The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-18 00:00:00

IRELAND, PROVINCE OF ULSTER, COUNTY
OF DOWN.

The Downpatrick Estite, including the Minor, Town,
and valuable lands adjoining, known as the Demesne of
Downpatrick, with various other Town Lands, the
whole containing 6,270 statute acres ; also, Chief and
Fee Farm Rents, charged upon extensive tracts of land
in the same county, the whole producing a rrntal of about
7,500/. a year, exclusive of valuable Reversionary In-
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tertst4,..which accrue on the renewal of Leases, as the

lives tall in.
MIL W. W. SIMPSON has received
directions from the Co-heiis of the late Lord de
Clifford, and their Trustees, to SELL BY AUCTION,
at the Commercial-building., Dohi n. on TIIESDAY, 24th
June neat, in ten Lots, the DOWNPATRICK, or DE
CLIFFORD ESTATE, an extra-ive freehold propeit%,
comprehending—the Town Lands of Ballygalty, Tetmi-
Annach y, Catsavanny, Killyneeny, Slevemule,
Ballinthoe, Erivagh, Ballynor, 111..ralialtown, and Ligea-
entiody, containing 3,300 aces of productive limit, prin-
cipally let on leases for lives, at low rents, amountiog
together to upwards of 2.3501. a year, with the valuable
Reversionary Interests which will accrue from time to
time, as the old leases expire; also, the Town of Down-
patrick, nearly the whole of which is let on leases fur
lives, renewable for ever (on payment of a fine on the
fall of each life), at rents amounting to 5631. per an-
num ; together with the vain tble Lands adjoining, called
theDetnesne of Down, comprehending 1,471 acres °feu perior
laud generally occupied by tenants at will, and producing
2,1911. perannum; together, also, with the Inch Marshes,
and the Town Lands of Biliymote, Quiver-Cormick,
Killyvus, Saul, Quoile, Lisbane, anti Shruil, lying im-
mediately contiguous to the Demesne, and containing 1,498
acres, for the most part let on leases determin .10e, at
rents amounting to 1,1721. a year; and also the Minorial
Fees, &c., besides a great accession of rental, which will
accrue by the falling in of the very advanced lives on
which a great number of the present leases depend;
added to which, the Demesne and adjoining Town Lands
being principally let as accommodation lend, confer on the
proprietor an interest which could not fail to secure the
representation in Parliament for the Borough of Down-
patrick; olso the Town Lands of Listowder and Billy.
dian, comprising 1.006 acres, let on leases determinable,
at rents which amount in the aggregate to 8211. per
annum, subject to a Chief Rent of 4/. 12s. 4d., and to
Endowment of the Hospital and. Illue Coat School, with
the valuable Reversions expectant in a few years, many
of the leases being on very advanced lives, and C/lef and
Fee Rents amounting to 4391. 11s. per annum, charged
upon nearly 15,000 acres of land in the neighbourhood of
Downpatrick, with the Fines arising on the renewal of
.he leases on lives. There is a clause in most of the leases,
restraining the tenants from assigning or subletting; and
the best proof of the respectable character of the tenantry,
and the permanency of the present rental, which exceeds
7,5001. a year, is, that the arrear of rent of this exten-
sive property, for the last thirty years, has rarely cx•
ceeded 1401.
Mr. Simpson can confidently state, from his relent
survey of this Estate, that, for condition as to repair and
cultivation generally, respectability of tenantry, and pre-
sent and prospective permanency in rental (the result of
the excellent management which has prevailed up to the
present time on the estate), it may
in England of equal magnitude. vie with any property
Particulars nay shortly be had of Thomas Wing, Esq.
solicitor, South-square, ,Gray's Inn ; Thomas Crozier,
E-q., solicitor, Dominick-street, Dublin; Alexander Miller,
Downpatrick; and of Mr. W. W. Simpson, Buck-
ler:bury, London.