The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

H ILLS .AND BEQUESTS.

The will of Lady Frances Knox, of Park-street,
Grosvenor-square, and 4, Rue de Cinque, Paris,
was proved in London by the Hon. John Henry
Knox, her brother, power being reserved to her
brother, Admiral the Hon. Edmund Sexten Pery
Knox, the executors. The personalty was sworn
under £B,OOO. Lady Knox, the testatrix, was a
daughter of the late Earl of Ranfurly, an Irish peer.
Her ladyship died at Nice, France, in December
last, and her will was made and executed at Paris
in June, 1859. Her ladyship has died possessed of
property, both real and personal, in England and
France, the entire bulk of which, with the excep-
tion of some legacies, she has bequeathed to the
executors, her two brothers. The legacies, exclu-
sive of £2OO bequeathed to her niece, Mrs.
Dundas, are confined to the servants of
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of duty.
The will of Sir Peter Laurie, Knight, of 7, Park-
square, Regent's-park, was proved in London on the
30th nit. byithe executors P. Northall Laurie, Esq.,
of Park-square, John Laurie, Esq., of Hyde Park-
place (the nephews), and Robert Peter Laurie,
Esq. (his greatnephew.) The personalty was sworn
under £160,000. This well-known gentleman and
popular civic alderman attained the advanced age of
83, and died possessed of a large fortune, both real
and personal. To his nephew Peter N. Laurie
all the freeholds, with a legacy of £lO,OOO, and
the residue of the entire estate, both real and
personal, are bequeathed. The sum of
£50,000 is
left to his niece, Miss M. T. Laurie, who
resided
with him, and to whom he leaves the
residence,
furniture, carriages,
and other effects. A legacy of
£5,000 to his nephew, John Laurie; also, £5,000
to his grandnephew, ,Robert Peter Laurie (the only
child of his late nephew, Peter Laurie,
Esq.), and
there are several other le • games to nephews, nieces,
and other relatives
legacy of £6O to relatives, an to personal friends ; and a
the Scottish Hospital, Crane-court,
Fleet-street.

The will of Samuel Oxenham, Esq., of Chester-
terrace, Regent's Park, was proved in the London
Court by his son, Henry Oxenham, Esq., the sole
executor. The personalty was sworn under £70,000.
The will bears date the 29th of January, 1861,
and he died on the 26th of December last. This
gentleman, who realised a handsome property as an
auctioneer and estate agent, died leaving real and
personal property. He has bequeathed to his two
sons his premises in Oxford-street and Blenheim-
mews. To his son Hugh he leaves ten shares in
the Auction Mart, city of London, and a legacy of
£10,000; to his son Henry he has bequeathed the
entire residue of his estate real and personal; to
his
grandson, Thomas Hugh Oxenham, a I.elga3claroial
£lO,OOO ; and to his granddaughter,
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Oxenham, £5,000 (the son and daughter of son
Hugh). To his nephew Hugh H
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The Malta Observer reports that the number of
telegrams sent by the Alexambian telegraph is largely in-
creasing, and now amounts to between 600 and
"weekly. The average time for a message from London to
Alexandria is 12 hours, but several have arrived in the short
space of four,