The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-03 00:00:00

THE LATE LORD CAMPBELL.

The will of the Right Hon. Baron Campbell,
Lord ,High Chancellor of Great Britain, of St.
Anilrew's, Fireshire • Hartrigge-house, near Jed-
burgh ; and of Stratheden-house, Knightsbridge, at
which latter residence he died on the 23d June last,
aged 79, was proved in her Majesty's Court of
Probate on the 25th ult.' the executors nominated
being his three sons, the Right Hon. William Fre-
derick, Baron Stratheden. and Campbell; the Hon.
Hallyburton G. Campbell, and tne Hon. Dudley
Campbell, and his daughter, the Hon. Mary Scar-
lett Campbell. The personalty wea sworn under
£120,000. Lord Campbell, on the decease of hit.
wife, Baroness Stratheden, made his will, bearing
date the 29th of March, 1860 ; but in 1857
he made a codicil, having reference solely
to the disposition of his Irish estates,
which he confirms in his will of 1860, the
two documents being taken conjointly by the Court
as Lord Cimpbell's last will. His lordship possessed
very considerable landed and personal property in
England, Scotland, and Ireland, which he has left
among his large family of sons and daughters. To
his eldest son. Baron Stratheden and Campbell, he
devises his Irish estates, with the exception of a
farm, which he bestows on his second son for life
but the bulk of his property, real and personal, de-
volves to his eldest son, whom he has also appointed
residuary legatee. To his two sons, the Hon. Hal-
lyburton and Dudley Campbell, and to his two
daughters, the Hon. Mary Scarlett and Cecilia
Campbell, he leaves legacies of £15,000 each; and
to his two married daughters, the Hon. Louisa
White and the Hon. Edina Blackburne, legacies of
£5,000 each, beyond what his lordship had previouly
bestowed upon these two latter Ladies. He leaves
to his daughter. the Hon. Mary Scarlett Campbell,
who, he observes, was his faithful and valuable
assistant in his literary labours, all the manuscripts
and other papers, which she is at liberty to publish
for her sole benefit. Lord Campbell bestows on his
eldest sail the official robes which his lordship wore
when filling the offices of Chief Justice and Lord
High Chan.ellor, with the insignia of nobility and
those of his high official distinction. All these
several articles Lord Campbell directs to be rotained
as heirlooms. The will, which is very brief, is in
his lordship's handwriting; but the codicil is rather
voluminous, and has been written by some other
person. The will is attested by his lordship's but-
ler and footman ; and the codicil by his lordship's
clerk, Mr. Charles Cooper, and his butler.--Illus-
trated London News,

ANOTHER SINGULAR BREACH OF

PROMISE CASE.

At the Ipswich assizes, on Wednesday, a young
woman of 27, named Girling, brought an action for
breach of promise of marriage against a wheel-
wright, named Allsop, of the mature age of 70.
The plaintiff had lived in defendant's service, at
Sutton, and about two years ago had ft child, though
it was not suggested that the defendant was the
father. He shortly afterwards, in company with
the plaintiff, paid a visit to its grave, taking with
him flowers, a trowel, and a watering pot. The
visit, however, did not lead to any ulterior results,
and some time (about a year and a half) after
the young lady " kept company" for a short
period with a musician. In the meantime, how-
ever, it got noised abroad that the plaintiff
had had a windfall ; that a certain Mr. Nicolle,
also an old flame of the plaintiff's, had died, leaving
her a " beautiful" brig, as she called it, and £3,8'10.
This led to a revival of the defendant's attachment,
and he immediately took the place of the musician
in the young lady's affections. In November lest
the defendant purchased a license, and next da3
went, in company with the plaintiff, to the office
of an attorney to draw up marriage settlements.
Both were most liberal in their propositions,
the intended husband desiring to have the fortune
settled on her; she, on the other hand, wishing to
give it all to him. But the practical attorney,
doubting that so much generosity could have a solid
foundation, put some questions to the young lady
about the nature and locality of her fortune. She
described her investments in the Three per Cents
with great minuteness, and expatiated on the
beauty of her brig, which she said she had just had
" copper bottomed all over." But the defendant
was not satisfied • and, after waiting six months,
the plaintiff put the matter into the hands of her
attorney.—The defence was somewhat extraor-
dinary. After the incident of the grave, some-
thing slightly romantic might have been
expected, even from a wheelwright of 70; but he
now stated, in the prosaic language of pleaders
" for a equitable plea," that he made the promise
of marriage "solely on the faith of a certain repre-
sentation that the plaintiff was possessed of a certain
ship, &c., whereas, in truth and in fact, she was not
possessed, &c."—The Jury were of the same opinion
as the defendant, that the brig and the Three per
Cents. were part of the bargain, and gave him a
verdict accordingly.