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RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London News)

The will of Mary Arnold, Countess de Berry, of
Sinigaglia, in Italy, widow, was administered to in
the London Court, on the 21st ult., by Attilio
Baccani, the attorney of Ferninand Temple Palmer
Lusack, the son of the Countess, there being no
executor named in the will, which bears date
June 15, 1855, and is translated from the Italian
language. The countess died possessed of
property in England, and has appointed her
said son residuary legatee, having left him
all she possessed--furniture, carriages, &c.—with
the exception of some jewellery and articles of dress,
which she has specifically bequeathed amongst her
daughters, sister, and other relatives. Her daughters
Marianne and Augusta, she states, are married and
well provided for, and
_her fortune passes to Marianne
Dobson. The will of the Hon. Henrietta Eliza
Erskine, of Gloucester-place, Portman-square, was
proved in the London Court, on the 29th ult., by
her son, the Rev. Thomas Erskine, the sole execu-
tor. Her personal property in England was sworn
under £20,000. Her property in Scotland is under
settlement. The testatrix, who died on the 21st of
August last, was the daughter of Mr. H. Trail, and
was married, in 1814, to the late Right Hon. Thos.
Erskine, P.C., one of the Justices of her Majesty's
Court of Common Pleas. She bequeaths her jewels,
personal ornaments, and furniture, equally between
her two daughters, Anne and Julia Erskine ; her
plate, books, drawings, coins, and gold and silver
medals are to be divided amongst all her children.
To her daughter-in-law, the widow of her deceased
son'llenry Trail Erskine, she has left an annuity;
and to her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Emmeline Erskine,
some remembrance. The residue of her property
in England she bequeaths equally between her son
and two daughters. The will
.of Sir Benjamin
Heywood, Bart., F.R.S., late of Claremont,proved
near
Manchester, and Hyde-park-gardens, was
in the London court, on the 22d ult., and the per-
sonality in this country sworn under £400,000. The
acting executors are his sons, Sir Thomas Percival
Heywood, Bart., and Mr. Oliver Heywood power
being reserved to his sons Arthur and Edward, the
other appointed executors, to prove hereafter. Sir
Benjamin, who was a banker at Manchester, deputy-
lieutenant for the county, and was formerly M.P. for
Lancashire, attained the age of 72. The testator's
eldest son, the present baronet, to whom a legacy
of £60,000 is bequeathed, together with the plate,
furniture, library, articles of virtu, &c., inherits the
landed estates. To his son, the Rev. Henry Robin-
son Heywood, 8.A., he leaves a like legacy of
£60,000; and:to each of his four other sons a
legacy of £40,000; and has left the residue of his
property amongst his five younger sons. To his
daughter Sarah he leaves a legacy of £6,000, with
other bequests, and the use of his mansion at Acres-
field ; and legacies to his daughter Elizabeth Barton
and her husband ; also legacies to his (testator's)
brothers Thomas, Richard, and James, and to other
relatives and friends. The will was made in 1858,
and to it eight codicils are appended, the last dated
July 22, 1865. The will of Mr. George William
Price, late of Stoke Newington-common and of
Mark-lane (firm of White and Price, wine mer-
chants), was proved in the London court on the
18th ult., and the personalty sworn under £70,000.
The executors are Mrs. Ann Price, the relict ; John
Duncan Lee, of Welwyn, Herts ; and Charles'
Price (the testator's nephew), of Highbury. He has
appointed his wife guardian of his infant children.
The will is dated the 27th of May, 1861 ; and there
are two codicils, made in February and July, 1865,
and the testator died on the 11th or August follow-
ing. To his wife he has bequeathed an immediate
legacy of £2,200 and the interest of £15,000; also
the carriages, horses, and the furniture and effects
in the house, to the extent of £l,OOO in value. To
his brother, Harry Price, a legacy of £l,OOO ; and
a like legacy of £l,OOO to his said nephew and exe-
cutor Charles H. Price ; and to his executor Mr.
Lee a legacy of 19 guineas, as a mark of respect.
The residue of his property he leaves equally
amongst his children.

THE NAME OF M. GOUNOD'S NEW ORATORIO,
says The Orchestra, is " Tobias." It will be published by
Cramer and Co.

MR. BOUCICAULT is engaged on a new romantic
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