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London, England, 1820-09-21 00:00:00

THURSD AY, S E I"F EMBER 21, 1820.

-IPLAI V.

•COrritt NI A' R.TI AL.
Ronsr. Guinns, Sint. 20.-;-.The second day,
of the Couro4artia.l, held on Lieutenant-Colonel
ST. GEORGE Fitis6; Of the 6th' Regiment of
Dragoon Guards, on Charges preferred against
him by General the Mil of CARHAMPTON, CO-
lOnel of the Regitnefit.-7-The Court sat at half-
past
eleven o'clock.---The: PRESIDENT stated,
that he had receiVed aletter from the Earl of
stating that he was unable to at-
tend on acconnt.of indisposition, and requesting
that he might be allowed_to conduct the prose-
cution by deputy.—The PRESIDENT then stated,
that it was optional with the person preferring-
ChargeS, whetlier he prosecuted them in person
or by- deputy ; therefore he thought the Noble.
Accuser's request ought to be complied with, the
Court taking care that the.questions put by the
deputy to the witnesses were, proper ones.—The
remainder of the Court were of the same opinion.
The Earl of CAE:HAMPTON'S Solicitor then. went
ort With.the examination of witnesses in support
of the Charges, the substance of-which was pub-
lished in .this Paper of- yesterday.—The 'Court
adjourned at four o'clock till eleven o'clock to-

morrow.

ABSTRACT of the WILL of SIR J. BANKS

The late-,RightHon. Sir JOSEPH BANKs Bart.
one of his Majesty's Most. Hon.Yrivy Council,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Hon. Military
Order of the Bath, and .President of the Royal
Society, by his will expressly desires that his
body be interred in the most private manner in
the church or churchyard of the parish in which
he shall happen to - die, and entreats his dear
relatives to spare themselves the affliction of at.,
tending the ceremony, and earnestly requests
that they will not erect any Monument to his
memory.
His house at Spring-grove, Heston, 'NI iddleseK: he gives to
his wife, Dame Dot:Others Banks-, With the furniture, plate,
&c. Src. His real estates -to his-wife for life, or widowhood;•,
after her death or marriage, those that are situate in the
county of Lincoln to the Hon. James Hamilton Stanhope.,
and Sir Henry Hawfey; Bart., subject to provisoes and con-
,ditions ; the remainder of his estates to Sir Edward linatch-
boll, Dart., his heir and assigns, subject to conditions and'
provisoes. The leasehold estates Texcept his house in Sobo-
syuarel to John Parkinson, Esq. The residue of his personal
estate to his wife, for her own absolute use and benefit. He
appoints his wife, the said James Hamilton Stanhope, Sir
Henry Hawley, and Sir Edward Knatchbull, executors. Will
dated Jan. 7, 1820. •
- By the Ist codicil,,dated 41st January, 1820, he gives to his
indefatigable and intelligent librarian, Robert Brown, Esq.,
an annuity of ecw.; and also the use and enjoyment during
life of the librat y, Herberium manuscripts, drawings, cop
per-platrs engraved, and every Wing else that is contained in
his collections, usually kept in the back building of his house
in Soho-square; and after the decease' of the said RObert
Brown, then be gives the same•to the trostees, fur the time
being, of the British tkl useum ; or, if it be the desire of the
said trustees, and the said. Robert Brown shall consent to
have. the same removed to the British Museum in his lifetime,
lie shall be at liberty to do so ; and the said Robert Brown
to be provided with the proper means of access thereto for
himself and his friends. And lie declares that the aforesaid
bequests, in•favour of the said Robert Brown,aee upon condi-
tion that he continue to use his library as his chief place of
study in the manner he now, does, and that he assists the sly,
perisstendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens at .Kew, and
continues to reside in London, and dues not undertakeinY new
charge that may employ his time. His leasehold house in
Soho-square, with the appurtenances, to Isis wife during her
life; and after her decease, or giving up,possession thereof,
en to'fhe said Robert Brown, subject to the aforesaid con-

ditions. '
To Mr. Frederick Bauer, of K(4-Green, who has been em-
ployed by Sir Joseph as a draughtsman for thirty years, an
annuity of 5001., upon condition that he continues to r!sitle
at: Kew-green, and employs himself in making drawings of
plants that flower in the collection at Kew, in the same man•
nee as he has hitherto done; and the drawings which he shall
so make be added to. the collection .now in. his hands, and
which revert to Sir Joseph or his representatives at the.time
of his death, as appears by an agreement entered into bi-
tween them;, and it is his wish that if any doolds should
arise as to his meaning in the conditions inirosed on the said
Robert Brown and Frederick Batter, the same should he con-
strued in a manner so as to be. most favourable to them. •
By the 2d codicil, (dated 7th of March, 1t30,)..be declares,
that with every feeling of that dutiful .homage and humble
attention justly due from a loyal subject to a most gracious
Sovereign, he gives to his Majesty, for the use of the'eita-
, blishment of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, all the
drawings and .sketches of plants that. hare grown,in Or. said .
Gardens, and have been made at his expellee by Mr. Bauer,
and which are now deposited in his custody, deeply im-
pressed with an opinion which he still continues to hold, and
believes to be founded in truth, that the establishmentof a
Botanic Garden cannot lie complete nult;ss a resident
draughtsman be canstantly, employed iu making sketches
and finished drawings of all new plants that psis-feet -
their flowers or.: fruits in it, and declares that he long
ago determined to fix such a person at Kew, and maintain
him at his own expellee, and lie accmdingly engaged Mr.
Bauer, whose collection of drawings and sketches he trusts
will prove a valuable Addition to the important science of na-
tural history, that he did this under a hope that the truth of
his opirlion. would iu due time become manifest, and that the
charge of maintaining. Mr. Bauer would then be transferred
from him, and placed on the establishment of the garden.—
This hope be' declares is still warmly cherished, and re-
ceives ample. support front the well-known and often-
experienced love of science which snakes a part of the
character (Jour beloved King ; but in case of its 'wing deem-
ed' inexpedient by his .Majesty's advisers to make this small
addition to the establishment, he chargeS the annuity t.. 13001.
to Mr. Bauer on his Lincolnshire estates. He requests his
relation, Sir Edward Knatelibull, Bart., to examine his pa-
pers and things at his house in Soho-square, and destroy those
he may think proper. The Papers respecting the Royal So-
ciety to lie sent to the Royal Society ; aims, resperong the
.Mint or coinage, to the,Nlint ; his foreign correspoudence to
be sent to the British Mosenni.
His personal property sworn under 40,0001.

CHOICE P 1111.15 EOLOGIte--A Gentleman, known
for his habitual tardiness, was invited to join a
party to
.Nahant ; and appointed for that purpOse
to be at his friend's house at an early hour in the
morning. Contrary. to all expectation, he was
the first on the ground ; and his friend, in surprise
at his. punctuality-, burst out in the following
lucid apostrophe: " So. you've come first' at last ;
you used to be behind before; I, suspect you get
up. early of late ; 'tis well you called hi season,
you would not have found m within
e with. withk.ett."
A woodcock, which weighed three quarters of
a pound, was shot last, week by JOHN LAx,
Esq. on his manor of Horrington, 'in Somerset-
shire.