The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-10 00:00:00

TEWKESBURY.

Mr. Dowdeswell, one of the present members for
this borough, last night issued an address to the
electors resigning his seat. He states that having
been urged by the Conservative party in East Wor-
cestershire to allow himself to be nominated as a
candidate for the seat rendered vacant by the
lamented death of Lord Beauchamp it was impos-
sible for him to refuse such a request. Mr. James
Martin, who represented the Liberal electors for
many years, but was defeated at the last election,
has issued an address asking for their suffrages.
The address is dated from London, March 7, and
Mr. Martin promises to endeavour to see every
elector personally. Sir E. A. D. Lechmere, who, as
stated in The Sun of Wednesday, is brought for-
ward by the Conservatives, has also issued his ad-
dress offering himself as representative for the
borough. He says :—" I venture to think that I
may claim that honourable position from the fact of
two members of my family having represented
Tewkesbury in Parliament, and from my having
been long known to you as a neighbour•, and as a
friend to the interests of your town. I hope very
shortly to pay my respects personally to each of the
electors, and to give you a full explanation of my
political sentiments."

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London News)

The will of Dona Maria Crispin Doglioni, late of
the city of Faro, in Portugal, relict of Dr. Lazaro
Doglioni, of the same city, was proved in London
under £lBO,OOO personalty in this country, by the
sole executor, Justina Cumano, M.D., the testatrix's
nephew. The will is translated from the Portu-
guese, and is dated Dec. 5, 1858. To her said
nephew, Dr. J. Cumano, she leaves her library,
books, charts, plans, &c. To her sister-in-law,
Dona Maria Louisa Doglioni, she leaves the house
she occupied at Rua do Colligo, with the furniture ;
also the Lottus Theatre, for her life, and at her de-
cease to Francisco, Maria, and Theresa, the children
of her god-daughter, Dona Maria Jose Pereira de
Mattos. To the said Francisco she also leaves all
the warehouses she held in the city ; and to Maria
and Theresa the estate called Santo Antonio do Alto.
To her servant, Hester Sprod, a liberal legacy and
the continuance of her wages during her life, in
consideration of the consistent way she had always
served and acted towards her. The residue of her
property to be divided between her sister-in-law, her
nephews, and Maria and Theresa, to each an equal
sixth part.
The will of William Chafyn Grove, Esq., of Zeal
House, Mere, Wilts; was proved in London on the
12th ult., by the executors and trustees, George
Troyte Bullock, Esq., the testator's cousin, and
Richard Phelips, Esq., of Bayford Lodge, Stoke
Trister, Somerset. Messrs. Toiler and Sons were
the proctors. The testator died at Poonah, in the
Presidency of Bombay, East Indies, on Nov. 13,
1865, having executed his will April 16, 1863, a
codicil in October following, and another Sept. 30,
1864. The personalty in this country was sworn
under £lBO,OOO. The principal legatees are his two
uncles and his sister. The testator having, as stated
in his will, sold his estate of Fairfield to Sir Pere-
grine Palmer Acland, for £154,000, and contracted
to purchase a freehold estate at Silton, Dorsetshire,
of the Duke of Somerset, for £60,000, he bequeaths
the difference to his uncles, the Rev. Charles Grove,
and Harry Thomas Grove ; and leaves to his sister,
Julia Grove, and to her issue, all his manors and
real estates ; also all pictures, statues, marble sculp-
ture, articles of vertu, books, plate, ornaments,
jewellery, and furniture, to be held by his sister and
the posssssor of his manors and estates ; and leaves
to his sister the residue of his property absolutely.
To each of his executors, £1,000; to G. T. Bullock,
a pair of guns, by Boss, of St. James-street ; liberal
legacies to several of his friends. To a man servant,
an annuity of £3O, and to a female servant an an-
nuity of £2O. There are the following charitable
bequests :—To the Salisbury Infirmary, £2OO ;
the National Lifeboat Institution, £lOO ; Brom-
ton Hospital, £lOO ; the Public and National
Schools at • Mere, £5O per annum ; and
a like sum of £5O per annum for the recipients of
the almshouses erected by him for two aged men
and two aged women, residents of Mere or Zeal.
The will of Vice-Admiral Sir Horatio Thomas
Austin, K.C.8., of Leinster-gardens, was proved in
London, on January 29, by his relict, Lady Austin,
the sole executrix. Letters of administration had
been previously granted to her ladyship, but were
brought into court and revoked. The personalty
was sworn under £25,000. The will is dated June
22,1850, and was attested by John Egmont Broman,
paymaster and purser of her Majesty's ship Reso-
lute, and Rear-Admiral Erasmus Ommaney (then
captain of her Majesty's ship Assistance). The will
is very short, and Sir Horatio leaves all his property
to his wife, stating that he does so under a firm con-
viction of her high sense of justice and integrity,
and that she will dispose of it solely to the benefit
of his children in a manner better suited to their
circumstances than he could attempt to do. The
gallant admiral died, Nov. 16, 1865, at the age of 65.
The wills of the following gentlemen have been
recently proved :—Alexander Baring Bingham,
Esq., of Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, under £40,000
personalty ; Benjamin Macatta, Esq., of Glouces-
ter-square, Hyde-park, £60,000 ; Thomas Henry
Thoresby, Esq., of Broxbourne, Herts, £40,000 ;
and John Francis Wright, Esq., of Kelvedon-hall,
Essex, £25,000.

