The pedestal and horse in the Sorcerer, out of repair. Four long barrels with multiplying wheels. Two short barrels not movable, curtain barrel. Elephant in the Enchanted Lady, very bad. The star King Arthur cut across. Three pair of cut drapery drops with figures and back, made for the Enchanted Lady. Midas's scaffold, and barrel, with balance weight. One short barrel at the back of the stage. One frame with three barrels, in the Carpenter's Gallery. One pair of sea horses, two small barrels in the Carpenter's Gallery. Two old scene barrels in Carpenter's Gallery. A small ship curtain, two old trussels. A flag and mullet for painters. Five pair of arches and back in Mother Shipton. July 24, 1776, continued. Four pair of small wheels, a back drop palace. One grave trap with cords, no weight. Two barrels under the stage not in use, with one ring only. The scaffold in Venice Preserved, a small cabinet. Four buckets, iron bound. Total-twenty-four foot-lights. Total-seventy-six wing-lights. Several old pantomime tricks and useless pieces of scenes. Sept. 28, 1776, THOMAS RYDER. Left in the trunk in Mrs. Barry's room, at Crow-Street Theatre. A black velvet dress and train. A yellow and silver ditto. A silver brocade ditto. A Spanish blue and white thread satin ditto. A pink coloured silk ditto. A crimson thread satin ditto. A Spanish green satin ditto. A white satin ditto. A puckered white thread satin petticoat. A blue thread satin robe. A white ditto. Ten white linen dresses. Two stuff petticoats and a jacket. A red puckered dress. A white tread satin dress, covered with gauze. A pair of shepherd's breeches.* For the dear woman's own Rosalind, no doubt. MR. KEMBLE'S WILL; EXTRACTED FROM THE REGISTRY OF THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY. The last important act of existence is sometimes a melancholy record of our prejudices, and should, therefore, in charity, be veiled from the general gaze. In the case of MR. KEMBLE, like every other meditated act of his life, it is honourable to his me mory. The clearness of his intentions, or the intelligence of his friendly solicitor, seems, in his case, to have somewhat unclouded the mystery of legal expression, and it may be read by the unlearned without much difficulty, and even with considerable pleasure. Among the provisions of MR. KEMBLE's will, there is no lurking vanity, pressing in by idle legacies upon the recollections of the great. All that he had is given exactly where it should be given; and the aids that he had rendered silently during his life are solicitously continued by him during the existence of the parties. That the public might have an authentic copy of this interesting document, I requested my proctor to obtain the extract from the Prerogative Registry of Canterbury, and cheerfully paid the serious stamp duty attending the transcript. THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me, JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE, late of Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, and at present residing in Argyle Street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, made the twenty-second day of November, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty, in manner following; that is to say, I do give, devise, and bequeath unto my most excellent and beloved wife, Priscilla Kemble, her executors, administrators, and assigns, all that annuity or clear yearly rent-charge of One thousand Pounds sterling, which hath been granted, and now stands secured to be paid and payable to me, my executors, administrators, and assigns, for and during the lives of myself and her my said wife Priscilla, and the life of the survivor, in and by certain indentures of lease and release, bearing date respectively the thirty-first day of July and first day of August, in the year One thousand eight hundred and seventeen, and made between John George Lambton, of Lambton, in the county of Durham, Esquire, of the first part, myself of the second part, and John Griffiths, of the city of Durham, gentleman, (a trusteee on my part) of the third part; and in and by a warrant of attorney, bearing even date with the said indenture of release, under the hand and seal of the said John George Lambton, for confessing judgment against him at my suit for the sum of Twenty thousand Pounds sterling and costs: And also in and by an indenture bearing even date with the said Indenture of release, and made between the said John George Lambton of the first part, myself of the second part, and John Gregson, of the said city of Durham, gentleman, of the third part; whereby the said John Gregson is appointed receiver of the rents and profits of the hereditaments and premises comprised in the said indentures of lease and release, to act therein in case the said yearly rent charge should not be paid as therein mentioned: And all my