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London, England, 1824-01-08 00:00:00

LORD ERSKINE'S WILL.

The Euphrates, —., from Liverpool to New York, was seed
going into Cork, with her bowsprit gone.
FALMOUTH, JANUARY 6.—Wind N.—Arrived the Briton,
from London for the Mediterranean. Sailed the 'friary and Rose,
fur St. Michael's ; Thetis, for Seville ; Sisters, for Naplei; Hope
and Venus, for Seville; ad Prince Coburg, fur Lisbon. Rernaio
the Risehorough fur Jamaica Jane, for Naples ; and she Juno and
lkiton,tor the 2.lediterranean.
: frownsiourn, JA NU* Si 7. --•*Winif.N.E. ••-• Sailed the La Belle
Alliance, Items.; York, Tailor; and 'Clyde, Dame., for Madras;
CA'imbtidge, BA RICXII, for Bombay; Renewal, for Antigua ; Louisa
Jonl Seinetsetshire, for Jamaica ; and the whole of the outward-
bound for their different destinations,
Dear., JRNUI RY 7.—Wind N. N. E,--Cante, down from the River
and sailed, the Untierittood, Itamseb•ON„ for Demerara ; and Prince
Regent, LAMB, for Cork. Arrived and remains, the Prtneess Char.
lone, from Ceylon. The whole of the.nutward-bnundvailed
this morning, and a fleet front Ramsgate harbour paned thfitgli.
LIVE r.POOL, JANUARY 6. ATI ived the ;%lacelesfield, ktsloslXT,
from Bahia—sailed the 11th November; Dido, !kiss, front Phila.:
delphia—sailed .10th December; Vanny, llamtew, from New Or,
leans—sailed 26th November; Chariot, Plum from Savapnah—
sailed 11th December; Lady Hannah Ellice, Ituostz,. froinslitto—
sailed 14th December; Majestic, Pant, from Chaileston—saged 1 ith
December; and Europa, Corns, from ditto—sailed sth Docembe%
JANUARYfoot , 7.—Arriied the Harriet, Bisverlow,tril New-
foundland ;in long. 14. spoke the Americansbrig Pauline, fr t Rich-
mond (Virginia), bound to. Condon, with loss of her Captain—
Washed overboard. The Harriet experienced very bad weaker.
GRAvzsesio, JANUARY 7.—Artived the Thames, if/MUD; from
China. Sailed the Duke of York, CAursaLL, for India.
CUSTOM-HOCSE, JANUARY 7.
Sims P.-211mo ;swamis—The Clarkson, and Shria, from Stan-
gate Creek; Benjamin, Endeavour, and 01.1 Maid, from Gotten-
burgh ; Maria. from CAmpeachy ; Regent packet, from St. Michaers;
Neptune, from Ostend; Maria Elizabeth, from Hamburgh; Vrow
Catherina, from Amsterdam; I'erriby, from Pctersburgh ; and BO-
tannia, from Dantzic.

CI.P:ASING Ourwasns--The Fortitude, and Wtst India packets
for Jamaica ; Dove, for Bilhaa ; Swift, for Si. Michael's ; Vrecdei
for Antwerp; and Duke of York, for India.

Aanivco—At Marseilles, the Bon Frere,—*—;—, from Ouadaloupe;
and Eclipse, —, from Martinique. At Guttenburgh, Maria,
Olsen, from Lisbon. At Hamburgh, Hope; Roberts, front Rio ;
Eunice, Bond, from Virgini.t ; and the Neleus, Hutchinson, front
London. At Helvoet, 4rah, Lindberg, from Batavia • and Ala.
crity, Findlay, from the Mauritius. At Cape Haytieui Mile, Baler
from London.

