The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-17 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of the Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall
Lewis, Bart., D.C.L., M.P., P.C., of Harpton Court,
near Radnor, South Wales, and Kent House,
Knightsbridge, was proved in London by his
brother, the Rev. Sir Gilbert Frankland Lewis,
M.A., canon of Worcester, rural dean, and rector of
Mornington-on-Wye, Herefordshire, the sole exe-
cutor. Tha personal property was sworn under
£20,000. The testator has bequeathed to his
wife, Lady Maria Theresa Lewis, beyond her mar-
riage settlement, all his property in British,
foreign, and colonial securities, for her own absolute
use, also his town residence, Kent House, with the
furniture and other effects; but, as respects jewel-
lery, Sir George directs that the diamonds presented
to her ladyship by the late baronet's father, the
Right Hon. Sir T. F. Lewis, Bart., shall, upon her
ladyship's decease, become the property of his (the
testator's brother), the successor to the titles and
estates, whom he has appointed residuary legatee
of both his real and personal property. The will
bears date the 9th of December, 1861, and is
attested by B. Charles Stephenson, War-office, and
F. J. Nicholl, Carey-street.—lllustrated News.

HUDSON'S BAY MONOPOLY.—The Canadian
papers,, received by the last mail, speak strongly
against the renewal of the monopoly of the Hudson's Bay
Company and its sovereignty of the Red River districts,
and the country between it and British Columbia, desiring
all to be placed under the Crown—Canada also claiming,
as representing the original French settlers, a large portion
of this territory. It is stated that gold mines have been
discovered in the Saskatchewan district, equal in richness
to those of British Columbia, so that miners and farmers
will have equally good prospects.

. .. ... _
ARDGLASS HERRING FISIIERY.—The herring I
fishery at this place has been most successful, for so
far of the present season. The fleet now numbers nearly
200 sail. The weather is most favourable, and the take of
herrings each night highly encouraging. Besides eight
“buying boats," there is a steamer from Liverpool in regu-
lar attendance to purchase all the herrings that can be had
at a cettain price. That price is very remunerative and
quite satisfactory- to the fishermen. In addition to all these
~ buying boats," there are carts in large numbers from Bel-
fast, Warrenpoint, Carlingford, Newcastle, Downpatrick,
8:-,e,, which crowd the quay every morning. The demand is
so great that the price has been seldom under 255. per mease
the whole season. One fishing boat alone took 40 mease in
one night this week, for which the owners (six in number)
received about £5O. This, however, is an extreme case;
The average yield of each night's fishing might be about
eight to ten mease for each boat. It is calculated thatb
week,
£2,000 are paid every morning, five mornings in the
to these hardy and industrious fishermen. Thte:ehaacoomn-e
tinues on an average about ten weeks, so that h
sum of £lOO,OOO is paid for herrings at thisr P
ing station, While we have much PI: a
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we cannot
fore the public this pleasing statement of
neglected state in which
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but express our deep regret at the
and
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the harbour has been permwihtitceh3,ltogcoaremain for years. A large
portion of the quay, upon
had been expended some
portanco of the harbousravaloostnead,
pidated state. From
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ask why it has been allowed to re-
public grourule .
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to. its. present
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main so long
the several coast, s in this and the sister kingdoms,
were ,'ately expended on the harbour of Howth,
sum £5,000
annually for the, erectrilwoetnset°arne
granted
solely as a fishing . station. Several sums have been
for the maintenance' of other harbours in Ireland, and we
again ask how it collies that so important a place as Ard-
glass has been overlocAed ?