The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-08 00:00:00

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SALE AT KNOVVSLEY.

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Mr. Steven, the auctioneer, of King-street, Covent-
garden. Among the gentlemen who atterel;:id Were
M. Preveaux, secretary of the Jardine des Plantes at
Paris, Mr. Verchman, from the public garden's, Am-
sterdam, Mr. Bachinan, from the garefins at
Antwerp, Lord Hill, Mr. Branston, Wombwell':i,
Mr. Jamrae, a dealer from London, &c. The;:eollec-
tion is universally admitted to be the :most extensive
• and valuable in the pcosesion of a private individual
throughout Europe. It was the result of the research
of the whole life of the late Earl of Derby, ixzid was
not acquired and maintained without enormous cost,
the annual expenditure of his Lordship in this w4y being
estimeted at upwards of 10,000/. The collect Vin con-
tained specimens of birds and beasts ; for 2.ltijough it
went under the appellation of an aviary it
camprised several huntired specithens of mem-
malia, under the different classes of' deer,
antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, llamas, kaega•
runs, zebras, rodents, lemurs, armadillos, Pod
dugs. The feathered portion of the collection
was divided into more numerous classes. Yes-
terday was devoted to the sale of the first class of
mainmalia—the deer—which contained 56 lots. At 12
o'clock Mr. Stevens, the auctioneer, invited the com-
pany—which had by that time become very numerous
—to accompany him through the grounds to the
pens in which the several lots were to be seen. The
first lot put up was a fine Java deer—cervus rusa of
S. Muller. Lord Hill commenced the bidding at
five guineas, the animal was ultimately knocked
down to him at 13 guineas. A second, also, a male,
' was bought by Mr. Thompson, the curator of the col-
lection, for eleven guineas, as it was understood, for
a friend of Lord Hill. A female specimen, bred at
Knowsley, brought 10 guineas ; and another eight.
A Molucca deer (male) cervus rusa Al oluc c e nsi s of
S. Muller, the only one in Europe, was bought by
Mr. Thompson for nine guineas. Another of the
same species and sex was knocked down to M. Pre-
veaux for 231.; a female was bought by M. Vera-
man far 10 guineas; and another female was
bought by Mr. Jamrae for seven guineas. Seven
hog-deer were next put up—cervus Hyela •
phus porcinus. A male and female, the latter
bred at Knowsley, were bought by Mr. Thomp-
son for 11Z. ; another pair were bought by Mr.
Ducker for 91. 104. ' • and three, a male and two
females, were bought by Lord Hill for 121. 103. A
Muntjac—cervus Muntjecus from India (male),
was knocked down to M. Preveaux for 71.; a pair of
the same species, bred at Knowsley, were bought by
the same gentleman for 151. Mr. Ducker bought a
brocket deer, cervus ( Coussus), from Brazil, for 6/.
10s. ; a female brought 51. 10.., bought by the same
gentleman. The next lot, a Savannah deer, had died
shortly before the commencement of the sale. A
Virginian fallow deer, cervus rirginianus, was
bought by M. Preveaux for 'Ti.; Mr. Ducker bought
a pair of the same species for 9/. 103. The next lot
consisted of 11 roe-deer, which were at large in the
park, and were put up subjected to all faults, and
with the condition that the purchaser should catch
them. They have, with one exception, been bred at
Knowsley. The lot was knocked down to Mr. Her-
ring, of the New road, for 2/. 10s. each. The above
comprise the principal lots offered yesterday. The
auctioneer, before commencing the business of the
day, refuted a rumour to the effect that the late Earl
of Derby was opposed to the dispersion of the animals
and birds forming the Knowsley collection.