The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-01 00:00:00

SOUTHAMPTON.

This distinguished abode, which has always held a high place in
public estimation, may now, by its close approximation to
THE CHOSEN. SEAT OF ROYALTY, . .
claim to be one of the
MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES IN HER MAJESTY'S

DOMINIONS.
THE, THORNHILL. PARK- ESTATE

was the favourite abode of

JAMES BARLOW HOY, ESQ.,
who for a lengthened period was
THE M.P. FOR SOUTHAMPTON,

and it is a fact not to be impeached, that if the new purchaser
partakes of his hospitality and sound political creed,
"HE WILL WALK OVER. THE COURSE WHENEVER
THE NEXT ELECTION ARRIVES"

THE MANSION is the commanding feature of the property,
and may claiin to be one of the great lions in this delightful
•icinity, for the late lamented Proprietor has, in its completion,
spared no expense to combine in unequivical taste
LUXURY AND SPLENDOUR, WITH THE MOST PER-
' • FECT FAMILY CONVENIENCE.

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Some idea of the size of the house may be afforded by the enu•
iteration of the principal apartments, with which every portion of
.the building is consistent. Drawing-room, 4U feet by 24 ; ante-
drawing.room, 30 feet by 20; billiard.room and vestibule, library
and museum, and dining-room. The external architectural form is
very chaste ; the_ front adorned by six lofty pillars, with a paVed
gallery leading to the terrace walk, extending to the shrubberies
and plantations, which are laid out in the best taste. The entree
is by a covered approach. Within the Mansion, its advantages and
capability maybe summed up in one short sentence—
" NOTHING WHATEVER IS LEFT TO BE DESIRED."
To a Noblemiu ',Those sphere of duties attaches. him to the Court of
his Soverelgn—to an East Indian seeking for an appropriate Resi
dence, in which to prolong his days in the enjoyment of his vast
aequisitions, with increasing health, yet with Oriental.magnificence—
or to a member of "THE ROYAL YACHT. SQUADRON," who
seeks to invite propinquity to the rendezvous, or the, comforts of a
luxurious home, a residence is here offered combining advantages
not to he equalled
,in the neighbourhood.
THE DOMAIN EX TEND TO 550 ACRES,

including the Thornhill,Farm, of• 200 acres, one portion of which
is of especial value, as offering an undeniable source of increasing
revenue in the tepid formation of a small and.select town, which is
already rising on the estate, in elegant and detached villa residences.
The shore distance from Southampton, combined' with the extreme
beauty and healthiness of situation, offer the greatest attractions to
a fashionable. and opulent society. Portions of the estate have
been already let off on building leases, at rents producing Is. 6d.
and 2s. per foot frontage, while the most beautiful sites are still
unlet. About4s acres of the most luxuriant fir and larch plan.
tations, and an equal quantity of valuable land, forming a small
farm,- are still available for this important purpose; and the recent
erection of
THE NORMAN GOTHIC :CHURCH.
.
is the best proof of the increasing population of the neighbourhood.
Ata short distance is Midenburg, presenting another most important
field for d building speculation. The Thlr.y.two Acres comprise
every variety of hill and dale, with viewsi.extending to the Isle of
Wight, while
THE SOUTHAMPTON WATERS AND THE NEW FOREST
appear close 'at 'hand. This site has been pronounced by an ex..
perienCed landsciPe girdener of acknowledged taste to be the most
beautiful situation in the southern part of Hampshire. In short,
the property, whether takew as a whole or in the detached portions,
as intended to be offered -fdr Sale, is in every point of view in
fluential beyond; -any contemporary ; and Mr. Robins confidently.
invites the attention of noblemen and capitalists to so important an
opportunity as is here presented to them.
The estate cats be 'seen only 'by tickets, one month antecedent to
the salz,;to.be had of Mears. H. and R. B. Sewell, solicitors, New-
port; of Mr. Peaty, auctiotetr, Southampton ; and of Mr. Robins,
at his Offices, .Covent-garden. Printed particulars, which will
contain a drawing of the mansion and grounds, and a plan of the
estate (price 6d.);iniy.be ot tained as above; of Messrs. Fosters and
and Evaris, 28, John4treet, Bedford-row ; at the Auction2dart ;
and at the Dolphin,.Southampton,

