had signified his wish to be on the list of the Committee, and to subscribe 1007. in aid of the funds.

P. 217. Probate of the will and two codicils of Dame Esther Burdett, late of Cheltenham, co. Gloucester, widow of Sir Bagenal William Burdett, Bart., has been granted to Hugh Robert Entwistle, esq., of Marlborough Grange, Glamorgan, the Rev. Richard Frederick Vavasour, clerk, of Stow-on-the-Wold, and the Rev. Edward Francis Witts, clerk, of Stanway, both co. Gloucester, the executors and trustees. The testatrix directs that her sister, Lady Arbuthnot, may possess a life interest in the estates over which she has a power of appointment, subject to the payment of certain annuities and legacies. Bequeaths an annuity of 201. to her cousin, John Smith, and a legacy of 50%. to each of her executors and trustees to purchase a ring. Leaves pecuniary and specific legacies to her sisters and nieces, and various bequests to other persons, including numerous articles of jewellery. Directs her trustees, on the decease of Lady Arbuthnot, to raise from the estates certain sums, and to invest 5,000l. for the use of her niece, Eilen Matilda Ramsay, and for her children at her decease, and the sum of 1,000l. to be paid to her goddaughter, Frederica Baillie. Leaves the residue of her money and all arrears of rent and interest, and other property not disposed of by her will, to Lady Arbuthnot absolutely. Personal estate within the province of Canterbury sworn under 35,000l. The will is of great length, and dated 21st Sept. 1842. Lady Burdett was the second wife of Sir B. W. Burdett; but the lady described in our obituary was his first wife.

P. 316. Dr. Abercrombie began to practise in Edinburgh, in 1803; and soon became known to his professional brethren, through the medium of his contributions to the "Medical and Surgical Journal." On the demise of Dr. Gre. gory, he took that place as a consulting physician which he continued to hold with increasing celebrity. Before either of his philosophical works had appeared, he had been appointed Physician to the King for Scotland. In 1835, he was elected Lord Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen.

P.328. George Hastings Heppel, esq., of Prince's-street and Mansion Housestreet, near the Bank of England, late Common Councilman for the Ward of Broad-street, has been proved in Doctors' Commons, by Louisa Heppel, widow, the relict, and Adam Bittleston, esq., of the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law, the executors according to the tenor. The will

is very short, dated 9th Sept. 1843, and in the deceased's handwriting. He leaves a moiety of the rents, interest, and dividends arising from his real and personal estate to his wife for her life, and the other moiety to the children, who are to receive the whole of the property at her death. Personal estate under 25,000. Mr. Heppel made his fortune as a fruit. erer, and was one of the principal pur. veyors of "desserts" to public dinners.

P. 425. The will of the Marquess of Westminster has been proved. The personal estate within the province of Can. terbury is sworn under 350,0007. He bequeaths to his wife an annuity of 6,500, in addition to her property under settiement. His estates at Westminster and the manor of Ebury are bequeathed to his eldest son, the present Marquess; his estates in Chester, Flint, and Denbigh, as well as the presentation to the rectory of Prestwich, Lancashire, to his son, Thomas Earl of Wilton; his Moor-park estate, and a legacy of 170,000. to his son, Lord Robert Grosvenor. He leaves the pictures, &c. in the Gallery and else where, at Grosvenor-house, together with the Nassuck diamond, weighing 357 grains, the magnificent brilliant earrings, weighing 223 grains, and the round brilliant, weighing 125 grains, as heir-looms. Also the pictures at Eaton-hall, as heirlooms with that property. He bequeaths to the present Marquess the furniture and other moveables at Eaton-hall, and also the family jewels, and appoints him residuary legatee. Six codicils were ap pended to the will.

