The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-27 00:00:00

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

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(From the Illustrated London News.)
The will of Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart., late of
Prince's-gardens and Bush-hill Park, Middlesex,
formerly of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was proved in
London on 13th inst., the personalty in this coun-
try being sworn under £350,000. The executors are
his sons, Sir Edward Cunard, Bart., and William
Cunard, Esq. The testator was an eminent shipowner,
and was contractor with the Admiralty for the mail
services between Halifax, Newfoundland, Bermuda,
and St. Thomas's Island. He leaves all his interest
therein, and in the British and North American and
British and Foreign Steam-packet Companies, toge-
ther with all investments in England and America,
in trust, for his executors to pay thereout to each of
his six daughters the sum of £20,000, and, subject
thereto, leaves the residue between his two sons, the
executors, for their own absolute use. The will is
dated Nov. 11, 1858; and the testator died on the
28th ult., at the age of 77. He was the eldest son
of the late Abraham Cunard, Esq., of Halifax, and
married in 1815, Susan, daughter of W. Daft's!
Esq., of the same colony.
The will of Cuthbert Coiling, Esq., of Palmer-
green, Southgate, was proved in London on the 17th
inst., and the personalty sworn under £45,000. The
executors are George S. S. Williams, of Thornhill-
square, Islington, builder ; and Henry N. Saxton,
Nos. 86 to 89, Bartholomew-close, currier. The
will, with a codicil, bears date the 9th of March last,
and the testator died on the 12th of the same month'
The will was attested by W. B. Kesteven, surgeon/
Upper Holloway ; and W. Pitman, solicitor, Kings"
road, Bedford-row. The testator was formerly of
No. 87, Bartholomew-close, currier. He has left to
charitable institutions the sum of £24,000 ; to hie
relatives, being his brothers, sisters, and nephew',
legacies amounting to £6,000 ; to other persons about
£5,000, including £lOO each to three of his servants,
and £l,OOO to Frederick Williams, a son of his exe-
cutor. The residue he leaves to his executors for
their own use absolutely. The following are the chari-
table bequests, viz., to the London Hospital, £4,000;
Smallpox Hospital, £2,000 ; Royal Free Hospital',
£2,000 ; Great Northern Hospital, £2,000 ; City 01
London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Victoria
Park, £2,000 ; London Fever Hospital, £l,OOO
Royal Hospital for Incurables, Putney-heath, £l,OOO
Metropolitan Free Hospital, Devonshire-square'
£l,OOO ; National Hospital for the Paralysed and
Epileptic, £l,OOO ; and to the Newcastle Infirmary,
£l,OOO ; also to the London Orphan Asylum, Clap-
ton, £2,000 ; Infant Orphan Asylum, Wanstead,
£2,000 ; British Orphan Asylum, Slough, £l,OOO ;
Orphan Working School, Haverstock-hill, £l,OOO ;
and to the Royal Asylum, St. Ann's, £l,OOO.
The will of Major-Gen. James Mattie, of her IY]
jesty's Indian forces, late of Gothic House, Upper
Hamilton-place, St. John's-wood, was proved ill
London under £3s,ooo—the executors being Edward
Jenkyns, Esq., and Edward Senkler Jenkyns, Esq.'
both of the East India House. This gallant military
officer was formerly of Chowringhee, Calcutta, a
colonel in her Majesty's Indian Army, Bengal esta-
blishment, and attached to the 2d Regiment Euro-
pean Fusiliers. He died on the 28th of March last'
having executed his will in 1859. After leaving
several legacies of £5OO, also £1,500 to his house-
keeper, £lOO to his former nurse, and £2OO each t°
his executors, all which legacies are to be paid fre°
of duty, he bequeaths the residue of his property be-
tween Mrs. Mure, widow, and her two daughters. f
The will of Thos. Wingate Henderson, Esq., °
Roke Manor, Romsey, Hants, and 34, Cavendish
square, London, has been proved by his vild°l7i
Amongst other bequests, he has given the sum ..
£l,OOO to the Scottish Hospital, and £l,OOO to the
Caledonian Asylum.. He has left the bulk of the
residue to his widow absolutely, to whom adini°l
tion, with the will annexed, has been granted.

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diately behind the house were three terraced gardens, voi;:r
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tances of more than a mile. The power-loom factor/ --a:
longing to Messrs. Wilson has also been seriously
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to a large extent destroyed. Nor have the mining works 1-1:1
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unworkable for a time. At the works of Messrs. .Adi°
men were extricated from the pit with great difficulti.
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