The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-30 00:00:00

SALES BY AUCTION:

FORD'ABBEY, IN DORSETSHIRE.
THE GREAT AND PROEM FEATURE OF.THE COUNTY, THE
FORD ABBEY ESTATE; WITH ITS ,NEVER-ENDING
LIGHTs,_THE INVALUAIII;E FISHERY, ABUNDANCE OF
GAME, AND SPORT OF EVERY, DESCRIPTION: AND,
" THOUGH- LAST NOT LEAST ,IN OUR DEAR LOVE,"-THE
MAGNIFICENTLY FINE ABBEY, PRESENTING BY FAH
THE MOST CLASSICAL AND .CELEBRATED MONASTERY
THROUGHOUT ENGLAND. 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
WEALTIMAND RESPECTABLE. AN IMPERATIVE SALE:
11111 R. GEORGE ROBINS feels much gratifica-
tion in 14virig been preferred to OFFER for PUBLIC COM-
PETITION, .at•the :Auction Mart, Loudon, on THURSDAY, the 9th
of July, at Twelye.OMOOK, and in One Lot, by direction of the
tees for absolute sale,, one of •
THE MOST MAIFICENT FREEHOLD INVESTMENTS
THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.'
. _ _

And in the desertptlen• that -necessarily must follow, Mr. Robins,
without the slightest-: • affectation, proclaims that he ap-
proaches the task with fear.and trembling. Tke only saving clause by
which he can well peek to soften the reproaches of an enlightened and
i deeply-read community s ilone to be found in the liberty the com-
poser will take with authors so highly gifted; that he must Indeed be
a . bold man who will not yield went to„llia,ftsgarcbea. Dugdale
is 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 old, old monastery once, and now
Still older mansion, of a rich and rare
Idia'd Gothic, such as artists all allow
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 corn
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 from generation to
generation, and it is now avowed to have no successful rival amid
the vast variety of monasteries to be tound 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 suitab'e terms she panegyric which would be 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 tulections
of her own, and guided by aludgment and cleverness that has never
been held in doubt. To gratify the learned and the curious in distant
parts, Mr. Robins has determined 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 re. It I,
on the borders of the three fine counties of Dorset, Devon, and
Somerset,• 15 miles from Taunton, 3 , from Chard, about 50 mike
from Bristol and Bath, and within a delightful ride of 534 hours
thim Lthidon, which the approaching `railway through Chard will
reduce to "'about 4 hours, and also bring it within fifty
minutes' ride of Exr ter. The - county in which the Abbey
is placed • will not yield •to any other. The reader . 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
•• • 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 or
umbrageous trees of great size and stateliness, interspersed with or-
namental waters, cascades, and waterfalls sparkling with foam, anti
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 undulatlng foliage of its magnificent and

TIME -HON6IIRED TREES
is perpetually deluding the eye into a belief that it was of almost
boundless extent:' and imparting just such an air of tempered WWl-
nese as would gratify the lover of scenery, without offence to those
who are inclined to look rather for 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 orna-
mental waters in front Of the Abbey it is recorded— •
Before the mansion lay a lucid lake?
Broad as transparent, deep and freshly fed
By a river, which its softened way did take
In Currents through the calmer waters spread,
THE RIVER AXE