The last will and testament of the late Right lion.
Thomas Lord ERSKINE, was registered in the Pre:
rogative Court, in Doctors' Commons, on the SJ instant.
Letters of administration wi.h the same, and one co-
dicil annexed, have been committed to the night
Hon. DAVID MONTAGU Lord ERSKINE, the son, one
of the residuary legatees. The late Hon. FRANCEs.
Etisxtsie, the wife and sole executrix appointed, having
died in testator's lifetime.
The will is dated the 15th November, 1782, and
begin& in nearly these words:—" Being, from a sense
honour, and not from any motive of personal resentment
or revenge, about to expose my life to great peril, it is
a comfort to me that I have so few duties to fulfil
previous to an event which may deprive me of every'
other opportunity of so doing." It then proceeds to enu-
merate certain sums, constituting the amount of the tei.•
tator's propel ty, which is stated to have been all ae:quir ed.
since his practir.. at the bar, and to be 9,0001 Consols,.
and about 10001. more in bills. It is all left, with the
highest expressions of confidence and-affection to his wife,
for herself and children, they to inherit it after her de-
cease, in equal shares, as they attain twenty-one years of
age. But he provided, as on account of her youth she
might probably mart), again, and as such An event,
though by no means deprecated by him, might be in-
compatible with the interests of his • children, that urn
such second marriage the property should be transferrett
to his sister, Lady Anne Erskine, in trust for them as
above-mentioned. _
A 'request is left to the testator's brother, the Earl of
Buchan, that as his property was not sufficient to enable
Mr. Erskine to educate his son rfavid in a manner suit-
able to his birth, that he would make it such as thee
both derived from their father, improved by his own
talents and experience.
He only excepted from the property left as above, the
ring and sleeve-buttons set with his wife's hair, in which
he desired to be buried, as he usually wore them.
The codicil is dated " Carlton Hotel, Pall-mall, 2d
October, 1786," and was made only for the purpose of
confirming the contents of the will, its property since its
execution having much accumulated, and for giving
his children since born, and tlio ehe might int tthire have,
an equal participation with the others in its provi'sions.
From their remote date it is not to be wondered at
that the papers are somewhat defaced and mutilated;
and it Will be considered remarkable that such a lapse
of time and change of circumstances, should not have
induced a-man of legal attainments to have left a more
recent declaration of his testamentaty intentions.—The
personals were sworn under £lOOO.

Tuesday morning at five o'clock, a fire broke out
in the house of Sir WILLIAM WALPOLE, Macclesfield-
street, Berkeley-square, which destroyed all the valua-
ble furniture, and the whole interior of the building.
The Liverpool Advertiser, received this morning, has
the following article:—" Yesterday we received letters
from Demerara of the 21st November, which state, that
on that day the trial of Smith ended, and that the sen,-
mice of the Court was to be made known on the 24th."
AFFLICTING ACCIDENT.—Monday last, a very me.;
lancholy occurrence took place at . Oak-Lawn, Sur-
rey, the seat of EDWARD MottLzy, Esq. Amongst a
number of friends who were enjoying winter sports at
Oak-Lawn, was Captain T. Morley, formerly of the
Honourable East India Company's Artillery, who had
arrived in England only a few days previous. Captain
Morley, being particularly fond of field sports, was
highly delighted with the well-kept covers of his bro.
.ther's estate, and sported every morning ; on Monday
last he was shooting a new cover, in companTwith his
nephew, a lad of sixteen years old ; the enclosure'being
very close, Captain Morley recommended the young
gentleman to keep in the tear, and not to fire until the
birds had risen above the quickset hedge, which divided
them. Two cocks starting soon after, the nephew un-
fortunately neglected this caution and fired, when Capt.
Morley, who was then not twenty yards distant, received
nearly the entire charge in his right shoulder,. and fell,
exclaiming, "Oh ! George, I am shot." The young
gentleman, overhearing the exclamation, sprung over
the hedge, and found his uncle lying on the ground in
great agony : assistance was instantly procured, and the
wound was examined by Surgeon Waller who happened
to be then on a visit at the house: the greater part ut
the shot was extracted, but from the torn state of the
surrounding flesh, and a partial fracture of the bone,
it is presumed that amputation will be necessary to en-
sure the gentleman's recovery.
His Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant a
reprieve for Robert trade, convicted at the last Bury
Assizes of setting fire to a barn in the occupation of Mrs.
Eltz. Smith, at Tattiagstoou, near Ipswich. .