estate, right, title, and interest, trust, property, possession, claim, and demand whatsoever, of, in, and to the said yearly rent charge, and all powers and remedies for recovery thereof, together with the said several Indentures of lease and release and appointment: And the said warrant of attorney and judgment to be entered up thereupon, and all other securities for the same rent charge, to have, hold, receive, and take the said yearly rent charge of One thousand Pounds and premises, unto and by my said wife Priscilla Kemble, her executors, administrators, and assigns, to and for her and their own use and benefit absolutely. I do give and bequeath unto my said wife Priscilla all my household goods and furniture, books, plate, linen, woollen, and china, to and for her own use absolutely. I give and bequeath unto my sister, Mrs. Ann Hatton, of the town of Swansea, in the county of Glamorgan, and her assigns, for and during her life, one clear annuity or yearly sum of Sixty Pounds sterling. And unto my sister Mrs. Jane Mason, of Edinburgh, and her assigns, for and during her life, one clear annuity or yearly sum of Twenty Pounds sterling. And I do direct that both the said annuities of sixty pounds and twenty pounds, whilst respectively subsisting, shall be punctually paid out of the residue of my personal estate, free and clear of and from the legacy or annuity tax or duty for the time being, and all other taxes, duties, and deductions whatsoever, by four equal quarterly payments, on the twenty-fifth day of March, the twenty-fourth day of June, the twenty-ninth day of September, and the twenty-fifth day of December, in every year; the first quarterly payment thereof respectively to be made on such of those days as shall next happen after my decease, and a proportional part of each annuity to be paid to the executors or administrators of each annuitant up to the day of her decease. And as to, for, and concerning all other my goods, chattels, stocks, funds, and moneys, due and owing unto me, and other moneys and securities for money, debts, and all other my per sonal estate whatsoever and wheresoever, not hereinbefore by me given or otherwise disposed of, (subject, however in the first place to the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses, the charges of proving and executing this my Will, and to such legacies as I may give by any codicil or codicils hereto,) I do give and bequeath the same and every part thereof respectively unto my said dear wife Priscilla Kemble and my dear brother Charles Kemble, Esquire, upon trust, that they shall and do, as soon as conveniently may be after my decease, sell and convert into money all such parts thereof as shall not consist of money, or securities for money, and shall and do call in and receive and collect all such parts thereof as consist of money and securities for money, and debts owing unto me; and shall and do, with all convenient speed thereupon, lay out and invest the moneys arising by the sale and conversion into money of such part of the residue of my said personal estate, as shall not consist of money, or securities for money, and the moneys which shall be so called in. And all other the said residue of my personal estate, after and subject as aforesaid, in the purchase, from time to time, of Bank Three Pounds per cent. Annuities, in the names of them my said wife and brother, and of two other proper persons to be mutually chosen by them; and my Will is, and I do hereby direct, that they my said wife and brother, and such two persons so to be mutually chosen, and the survivors and survivor of them, his executors and administrators, shall and do stand and be possessed of and interested in the said Bank Three Pounds per cent. Annuities so to be purchased, in trust, out of the interest or dividends thereof to pay the said two life annuities, while respectively subsisting, as hereinbefore directed; and to pay unto or permit or authorize my said wife Priscilla, and her assigns, to receive all the surplus or remainder of the said interest or dividends, for and during her life, to and for her and their own use and benefit. And from and immediately after her decease, upon trust, to sell and transfer so much of the said Bank Three Pounds per cent. Annuities, as, after payment of brokerage on such sale, shall produce the clear sum of Four thousand Pounds sterling, and do pay the same sum unto such person or persons, and in such shares and proportions as she my said wife shall, in and by her last Will and Testament, to be duly signed and published by her in the presence of and to be attested by two credible witnesses, shall direct or appoint, or give and bequeath the said sum of four thousand pounds: And subject to such direction or appointment, gift or bequest, if any shall be so made as aforesaid, and also subject to the payment of the said two life |