The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-08 00:00:00

THE TRAFFIC OF LONDON BRIDGE.

Mr. E. D. ROGERS next brought forward a motion,
that in consequence of the constantly increasing
traffic over London-bridge, it be referred to the
Bridge-house Estates Committee to consider as to
providing additional accommodation for foot pas-
sengers on the bridge, and that they obtain plans
and estimates, and report as early as possible to this
Court.
The motion gave rise to a lengthened discussion,
and

Mr. PATERSON moved as an amendment that the
committee should confer with the South-Eastern
Railway Company with a view to ascertain upon what
terms they would be willing to open their bridge at
Cannon-street for public traffic.
This statement was negatived, and
Mr. Alderman J. C. LAWRENCE, upon the mo-
tion of Mr. Dresser Rogers being put, proposed a
second amendment to the effect that it should be
referred to the Bridge-house Estates Committee to
consider and report as to the best means for im-
proving the communication between the north and
south banks of the river Thames in the city of Lon-
don.

This amendment was agreed to.
TIIE LATE REV. MR. GROSE.

Upon the motion of Mr. H. A. IsAACS, it was
unanimously resolved, " That this Court, desiring
to express its sympathy with the widow and family
of the Rev. T. Grose, M.A., in the bereavement
they have sustained by his decease so shortly after
his appointment to the rectory of St. Peter-upon-
Cornhill, do contribute the sum of £2OO in aid of
the fund being raised in their behalf."
The Court then adjourned.

MR. J. S. MILL ON COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDERS.
—Mr. W. Todd, of Gateshead, the author of a pam-
phlet on Reform, published two years ago, has just re-
ceived a letter from Mr. J. S. Mill, M.P., in which the fol-
lowing passage occurs " The superiority of the qualifica-
tion, by direct taxation, over that by local rating, has been
made still more obvious by the recent discussions than it
was before ; and I have met with many, in Parliament and
out of it, who think so, Including one member of the pre:.
sent Government. But the almost certainty we now have
of really passing a large parliamentary reform depends on
our lotting the Government have their way on the point
which they have chosen to proclaim as the principle of their
bill, and the only thing they cannot give up. In the very
first session of the reformed Parliament the question will
probably be revived, as the parishes will not like to lose
the convenience of collecting the rates through the owner,
and the desire to reintroduce the compound householder,
without refusing him a vote, will probably lead to a move-
ment in favour of some other condition, such as yours
would be. To discuss it, on this Reform Bill, would be
to complicate the subject with a long discussion about taxa-
tion and finance, which neither Parliament nor the coun-
try would, at the present moment, support." Mr. Todd
proposed to make the possession of the franchise depend
upon the payment of an inhabited house tax.
NAPOLEON ONE WOUND IN BATTLE.—It is by
most p3ople believed that, notwithstanding the numerous
battles in which he took part, Napoleon wasnever wounded.
Such is not the fact; for he received a severe contusion in
the German campaign of 1809, thus described by Nicholas
Ratjen: —The Emperor was impatient to enter Ratisbon.
He rose from the cloak on which ha was stretched to or-
der the attack; he was on foot by the side of Marshal
Lannes. He called the Prince of Neufchatel, when a bul-
let, fired from the wall of the town, struck him on the big
toe of the left foot ; it did not penetrate his boot, but, not-
withstanding, caused a very painful wound, b,ing on the
nerve, which was swollen by the heat of his boots, which
he had not taken off for several days. His surgeon, Yvan,
was at once summoned, and ho dressed the wound before
all the soldiers who were present. They were, indeed,
told to withdraw, but they only pressed closer round him,
The news of this accident passed from mouth to mouth.
All the soldiers from the first line to the third ran up.
There was a moment of disorder, which was only the con-
sequence of the devotion of the troops to his person. As
soon as his wound had been dressed, ho caused himself to
be placed on horseback, and he proceeded to traverse the
ranks of the army, in order to reassure the soldiers, and
convince them by his presence that he was out of all
danger.

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

BALMORAL, June 6.
Her Majesty drove out yesterday morning, ac-
companied. by Princess Christian.
In the afternoon her Majesty and Princess
Beatrice, attended by the Duchess Dowager of
Athole, rode on ponies to the Sheil iu Glen Gelder.
Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Sahl, went out

Miss MacGregor and the Rev. Mr. Taylor arrived
at the Castle.

