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London, England, 1866-05-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1866.

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want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
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The fear of pain and dread of operation inherent to all
deter very many to whom ARTIFICIAL TEKTII are of
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THE CARLTON CLUB.—The Carlton Club is the
great political workshop of the-Conservative party,
where all the tactics by which a Whig administration is
upset, or a Conservative administration is upraised, are
planned and decided upon. Members of both houses—
men almost without exception, of the highest position and
fortune, who are pre-eminently the representatives of the
aristocracy of England—assemble here. In times of high
political strife, the earnestness of their political faith is
shown in the large sums of money subscribed by the mem-
bers to carryon an election, or otherwise to maintain their
influence in the political world. As much as £.10,000 or
£50,000 have been collected from these "gentlemen of
England" on political occasions ; and wo have heard that,
at the crisis of some great struggle, as much as half a mil-
lion was forthcoming.— Cassell's Family Paper.
A MESSAGE FROM TILE SEA.-----On Sunday a young
man named Magnus Sanderson, while in a boat off
the New Quay, North Shields, picked up a bottle in the
harbour floating in from sea upon the flood tide, which
—o these few lines to let you
contained the following message, written upon paper which
hadfaa
thatymeilll3 ouro':—valp ship,u thei p:wara'vnc-iete:y"u Dec. 14, 1862.—My dear wife
and
know Star of the West, of Liverpool, is
about going down. We lost three men last night. Both
pumps choked. Ton feet of water in the hold. Our mate
has his leg broken. This was thrown over on the Dogger
Bank. Capt. 11. G. Mickclson. (It is not very legible, pos-
sibly Nicholson.) Farewell, i will meet you in Heap en."

REGENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London sews)
The will of Gen. Sir A. J. Dalrymple, Bart., late
of Debrow House, Aldenham, Ilerts, and of Brighton,
was proved in London, on the 7th inst., and the
personalty sworn under £30,000. The will is dated
Oct. 17, 1860 ; and there arc eight codicils, executed
between Aug., 1861, and Feb.,1865. The executors
appointed by the will are his tlnee nephews—the
Revs. A. L. White, M.A., F. Fanshawe, M.A., and
A. A. Fanshawe, S.C.L., who are his acting execu-
tors. He also appointed, by a codicil, N. T. Law-
rence and C. Graham to be joint executors, but to
them a power is reserved. The gallant general had
seen much active service ; was aide-de-camp to
William IV. and to her present Majesty. Sir Adol-
phus had represented in Parliament Weymouth,
Appleby, Ha ldington, and Brighton between 1817
and 1841; and died March 3, 1866, at the age
of eighty-two, a widower, without issue. Sir
Adolphus has bequeathed his freehold residence,
Brunswick-terrace, Brighton, with the plate, furni-
ture, &c., to his executors in trust t() mult the uu-
married daughters of the late Vice. Admiral Dacres
to reside therein, and, on the death of the last of
them, he directs the estate to be sold for the benefit
of the other daughters of the late Admiral, equally
amongst them. His freehold estate at Debrow, with
the farming stoek, &c., he leaves to his sister, Mrs.
Fanshawe, for her life, and then to her eldest son,
Captain Edward G. Fanshawe, absolutely ; and also
leaves to the said Edward Fanshawe his chrono-
meter. He devises a small freehold at Rendall to
Captain G. Ross, Royal Engineers. To Colonel
Henry Dalrymple White he leaves a number of
shares in various companies, and all his books on
military subjects, together with his swords, guns, and
army accoutrements. His theological and religious
works, and his library at Brighton, he leaves to the
Rev. Frederick Fanshawe. There are legacies to his
nephews, nieces, cousins, and others, and also to his
servants. The residue of his property, real and per-
sonal, except his freehold at Hugh Mark, Wigton-
shire, which is entailed, is to be divided equally
between the children of his sisters Frances Mary
Fanshawe and Arabella Boyd Dacres.
The will of Col. Fred. Paget, Coldstream Guards,
was proved in the London Court, on the 12th ult., by
his relict and his nephew, Berkeley Paget, Esq. The
personalty was sworn under £40,000. The gallant
Colonel was the eldest son of the late Hon. Berkeley
Paget, and nephew of the late Field Marshal the
Marquis of Anglesey, K.G., and M.P. for Beaumaris
1832-47. He died on Jan. 4, 1866, at Taplow
Court, Bucks, at the age of 59, having executen his
will June 27, 1861, and a codicil May 23, 1864. He
bequeaths to his wife his money at his bankers and
agents, and all arrears of rents and dividends, and
all the furniture and other effects absolutely ; and
leaves her the use of his plate and pictures, also a
life interest in his real and personal estate ; and
after her decease he bequeaths the plates between his
nephews, Berkeley Paget and Lennox Dudley Paget;
and divi4es the residue of his property, real and per-
sonal, into four equal parts between his niece,
Sophia O'Grady, daughter of his sister, Dowager Vis-
countess Gullamore ; his nephew, Berkeley Paget ;
a fourth share to his brother, Catesley Paget, for
life, and afterwards to his neice, Rachel, daughter
of his brother, Catesley ; and the remaining share
to his brother, Leopold Grimston Paget, for his life,
and afterwards to his nephew, Lennox Dudley, son
of his brother Leopold.

