FARINGDON, June 29.

We feel great pleasure in stating that our inhabitants did everything in their power to give elette to the celebration of the coronation of our most gracious Queen. A very excellent dinner was provided for the occasion, by Mr. Pratley, the landlord of the Bell Inn, at which about 100 persons were present, for whose accommodation a very handsome marquee was erected by our worthy townsman, Mr. Sellwood, and elegantly decorated with evergreens. After the usual patriotic toasts had been given, several excellent songs were sung by the amateurs present. In the evening, ale and cake were administered to the poor in our Market place. A band was provided, which played, under the excellent management of Mr. Wood, many appropriate tunes, and the day passed off with the greatest hilarity. The inmates of our Union Workhouse, we are happy to state, did not escape the notice of our worthy Board of Guardians; they were regaled with a good store of roast beef and plum pudding, and strong beer form that renowned tap called "Pratley's Best," under the superintendence of our much-respected governor, Mr. Nicholls; and it gives us great pleasure to add that every inmate retired to his chamber perfectly satisfied, and what is more becoming to the excellent management of that establishment, the children concluded the ceremony in a manner that would have given credit to many of our first choirs in the country. The fire-works of Mr. James Walker and the illuminations throughout the town were exceedingly effective.

READING, Jan. 3.

Berks Epiphany Sessions.-On Tuesday last the business commenced before R. Palmer, Esq. M.P., chairman, and a full Bench; among whom we observed the Right Hon. The Earl of Radnor, and the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Barrington, M.P.

John Draper and James Walker, charged with having stolen a lynch-pin, a cushion, a chaise-pole, and a chaise pochet, the property of John Pratley, of Farringdon-to be imp. To the end of Sessions.

