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pleted his sixtieth year , to a daughter of the late Sir A . Croke of Studley . and , about eight years ago , to a daughter of Col . and the Hon . Mrs . AVarneford of AVarneford-place , Wilts , by whom he had no family , and who survives him . He is also survived by two brothers , ( both clergymen ) and a sister , married to Mr . Spooner , M . P . for Birmingham .
Aug . 27 . —LEA AVII , , ESQ ., a : t . 4 R . —Eldestbrother of our R . W . Bro . Richard Lea AVilson , the representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and of the W . Brother Stephen Lea Wilson , Grand Chaplain for Hertfordshire . AA e mention the death of this gentleman , which occurred at his own residence , in our obituary , not only on account of his near relationship to two eminent members of the Craft , but also to remark on the unique collection of English bibles which it has been the work of his whole life to get together ; it consistedwhen we g l addened our eyes
, with a sight of it , of copies of every edition ( save two or three ) , of every English bible , both ancient ancl modern , that have ever existed . AVe understand that only a few months before his death he perfected it , and printed a very limited number of catalogues raisonnec , giving the titlepage , & c , & c , of each , a copy of which he presented to each of the universities and most ofthe public libraries in Great Britain and on the continent . The absolutely perfect nature of the collection may be
judged of by the fact , that at the sale of the I ' . uke of Sussex ' s bibles , there were only two that he wanted ( and ivhich , we believe , he purchased ) , ancl these two only because they were in better condition than those in his own collection . We have not heard what he has desired by his will to be done with his truly unique collection , but , we suppose , if he has not left it to some public body , it is never likely to be parted with by his family .
WILL OF LOUIS BONAPARTE , EX-KING OF HOLLAND . —The will of Louis Bonaparte , ex-King of Holland , was opened at Florence on the 26 th of July , the day after his demise . After recommending his soul to the Almighty , he expresses the wish that his remains should be sent to St . Leu , near Paris , to be near those of his father , Charles Bonaparte , and of his eldest son , who died in Holland in 1807 . He wishes the remains of his second son , who
. died in Italy in 1831 , to be also brought to the same place , and he appropriates a sum of 2 , 4-00 / . to the erection of a monument . " I have , " says he , " borne the name of that village for forty years , and I liked it better than any other place . " He makes a present to the municipal body of Amsterdam of all the property he formerly possessed in Holland , that the income arising from it may relieve the misfortunes occasioned every year by inundation . He bequeathes to the poor of Florence a rather considerable sum . To his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany the collossal
bust , representing the Emperor Napoleon , by the celebrated Canova . He desires the Grand Duke to accept it as a token of gratitude for the hospitality he has received in his States . To the Grand Duchess he bequeathes a beautiful vase of Porcelain cle Sevres . _ To each of the four sceurs de charite of the hospital of St . Leu , in France , an annual pension of 4 / . To the poor of Civita Nova , 100 / . To several poor of Florence , several pensions . To his brother , Jerome Bonaparte , Prince of Montfort , his box at the theatre of Florence , a property valued at 2 , 400 / . To his nephew , Napoleon , son of Prince cle Montfort , a beautiful diamond . To his second nephew , Jerome , a souvenir of a similar
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Obituary.
pleted his sixtieth year , to a daughter of the late Sir A . Croke of Studley . and , about eight years ago , to a daughter of Col . and the Hon . Mrs . AVarneford of AVarneford-place , Wilts , by whom he had no family , and who survives him . He is also survived by two brothers , ( both clergymen ) and a sister , married to Mr . Spooner , M . P . for Birmingham .
Aug . 27 . —LEA AVII , , ESQ ., a : t . 4 R . —Eldestbrother of our R . W . Bro . Richard Lea AVilson , the representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , and of the W . Brother Stephen Lea Wilson , Grand Chaplain for Hertfordshire . AA e mention the death of this gentleman , which occurred at his own residence , in our obituary , not only on account of his near relationship to two eminent members of the Craft , but also to remark on the unique collection of English bibles which it has been the work of his whole life to get together ; it consistedwhen we g l addened our eyes
, with a sight of it , of copies of every edition ( save two or three ) , of every English bible , both ancient ancl modern , that have ever existed . AVe understand that only a few months before his death he perfected it , and printed a very limited number of catalogues raisonnec , giving the titlepage , & c , & c , of each , a copy of which he presented to each of the universities and most ofthe public libraries in Great Britain and on the continent . The absolutely perfect nature of the collection may be
judged of by the fact , that at the sale of the I ' . uke of Sussex ' s bibles , there were only two that he wanted ( and ivhich , we believe , he purchased ) , ancl these two only because they were in better condition than those in his own collection . We have not heard what he has desired by his will to be done with his truly unique collection , but , we suppose , if he has not left it to some public body , it is never likely to be parted with by his family .
WILL OF LOUIS BONAPARTE , EX-KING OF HOLLAND . —The will of Louis Bonaparte , ex-King of Holland , was opened at Florence on the 26 th of July , the day after his demise . After recommending his soul to the Almighty , he expresses the wish that his remains should be sent to St . Leu , near Paris , to be near those of his father , Charles Bonaparte , and of his eldest son , who died in Holland in 1807 . He wishes the remains of his second son , who
. died in Italy in 1831 , to be also brought to the same place , and he appropriates a sum of 2 , 4-00 / . to the erection of a monument . " I have , " says he , " borne the name of that village for forty years , and I liked it better than any other place . " He makes a present to the municipal body of Amsterdam of all the property he formerly possessed in Holland , that the income arising from it may relieve the misfortunes occasioned every year by inundation . He bequeathes to the poor of Florence a rather considerable sum . To his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany the collossal
bust , representing the Emperor Napoleon , by the celebrated Canova . He desires the Grand Duke to accept it as a token of gratitude for the hospitality he has received in his States . To the Grand Duchess he bequeathes a beautiful vase of Porcelain cle Sevres . _ To each of the four sceurs de charite of the hospital of St . Leu , in France , an annual pension of 4 / . To the poor of Civita Nova , 100 / . To several poor of Florence , several pensions . To his brother , Jerome Bonaparte , Prince of Montfort , his box at the theatre of Florence , a property valued at 2 , 400 / . To his nephew , Napoleon , son of Prince cle Montfort , a beautiful diamond . To his second nephew , Jerome , a souvenir of a similar