The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-26 00:00:00

Will of the Late Mr. William Earle.

The will of the late Mr Win. Earle was yroved in the
Liverpool District Probate Court on the 20th inst., by Thee.
Earle and Wm. Langton, nephews of the deceased, and two
of the surviving executors named in the will, to whom
power of administration was granted. The value of the
property is sworn under £200,000. The &ceased, who was
childless, directs the bulk of his property, less about £30,000
specially bequeathed, to be converted into money and di-
vided equally per capita among his nephews and nieces, of
whom 18 are named. It bequeaths £5,000 to his wife, being
the sum he received with her on their marriage; but this
is subsequently otherwise dealt with, in consequence of the
death of that lady, who is continually referred to in terms
of the most affectionate remembrance. The same instr ument
bequeaths £lOO to his sister, Mrs. G. H. Lawrence ; X.efa
each to several old servants; Liverpool Infirmary, £100;
Northern Hospital, £5O; Southern Hospital, £5O; District
Provident Society, £lOO, to be paid, free of legacy duty, out
of the personal estate ; £5O to each of his nephews and
nieces; an annuity of £lOO, under certain conditions, to
Anne Bradish, niece of his wife; £l9 19s to each of his ser-
vants at the time of his death, or such as the executors
may think fit. The freehold estate at Wharton and Hilton
Lane, in Lancashire, is given to his brother, Hardman
Earle. The first codicil (October, 1854) is made after the
death ofihis wife, and deals primarily with the 15,000 pre•
viously bequeathed to her. No memorandum or other
direction having been left, the testator deals with the sum
in accordance with what he believes would have been her
wishes, and leaves it to her relatives, viz., to her brother,
William Bradish, and his wife Rebecca, £5OO each—to
Alicia, wife of Samuel Smith, then of Philadelphia (now of
Liverpool), £2,ooo—and to her sister Abigail, wife of Edwin
Lister Maw, £2,000. He then leaves £lO,OOO to Margaret
Bradish, niece of his wife, and gives as reason for these
bequests, "As my own family are well provided for, I hope
I show no act of unkindness or want of affection towards
them by this mark of respect to the memory of a most loved
and affectionate wife by placing those who 'were dear to
her, but have been less fortunate in the world, in such
position that they shall not suffer from want." He next
proceeds, out of his property, to carry this sentiment stilt
further, by leaving £l,OOO to his brother-in-law, the afore-
said William Bradish, and the interest of £l,OOO for her
separate use, to his wife Rebecca Bradish, £2,000 to Abi-
gail Maw, and £2,000 to Alicia Smith before mentioned,
all free of legacy duty—to Miss Jane Leatham, sister of e
late partner, £so—to the Liverpool Blue-coat School,
£5O. The second codicil (Feb., 1856) relates to a sum of
£2,000 which had been placed in his hands by a Miss Har-
riet Cadet to do with as he might think proper, and is for
the purpose of restoring it to her relatives ; if none survive,
it goes to Liverpool charities. The codicil (April, 1861)
leaves a further sum of £lO,OOO to his wife's niece, Mar-
garet Bradish (who resided with him), his carriage, and one
of his carriage horses, his cellar of wine, and £5OO for the
purpose of furnishing a house for her (" my own being un-
fit"), with the direction that the present hone() shall be
maintained for her use for 12 months, if she desires it.
Further bequests are made to Richard Bradish (12,000),
and Alicia Smith and Abigail Maw (11,000 each). He
directs £lOO to be paid to the widow of his nephew Hard-
man Earle, and £lOO each to his cousins, the Rev. Richard
and Harriet Gwyllin; to the School for the Blind £lOO
and £6OO to his nephews, Thos. Earle and Wm. Langton,
for their trouble as executors to his will. He revokes the
bequest of the Wharton and Hilton-lane property to his
brother Hardman Earle, with succession in certain event'
to another relative. One half of his joint interest in the
seed crushing and oil mills of Messrs. T. and W. Earle is
left to his nephew, William Langton,—Liverpool Cotfrier.

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