The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-20 00:00:00

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WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

Probate of the will, with eight codicils, of his
Grace the Meet Noble George, Duke of Northumberland,
P.C., LLD., of Alnwick Castle, was granted by her
Majesty's Coart of Probate to his eldest son
and successor, Algernon Geo-ge, heretofore Earl
Percy, the sole executor. The trustees therein
appointed are Lord Redesdale and the testator's
brother, the Hon. Chrrks Bettie Percy. The personalty
in this country was sworn r icier :130,000f. The will is
dated rob. , 1865, and the last codicil July 13, 18117 ;
the signature feebly written. The trstator was grandson
of Hugh, first Dake of Nod!' imberland, and succeeded
to the title and estates February 12, 1805, and died August
21,1847, at the km of 89, leaving issue three sons and
two diunl :en, his eldest son vv.' successor being now in
his fifty-se :enth year. By the death of the la..e Dowager
Ducheso of Northumberland, in July, 1866, his Grace
sta..3 in his will that income had increased 12,000 f.
per anr um, from which he irnkes a further provishm for
his daughters and youngersons, in addition to the bequests
by the will, and leaves the policies which we e effected on
his life in the Equitable Lase Übe, and other insurance
offices, to his two sons, Lord Joscelire William
I'ercy, and Major-Gene-al Lord Henry Hugh Man.
ve-s Percy, V.C., M.P. and appoints his eldest son, the
present duke, residuary legatee of his personal estate.
(here are liberal annuities to his butler, coachman, and
housekeeper, free of duty, in consideration of tbeir long
and faithful services. He leaves his pictures, books, ma-
nuscripts, globes, busts, Metres, bronzes, vases, antiqui-
ties, coins, medals, anal all other works of art and v-rtu,
with the ornaments, plate, china, and furniture, to he
treated as heirlooms and to go with the inheritor of the
title and estates.

The will of the Right Hon. Benjamin, Baron Llanover,
who died on April 27 last. was proved in the Probate
Court of London b his lordship's widow, Augusta,
Rareness Llanover; John Johnes, Esq., of Dolamoothy,
Ciuinarthenshire ; and Mr. Henry Ray Freshfleld, of Bank-
buildings, London. The will is dated December 2fl, D 466,
and, in the fewest words, leaves all his lordship's property,
real and personal, "to his most dear and devotedly-
attached wife Augusta,Baroness Ll.aiover.” The personalty
was swore under 25,0001._

The late Mrs. Sarah Pugh, of Vale Royal, Tonbridge•
wells, who died in May last, leaving personalty sworn
under 70,0001,, has bequeathed to the Church Missionary
Society, 1,0001. ; the British and Foreign Bible Society,
4001. ; the Church Pastoral Aid, and the Incorporated
Society for Promoting the Enlargement, Building, and
Repairing of Churches and Chapels, each 2001. ; to the
Her. Mr. Pope, of Tonbridge-wells, for the purposes of his
chapel, 200 f. ; and to the Kent County Hospital, 200/.
The late Miss Elizabeth Cann Simian, of Longton, Staf-
fordshire. who died in March last, possessed of 9,00 W. per.
sonalty, has left to the Society for Promoting Christianity
amongst the Jews, South American Missionary Society,
British and Foreign Bible Society, Church Missionary
Society. Exeter Bible and Domestic Mission, Crystal
Palace Bcauding-hotise for Young Women at Norwood,
Surrey, each 1001. ; to the Rev. P. 111, Walker,
for the Edensor New Schools, Longton, 100 f. ; and a like
sum for the general purposes connected with the Edensor
Church ; to 64 Irish Society for Promoting the Scriptural
Education and Religious Instruction of Irish Roman
catholica through the medium of the: own language, and
to the Exeter Blanket Society, each 100/. —lllasfrated
Londoe‘ Num

THE FORTHCOMING VISIT or MR. DIRRAELT AND
Mr. BRIGHT TO EDINBURGH.—At a meeting of the Lord
Provost's committee on Wednesday, a proposal was tuade
that advantage should be taken of the approaching visit of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the probable visit
of Mr. John Bright, to Edinburgh, to confer upon those
gentlemen the freedom of the city—not as any acknow-
ledgment of the political parties to which they belong, but
simply as a token of regard for two distinguished public
men. Nothing was done in the matter further than that
the Lord Provost was desired to communicate with the hon.
gentlemen, with the view of ascertaining whether it would
be agreeable to them to accept of the proposed honour.
Scotsman.