THE LATE PRINCE IMPERIA'LS WILL.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 109, 1 November 1879, Page 2

THE LATE PRINCE IMPERIA'LS WILL.

Tho oflicial text of the will of tho late Prince Imperial is as follows:—" 1. I die in the Unman Catholic apostolic religion, wherein I was born. 2. I desire that my remains may belaid beside thoso of my father pending tho removal of both to tho resting place of the Founder of our I louse in tho midst of tho French people, whom we dearly loved, as he did. !$. My last thought will be for my country; it is for France that I should wish to die. 4. I hope that my mother when I am no more, will preserve the same loving memory of me that I shall cherish for her to the last moment of my life. 5. Let my personal friends, servants, and partisans be convinced that my gratitude towards them will only end with my life. 6. 1 shall die with a feeling of deep gratitude towards Her Majesty the Queen of England and all the Royal Family, and also towards the country in which I have received during the past eight years such cordiel hospitality." I appoint my beloved mother, the Empress Eugenie, my residuary legatee, and charge her with the payment of the following legacies:—l bequeath 200,000f. to my cousin, the Prince J. N. Mil rat; IOO.OOOf. to M. F. Pietri, in recognition on his faithful services; 100,000f. to M. le Baron Corvisart in recognition of his devotion ; 1000.OOOf. to Maddlc. de Larminat, who has always shown herself so attached to my mother; 100,000f. to M. H. Filou to my former tutor; 100,000f. to M. L. N. Couueau; 100 OOOf. to M. L. Espiuasse; and 100,000f to captain A. Bizot, three of my oldest friends. 1 desire my mother to settle an annuity of 100.000f. on Prince L. L. Bonaparte ; an anouity of 2,000 i on M. Baohon, my former equerry; an annuity of 2,500f. each on Madame Thierry and Dhlmann. I desire that all my other servants may nevei be dismissed I desire to leave to Prince N. Charles. Bonaparte, to tho Duke de Bassano, and to M. llouher three of the most handsome souvenirs that my executors can select. I desire to leave also to General Simons, to Mr. Strode, and Mgr. Godjard three souvenirs which my nxccntors *kall select from tlio objects of value which belong to me. 1 bequeath to M. F. Pietri my cat's-eyo pin, aud to M. Corvivu t my ruse-pearl pin ; to Madle. de Lari minat, a locket containing the portraits lof my lather and mother; to Madame ! Lobreton, my enamelled watch, with my cypher in diamonds; to MM. Conneau, Espinasse, Bizot, J. N. Mil rat, A. Fleury, ; V. de Bourgoiug, S. Corvisart, my arms kind uniforms, except the last that I shall have worn, which 1 leave to my mother. 1 leave to M. d'Entraygues a round pearl pin, which was given to me by tho Empress, i beg my mother to have the Kindness to distribute among thoso who, in my lifetime showed tne some attach- ; meut jewels or objects of lc<., value which j may recall mo to their remembrance. 1 bequeath to Madame la Conitcsso Clary my pearl pin (A); to the Duke de Huesear, my cousin, my Spanish swords. The following codicil is appended :—"I have no need in recommend my mother to ne--4WI nothing to defend the memory of my gieut uncle and father, I beg her to remember that, as long as the Bonaparte family exists, there will also exist representatives of the Imperial cause. The ! duties which our House owes to the counIry will not kp>e by my death, aud tho task of continuing the work of Napoleon I. and of Napoleon 111. will dovolvo upon the eldest sou of Prince Napoleon. 1 trust that my motiur, by seconding him by all tho, means in her power, will give to us, when we shall bo no more, this last and supremo proof of her effwtion.—Chislehurst, February 20, 1870."