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TELLICENCE.
iverpool to New York, was seed
nit gone.
id N.—Arrived the Briton, —,
ran. Sailed the 'filmy and Ron,
eville ; Sisters, for Naplei;„ Hope
nee Coburg, fur Lisbon. Remaio
ane,, for Naples ; and she Juno and
Wind N.F Sailed the La Belle
; and 'Clyde, Damn, for Madras;
y; Renewal, for. Antigua; Louisa
and the whole of rile outward-
ions,
N. E,--.Came, down from the River
intrnor,, for Desnerara ; and Prince
rd and remains, the Princes Char.
whole of tfiegutward-boundsailed
:amsgate harbour passed thritgh.
ived the Mactlesfield,
rrmber ; Dido, Ross, front Phil.:
Tivrtiew, front Nrw Or,
7.liariot, NAT?, from Sayspnah—
nnalt finite, I(ot:tetts froinditto—
Pan t, from Charleston —wiled 11th
, from ditto—!ailed sth December.
the Harriet, Batwltny,tri* New.
Americatrhrig Pauline, Crain Rich-
idou, with loss of her Captain—
; experienced very bad weather.
ived the Thames, Woman; from
CAIIIIIIIELL, for India.
;E, JANUARY 7.
Clarkson, and Maria, from Stan-
ur, and Old Maid, from Gotten-
Regent packet, from St. Michaeri;
Llizabeth, from Haniburgh; Vrow
Triby, from potersburgh ; and 130-
'ortitude, and W.:a India packets
Switt, for St. Michael's ; Vrecde,
for India.
On Prise, from Guadeloupe;
nique. At Guttenburgh,
nigh, Hope; Roberts, from Rio ;
id the Neleus, Hutchinson, from
..indberg, from Batavia; and Ala.
is. At Cape llaytieui Mile, Raker
I. WILL.
lent of the late Right Hon.
v, as registered in tire Pre-
Commons, on the 2,1 instant.
rri.h the same, and one co-
n committed to the night
.ord ERSKINE, the son, One
The late Hob. FRANCES.
executrix appointed, having
15th November, 1782, and
is :—" Being, from a sense
notive of personal resentment
e my life to great peril, it is
have so few duties to fulfil
h may deprive me of every
ng." It then proceeds to eon-
ituting the amount of the tei-e
aced to have been all aquired.
r, and to be 9,0001 Consols,.
bills. It is all left, with the
dente andaffection to his wife,
ley to inherit it after her dc-
ley attain twenty-one years of
on account of her youth she
;ain, and as such An event,
located by him, might be in-
sts of his •children, that upca
troperty should be transferrett
Erskine, in trust for them as
-• .
testator's brother, the Earl of
7ty was not sufficient to enable
; son tlavid in a manner suit-
would make it such as thee
ather, improved by his own
the property left as above, the
t with his wi'e's hair, la which
he usually wore them.
Carlton Hotel, Pall-mall, 2d
made only for the purpose of
the will, its pror,erty since its
:cumulated, and for giving
thoe he might int uNire have,
i the others in its proviSions.
it is not to be wondered at
;that defaced and mutilated;
remarkable that such a lapse
cumstances, should not have
ainnients to have left a more
:stamentaty intentions.—The
er £lOOO.
ire o'clock, a fire broke ont
Alt WALPOLE, Macclesfield-
hich destroyed all the valuil-
le interior of the buildilig.
r, received this morning, has
Yesterday we received letters
November, which state, that
nith ended, and that the sen,-
)e made known on the 24th."
,—Monday last, a very me.;
place at . Oak-Lawn, Sur-
Aloitcov, Esq. Amongst a
:re enjoying winter sports at
T. Morley, formerly of the
ompany's Artillery, who had
few days previous. Captain
y fond of field sports, was
well-kept covers of his bro.
every morning ; on Monday
cover, in companrwith his
ears old ; the enclosure'being
7 recommended the young
tear, and not to fire until the
iuickset hedge, which divided
g soon after, the nephew un-
caution and fired, when Capt.
twenty yards distant, received
his right shoulder,. and fell,
e, I am shot." The young
lie exclamation, sprung over
uncle lying on the ground in
as instantly procured, and the
neon Waller who happened
e house: the greater part Cl
at from the torn state of the
artial fracture of the bone,
ition will be necessary to en-
ery..
raciously pleased to grant a
convicted at the last Bury
tarn in the occupation of Mrs.
.e., near Ipswich. .
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