P. 428. Limited probate of the will, so far as relates to property in England and Wales, of William Earl of Mornington, was granted to Lord Fitzroy Somerset and John Parkinson, of Lincoln's Inn-fields, esq., two of the executors. Personal estate within province of Canterbury sworn under 100,000. The will is short, dated 23rd April, 1844. Directs that 2,000. shall be immediately paid to the Countess, and leaves her all the plate and household furniture absolutely. Bequeaths several annuities to be paid out of the personal estate. Devises and bequeaths his freehold, copyhold, and leasehold estates, and the residue of his personal estate to trustees, Lord F. Somerset and Thomas Parkinson, to convert into money, and invest the same in funded securities; the dividends and interest to be paid to the Countess for her life, and gives her a power of appointment over the principal to his three daughters, the Countess of Westmoreland, Lady Mary Charlotte Anne Bagot (deceased), and Lady Fitzroy Somerset ;

in default of such appointment, in trust for his daughters.

P. 429. Probate of the will of William Earl of St. Germans was granted to the Earl of St. Germans, the sole executor. The personal estate in England sworn under 30,000. Bequeaths to his daughter, Lady Caroline Georgiana Eliot, an annuity of 4007., and leaves her all the furniture, &c. in the house in New Burlington-street, except pictures. The rest and residue of his property of every description and wheresoever situate he bequeaths to the present Earl. The will is very short, dated 9th of May, 1843.

P. 435. Probate of the will of Sir John Gurney, was granted on the 6th May, to his sons, the Rev. John Hampden Gurney, Russell Gurney, esq., and Sidney Gurney, esq., the executors. Personal estate sworn under 80,0001. He leaves to his wife 6,0007., and the furniture, &c.; also the residue of his property for her life. His library (not law books) to be divided among his children after Lady Gurney has made a selection. Bequeaths to his eldest son, the Rev. J. H. Gurney, a legacy of 8,000., and the chambers in Paper-buildings. To his second son, Russell Gurney, barrister-at-law, he bequeaths all his freehold estates at Northlands and Abbots Farms, and the property at Cuckfield, in Sussex, and his chambers in King's Bench-walk; also his law library. To his son, Sidney Gurney, a legacy of 2,000. To his three daughters 1,000. each. The residue of his property, at the death of Lady Gurney, to be divided among his children in portions as directed by the will. To each of his nine grandchildren a legacy of 100%., and to his faithful clerk, who had been with him many years, a legacy of 4001. The will is dated Nov. 30, 1844. On a separate paper is a list of his children and grandchildren, and their ages, place of birth, &c.

P. 436. Probate of the will of Sir John Henry Seale, Bart., of Cadogan-place, Sloane-street, has been granted to his son Sir Henry Seale, the sole executor. He bequeaths to Lady Seale and his children annuities for life, and a ring to each as a token of his ardent attachment to them. Bequeaths the residue of his property to his eldest son, Sir Henry. The will is dated Aug. 3, 1840, and in his handwriting. There are two codicils written by him on the same paper, which, for the want of subscribing witnesses, are rendered invalid. By the first, the trustees under the will are left one hundred guineas each, and to the servants are left a certain amount of wages. By the other codicil, he gives to his third son, at a suitable

period, the presentation to a rectory and the next presentation to a vicarage.

P. 433. The late General Sir Henry Grey has left 120,000l. to his widow, and appointed her sole executrix.

P. 440. The will and three codicils of the Rev. Sidney Smith have been proved in Doctors' Commons by Catherine Amelia Smith, widow, the sole executrix, who has sworn the personal property of the deceased to be under the value of 80,000l. The testator bequeaths to his wife all his furniture, plate, horses, carriages, &c., and the sum of 10,000/., together with his house in Green-street; to his son Wyndham Smith two annuities of 2007. each; to his housemaid and other servants sums varying from 10.; to Anne Kaye (if in the service of his wife at her death) the sum of 1007., and an annnity of 301.; a legacy of 10l. to Christopher Hodgson, "to buy a flat silver candlestick, on which shall be engraved to commemorate the confidence and good-nature of many years.'"' The following passage then occurs:-"I will also that not only the dilapidations of Combe Florey, but those also of all my ecclesiastical preferments, be paid out of my personal estate, and not out of property bequeathed to my wife." Directs that annuities to his son be paid only on condition "that he do establish himself in a domicile apart from his mother." The residue of his property, after the death of his wife, is bequeathed to his son absolutely. By a codicil the two annuities to his son are increased from 400l. to 500l.; and by the last codicil, dated Dec. 1844, the testator revokes all previous bequests to his son, and gives him 30,000l. in lieu, which he is "to consider as his whole fortune." He directs that a portion of his property be applied to the purposes specified in an indenture of settlement, dated some time back. The latter part of the will, and the whole of the codicils, appear to be in the testator's handwriting.

