The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-06 00:00:00

SALES OF -711 F 01010NDE ES lATEN,
BY MR. OEO. ROBINS.

We have obtained the following inff,rination on the
ject of the sales of she Orman& climes, on the aceurac.
allich we e:tit r..ly.
'f:,e (start 1 in cri,stion, which arc sitnatNi ;winch,
at Stitton, and the tinier adjoining lordships of thickii
too, Norman:on. roll Itrairmbni, in the vicinity of Il•
tertield, and at (Wear and lleunor, near Alfreten. in 1
1 byslibe, wilt s•rm! others, were ea:tired by Walter,
re Marquis of Ormonde, upon his inarria,-.;e -,...it1i..
Price Clarke, the heiress of the Clarke family, whost
c•stors porch ti the Sutton estate ahorit eighty y%ars
in additirm NI true o.ber estates, which had tht•ii h...e,
the fami:y far c.oituries. At the time of his Et.,...-ed•!!
il •ath, in l'• 2 0, these estates, with the ancient fatsjy
in Ireland, ware subject to a debt exceeding in ninOtin
gnu of 400,0,24 d., and by his will, his Landah'.;) dirt
the payment of all his debts; but fur reasons,- of. cr
unknown to i's, he made Lis Irish estates the vrimary i
for tivir fliselurge, directing the sale of his L-- ;;l es
for that purpose, only in case of the previous insttre!7
of the pr,cliiu fa..his Irish property. When his will
to he carried into eff.et, it was soon manifest that tk
rangeintnt was injudicious, inasmuch as the Irish es!
however valuable to the family, as connected for so'
centuries with the title, and indeed with the taste
Ireland itself, trete not in their nature saleahle, tel
making such sacrifices as would be ruinous in their et
while the English estates were not only valuablr in n
selves, but also capable of an easy and advanineme
poial. The &deo, therefore, of the present Noble .
as soon as circurnstames would allow, was to apply to
L.-;.rislature for an Act to alter the order in which the •
under his 'at • brother's will, were directed to be made
which seemed absolutely necessary, for the rensons
stated, and to accomplish the earnest wish of both, il
full and pro:inapt discharge of all the debts affectim
estates.

The Act haring born obtained during the last F 1,..
of Parliament, no time has been lost in bringing the e
to sale ; the smaller and detached estates having been
ranged to be sold in the country, and the larger
consisting of Sutton Hall, Chilcote, and Coton Par
London.

The first of these sales took place at Chesterfield on
22d and 23t1 ultimo, when 68 lots were sold, prod'
exclusive of timber yet to be valued, the sum of GS,
and averaging in general about 40 years purchase.
A continuation of them took place at Derby cn the
and 28th ultimo, in a further sale of 52 lots, and prod
a sum of 59,5771, with equal average of years purch
The third of these wiles was held at Newcastle •untlet-
on the Ist instant, but which consisted only of a small
at Berry 11111, divided into 4 lots, the yearly rem
which, (except c'-!ring the late year of distress, in
abatements were made) averaged a sum of 1701. ai
more, and this estate owing to a fine vein of coal rut
through it, produced after a sharp compct:tion, the
prizing sum of 23,910!., or en average of 140 years
chase on the rental.

The fourth and last of the country sales took plal
the 3d instant, at Coventry, when two small farms of •
90 acres each, with a email fee-farm rent of 61. 3s.
able by the Corporation of this City, produced, after
active competition, a sum of 13,7761. or an average 1
years purchase on the rental.—And it is a curious fact,
indicative of the great rise in the p-ice of land, that
these same farms were offered to sale in November,
for the discharge of the Land Tax from the estates at
and when the rental rather exceeded the present,
were bought in for about 9,0001. only.—The several
making a total of upwards of 160,0001. exclusive of tit
From the experience produced by these sales, the .
Earl may look forward to the discharge of the entire
by the sale of the English estates to the convenient
tnent of his ancient family estates in Ireland, with a
unincumbered income, enabling him to fulfil the fir
jest of his ambition, by setting the example, in a
bourhood where from his high station, that examph
the utmost importance, of a domestic and resident
Nobleman.
It is hardly necessary for us to inform our readers,
the present Noble Earl is the representative of the
prated Dukes of Ormonde who have made so conspi
a figure in the history of this country and the sister L
and that be inherits the ancient Irish earldom, a creation
of Edward 111., and the premier one of Ireland, whi-'
untouched by the attainder of the late Duke, and
estates were afterwards purchased and brought clown
same line as the title. Ilia Lotelship is also by at'
an English baron, the marquisate and English baron•
joyed by his brother not passing to him, owing to
having been limited to the heirs of the body of that
Lord, while the more ancient titles of Ireland did
him, being deseendible to the heirs general.
The sales to come are, Sutton 11411 (the leviathw
with the park, and 3,300 acres of land, estimated at 1(
per annum ; the Chilcote estate, near Tamworth am
ton, includ-s a whole parish, producing, at low
0,600/. a year; and the Como Perk adjoining, of m
acres. Tile value of these are stated at 490,0001.
sales take place in London on the 18th inst.

