The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-12 00:00:00

CATESBY ABBEY, NoRTAAY

TO ei
This truly fine old Englishßr '
p erty, Whicil/L; 0,
neuticed for public sale in our columns by gr•
appears to present so many attractions to the c4freo3
that we canna resist giving our readers an extra gland
hod
Dugdale's " Monesticen" and the
lnd Wales," in hoth of which this prep( rty 115 1,3"-ilivere
Few estates in the country, we underse'n.l, bPticri
interesting relics of a very early"
Abbey. The beatitifnl avenue ttnd giovts of 6141-ly
elms—the ancient burial-place, " a tirce-harowed 513°an'a
singular beauty"—the pristine vilage of catee-hib and
the noble manor hall, with a domain of
700 acres of the richest land in the county--"
'manorial rights and preserves fer game--are An. ':„litinK
temptations for a residence in certainly the 1)-5' in
eround in the kingdom. Catesby Nunnery, su e (110'9
the reign of Henry 111., is thus mentioned in Dug a
Menasticon":— hart°
" Cateshy Nunnery, Northamptonshire ---The c 11
of the 17th of King Henry 111. recites and coefirtns
grant; m ido to this monastery. John de Velliblvi rd
he townr
to these nuns all his lands and lordship—1
territory of Butendon. The Bull of the filth Yeiser
P.ope Gregory VIII. confirms to them 311 theirp
sions, and takes them into his special protection.
tilled
A more itteresting history of the property is
frond C
the " Beauties of England and Wales:---
" Cate: by.—ln this village was formerly
founded by Philip Eiseby, according to some writ 'es'e
and by Robert, his son,
o according to others, for Prn,iesrco:l
nul3j,
and nine nus, of the B:nedictine Order, sho
it with the advowson of the Church, various lend/',.,.
is
as is highly probable, with the manor of Catesby,
tbif
the 31,4 of Henry 111., the prioress and nuns of
ftt
house obtained, am ongst other privileges, the gran/ °heir
weltly market, to be held on Mondavi• withinlThe
manor Of Catesby, • apud went-num de-CattebY• vijie
Principle of avarice which influenced King Henry ' ja
to ;Owlish the religioes ordere England,
the circumstances attending the suppression ot !Pio
house. Though the Commissioners, aFpninte(lPrevit°
to the dissolution to make their report as to there The
state of each monastery, bore ample testitneny
good character of the inmates here, neither the discrele
ef the prioress, nor the ackn ,wledged regula•ity
nuns, wire able to divert from his purpose the averiel°oo
i 6 evident,is
nemareh, nor prevent the-doe nfal of this convent. 0,
its suppression (in exchange for lands in Ilereford4 ero
S ilep) the revenues of the Priory, arising I row 'ejct
hundred awl eighty-right acres of pasture, eightrt.rbie
of meadow, and one hundred and sixty-one of t"lio
land, exclusivero of the convent, church, two water-to"Tn4
eight eseuazes, and one cottage, were granted to JIO-
Atily, Esq. On the site of the priory, and out o
the
ruins, ha. been creete a mansion belonging to
Lai •
ettnily of Parkhurst. A portion of the chapel is
visible, The pres,ent proprietor does ot reside o,ll'
In that part of the pari.h denominated 1J per Cate 6"/
e
--teed the church, which is suppo-ed have born :
at the same lime with the priory, as it aoPu„,'lr-
ei have le en disused for two hundred years nest.
remains of the fur buttresses belonging to the woe.,
an a fragment of the havine a pointed wirld'%'
e still stanoing. The churchyard continues to be ,0c
'tete/del cemetery, and divine service is perforce. d
he chap 1 of the manor house." the
The property lies in a completely rural district, in,h-
parishes of Catesby and Helodon, approached thronl;
lighttul country trout either DaventrY or Weedoo•

