The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-15 00:00:00

I VERY PREPONDERATING SHARE

in this

" LITTLE MINE OF WEALTH,"
and has presided over its destinies for many years, at length has
reached the

VENERABLE AGE OF EIGHTY-TWO,
a period of life, which is but rarely vouchsafed to mankind, and,
although in the enjoyment of excellent health, it may be conceded
to the honourable Proprietor, that he should have a few years un-
alloyed from the daily pursuit of literature and profit. It belongs to
him especially to have claimed, through good and bad report, the title
to consistency; indeed he has, without deviation, pursued the even
tenor of his course. This Journal has always resisted every insidious
offer to compromise its character. It has traversed its beaten path
for many long years amid great vicissitudes, but always cheered
by the knowledge that
CHARACTER AND CONSISTENCY IS THE MOTTO CLAIMED
ESPECIALLY BY THE " GLOBE."
If it be asked what has been the result, it will cheer and gladden
the hearts of those who value the path that has risen this paper to
its just pitch of renown to know that it never was more in public
estimation than at the present moment. The next (and with a pur-
chaser an importan query) will suggest itself, how has its income
fluctuated, and what is its present position? Gladly does Mr. Robins
hasten to rejoin, tha, he is able to give the fullest satisfaction on that
and indeed every other point. The statement of profits during the
last ten years is before the writer of this announcement, from which
he collects the fact, that the Shares
HAVE NEVER ARRIVED AT SO HIGH A VALUE AS AT
THE PRESFNT MOMENT.
The annual receipts and profits will be given in detail in the printed Par-
ticulars of the Sale, which will prove this most satisfactorily. The
paper, it is known, is divided into
SIXTY-TWO SHARES.
THE VENERABLE VENDOR
AT THIS SALE POSSESSES AND WILL SELL
NINETEEN SHARES.
"HOW INFLUENTIAL AND HOW VALUABLE"
must be the privilege of one who could possess himself of the whole
of these shares, and following closely in the track of his prede-
cessor, may continue to enjoy such an income as is not derivable
from many London journals. Much more might and ought to be re-
ported in favour of this
" FONDLING OF THE PRESS." _ .

The printed Particulars will supply any deficiency, the rest will
form a short exordium on the memorable day when this portion
of the

"GLOBE" CHANGES HANDS.

The Particulars will be ready twenty-one days prior to the
Sale ; then to be had at the Auction Mart, the office of the " Globe,"
and at Mr. George Robins's offices, London.

FORD ABBEY. IN DORSETSHIRE.
THE GREAT AND PROUD FEATURE OF THE COUNTY, THE
FORD ABBEY ESTATE, WITH ITS 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 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 2,000/. A YEAR. IT IS
NEARLY ALL TITHE-FREE, AND THE TENANTRY BOTH
WEALTHY AND RESPECTABLE. AN IMPERATIVE SALE. ,
R. GEORGE ROBINS feels much gratifica-
tion in having been preferred to OFFER for PUBLIC COM-
PETITION, at the Auction Mart, London, on THURSDAY, the 9th
of July, at Twelve o'clock, and in One Lot, by direction of the tr.-.s-
tees for absolute sale, one of
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT FREEHOLD INVESTMENTS
THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.
And in the description that necessarily must follow. Mr. Robins,
without the slightest affectation, preeleim. 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-read community is atone 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 assent to his researches. 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
Mied 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 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 from generation to
generation, and it is 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 determined to append to the explanatory pair
ticulars of the several farms and lands a plan of the whole, witla.
beautiful drawing of the Abbey.
_ . .

The situation of this monastery is familiar to most of 'is. It is
on the borders of the three fine counties of Dorset, Devon, and
Somerset, 15 miles from Taunton, 3 from Chard, about 50 miles
from Bristol and Bath, and within a delighlui ride of 534 hours
from London, which the approaching railway through Chard will
reduce to about 4 hours, and also bring it within fifty
minutes' ride of Exeter. 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
_ .

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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 or-
namental 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 foliage 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-
ness as would gratify the lover of scenery, without offence to those
who are inclinedto 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 Walton for its piscatory
pleasures and delicious trout, winds, in serpentine beauty, through
the fair demesne.
Lost for a space through thickets veering,
But broader when again altearing.
It was here that
tudromwttuiewdituhkalle
ahislth.erd,
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It may still be asked,
heart
The sporting DgeEnuSleßmEan%
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Preservation. And to omit a panegyric updn
Is in high presery 'CELEBRATED WALK
can contemplate ; bTyntozhice
'leg e. It really and ru
ANCIENTKwBa3: TAPESTRY
would approach sem
ADMIRATION OFTHE WORLD.
accounted the
THAT ADORNS THE STATE ROOMS
WONDER AND
rival ; and the writer is ex-
It fearlessly challenges a
tion with being too vi 'yid.
description
moment charge this
is no flight of fancy, but a veri-
ured here
He may rest assured ceedingly desirous that the. reader should not for one
scribed, and therefore (with
the limits pre
merely observing
already extended beyond .
erfect-recital,
lament) the writer ends this very imp
abbey when she tendered
table and unassuming report. This description, it is perceived, has
that the terms used by the foundress of the
barren lands of Bri 1 ght ey,
stating
it to be " well woo
whereof it may
to the holy fathers-her manor of Thorncombe, in exciedChaanngdefefortriltel7,
are trebly appropriate in the present day, in proof
be stated that the Messrs.4lb., and o
estate), bred a horn ewe in 1833, which weighed 18st.
word could nlotofin_d a placeou in Fowler,
their o fv
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a:,
size and beauty it has never been equalled. The tenantry are very
t .
indeed, the latter
respectable, and With
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one guinea ®f arrear, (the principalfr
The rent is exceed-
ingly low.
MEADOW PARTURREit.RATILE, ANDO WOODr.FarmRC 11
LANDS,
Such is a faithild narrative, that MOSTLY TITHE-FREE,
common ; indeed, seeing the abunittlalc:
little
TAXES MODERATE.
presents pite of fi
sthae railwayroost
influential mania),
oapnpdortutilt
need not be observed is very un-
common
unemployed capital (in
opportunity of
value of money, the
possesostihnge.a—nfohri,vesats-
ment in land, which is preferable to
all
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
.. WEHAVE ALL BEEN MORE FRIGHTENED THAN HURT."
There are

MANORIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
of considerable 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
admired county, and within a few miles of the abbey, in the ad-
joining county of Somerset, are the splendid seats of Earl 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 ;
4r. Whitaker, solicitor, 12, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Mr. Paul,
solicitor, The Close, Exeter ; Mr. Salter, solicitor, Chard ; the Auction
Mart ; and at Mr. George Robins's offices, London, at Two Shill-
ings ea.c(this being with the sole vlew to prevent melees and unpro-
Atatfil ,W),1419n Ofgli AiU PArtiittairo),