The intended railway from Birmingham to Lit
will form a stupendous undertaking ; it is proposed
75 feet in width, and from 90 to 95 miles in eaten,
quiring, it is statt,(l, a capital of a million, which Ir•
is declared as totally inadequate, from the indernni
will be required by the landowners in its route. Th
posed time of duration for the completion cf the woe
not been mentioned.
MCLANCHOLY ACClDENT.—AberyShrith, Oct. 3'
Monday last, the weather being favourable, and a pi
of a good take of herrings, a number of boats, as
this place as along the coast, collected for the put
fishing. All went out in the night, without suspi,
impending danger, and their hopes were in a great,
realised ; but at five o'clock in the morning a storm
at west, and continued to blow hard until about
o'clock, when it increased to a perfect hurricant
boats which had previously came to their anehorsg
instantly driven from their moorings, and sent in al,
Lions on shore. At this time all tees bustle and mu(
the alarm bell ringing. houses unroofed, and w
broken, to an extent seldom known before ; but
choly to relate, in the midst of this horror, a melt a
scene presented itself, by the appearance of two
boats advancing towards the bar, and both soon after
most distressing slate stranded. The one got on v
the north of the harbour, and with the greatest di
her crew were saved ; but the other sunk in the ht
mouth, and seven pcor men perished in sight of
hundred spectators, who, although very near, c
possibly render them the lent aseistance. Ti.us, wi,
neatly similar instances at different pet iods, have w
tnent the want of a place of safety for versels in die
the harbour being open to the wt st, and dangerous
proarli in had weather—when, at a comparatively
expense, a tier might have been erected. which
would have saved the lives of these poor felloes, be
others, and pre-pert!) to an immense extent. Six of
dies have since been thrown en shore, but the (
yet, has not appeared.
A melancholy accident occurred nee: Decksitle.

Kirkgunzeon, Ihunfriis-shire, lately. In the ahtsel
her parents, who were digging potatoes in an adi
field, a fine later rid, about five years old, and day
John Hanlon, labourer, thoughtlessly gathered a
niargrass, and amtisNl h•rsell by throwing it pie
the fire. While thus employed her clothes cal
and, as th- oth r children could do nrithing to ,
she ran. loCrean.il. p, for help, to her afTettel parent
few moments she was all in a blaze, and the rer
easily coni!eive the ne:ther's feelings on rereeiving
ful situation of the child. The father advaticul
the innocent, lifted th'r in his arms, aail did every,
his power to smother the flames, but finning he iv
progress, he next ran to a burn and imnr..7:d her
In this he succeeded. hut not until the child was
fully scorched, that. after suffering extreme ag
died in the court^ of twelve hours. In the disti
the moment, the port man for,zot to attend to hist
ty, and afterwards discovered that his hauls and
been sadly burnt. In addition to this, he il.slei
ankle incoming to the burn. and :a nirs cy-sflned
of toy givat iiistret3.—r.4op;.o ne7.414.

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the vales. ,t
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that when
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s at large,
tent, they It '•1
feral sales 4
of timber. t
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the Noble
Mike debt . •
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dent Irish
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a creation
which was t• • A
and whose
own in the $ 11
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barony en- „
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that Noble
did pass to
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at 10,0004.
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low rents, • •
if neer 300 '
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extent, re- , ,
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confusion ; 1 ,7
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but, melau-
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st appalling
wo thlaing- 4. ,
after in the . .
on shore to .:.
at difficulty ;',
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