Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-13

By the terms of codicil to the will Of Sir Walter Trevelyan, the owner of fine estate in Northumberland, England, and ''teetota- ler,'' Dr. Benjamin Ward Richardson, another and celebrated ''teetotaler,' is placed in 8 perplsxing position. Sir Walter, although he never touched wine, had ancestors who used it for their stomachs' sake, and when his father died he came into possession of one of the most noted wine cellars in the kingdom. This was in 1S4e It is believed that part of the wine in the cellars was then sold, but the choicest of it was kept, and remained un- disturbed throughout the life of Sir Walter, who not only did not put the cup to his broth er's lips in his lifetime, but left directions when he died that Dr. Richardson should take his famous wine and apply it to 'sscientific purposes" The wine was stored under a tower which was ancient in the time of Will liam III., who was crowned King of England in 1889. short time ago the doctor went into the cellars to examine his precious and perplexing legacy, and found there that which only to read about will make the wine bib ber's mouth water. The list left for him by Sir Walter included specimens of St. Persy, of the date of 1884: sherry of 1887, Madeira of 1903 ISIS, and old; sherry, old sundries claret, and four hook magnums in cellar be- fore TIT; sack and Tokay, St. George, hook, port. Constantine, French, Sauterne Cy- prus, 1762; port, 1920; port (no date); cider, perry, and great number of other sundries, the names of which are not sup piled. To the list g note is added that the of Mir Edward Wortley in 1752. The wine was found slowed away in the most careful man ner, and in many instances was almost buried in fungus Many of the bottles were half empty and the sorks destroyed by decay, but about sixty dozen bottles were in state of preservation. Some of the more ancient specimens are well preserved. The hook naagnums, which were noted as having been in the cellar before 1777, were found in their place and some of them entire. desire not to deprive science of the bensdt of an ex- pertinent as to the effect of time upon these wines, led the doctor to consent to q trial of some of the more remarkable specimens. Ac- cordingly one bottle each of the ancient Cyprus of 1762, of the port of 17s4 and 1920, of the sherry-sack of unknown date, of the Madeira of 1903, of the Tokay of 1752 and of the Malmsey-s y-sack of date unknown, were tasted in due order. They were de- clared by learned connoisseurs to be in the most splendid condition. The Cyprus was considered by no less an authority than His Excellency the Greek Minister (and he surely ought to know) to be ''superb !" the Malmsey was held to be fit for 8 second Duke of Clar- ence to drown himself in the sherry sack was thought to be enough to call up Jack Fal- staff in propria persona, and the port was de- clared of such character that every one, the doctor believes, would have been ready to di- vide it with him on the spot if his heart had not been as hard as neither millstone. A bottle marked with g special leaden label as "Arrack," and packed with several more simi- lar In kind, contained singularly aromatic fluid, having something of the odor of brandy and rich golden color.
 Doctor Richardson does not care what the commercial value of this wine is, and being teetotalar of course it has no value to him as pleasant and exhilarating drink. He can not sell it to anybody nor can he let anybody drink it. and what to do with it he does not know. He would like to have somebody tell him Chow one total ab- stainer can make use of wine which another total abstainer has left him, in trust, for the y,,,ryoaoc oF sciauca O