so renowned by the disciples of Isaak Wilton for its piseatory
pleasures and delicious trout; winds, in serpentine beauty, throtwih
the fair demesne.
Lost for a space through thickets veering'
But broader when again appearing.
It washers 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 T'' '
.
The, sporting qualities extend to everything a -gentleman's heart
can contemplate ; by the way, •
THE MONKS' CELEBRATED WALK • ,
Is in high preservatiTon. And to omit a panegyric upon • !
HE ANCIENT TAI'ESTRY •
THAT ADORNS THE STATE 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 ex-
ceedingly desirous that the reader should not lbr 'one
moment charge this
hereis u
descriptionu
flight with
of befit/uy, g tbpout
av4veircii..
He may rest assured
table and unassumbelynogurdeltile,rt.b.mTihtei!prdeessucrriibpetidr
u,nitdistbpeerercfeuirveedewlitl7,
already extended
used by the foundress of abbey ,
that the terms ..
lament) the writer ends this very impertibeectreeital4mbeeureelbyeotbesnedrverinz
barren lands of Brightley, stating it to
inproof whereof it ma'
to the holy fathers her manor of Thornbecop well
winuudexedchaenugdefeiortrilteh:;.
are trebly appropriate in the present day,
(the r rinciro;l
be stated that the Messrs. Fowler, of GraingeFarm
estate), bred a horn ewe in 1833, which weighed 18
nantr4lb., y are very
size and beauty it has never been equalled. The t .
lee
respectable, and without one guinea of arrear ; indeed, tie latste. and for
word could not find a place in their vocabulay. The rent is exceed
ingiy low. Tile demesne extends to nearly .
MOSTLY7WTPITAS7
Such is a faithibl narrativeTE
MEADOW E HUNDRED ACRS .OF RICH
el /F l
l,:
EAt.hßaAliAt :tit
nEeeT,dAATN,xotavbseWoidObOsoeDDrvFeL,dßAAiNs
MODERATE.
common ; indeed,un-
, seeing the abundance of unemployed capital (in
spite of the railway
it regards the alteration I .15 t
Present is a moat ,_,Pani.a), and the little value • of money, tlit,
ment in
Preferable to all other.—for, a,
IM, rm..ltEonbAinvs,iAt it has been observed by
land,
alO which is :111,2
MORE
I:l:Eoopportunityorii,i cw 0 of possessing an invest_
D FRIGHTENED THAN HURT."
mere and more certain, that
Of sale, a fact which every day renders
PRIVILEGES
.4.NORIA,
,inl.
dßtlhGelipleAt '
highly
lpart of the estate is within
Tbtar,s areit
respectable ; many Lordt
to domesticate in this
pot
ring considerable
fence.
Thexelunnethbourkpod ip
abbey, in the ad-
Aryl Nobles are amongst those who
Poulett an(
„Awned gounty, and within a few miles of
joharitceunty of Somerset, are the splendid set" of Earl
Lord rfriport. Narketa ;re everywhere abundant'ltg ; in tact, mi.
Robins has taXed #lii ingentlltY in vain to try to discover a fault.
White Llondontnel Itjhistol ;
yWhitohlisuiPlax*at tr: a drawing of the famedyeriend"m'a
White Hart, Tiath ; Castle, Taunton t Chard 4%6as
20531)011re. :7:red:de
Mr, Whitaker, soll4tor, 12, Lincoln's Inn-flehis, London ; itirr. Chard
solleitor,lb.e Close, Expief ; .Mr. Salter, solicitor, Chard,; the Auetiul'
Mart; and a Mr. .Goorgo itohins's gplf.es, London, at Two Shi°ll"-
ingspach, (this bstfig liith ill's gibldA'aiito pFetetrt A useless Ana itnpro-
slats dislitbaligu ollSiv tg twite4F9*

~yy~3~.~~~iV

,n,

IN SURREY.
A FREEHOLD INVESTMENT, PRODUCING 2461, arising from
a DELIGIITFUL PROPER: Y, the WOODAIANgTERNE
MANOR FARM, with CAPITAL RESIDENCE, GARDENS,
and GROUNDS, arid 122 ACRES of ORNAMENTAL and PRO-
DUCTIVE LAND, and valuable Manorial Rights.
MR. GEORGE ROBINS is directed to submit
to public Sale, at the Auction Mart, on TUESDAY, June 23,
at Twelve, in One Lot,

A most desirable FREEHOLD ESTATE, pleasantly situate about
three miles from Carshalton, five from Croydon mid Epsom, two-
and.a-half miles only from the Stoat's Nest Station on the lirighton
and Dover Railway, and

IN IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY TO THE OAKS,
so justly celebrated as the most attractive and salubrious part of
THE COUNTY OF SURREY, • _
especially to those intlinect to' field sports, the Surrey Fox Hounds
meeting in tte neighbourhood. The estate is known a* •
..
THE WOODINIANSTER.NE MANOR FARM,
comprising a, very inviting residence,- delightfulky situate, cominan4•
ing extensivc^views, perfectly_ dry;:and possessing every accommoda-
tion for a family of consequence; approached by a carriage drive;
seated In its lawn And pleasure-grounds.-whielz are Islatefadly laid edt;
and adorned with flowering shrubs, ornamental timber, and planta-
tions, with sheet of wa'er in front.
The offices 'are admirably arranged. DOuble coach-house, five-
stall stable, and every essential for domestic comfort; together with