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London News.)
The will and two codicils of Lewis Powell, Esc
M.D., of John-street, Berkeley-square, were prove'
in the principal registry by John Williams, Esc!"
of Struet-street, Brecon ; and David Jeffreys,
of Broynllis, Brecon (the testator's nephew), two
of the executors and trustees. The personalty was
sworn under £70,000. The testator died Feb. 18+
1867, at the age of seventy, a bachelor. The will
and first codicil are dated Feb. 22, 1867 ; the
second codicil was executed the day before he died'
By the will he has devised and bequeathed his
freehold, copyhold, and leasehold estates unto his
said nephew, David Jeffreys, for life, with remainder
to his issue in tail male, and in default to his other
nephews, Thomas Powell Jeffreys and Rees Jeffreys'
and their issue in tail male, with an ultimate
limitation to the said David Jeffreys absolutely ; and
the testator directed that the person in possessie,ll,
of the estate should take and use the name of Poiv°l'
as the last or principal name ; the said P3Viiti
Jeffreys, as the eldest nephew, also takes the jewe':
lery and plate, which includes numerous pieces
plate presented to the testator by his friends and
families of distinction. To his sister, Letitei3,
Jenkins, he has left his house at Senny Bridge le'
her life ; and to his partner, Thomas Henry Smith'
he leaves his interest in the house where they
carried on their business, together with the
articles and effects therein ; and after givitg
various legacies and annuities to his sisteZ,'
nephews, nieces, god-children, and others,
bequeaths to St. George's Hospital, Royal Wes;
minster Ophthalmic Hospital, Westminster 11003
Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, and the nee°
Infirmary, £lOO each. All legacies to be paid be
of legacy duty. The residue of the property to Li_
laid out in the purchase of lands to be settled to the
same uses as his other real estates. In comPlisi_nef,
with the direction in the will, the said David de
freys has obtained the Royal licence to take and
use the name and arms of Powell.
The will of Robert Stafford, Esq., of Hyde Park-
The
square, was proved iu the London Court by t't
surviving executors, William Whalley FOree..,b)'
Esq., of Sydenham (the testator's son-in-is"'
and Robert Brotherson Upton, Esq., of AnstAill:r
friars, solicitor. The personalty was sworn 11111-3
£70,000. The will is dated June 23, 1865, 313 u
codicil April 30, 1866 ; and the testator died, -51 to
6, 1867, aged 72, a widower. He has left to the
of St. John the Evangelist, Westminster,'
the sum of £4OO ; the interest to be applied for 0;
benefit of ten poor inhabitants of that parish 'the
the Ragged School, Horsferry-road, £l5O ;t° ,
Clergy Orphan Corporation, St. John's-W°e"
£l5O, all free of duty. The testator bequeaths tteo
his son the sum of £lO,OOO for his life, and then to
his wife and children ; and after making begs he
to several of his friends, servants, and others+Or
leaves the residue of his property to his daub
and after her decease to her husband and ehildrello.f
The will of the late Miss Mary Wotton CePP'
ed
Park House, St. Thomas, Exeter, has just Pass
the seal of the Probate Court in London. The Per
sonalty was sworn under £40,000. The
executt,o
are the Venerable Philip Freeman and the tes
ti ix's cousin, Harry Smith Styan, Esq., 5°1;%70,
Lincoln's-inn. The will is dated Dec. 18,
with a codicil Feb. 21, 1862, and she died Oet•
1865, at the age of seventy-one. Miss eel/
has left charitable bequests amounting to neAr.
£ll,OOO, the chief of them are as follov
°
To the Infant Orphan Asylum, Wanstead, £l)°,4
Muller's Orphan School, Bristol, £6OO ;
Female Orphans, £5OO. To the Charing-cross r
Ca-
pital, Seamen's Hospital (the Dreadnought), ~_ee
sumption Hospital (Brompton), Samaritan i.%,
Hospital, Cancer Hospital, Devon and Exeter 11:0,
pital, Asylum for Idiots, Exeter Dispensary'
is-
heim-street Dispensary, Institution for Nursing loci
tors, Nightly Shelter for the Houseless, Shipwreeds+
Fishermen and Mariners' Institution, Dr. Rio
Charity, Governesses' Benevolent Institution
dus rial Home for Gentlewomen, Indigent lies
Visiting Society, Church Pastoral Aid Society, Lad
Charity School, London Orphan School, Dev°ntb,
Exeter Reformatory ; Orphan Asylum, 131Yraeri ea
each a legacy of £3OO. To the Asylum for oh
pies and the Devon and Exeter Blind Seh°°l'eloo.
£2OO ; and to the Teignmouth DispensarY, "to be
The testatrix directs the interest of 116(1° tea
distributed amongst the almspeople in the of
cells ;" the interest of £2OO for the inmates st.
almshouses adjoining the churchyard °J. the
Thomas, Exeter ; the interest of £3OO f°r
a by
almspeople in Old-street-road, London, ocenV ti 6;%
twelve poor weavers ; and that there be give 50c1
great coats ani six cloaks to poor nien the
women, inhabitants of St. Thomas, °
age of sixty ; and there are many other like thofubho
ful bequests—all to be free of duty. Miss CePeljodo,
s
made many bequests to her relatives and hri,latttS.
and small pensions and legacies to her ser'e her
The residue, real and personal, she leaves -
' executors for their joint lives, with benefit s

