The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-13 00:00:00

THE LATE ATTEMPTED MURDER
NEAR 2'IVICKENHAII.

We are enabled to state that the English detec-
tive officers sent over to Paris to apprehend the
Baron de Vidil succeeded in effecting his capture in
that capital on Thursday last. Telegraphic intel-
ligence of the fact was received late the same even-
ing at Scotland-yard, with a request for instruc-
tions. The question arising upon the Extradition
Treaty not having been yet settled, the officers have
been desired to retain the accused in custody, and
await further advice from London.

THE FRIGHTFUL L'.NCOUNTER IN

NORTEUMBERL AND-STREET.

It was fully expected at Charing-cross Hospital, last
evening, that Mr. Roberts, one of the parties engaged in
the fearful struggle, would not survive the night, but this
morning it was thought the man was much better than
could have been expected. There are now some hopes that
he will in some measure recover from the injuries, although
they are of the most alarming nature. Major Murray also
improves. A bullet has been extracted from his neck, mad
the result has been less suffering on his part.
The report of the state of the two parties received at
Bow-street Police-court agrees with that given above, but
notwithstanding one of the magistrates will remain at the
court until late this evening.

With respect to the cause of quarrel nothing definite has
yet been discovered, but Major 11Iurray gives the following
version of the affair :

" Yesterday morning, about half-past eleven, I had
come from London-bridge by the boat to Ilungerford. I
was going to 28, Parliament-street, the office of the Gros-
venor Hotel Company, of which I am a director. Mr.
Roberts stopped me on Hungerford-bridge, and said to me,
Major Murray, I think.' I said, That is my name.'
He said, You are a director of the Grosvenor Hotel Com-
pany.' I replied, Ido not know any greater shareholder
than myself but one ; how do you know me ?' He said,
I have seen you at your meetings at the hotel in Palace-
yard,' meaning the King's Arms. He said, 1 hear that
you are about to borrow money.' I said, 'I am not aware
of it.' He said, 'My office is close here ; come with me ;
I want to speak to you on the matter.' I went with
him, and sat down by the escritoire. He said, ' What
are your terms ?' I replied, ' I really can't tell you; I
don't know that we require money, but I will come and tell
you at 3 o'clock to-morrow. All at once he came right be-
hind me, fired a pistol, and shot me in the back of the neck.
I fell. When down, he shot again, and the ball glanced
from my forehead over the temple on the left side. He stood
over me several minutes, and I could feel his breath. I
feigned to be dead. He went into the next room, and when.
I saw him come in again I sprung up, seized the tongs, and
beat him as long as I could. When powerless, I removed
him to the front room, and finding the doors locked, r
jumped out of the window. I never saw him before in all
my life."

It appeared that, though the inmates of the house (North-
umberland-chambers, 16, Northumberland-street) heard the
sound of pistols, they paid no attention to it, as it was no,
unusual circumstance. For two months past Mr. Roberts
had been in the habit of firing pistols in his rooms. It
would now seem that he must have been practising with
ball, as one of the marble jambs of the chimney-piece is
much disfigured by bullet-marks. There is also a bullet
hole in the wall immediately adjoining. Just under the
portion of the wall which is thus marked is a pool of clotted
blood, marking the spot where Major Murray fell from the
offect of the first shot. The bullet marks on the marble and
in the wall do not appear to be recent. The spot where the
Major fell is close to the escritoire (previously alluded to),
and diagonally opposite to the window from which the
Major ultimately escaped. Under the window is a heap of
books, papers, fragments of broken furniture, and pictures,,
all saturated with blood and wine. Among this heap were
the remains of two broken wine bottles, which Major
Murray had smashed upon the head of Mr, Roberts. An-
other bottle not broken, but smeared with blood, had
apparently been used in the same manner.

Mr. Roberts' chambers consist of two apartments, a large
drawing room in front with three windows looking into Nor-
thumberland-street, and a smaller (back) sitting room, with
two windows overlooking the yard. A handsome ormolu
writing table, at which Major Murray must have been
sitting, has its baize-covered top broken away from the
frame, and pushed all awry. The back of a chair is
wrenched almost away from the seat. The drawer of ano—
ther table has been pulled out and dashed to pieces, though
the table itself is untouched. The tongs, with which the
s:verest injuries had been inflicted on Mr. Roberts, were-
broken into half-a-dozen pieces. The window from which
Major Murray escaped was nearly 20 feet from the ground.
Close by the window is a wooden water pipe, by which he
must have descended. At about five feet below the window
the pipe turns off at an angle, and proceeds almost perpen-
dicularly by an adjoining wall. On this portion are distinct
footmarks. From this point he must have leaped or dropped.
about 15 feet to the ground.

