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q sases, such as Il was in 1914, inciaa-

URN. All THIS 1uFnltufS was pufCnds
ed with moneys accruing from The civ
list. 4. Inc proceeds oil my houses il
she Kingdom OF laly, such Us money
plate, Jewels, furniture, cquipages; tn
accounts will be rendered by prince Ed
gene, aud the Steward of the crow
Gompaguoni. NAPOLEON.
| bequeath my private domain, one
half to The surviving officers and sol
diers Of the French army who have
fought since 1892 to 1878, for The glory
and indepenpence of the nation. The
distribution shall be made IN proportion
10 their appointments upon active SER
vice. One half to the towns and districts
OF Alsace, of Lorraine of Frauche
Compile, of Burgundy, of the Isle oil
France, of Champagne Forest, Dau-
phine, which may have suffered BY ell
Their Of the invaslons. There shall be
previously deducted from the sum one
million for that of Aleri. | appoint
Counts Moptbolon, Bertrand and Mau-
,chaud, the executors OF my will.
THIS present will, wholly written with
my own hand; is signed and sealed with
my own arms. NAPOLEON
My arms, that is to say, my sword
thai which wore at Auserlitz, the sa-
bre Of Sobiesky, my dagger, my broad
sword, my hanger, my two pair of Yer
salies pistols, my gold travelling box,
thai of which | made use on the morn
ing of Ulm and Austerli,z, OF Jena, Of
Eylau, of Fricn and, of the Island OF Lo-
bau, of Moscow, Of Montmiral. In this
port Of view i, is my wish that il may be
precious in the eyes of my son."
L mas been deposited with Count Bers
tram since 1914.
A number of other articles are also d.
reed TO be given to young Napoleon,
on bis attaining the age of sixteen years
A codicil da,ed Lengwood, April 81,
1921 begins thus:--
"Out of the settlement of my civil
lis, of Italy, such as money, jewels, plate,
linen, equIpages, o. which the Nlceroy
is the depository, and which belonged to
me, dispose OF two millions, which l
bequeatb TO my most faithful servants
] hope that my son Eugene Napoleon
will pay them faithfully. He cannot
forget the forty millions which l gave
him in Italy, and in distribution of the
Inheritance of his mother"
Extract from the fourth oodicil:
UTbis 4,h Of April, 1921, Longwood
"By the dispositions which we have
heretofore made, we, have not futile
all our obligations, which has decided
ps to make his fourth codicil.
We bequeaih to the son or grandson
of Baron Dutheil, Lieut. General Of Ar
;illery, and formerly Lord OF ST. Andre,
who commanded the school OF Auxonne
before the revolution, the sum OF one
hundred thousand francs, as meinenio
Of gratitude for the care which thai brave
General took of us when we were a.
Lieutenant and Captain under his or
ders.
To the son or grandson Of General
.Ougomier. who commanded In chiel the
army Of Toulon. the sum OF one hundred
thousand francs. 1t is ateslimoniai of
remembrance Tor the marks of esteea,
OF affection, aud OF friendship, which
thai Grave and intrepid General gave 70
US.
We bequea,h one hundred thousand
francs to the son or grandson OF the De-
putt Of, the Convention, Gasperin, re-
preventative OF the people at the army oi
Toulon, Tor having protected and sane
toned with his authority the plan which
we had given, which procured the cap
ture Of that city, and which was contrary
10 that sent by the committee Of public
sasety
We bequea,h one hundred thousand
francs To tn. widow, son, or grandson OF
our ABIDE Camp, Muiron, killed at our
side at Arcola, covering US with his bo
dy.
Ten thousand francs TO the subaitern
officer Canlillop, who has undergone a
trial, upon charge Of having endeavor
cd 10 assasslna,e Lord Wellington, OF
which he was pronounced innocent. Can
;illon had as much right to assassinate
that ohgarchist, as the latter had TO
send me to perish on the rock OF ST.
Helena"
A fifth codicil says
aUpon the funds RENTED in gold to
the Empress, Marie Louise, my very
dear and well-beloved spouse, at Orleans.
I'm 1873, she remains in my debt Two
millions, Of which dispose by the pre-
sent csdicil, for the purpose Of recon-
pensing my mos, faithtulservants, whom,
no1 - ti,~ -,o,a.