The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-03-20 00:00:00

SAITROVI, MAR. 20, 1315.

GREAT SALE OP PROPERTY AT KIDDER- I Cross-examined: Had known Merel
MINSTER. more than a month. Knew that one of her
had been discharged by Mr. Carlyle from hisi.)ccoill
yard. The roaw,:i why she told Mercy Balti,of
had heard cl C:;Avle before, and wished
whether he (detendal:i) had el-Pr done are'
to her."
Mercy Law ley (17!, Rowley Road, said she beard
a complaint from the last witness. tbel
Cross-examined: Did not ask Westwood u-efoi
Mr. Carlyle had ever %done anything to her.,: d
been spoken to by Mrs. Corbett about
br.d book. .a
Lydia Gill, mother of the prosecutrix,
latter was twelve last December. She 7„-c.,4
indications on the girl's clothing which 111";101
her to go to see Mr. Carlyle, whom she accus
indecent conduct, adding that he was no 1100
have done such a thing. He denied ha,ViPg
so.
The Mayor said a girl over twelve coulel
consent, and they should dismiss the easel
expressed no opinion as to whether the 88°
took place or not.
Mr. -Underhill said if he had been allowed t(Leri'
his witnesses he could have accounted for e;ibe:
minute of Mr. Carlyle's time on the occasion
alleged assaults. There was no truth whate,ici
a-bj
the girl's statements, and the charge was
filthy girls reading filth,g books.
The charge was then dismissed,

A great sale of property, consisting of Sion Hill
Mansion (with small park), two farms, a corn mill,
dwelling-houses, cottages, accommodation lands,
building sites, woodlands, &c., comprising alto-
gether, upwards of 398 acres, took place on Tues-
day afternoon last, at the Lion Hotel, Kiddermin-
ster. Mr. Wooldridge (of the firm Oates, Perrens
and Wooldridge, Stourbridge), was the auctioneer,
and there were also present Mr. Petty (of the firm
of Messrs. Withington, Petty and Burtflower, soli-
citors, Manchester), Mr. A. C. Hooper, solicitor,
Worcester, and Mr. Wyley (of the firm Messrs.
Keary, Wyley and de Wend, land agents and sur-
veyors, Bridgnorth. The spacious asrmbly room
was crowded to ex,xiss with an influential company,
most of the land proprietors and gentry of the
surrounding district being present.
Mr. Wooldridge opened the sale in the following
eloquent speech: Gentlemen, before proceeding;
to the business of the sale, we beg to take the op-
portunity of observing that this property is
brought into the market solely through the altered
state of Mr. Brown Westhead.'s family. His eldest
son being deakand his other sons being settled in
business, and from the indifferent state of his own
health, he has now no object in retaining any pro-
perty not forming part of the Lea Castle Estate;
and this is the reason of this property being
brought into the market. Having made these few
preliminary remarks, it is our business and plea-
sure to proceed at once to the businees of the day,
It is with much gratification we observe the very
large and highly respectable company with which
we are honoured. We take it to be the strongest
testimonial we could have to the high character of
the business we have to transact. The eloquence
to-day, if eloquence be desirable or necessary at
an auction, is not in the auctioneer, but in the
almost matchless property we have to deal with.
The first-class mansion, with its enchanting sur-
roundings and belongings • the fertile farm, the
desire of the capitalist am/I:of the sportsman; the
romantic woodland; commanding and desirable
building sites and accommodation land; the mode-
rate residence; the cottage; the rustic mill and
the mill pond; even the Island Pool, a name that
for generations has had the ring of music about it
to many an ear, .as from time to time it has ap
peared in the public prints. No one can pass
through the parish of Wolverley without being;
struck with many objects in its varied and beauti-
ful scenery. Some of that beautiful scenery sur-
rounds the mansion we have to sell, and its stately
neighbour, "Lea Castle." Coming to lot 1, we
cannot help saying that we approach it with some
degree of diffidence. It is indeed one of the
choicest gems, as a residential property, that in a
practice of nearly thirty years we have had to deal
with, and we have had to deal with not a few.
We must not forget to mention here, what Mr. Gem
has told us—that the house is vsry dry, a,ud flat
after months of absence, on returning, no trace of
mould or mildew has uver been found. Every win-
dow of the house except one—and that in the
nursery, overlooking the stables—gives a view
which is at the same time both attractive and pic-
turesque. Added to the other beauties of the
place is a very superior lodge, at once both beau-
tiful and or,namental. Attempt at description
does, however, appear to be almost useless, because
the place is in such a state of ornamental and
useful perfection as not to need a single Observa-
tion; but we must say that very few residences in
the county present so many features of usefulness
and attractive beauty. Some may think of the
£l,OOO that has to be paid for timber. Well, a
thousand pounds in gold is always worth a thou-
sand pounds, and a thousand pounds in timber is
always worth a thonsand pounds; at any rate we
can always make a thousand pounds of it when-
ever we are asked to do so. Some people give
thousands of pounds for a picture to hang upon
their walls, and why, we ask, should we not expect
a few thousands to-day for the picture we have to
dispose of, in addition to its mere value as a resi-
dential property. Gentlemen, what shall we say
for lot 1. How much for it?

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After a little delay it was started at £5,000,
which gradually reached £6,100, at which point
the bidding ce-ised. We are, however, informed
that it was disposed of after the close of the sale
by private treaty, to Mr. John Sanders, for
£7,375.

Lot 2, consisting of Sion Hill farm house, build-
ings, and cottage, togother with 86a. lr. 35p., or
thereabouts, of fertile arable land, not having
more than £4,600 offered for it, was passed over.
Lot 3, a house and garden, containing 20 perches
of land, situated at Broadwaters, was sold to Mr.
Frederick Harrison, for .2180.
_ .

Lot 4, a residence and garden, containing 1,016
square yards, situated at Broadwaters, was not
sold, the highest bid being £250.
Lot 6, two parcels of arable land, in the occnpa-
tion of Mr. Pitt, shared the same fate as the pre-
seding lot, the reserve of £1,500 not having been
reached, the highest bid being only £l,OOO.
Lot 6, sixteen acres of arable land, was not sold
for a similar reason to the foregoing. Lots 7,8,
and 9 were also passed over.
Lot 10, an enclosure of arable land containing
upwards of 9 acres, was sold to Mr. Brewster for
£B2O. The same gentleman also purchased lot 11,
a field of land containing sa. lr. 22p., for £5lO.
The highest bidding for lot 12 not reaching the
reserved price, the auctioneer passed on to lot 13,
which consisted of a field called "Green Gate,"
opposite the south lodge to Lea Castle. After a
brisk competition it was knocked down to Mr.
Willis for £1.O10; after which he made an offer
of £l,OOO for lot 12, whieh was acci pted.
Lot 14, a field containing la. Or. 36p., was sold
to Mr. Green, for £2OO.

Lot 15, a sMail- -;;;:te; corn mill, was bought by
Mr. Wise for £7OO.

Lot 16, the Bath Pool, was sold to Mr. Stephen
George Smith for .240.

Los' 17, :Benison's Pool, was purchased by Mr.
W. Trow, for £7O.

Lot 18, the Island Pool, was bought by Mr. J.
H. Piper, for £3OO. Lot 19, the Bodenha,m Estate,
was not sold. Lot 20, a cottage and garden, was
purchased by Mr. Woodward for £lB5.
Several of the lots passed over in the sale were
afterwards disposed of by private contract, and we
believe that in all 16 lots were disposed of. _

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f• FOR THE BLOOD IS THE L •"
See Deuteronomy, chap. ail., verse 23.