This is the last Will and Testament of me John Pratley of Faringdon in the County of Berks, Gentleman, I direct my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses to be paid out of my personal Estate with all convenient speed after my decease I give and bequeath to my Wife Jane the sum of One hundred pounds sterling to be paid to her within one calendar Month next after my decease for her immediate use and expenditure And I give and bequeath to her my said Wife Jane All my wearing apparel and also all my Household Goods and furniture Plate (except as hereinafter mentioned) Linen Glass and China and all provisions and liquors which shall be in or about my Dwellinghouse at the time of my decease And I also give and bequeath to her my said Wife Jane the sum of Three thousand five hundred pounds in the three pounds per centum consolidated Bank annuities and I direct that in the event of my not having a sufficient amount in that Stock at the time of my decease my Executors shall lay out in the same Stock so much of my personal Estate as will make up and supply the deficiency And I give and devise to her my said Wife Jane all that the Freehold Dwellinghouse situate in Gloucester Street in Faringdon aforesaid wherein we now reside and which I purchased of the Co-heirs of the late Christopher William Ward Esquire with the Garden and Outbuildings to the same belonging To hold the same to her my said Wife her heirs and assigns for ever. And I give and bequeath to my Sister Letitia Allard now or late of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester, Widow, the sum of One hundred pounds sterling and all the Plate and silver Coins given to me by my Aunt Sarah Calcutt late of Witney in the County of Oxford, Widow, deceased, or so much of such Plate and so many of such Coins as shall be in my possession at the time of my decease And I give and bequeath to Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley of New Brentford in the County of Middlesex the Legacy or sum of Fifty pounds sterling payable within one Calendar month next after my decease and the like further legacy or sum of Fifty pounds payable at the end of twelve Calendar months after my decease And I give and bequeath the several other Legacies or sums following videlicet To William Charles Pratley Son of the late Charles Pratley of the Forest of Wychwood near Burford, Gamekeeper, the sum of One hundred pounds sterling To Henrietta Amor late of Gosport, Hants, but now of the Salisbury Arms Tavern Durham Street, Strand, London, Spinster, the sum of Fifty pounds sterling To M^rs Thomas Singleton (late Sarah Arnold) of N^o 6 Park Terrace, South Street, Kennington, Surrey, the sum of Two hundred pounds sterling And to John Anns and Thomas Fawkes my Trustees hereinafter named the sum of Ten pounds sterling each in consideration of the trouble they may have in the execution of the trusts of this my Will All which five several last mentioned Legacies I direct shall be respectively payable and paid within six calendar months next after my decease And I give to the said M^rs Thomas Singleton the further Legacy or sum of One hundred pounds sterling to be payable and paid to her within one calendar month next after the decease of my said Wife And I give and bequeath to the Churchwardens for the time being of the Parish of Faringdon aforesaid out of such part of my monies and personal Estate (exclusive of Chattels real) which I can by Law charge with Legacies for charitable purposes the sum of One hundred pounds sterling In trust to invest the same in one of the public Stocks or funds of Great Britain to the intent that the interest dividends and annual income thereof may be a perpetual fund for the relief and benefit of such poor persons residing in and belonging to the said Parish who shall not for the time being receive Parochial relief And for that purpose that the Churchwardens for the time being of the said Parish do and shall on the Ninth day of December in every year lay out such dividends interest and annual income in the purchase of bread and forthwith divide the same among such poor persons in such manner and in such shares and proportions as they the said Churchwardens shall think proper And I declare that the receipt of the Churchwardens of the Parish of Faringdon aforesaid in Office at the time of my decease shall be a good discharge to my Trustees for the said Legacy And I give and devise all that my Messuage or Tenement situate in the Market Place of Witney aforesaid late in the tenure or occupation of the said Sarah Calcutt deceased and now of James Harris with the appurtenances unto Elizabeth Arnold the Widow of James Arnold a deceased Nephew of the said Sarah Calcutt To hold the same to her the said Elizabeth Arnold her heirs and assigns for ever And I give devise and bequeath unto John Anns of Faringdon aforesaid, Ironmonger, and Thomas Fawkes of the same place, Plumber and Glazier, All that my Copyhold piece or parcel of Arable Land situate in the Tything of Westbrook within the Manor of Faringdon aforesaid which I lately purchased of Miss Sarah Barrett James and others And also all those my Leasehold Lands situate in the parish of Faringdon aforesaid called the Step Closes which I also purchased of the Representatives of the said Christopher William Ward Esquire deceased And all other my real Estate and Chattels real whatsoever and wheresoever if any not hereinbefore otherwise devised or disposed of (except such part thereof as may be vested in me in trust or by way of Mortgage) And also all my monies securities for money Stock in the public funds and all other my personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever not hereinbefore otherwise disposed of To hold the same unto the said John Anns and Thomas Fawkes their heirs executors administrators and assigns respectively according to the nature of the said Estates and Property respectively Upon the trusts following videlicet. Upon trust that they the said John Anns and Thomas Fawkes or the survivor of them or the heirs executors administrators or assigns respectively of such survivor do and shall with all convenient speed after my decease absolutely sell and dispose of all and