The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-03 00:00:00

AT ATHENS.

A FREEHOLD ESTATE WITHIN a MILE of the ACRO.
POLIS and CITY, a CHATEAU and HUNTING VILLA,
with 380 ACRES of LAND.

MR. GEORGE ROBINS, with feelings of
unmixed pleasure and satisfaction, makes known that he
Is honoured by having been selected as the humble individual to
OFFER for SALE by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Mart,
London, on THURSDAY, the 22d of AUGUST, at Twelve, a SIN.
GULARLY DELIGHTFUL FREEHOLD PROPERTY. And
he is proud to add that it is the FIRST ATTEMPT at a SUB.
MISSION to PUBLIC OPINION and COMPETITION of a
DISTINGUISHED ESTATE SO FAR REMOVED FROM
ENGLAND.

THIS IMPORTANT EST ATE
is within one mile of

THE CITY OF ATHENS,
it embraces nearly
FOUR HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND
Within its plains, and a
CHATEAU AND HUNTING BOX,
WITH EXTENSIVE GARDENS,
Before Mr. Robins ventures upon his fearfully difficult task, h e
may well ask for a little forbearance with a kind public, in not
criticising too earnestlyor too severely this, his first essay as connected
with an attempt to describe a splendid estate so nearlyallied to

THE CLASSIC CITY OF ATHENS,
and so far removed from the usual sphere of his vocations—the city and
its vast renown he may safely leave to those who are well read in
the history of Greece ; his task, fortunately, is only to give in
the language of truth, however imperfectly told, an unpretending
description of the property under review. As it would require
the pen of the immortal Byron to do it adequate justice, the
writer may be well excused for approaching it with fear and
trembling; he will however venture only at a round, un.
varnished tale, leaving to the imaginative powers of those who seek
such a splendid repose, to fill up the vast, immeasurable space, which
his feeble effort must leave unaccoinplished. The Villa may be
thus succinctly described : It is suited to a family not very large,
but whose minds are embued with reminiscences of the glory of this
once famed city.'

" Shrine of the mighty ! can it be
That this is all remains of thee ?"

[t is placed

WITHIN THE OLIVE GROVE
on the Plains of Athens, and from its lofty tower commands the
➢LOST SPLENDID AND PICTURESQUE VIEW
OF THE ACROPOLIS AND THE CITY,
including the Mount Hymettus, and Pentelicus, the Piraeus,
Salamis, and indeed all
THE ISLANDS OF THE ./EGEAN SEA.

In contemplating this magnificent Panorama, how awfully
grand doth Nature's works appear, inclining the imagination first
to believe, and at length the senses to concur in the realization of all
those classical associations, which cannot fail to interest and encou.
rage the enterprize, and lead to researches which the march of in-
tellect has recently more than ever provoked. Oh, that the pen
of the great Bard could at this moment lend its influential aid, and
direct the one that now falters in the vain attempt to give a moderate
portraiture of the Landscape! but this is hopeless. A short sum-
mary of a few of the minor points for consideration must suffice with
those who, while they would enjoy the Antiquities of Athens, are
not insensible to the large income that is available by this pur-
chase. It has already been noticed that the Demesne around the
City numbers

THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ACRES,
.he greater part under cultivation, in Corn, Cotton, and Maize, beside

LARGE PLANTATIONS OF OLIVE TREES :
THE VINEYARDS AND EXTENSIVE GARDENS
are about twenty acres, walled round and planted on the celebrated
site known as

" THE ACADEMUS OF PLATO,"
and to which the river Cephisus becomes the irrigating stream, as
well as to the smaller vineyard, which is allied to the abode.
Within the garden-walls of Six Acres, are
PLANTATIONS OF ORANGE AND LEMON TREES,
and it must not be m erlooked, as a special gift belonging to its
produce, that
HIS MAJESTY, THE KING OF GREECE,
and his Queen—always on important occasions, when a splendid
fete is given at the Palace, prefer to have the fruit from

AIR. BELL'S CELEBRATED GARDENS.
Numerous Plantations of Mulberry Trees crown and vary the
picture, and
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY BUTTS OF RED AND

WHITE WINE
is the fair annual produce. There is beside
CORN, WINE, AND OIL IN ABUNDANCE.

The English and French Governments are now united in their
endeavour to elevate Greece, so that it may rank high amongst
THE KINGDOMS OF IMPORTANCE;
AND THE NATIONAL BANKS

which are in progress, under the most favourable auspices, must
give a tone and character to Athens, that in its high ambition it
scarcely dared to contemplate. Properly in Greece will necessarily
be quadrupled in one or two short years by this charming prospect.
It is to be hoped, and indeed is believed, that enough has been
said to enlist the attention of those who are sensitive to the delight,
and consequently know how to appreciate
THE ARTS AND SCIENCES.

If profit be also in their "mind's eye," they will find it at
Athens to their heart's content. But there is still another class
who may, and ought to be seduced to give a serious thought
to this sale—alluding especially to those who dislike not lon-
gevity—throughout the world it would be in vain to look
for a more congenial climate. NINETY-FOUR is not accounted
OLD, and Doctors and Physic are very little in request. To those
whom ambition leads to soar above their fellow-men, theproximity to