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. The 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.—T be 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 FISHERY.—The herring
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
gi buying boats," there is a steamer from Liverpool in regu-
lar attendance to purchase all the herrings that can be had
at a cer tarn 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,
&c., 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 bo about
eight to ten mease for each boat. It is calculated that aboutk,
£2,000 are paid every morning, five mornings in tahseenwee
to these hardy and industrious fishermen•
con-
tinues on an average about ten weeks, so thaTtrhethespeseehraenudssome
sum of £lOO,OOO is paid for herrings at
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the several coasts in this and the sister kingdoms• Of this
sum £5,000 were lately expended on the harbour of Howth,
solely as a fishing station. Several sums have been granted
for the maintenance of other harbours in Ireland, and we
again ask how it comes that so important a place as Ard-
glass has been overlooked ?