singular my said trust real Estate and Chattels real either together or in parcels by public auction or private Contract and subject to such stipulations relative to the title or the evidence of title or to the payment of the purchase money (part whereof may be allowed to remain on Mortgage of the Estate or Estates sold) or to any other matters connected with the sale as my said Trustees or Trustee for the time being shall judge expedient with full discretion and authority to fix a reserved bidding and to buy in any lot or lots at any Auction and to rescind or vary any Contract of Sale without being liable for any consequential loss and do and shall convey surrender assign and assure the said real Estate and Chattels real when sold to the person or persons who shall agree to become the purchaser or purchasers thereof or as such purchaser or purchasers shall direct And also do and shall make sale of and convert into money all such part and parts of my other trust personal Estate and Effects as shall not consist of money in such way and manner as the said Trustees or Trustee for the time being of this my Will shall think expedient and the receipt or receipts of them or him for all monies paid under or by virtue of this my Will shall in all cases be a sufficient and effectual discharge and discharges for such sum or sums of money as shall therein respectively be acknowledged to have been received and the person or persons purchaser or purchasers paying any sum or sums of money his her or their heirs executors or administrators shall not afterwards be obliged to see to the application thereof or be in any manner answerable or accountable for the loss misapplication or nonapplication of the same or any part thereof And I do hereby direct that the said Trustees and Trustee for the time being shall stand and be possessed of the monies to arise by the means aforesaid or otherwise under or by virtue of this my Will In trust in the first place to pay and discharge the costs and expenses attending the execution of the trusts of this my Will and the pecuniary Legacies hereinbefore bequeathed (except the said Legacy to the Churchwardens of Faringdon aforesaid which as before directed is to be retained out of my monies and pure personality exclusive of the proceeds of any part of my real Estate or Chattels real) And after payment thereof respectively then In trust to lay out and invest the residue and remainder of the said trust monies in the names or name of the said Trustees or Trustee in the parliamentary Stocks or public funds of Great Britain or at Interest on Government or real Securities (including Leasehold securities) with liberty to vary and transpose the investment from time to time at the discretion of the said Trustees or Trustee for any other investment of the description contemplated by this trust And do and shall stand possessed of the said trust monies and the stocks funds and securities whereon the same shall be invested upon and for the trusts intents and purposes hereinafter declared and expressed concerning the same (that is to say) Upon trust by and out of the interest dividends and annual produce thereof to pay the Annuities or yearly sums of sterling money following namely to my said Wife Jane an Annuity of Thirty pounds during her life And in the event of her surviving my Sister Letitia Allard an additional annuity of Twenty pounds during the residue of her life To my said Sister Letitia Allard an annuity of Fifty pounds during her life And to the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley an Annuity of Thirty pounds during his life and an additional annuity of Ten pounds on the death of my Wife or Sister whichever shall first depart this life And I direct that the said Annuities or yearly sums shall commence from my decease and shall be paid half yearly the first half yearly payment thereof respectively to be made at the expiration of six calendar months next after my decease And in the event of any or either of the said Annuitants dying in my lifetime and also on the subsequent decease of each and every of the said Annuitants I direct that the Annuity or respective Annuities of the party or parties so dying as also the residue of the interest dividends and annual produce of the said trust monies remaining after the satisfaction of the said trust monies^Annuities shall be applied and expended by my said Trustees or Trustee in such manner for the maintenance education and benefit of the Child or Children of the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley until the decease of the survivor of my said Wife the said Letitia Allard and the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley as they my said Trustees or Trustee shall think proper And after the decease of my said Wife and of the said Letitia Allard and Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley it is my Will and I direct that the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of this my Will do and shall stand and be possessed of the principal monies constituting my residuary personal Estate and of all accumulations thereof subsequent to the decease of the last of the said Annuitants Upon the trusts following, videlicet, As to one third part or share thereof (the whole into three equal parts to be considered as divided) In trust for Robert Archibald Bird otherwise Robert Archibald Bird Pratley (the eldest Son of the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley) As to one other third part or share thereof In trust for John Henry Bird otherwise John Henry Bird Pratley (the youngest Son of the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley) And as to the remaining third part or share thereof In trust for Elizabeth Henrietta and Ann Matilda the two Daughters of the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley in equal shares and proportions as tenants in common and not as joint tenants Provided also that if any or either of the said Children of the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley shall die in the lifetime of my said Wife and Sister and the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley or during the life of the survivor of them under the age of twenty