The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-07 00:00:00

THE FAT OF THE LAND

was not

ACCOUNTED 'TOO GOOD FOR THEIR REFINED TASTE.
This princely property is all freehold of inheritance, surrounded by
lawns and pleasure-grounds, with gravelled walks between rows of
umbrageous trees of great size and stateliness, interspersed with
ornamental waters, cascades, and waterfalls sparkling with foam, and
here and there a statue to diversify the scene. The Park, which is
one of great beautY, is stocked with deer, whose venison has ob-
tained the highest celebrity for its fatness and fine flavour, while the
soft undulating tolltu.e of its magnificent and
TIME-HONOURED TREES

is perpetually deluding the eye into a belief that It was of almost
boundless extent, and imparting just such an air of tempered wild-
Mess as would gratify the lover of scenery, without offence to those
who are inclined to look rather fo: the evidences of the superintend-
ing hand of care and cultivation. Indeed everything seems to in-
crease the charms of a spot so rich in nature's beauties. Of the
ornamental waters In front of the Abbey it is recorded
Bef,)re the mansion lay a lucid lake,
Broad as Transparent, deep and freshly fed
By a river, which its softened way di.] take
In currents through the calmer waters spread.
THE RIVER AXE,

so renowned by the disciples onsaak Walton for its piscatory` plea-
sures and delicious trout, winds, in serpentine beauty, through the
fair demesne.
Lost for a space through thickets veering,
But broader when again appearing.
It was here that
The branching stag swept down with all his herd,
To quaff a brook which murmured like a bird.
It may still be asked,
"WHAT MORE CAN MORTALS NOW DESIRE ?"
The sporting qualities extend to everything a gentleman's heart
can contemplate; • by the way,
THE MONKS' CELEBRATED WALK
is in high preservation. And to omit a pangyric upon

THE ANCIENT TAPESTRY
THAT ADORNS THE SLATE ROOMS

would approach sacrilege. It really and truly may be accounted the
WONDER AND ADMIRATION OF THE WORLD.
It fearlessly challenges a rival; and the• writer is exceedingly
desirous that the reader should not for one moment charge this
description with being too vivid. He may rest assured here is no
flight of fancy, but a veritable and unassuming report. This descrip-
tion, It is perceived, has already extended beyond the limits pre-
scribed, and therefore (with lament) the writer ends this very im-
perfect recital, merely observingthat the terms used by the foundress
of the abbey when she tendered to the holy fathers her manor of
Thorncombe, in exchange for the barren lands of Brightley, stating
it to be " well wooded and fertile," are trebly appropriate in the
present day, in proof whereof it may be stated that the Messrs.
Fowler, of Grange Farm (the principal estate), bred a horn ewe in
1833, which weighed 18st. 44b., and for size and beauty it has never
been equalled. The tenantry are very respectable, and without one
guinea of arrear ; indeed the latter word could not find a place in
their vocabulary. The rent is exceedingly low. The demesne ex-
tends to nearly
TWELVE HUNDRED ACRES OF RICH

MEADOW, PASTURE, ARABLE, AND WOOD LANDS,
MOSTLY TITHE-FREE, AND TAXES MODERATE.

Such is a faithful narrative, that it needs not to be observed is very
uncommon; indeed, seeing the abundance of unemployed capital (in
spite of the railway mania), and the little value of money, the
present is a most influential opportunity of possessing an invest-
ment in land which is preferable to all others—for, as it regards the
alteration in the corn-laws, it has been observed by Mr. Robins, in
another notice of sale, a fact which every day renders more and more
certain, that
" WE HAVE ALL BEEN MORE FRIGHTENED THAN HURT."
There are
MANORIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
of conslderable extent, and the principal part of the estate is within
a ring fence. The neighbourhood is highly respectable ; many Lords
and Nobles are amongst those who prefer to domesticate in this ad-
mired county, and within a few miles of the abbey, in the adjoining
county of Somerset, are the splendid seats of karl Poulett and Lord
Bridport. Markets are everywhere abundant ; in fact, Mr. Robins
has taxed his ingenuity in vain to try to discover a fault.
The full description, with plans and a drawing of the famed Abbey,
are ready, and may be had at the White Lion Inn, Bristol ; White
Hart, Bath; Castle, Taunton; Chard Arms Hotel, Chard ; Mr.
Whitaker, solicitor, 12, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Mr. Vaal,
solicitor, The Close, Exeter; Mr. Salter, solicitor, Chard; the Auction
Mart ; and at Mr. George Robins's offices, London, at Two Shillings
each, (this being with the sole view to prevent a useless and unpro-
fitable distribution of the Hall particulars.)