The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-23 00:00:00

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Slit SAMUEL ROMILLY.

(From a Correspondent j—The Will of this much _
re,,retted iuclicizlual, whetter cousidetcd as a

lawyer or politician, must, from his character and
attainments, he a subject of interest to the greater
paKt of those who think or feel. He made a Will,
(Wed 19th August, 1815, by which he constituted
Lady ll,omilly ;sole executrix. TO this Will, at
different times, he added 11 codicils, the contents
of which run to a- considerable length. It is, per-
haps, curious ',to observe what was the state of
.m:41(1 of so eminent and prosperous a man, who
in a codicil of Oct, 9", 1818, (so short a time pre-
vious to his death !) wrote as follows :
" t am at the present moment of perfectly sound mind, and
in full possession of all my facultiesf; but I um labouring
under a most severe affliction, and I cannot recollect that in-
sanity is amongst the evils which mental afflictions sometimes
produce, without observing to myself tnat that unhappy lot
may possibly at SOlift time be mine. 111 ever should become
insane (which God forbid), it is my earnest wish that while I
continue its that state, the following bounties may be paid to
different relations out of my income, during my life, and may
be considered as part of the expenditure which I certainly
should have made if I had continued capably of managing my
own affairs :—To my brother 1501. a-yearrand to my nephew,
Peter Itoget, 1501. a-year."

There is also a great variety of remembrances
to relations and friends. There are settlements
and discharges of debts. The personals are proved
not beyond 60,0001. There are some estates in
Cilattrorganshire and elsewhere (Warwickhire, we
believe), which go to his descendants. By parti-
cular bequests he has left 10,0001. to his eldest
daughter on her marriage. He gives an allowance
to bis eldest son of 4001. a year at College, inde-
pendently of the allowance to a private tutor. He
mentions in the papers lie has left behind him,
that he has, at leisure moments, occupied his
tithe in writing what concerned Isis life during
the last twelve years, to the extent of three vo-
lumes, with a view to the instructive perusal of
them by his children. Mr. John Whisliaw is his
executor. He has left, besides, some fragments,
or materials, as he expresses it, on the criminal
laws, which will, no doubt, one day see the
light. On this subject he remarks, that lie is
well aware that many obiections may be made to
his 'opinions and sieves, but of them he is regard-
less, being convinced of their usefulness to the
community; and he further recommends to Mr.
Whishaw to select for publication such parts of
his ideas as may be fit to publish, or, ire case of
his declining to ito so, to put them under the
,judgment of Mr. Brougham, of whom he speaks
in high terms. He states his intention to bring
up his male offspring to his own profession at the
bar, or else to commercial pursuits, in which lat-
ter case he should have consulted, himself, oith
his foiends, Mr. Baring and Mr. Shairpe ; and be
thinks that, in addition to the expence of the
children's education, the sum of 60001. to each is
sailicient 'to enable them to embark in trading
concerns. He also recommends them to connect
themselves with respectable commercial houses,
let tireference tO a junction with speculative ones.
In the awful view he entertained of possible insa-
nity,, he mentionsithe Marquis of Lanstlowts and
Mr. LiThishaw as iris committee.----(Bid.)