The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-27 00:00:00

DUKE. OP QUEEASBERRY's If ILL.

The last Will of this venerable Peer, who, after
seven days illness, died without a groan, in the 85th
year of his age, was opened on Saturday last, and
rezd in the presence of the nearest of his Noble Re-
latives now in London it will not be proved by
the'Executors in the Commems for some days to
come. This curious testament of bequests to so
vast an amount, is loaded, it seems„ with
and counter•codicils, to a most embarrassing extent,
and being all in the hand-writing of the testator.,
were in some latter instances, not easily to be de-
cyphered. In so capr;cious,a disposal and revoca-
tion of his bequests, some will find themselves un-
expectedly noticed, while a greater number may
experence a mortifying disappointment, several cf
whom, who knew themselves liberally pensioned
in the body of the will, being codicilled down to a
moiety of the donation looked for.

The following stand amongst the principal be-
quests.

t. To Lord Douglas, Too,oed.
2. The Earl of Yelfmouth, for his I;fe, and that of Lady
Yarmouth, and then to descend to their issue male, 150,00c1.
The two houses in Pail Mall, and the villa at Richmond,
with all their furniture. His Lordship is also named resi-
duary legatee, by which it is supposed that he will eventually
derive a further sun) Of 27:4,0001.
3. The Duchess of Somerset, t 0,0031. independent Of the
Duke.

4. Countess of Dunmore, to,oool.
S. Lady Ann I.lainilton, to,cool.
6. Lady Hamilton, cool. per annum, and r,eool.—by a
former codicil it stood loQol per annum, and 20a01.
7. General Charles Crawfold,
8. General R. W. Crawford, scol. per annum.
9. Mr. lams, pool.
to. MonsieF Pere I:lcze (the French Surgeon) Soool.
it. Hon. Gen. Rich. Fitzpatrick, viol. per ann. for life.
In a former codicil it stood to,oool.

12. Governoks ot the Lock i:lo;pital, 35,0001.
13. Governors of St. George's, ditto, 15,1001.
14. Governors of Middlesex dittu,
►s. The Chet:clue Clerk at Mr. Coutts's ]dank, who kept
Grace's account, 6001. per ann.

The Duke has made the most liberal provision for
all his male domestis, but, strange to say ! he has
omitted to mention Mr. Fuller, his Appthecary;
his will, who slept by his bed-side every night for
the last six years'of his life ; nor, with all Ins par-
tiality fc)r the sex, has he remembered his house-
keeper, or any other female domestic servant of his
es.ablishment. Besides his extensive landed estates,
he has died worth a Million sterling of ether dispos-
ablo property.

spiaisa P4lll E RS.

CURT ES►

SIFTING OF THE 19T1T.

Sennt
_Perez de Castro, addressing the Cotter,
spoke in substanee as follows:---" I have long felt
a desire to propine to
,the Cortes a resolution, the
adoption of which appears to me very proper, be-
cause it is very just; but the important affairs which
Jaye occupied your Majesty.since youk installation,
and the multitude of occurrences, if not so impor-
tant in themselves, yet at least all springing from
the wish to adtance in the grand career of the sal-
vation of the country, have hitherto prevented me-
in spite of myself. In the.mean time, I have been
able to observe, with much saiiistaetion, on repeated
occasions, that the opinion of many Deputies of the
Cortes, as appeared from their speeches, was in ac-
cordance with my own ideas ; therefote I submit
them to your Majesty, in the well-founded confi-
dence that they will merit your high approbation.
I mean to speak of the profound gratitude which
the Spanish nation feels for England, it generous
Ally. The whole world knows how much we are
indebted to her illustrious Sovereign, as great in
his sentiments towards the Spaniards, as determined
in his purpose to prote6l their sacred cause. There
is not a patriot, who, so to speak, does not feel his
sensibility excited when Contemplating tire abun-
dant supplies of troops, arms, ships, and Money,.
which the generous British nation has freely he
stowed on Spain from the moment at which it 'be-
held our heroic resolution. Donations, praises, en-
thusiasm, all have been laVished by the English
people on their ally ; pristet ity, painting in ma-
jestic colours the heroism, the. constancy, arid fide
Inv of Spain, will. place in the same piCture the un-
bounded geperosity and (rely inimitable exertionsof
Great Britain in. our behalf. England knows our.
gratitude, world% knows •it ; it is engra-
-4.,)/en on our hearts ;. our past Governments have re-
reared it on every occasion that oft'ened ; but it-is
just, it is necessary, that the whole nation, that is,
the Cortes, who represent it in the fullest manner,
should soleninly mmifest it, by voting ad eternal
monument of national gratitude to the worthy head
.of that great nation. ' Thus shall we perform a
sacred duty ; thus shall we give a public proof of ,
one of those virtues, which greatly charatierise the
noble people whom we represent, V meati gratitude.
Let us declare at the same time, that we will never
law down our arms till we have seen secured our
independence; the integrity of our. territorylin both
hemispheres williont .dismemberment, and ouralaw-
ful King free.- Let us run the painful but heroic
and glorious course of our holy war, always in good
understanding with, always united lo the great na-
tion, which aids us so, generously; and .may that
union be as eternal, as the ties aresacred and sincere
which bind us to' our ally, by the last treaty of the
14th of January, 1809. My wish is, that/ since
such are the vows of the whole 'nation, its repre-
sentatives also may sanction them. It the Cortes
think tit to adopt my ideas, I beg permission to read
the heads of a decree, conformable to what I have '
suggested."
The motion was approved of by acclamation.—
The decree was then read. which was also carried
by acclamation, without the alteration of a single
word. Joy was depialed in the countenances Of all
the spedators, and the gratitude which filled their
bosoms was displayed by the most of eeting demon-
strations of applause.