P. 441. Probate of the will of the late Robert Smith, esq. of Saville-row, and of Cheam, has been granted to the Right Hon. Robert Vernon Smith, M.P., the executor and only surviving child of the testator. The personal estate is sworn under 180,000. By his will, dated June 8, 1843, he has left annuities to Mrs. Olier, the widow of his uncle Christopher, and to Emma Olier, their daughter, and to Mrs Olier, his mother's sister, amounting altogether to 2301. per annum, and an annuity of 2001. to Mrs. Mackenzie, now in Florence. Bequeaths to C. G. Beauclerk, esq. a legacy of 1,000. James Brown, his gardener, he leaves 807. The will is witnessed by Mr. Mylne, en,

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gineer, and Mr. Inglis, the secretary to the New River Company, of which Mr. Smith was Governor.

P. 449. The will of the Hon. Caroline Fox was proved on the 29th April, by the Right Hon. Robert Vernon Smith, the sole executor. Personal estate sworn under 12,000. The will was made in Nov. 1842. It contains many specific and pecuniary bequests, legacies to her sister, Lady Holland, Lady Arbuthnot, Lady Scott, and to nephews and nieces. To Lady Lilford's family she leaves 1,000l. to be divided among the children, and for her ladyship to make choice of any article of jewellery or books, and to her eldest son she leaves all her zoological books, prints, &c. To the Earl of Warwick she leaves the oil landscape, by his father, to be a heir-loom to Warwick castle. Legacies and mourning to her servants. The residue of her property of every description to her nephew, Lord Holland.

P. 540. Probate of the will of Charles Earl of Romney was granted on the 15th of May to his son the Earl of Romney. The personal estate in England is sworn under 20,000l. He bequeaths to his wife 1,000l. for her immediate use, and leaves her the premises in Hertford-street, Mayfair, and the furniture at Boxley-house, and his stock and certificates in the Bank of Pennsylvania, and other foreign stock; he directs 10,0007., under settlement, to be divided between his son, the present Earl, and his daughter Charlotte, and bequeaths her an annuity of 3007. and a legacy of 5001. for her immediate use. The residue he bequeaths to his son the Earl of Romney. The will is dated Nov. 29, 1838.

P. 540. Probate of the will of the late Lord Churchill, of Cornbury Park, Witney, co. Oxford, and of Upper Wimpolestreet, was proved on the 26th of April, by his son, Lord Churchill, the sole executor. The personal estate is sworn under 12,000. His lordship's will commences by reciting that his father, the late Duke of Marlborough, by his will devised certain estates in Oxfordshire, Wilts, and other places, to trustees, as a provision for his lordship's family, and charged the same with the payment of an annuity of 2,000l. for the life of Lady Churchill, and with a further sum of 30,0001. for younger children, and, subject to such charges, devised the estates to the eldest son. It is further recited, that the late Duke of Grafton, the father of Lady Churchill, by his will left her ladyship a sum of 13,000/. as a provision for her children. His lordship names his twelve children, being eight sons and four daughters, and bequeaths to them, in ad

dition to the above provisions, the following legacies :-To his second son, a sugi of 1,500., to his third son 1,400., to each of his younger sons 1,000l., and to each of his daughters, 2,6001.; and bequeaths to his wife, Frances Lady Churchill, 1000. for her immediate use. The jewellery left to his lordship under the residuary clause of the will of his mother, the late Duchess of Marlborough, he leaves to her ladyship for her life; then to his eldest son, now Lord Churchill, and ap points his lordship residuary legatee. Leaves to his godson, Francis T. Browne, a legacy of 500l., and bequests to his servants. The will is dated Dec. 20, 1844.

