The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-27 00:00:00

THE WILL OF A MILLIONAIRE.

The will, with five codicils, of Sir William Abdy, Bart.,
late of Hill-street, Berkeley-square, who died on the 15th
ult., was proved at the principal registry of her Majesty's
Court of Probate on the 21st inst. by Sir Thomas Neville
Abdy, Bart. , and Edward Marjoribanks tlae younger, Esq. ,
two of the executors. The will is dated the 26th of June,
1860 ; and the five codicils the 23rd of October, 1860 ; the
10th of March, 1862 ; the 14th of March, and the 11th of
April, 1864 ; and the Ist of August, 1865. The personal
property is sworn under £1,000,000. The stamp duty
paid to the Government on the probate alone amounts to
£13,530. The testator leaves the household effects in his

house in Hill-street equally between his two nieces, Mary
and Louisa Caldwell ; his books to his nephew Charles
Caldwell, and his plate to his nephew Henry Caldwell ;
to such of his servants in his service at his decease as have
been with him two years, two years' wages and mourning ;
and to the rest of his servants in his service at his de.
cease, one year's wages and mourning. The testator
gives the following pecuniary legacies, all free of legacy
duty, viz., to the two children of his sister Harriett, by
her late husband, the Rev. George Caldwell, £6,000,
equally to be divided between them ; to each of the children
of his late sister Katherine Mary, by her late husband Sir
Thomas Fellowes, £3,000 ; to the children of his lath
sister Charlotte Ann, by her late husband Charles Andrew
Caldwell, £20,000 to be divided between them ; to Sir
Walter George Stirling and Christoph er Davis, £l,OOO each;
to John Greathead, Henry Broadwood, Charles Spencer
Lloyd, and the said Edward Marjoribanks, £5OO
each ; to each of his godchildren, £lOO ; to St. George's
Hospital and the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, £lOO each ; to Jane Goodbun,
£5,000 ; and to her sons, William Henry Goodbun,
Percy Goodbun, and Henry Goodbun, on their attain.
ing 21, £lO,OOO, £5,000, and £6,000 respectively. The
testator also bequeaths the further sums of £25,000,
£lO,OOO, £5,000, £lO,OOO, £lO,OOO, and £lO,OOO upon trust
for the benefit of the said Jane Goodbun and her said son
William Henry Goodbun. By the fourth codicil, in addition
to all other legacies bequeathed to them, the testator
leaves £2,000 to each of the children of his three sisters,
Katherine, Mary, Charlotte Ann, and Harriett. The
trustees are directed to lay out the residue of testator's
personal estate in the purchase of real estate, and the
testator devises the same, together with all his real, copy-
hold, and customary estates, to the use of his cousin, the
isaid Sir Thomas Neville Abdy, of Albins Park, Essex, for
life, with remainder to his son and sons successively,
according to seniority in tail male.

NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND DlNNER.—Several
members of both Houses of Parliament have intimated
their intention of being present on the occasion of the
Duke of Cambridge presiding at the anniversary festival
of the Newspaper Press Fund next Saturday week. There
will also lie, we understand, a large military element as a
mark of respect to the Commander-in-Chief, and Art,
Literature, and Science have accepted invitations in the
persons of some of their most gifted professors.
COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL. —The American
ship Columbia, outward bound, with emigrants from
Liverpool, put in at Fayal on the 15th instant, with her
cutwater and head-gear damaged, having been in collision
with the barque Joseph Hume, of London, homeward
bound from the West Indies. The helmsman belonging to
the Joseph Hume got on board the Columbia, and the cap-
tain asked the Columbia to lay by them, as the barque was
badly damaged. The Columbia remained near there
twenty-four hours, but fog set in, and nothing more was
seen of the barque or the rest of her crew.

The following letter has been received by Mr.
Bennett, secretary of the Constitutional Association :
" 10, Downing-street, Whitehall, May 26, 1868. Sir, I
am directed by Mr. Disraeli-to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter enclosing a copy of a resolution adopted at a
meeting of several Conservative and Constitutional Asso-
ciations on the 21st inst. Mr. Disraeli desires me to
express his thanks for the support thus tendered to her
Majesty's Ministers, and to add that he oonfidently shares
the opinion of the meeting that the policy of the Govern-
ment commands the approval of the majority of this
country.—l have the honour to. be, sir, your obedient
servant, MONTAGU Canny.

TELEGRAPHIC' COMMUNICATION IN SCOTLAND.— I.°
There are in Scotland 370 towns having monerdrdee
offices, 280 of which have no telegraphic offices Within
town limits, and from 186 of which telegrams must be
sent by special means to another town. Of these latter,'
15 are under 2 miles from a telegraph office, 57 from 2 to 5
miles, 56 from 5 to 10 miles, 29 from 10 to 20 miles, 12
from 20 to 50, and 17 over 50 miles. There are 130
telegraphic offices worked by station masters or officers
whose attendance is not necessarily continuous, and 89
places in which money-order offices exist, but no tele-
graph offices have been opened, though at or near
which quarries, mines, factories, or other large works are
maintained. •
ALLEGED DEATH FROM ABORTION.—The in-
quest • respecting the death of Emily Stevens has been
resumed at Henley-on-Thames. It will he remembefe 1
that at the previous inquiry the evidence went to shew
that the deceaced had been living with a Mr.arling. she
had travelled about with him a great deal, both on the
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to regard the case with suspicion. Mr. Darling told the
doctor that the deceased was pregnant, and that abortion
was procured by a medical practitioner who resided in the
Euston-road. On the 17th instant she died in a delirious
state. Mr. Darling was arrested, but was afterwardS
admitted to bail. On Tuesday he surrendered. Medical
witnesses wero examined, who stated that the cause of
death was blood-poisoning. The case as to the procuring
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