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London, England, 1837-05-22 00:00:00

FOURTEEN ACRES OF FREEHOLD LAND

at a short distance. The outgoings are very paltry.
Very descriptive particulars will be ready 21 days prior to the
sale ; to be then had at the New London Inn, Exeter ; the Libra-
ries, and Messrs. Atkins, Torquay ; and at Mr. Robins's Offices,
Covent Garden.

NEAR to RICHMOND—ON the BANK of the THAMES.
3111. GEORGE ROBINS has been honoured
by Instructions from the respected Owner to SELL by
PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Mart in London, on TUESDAY, the
27th June, at Twelve o'clock, the
SPLENDID AND UNIQUE VILLA,
101 W and so justly celebrated in History as the
CLASSIC SEAT OF THE COUNTESS OF SUFFOLK,
who numbered amidst her literary friends and inmates
THE POETS GAY, SWIFT,IND POPE.
It is most happily placed in the centre of a
PARK-LIKE DOMAIN OF FIFTY ACRES,
and, from its close approximation upon the Thames,claiming to be
distinguished as A MARINE VILLA.

Its Ornamental Timber secludes it from public gaze. It has for
many a long year been familiar to the Fashionable World as

MARBLE HILL ;
and for a lengthened period of time has uniformly been the sojourn
of the Nobility and those who hold an elevated position in society,
as well as the Literature of that brilliant age. Re-tracing our steps
we learn that
" LORDS BURLINGTON AND PEMBROKE"
DESIGNED THE HOUSE;
_ _ _

Lord Bathurst and Mr. Pope ✓
LAID OUT THE LAWNS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS;

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GAY, SWIFT, AND ARBUTHNOT,
Constituted themselves
SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
Lady Suffolk spent most of her leisure hours in this delightful spot,
and each succeeding visit rendered her more reluctant to leave it, for
" THE FASTIDIOUS FORMALITY, OR THE MORE

INTOLERABLE TRACASSERIES OF THE COURT."
The architectural form, withmit pretending to claim a first sta-
tion with a fastidious artist, is still worthy of imitation by many
of the new school, and within there is a combination of taste and
comfort that may safely challenge a comparison. It is
ON THE GRAND SUITE OF APARTMENTS
that the writer would fain especially direct first attention. The
approach is by a splendid staircase of solid oak, leading to the
principal rooms, the floors of which are of mahogany, and the fittings-
up are throughout no less distinguished for splendour than pure and
unsophisticated taste. They are adorned by
MATCHLESS PICTURES OF RUBENS,

with portraits of many of
GEORGE THE SECOND'S BEAUTIES.
The secondary apartments are of a character that is in strict
unison, and harmonize well ; and the domestic arrangement is so
perfect that nothing is left to be desired. The out-offices are of
recent erection, and most complete.
THE LAWNS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS
are resplendent in American plants ; and around the whole are
shrubbery walks and plantations, whence the flowering shrubs dis-
pense their natural perfume. The Kitchen Gardens are sufficiently
extensive to need no auxiliary from Covent-garden.
A MINISTER OF STATE

would find at Marble Hill all the agremens so essential to relieTe
the mind from the turmoil of his daily political labours, and the
easy tpprozimation to the public offices, give to it a claim of
some import. In conclusion, it may be desirable to state that it is
in most perfect habitable condition ; the
EXCEEDINGLY CORRECT TASTE OF
LADY ALICE PEEL _ _

having rendered it equal to every legitimate want a family of con-
sideration can indulge in.
It can only be viewed by tickets. Particulars may be had 21
days antecedent at the Star and Garter, and White Hart, Rich-
mond ; Mr. E. W. Ashfield, solicitor, 7, Staple-inn ; and at Mr.
Geo. Robins' Offices, Covent-garden.
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NEAR TO EXETER, TWO MILES ON THE ROAD TO
OAKHAMPTON, THE ADMIRED ESTATE OF HURS-
TON, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES OF
PARK-LIKE GROUNDS.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. GEORGE ROBINS,
At the New London Hotel, Exeter, on SATURDAY, the Ist of July,
at Twelve, o'Clork, in One Lot,
ADelightful FREEHOLD PROPERTY,
and one that is not to be surpassed
IN DEVON'S FAVOURED COUNTY.
THE HURSTON ESTATE
bath long enjoyed the privilege of standing alone for the infinity of
its beauties. It is within two short miles of
THE CITY OF EXETER,
and is bounded by the old and the new turnpike-road to Oak-
hampton, and thence to Cornwall.
THE VILLA RESIDENCE

toes not pretend to much of architectural form, nor does it claim
to be allied to the modern school ; there is, however, much of
Family comfort ; and the reader will perceive that a Gentleman of
Fortune would find a task of exceedingly great difficulty to resist
the substitution of
AN ELEGANT FAMILY. ABODE,

amid scenery so resplendent ; there is
ONE CONTINUOUS SCENE OF
NEVER-ENDING BEAUTY;
a ceivnbination of all that is delightful, and defies competition.
" Where all is so perfect, it is difficult, it is almost invidious, to make
a selection." It may, however, be permitted to notice,
THE SURPASSING BEAUTY
OF THE WOODLAND SCENERY,
the undulating foliage, the vast amphitheatre of hills richly clad to
the,mountains brow, and soaring towards the horizon; the fearful
precipices,gently reclining to the luxuriant vale below, when the
%veers appear in aid of this picturesque scene. There is nothing
artificial in the landscape; nature in her best attire hath in its
bounty vouchsafed so much that
FAIRY LAND

appears not far distant. The river Exe is in close alliance, and
s THE VAST OCEAN CLEARLY PERCEPTIBLE.
Such is indeed a very feeble portraiture of a solitary few of its num-
berless claims to admiration ; the rest must be left as a sort of
nestling to the enjoyment of those who propose to themselves the
cheering hope of possessing it. Surrounded by such a splendid
picture, profit appears a by-gone word, a secondary thought ; and
yet so fertile is the land—so rich in its varied scenery—that an im-
mense annual revenue may be secured by indulging the wealthy
merchants of its neighbouring opulent city with sites of ground,
so irresistible by Nature's kind ordination for the erection of
retiring villas, that after the fatigue of their daily occupation (ne-
cessarily attendant on gaining wealth), they may sojourn to this con-
tiguous spot for solace and refreshment. The neighbourhood has
long since claimed to be pre-eminent for the respectability of its
inhabitants, and good fellowship preponderates everywhere. Its
neighbouring market is an auxiliary of some moment to those who
do not dislike to mix up a little economy with their everyday
enjoyment.
THE DOMAIN EXTENDS TO ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY ACRES,
and of a quality not easily surpassed. Particulars may be had
twer♦ty-one days prior to the sale,' at the New London Hotel,
Exeter ; the Auction Mart ; anti at Mr. George Robins' Offices,
London.

FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS—*k FAMILY EDITION.
• Just published,
PART I. (embellished with a highly finished Portrait by Cochran),
to be completed in Ten Monthly Parts, in Imperial Bvo., con-
taining H 2 pages, price Two Shillings each,
THTE ACTS AND MONUMENTS.
By JOHN FOXE.
A New Edition, revised, corrected, and condensed, with occasional
Explanatory Notes,
By the Rev. M. HOBAR r SEYMOUR, M.A.,
Lecturer at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe, and St. Ann, Black-
friars, London ; and Secretary to the Society for Promoting the
Religious Principles of the Reformation.
Part 11. will be ready on the let of June.
London : Scott, Webster, and Geary, Charterhouse-square.