The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-09 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

TVILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From tlit Illustrated London New.)
The will of James Aspinall Turner, Esq.' late
M.P. for Manchester, of Pendlebury House, Maw
chester, and of St. James's-place, Westminster,wos
proved in London on the 22d ult., by his sons
Henry, Francis, and Philip Turner, power bola
reserved to his relict, the executors and trustees
appointed. The personalty was sworn under
£300,000. The will is dated Jan. 23, 1866,
the testator died at Almond's Hotel, Clifford-street,
New Bond-street, on September 28, 1867, at the
age of seventy. He has left his house and estate at
Pendlebury to his wife for her life ; the furniture,
pictures, works of art, books, collections, and obi;
nets, with the jewellery, plate, carriages, live Ile'
dead stock, farming produce, consumable stores,
wine, &c., he leaves to his wife absolutely, together
with a legacy of £20,000, and the interest 0'
£30,000, He bequeaths to each of his sons, tivil
Ham, Henry, Francis, and Philip a legacy of £20,000i
and to his son John the interest of a like sum
£20,000, the principal at his decease to his children ;
and to his daughter Catherine (Mrs. Sharp) the
interest of £20,000, the principal to her children'
The residue is to be divided into four equal parts,
one fourth he leaves to each of his three sous'
Henry, Francis, and Philip, and the remaining
fourth to his daughter-in-law, Ann Elizabeth, wife
of his son William. All legacies are to be paid fre°
of duty.
The will of Joseph Pocock, Esq., of Warminster'
Wilts, was proved in the registry at Salisbury, 11
the joint acting executors, the Rev. Arthur Faile'
8.A., prebendary of Salisbury and vicar of War;
minster, and the Rev. Charles Arnold, M.A., 00
South Norwood, Surrey. The personalty wad
sworn under £60,000. The will is dated Janli3r
30, 1860, and the testator died September 8, 186/
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He has left to each of his executors a legacy of ibu
There are several small bequests ; he leaves to ea
r
man who can prove to the satisfaction of his execut°_,
that he was in the testator's employ at Bri%too
Deverell the sum of £5. The following are tll,
charitable bequests :—To the Wilts Friendly Soei"
£2OO ; the Salisbury Infirmary, Bath United go
s'
and Salisbury Church Building Society, e3ca
£lOO ; and to the Blanket-lending Society, A 3 r,
Poor Society, and the National Schools, all in lv
minster, £5O each, all legacies to be free of (lute);
The residue of his property he leaves equally betwep
all his nephews and nieces, and the share which, to
nephew George Pocock would have been entitled
he leaves to his children.
The will of Miss Susan Colquitt, of Greenu- At
near Liverpool, was proved in the registry'
Liverpool, on the Ist ult., by Miss Lucy Ashton, 'v.,
niece, the daughter of the Rev. Ellis Ashton, 13;,,c0,
rural dean, vicar of Huyton, and Ambrose
Esq., of Liverpool, the executors and trustees.
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personalty was sworn under £30,000. The willoe
made in April, 1867, and the testatrix died ' bio
following. She has left the following charity
bequests :—To the Society for the Propcgati°3o
the Gospel, the Church Missionary Society, Driri,
and Foreign Bible Society, and the Royal Infirliciit'i
Brownlow-street, Liverpool, each £3OO ; the S°2oo ;
for Promoting Christian Knowledge, i,,001
Northern and Southern Hospital, each too ;
Northern and Southern Dispensary, each
Strangers' Fliend Society, Female Peniten
t~a
all
Bluecoat School, and Deaf and Dumb MY1u,11:;310
in Liverpool, £lOO each ; Lancashire I.J.00;
Refuge, and the schools at St. Clement's, each €5O;
and the Seaside Infirmary at New Brighton.
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all legacies to be free of duty and paid witl;, be'
months. The residue of her personal estate
lea
queaths to her niece, Lucy Ashton, and also ~atate,
her the freeholds, including her Greenbauk
upon certain conditions.
an'TESTINIONIAL TO THE QUEEN'S PRIZE3IA(OOOI3'O
testimonial to Sergeant Lane, last winner of th,,orsdA!
Prizo at Wimbledon, wos presented at Bristol onr-1-40 t,Ol-
afternoon by the mayor, Mr. E. S. Robinson. of tli°
monial consists of a silver tea and coffee servic
value of £9O.