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promised to the British Museum, jiist as another had been promised 

 to the Kew Instilution. It is iníended to distiibute others to different 

 other Earopean Museums, according to the indications of the will. The 

 study set itself, reserved as it must be for our country, shall be placed 

 in the National Mnseum at lhe disposal of those who imay better be 

 able to advance our knowledge in ali it contains. Government will 

 simply do its duty about ali Ihis, acling as an enlightened Government, 

 but not needing to do it as a condition to obtain justice in this case. 

 So far must confidence be granted to it. 



In these terms lhe suit was brought anew before the Court on 

 the 7 of Jul., when the opponents, showing a great desire to get the 

 case settled, at once offered to give up the study set, allowing Govern- 

 ment to distribute the remaining ones in ils own name^ one of lhe best 

 to be given to the British Museum; lhe sum of £ 1:200 to be paid how- 

 ever by Government to lhe execulors of the will, under lhe head of sup- 

 posed salaries due to Dr. Welwilsch. The lerms of this compromise are 

 as follows: 



1. The study set to be given up to lhe Porluguese Government. 



2. The next best lo go lo lhe British Museum. 



3. The olher sets to be distribuled as menlioned in the will includ- 

 ing two to the Porluguese Government, bui in the name of the Porlu- 

 guese Government. 



4. The Government to pay the execulors one fourth of the arrears 

 of salary from lhe time of ils suspension unlil Dr. Welwitscb's death, 

 viz. about £ \ ,200. 



5. Each party to pay his own costs. 



The Judge insisling upon the convenience of an agreement pressed 

 upon the advocates lo adopt such a proposal or to make a better one 

 submitling it lo the Government, who should slill be enabled to pre- 

 sent a counter proposal if not satisfied wilh eilher of the two. The terms 

 agreed to be offered by the advocates of the Government were the fol- 

 lowing : 



1. AU the colleclions claimed and ali the property bequeathed by 

 the will to the Government to be given up lo it. 



2. The Government of ils own grace and favour to give to the Bri- 

 tish Museum the second (or third) best copy of lhe colleclions and to 

 distribute the other colleclions among the legatees in such order as it 

 may think proper. 



3. The Government to pay to the execulors a sum in full of any 

 claims for arrears of salary, ele, say £ 1,000. 