vivorship. 8011
The wills of the undermentioned persons ilac;:000
recently proved:—Sir Thomas Wilkiwont t;',"000,
personalty ; Thomas Frederick Mason, l'i_i'srof
John Thomas Robinson, £70,000 ; Edward 000'
Maltby, 135,000 ; Joseph Buttterwortb, ~,op
William Barnett, £30,000 ; Henry °lra
M.D., £7,000

TIIE PRINCESS OF WALES.—Her 13,01al illigiollelll
continues todmake very satisfactory progress. I:l°'.iio,l
the
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amount of truth in room—Lancet.
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031 E WS HOSPITAL.--There -S ow
reports which have been Widely f s
to establish convalhesecrelintabjreaustyu:
tionwteurtidcehdpaftoinettatsd::::::el
that the Queen will Bartholomew's Hospital have long been taking oiellreig
teohiatriotry.peTrrnheita::°.:l:l6cfeve
lending hexerpennasmivee
be drafted, and there is now reason to.",T.tioe,
fully accorded to agit to '
graciously patronise such an WO' hs
called "Royal." Such a mark of favour would l'' l'tioa
dent. For the
isof not mentioned, charitableabenl foundationi, 1,:a.viob0::: sil:
withthat hospital of which the Prince of Wales ls linraeo
rest, en. out person, . we 0
reasaorme e who anticipate money, the amount of which is not specified, t 0 000
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atiQUARE, ALDGATE.—This interesting service Will ibegraeo
Church
usual, next Whit-Tuesday evening, at St• „u.:-, tbi°
Mitre-square. The young people sittenow° and
special service bring with them bouquets of flower,,iii be
the parish ;
the sermon is on some floral text. The floe
`',ectof
of
freached by the Rev. W. Id. Whittemore, P.D., the -,1 hi
members of the Cathedral choir, under the kiod 31'
superintendence of the vicar choral. Vied"
the musical parts of it will be bustail ow
UNITED LAW CLERKS' SOCIETY. -- lbec 4'o
Chancellor, Sir R. Malius, will preside at the 35th ,op
ball 0
stir
of this.association, to take place in the new
Freemasons' Tavern, on the 14th June, and will beof tits
ported by some of the judges and leading nieralOre 4 lets
bar. The society now numbers 760 members, 31:1
nearly £lO,OOO surplus capital. rhOt°-
PRESENTS AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S'",itior
graphio Albums, a choice of 3,000: despatch-boXeS, " oot.
cases, dressing-casts, travelting-bags, enveloPe-aasf:'s teiv
tine-books, ink-stands, desks, book-slides, worit-1)°-'. ' eta'
caddies, hand-bags and retioulA, card-cases, Pur6e;ailipo
tionery cabinets, scent-bottles, albums for pestag' ',cove-
crests, &1 ; cigar-aces, card-bas'tets. pocket-boolLs. e,,oys,
ght and-elegantly-mounted articles. 13ibies, rraYer;,, 26,
and Church Services, in every type, Parkins and
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Oxford-street. The public supplied at wholesale prices •
the largeot Ova in London.
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