WILLS AND BEQ UESTS.

(From the Illustrated _London News.)

The will and codicil of the Hon. Thomas Edward
Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, M.P. for Flintshire, of Glod-
daeth, Carnarvon, were administered to in the prin-
cipal registry by the Hon. Lady Henrietta Mostyn,
the relict, Reginald John Cust, Esq., Lincoln's-inn,
barrister-at-law, and the Hon. Ralph Pelham Nevill,
of Berling Manor, Kent, the executors, to whom pro-
bate was granted on the 29th ult. The personalty is
sworn under £16,000. This gentleman, who died
possessed of considerable property, was the eldest
son of Lord Mostyn. He has bequeathed to his
relict a legacy of £lO,OOO in addition to her mar-
riage settlement, together with the enjoyment of
his mansion and park, Gloddaeth. To his eldest son
(a minor) and his issue, he leaves in trust his estate' •
and he bequeaths to his other children £5,000 each,
but to the youngest son £5,000 additional is given.
The testator leaves the enjoyment of Mostyn Hall,
with an annuity of £2,000, to the father, Lord
Mostyn ; and directs the sum of £lO,OOO to be raised
as marriage portions for his sisters. There are be-
quests of 100 guineas each to the two last-named
executors. The testator served the offices of magis-
trate and deputy-lieutenant of Merionethshire, and
died at the premature age of 31.
The will of Thomas Farmer, Esq., of Gunners-
bury-house, Ealing, Middlesex • rlington-hall,
Yorkshire ; and Kennington-park, Surrey, was
proved in London on the Ist inst.; the personalty
sworn under £120,000; the executors being his
widow, together with J. S. Budgett and Chas. T.
Ware, Esqrs. The will bears date in 1860, and a
codicil Ist of Jan., 1861. He bequeaths to his relict
a legacy of £lO,OOO, and an annuity of £5,000, with
residence, and also the profits of his business at
Kennington. To each of his unmarried daughters
£5,000, a like sum being given to his other daugh-
ters on marriage ; and to each daughter he be-
queaths in trust a further sum of £15,000. He
directs the residue of his property to accumu-
late until the decease of his relict, and then to
be divided equally among his daughters. There
are legacies to his nieces', grandchildren, and
others, as well as to his servants. The follow-
ing are amongst the most prominent of his
charitable bequests :—To the Wesleyan Missionary
Society, £l,OOO ; British and Foreign Bible So-
ciety, £l,OOO ; Conference of the Wesleyan Metho-
dist Society, £l,OOO ; Strangers' Friend Society (of
which he was treasurer), £5OO ; London City Mis-
sion, £250; Wesleyan Home Mission, £250; Aged
Ministers and their Widows' Fund, £250 ; College
Chapel (to which he had already given £250), a
legacy of £250 ; Wesleyan Normal School, West-
minster, £lOO (having previously given £5OO to the
Wesleyan Theological Institution). All legacies
are to be free of legacy duty.
The will and codicil of the Rev. Edward Card-
well, D.D., Principal of St. Albans Hall, and__x
Pro-
fessor of Ancient History in the Universityor"
the Ist
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he has also left some specific bequests ai Id a moiety
of the residue. To his son Reginald legacy of
£12,000 and the remainder of the resie la e ; to his
daughters.a sum not to exceed £20,000 ; and to his
nephew, the Right Hon. Edward Care lwell, M.P.
for Oxford and Secretary for Ireland, the testator
has bequeathed the portrait of his f, ether by Sir
Thos. Lawrence.

GARRICK'S SHAKESPEARE CHAIR.— .7r his famous
Ilogarthian relic yesterday was brought too the hammer,
at Messrs. Puttick and Simpson's Leicester -square, and
drew to the rooms a large number of pers( m.. As great
interest attaches to the chair, the following may not be un-
interesting to our readers :—lt is of elegant. -Form, and has
cn the back of it a carving, in the celebrated mulberry wood,
representing masks, musical instruments, a n d other appro■
priate emblems, the whole from designs of 'Wm. Hogarth,
who also executed the medallion. There are several ac-
counts of the chair, and how it became the pm •operty of Gar-
rick. One is, that it was a gift from the Corporation of
Stratford to Garrick ; and another, that it was made for a
Shakespeare Club, and afterwards given tc Garrick. Thero
is no doubt the bust of Shakespeare on it • was by Hogarth's
own hand, and is said to be the only one remaining from
his hand. After a spirited competitior the chair was
knocked down to Dlr. Radcliffe for 300 olPgas.