The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS,

The will of Sir Christopher W. Bethel Codrington, Bart ,
M.P., of Dodington Park, Gloucestershire, was adminis-
tered to on the 9 h inst. It bears date 1851, and a codicil
is added, dated June 22, 1864, Sir Christopher has be-
queathed to his relict, Lady Georgiana Charlotte Aune,
daughter of the seventh Duke of Beaufort, the whole of
his property, her ladyship being the universal legatee un-
der the will. His son and heir is a minor in hia fourteenth
year.

Tho will of Sir Francis Edward Scott, Bart., of Great
Barr Hall, Staffordshire, was proved in London, on the 30th
ult., by the executors, the Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P.,
and Wm. G. Mount, Esq. The personalty was sworn un-
der £60,000. The will bears date Nov. 18, 1863, and was
attested by Sir Wm. E. C. Hartropp, Bart., and the Rev.
Payton Blakiston, Clerk and M.D., of St. Lconards. The
testator died three days after, at St. Lconards on-the-Sea,
at the age of 39. Sir Francis married, in 1854, Mildred
Anne, daughter of Sir Wm. Hartropp, Bart. It is a sin-
gular circumstance that two distinct baronetcies—viz., those
of Bateman and Scott, both created in 1866, met in the
person of the late Baronet, who succeeded to the Bateman
baronetcy in 1824, and to that of Scott in 1851. Sir
Francis was the eldest son of the late Sir E. D. Scott,
Bart., by Catherine Juliana, eldest daughter and co-
heiress of the late Sir Hugh Bateman, Bart. Sir Francis
has bequeathed to his relict an annuity of £ 100 beyond her
annuity under settlement. To his eldest son (a minor)
he has devised his reel estate and the residue of the
personalty. To his younger son and three daughters he
leaves legacies of £5,000 each. Sir Franciii has bequeathed
his collection of Limoges enamels to the Midland Institute,
in Birmingham, together with the sum of £5O to purchase
au oak or walnut case to contain them.

The will of Martin Thackeray, Esq., of Gloucester-place,
Portman-square, was proved in the London Court, on the
22d ult., by the execu-ors, Augusta Thackeray, the relict,
and Charles De La Pryme, Esq., the nephew, The per-
sonalty was sworn under £35,000. Tho testator was for
many years Vice- F-rovost of King's College, University oi
Cambridge. Upon the decease of his widow he bequeaths
to that college all his books, prints, and engravings, in
testimony of his grateful remembrance of the obligations
received by him from the bounty of King Henry VI., anci
his anxious desire to promote the study of sound and useful
learning amongst the scholars of the college founded by his
Majesty. lie also bequeaths the sum of £l,OOO, the divi-
dends to be given to the scholar of King's College educates:
in the foundation at Eton who shall, on the examination
each year for Bachelor of Arts, have taken the highes,
degree amongst the Wranglers in the mathematical tripos•
The testator bequeaths to his relict a life interest in his
estates real and personal, appointing her ladyship also resi-
duary legatee; and, upon her decease, devises his freehold
estate to his nephew,
Joseph Thackeray, leaving liberal.
legacies to his nephews, nieces, and others. To the Bed
ford Hospital he bequeaths £5OO. This bequest, and the
legacies to the college, are to he paid free of duty.

MEETING OP MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.---A
meeting
of the magistrates of the county of Middle-
sex was held yesterday at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell,
for the transaction of the usual county business ; Mr Henry
Pownall was is the chair. The proceedings, however,
.were of usual routin,s character, and each ae noL to call
for a report.