Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-20

Vow the Patriarch Disposed OF His
Property.

From sAe Loa90n JeloisA Chronicle.
We are enab led to give a brief outline
OF the will Of SIR Moses. 1t was executed
in January. 1882, and is Of great length,
occupying about twenty large folio sheets.
The value Of the personally is between
$3.50, 900 aud E330,G0 Some Of the IN
yestmcnts have increased in value during
the las: few years. and it is provided in
the will that the bulk Of the Investments
shall be kept intact, but may, under eX-
! cCptiOnal circumstances, be transferred
| TO consOls. The testament commences
with a touching and characteristic eX-
preston Of thankiulness 20 God for hay
/ ing preserved him Tith unclouded mind
ard cheerful spirits TO his ninety eighth
year. He praised Gcd for tie mercy
youchsafed % him, and prays that the
| benefcent works which be was
! perm tied to further may continue alter
mis- death. He directs that his funeral
shall be conducted with simplicity aud a
careful avoidance Of pOmp. The eXecu-
tors are Lord Rothschild, Mr.. Joseph
Seha0, Mr.. Arthur Cohen, @. c., Nj. p,
and Or. L. Loewe. each OF whom is 10 re-
ceive 81 600. besides other specific gifts.
Mr.. Joseph Sebag is the residuarv legatee,
and 10 him is bequeated East Gin
Lodge, Ramsgate. With IS appurten-
ancos, grounds and estate attached con
sisting Of about thirty acres, which
are practically entaiied, a prOviso being
| added that ii Mrs. Sebag SHOULD survive
her husband she is not to be dispossessed.
Failing direct heirs male to Mr., Sebag
the property Is TO pass to Mr.. Arthur
Cohen, Q. c.. NJ. p. or his sons. The lease
OF the house in Park lane, with its furni-
ture, is left 10 Mr.. Arthur Cohen, but the
bulk of the pictures are reserved tor the
Judith Theological College, Ramsgate.
To Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Guedalla is be-
queathed the life interest in about &c.,
600: after their death half reverts to the
estate and half towards eDdowing the
Ramsgate Synagogue. The judith
Theological College adjoining is
also largely endowed. Upwards Of
f30,000 IS bequeathed to the cOngrega-
tiOnal and charitable institutions in Jeru-
salem and the Holy Land, and about
f1 900 to charitable institutions IN Lon
don and Ramsgate. as well as some gifts
TO the churches Of Ramsgate and neigh
horfOOd. 70 the Spanish and Portuguese
Jews congregation the charities of which
are largely benefited Is bequeathed $780,
and to the United synagogue $1,000.
About f20,0 900 are absorbed in various
personal legacies, the list of which is very
long. Few, If any, of those to whom Sir
Moses evinced affection or esteem during
his lifetime are forgotten, but many
have died since the will was made.
although only three years have
elapsed. Among the personal requests
are $4,000 to his niece Miss Nellie Monte
fore. daughter Of Mr.. Horatio Monte
fore J, $1,000 to Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore
Spielman (son-in-law and daughter of
Mr.. Sebag), El00 to each Of his many
Rrandnieces and grandnephews, and $500
to the chief Rabbi and Mrs. Alder. The
names OF Lord and Lady Hammond and
of several clergymen also figure in the
long list. All the requests are left free
of legacy duty His horses and carriages
are lett TO his cOachman, and all his de-
voted, faithful servants receive annuities
or legacies.