AN ODD BEQUEST.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2747, 12 January 1882, Page 3

AN ODD BEQUEST.

Through the recent death of Mr W. Neal, of Sandhurst, the particulars of a singular bequest to Her Majesty have been revived, 'ibis bequest amounted to bo less a sum, than £350,000, which was made by Mr Neal’s groat nnelo, John Camden Nield. In a small work of reference, entitled “ Unclaimed Money,” published by Mr Edward 1 Preston, of London, an agent for the recovery of property, &c., for absent heirs, this paragraph appears :“ A remarkable windfall for Royalty was John Camden Neild’s bequest to Queen Victoria. The eccentric individual who made this singular bequest is re ported to have been a miser. Whether her Majesty accepted-the legacy is ancertain; newspaper reports do not agree on this point. The next of km were advertised for, however, so this looks as if, her Majesty, followed the. good example of King George 11., and «et apart a portion of the windfall for the miser’s relatives, should any be ■found.” Mr Neal (says the “Evening Mail),” speaking to a friend some time ago, said that on appeal his mother was granted an annuity, of only £IOO from the estate. The tniser, ns he is called, was a prominent spesolator on the London Stock Exchange and there amassed his great fortune.