Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-06 00:00:00

THE JENNENS' PROPERTY•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIME'
this
Sir, —I saw a paragraph in your paper of
day, respecting the `'Jennens' property" o'bi„6„,
must excite universal attention, both for its o 0
nitude and startling announcements which hoof
followed the recital of its history. I am 0138.0
these " active claimants.' who have been M
in the matter for some years. I commenced of
push my claim on finding that the first Mar(lnis
Sligo, who was prominently connected with ioy
family affairs. had marriel a Howe—a llama v't,
closely mixed up with the Jennens' lor°2er,a
My father was also tut "anxious expectant 410
we spared no trouble or expense to m2.ke title tot. a
Jennens' property, and I was perfectly assll,es
that I was one of the right heirs to the J jine:l;,,re
and even went so far as to lay my claim L' and
Her Majesty's Commissioner: of Woods 5.0
Forests, from whom I received directions to furntibis
them with further particulars Acting omens,
advice, I discovered that John Jo of
the son of William Jenuens, the youngest 5°,-Tis
Humphry Jennens (the founder of the Joni;d
family), left two daughters, one of whom rouri.had
gentleman of the name of Martin, by whom
male issue, and her grandson, Mr. Joseph 'APUiry,
whom you have mentioned in your paper, il3s °titer
recently obtained administration to thin drug es
and heiress of John Jennens. From my resea.f all
Mr. Joseph Martin's title is placed beyon" et,
doubt. He is now the only surviving " d
representative" of the long line of millionares who
bore the name of Jennens, and I, and all tiro
claimants, must now relinquish our preter'slll
to the Jennens' property. Mr. Joseph Martin
The
as heir-at-taw, take all the vast real estates. the
personal property will be distributed under 03
will to which he has administered. A considl 0,
p Irtion of the personal property of William alk,
nms, of Acton-place, in the county of Sn",,- to
who was called " the rich," has been give";,ecl
administrators claiming under titles der if
from female branches of the Jennens' (atol;
but the money could not be obtained wit"„ 00
giving a sufficient indemnity for its restonl;re,
when called for; the authorities being well swh'ir
as it would appear from this, that the right ;di,
was still wanting. This want has now been stof
plied, and I am anxious to be amongst the f 1 1.5,- of
those who have endeavoured to obtain a si"r-nea
this immense property, to forego all my pssni,eir
rights, and to wish the real and fortunate lop,
health and happiness to enjoy that of which he the
bcea so long, and unjustly deprived.—l have
honour to be. sir, your most obedient servant's 3
sfi
Liverpool, Oct. 5, 1857. REDMOND JAN

MAJOR MACDONALD,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN' TIMES. ath
SIR,-11 the columns of your paper of the 28
ultimo, a paragraph appeared purporting to beet,
true account of the parentage of that gallant oer,i
Major J. Macdonald, of the 66. h regiment 13611t0r
Native Infantry, commanding
the 5 h
Cavalry, who, it may be remembered, was 0
cherously attacked by a small party of his raorL g of
desnerately woun,led by them, on the occasiollo
of the brutal murder of Sir Nor Man Leslie, Iu
Santhal district.

Allow me to correct the error your corresponloo
has inadvertently - fallen into .through.o. Mist' vo
identity, originating,, probably, through the e oor
being spelt in the same way as that of my
,brother, Captain Donald Macdonald, lafe °cid;
20th regiment Bengal Native Infantry, wiln' tlie
his wife, was most barbarously murdered on of
evening of the outbreak at Meerut, of the 10:1110,
May last, he being shot down by his men, toge'dier
with that much lamented and gallant s°liifr
Colonel Finnis of the 11th regiment .„
aopt
Infantry, and other off'' ers of the 20th, his Poly
wife having been, at the same time, most ilihurneape
butche-ed in endeavouring to make hers
from their bungalow, which was in fl tron',D. elil.,eir
surrounded by a horde of incarnate fiends- re
innocent babes, of which ther.: were three' tar
miraculously preserved through the fidelity , -of
servant., and conveyed to a village some three/ter
four miles off, whence they were recovered, g,stio
much difficulty and perseverence, by an ener9io
male relative, and placed (by the last acccon4ls
some degree of security with the wife of a sordid
of artillery (to whom be all honour due) o,.tiloa
above station, no lady, I regret to say, being I°`" 6o
who would undertake the responsible charge' 00
completely had the sense of imminent Per,9°„as,
peril appeared to have blunted the natural feen7d
in some instances, of our persecuted and ill-uvi-of
countrywomen. So far from their being on their .opt•
home, as stated by your corresponden'f, it IS lani,-;04
able to think we elle gain 'no manner of inferno'fig
respecting them, even through the unced6l9o
3rartions of influent al relatives in Calcut"ll,ll
eompletely are they cut off in that city fil)lllite
communieation with the north-west, and I (1,- 15
despair of recovering them until the cowl"); of
seffLientiv settled, which, through the blessieV
God, it soon will be after the arrival of our g4.i fel
fel!ows from this country, to enable them to
by the Ganges route. for
My poor brother, although not a nstive, WII7 for
many years a resident at this place, end le"der

India in 1839 He was the son of CAl3o't of
llacdonald, Royal Navy, late Superintend9"l to
Qtarantine at this Port, and nephew of the v."6to
-4u- John 'Macdonald Kennien, some years Evitdiag
he Court of Persia. He was a most prooTijig
officer, snd tell nobly in the .performanea °' to
duty, energetically displayed in his en,leaVolit'ooo
bring back to their allegiance, a host of n3liti°o6
„
and blood-thirsty sold ere, although at the, -00
lie was officiating interpreter to Her MajestY 6
Dragoon Guards. ,tter
I should not have so far troubled you with 66
so purely of a family nature, had it not bee","
prominently entered upon by the publishea„jd
munieation from your corresponleut above all
to.—l remain, yours obediently,
J MACDONALD,
Retired List, Bengal Al'''.
Rockferry, Oct. 3rd, 1857.

sa-
tter
&maims!, IF TRIAL—A joarnal of Agon (Lot-et-
ric) records an evriordinary dea h from
Daring a storm at Isanchou-le-llaut rear that plaP't thy
electric fliid eLt :red the mouth of the Abbe Lebaf"
cure, and went out by the spinal marrow !
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