The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-11 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The wills of the Right Hon. Baroness Churston,
'Baroness Georgians Solardi, and the Hon. Henrietta Jones,
have been recently proved in the London Court.
The will of Thomas Bulkeley Bulkeley-Owen, Esq., of
Tedsmore Hall, West Felton, Salop, was proved, at
Shrewsbury, by the testator's eldest son, Bnlkeley
Hatchets Bulkeley-Owen, Esq., the sole executor.
The trustees are Sainsbury Kynaston Mainwaring,
of Otcley-park, and Robert Burton, Esq., of Longnor. The
personal property wassworn under 10,0001. The will is
dated April 4, 1866 ; and the testator died April 27,
184)7, at the age of 77. He leaves to his eldest
son his estate of Tedemore Hall, and all other free-
holds, together with the residue of the personalty. He has
apportioned
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daughter Margaret, wife of the Rev. E. jacson ; and his
eldest grandson, Shaleross B. Jaceon. To his agent,
George Cottle, he leaves 3001. He bequeaths certain por-
tions of his paintings and pictures as heirlooms with the
inheritor of Tedsuiore Hall • and he leaves the other por-
tion of his pictures, books, aad furniture to his eldest son
absolutely.
The will of William Swan Dixon, Esq., of Hiloot Hall,
Chebsey, Stafford, was proved in the London court on the
27th ult., and the personalty sworn under 180,0001., the
executors appointed being his sons William Henry,Charles
Edward, and Alfred Dixon, and Edward Wright ; the two
first named are the only acting executors. The will is dated
1860,and the testator died Aug. 19, 1867, at Donglas,lsle of
Man. It is entirely a family will. There is a legacy of
1,0001. to his grandson, William Dixon M'Coukey. To
his daughter Helen he leaves the interests of 5,000/. for
her life. The residue of his property be divides equally
amongst all his other children.
The will of George Smith, Elm. of Stone-buildings,
Lincoln's-inn, and 27, Norfolk-crescent, Hyde-park-
gardens, was proved in London on the 26th ult., by the
executors—namely, his brother, the Rev. Harry Smith,
and the testator's nephews, the Rev. Harry Barber and
Harry Smith Ryan, Esq. The personalty was sworn under
80,900/. The testator died July 3, 1867, aged 80, having
executed his will in 1864, to which he has added
six codicils, the last dated July 19, 1866. He has left
numerous legacies, pecuniary and specific. To his niece,
Elizabeth Styan, he leaves his bond of the Royal Botanical
Society and the admission tickets belonging thereto. To
each of his executors 2001. for their trouble. His books,
pictures, and furniture, not specifically disposed of,
he leaves to be divided between the children of his
late sister Ann Baber, and the children of his sister
Elisabeth Styan. To his nephew Harry Smith Styan, be
leaves his interest in two sets of chambers in Stone-build-
ings and has estate at Pilling, Lancaster. He has left
liberal annuities and Inacies to his servants and others,
free of duty. The residue of hie property, real and per-
sonal, is to be divided into two , one moiety amongst
the six children of his d sister, Ann Baber, and
the other moiety in certain specified portions amongst his
nephews and nieces, the children of his sister, Elizabeth
Styan.
The late Miss S. S. Farmer, of Gunnersbury House,
Acton, has bequeathed to the ladies' branch of the Wes-
leyan Methodist Society, of which she was the secretary, ,
500/. • the Home Mission and Contingent Fund, and the'
Wesleyan Theological Institution, each 2001. ; to the Aged
Wesleyan Ministers and their Widows Auxiliary Fund,
100:. •, to the board of the Hammersmith Circuit, 1001. ;
the Missions of the United Brethren the Moravian, 50/. ;
and 251. to St. Giles's and St. George's, Bloomsbury,
Girls' Refuge, a branch of which is now carried on at
Bank House, Acton.
The late Henry Ilayne, Esq., of Torquay who died pos-
sessed of 45,0001. personalty, has left to the Church Mis-
sionary Society for the Fox Memorial Fund, 100/. i and,
should his sou, William Amherst Rayne, not attain 25,
he leaves to the London City Mission, 7/00/. ; Church
Missionary Society, 500/.; and to the Pastoral Aid
Society, 200/.
The late William Hollingworth Drifflil, Esq., of Winter-
ton Hall, Lincolnshire, whose personalty was estimated at
50,0001., has bequeathed 5001. to the Church Missionary
Society.—Mustested London News.

The Earl of Carnarvon will preside at the
annual soiree of the Leeds Church Institute, to be held
next month.

Lord Lyttelton says it is a misapprehension to
suppose that at the Church Congress he advocated Litur-
gical revision in order to bring back nonconformists to the
church. " What I advocate," be says, "is liberty of
action to the church to deal with her own system. This
I hold on broad general grounds ; how far it should be
exercised, and whether it would or would not tend to
bring back nonconformists are public questions. The
instances which I gave were given, as I stated, simply as
illustrations of the unreatrictedness of the freedom which
I desire to see possessed. I said distinctly that I con-
sidered such points might be discussed, but that I did not
commit myself to an opinion on any one of them."

The Bishop of Cork (Dr. Gregg), in a charge de-
livered at Lis recent visitation, spoke in such terms of the
Roman catholic ritual and doctrine—describing the Host
as "only baker's bread"—as to give great offence to the
members of that church in his diocese. So wide•aprearl,
indeed, was the indignation felt at the bishop's langu:~gr,
that a meeting was held on Tuesday, in Queenstown, ►t
which resolutions were adopted condemning, in emphatic
terms, his "grossly profane and insulting observations,"
and his "generally offensive demeanour towards Roman
catholic*, whose goodwill had been assiduously cultivated
by hie predecessors."

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Yesterday the Bishop of Rochester laid the
foundation-stone of a new church at Plaistow, in F.ssex—a
portion of " London over the border."

Instructions have been received at Aldershot
for the Royal Engineers to fit up and prepare a schoolroom
in each of the camps at Aldershot, for the purpose of lec-
tures, concerts, and theatrical representations.
The Ordnance Select Committee has within the
last few days tried, at Shoebaryness, ► new chronograph,
intended for the purpose of measuring the velocity of shot.
The committee has sent to the War Department a requisi-
tion for a new target, similar to that at which the Rodman
gun was fired a fortnight ago—vis., an eight-inch plate on
a " Warrior" backing.