tions of the devises in the will, except the holograph dated in September last, which gives a legacy to James Smith, the Earl's servant, whose character and services it eulogizes. This instrument is written on a sheet of note-paper, in a tremulous hand. The signature to the last codicil bears no resemblance to that in the will, and appears like the uncertain writing of a blind person, or one whose hand was guided. All the instruments are sealed with the Earl's coat of arms on black wax. P. 325.-The will of the late John Reeves has been proved in Doctors' Commons. The amount of his effects have been sworn under 3,000l. The executors are his brother, Thomas Reeve, and James Silver. The property is bequeathed to his two daughters, Louisa and Fanny Reeve, and to his son, John Reeve, to whom he also bequeathes a share of a house in the Strand. The will is dated in September 1835. It was the general opinion he had died insolvent, which is now proved to have been erroneous. P. 433.-At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Sunderland and other friends of the late Rev. Robert Gray, M.A. held on the 26th Feb. a series of resolutions were unanimously adopted, for erecting, by public subscription, a monument to his memory, and at a subsequent meeting it was determined that the surplus "shall be devoted to an endowment of the schools established by Mr. Gray in this parish, to be called, in future, the Gray Schools."-On the 14th June, the Committee held a meeting to make choice of the most appropriate design from those which had been forwarded for their inspection, in accordance with an advertisement in the newspapers. The competitors were very numerous, including artists of eminence from Edinburgh, London, Newcastle, &c. many of which were of a very high order of merit. After a careful inspection of the various models, drawings, &c. and a lengthened discussion of their respective merits, the meeting resolved to adopt one modelled in Sunderland by Mr. David Dunbar. It consists of a statue of the late revered Rector in his clerical robes, to be executed in the most durable description of Italian marble, similar to that used in the grand archway in front of the Queen's Palace, St. James's Park. This statue will be placed upon a handsome pedestal, in front of which is an altorelief representation of "BENEVOLENCE,” with the following impressive and very appropriate quotation from the Epistle of St. James::-" Pure Religion and undefiled before God and the Father, is this; to visit the Fatherless and Widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." The statue will be seven feet in height, so that when viewed in its position on the pedestal, (the monument, when completed being not more than twenty feet high), the figure will appear of the exact stature of the deceased Rector. The spot fixed upon for the erection of the monument, is over the vault in the centre of the burial ground, and it will, from its position, form a very conspicuous object from the sea and the surrounding country.-A splendid Polyglot Bible, which was purchased to be presented to Mr. Gray, by a few of his attached friends, a short time before his decease, has been given to his eldest son, Mr. Arthur Gray, who is 15 years of age. A Memoir of Mr. Gray has been published, printed uniformly with his Funeral Sermons, preached by the Rev. George Townshend, Prebendary of Durham; the Rev. William Webb, M.A. (the present Rector of Sunderland); and the Rev. Joseph Law. P. 434. The library of the late Rev. William Mavor, of Woodstock, has been sold by public auction in Oxford. The books (about 3,000) were in the best condition, and belonged to all departments of general literature. Many of the more precious volumes bore evidence of their value by the late possessor's notes and observations pencilled on the fly-leaves, which, whilst they proved the merits of the copy, shewed the extent and accuracy of the annotator's information. The following epitaph has been placed upon his monument in Woodstock Churchyard: "Sacred to the Memory of the Rev. William Mavor, LL.D. The first great promoter of the Catechetical Method of Instruction, in all branches of human and divine knowledge, who, though dead, yet speaketh, for the instruction of youth and infancy, in the volumes which he benevolently and judiciously adapted to the growing powers of the mind. He was Rector of Bladon with Woodstock, and Vicar of Hurley, Berkshire, a Magistrate for the County of Oxford, and ten times Mayor of this Borough. Beloved and esteemed by relatives and friends, and respected by those whom, as a Minister and a Magistrate, he had long and faithfully served. He died Dec. 29th, 1837, in the 80th year of his age. The feeling soul may linger here, Soft Pity's bosom heave a sigh; P. 442.