The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will, with three codicils, of St. George Thos
Staunton, Bart., formerly M.P. for Portsmouth,
late of Devonshire-street, Portland-place, and of
Leigh Park, Hampshire, were proved in London
on August 24, by George Staunton Lynch, Esq.,
Henry Cormick Lynch, Esq. (his cousin), and
Charles Few, Esq., the surviving executors. The
personalty in England was sworn under £120,000.
The will bears date. January 30, 1852, the codicils
in 1855 and 1856. His Irish estates he has be-
queathed to his cousin, George Staunton Lynch,
who is the residuary legatee. His estates in Eng-
land, including Leigh Park and his house and fur-
niture in Devonshire-street, he leaves to his cousin,
Henry Cormick Lynch, together with a legacy of
£lO,OOO ; and they are to take and use the sur-
name of " Staunton" after their own name, by
Royal license, and to quarter his arms with their
own. He bequeaths a legacy of £l,OOO to his execu-
tor, Charles Few. There are many very liberal
legacies to his family, friends, and ser-
vants. The will and codicil of Mrs. Matilda As-
sheton-Smith, relict of Thomas Assheton-Smith,
Esq., of Vaenol, Carnarvon, and of Tedworth,
Hants, who died on the 18th of May, 1859, were
proved in London by John Drummond, Esq., and
George H. Walker Heneage, the brother-in-law
the personalty valued at £200,000. She has be-
queathed the mansion and estate at Vaenol, with
the land, slate quarries, and all things appertaining
thereto, with all lands in the principality of Wales,
to trustees, for George Duff, the eldest son of Mary
Duff, the niece of her late husband, and to his issue
male ; on failure to the next brother, and so on ;
and bequeaths therewith the furniture attached to
the said mansion at Vaenol, and the plate there and
at Tedworth to be heirlooms. She has left the man-
sion and estates at Tedworth, with the lands and
estates in Hampshire, in trust for Francis Sloane
Stanley (a minor), the third son of her sister Laura,
the wife of the Rev. George Sloane Stanley, 8.A.,
and to his issue male, and on failure to the next
son, the furniture and effects to be heldas heirlooms
with the estate. Also leaves therewith the sum of
£40,000, to come out of the Welsh estates, and be
annexed to this estate and descend therewith.
There are liberal legacies to her sisters and others,
and bequests to her servants. To her maid-servant,
Hester King, £l,OOO ; her gamekeeper (Allen) and
coachman (Edwards) £5OO each ; her housekeeper,
Mrs. Hunter, an annuity of £2O ; her late hus-
band's valet, an annuity of £3O. To the following
charitable institutions, £l,OOO each—namely, the
Salisbury, Winchester, and Bangor Infirmaries, and
the Church Building Society in Wales. Lcavest he
residue to her sister Harriet, the wife of the said
George 11. W. Heneage. The will and three codi-
cils of Nicholas Charrington, Esq., of Ley Spring,
Leytonstone, were proved in London by his three
sons, Charles, Frederick, and Nicholas, the execu-
tors. The personalty sworn under £70,000. The
will is dated 1850, the codicils 1853, and Marchand
December, 1858. The bulk of his property he leaves
to his three sons. He bequeaths to his son, the
Rev. Nicholas George Charrington, his estates at
Chigwell and Stepney for his life, and then to his
issne ; on failure, to his son Charles and his issue.
He also leaves to his son Nicholas his shares in the
Union Insurance Office. Leaves his share in the
brewery, Mile-end, under the firm of Charrington,
Head, and Co., to his sons Charles and Frederick,
who are also the residuary legatees.—lllustrated
London News.

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pressed, in railway and monetary circles in
mail,nthisco that the
country, at
the announcement, by the last Peninsular
Portuguese Government have, for sonic unaccountable rea-
son, made a contract with M. Salamanca, the Spanish
operator on the Paris Bourse, for constructing lines to
Oporto and Badajos. The well-wishers of Portugal in
England, and those most conversant with her true inte-
rests, regard this as a virtual handing over of the railways
and communications of that portion of the Peninsula to
Spanish and French influence. Under such circumstances,
British capitalists, so many of whom have already a deep
stake in the financial welfare of Portugal, will naturally be
most charry in contributing pecuniary aid towards the
transfer of our old ally, connected with us as she is by
various ties, into a cat's-paw by her ancient enemies. In-
deed, it matter of serious doubt whether Portugal can
reasonably hope to meet so large an outlay as is now pro-
posed in so short a time, the conviction of those most farni-
far with her resources and most skilled in the observance
of railway developments in other countries somewhat simi
larly circumstanced being that it would' be prudent gra-
dually to introduce the most needed lines only, in places
where there is a primary requirement for them, the ground
being previously selected by the most competent engineers,
and the works carried out by thoroughly experienced con-
tractors, on economic, but sufficient, estimates.
REPAVEMENT OF A PORTION OF GRESHAM-
STREET, ClTY.—This important thoroughfare, from Loth-
bury to King-street, has been relaid and fitted with new
Guernsey granite channel stones. It is expected that the
public will have access to the carriage-way this day or to-
morrow (Tuesday).