FRED. DOUGLASS MOST FELICITOUSLY DESCRIBED.
—At Mr. Douglass's lecture upon " The Assassination and
its Lessons," in Washington, he was most happily intro-
duced to his audience by Chief Justice Chase, whose pre-
sence alone, on the occasion, was ono of the finest of coin-
cidences. Ho said :—" Many years ago there lived in
Maryland a young man, a slave, who felt in himself an in_
expressible desire for freedom. He fled to a free State
There, self-enfranchised, he was self-educated. Suffering.
much, enduring much, he advanced in knowledge until he
took rank with the ablest and most intelligent men in our
country. That man comes befo.re you to-night to plead
for his race. The slave, self-enfranchised, the man self-
educated comes here to speak in behalf of the orphans of
his people. He takes
position, by the smile of God, among
our foremost orators. He does not beg your respect by his
manhood and worth—he challenges it. He is known to
the country as Fred. Douglass ; and I now take pleasure
in introducing him to you as one of our most distinguished
Americans." This noble little speech was received with
cordial demonstrations of satisfaction, and Mr. Douglass
was welcomet with unmistakable enthusiasm. It is need-
less to sap that he spoke with power and thrilling effect.
The lecture was substantially the same as has already been
delivered in several Northern cities. —Boston Common-
wealth.

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HER MAJESTY•

WINDSOR CASTLE, Friday.
The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princess
Helena and Princess Louise,. drove out yesterday
afternoon in a carriage and four.
BucKINGIIA3I PALACE, Friday.
Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess
Beatrice, and her Serene Highness Princess flohen-
lohe, left Windsor Castle this morning at five
minutes before eleven o'clock for Buckingbain
Palace. In attendance were the Duchess of Rol
burghe, Major-General F. H. Seymour, and Col'
H. Ponsonby.
His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, attended by
Sir John Cowell, travelled to London by an earlier
train.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur arrived at
Buckingham Palace from Greenwich Park, attended
by Major Elphinstone. His royal highness returned
to Greenwich Park in the afternoon.

Her Majesty honoured Baron Marochetti by 3
visit to his studio.

The Prince and Frincess of Wales.
The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords
yesterday afternoon.
The Princess of -Wales took a carriage drive.

.
His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the
Countess d'Apponyi will commence their hospitable enter-
tainments at Chandos House shortly after Easter. The
countess is in excellent health after her protracted, sojourn
in Italy.
His Excellency the Marquis de Niza has arrived
at Brown's Hotel, Dover-street.

The Earl of Malmesbury is confined to his roof
by a severe attack of gout.
The Earl of Westmorland and Sir George Stittie7
Bart., have arrived at the St. George's Hotel.
The Countess of Derby will give the first of a
series of three receptions to-night, at the family mansi°ll
in SL James's-square.
Lady Stanley of Alderley will have an assembly
to-night at her residence in Dover-street, Piccadilly.

Navy Savings and Deficiencies.
4.

A Parliamentary return was issued yesterday'
relative to the savings and deficiencies upon the
grants for navy services in the year ending March
31st, 1865. The total of the savings is shown to be
£305,038 10s. 11d., and the deficiencies £266,404
15s. ld.
In the vote for victuals and clothing a saving sf,
£129,438 3s. Bd. was effected, chiefly on account of
the prices paid for biscuit, flour, &c., beingless than
originally estimated ; and by a larger amount of
victualling stores having been recovered for sor
plies to otheir departments and services than vir°
anticipated when the estimates were framed.
A saving of £31,092 was made in the vote for
" Coast-guard Services, Royal Naval Coast -Volun-
teers, and Royal Naval Reserve." This arose Frill'
cipally from an over-estimate of the pay of officers
and men of the coastguard establishment on shore ;
by the reduction during the year of the strength of
the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers ; and (most of
all) from fewer Royal Naval Reserve men claiming
their retainers for attending a drill.
Another saving, amounting to £80,255 Bs. 10€1•'
resulted from the non-payment of instalments to
~
contractors of large iron ships, in consequence Of
their work not being sufficiently advanced ; tind
from the cost of experimental operations not being
so much as was anticipated.
The sum of £12,731 15s. 6d. was saved on the
vote for " new works, improvements, and rePoire,
in the yards," &c., arising from postponements and
other causes. , •

In consequence of a less number of officers having
been placed on half-pay than was provided for a
saving of £26,-961 6s. sd. was effected.
On Votes 5,6, 7,8, 15, and 16 other smaller
sums were saved, making a total savings as given
above.
The largest deficiency, that of £55,067 13s. Bd.•
arose chiefly from a great number of navy and ma"
rine officers and men having been employed at
higher rates of pay than was anticipated, and ale°
rom the average number of seamen overborne
during the year. The field allowances to naval and
other officers for service on shore in New Zealand
and Japan were also under estimated to the extent
of upwards of £9,000.
A deficiency of £52,459 Is. 2d. was caused prin-
cipally by increased supplies of coal for steam Yea
sels at the home and foreign stations, and by P
chases of coal on foreign stations.
Under the vote for " Miscellaneous Services," a
deficiency of £45,465 7s. Bd. occurred, owing for
the most part to larger charges than expected for
the conveyance of officers, seamen, and marines t°
and from China, East Indies, and the West Indies. ,
There were also smaller deficiencies on account °I
the vote for the Admiralty-offices, wages to arti-
ficers, &c., employed abroad, and medicines and
medical stores, the total deficiencies, as already
stated, being £266,404 15s. Id.