-The late Henry Hewitson, Esq. has left behind him a fortune of 800,0007.; the largest, it is supposed, ever made wholly in business by a native of Westmorland, excepting, perhaps, the late Mr. Thwaites. He was formerly gold-laceman to his Majesty; but had retired from business many years before his death. Of this vast property, upwards of 100,000. will come into the family of the late Stephen Brunskill, of Orton, long known as a useful local preacher in that neighbourhood, and who married a sister of Mr. Hewitson. Large sums will also come into Ravenstonedale, to other relations. P. 541. The remains of the late Lord Selsey were landed at Portsmouth, preparatory to their interment in the family vault at Westdean, near Chichester. Mrs. Leveson Vernon, the late Lord's sister, comes into the possession of a large fortune. P. 552.-Mr. Morton was one of the witnesses examined before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Dramatic Literature, and in the course of his evidence incidentally developed some curious traits of his own character and habits. He stated that he had never seen one of his own plays acted, although some of his comedies had been so successful as to be represented for 50 nights in succession. The lowest price he ever got for a play was £90 or £100, and the highest £300. For the Children in the Wood he received £200, and £30 for the copyright; and for the Invincibles and a Rowland for an Oliver about the same sum. The usual mode of remunerating dramatic authors, when Mr. Morton commenced writing for the stage, was, by giving them the receipts of the third, sixth, ninth, and twentieth nights, after deducting the expences of the house; and he describes with what anxiety he used to watch the clouds on those evenings, as a stormy night very frequently converted the author's "benefit" into a loss. P 555.-The following bequest has been left to the Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse Hospital, by H. Dundas Morrison, Esq. surgeon R. N. The reversion of eighteen thousand pounds, on the death of two legatees, who are to have the life interest. The conditions are, that one of the wards is to be named the "Melville Ward," as a token of gratitude for favours conferred on the deceased by Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, many years First Lord of the Admiralty. But should the hospital be given up, then the bequest is to go to the Devon County Hospital. P. 668.-Francis Theodore Hay, Esq. was a member of the Court of Assistants of the Watermen's Company, and was the first Master of the company on its incorporation by act of parliament in the year 1827. In early life he was a waterman employed in a very humble capacity on the river, and, by his industry and perseverance, became a master-lighterman, and barge-owner, and ultimately realised a large fortune. Although, for many years past, he had lived at his seat at Hayes, he had, until a very recent period, taken an active part in business. He was one of the Queen's watermen, an office more of honour than emolument, and, in the capacity of King's waterman during three preceding reigns, had the honour of frequently rowing King George III. and Queen Charlotte, George IV., and his late Majesty King William IV. aud Queen Adelaide. He was a strong, robust man of herculean frame, and his death was brought on by sudden exposure to the cold three weeks before, after taking a warm bath at an hotel in London; after which he rode down to Hayes in an open chaise. Mr. Hay was a staunch conservative, and so universally esteemed in the parish of Rotherhithe, where his benevolence and excellent qualities had endeared him to all classes, that the houses and shops of the principal inhabitants and tradesmen were closed during the whole of the day of his funeral, which was met by the rector, churchwardens, overseers, and a great number of the prin cipal merchants, shipowners, and other influential inhabitants of the parish, as well as by the poorer classes, all anxious to pay the last sad tribute of respect to the remains of a worthy and kind-hearted gentleman. The great bulk of the deceased's property, amounting, it is said, to upwards of 100,0007, which he acquired by a long life of industry and frugality, unaccompanied by parsimony, will fall into the possession of Charles Hay, esq. his son and heir, of Prince's-street, Rotherhithe. Mr. Charles Hay, who inherits all the good qualities of his late father, is one of the Queen's watermen, a member of the Court of Assistants, and a past Master of the Watermen's Company. P. 670.