one years and without having been married then I direct that the share or shares of such Child or Children so dying shall be held in trust for the survivor or survivors of the same Children in equal shares and proportions And that in the event of either of the said Children being under age at the time of the decease of the survivor of my said Wife and Sister and the said Jesse Bird otherwise Jesse Bird Pratley I direct that the income of the shares and monies lastly hereinbefore directed to be held in trust for them or if need be a sufficient part of the principal thereof shall be applied by the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of this my Will in or towards the maintenance education or advancement of the said Children in such manner and form in every respect as to the same Trustees or Trustee shall seem expedient and that the same Trustees or Trustee shall notwithstanding such minority have full power to make advances to the said Children out of the principal of the said monies and shares either for placing such Children out to learn any profession trade or employment or for establishing and advancing them therein Provided always and I declare that my said Trustees and Trustee for the time being shall be at liberty to postpone the Sale of my said real and personal Estate or any part thereof respectively until the decease of my said Wife or for any shorter period if such postponement shall appear to such Trustees or Trustee to be advantageous and that during such suspense of the Sale of my said real and Leasehold Estates or any part thereof respectively my said Trustees or Trustee shall have full power to let the same to my said Wife or to any other person or persons from year to year or for any term not exceeding seven years in possession at the best rent or at their option to take possession thereof and manage and improve the same and for that purpose to employ Agents or Servants and expend a competent part of my trust monies And I declare that the rents and profits of my said real and personal Estate from time to time remaining unsold shall be received by my said Trustees or Trustee and be applied in the same manner as the income of the produce of such real and personal Estate if sold would be applicable I give and devise all the Estates vested in me on any trusts or by way of Mortgage and which I have power to dispose of by this my Will with their appurtenances unto the said John Anns and Thomas Fawkes their heirs executors and administrators and assigns according to the nature and quality thereof respectively Upon trust to hold or dispose of the said trust Estates in the manner in which they ought to be held or disposed of pursuant to the said trusts and upon payment of the money secured on Mortgage to convey surrender or assign the Estates in Mortgage to the person or persons entitled thereto And I hereby declare that the money secured upon such Mortgages shall be considered and taken as part of my personal Estate Provided always and I declare that from time to time and so often as occasion shall require it shall be lawful for the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will and whether they or he shall or shall not intend to accept the trusts or to act or to continue as trustees or trustee and also for the executors or administrators of the last deceased Trustee by Deed or instrument in writing duly executed to appoint any person or persons to supply the place of the trustee or trustees who may go to reside beyond seas or die disclaim or be incompetent or unwilling to accept or to act in the execution of the trusts created by this my Will And I direct that upon every such appointment all the trust Estates Stocks funds securities and premises shall be conveyed assigned and transferred so as to vest the same jointly in the new and old Trustees or solely in the new Trustees as the case may be to the uses and upon the trusts aforesaid or such of them as shall be then subsisting And such new Trustees or Trustee shall have all the powers and authorities of the Trustees or Trustee in whose place they or he shall be substituted or appointed Provided also and I further declare that the several Trustees hereby appointed and to be appointed as aforesaid and each and every of them and the heirs executors administrators and assigns of them each and every of them shall be charged and chargeable respectively for such monies only as they respectively shall actually receive by virtue of the trusts hereby in them reposed notwithstanding their or any of their giving or signing or joining in giving or signing any receipt or receipts for the sake of conformity And that any one or more of them shall not be answerable or accountable for the others or other of them or for involuntary losses And also that it shall and may be lawful for them with and out of the monies which shall come to their respective hands by virtue of the trusts aforesaid to retain and reimburse themselves respectively all costs charges damages and expenses which they respectively shall or may suffer sustain expend disburse be at or be put unto in or about the execution of the aforesaid trusts or in relation thereto And I constitute and appoint the said John Anns Thomas Fawkes and my said Wife Jane Executors and Executrix of this my last Will and Testament I witness whereof I the said John Pratley have to each sheet of this my last Will and Testament which is contained in seven sheets of paper set my hand this Fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven.____John Pratley.____Signed by the said John Pratley the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed out names as Witnesses the obliterations and alterations against which we have placed the initials of our names having been first made.____George Ja^s Haines, Sol^r, Faringdon.____Edw^d Egg, his Clerk.____

Great Faringdon

Charities

The incomes of the ten following dole charities are administered together by their several trustees, who meet about Christmastime:-

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John Pratley, will proved at Oxford April 1859, trust fund £100 consols, producing an annual dividend of £2 10s. applicable in the distribution of bread.