P.541. Probate of the will of the Right Rev. Joseph Allen, D.D., Lord Bishop of Ely, was granted on the 9th May to his daughter, Ellen Allen, and to his two sons, George J. Allen and William Joseph Allen, esqrs., the executors and trustees, a power being reserved to his widow, Margaret Allen, to prove hereafter. Personal estate sworn under 40,000. Bequeaths to his wife a life interest both in the funded property and landed estates, directs that she may receive the sum of 500. for immediate use; and leaves to her for her absolute use such furniture, &c. as she may select. The remainder he bequeaths to his children; but such articles as they may not require are to be offered to his successor to the bishopric, at a fair valuation. His books on Divinity to be given with the consent of his wife to the Dean and Chapter of Ely. The property after the decease of his wife he bequeaths in the following manner :-His estates at Manchester he gives, devises, and be queaths to his son, George J. Allen, and to his heirs for ever. Those in or near the county of Chester he bequeaths to his son, Wm. Joseph Allen, and his heirs. The East India Stock he leaves to his daughter. And the residue of his property to be divided among his children. The will is dated Sept. 23, 1844.-An uncle of the late Bishop of Ely, Mr. James Allen was once a hat manufacturer at Oldham, having been partner with the late Mr. George Nelson, hat manufacturer, of Waterhead Mill, Oldham, father of the Messrs. J. R. and H. Nelson, who still carry on the same con

cern.

Mr. James Allen, the uncle of the bishop, resided at a good house at the corner of Gravel-lane, Salford. He was father of the Rev. John Taylor Allen, once librarian of the Oldham library, a relative of Captain Taylor, of Oldham and Crumpsall. The father of the bishop was William Allen, esq. banker of Manchester, whose bank was near St. Ann's-square. He failed in business as a banker, although

be had inherited 20,000. from his father, who is stated to have been Mr. Allen, of Davybulme Hall, in Eccles parish. It appears from a pedigree in Baines's History of Lancashire, vol. iii. p. 118, that John Allen, esq., of Mayfield and Davyhulme, left as heiress, Anne, who married Henry Norreys, esq., father-inlaw of the late R. J. J. Norreys, of Davy. hulme. John Allen, esq., is understood to have been another uncle of the late Bishop of Ely.-(Preston Pilot.)

P. 555. The will of William Heberden, M.D., late of Cumberland-street, Marylebone, has just been proved. To his two sons and two daughters he leaves his property as follows:-To William, his eldest son, his divinity MSS., the presentation to the rectory of Great Bookham, and a moiety of the tithes, with a gift of the parsonage adjoining. To Charles, his son, the tithes of Bevington and Blisbury. To his daughters Emily and Mary, the former 6,8501. in consols, and to the latter the residue of the stock to be divided with her sister; also an annuity of 30%. to his housekeeper. The personal property is sworn under 9,0001.

P. 558. Probate of the will and codicil of the late Mr. Serjeant Taddy, was granted to the Rev. John Taddy, clerk, the brother, the sole executor.

The per

sonal effects are sworn under 35,000l. The will was made on the 7th Sept., 1839, though not dated, and the codicil on the 7th March, a week before his death; both are very short, and in his own handwriting. He directs that 2,000. shall be paid to his wife immediately after his decease, and leaves to her all the plate, jewellery, and furniture. He bequeaths to his brother Charles an annuity of 400., and appoints his brother John his residuary legatee.

CLERGY DECEASED. Dec. 7. At Khampoora, near Nuseerabad, the Rev. Henry Pratt, M.A., Chaplain of the Hon. E. I. Company at that station, and formerly Curate of Wilsdon, Middlesex.

Dec. 30. At Bombay, the Rev. E. P. Williams, late Chaplain at Mahabuleshwar.

Jan. 7. Aged 92, the Rev. Thomas Jones, nearly forty years Curate and Rector of Creaton, Northamptonshire. He was the friend of Robinson, Scott, and Legh Richmond, and the "Creaton meeting was for many years the rallying point of the evangelical clergy in the midland counties. His little exposition of the book of Jonah has been a standard book for more than twenty years, and his last work, "The Fountain of Life," was composed when its author had completed

his 87th year. He resigned the living of Creaton in 1834.

