The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-22 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London _Yews.)
The will of air Culling Eardley Eardley, Bart., of Bed-
well Park, near Hatfield, Herts, was proved in the London
Court by H. C. E. Childers, Esq , M.P., and G. Lushington,
Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at-law, the joint acting
executors. The personalty was sworn under £45,000. Sir
Culling executed his will in 1860, and died at the age of 58.
His only son and successor to the title being amply provided
for, the testator leaves the unsettled estates of Bedwell
Park and Nettleton for the benefit of his two daughters,
with an ultimate limitation in favour of his son in the event
of his daughters dying without issue. 'the property set-
tled upon the son appears to consist of the large and valuable
estate at Borough Fen, in the counties of Lincoln and North-
ampton. There are many specific bequests and directions
contained in the will. He directs the building operations
upon his estate of Belvidere, at Erith, to be continued. This
estate (as the testator himself mentions in his will) will ulti-
mately become a district parish, and to that end Sir Culling
had erected a church and parsonage house. The testator has
directed his executors to offer to the Commissioners of the
National Gallery his "Madonna," by Murillo, for a sum of
wellpre presented e_
kn
nt eodw a:
£lO,OOO, which amount, if received, is to be given to the
possessor of the Bedwell estate; and further directs that his
painting, by the same master, of " The Flight into Egypt,"
aan gift ft
valuablet b e Nationalcollection
picturesl r .
is, in the event of the " Madonna" being so purchased, to be
sion at B • elvidere has, we believe, been removed to Bedwell
Park. The late b t aronet and the present Lord Cranworth
married ers.
amt oar,:
The present baronet who is of the age of
25, married, in 1859, a lady belonging to a distinguished
family settled in Virginia,
South America.
The will of the late Thomas Cor
byn Janson, Esq. of
Stamford-hill, and of A.behureh-lane, London, banker, was
proved on the sth inst. by his widow, his brother Frederick
Halsey Janson, Esq., and his brother-in-law Ed ward Jan-
son, Esq., the executors. The assets wore sworn under
£60,000. The will, which is dated May Ist, 1860, is very
simple, and occupies only one sheet of paper. The whole
of the property is given to his widow. subject to a legacy of
£l,OOO to his mother, of £lO,OOO to his brother, F. IL Jan-
son, and some minor legacies to godchildren and scientific
societies, payable at his widow's decease; the societies re-
ferred to being the Linnean Society £2OO, and to the fund
in connection with the Astronomical Society ((nown
as
the Lee Fund) a like legacy of £2OO. Alt legacies to be
paid free of legacy duty.
The will of Elijah Eyre, Esq., of King's Lynn, Norfolk,
has been proved by the executors, Francis Joseph Cress-
banker , • John James Coulton, Esq., solicitor ; well, Esq.,
and Mr. Charles Miller, the testator's managing clerk.
The deceased was an eminent brewer and merchant, and
acquired considerebe property, both real and personal, the
latter being sworn under £70,000. The whole of his estates
he leaves in trust for the benefit of his daughters.

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the managers of the gaming-house at Neudorlf that their
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no longs be to:c.:ratecl in his States. •