The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-12 00:00:00

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

Sir William Napier—The will of the late Lieut.-
General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier,
K.C.8., late of Scinde House, Clapham Park, was
proved in the London Court of Probate, on the 2d
of March, by his relict, Lady Caroline Amelia
Napier, sole executrix, the personalty being sworn
under £40,000. He has bequeathed to Lady Napier
his real and personal estates in trust, that she
should receive the income arising therefrom for
her life, and upon her decease the property to be
divided among five of his children—namely, his son
John and his daughters, the Countess of Arran,
Mrs. Bruce, and Emily and Caroline Napier, but
.has excepted from any share therein his daughter
Mrs. Miles, from her being amply provided for.
The will was made on the 9th of April, 1859, and
Sir William died on the 12th of February, aged 74.
The deceased General was distinguished both as
an officer in the field and in the " ranks" of litera-
ture.

Captain Moorsom—The w ill of the late Capt.
Moorsom, R.N., C.B formerlyie I
whereit by,
and late of Vernon-terrace, he Yor
diedk,
on the 4th of Februar e-,
proved in London on the '24atl of the
age of 44, was
same month,
and probate granted to his brother, toh
Moor-
som, Esq., the sole acting executor;oer, Robert
power being
reserved to William Ward,
buildings, Temple, the other executor. Personalty
£30,000. He has devised his freehold at Whitby
to his said brother Robert, and bequeathed his
personal estate between his said brother
and his sister, the wife of the Rev. John
Brighton,
tof
Graham. The will bears date the 17th of Novem-
ber, 1857. He was celebrated for his invention of
the " shell," and had seen much active service, was
in the first Chinese war and throughout the whole
of the Russian war, and had acquired several badges
of distinction, English and foreign.
Lady Pearl.—The late Lady Anne Pearl, relict
of Sir James Pearl, of St. John's, Newfoundland,
had executed her will just previously to her leaving
that island for England in 1844, " considering the
dangers of the sea," as she herself expresses it in her
will. She died at her residence, Brompton-row,
Kensington, without leaving any known relative
whatever. She was possessed of landed estates in
Newfoundland, and devises certain portions, called
Mount Pearl, consisting of 400 acres, with the build-
ings thereon, to her friends Mrs. Eliza Bulley and
Mrs. Wix Saunders, their heirs and assigns, but no
part thereof is to be sold. She bequeaths to her old
servant John Lester, and his heirs, 100 acres, part
thereof bordering on the river, to be hereafter called
" Anna Vale," no part of which is to be sold. To
Mr. Robert IL W. Lilly, one of her executors, and
who proved the will in the Supreme Court of Pro-
bate in Newfoundland, she has bequeathed the
copper mine at Shoal Bay, together with 100 acres
of land, to him and his heirs and assigns for ever.
Lady Pearl not having disposed of
the residue of
her property, and there being no
Solicitor to the Treasury hagneat of kin, the
on behalf of the Crown.—Illustrated, administered thereto
London .21'ews.

Major-General the
suc-
ceed Major-General Vd lion. —7-------A. A. Dalzell will suc-
rtraiteitonosn the Ist
about(l I" A
to nin the command of the Cork dis-
trict
li'lie —Aviny and Navy Coulee.
THE Wlll'.o
steam-tun - OF THE ROYAL CITARTER.—Ope-
o• be commenced for the purpose of
raising the wreck Df the ill-fated Royal Charter steamer. A
raid several flats leave been moored near the spot,
and a large number of casks and spars have been brought
from Liverpool to assist in weighing up the remains of the
unfortunate vessel. On Thursday evening ebb tide was one,.
of the lowest that has been known for years, and a large
portion of the ship was exposed to view. It was anticipated
that an attempt would be made on Friday to float some part
of the vessel. A number of men were employed under Cap-
tain Martin, the representative of Messrs. Gibbs and Co.,
who have purchased the wreck of the underwriters, but up
to post time nothing had been done. A large amount of
gold is still believed to be about the remains, one account
I giving the sum at as much as £120,000. On Tuesday after-
noon a labouring man picked up a bar of gold of the value of
£lOO off the rocks. He at once placed it in charge of the
Customs authorities, and the poor fellow will be entitled to
some 15 or 20 per cent. in the shape of salvage. The work
of raising the wreck will occupy some time, as it is thought
that not more than 40 or 50 tons will be brought up in a
day. Two more bodies were picked up on Wednesday in
a sailer, and his
the bay. One appeared to have been
clothing bore the letters D, D, L. L., 12,