122 ACRES O PRODUCTIVE LAND. -
divided !fit° arable, pasture, and wood; the greater portion very
compact excellent agricultural buildings, and others yielding a source
of profit. Also,

THE FREEHOLD MANORIAL RIGHTS,
Including quit rents, court leet, and all appurtenances belonging
thereto, adding no little importance to the property, which is let on
least, to George Reid, Esq , for a term of twelve years, from 1842, at
A LOW RENT OF 2861. 16s. A-YEAR,

with power to further increase the term for nine years, offering a
most s cure and advantageous investment for capital, and one free
from doubt or risk.

The estate may be viewed by parmisvion of the tenant, and par-
ticulars, with plans annexed, had at the Greyhound, Croydon, and
Carshalton ; of Mr. F. B. Hoare, solicitor, 30, Lincoln's Inn-fields ,
at the Mart; and at Mr. GeOrgeltobins's cams, Covent•garden.

lN THE MOST. BEAUTIFUL. AND RECHERCHE PART OF
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, NEARLY MIDWAY BETWEEN CLIF-
TON AND THE SEVERN, ONE OF THE MOST PERFECT
VILLAS WITH ITS APPURTENANCES IN ENGLAND;
AROUND IT ARE ITS PLEASURE-GROUNDS, A DEMESNE
EXTENDING TO 50. ACRES, ALL FREEHOLD AND LAND-

TAX REDEEMED. .
"IVI- R. GEORGE ROBINS has pleasure in stating
71. lie has been selected to TRANSFER, without a limited price,
at the White Lion Hotel, Bristol, on ThMsday, the 25th of Juno, at
One, for Two o'clock, precisely, in Two Lots.
A SINGULARLY DE LIG II TFU L
and altogether a

MOST ELIGIBLE PROPERTY.
It is well known and highly appreciated as
THE SEVERN HOUSE DEMESNE,
four miles from Bristol and Clifton,• on the road to the splendid
river Severn and the passage into Monmouthshire. A description
of this villa abode is a matter of necessity, but the writer feels that
his representation must necessarily be very incomplete, inasmuch, as
although it will be conceded that there are to be found a little host
of elegant abodes in progressing.throligh the romantic drive of four
miles, yet it is confidently stated that there. is nothing to present
itself that can be put in juxta-position with Severn House. The
position is remarkable for the capability it affords to partake in an
unusual degree of the extent, and what may really be justly termed

TRANSCENDENTLY BEALTIIFUL SCENERY.
It would almost wear the patience of the reader to extend the descrip-
tion of all the writer saw, and strived to appreciate. but it is believed a
very few gleanings will suffice to call up the attention of all such as
would enjoy the pure, Unsophisticated air of Gloucestershire, in a
villa which it is universally conceded, stands al:Ale both for situation
and prepossessing appearance.

It is placed on a lofty and beauteous eminence, but the luxuriant
shrubberies and plantations that encircle it, keep the cold winds at
most respectable distance, and in accomplishing this desideratum, it
•would appear that fairy land has been sought to aid the great
design. On perambulating tlirodgh these splendid grounds the views
are (en 'write) magnifiCent, and the extent almost without a limit.
THE CONFLUENCE:OF THE SEVERN AND THE AVON-
is immediately in view, and the perpetual moving scenery in the dis-
tance must be seen if the reader desires to appreciate it, for it is quite
certain this imperfect account will leave an immeasurable host of ob-
jects entirely disregarded.
Here rising boughs, adorned with summer's pride,
Project:their waving umbrage o'er the tide;
While, gently perching orrthe leafy spray,
Each feather'd warbler tunes his various lay.
The road from Clifton is full of variety, and on arriving
at the Severn Mansion, it will be perceived much of ingenuity
must
.have been brought, into the field to accomplish the delightful
ascent to be encountered from the very pretty entrance-lodge-gate ,
but the reader is invoked, and with no small portion of anxiety,
not to rely on anything short of ocular demonstration ;
as the fame of thii residence has extended far and. near,
it necessarily renders ft a work of supererogation and lightens
the necessity to go into a, more minute detail than this hasty compo-
infirm will furnish. Clifton, the great feature of Gloucestershire, is
close at hand, and becomes an auxiliary that it would be an injustice
to overlook. The neighbourhood is prone to good-fellowship, but if the
fortunate occupant prefers 'quietude and repose to the gaiety that will
surround him, he may enjoy it here uninterruptedly. All the great
lions of the county are close at hand.
THE 'FAMED PIERCEFIELD

