be sorted
under their registered numbers, and one of each number
placed on the counter. When the baggage is sorted, and
and previously to the admission of the passengers, the Sur-
veyor of Customs will elect, at the entire discretion, such
register number as he thinks fit for the usual examination,
placing an officer at the counter, against the packages bear-
ing such number. All the passengers to be admitted toge
ther. Those whose numbers are not selected for opening
will at once obtain their packages, on producing to the
officer their baggage tickets, which will be initialled by the
officer on their stating to him that their packages contain
no goods liable to duty. Those whose numbers are selected
will not be detained many minutes (unless they have duty
to pay on cigars or spirits), as the staff of officers will be
proportionate to the number of packages to be examined.

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London Ne2s.)

The will of Miss Elizabeth Wickins, of the
Cathedral-close, New Sarum, Wilts, was proved in
London, April 4, by the executors, Charles 11. Rad-
cliffe, Elliot Morris, and Samuel Heathcott, Esqs.
The personalty was sworn under £45,000. The will
is dated Aug. 5, 1847, and there are seven codicils,
the last dated Aug. 12, 1866. The testatrix died
Dec. 19 following, at the Close, Salisbury, aged 78.
The will is of considerable length, and the legacies
are numerow. There are many bequests in connec-
tion with the cathedral. It was her desire that the
anthem, " Call to Remembrance," should be per-
formed at the choir on the Sunday after her funeral.
Legacies are left to most of the officials engaged in

the services, including the organist, lay vicars, and
choir, down to the organ blower and bell ringer.
She directs the interest of £5OO to be paid to eight
vocalists assisting the vicar choral, which sum she
leaves " to encourage the study and practice of Pro-
testant sacred music from selections of Green, Gib-
bons, Purcel, Jeremiah Clarke, and Croft." She
leaves £lOO to be applied in restoring any portion
of the cathedral, also several volumes of books to
be added to the Sarum Library. She bequeaths
£lOO to the Society for Assisting the Poor Clergy
in Wilts, £lOO to the Matrons' Ward College, and
£lOO to the Salisbury Infirmary. There are various
legacies to her relatives and friends. The residue
of her property, real and personal, she leaves to
Hugh Price, son of Hugh Price, clerk, and Char-
lotte, his wife.

The will of Wm. Gilpin, Esq., of Palewell Lodge,
East Sheen, Surrey, treasurer of Christ's Hospital,
was proved in London, on the Ist inst., by Samuel
Fisher, Esq., of Merchant Taylors' Hall, and Samuel
Timbrell Fisher, Esq., of Threadneedle-street, the
executors and trustees. The personalty was sworn
under £45,000. The will bears date Dec. 20, 1866,
and the testator died Feb. 28 following, at his resi-
dence in Christ's Hospital. His will commences by
leaving legacies to his late wife's family, in fulfil-
ment of his promise to her. He bequeaths to his
widow, to whoni he was but recently married, a
legacy of £3,000, together with other bequests. He
leaves to his daughter Jemima Weatherby, beyond
all other legacies, the interest of £20,000, and at her
decease the principal is to be divided amongst her
children. To his sister, Marian Gilpin, he leaves an
annuity of £lOO. There are legacies to his execu-
tors and to many of his relatives and friends. To
his nephew and godson, Norcliffe Gilpin, he leaves
his estate and residence at East Sheen, and appoints
him residuary legatee. The following are the chari-
table bequests :—To the building fund at Christ's
Hospital, 500 ; to the Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel, the Clergy Orphan School, the Con-
valescent Institution, the Mortlake Friendly Female
Society, and Industrial School, each a legacy of
' £2OO ; to the Society for Promoting Christian
Knowledge, £lOO ; to the Governesses' Benevolent
Institution, a reversion of £5OO on the demise of a
lady who takes a life interest in that sum under his
will. All legacies are to be paid free of duty.
The will of Joshua Burton, Esq., of Roundhay,
Barwick-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, was proved in the
district registry at Wakefield, and the personalty
sworn under £lOO,OOO. The executors are John
Burton, Esq., the testator's brother ; William
Schoolcroft Burton, Esq., of Walton Hall, Bucks,
the nephew ; and William "Wells, Esq., of BradfOrd,
solicitor. The will is dated March 9, 1865, and
the testator died Jan. 31, 1867. He leaves to his
wife all monies she may have accumulated by her
savings and from legacies bequeathed to her,
amounting to the sum of £53,000 and upwards, and
also bequeaths to her an annuity of £5OO. He
leaves to his sister, Mrs. Hill, au annuity of £2OO.
Legacies are left to relatives and others, and to
servants. There are bequests, to the amount of
£3,700, to fifteen institutions of a religious and
charitable nature, many in Leeds and others in
London. The interest of the residue of his property
he leaves to his brother, John Burton, and the
principal thereof, after his decease, to be divided
into six parts, mostly to the issue of his said
brother.

Mrs. Mary Auu Smith, whose personal estate was

sworn under £40,000, has bequeathed £l,OOO to
each of the following institutions : the Shipwrecked
Fishermen and Mariners' Society, the National Life-
boat Institution, Infant Orphan Asylum, Wan-
stead ; Fever Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, Sama-
ritan Free Hospital, and the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Scotch confirmation or testamentary trust
disposition of the late Alex. Maxwell, Esq., has been
sealed in the London Probate Court. The perso-
nalty was estimated for duty as under £150,000.
The wills of the undermentioned have been. re-
cently proved :—the Dowager Lady Mary Haugh-
ten Fielden, under £B,OOO personalty; William T.
Mackrell, £90,000 ; George Robinson, £60,000 ;
the Rev. Thomas 11. Mirehouse, £45,000 ; Frede-
rick Squire, £45,000 ; 11. Crabb Robinson, barris-
ter, £45,000 ; James Beardoc, £45,000.