The will of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Arthur Frederick
Egerton, Grenadier Guards, was proved in the Lon-
don Court, on the 22d ult., by the executors and
trustees—namely, his brother, Captain the Hon.
Francis Egerton, R.N., Aide-de-Camp to the
Queen, and his brother-in-law, Martin Ridley
Smith, Esq. The personalty was sworn under
£14,000. The testator was a son of the first
Earl of Ellesmere, K.G., and uncle to the pre-
sent Earl. The will is dated Oct. 10, 1864, and he
died Feb. 25, 1866, at Tieehurst, Sussex, at the age
of thirty-seven. He bequeaths to his wife his lease-
hold residence in Ifertford-street, Mayfair, and all
the furniture, plate, books, jewellery, articles of
virtu, carriages, horses, &c., and £5OO immediate,
together with a life interest in all his property real
and personal, which, if sold, is to be invested for
her benefit, but not to include his interest in an
estate at Ratchford, Surrey, which he desires shall
not be affected by his will, and, after her decease,
the property is to be divided equally amongst all
his children.

Fashions foi May.

(From " Le Follet.")

Each spring the Parisian aristocracy introduces
some fashion which is reserved for themselves
alone. That for the present season is one for
which every woman of taste has an innate ten-
dency ; it is the preference given to white, either for
home or ball dress. The great care and numberless
expenses connected with such a toilette make it a
luxury for the rich only, when adopted for home or
morning dress ; at the same time it is generally a
proof of elegance and good taste. These morn-
ing-dresses are no longer called peignoirs, al-
though they are a costume neglige. That which
constitutes their recherche elegance is their
apparent simplicity. No parvenue would be
satisfied with a simple white dress trimmed only
with a ruche of the same, or narrow tucks on the
skirt. She might have a splendid peignoir em-
broidered in gold and elaborately trimmed ; but a
dress so simple would not be her taste. One must
have it from the cradle, it can never be merely
learned.

These white dresses, which will be so fashionable,
are composed of a long skirt of percule, and a short
casaque of the same; casaque not fitting, but show-
ing the figure. Some are trimmed with the narrow
ruche already spoken of, forming a smal grecque, and
fastened on with a coloured cotton. Others have an in-
sertion,with a guipure at each edge, and again others
are made in large scallops, trimmed either with a fancy
braid all white, or white and coloured. This
taste for white is not new ; it has always been
adopted by the grande monde. We might, in proof
of this, go back to the time of the Romans, when
the dress of white wool was that of the patrician
lady.
Another marked preference in the same circle is
that for white and black, white and lilac, or grey
and white. These form the walking-dresses of
those who wear white at home. Indeed, now that
the dress and jacket must match, one has not much
choice of colour, as anything very striking or bright
is by no means suitable for such a style of toilette.
We still find striped or plain materials are more
generally in favour than any other, they are so de-
cidedly the most suitable for skirts on the basis. In-
deed, stripes cut thus produce a pretty effect, form-
ing into points where they join. Many dresses are
made quite plain. When trimming is used, bands of
taffetas on the bias are frequently employed. Cluny
guipure also, and small round mother-of-pearl but-
tons are very fashionable, especially on the " Prin-
cease," and make a dress which will, without doubt,
predominate through the summer.

As the warmer weather approaches, it appears
that the casaque, formed simply by basques fastened
on to a waistband, will be adopted. It is more con-
venient for the present make of dress than
the former fashion of having no body to the dress
under the out-of-doors jacket, which was so fre-
quently the resource of ladies when the heat was too
great to admit of the double vestment. Of course,
these basques must be well cut, and fitted to the
waist in such a manner that they do not appear
separate.

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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—We under-
stand that Mr. James Bateman, F.R.S., will deliver a lec-
ture on " Dendrobium Wearthiro," at tho scientific meeting•
of tho Royal Horticultural Society to-day, at South
Kensington.