is only a short drive, and Barnsville-park, a minor candidate for
fame, is not far off; the verdant seenery whiCh interposes itself in
the progress to these highly commended properties extends over a
vale so rich and lovely that its beauties seem to exceed the powers
of commendation, and be it remembered all this (and very much
more than hai been .asserted. in this brief analysis) is within four
hours' pleasant drive of the metropolis of London.
This delightful abode ha; not yet been noticed sufficiently.
" THERB IS THAT' WITHIN WHICH PASSETH SHOW."
It is a building of considerable pretensions in Its outward and visible
signs; find 'a family, although numbering very many, will find the most
ample accommodation within ; it may be added, that it lacks
nothing that can be understood in the comprehensive term ;of cora-
,ort. ' The • out-offices are most complete throughout, the court-
yard' is' worthy of admiration, and a 'sporting gentleman will
find 'in the stabling and coach houses all that ingenuity can
suggest. The kitchen-gardens are 'very extensive, inclosed by lofty
brick walls, and the soil is exceedingly prolific ; the fruit is considered
unusually high flavoured;

• • • THE HOT AND SUCCESSION•HOUSES
are ipiite'perfect, and • the produce is beyond praise. There is
besides A BEAUTIFUL FRENCH GARDEN,
in excellent taste, and shedding Its beauteous fragrance on all around,
and • THE BOTANIC WORLD WILL GLEAN

from these gardens considerable knowledge,the bulbs being a selec-
tion
in great part imported from Harlem, and of the choicest speci-
it
ihnautbti
eh,at tendseit y
ties
givefam eadpfloera.s 1 u
ghe variety,scee ?v,ueiNe'he rey7alitue,re itaips
comparison
every tig thviesryveap
rnetenrns
hbayuda, and Bristol and Clifton
calbaliem—etdh, fearssea close nothing
a t
county. It is in the midst ofplenty,
auxiliaries daily.
TEE DEMESNE EXTENDS TO
FIFTY ACRES OF ADMIRABLE' LAND,
in which is included ,
A SNUG LITTLE FARM-HOUSE AND BUILDINGS,
-jiving to the industrious views of the proprietor a very delightfhl re-
source to fill up an occasional idle hour, beside leisure in improving
the breed of his cattle, thus combining the art of driving away
ennui (if it should presume to make its unwelcome appearance) from
,his seat of happy contentment. The pro, ress to the summit of thi:
QUITE PERFECT BIJOU
lute been the Work of considerable tact and judgment. It is almost
imperceptible, arising from the constant occupation of the mind in
Admiring and beholding
the scenery around. The prolific array of
American shrubs is seen in proud competition with the plants from
Harlem. From the elevated spot, in these woods are
seen the Castle of Blaize, and the ruins of Mr. Cave's
and Ragland Castle; indeed
There is nothing left to fancy's guess,
pour
intheir far-famed pseoarnor s

You see that all is loveliness.
BY way of conclusion it should be remarked
spite of wintry winds, the full growth of the
excludes the possibility of its penetrating to the abode,
The ensemble to which the Severn Property puts in ax irresist-
ihleclaim is perfect. It would puzzle ingenuity to discover a solitary
fault. It can only beseen on Tuesdays and Saturdays from twelve till
Plthanatta,tion in
hve O'clock, and not without a particular and drawing (which will
cost one shilling fora party, to be had also of Messrs. Cameron and
_H7ot7,esso lieltota,. Gray's Ban; of Messrs. Osborne, Ward, and Co.,
cit, Bristol; at the White Lion lio;p1, Brist4 ; White Hart,
Lath the Auction Mart, and at Mr. Gore Robins's gticeo, London.