- Launcelot Haslop, Esq. was Treasurer of the Wesleyan Mission; and his funeral sermon, preached by the Pulpit, No. 821. Rev. Dr. Bunting, is published in the Vol. X. p. 208.-The splendid mansion in St. James's-square, purchased by the Duke of Leeds, from the Dowager Countess of Hardwicke, has been bequeathed by his Grace to his son-in-law Mr. Sackville Lane Fox, together with the whole of his personal property; and it is said that, in consequence, the present Duke will be obliged to sell Hornby Castle, the only unentailed portion of the family estates. P. 224.-At a Meeting of the Friends of the late Zachary Macaulay, Esq. held on the 30th of July, 1838, it was unanimously Resolved, "That the eminent services rendered by the late Zachary Macaulay, by the long and disinterested zeal with which he devoted his talents, his time, and all the powers of his wellinformed mind, to objects of benevolence and utility, and more especially to the abolition of the Slave Trade, and to the important cause of Negro Emancipation, demand a public testimony that may record his worth as a bright example for future generations, and prove the grateful esteem in which he was held by his contemporaries. That, with this view, a Subscription be raised to erect a Monument to his memory in Westminster Abbey." A Committee was appointed to conduct the subscription, and make the necessary arrangements, including the Marquis of Northampton, Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl Grey, K. G., Earl of Caledon, Earl Jermyn, Lords Calthorpe, Teignmouth, Skelmersdale, Brougham, Denman, Glenelg, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Alexander Johnston, Sir R. H. Inglis, T. F. Buxton, esq. &c. &c. Henry S. Thornton, esq. was requested to act as the Treasurer, and Sir George Stephen as Secretary. P. 337.-The Rev. John Gardiner, D.D., who was formerly Curate of St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, for many years, has left a legacy of 100 guineas, in trust, towards painting an altar-piece for the chancel of that church, (the subject to be taken from the 20th chapter of St. John, verse 1, or from the 11th to the 18th thereof,) provided the said altarpiece shall be finished and put up in its place within two years after formal notice shall have been given by the executor to the vicar of the parish. Ibid. The will of Lieut.-Col. Constable, formerly of the Bengal Artillery, and late of Park-crescent, has been proved in Doctors' Commons, by Sir Henry Richardson and Capt. Murray, probate being reserved for Wm. Brown Constable, esq. the other executor. Personalty sworn under £100,000. The colonel was a brave and meritorious officer, and was highly respected by his numerous friends. He served in the Mahratta war, under Lord Lake, and was present at Ally Ghur, Delhi, Laswarie, and Agra, where he was seriously wounded and left senseless on the field. He was the nephew of George Constable, the original from whom Sir Walter Scott drew his character of "The Antiquary." To the family of his daughter, Mrs. Nicoll, he has left £40,000 three per cent. Consols; to his granddaughter, Maria Antoinetta Isabella Constable, all his India and Bank Stock. After several minor legacies, among which is £500 to the Infirmary of Dundee (his native place), £300 to Lady Richardson, £200 to Mrs. Colonel Nesbitt, £150 to Mrs. Col. Walker, and £200 to Mrs. Hume (of Bath), he bequeathed the residue to his two sisters, Barbara and Christian Constable. family estate of Cragie, in accordance with the will of the "Antiquary," descends to William Brown, esq. who has assumed the name and arms of Constable, and who has recently united himself to the Lady Mary Erskine, eldest daughter of the Earl of Buchan. The P.445.