The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-10 00:00:00

WILLS .41VD BEQUESTS.

Munificent bequests are left by the will of Miss
Nash, of Angel-place, Bishopsgate, as follow:
London Missionary Society, City Missions, Congre-
gational Building Society, British and Foreign
Bible Society, Home Missionary, Asylums for the
Blind, Deaf, and Dumb Idiots; also for Fatherless
Children, and Orphan Working School; British
and Foreign Sailors Society, Cancer Hcspital, As-
sociation Fund for Poor Ministers, and to the
Trustees of the Evangelical Magazine—to each of
these institutions a legacy of £5OO. To the poor
of the Wesleyan Chapel, Angel-alley, Bishopsgate,
the interest of £2OO ; the poor of the tabernacles,
Moorfields and Tottenham-court road, the interest
of £2,000; and to three poor women, aged sixty
years and upwards, inhabitants of St. Botolph, the
interest of £l,OOO, to be held in trust by the Rector
and Churchwardens of that parish.
The will of General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart.,
G.C.8., G.C.M.G., F.R.S., D.C.L., formerly M.P.
for Liverpool, late of Carr, Perthshire, and of
Green-street, Grosvenor-square, was proved in
London by W. J. Farrer, Esq. The personalty
Was sworn under £16,000. The will is dated in
1858, and a codicil in April, 1861, and the General
died in November last, aged 85. This aged general
officer, who was a Peninsular veteran, entered the
army in 1794. He served the high offices of go-
vernor of New Brunswick and Lord High Commis-
sioner of the lonian Islands. To his son and heir,
Colonel Sir Robert P. Douglas, Bart-, he bequeaths
all the family plate, together with the New Bruns-
wick presentation plate, and his military and scien-
tific works. To his son Captain Henry J. Douglas,
R.N., other scientific works and MSS., together
with some pecuniary and other specific bequests.
To his son William F. Douglas other presentation
plate and relics. To his daughter Ann a legacy of
£2 000, andfa gold vase which had been prevented
by the Greek ladies of the lonian Islands to the
General's late wife. To his daughter Christian a
legacy of £3,000, together with all the furniture,
plate, books, and other effects not otherwise dis-
posed of, appointing her residuary legatee.
The will of Lieutenant-General the Hon. John
Finch, C. 8., of Berkhampstead Castle, Herts, was
proved in London by the Right Hon. Heneage,
Earl of Aylesford, the nephew, and William Ellice,
Esq., of Upper Brooke-street The personalty was
sworn under £14,000. General Finch died at
Dover in November last, aged sixty-eight. He has
bequeathed to his relict, the Hon. Katherine Finch,
an immediate legacy of £5OO, with his furniture,
carriages, &c., she being otherwise amply provided
for. Upon her decease a sum of £2OO is to be in-
vested towards the support of a school erected by
the General at Potters'-end, Berkampstead, for poor
children, and at the expiration of the lease the sum
of £2OO is to be transferred to the Sayer's
charity for poor widows of Birkhampstead. The
General in the course of his warlike career
had acquired several badges of distinction and
military trophies; these are bequeathed to his two
nephews, the Earl of Aylesford and Daniel Greville
Finch, Esq., the Earl taking the cross and medals,
with other decorations, and Mr. D. G. Fitch the
Khorassanie sword with gold scabbard. To the
General's brother and three sisters the residue of
the estate is left for life, and upon the decease of
the last survivor a sum of £6,000 is bequeathed to
the children of his sister, Lady Palmer, and the re-
mainder of the residue is to pass to his nephew, the
Earl of Aylesford. There are legacies left to ser
vents, and all pecuniary bequests are to be free o.
duty.—lllustrated London News.