Jan. 15. At Hedon, Yorkshire, aged 66, the Rev. Thomas Mounsey, Vicar of Owthorne, Holderness, to which he was presented in 1826 by the Lord Chancellor.

Jan. 16. At Tirril Lodge, Westmoreland, aged 60, the Rev. Thomas Gibson, Vicar of Barton, to which he was presented in 1823 by the Earl of Lonsdale.

Jan. 17. In Fitzwilliam-square, Dublin, the Rev. Thomas Blackeney, of Holywell, Roscommon.

Jan. 18. At St. Stephen's by Launceston, aged 62, the Rev. Charles Henry Lethbridge, Perpetual Curate of that parish, to which he was elected in 1818 by the Trus

tees.

Jan. 21. At Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, aged 72, the Rev. Robert Hepworth, M.A., 43 years Vicar of that parish; and on the same day at the Vicarage, Griston, Norfolk, aged 58, Mr. Benjamin Hepworth, both brothers of the Rev. Abraham Hepworth, Rector of Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk. The Rev. Robert Hepworth was of Catharine hall, Cambridge, B.A. 1797, M.A. 1800; and was collated to the vicarage of Gamlingay in 1802 by Dr. Yorke, then Bishop of Ely.

At Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, aged 62, the Rev. Richard Ridley, Rector of Leathley, in that county, and Perpetual Curate of Cramlington, Northumberland, brother to the late Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart. He was the fourth son of Sir M. W. Ridley, the second Bart., by Sarah, daughter and sole heiress of Benj. Colburne, esq. of Bath. He was of University college, Oxford, M.A. 1806; was presented to Cramlington in that year by his father, and to Leathley in 1826 by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Ridley married in 1810 the only daughter of the Rev. R. P. Johnson, of Ashton-upon-Mersey.

Jan. 23. Aged 75, the Rev. Thomas Dickes, M.A. senior Fellow and President of Jesus college, Cambridge, and Rector of Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire. He graduated B.A. 1793, as 11th Wrangler; M.A. 1796; and was presented to Whittlesford in 1830 by Jesus college.

At Bingham, Notts, aged 65, the Rev. Robert Lowe, Rector of that parish. He was of St. John's college, Cambridge, B.A. 1802, M.A. 1814; and was presented to Bingham in 1810 by the Earl of Chesterfield.

Jan. 26. In Beaumont-st. St. Marylebone, aged 64, the Rev. Richard Henry Chapman, Rector of Kirkby Wiske, Yorkshire, and Incumbent of the parish chapel St. Marylebone. He was formerly of Queen's college, Cambridge, B.A. 1807, M.A. 1810, was presented to the parish

chapel of Marylebone in 1823 by the King, and to the rectory of Kirkby Wiske in 1831 by Lord Prudhoe.

Jan. 27. At his rectory, aged 52, the Rev. John Channing Abdy, Rector of St. John's, Southwark, to which he was presented in 1826 by the Lord Chancellor.

Jan. 28. At Torquay, the Rev. George Shaw, B.A. of Fen Drayton, Cambridge. shire, and of St. John's college, Cambridge.

Jan. 29. At his residence in Dublin, the Ven. James Strange Butson, M.A., Archdeacon of Clonfert. He was the eldest son of the late Right Rev. Christopher Butson, D.D., Lord Bishop of Clonfert.

Jan. 31. At the rectory, Kentchurch, Herefordshire, aged 78, the Rev. William Bowen, Rector of Ewyas Harold, and of Hay, co. Brecon, to the former of which churches he was instituted in 1827, and to the latter in 1831.

Feb. 1. At Aughrim, co. Galway, the Rev. Henry Martin, Rector of that parish.

Feb. 2. In Manchester-square, aged 52, the Rev. William Fox, of Girsby house, Lincolnshire, and of Statharn Lodge, Cheshire.

