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New Zealander, Volume XXII, Issue 2393, 1 April 1865, Page 3

A re ired officer has just died ot Vienna, after making a will by which he leaves the greater part of his property to a nephew od condition that he shall never re d a newspaper I To secure the exact accomplishment ot hil wishes, he testator has left considerable leg*cies to three ot his friends whom he charge* to keep strict watch over his nephew in turns. In case of infringing the prohibition, tha nephew will be immediately deprived of tha enjoyment ot his uncle’s estate, and the executors will dispose of it as directed in tha will. The nephew is employed in the postoffice.

Birth OF A French Princess.— I Th* Duchess de Chartres on Saiarday gave birth to a daughter, the first great grandchild of tha' last French King. The event took place at Ham-common near Richmond, in the presence ol Dr. \V. O. Priestly and Dr. de Mussez. The, news was immediately telegraphed to Qiieha Victoria at Osborne, and to Queen Amelie at Claremont.—> Daily News, Jan. 16. It is stated that Professor io lliman examined part of Southern California In the summer, and found oil equal in quality to the best Pennsylvania struggling to the surface and run ning to waste down the rivers for miles. It has bean regarded as a nuisance, rendering barren tracts of land of perhaps a mile square in the midst of a fine agricultural district. Waterloo Heroes.— There are still 120 military officers above the rank of captain bolding the Waterloo medal. Of these IS are. general-, 22 lieutenant-generals, 24 majorgenerals, 19 c >'one's, 24 li uteoant-cploaels, and 13 majors. Three or four years si fee the number of officers wearing this medal, above the rank >f captain, was 150. Willmir and Smith's En.ro .enn Times, Jan II Death of Mr. Jakes William W iIIACIC. —This favorite and esteemed veteran English actor—a contemporary of Edmund Koia and B liston—died at New York on C iristm is-day, aged 69, having been born in London in 1795. He made his first appearance in America at the Park Theatre, New York, in tots, mad his great success and popularity with the playgoing public of that city induced him to divide his time thenceforth between England and the United States. In 1836 he op net the National Theatre, New Pork, and remained manager of it until it was destroyed in 1839. He then returned to England and played for some time at the Process’* Thea re In 1851 he once more crossed the Atlantic, with the intention of residing permanently in America. As manager of the theatre in New York which bean hil name he has sustained the higli reput lion he brought from England a* a picturesque, versatile and accomplished dram itic artist, while in private litis he was universally esteemed. The N w York papers record his dect-a ; e with -tr >ng expressions of sympathy an I regret. In the pc is of i ton o»>ar de Bazan and the Brigand, and some other characters of what the French call drams, Mr. Wallack has had no sneessor on the English stage. — Daily News, Ja!. 10. Challknoiho a Jury.—An Irish officer, nol very conversant in law terms, was lal«\ tried for an assault. As the jury were com ng to fe sworn, the judge, addressing the major, mid him, that if there were any amongst them to whom he had any obje tion, that was the time to ch ffienge them, “ I thank your lordsh p,” said the ga'i.ar prisoner, • bat,with yo r lordship’s permi son, PU efer that c-T.-inouy iiiis.i«i uij ui<«, and li j ..on’t acquit me, by the Piper of Leinster, I’ll cha le go every mother’s son nf them, and have th»m ont too ! ” Alex shoe • Ao Alex iron o—lt is stated that a Scotchman, at Gr&nock, is to havs the honor of cont ibutin a consi lerab'e portion of tha mahsmery for the Sac Canal works.” A Scotchman of course. Who shoal understand tiie dsod bat Sandy.