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Obituary.
The procession then quietly returned to the house , where it broke up . Everything was conducted , not only with the greatest order , but also with the greatest liberality . The will of the late Sir John St . Aubyn , Bart ., was read at Clowance , on Thursday , immediately after the funeral . The particulars which have transpired are as follow : —The manor of Stoke Damerel is left to James St . Aub Esq . of Bathor in case of his death to his male
yn , , , heirs ; but in case he should clie without a male heir the manor reverts to Edward St . Aubyn , Esq ., the present steward of the manor , to whom is bequeathed a legacy of 5 , 000 / ., and his heirs for ever . Nothing has been left to the Rev . J . W . St . Aubyn , the rector of Stoke . Among the incumbrances on the manor together , we believe , with the remainder of the estate , are 130 , 000 / ., being the marriage portions of the deceased baronet ' s thirteen children , and he has ordered that the revenues of the
manor shall be converted into a sinking fund for the payment of these and other claims , the new lord of the manor in the meantime receiving 1 , 200 / . per annum . It is calculated that it will take twenty-five years to free the manor from all its incumbrances . Lady St . Aubyn gets 3 , 000 / . per annum , and the trustees , Messrs . Wingfield , the Master in Chancery , and the Rev . Mr . Grylls , of St . Cleer , Cornwall , 1 , 000 / . each . The entailed estates to the Rev . J . Molesworththe deceased ' s hew
go , nep . The baronetcy is extinct . The deceased had a large income from his Cornish property , ancl was the proprietor of Short-groves , near Saffron Walden , where a few years since he resided . The baronet was related by marriage to Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard , Bart .
In private life Sir John was distinguished for his urbanity , liberality and elevation of character . As a landlord , one circumstance ought to be mentioned to his honour . During the period in 1832 , when the cholera raged in these towns , Sir John St . Aubyn gave orders that every inhabitant who held a lease from him should be allowed to nominate a fresh life , in the event of any one of the original lives dropping off by the cholera , and that , too , without any additional fine or expense—an act of liberality and generositywhich found fewif imitatorsat
, , any , that melancholy period . The hon . baronet was of one of the most ancient families , and one possessing the largest income in the county of Cornwall , the whole of the Plymouth Dock estate , averaging more than 30 , 000 / . per annum , having descended to him . He was much beloved . In early life he sat in some parliaments for the borough of Helston , and afterwards , with the aid and support of his friend and relative , the late Lord De
Dunstanville and Basset , maintained a contest against the strength of the opposite party in the county . Sir Robert Walpole bears evidence of the political integrity of tliis honourable baronet ' s ancestor . When speaking of his influence over the House of Commons , he says , " There are two members I cannot get at : the one has price , but it is too exorbitant ; the other ( St . Aubyn ) is above any price . " We have collected many matters respecting the deceased baronet , but
have not had an opportunity to give any Masonic particulars . A presidency of fifty-four years cannot have passed without subjects of considerable interest , and we hope our respected Brothers Robinson , Grylls , and Ellis , will not suffer them to pass unnoticed . ED . F . Q . R .
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Obituary.
The procession then quietly returned to the house , where it broke up . Everything was conducted , not only with the greatest order , but also with the greatest liberality . The will of the late Sir John St . Aubyn , Bart ., was read at Clowance , on Thursday , immediately after the funeral . The particulars which have transpired are as follow : —The manor of Stoke Damerel is left to James St . Aub Esq . of Bathor in case of his death to his male
yn , , , heirs ; but in case he should clie without a male heir the manor reverts to Edward St . Aubyn , Esq ., the present steward of the manor , to whom is bequeathed a legacy of 5 , 000 / ., and his heirs for ever . Nothing has been left to the Rev . J . W . St . Aubyn , the rector of Stoke . Among the incumbrances on the manor together , we believe , with the remainder of the estate , are 130 , 000 / ., being the marriage portions of the deceased baronet ' s thirteen children , and he has ordered that the revenues of the
manor shall be converted into a sinking fund for the payment of these and other claims , the new lord of the manor in the meantime receiving 1 , 200 / . per annum . It is calculated that it will take twenty-five years to free the manor from all its incumbrances . Lady St . Aubyn gets 3 , 000 / . per annum , and the trustees , Messrs . Wingfield , the Master in Chancery , and the Rev . Mr . Grylls , of St . Cleer , Cornwall , 1 , 000 / . each . The entailed estates to the Rev . J . Molesworththe deceased ' s hew
go , nep . The baronetcy is extinct . The deceased had a large income from his Cornish property , ancl was the proprietor of Short-groves , near Saffron Walden , where a few years since he resided . The baronet was related by marriage to Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard , Bart .
In private life Sir John was distinguished for his urbanity , liberality and elevation of character . As a landlord , one circumstance ought to be mentioned to his honour . During the period in 1832 , when the cholera raged in these towns , Sir John St . Aubyn gave orders that every inhabitant who held a lease from him should be allowed to nominate a fresh life , in the event of any one of the original lives dropping off by the cholera , and that , too , without any additional fine or expense—an act of liberality and generositywhich found fewif imitatorsat
, , any , that melancholy period . The hon . baronet was of one of the most ancient families , and one possessing the largest income in the county of Cornwall , the whole of the Plymouth Dock estate , averaging more than 30 , 000 / . per annum , having descended to him . He was much beloved . In early life he sat in some parliaments for the borough of Helston , and afterwards , with the aid and support of his friend and relative , the late Lord De
Dunstanville and Basset , maintained a contest against the strength of the opposite party in the county . Sir Robert Walpole bears evidence of the political integrity of tliis honourable baronet ' s ancestor . When speaking of his influence over the House of Commons , he says , " There are two members I cannot get at : the one has price , but it is too exorbitant ; the other ( St . Aubyn ) is above any price . " We have collected many matters respecting the deceased baronet , but
have not had an opportunity to give any Masonic particulars . A presidency of fifty-four years cannot have passed without subjects of considerable interest , and we hope our respected Brothers Robinson , Grylls , and Ellis , will not suffer them to pass unnoticed . ED . F . Q . R .