The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-04 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of Dowager Lady Clifton, of Bruton-
street, Bond-street, and of Clifton Hall, Notts, who
died on the 29th of December last, bears date the
16th of December, 1859, wherein she appointed as
her executors the Rev. Charles T. Corydon Lux-
more, of Guilsfield, in the county of Montgomery,
and the Rev. Morgan Davies, M.A., Hon. Canon of
St. Asaph, and Rector of Llanrwst, who proved
the same in the London Court on the 22d ult. The
personalty was sworn under £25,000. Lady Clifton
is of ancient and distinguished rank, and the family
are well known as having resided at Clifton during
the reign of Edward I. and up to the present time.
Her will contains many specific directions, and is
expressed with much carefulness and minuteness.
Her ladyship gives in trust her personal property
for her son and daughter, and to their descendants
respectively, subject to the payment of certain
legacies to the executors nominated, some personal
friends, relatives, and to her servants. Her lady-
ship's son, the present baronet, takes the family
estates, to whom also is bequeathed some family
portraits and other effects which are to be retained
as heirlooms. Her ladyship's daughter, Lady
Bruce, wife of Sir Henry H. Bruce, Bart., is left a
moiety of the personal property, together with her
mother's gold and silver plate with the arms of
Treleydon, also a presentation piece of plate made
to her ladyship (the testatrix) from the parishioners
of Clifton, and a picture of our Saviour brought from
Sebastopol by Colonel Edmund Peel.
The will of Col. Sir Wm. Henry Clerke, Bart .
' formerly of Mertyn, Flintshire, but late of Heath
House, near Ludlow, Shropshire, was proved in
London, on the 22d ult., by the Venerable Charles
Carr Clerke, D.D., Archdeacon of Oxford, the brother
and sole surviving executor. Col. Sir W. Clerke
was of a family of very ancient descent, which
figured prominently in history at the remote period
of 1514, and became elevated to a baronetcy at the
Restoration in 1660. The colonel entered the army
at the early age of 18, and served during the Penin-
sular war, and subsequently at Waterloo. He was
an officer in that gallant and distinguished regi-
ment, the 52d Light Infantry. On the cessation of
the war in 1815 this gallant officer appears to have
passed the residue of his days in the occupation of
some distinguished posts,havin g been appointed High
Sheriff for Flintshire, Deputy Lieut., and magistrate
of that county. The will, which bears date so long
back as 1842, is strictly of a family nature. To his
wife the colonel bequeaths a life interest in his
personal estate, giving to her absolutely the jewel-
lery and personal ornaments. The eldest son, now
Sir Wm. Henry Clerke, Bart., and heir-at-law,
takes the family estate. and, on the decease of tes-
tator's wife, the personal property he'saves amongst
his children, appointing them residuary legatees.
Colonel Sir William Clerke died on the 16th of
February last, at the age of 67.
Bart.,
The will of Colonel Sir George Couper, .ge,
C. 8., K.H., of Lowndes-square, Kn
and of Frogmore, near Windsor, Berka,
whaiss
in London on the 20th of last month
by under
sole executrix. The personalty Irlesipai equerry
£50,000. This gentleman wasp ilrid of the late
and comptroller of the housed
of the attesting
Duchess of Kent, and gas igh tshrrioved
e army very early in
witnesses to her Royal
Sir George Couper entered.e_d de-camp to General Clinton
life, was appointedal
subsequently
in 1811, and ,,the arduous
iitllines's will. Colonel
military service
of shared in a" d obtained • e
Peninsular scat, nvarious medals
of the distinction. On theretirement of
and badges of
Sir John Conroy from the office of Prin-
cipal Equerry the late and Comptrollerof the Household of
her __
late Royal.llighuss the Duchess of Kent, the
!late gallant Colonel was selected to fill that post.
Sir George, who died on the 28th of February last,
aged 72, made his will some years since, and has
left all his property, real and personal, to his relict,
Lady Couper, entirely for her sole use and disposi-
tion. The will is very brief, and contains no other
bequests 6Nyhatever.—/6ludrated London News,
May 4,