The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-31 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(Front the Illustrated London News.)
The will of the Right Hon. Lady Arabella Alvanley, of
Bruton-street, was proved in London by the executors,
Richard William Peirse, Esq., of Northallerton, and Chas.
Reynolds Williams, Es.q , of Lincoln's-inn-fields. The
personalty was sworn under £70,000. Lady Alvanley was
the fifth daughter of the first Duke of Cleveland, K.G., and
married, 1821, Richard, third Lord Alvanley, who died in
18b7 (title now extinct). The will 13 dated April, 1864, and
her ladyship died on the 26th of November. Her ladyship
has left legacies to her nephews, nieces, and others. To Mr
R. W. Peirse £l,OOO, in addition to £2OO left to each of the
executors; and appointed her neice, Meyrick, the daughter
of Colonel and Lady Meyrick, her residuary legatee, leav-
ing to her also the principal part of the property over which
her ladyship had the power of disposition under a deed of
the late Lady Amelia Powlett.
The will of the Rev. Sir William Marriott Smith-Mar-
riott, Harty M.A., of Horsmonden, Kent, was proved under
£35,000 personalty, the executors being the Rev. Hugh
Forbes Smith-Marriott, the eon ; the Rev. Lewis C. Davies,
and George Hinds, Esq. The testator was appointed to the
rectory of Horsmonden in 1825, of which living he was also
patron. He died, in October last, at the age of sixty-three,
having executed his will in 1862. He leaves the advoweon
of the tectory of Horsmonden to his son Hugh Forbes ; de-
vises his farm, land, and estate called Pattenden to his son.
John Bosworth ; and to his eldest son, now Sir William
Henry Smith-Marriott, Bart., he devises the rest of hie
freehold property. He bequeaths to his relict an imme••
diate legacy of £5OO, and a portion of the furniture. To his
sons John and Hugh pecuniary legacies are left; and, after
providing for his three daughters, he has appointed his
three sons residuary legatees. There are the following
charitable bequests :—To the Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, Curates' Aid Society,
Church• Building Society, and the Kent Ophthalmic Hos-
pital, each £5O free of legacy duty.
The will of John Dakin Gaskell, Esq., of Highgate, was
proyed under £50,000 personalty. The executors appointed
are Wm. Beaumont, Esq., of Warrington ; Samuel Gaskell,
Esq., one of the Commissioners of Lunacy ; and Warburton
tike, Esq., of the Temple. The testator died in August
last, having executed his will in 1859, and a codicil in July
1861. He has bequeathed to esch'of his executors a legacy
of £l.OO, and to Mrs Pike, wife of the Rev. Mr W. Pike,
whom he appoints guardian to such of his children as are in
their minurity, he leaves a legacy of £5OO, and divides his
estate equally amongst all his children.
The will of the late Edward Yates, E,q., of 30, Compton.•
terrace, Islington, has been proved. His personal property
is sworn under £60,000. The executors are Mre Yates, of
the same residence, mother of the testator; and Dr C. J•
Hare, of Brook •street. After some legacies to Mrs Yates
and other relatives, so much of the property as may legally
be applied to charitable purposes is left to University Col-
lege, London, in trust, to apply one moiety of the annual,
income thereof to the general purposes of the North Louden
Hospital, connected with that college, and the other moiety
to the Samaritan fund for the relief of poor patients. The
residue of personal property is left to Dr Hare.