The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-09 00:00:00

ESSRS. WICKHAM and CO.'s PUBLIC
SALES of RAILWAY SHARES, &c., are held at the Hall
of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, EVERY MONDAY and
THURSDAYS, at One o'clock.

Orders received until Four o'clock of the day previous to each sale.
London, 1846.

ELY and HUNTINGDON RAILWAY
COMPANY.

(Extension to Bedford.)
Notice is hereby given that in consequence of the decision of the
Committe of the House of Lords this day in favour of the London and
York Railway Bill, the MEETING of HOLDERS of NEW or EX-
TENSION SHARES in the f;OM:PANY, convened for Thursday next,
the I 1 th itiQt , WILT. NnT fake nlarr
IIENRY C. LACY, Chairman.
W. W. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Company's Offices, 7, Milbank-street, Westminster, June 8, 1846.

YORK and LANCASTER RAILWAY.
ThiA is to give notice, that the FIRST INSTALMENT of
30i. per Share is now in course of Payment, at the Company's Offices,
Palace Chambers, St. James's, between the hours of Twelve and
Three o'clock, and Scripholders are requested Immediately to attend
with their Scrip Certificates, for the purplse of receiving the above.
A majority of Scrip and Shareholders have already assented
to the proceedings of the Board, and it is for the benefit of all Inte-
rested parties that the affairs should be wound up at the earliest
possible opportunity. The Directors consider It well to caution their
constituents against the propositions of needy and litigious adven-
turers, and discontented speculators in the ;Scrip of the Company.
By order of the Board,
SAMUEL lIOLDSWORTH, Sec.
Palaco Chambers, St. James's-street, June 8, 1846.

31IDLAND and EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.
A MEETING of the SCRIrIIOLDERS of this COMPANY will
be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, London, on MON-
DAY, the 15th instant, at One o'clOck precisely, when a copy of the
Bill now depending in Parliament, intitulcd "A Bill for making a
railway from the Cambridge line of the Eastern Counties Railway at
Cambridge, to the "London and Birmingham Railway at or near
Weedon, in the county of Northampton," will be submitted to the
consideration of such meeting.—By order,
WILKINSON and COBBOLD,
Solicitors to the Company.
4, Queen-square, Westminster, June, 1846.

CALEDONIAN EXTENSION RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that in compliance with the Sessional
Orders of the Houses of Lords and Commons, a SPECIAL GENE-
RAL MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP and BANKERS' RE-
CEIPTS fer SCRIP, of the Caledonian Extension'Railway Company,
will he held within the Company's Office; 28, Parliament-street, West-
minster, on 111oximit, the 15th day of June next, at Twelve o'clock
Noon, when there Will be submitted to their consideration and approval
a copy of the Bill now pending before Parliament for incorporating
this'Company and authorising the construction of the railway.
Parties attending this meeting will f,e required to produce their
Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, and to furnish the Secretary with a me-
morandum of their name and address, denoting the numbers of the
Scrip produced. J. J. H. JO[INSTONE, Chairman.
• JOHN MARE. Secretary.
28, Parliament-street, Westminster, June 1, 1846.

SALES BY AUCTION.

FORD ABBEY, IN DOMCETSIIIRE.

THE GREAT AND •PROUD FEATURE OF THE COUNTY, THE
FORD ABBEY ESTATE; WITH XI'S NEVER-ENDING DE-
LIGHTS, THE INVALUABLE FISHERY, ABUNDANCE 'OF
GAME, AND SPORT OF EVERY. DESCRIPTION, . AND,
" THOUGH LAST NOT LEAST IN OUR DEAR LOVE," THE
MAGNIFICENTLY FINE ABBEY, PRESENTING BY FAR
THE MOST CLASSICAL AND CELEBRATED MONASTERY
THROUGHOUT ENG LAND. _THE. PRESENT. LOW RENTAL
ARISING FROM THIS FINE PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE
VALUE OF THE ABBEY AND LANDS IN HAND, AND ON
LEASE FOR LIVES, IS ABOUT 2,0001. A YEAR. IT IS
NEARLY ALL TITHE-FREE, AND THE TENANTRY BOTH
WEALTHY AND RESPECTABLE. . AN IMPERATIVE SALE.
Tw.,f R. GEORGE ROBINS feels much gratitica-
i tion in having been preferred to OFFER for PUBLIC COM-
PETITION, at the Auction Mart, London, on -THITESDAY, the oth
of July, at Twelve o'clock, and in One Lot, by direction of the trus-
tees for absolute see, one of
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT FREEHOLD INVESTMENTS
THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.