Feb. 4. At Newcastle-upon-Tyne, aged 77, the Rev. Thomas Myers, Vicar of Stannington, Northumberland. He was formerly a Chaplain in the Royal Navy, and was present at the battle of Trafalgar in the Mars 74, whose Commander, Capt. Duff, was killed in the height of the action. He was collated to Stannington by the Bishop of Durham in 1815.

Feb. 5. At Southsea, near Portsmouth, aged 74, the Rev. William Tate, Chaplain to the Convict Establishment at that port, and late Preceptor of the Royal Naval College. He was formerly Fellow of Trinity college, Cambridge, when he graduated B.A. 1794, as 8th Wrangler, M.A. 1797.

Feb 6. On board Her Majesty's ship Penelope, off Sierra Leone, aged 28, the Rev. John Henry Theed, Chaplain of the Penelope, and third son of the Rev. E. R. Theed, Rector of Hetton, Beds. He was of Emmanuel college, Cambridge, B.A. 1836.

Feb. 8. At the vicarage, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, aged 86, the Rev. James Walter, B.A. for fifty-two years Vicar of that parish, and for forty years Head Master of the grammar school at Brigg, Lincolnshire. He was formerly Fellow of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, where he took the degree of B.A. in 1781; and was presented to the vicarage of Market Rasen in 1792 by the Lord Chancellor.

Feb. 9. At Ellesmere, Shropshire, aged 82, the Rev. Joseph Aldrich Cotton, M.A.

for fifty-four years Vicar of Ellesmere, Shropshire. He was of Christ Church, Oxford, M.A. 1788, and was presented in 1790 by the Earl of Bridgewater to the vicarage of Ellesmere. His remains were interred on the 17th Feb. in a family vault on the north side of Ellesmere church-yard.

At Shinfield Green, near Reading, aged 57, the Rev. George Hulme, sen. M.A. Minister of Trinity chapel in that town, and well known for his active exertions in behalf of many charitable and useful institutions. He was of Balliol college, Oxford, M.A. 1813.

Feb. 11. At Northaw parsonage, Herts, aged 76, the Rev. Samuel Davies, Perpetual Curate of that chapelry, to which he was presented in 1810.

Feb. 12. At Rhyl, near St. Asaph, aged 56, the Rev. Charles Rose, B.D. Rector of Cublington near Aylesbury, and Rural Dean. He was of Lincoln college, Oxford, M.A. 1812; and was presented by that society to the rectory of Cublington.

The Rev. George Walker, Rector of Scole, Norfolk, to which he was presented in 1812 by Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart.

Feb. 14. Aged 74, the Rev. Paul Leir, M.A. Rector of Charlton Musgrove, and a magistrate for the county of Somerset. He was of Queen's college, Oxford, M.A. 1808; and was instituted to his living, which was in his own patronage, in 1812.

Feb. 15. At Springfort, Cork, aged 90, the Rev. Jonathan Bruce.

Feb. 17. At Chobham, Surrey, aged 74, the Rev. John Hewer, Rector of TUBworth, near Basingstoke, to which he was presented in 1808.

Feb. 18. At Badsworth, Yorkshire, aged 74, the Rev. Henry William Champneys, M.A. of Ostenhanger, co. Kent, Rector of Badsworth and Vicar of Welton, in the county of York. He was born at Portsmouth 26 May, 1770, and was the elder son of John Byrte, or Burt, esq. of Boley Hill, Rochester, by Harriet his wife, only daughter and heiress of Williata Champneys, Commissioner of the Revenue in Ireland, and Usher of the Black Rod, descended from Sir John Champneys, kɛt. Lord Mayor of London in 1534. He married, 3 May, 1796, Lucy, eldest daughter of the Rev. Geoffrey Hornby, Rector of Winwick, county of Lancaster, niece of Edward Earl of Derby, and sister of the late Lady Stanley, by whom he has had issue-1. Henry-William-Justinian, born in 1798, died at Paris in 1819; 2. ThomasPhipps-Amyan, B.A. of Merton college, Oxford, in holy orders, of Edlington, county York, born in 1808; 3. EdwardGeoffrey-John, born in 1813, in the East India Company's service; 4. MaximilianHugh-Stanley, M.A. of Brazenose college,