The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-18 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

OSBORNE, May 17.

The Queen and Princess Louise drove out yester-
dayafternoon, attended by the llon. Mrs. Gordon,
and her Majesty and her Royal Highness rode on
ponies in the grounds this morning, attended by
the Hon. Emily Cathcart.
Piince Leopold and Princess Beatrice walked
out.

The Queen held a Council at Osborne at one
o'clock to-day, at which were present the Duke of
Marlborough, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Right
lion. Spencer Walpole, and the Right Hop.
Gathorne hardy.

Previous to the Council the Right Hon. Spencer
Walpole, Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, had an audience of the Queen, and delivered
up to her Majesty the seals of his office, which her
Majesty conferred upon the Right lion. Gathorne
Hardy at the Council. •

The Duchess of Cleveland gave her first dancing
party this season last night at the ducal residence in St
James's-square.

The Duke and Duchess of Argyll arrived at In-
verary Castlo on Tuesday last for a short stay. His grace
had been suffering from severe influenza, but is noW
better.

The Earl and Countess of Seafield have arrived
at the Clarendon Hotel from Cullen House, Banffshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Ashbrook have arrived
at the South Kensington Hotel, Queen's-gate-terraeo,
South Kensington.

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(Horn the Illustrated Landon News.)
The will of Sir Robt. Smirke was proved in the e
London Courtoon the 7th inst., and the personalty
sworn under £90,000. The executors and trustees
appointed are his brothers, Edward Smirke and Syd-
ney Smirke, Esqs. Sir Robert was for many years
architect to the Board of Public Works and Build-
ings. He attained the age of 87, and died at his re-
sidence, Suffolk-square, Cheltenham, on. the 18th
April last, having executed his will in 1861. Sir
Robert has left the bulk of his property to his only
daughter, Laura, wife of Capt. Lambert, with power
of disposition by her in favour of her issue. He be-
queaths to the two sisters of his late wife an annuity
of £lOO, with the enjoyment of. a residence at
Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, whilst unmarried.
He bequeaths to his ward, Elizabeth Hale, who re-
sided with him, the interest of £15,000. He be-
queaths to his brother Thomas a legacy of £2OO ; to
his brothers Edward and Sydney, his executors,
each £5OO ; and to each of the children of his late
sister Sarah £lOO ; all legacies to be paid free of
duty ; and appoints his daughter Laura
,residuary
legatee, leaving to her his residence at Cheltenham,
and the furniture and effects there and at his house
at S t anmore.

The will of Neville Loftus Bland, Esq., Q.C., for-
merly M.P. for King's County, was proved in Lon-
don on the 11th ult. by his brothpr-in-law, the sur-
viving executors and trustees—Chas. Clarke, Esq.,
of Granceue Park, Tipperary, and Chas. C. Man-
sergh, Esq., of Moreton House, Wexford. The other
executor was James Brady, Esq., solicitor, of Lon-
don, since deceased. The personalty was sworn
under £30,000. rihe testator was twice married,
and died in March last at his residence, Saville-rosy',
Bath, a widower, at the age of 62. His will is dated
so far back as 1840. He leaves the whole of his
property, real and personal, between his two sisters
—Sarah, the wife of his executor, Chas. Clarke, and
Elizabeth, the wife of his executor, Charles Carden
Mansergh.

The will of Peter Dickson, Esq., of Upper Brook-
street, Middlesex, and Adelaide-crescent, Brighton,
was proved in London on the Ist inst., and the per-
sonalty was sworn under £lBO,OOO. The surviv-
ing executors and trustees are his two nephews,
Robert Dickson, Esq., of Gottenburg, and James
Dickson Park, Esq., of Moorgate-street, London.
The will is dated July 11, 1861 ; and the testator
died March 23, 1867, at Brighton, aged eighty. The
testator was a partner in the firm of Dickson and
Co., Gottenburg. He has directed that his property
at Matforss and Swartwick Harbour, including
farms, lands, :shipbuilding yards, sawmills, timber,
iron, &c., in Sweden, be sold. He has left liberal
bequests to his nephews and nieces, and also to his
servants. He has left to the trustees of his niece,
Caroline Countess de Rosin, £lO,OOO. He leaves
to his nephew and executor, James Dickson, £5,000,
besides other bequests ; and to his nephew and exe-
cutor, Robert Dickson, he leaves the residue of his
property.
The late Henry Fox, Esq., who died possessed of
£45,000 personalty, has left reversionary legacies of
£2,000 to each of the following institutions :—Tho
Royal Lifeboat Institution, the Society for the Pro-
tection of Life from Fire, and the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The late Richard Trist, Esq., who has left £6,000
personalty, has bequeathed the residue of his pro-
perty to charitable institutions in Great Britain, In
sums not to exceed nineteen guineas each.