The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-24 00:00:00

Recent Wills and Bequests•

(From the Illustrated London News.) of
The will of the Right Hon. Lady Grace Gore,,,,
Brunswick-square, Brighton, was proved, in '-
London Court, on the 6th inst, by her daugh r
rh;
Martha Elizabeth Gore, the sole executrix•
personalty was sworn under £35,000. Her 104'313'
was the daughter of Barry, First Earl of Farnialt
and the relict of Sir Ralph St. George Gore, Bart"
who died in 1842. Her ladyship died June 19, 18v
at Horsham-park, aged ninety-four, having °.e,
cuted her will June 10, 1857. The trustees therein
appointed are Frederick Dundas and Charles Pc'e'
Esqs. Her ladyship has bequeathed her reside°
and the furniture to her two daughters for life,
then to her son, Sir St. George Gore, Bart",
whom she has bequeathed all her plate. ller 104;
ship has also left to her two daughters the interest
of £12,000, or an annuity of £6OO ; the princiPe
sum will, after the decease of the survivor, dev°l%
to her grandson, the second son of Sir St. Ge°rga
Gore, or, if there should be no such son living, the-,
to the daughters of her said son St. George. Tile'r
are legacies and annuities to friends, and also to he
servants.
The will of Sir Gilbert East, Bart., was proved
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London on the 10th inst., by his mother, psrile,
Marianne Frances Clayton East, the surviving elno,
cutrix. The personalty was sworn under £l2l°.' g
Sir Gilbert died on Aug. 12, at the age of 43, beitvbe
accidentally drowned at the pier at Ryde, in
Isle of Wight. His will, which is very brief, he
executed in 1864, and is as follows This i!atii-
last will and testament of me, Sir Gilbert Easu.,
bert East, of Hall Place, Berks. I devise and 00
queath all my real and personal estate to inYh'er
Gilbert Augustus absolutely. I appoint mY
Lady Clayton East, and my brother, Charles
Liam, executors of my will and guardians °f:
my children during their minority. I revoke all
mer wills. Dated Jan. 25, 1864. Witnessed by
Williams and W. Cox, 62, Lincoln's-inn-fields:ipv
The will of Peter Arkwright, Esq., of
Derbyshire, was proved in London, the sth Tit.):
by his sous, Frederick, Alfred, James, and 1)(3,0
the joint acting executors. The personaltiv.o),
sworn under £BOO,OOO. The will bears date 'o,
4, 1859, with two codicils, the first dated in 1 la,
and the last Aug. 20, 1866, and he died On Sept'
aged 82. The will is of considerable length, 0,
contains many liberal bequests, chiefly to theh. to
mediate members of his family. He bequeatloo
his wife the interest of £lOO,OOO for life and
s 'gba
absolutely, and such carriages and horses as
may choose. His estate at Matlock and Crav3fd'ii,
with mills and other property (not otherviise„,o
posed of), he has entailed on his eldest son and '1,3,
male, with remainder to his other sons ; the 10° at
plate, pictures, works of art, &c., at his mansion
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‘Villersly to be held in trust by the possessor ot
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inheritance. To his son Alfred he leaves his B's, At
at Wnirksworth absolutely ; he devises his est3;enho
Hatton and Haseley, Warwickshire, to his son '-":0g
Thomas absolutely. He has also left the folloWlai,
legacies, subject to special alterations by th°
cils :—To his sons, Frederick, Henry, of
James, Ferdinand, and Augustus, each a legalter
£50,000; to his son John £30,000 ; to his dangooo,
Mary Ann, wife of Robert Strange, l'l3o' hot
and for her husband and children ; to his daugooo ;
Margaret, wife of James R. Wigram, S'2°i'fe of
in like manner ; to his daughter Caroline,
J. Clowes, £20,000, in like manner ; to his Sc 'a
to
law, J. Cotton, Lord Bishop of Rochester, au his
the children of his deceased daughter SussZ 000
lordship's wife, £20,000 ; and the sum of d' to
amongst the children of his late son Echvar also
which by codicil he has added £lO,OOO, unto bis
£lO,OOO additional to his son Henry ; and
is thatdaughter, F. Arkwright, £25,000. lie direc t
out of the residue £30,000 shall be divided ara,sogsono
his sons. He bequeaths to each of his servants
year's wages ; to the Derbyshire General Infirm
£2OO. All legacies to be paid free of duty.