The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-03 00:00:00

WILL OF THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY.

The will of the late Earl of Shrewsbury and
Talbot was proved on the 27th inst. The personal
property is sworn under £50,000. The deceased
peer has left' to his widow a legacy of £l,OOO,
one of his carriages, and a pair of carriage horses
and harness, and curtain wearing apparel and
jewels absolutely,and the use of the family jewels for
life. To Richard and Sarah Beach, if iu his service
at the time of his decease, £250 each, free of legacy
duty ; but, should either of them predecease the
testator, the survivor, if in such service at the said
time, is to Lave £5OO. The furniture, plate, and
effects in and about the inansion at Ingestre,
Staffordshire, are to go with the said mansion,
and be used and enjoyed by the present peer.
The testator has devised and bequeathed all his
freehold, copy hold, and leasehold estates, and
' the residue of his personal estate, including the
Worthy Park estate, and the rest of his property
in the island of Jamaica, to his sons, the Hon.
Walter Cecil Talbot and the Hon. Reginald Arthur
James Talbot, upon trust, to pay the annual in-
come to his widow for her life. After her
decease, the trustees are to pay £9,000 to testa-
tor's six brothers, Arthur, George Gustavus, Wil-
liam Whitworth, Gilbert, Wellington Patrick Man-
vers, and Gerald ; then to divide the sum of £1,500
sterling equally between the six following charit-
able institutions, viz., the National Lifeboat Insti-
tution, the Colon Hill Lunatic Asylum, Stafford-
shire, the Institution for Shipwrecked Fishermen,
the Governesses Benevolent Institution, the St.
Paul's Foundation for the Sons of Poor
Clergy, and the Institution for Providing Addi-
tional Curates in Populous Parishes. The whole of
the residue of the testator's property is given in
equal shares to such of his children (excepting the
son who shall in the lifetime of his wife, in the
event of her surviving the testator, succeed to
the earldoms of Shrewsbury and Talbot, and be-
come entitled to the Shrewsbury and Tal-
bot estates, and excepting the child who shall in
the lifetime of himself or wife succeed to the man-
sion and estate at Kiplin, Yorkshire, belonging to
Sarah, Countess of Tyrconnel, who is, however,
to have one eleventh part or share of the said
residue) who shall, being sons, attain the age of
21 years, or being daughters, attain that age, or
marry with the consent of their guardian. The
said legacies of £9,000 and £1,500 are not to be
paid unless the residue is sufficient to produce for
the younger children, under the last-mentioned be-
quest the sum of £24,000, or £44,000 if the testa-
tor has not settled a sum of £20,000 for their bene-
fit in his lifetime.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The armour-plated screw steamship Princo Con-
sort, 31, Capt. William Armytage, left Plymouth
Sound on Wednesday for the Mediterranean.
The llercules, 12, 5,234 tons, 1,200-horse power,
Capt. Lord R. J. Gilford (attached for service),
having completed fitting with her engines and ma-
chinery, by Messrs. John Penn and Sons, got up
steam yesterday in Chatham Harbour, alongside
Chatham Dockyard, for the preliminary trial and
working of her machinery, previously to her officia
trial of speed at the measured mile, which will be
made in the course of a few days. The engines were
kept going for several hours, during the whole of
which time they worked most satisfactorily.
The chartered troopship Essex, which has been
oaken up by the Government for the conveyance
Jf troops of cavalry and infantry regiments to
India, was inspected at Gravesend, yesterday after-
aoon, by the officers of the Divisional Staff at
Chatham. Should the official report of the condi-
tion of the ship be satisfactory the troops will be
embarked forthwith.

The practice made at Shoeburyness with the
12in. muzzle-loading rifled gun, firing Palliser shot,
with Glb. of pellet powder, which has just been
completed, has been most excellent. The experi-
ment was in connexion with the trial of an iron
dwarf traversing platform, which has given great
satisfaction.

Massachusetts still carries on a vigorous war
against intoxicating drinks. State Constable Jones made
400 complaint; against parties in Suffolk county last week,
for violating the liquor license law. The cou❑ty furnishes
720 applications for licen.s.,s of which but 148 have been
so far approved. The commissioners have determined not
to receive applications from grocers to sell ale or any of
the lesser drinks, to be drank on the pretnis3s.

THE TEA DUTY IS REDUCED —llorniman's Pure Tea is
sold Bd. per pound Cheaper. This interesting
_lice will, when
fully known, even further increase the chnnand fur these
choice, long-approved Teas. They aro not sold loose, but
only in Packets, siguod " Ifornintan," London.