THE BURSTING or BOILERS AND IT6 PaVV. ,00
oc,1•
-In et other boiler bursting case which has Jleoet•
erred. whereby thirteen workmee, at
ntbe urievdspe
,the.e
iewynngd Iron Works, have been seriously ij
.der was an oil worn out one, which a crepe" of
tor, such IS we Luise so often advocated the nee
e•
nt
Tpointing, would not have allowed for a said
endanger lire and property; in some Ple•C"tii: 1:f 20
to have beet, thiimer than the
inch! As for the damage of prtsipjzrref..;;7o;psatigErlatetif
et I,oooi, besides loss of profit
; byert;bateY iqq°
she works for a month, there 's (N,een riskea
in
to regret where so much appears hav io„..eentinue
the attempt to take so greet, aid far
pcofit out of a toed-up articl, ; hut the P lose ol
e, so mane poor workmen, and the • - tube uep
lur d.
ployne nt to so amity more, are deep),}w coach'
evils, hoeeu er, will probably go on—ho 4, indeed,
loner it would be hard to tell. utile.- o de-
me stray risliep or another ehoolil happen to
_idea
v eed" to the bedeug or scalding proce-4 sum e "75 tca,
case of bo ler explos en, while another is being :c. d
too .er7o,,ai iujury
railway comtaistion, ear behoef of all sundry u.
eiff"-riete • - The I?uitler t.
FIRE IN WAEPlNG.—Yesterday morning, 50 e
After t NCO ,ectotet a tee w,is discovered upon the premises
longing to George Traill and Co., strip-ch:aidlers,
Waiiping High-street. The fijiMeA originated in the cellar'''
which contained a large quantity of tines, tar, and other
equelly inflanimaele articles. The alarm having been giver
in a few minutes several engines arrived, and were set t°
v. rk. bat a considerable time elapsed before any impression
could. be made upon the fire. The firemen, however, be):
drat tit eetraordi eury exertions, succeeded in confining the
dimes to the premises in which they originated. Mr. Brat
wood thus returns the damage thine: -"Cedars and conte°-
,eriously dameged by le; shop severely scorched, and coed
runts of sail-loft over damaged by sm-ke," Bte. Meese
Tram were insured in the Phenix Fire-office.
409
THE CALEDONIAN BALL.— i he ladies patrone-7
et this ball had another meeting on Thursday at Will
e l;e:
Rooms, at which various interesting arrangements in 0,
fence to the forthcoming festival were agreed u,P°to
flue Countess of Rosebery has undertaken to form a
teen
ee styled the "Patroness's Quadrille," consisting of sty the
couples of the elite of the Scottish nobility and grntrf;eers
geetlemen wearing the Highland garb anal their fairririige.
in appropriate costume. There will also be a true nlie-
I and (bad, ille of eight couples in the same garb for geeriod
map, the ladies wearing the costume of 1745, the Sortie'
when old Holvrood resounded in the presence of
d ladies
Prince Charlie" while he was in all his glory en-haie own
man, taking his place merrily in the dance amel,"gewerille
people beeire a shadow fell on his fortunes. Th'sgiieglifer
will be forme i by Lady Agnes Duff, the beautiful at 20.,
of the late Earl of Erroll, and wife of Mr. James Pas oo eue-
heir presumptive in the Earldom of Fife, who "rt eccasifel.
eessful in an essay somewhat similar on a recen",eeh 14"1";
Ludy Willoughby D'Eresby also, in conjunction :,hteotile
Macleod (of Macleod), forming a first-rate "fie'tteo Pro'
reel, in costume. Another iuterestit g feature 03 10 cotP,6
iniaing remain's will be the presence of the ''.iuveni rerse"
of pipers," who with a fall band of 28 performers, c° le the
of boys belonging to the Cab denian Asylum, will sgrairesc°
music in the lower room. The promoters of the festival Oa&
our beet wishes fir its success, and we cannot (Wu'
their ehaileible exertions will meet a due reward.
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FINANCIAL WONDERS OF GAS.—One 85•
oft
peculiarity in the menufac‘ure of gas is the faceii• jeto
more and more clearly evolving anal forcing, it'et enif
entice, that, for every separate outlay, there Is n- that
1 separate compensation, but an additional profit;
„aye
-yen step in the process of manufacture not only,loo
itself. but more than pays itself; that while the WI
e„tie or.
sumer pees for the raw material, and the agricultTe gas
other chemist for the preparation impurification ftR have
• produced from that material, the Gas Compaq
cdi-
eenelle hips!, in the shape of outlay or ►rl:'
ture with which they can justly c s
charge the IP'aettol
et 1).11, except with the interest of croon
sunk, once for all, at the outset, in the coest.ruthetr
tit tie it ges- works, and the ramification (nd, re
pipes, and with the wages paid to their officers and woeel
men fur labour expended in carrying on thee, sell
And yet how enormous are the charges and pri
"lad, by ;211.‘i catnip stiles on whit has thus beets
l• it
proved to cost them, for material, literally nothing'sv bee.
rt •eeti it is tiot,irmus that "a coach•and-SiX 1,1? ee.
driven right through many Aets of Parliament,
Inies
ivouured wet efficient weanadopted to limit comPT,,oolcl
to cram on moderate per et-et:age of profit, they e „yeti
soon be compelled to give the public the benefit7.,ce of
av-ilable p, toe- both old and new for the redu
the expense of the manufacture of gas to the
.minr7oo
In fact, they ought to be limited at least to sueneP3t on
as would merely afford them a fair rate of inte r_4o on
sunk capital, and repay them with interest the W,G` •
lee; ex:—The Builder. a been:
The Bulldog steamer in the Tagus had ,tother
ordered to he got ready to come to Englaiel with fu and,
dispatches relating to the disp eal of he prisoner',ordered
may he'daily expected. The Polyphemus has l'.e‘te eervice'
by telegraph toeeal, and be got ready ter immeels, rct:el
tied will proliably have to return to Lisbon this e"`-19
Coaltnaudec AL`Ciawort,3'o return twin L0r01t,)32, • •