The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-11 00:00:00

54,1201.

Now we will compare these high prices with the actual
result.

The first bidding was 40,000/., but Mr. Robins deals onl%
in guineas, and the biddings proceeded thus until it
:eached 52,000 guineas, at which it was knocked down to a
\lr. Gwynne, of Teignmouth (a curious coincidence this,
although no relation, it ahoula be sold to a namesake). Now
Ater this matter-of fact statement, what will the alarmists
,ay to this—what apology have they in store for Sir Roi
whom they have vilified for so many months past ? Let
them refer to the Warwickshire estate, sold by Mr. Robins a
r;irtnight since for 50,000 guineas to Lord Craven for 32%
years' purchase, on a rack-rent. Then look at the corrobora-
ion by the result of Ford Abbey, upwards of 102,000 gui-
aeas, in two sales (and within fourteen clays done another),
it these advanced prices. It they have the slightest pr.per
eeling, let them hide their diminished heads, and crave Sir
ft.bert o forgive them. No more, I pray you, let me hear
f the ruin of the agricultural word. It would be perfectly
illy now to argue this point again.—Sun.

LYPIATT PARK, GLOUCESTER.
This b autiful estate being announced for public sale
in our columns, by Mr. George Robins, and possessing,
is it dues, unusual interest as connected with the history
of our country. we think some notice of it may not be
,macceptable to our readerS. Lypiatt Park is situate
tt a short remove from Stroud, and is reached froth
London in three hours ; the c untry around is exceed
',ugly beautiful, indeed the Vale of Chalfont, whit h is
close to the estate, has long been deemed the most lovely
,tart of Gloucestershire. The residence is in the old
kstellated style, partaking of the gothic order of
.trehitecturo. A p,rtion of it bears evident signs of
4reat antluity, whilst the venerable chapel and dove-
!ote are fine .-,p,cimens of the olden t ; indeed, the
t'oriner seems as it were to have outlived all the vicissi-
iudes to which the doctrine first promulgated within it,
.valls has been subjected to, and to offer its holy and
p,tceful appearance as an attraction to some Catholic
:aneily to become the possess,r of the co ate. Th.,
.liapel is said to have, been ereete d in the time of
Stephen, toed that walls have ne%er 6: en desecrated.
Passing over the families to v. hom the prepert
'telong,ed during the Tudor reign,, we find in the time
of James I. that Lypiatt Park aas the seat of the
•!••,ebrate d Sir .1. Tfrockoerton, the preiector, of the
unpowder Plot, whir at. its otuset held m tny of it,
ietivate tn,etings in one of t, e eteaenbers of the p
mansion, which, si.rant:e io s;y. atto r a lip,e of s many
still preserved. The estate passed thre,ugt
hauls, and in the time of Charles I. was occu-
pied by otie of his adherents, and was consequently he
,sieged-.by, the.'lably of the •PitAiau3ent, 'and Rflowil3'
devastates. It re mained a mass of t uins for a long
period, a portion of it only being habitable until Si,
Paul Baahutt became the possessor and conceived its
restoration and extension in the olden style, and with
!he assistance of Sir Jeff,ry Wyattville reared a most
beautiful structure ; but it was lift to the present pro-
: rietor to alter, improNe, and bring to perfection for it,
•ize the most e'egant and complete chateau that can be
found amongst England's boasted beauties. Of' the ex-
terior it is impossible to speak too much in praise ; its
,v)-wreathed towers and walls, its oriel windows, tur •
rett•ed embattlements and cloistered avenue, form a
tout ensemble which cannot fail to please the mind's eye
if the most fastidious in classical architecture; whilst in
the interior the effect is ore of surpassing beauty and
variety, combinii.g taste with comfert, and nobility with
simplicity. From the end windows the most lovely and
diveraityin scene is pre-ented, and from those of the
noble corridor, the Monk's Garden is seen in all the
quietude and repose necessary for contemplation. The
domain extends to 231 acres of rich land, and is diversi
lied by hill and dale, with a singularly beautiful eminence,
or terrace, on which the mansion is seated, and from
whence an extensive panorama is presented ; the home
grounds being ornamented by noble and thriving timber,
with a stately avenue leading in one direction, a rookery
in the distance, and, descending .through a thorn grove
tOa mead of surpatsing qui‘tude-and, richness, boutulei.
bra Woitti of noble be:ecti-treeg; and- of great :e-xtent.
throUgh.•which a.path,wit:ds:impervious to the, summer's
heat,: catching ever an&andia the most charming peeps of
the varying scene.: Much interest is excited by the in:
tended sale ,f this property, and if report be true. more
than one Catholic family of consequence has already
been to inspect it.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons,

FRIDAY, JULY 10.

Messengers from the Lords brought up the following Bills,
to which their Lordships had agreed:—

Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway, Port, &c., of
Goole Bill, without amendment—to the amendments made
by this House to the Midland Great Western Railway of
Ireland ( Mullingar to Galway) Bill, without amendment—
to the amendments made by this House to the amendments
made by their Lordships to the Bristol Waterworks Bill,
without amendment—Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Green-
hill Branch) Bill, with amendments.