The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

Recent Wills and Bequests.

(From the Illustrated London News.)
Probate of the will of the Most Noble George
Charles Pratt, Marquis of Camden, K.G., late of
Grosvenor-square ; Bayham Abbey, Sussex ; Wil-
derness Park, Kent ; and Brecknock Priory, Wales,
was proved in her Majesty's Court on Nov. 16, under
£200,000 personalty--the executors appointed being
his son, the Most Noble John Charles Pratt, Mar-
quis of Camden ; Herbert Hurley Murray, Esq., of
the Treasury ; and his lordship's brother-in-law,
the Rev. Jermyn Pratt, M.A., Rector of Campsey
Ashe, Suffolk ; and they are also, in conjunction
with Mrs. Pratt, the wife of the last-named execu-
tor, appointed guardians of the persons and fortunes
of his lordship's children during their respective
minorities. The will is of considerable length, and
bears date Aug. 28, 1856, with three codicils, dated
respectively 1856, 1861, and 1865. His lordship died
Aug. 6, at his seat, Bayham Abbey, at the age of 67.
His lordship, besides empowering his trustees to raise
the sum of £55,000 for younger children,bequeaths to
Charles, each a
of his daughters a
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legacy
of
£7,000,0rd Georgeand and
to n
each Lord
sum equal to £5,000, and P)
--00 a-year whilst un-
married. He leaves the furniture, wines, household
effects, horses, carriages, live and dead farming
stock, to his eldest son absolutely ; the jewels, pic-
tures, books, and plate to be enjoyed by the person
in possession of the family estates. His Lordship
devises the Bayham estate and all other his estates
in the counties of Kent, Sussex, Berks, Middlesex,
or elsewhere, to his eldest on and his issue ; the
name of Pratt always to be used, and to quarter his
arms with their own. His Lordship also leaves to
his eldest son the residue of his personal estate, for
his own personal use ; and bequeaths legacies to
each of his executors, as follows :—To Mr. H. H.
Murray, £5OO, and to the Rev. Jermyn Pratt,
£l,OOO, free of duty.
The will of Sir George Edward Pocock, Bart.,
late of the Priory, Christchurch, Hants, was proved
in the London Court by his relict, Augusta Ellinor,
Lady Pollock, the sole executrix. The personalty
was sworn under £5,000. Her ladyship was the
granddaughter of George William, sixth Earl of
Coventry. Sir George was the eldest son of the
first baronet, and died Sept. 3, 1866, at the age of
seventy-four, leaving two sons and a daughter. Sir
George executed his will in 1863, and has be-
queathed to his wife, Lady Pocock, all moneys at
his bankers and all property he may be entitled to
in reversion or expectancy, to be held for life, and
to be disposed of by her ladyship at her decease as
she may deem right, desiring, however, that a por-
tion may be given to her son, Alfred Drake Pocock ;
and he also leaves his plate and the residue of his
personal estate to her ladyship for her life, and at
her decease to become the property of his eldest son,
Colonel Sir George Francis Coventry Pocock, Bart.

The will of William Curling, Esq., of Denmark-
hill, Surrey, was proved, in London, under £120,000
personalty, by his son-in-law, William Hunter and
Herbert Dalton, Esqs., and CharleS Hilman, Esq.,
of Herne-bill, the surviving executors and trustees.
The testator died Sept. 20, 1866, at the rge of
eighty-five, having executed his will Aug. 5, 1865.
He leaves to each of his executors a legacy of £lOO,
and liberal legacies to his servants. To his daughters,
Mary and Martha, he leaves equally between them
the furniture, plate, &c. ; and there are legacies to
his nephews and nieces. To the widow of his late
son James he leaves £5OO, and the sum of £22,500
is to be equally divided amongst her children by his
late son on their attaining twenty-one, duty-free.
To his four daughters and their families he leaves
the sum of £40,000, in equal proportions, and also
divides amongst them the residue of his estates, both
real and personal.

The screw steam gunboat Sepoy (tender to the
Dauntless), from Hull, arrived at Plymouth yester-
day and proceeded at once into Ilauloaze. to have
defects made good.

LATEST INTELLIGEI4OI.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE PRINCE OF WALES.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.

The Prince of Wales arrived here this morning,
and proceeded to the Palace of the Crown Prince.

His Royal highness is in the enjoyment of per-
fect health.

RUMOURED ABDICATION OF TIIE
EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 1.
Advices received by the Seine announce that a
rumour was current at '"era Cruz that the Emperor
Maximilian had abdicated. He was at Orizaba,
and intended leaving Mexico in an Austrian frigate
about the 15th Nov.

THE SPANISH PASSIVE DEBT.
MADRID, Dec. 1.

The usual monthly auction for the sinking fund
of the Passive Debt took place yesterday. The
prices fixed by the Government were—for the first
interior, 27 ; second interior, 15 ; and for the
second exterior, 20.10. Private tenders were made
at 25.70 to 27.10 for the first interior, and at 12.45
to 16 for the second interior, No offers were made
for the second exterior.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 1.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Seine has
arrived in the river, and has hoisted the yellow flag.
There have been nine cases of yellow fever on board
the Seine, and two deaths. A few convalescent
cases remain under treatment.

The ship is placed in quarantine ; the mails are
being fumigated, and will be landed soon.

There is a great improvement on board the Seine
as regards yellow fever, when compared with the
last mail steamer Atrato. From the 7th to the 13th
ult., while lying in St. Thomas Harbour, 10 cases
occurred, none of which up to the 14th, the day of
sailing, had proved fatal. During the passage
home nine cases occurred, the last attack being on
the 17th. Only two of the nineteen cases termin-
ated fatally—one on the 15th and the other on the
18th, both persons belonging to the crew. The
whole number or cases occurred amongst the crew,
all the passengers escaped.
The mails are landed, but the ship will await the
decision of the Lords of the Privy Council.
There are a few cases still under treatment, but
the patients are fast approaching convalesence.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 1.

A commercial panic prevailed at Sydney. Many
failures had occurred, and others were expected.
The Colonial 'Treasurer's financial report of the
public revenue was satisfactory. There will be a
surplus in the present year of £70,000, and for next
year a quarter of a million sterling.

It was expected the Governor would establish a
National Bank.

Mr. Mainlay's exploratory tour to the north of
Australia was a failure owing to the heavy floods.
It was thought that a new colony will be formed
at Port Anson.

The Tasmanian Government offer 6 per cent. per
annum to any company that will lay a telegraph
cable between Victoria and Tasmania.

The Legislative Assembly had rejected the bill for
reducing the future Governors' salary.

The Hokitiki murderers have been sentenced to
death.

The Queensland Government bad imposed addi-
tional Customs' duties besides the ad valorem duty
of 71 per cent.
The wheat crops promised to be abundant.