The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-06 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of the Right Hon. and Rev. Francis
North, Earl of Guildford, late of Waldershare-park,
Kent, and of Grosvenor •street, St. George's, Hano-
ver-square, was proved in the principal registry on
the 20th of last month by his relict, the Countess of
Guildford, and the Right Hon. Lord Walsingham,
the nephew, the executors. The personalty was
sworn under £200,000. The will is dated the Bth
June, 1857, and a codicil in 1860. These documents
are somewhat voluminous. The late earl died pos-
sessed of a large fortune, both real and personal,
which he has bequeathed entirely amongst the mem-
bers of his family. To his relict, who possesses
considerable funded property, he leaves an imme-
diate legacy of £3OO, together with his town resi-
dence, furniture, carriages, and other effects. To
his grandson, now Earl of Guildford, and who suc-
ceeds to the family estates, he has left the principal
part of his property, having appointed him residuary
legatee. To his son, the Right Hon. Frederick
North, he bequeaths the sum of £16,000, and the
sum of £lO,OOO to each of his other children. The
late earl directs that the sum of 1:75,000 shall form
an accumulating fund for the period of 21 years,
for the benefit of the heir to the title and estates.
All letters and papers are directed to be inspected
and perused by the testator's widow only, and re-
tained or destroyed at her discretion. This noble-
man, who passed nearly the whole of his life in
various clerical functions, attained to the great age
1 of 89.
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The will of the Hon. Lady Matilda Butler, of
Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, who died on
the 16th of last month, was proved in the London
court on the 27th of the same month by the Dow-
ager Countess of Glengall, the mother and sole
executrix. "Dip personalty was sworn under
£12,000. Lady Butler is the daughter of the late
Earl of Glen gall, and resided with the Dowager
Countess. Her ladyship has bequeathed all her
property, except some small legacies, to her mother.
These legacies which do not exceed £l,OOO, are
given in various amounts to her ladyship's personal
friends and others. Lady Butler also requests her
mother to disburse the sum of £lOO, according to
her discretion, amongst several persons who had
been the recipients of the testatrix's benevolence.
The will is exceedingly brief, and was only exe-
cuted the day prior to Lady Butler's decease. Her
ladyship was unmarried, and died at the premature
age of twenty-five.

The will of the Venerable Archdeacon W. Gun-
ning, D.C.L., Archdeacon of Bath, Prebendary of
Wells, Rural Dean and Vicar of Buckland Newton
with Plush, in Dorset, was proved in London on
the 23d of last month by his relict, and Samuel B.
Merriman, Esq. The archdeacon possessed both
real and personal property, which he has bequeath-
ed, with the exception of a few legacies, entirely
amongst
his family. He bequeaths to his relict a
life interest in his entire property, which, upon her
decease, is to devolve to their two daughters, and
to them he also leaves his presentation plate, on the
decease of his widow, with the exception of a por-
tion which he leaves to a nephew. There is a
legacy of £5OO between his nieces, the daughters
of his late brother, as well as a legacy to his execu-
tor, and several bequests to hi servants.
The will of William Spence, Esq. of Lower Say-
mour-street, Portman-square, F.R.S., has been
proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate in London
by his executors. The personal property was sworn
under £lOO,OOO. Mr. Spence was -joint author
with the late Rev. Mr. Kirby of that popular work
known as an "Introduction to Entomology; or
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gow Bank case was arrived.n
1844,
tamed heavy losses during- the railway crisis of 1847 and
. of 1857. In 1858 the directors made a re-
the money Bat"
sing that, in consequence of these losses, the capi-
tal should be reduced to £500,000. At the same time they
with a capital of X.
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expressed a belief that this amount remained intact, and
that they would henceforth be able to pay 7 to 8 per cent.
upon it. Iu the fallowing year, howes:er, the concern
broke down, and the liquidation showed a less, not only of
the entire capital, but of £22,000 besides. Several suits
were then instituted against the Directors by persons who
had bought shares under the influence of the published re-
ports, which were now charged to have been false and
fraudulent, and the present is the first of these suits that
has been decided. The Judge's charge, the general scope
of which was favourable to the defendants, occupied four
hours. The jury retired, and had been absent three hours,
when they were called into court and stated that they were
divided in opinion. Subsequently they returned with a
special verdict, finding that the complainant purchased
the
shares under false representations, but that those represen-
tations were not fraudulently made by the defendants.
This verdict will come before Court next session for legal
interpretation; but, the Judge haying distinctly laid down
that fraud must be proved, it appears to be a verdict for the
defendants.