The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

linen cloth. the whole apparently hidden 70
safety's sake and undisturbed during centuriei
DIR. Bulge gives an interesting account OF bot
books. and will. in due course, publish tn
Homilies Of ST. Athanasius and other Easter
Fathers thus Unexpectedly brought TO light
The Psalter Is OF much more Importance. how
ever. II IL said that as early as 300 A.. d. tn
celebratedlmonk Pacomius rendered thePsalm
into Coptic; and this papyrus. which goes hacl
to the beginning OF the seventh. or. perhaps, tn,
end OF the sixth century. may be founded upor
his version. II was not intended for private
use. Its condition bears witness to much hand
ling in choir, and the frequent repairs indicate
a respect for its great antiquity.
The Daily Telegraph publishes some inter.
estinE statistics upon the charitable be1uests
made by people who died during the past year
Under wills reported during 1893 there have
been requests for charitable. religious and
educational purposes to the amount OF be-
tween G1,400.000 and 81 500. 200. But there
nre several wills not yet proved by which large
sums have been left to charities such, for ex-
ample. as that OF the late Baron +. do Roth
schild. which will considerably increase the
above total.
Taking tho wills already proved, the amount
ofmoneY leftin this way during 1893 is consid-
erably above the average Of the last ten years.
And this in spite Of the fact that during 1893
there has been no beGuest Of very large amount.
In previous years there has been always one
legacy OF E250.000 and usually two or three
others exceeding 100000 each. The largest
bequest In 1893 has been only a little over
100000. but there have been fifteen others Of
100000 and more. or the Ell. SOC. 900 left to
charity this year in Great Britain sixty tesla
tors have left f1,0S9.965. the total personally
OF the sixty amounting to f12,930.1
The statistician says that the average amount
Of personal estate charged with the death
duties annually has been about 2160. 900. 900.
with a total OF nearly 81. 800. 900. 900 during the
period of eight years from 1891 to 1893. Tho
number OF estates charged with duty in each
year Is about 55. 200, and Of these some $4,000
include personally valued at between 81, 900
and 10000 each, and, perhaps, $500 or $3.50
estates include personally of over f10.0 900 each.
Probably not more than about one in one hun
dred OF those whose personal estate is valued
at more than $1,000 each leaves any sum to
charitable uses. and OF those whose estates OK
coed 10000 each the proportion in which
there are requests to charities appears to be
about five In each hundred.
or the million and a half sterling left this
year. 1t is calculated that hospitals and other
institutions will take rather more
than one-half and religious institutions a large
proportion OF the remainder, educational insti-
buttons coming Off rather worse than usual.
The remarkable longevity of the testators is
noteworthy. Out of the sixty who
left the greatest amount between them, the
youngest was Woolf Joel. aged "a. and the old
est the Right Hon. Charles Villiers, aged 95.
the others whose ages are given. seventeen
were 20 years and over and twenty-four were
over 80. The will specialist adds:
Largo requests to charities are usually those
- A-eON Ill
to provide for seldom leave any con-
portion of their wealth away from
their W children. Men in business. who
have been liberal supporters of trade char
ties during their lives do not often leave
money to them. Such persons have been used
% regard the support OF trade charities as an
charge on the business, which their
successors should properly continue
A curious point arose in the law courts a
'ew days ago. The possibility of anything so
'olid and substantial as a house being stolen
ioes not seem to have occurred to the original
OF the United Kingdom. Still this
An audacious individual demol-
shedtwo empty houses without the knowledge
their owner and appropriated the materials
o his own use. Now. a house. being in the ma
ure OF real property, cannot, according to the
aw OF this country. be the subject of larceny.
Consequently. it was impossible to charge the
ulprit with stealing the houses. But the law
damaged to get hold Of the bold criminal. new
The Legislature has declared that
utting or breaking any glass. metal or wood
'ork fixed to any house. with tho object OF
tealing the same. is a felonious act. And on
charge the house thief was committed and
finished. What would have happened had he
onflned himself to taking bricks and stones
he law sayeth not.