-The will of the late Robert Holford, Esg. has passed under the seal of the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is in the handwriting of the testator, who bequeaths the whole of his immense and princely fortune (with the exception of 5001. which is left to the executor), amounting to upwards of 1,000,000l. exclusive of the freehold, leasehold, and copyhold estates of great value (including the magnificent mansion at the Isle of Wight), in different counties, to his nephew, Mr. Holford. The stamp on the probate was 15,0007. and the further duty about 30,0007. more, making a total payment to the government of a sum of 45,0007. out of a single estate. It is an extraordinary fact, that the will is contained on one side of a sheet of letter paper. With the exception of the late Mr. Rothschild and Mr. Rundell (of the firm of Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell, goldsmiths, of Ludgate-hill), the stamp duty upon the upper value (a million) is seldom called into operation, 15,0007. being the highest probate duty. P. 545.-The will of the late Lord Carrington, together with two codicils, has been proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. It is dated July 22, 1836. His executors are Francis Turner, esq. the Bishop of Exeter, and John Beadnell, esq. He devises all his real estate to the present lord for life without impeachment of waste, with remainder to his first and other sons in tail male, and subject to the payment of any legacies which he might bequeath by codicil. He leaves all his personal property to the present lord, and makes him residuary legatee. He directs that, for three months from the day of his decease, an adequate establishment at Whitehall should be kept for the residence of his second wife, the present Lady Carrington, at the expense of the estate; and in satisfaction of the contract made on his marriage, charges an estate in Lincolnshire with an annuity of 1,000l. for her. By a codicil dated 20th Oct. 1837, after referring to a settlement he had made of 20,0001. upon his unmarried daughter he leaves 100l. to each of his daugh. ters and to each of his grand-chil. dren, to purchase a memorial of him; to and after some minor legacies, to Lady Carrington, his daughters, executors, and servants, to Sir Henry Hardinge, 1007., and to Lady Emily Hardinge a clock by Vulliamy to his three executors, John Neale, esq. and to Colonel Gurwood, 5007. each; to John Smith, esq. 2007.; to Abel and George Smith, Mrs. Sargent, Charlotte and Harriet Trevelyan, and Charles Ashton, 1007. each; to Mr. Jalland, 1507.; to Dr. M'Arthur, and Robert Stone, 501. each; and to the poor of Deal 1007, at the discretion of Dr. M'Arthur; and to the poor of Wycombe 1007, at the discretion of the present lord. The amount of the personal estate sworn under 120,0007. BILL OF MORTALITY, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 20, 1838. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, by which the Duty is regulated, Nov. 23. Wheat. | Barley. | Oats. 8. d. 22 10 Rye. Beans. Peas. S. d. 8. d. 8. d. 36 3 39 7 41 8 PRICE OF HOPS, per cwt. Nov. 26. Sussex Pockets 31. 10s. to 4. 14s.-Kent Pockets 44. Os. to 91. 15s. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW, Nov. 26. Smithfield, Hay, 47. Os. to 57. 15s.—Straw, 17. 14s. to 17. 18s.—Clover, 47. 10s. to Gl. Os. SMITHFIELD, Nov. 26. To sink the Offal--per stone of 8lbs. Beef.....................3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. Mutton.... Head of Cattle at Market, Nov. 26. Veal...... Pork..... COAL MARKET, Nov. 26. Walls Ends, from 19s. 3d. to 25s. 9d. per ton. Other sorts from 18s. 6d. to 24s. 3d. TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 63s. 6d. Yellow Russia, 60s. Od. CANDLES, 8s. Od. per doz. Moulds, 10s. Od. PRICES OF SHARES. At the Office of WOLFE, BROTHERS, Stock and Share Brokers, Birmingham Canal, 218.-Ellesmere and Chester, 801.- Grand Junction, 195.-Kennet and Avon, 264.Leeds and Liverpool, 730.- Regent's, 164. Rochdale, 108.--London Dock Stock, 611-St. Katharine's, 107.--East and West India, 110.-Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 204.--Grand Junction Water Works, 64--West Middlesex, 100.-Globe Insurance, 146. Guardian, 36.— Hope, 5. Chartered Gas, 52.-Imperial Gas, 484.Phoenix Gas, 23. - -Independent Gas, 184.-General United Gas, 30.--Canada Land Company, 29.--Reversionary Interest, 131. For Prices of all other Shares inquire as above. |