And in the description that necessarily must follow, Mr. Robins,
without the slightest affectation, proclaims that he ap-
proaches the task with fear and trembling. The only saving clause by
which he can well seek to soften the reproaches of an enlightened and
deeply-real community Is alone to be found In the liberty the com-
poser will take with authors so highly gifted, that he must indeed he
a bold man who ‘,lll 11.0 t yield assent to his r,searches. Dugdale
fs no mean authority, and with this, and a few introductory facts, the
herculean task must be approached.
THE FORD ABBEY DEMESNES
are to be traced back to a very distant day, and it has ever since
maintained its proud superiority over
EVERY OTHER MONASTERY IN ENGLAND.
It is a splendidly grand and unique building, altogether realising
Lord Byron's glowing description of Norman Abbey--
An oil, old monastery once, and now
Still older mansion, of a rich and are
Mix'd Gothic, such as artists all tallow
Few specimens yet left us can compare.
Its classic front
EXTENDS TO NEAR THREE HUNDRED FEET.
The order of architecture is in the Tudor style; and may be dated
about the time of Henry VIII. ; but to describe it as it deserves is
felt to be far beyond the reach of the limited capacity of the com-
poser, and even much wiser heads would be 'puzzled in the attempt
to do it justice—it is indeed
THE GREAT LEVIATHAN OF THE WEST.
Its fame has been held in the highest veneration froth generation to
generation, and it 19 now avowed to have no successful rival amid
the vast variety of monasteries to be found throughout the country.
The first impression on beholding this
ANCIENT AND CLASSIC PILE
the writer feels can never be obliterated from his memory ; his
mind on the instant seemed to be subdued into a most devout and reli-
gious state—one of absolute wonder—mixed up with bound-
less admiration ; it was a joyous spectacle, but Mr. Robins cannot
too earnestly invoke all those who possess a soul congenial with ob-
jects of antiquity to go to the Abbey, and then Judge for themselves ;
they will, with one accord, proclaim how absolutely impossible it is
to convey in suitable terms the panegyric which would he awarded
to it. However, these preliminary remarks must arrive at a conclu-
sion ; the form prescribed to the length ofan announcement will not ad-
mit of more, but the writer promises, in his printed particulars, to
go into a little historical statement that will be acceptable, at
least to the learned, and all such as are well versed in our history ;
and he is fortunately enabled, by the assistance of a very highly
talented lady, to aid the historical account of Dugdale by selections
of her own, and guided by a judgment and cleverness that has never
been held in doubt. To gratify the learned and the curious in distant
parts, Mr. Robins has doitermined to append to the explanatory par-
ticulars of the several farms and lands a plan of the whole, with a
beautiful drawing of the Abbey, to be ready six weeks antecedent
to the sale. _

The situation of this monastery is familiar to most of is. It is
on the borders of the three line counties of Dorset, Devon, and
Somerset, 15,rrdles . from Taunton, .3 from Chard, about 50 miles
from Bristol and Bath, and within a deltglirful ride of 5% hours
from London, which the approaching railway through Chard will
reduce to about 4 hours, and also bring it within fifty
nf 'lutes' ride' of Exeter. The county in which the Abbey
is placed will not yield to any other. The ruder needs not
be reminded that, in days of yore, the taste of the monks
in the selection of their lands was never questioned, and, amidst all
the good things of this world, they were remarkable for the accuracy
of their judgment.
In selecting the best of everything, even