IN SUFFOLK,. a.FREEHOLD ESTATE of CONSIDERABLE
IMPORTANCE -and VALUE, EXCEEDING ONE THbU-
SAND ACRES 'Of EXCELLENT LAND in the HIGHEST
POSSIBLE S.TATE of CULTIVATION, with ALTON HALL,
a GENTLEMANLY ABODE, PLACED in a MOST RO-
MANTIC SITUATION;• EXTENSIVE GARDENS, LAWN,
and PLEASURE:GROUNDS,' ALTOGETHER ONE of the
BEST ESTA.TES for .;SPORTING THROUGHOUT ENG-
LAND. WIT.HIN.FOUR SHORT HOURS DRIVE of LON-
DON; and .a FAMOUS, INVESTMENT for a WORTHY
MEMBER of the YACHT CLUB.
MR. GEORGE ROBINS is favouted by the
instritctions of the Executors of WILLIAM DEANE, Esq. ,
lately deceased, to.OFFER to PUBLIC SALE, at. the Auction
Mart, London, on Togs.nar, June 18, at Twelve o'Clock, in
Lots (and in pursuance of the Will it will be without reserve),
a very important Freehold Property.
THE ALTON. HALL ESTATE AND DEMESNE,
very advantageously situate 6 miles from Ipswich, 14 from Col-
chester Terminus, and only separated from
THE PORT OF HARWICH
by the omameW,al river Stour. By the way, it is well to notice an
on dit very prevalent in Suffolk
THAT ONE OF
,THE SEATS
FOR THIS TOWN
is in reserve for the next Proprietor of Alton Hall.
In describing this estate, it is not easy to know where to begin;
it is so fruitful in its advantages that a little judgment, is required
to make them all manifest in such a confined .space. First and
foremost requiring our consideration, is "the gentlemanly abode;".
it is of a character to render it suitable to a gentleman who would
prefer comfort to outward splendour; but it is not without the
capability to put on another character, and to soar very high, with-
out encountering a serious outlay ; and the situation is so beauteous
that no one would hesitate in Its adoption. It is on an elevated
position, approached by an •
AVENUE OF VENERABLE OAKS;
the grounds are delightfully irregular, with hill and dale and
dells and precipices, without termination, varied by the meander-
ing of a streamlet, and the waters may be rendered quite orna-
mental at a trifling cost ; wiih
THE WOODLAND SCENERY WHICH IS QUITE
BEAUTIFUL . _
in every direction—a little army of thorns, contrasted with an
infinity of ever-green oaks, art seen contending for the ascendancy.
The plantations which screen the abode are very . extensive and
luxuriant beyond measure. The gardens are fully competent to be
independent of the expense of Covent-garden market, with
THE CONSERVATORY, HOT-HOUSE,
cucumber and melon beds ; and a pretty Dutch garden must not
be overlooked in this concise but imperfect detail. Next in sue.
cession it will be essential to point out the nature and extent of
this eligible investment. First, there is a very comfortable
WATER CORN-MILL
entirely shut out of view, with a cozy habitation.and 20 acres of
capital land, with the jolly Miller, Ranson, a very superior tenant,
who contributes his low rent (1101. a-year) to " the ways and
means." • The supply of water is never exhausted.
THE ENTIRE• DOMAIN EXCEEDS
ONE THOUSAND AND TWENTY ACRES OF
superior Land, and it will be confirmed that it is in thtiving ecindi.
Lion when' the reader Is told that Mr. Deanes and his worthy fa-
mily have located upon it over a period extending to nearly a cen.
tury. Aroupd the house, and to form the first lot, is 520 ACRES,
entirely within a ring' fence, adapted to wheat and barley, with
plenty of good tbritip land, and a superior residence for a bailiff,
and all the concomitants in the shape of farm buildings, extending
nearly to the • . .. • ~
LITTLE RURAL VILLAGE OF STUTTON,
with coach-hOuses and good stabling, with every essential out-door
office: Next in succession is
. _ ARIVAR TON AND HARKSTEAD,
TWO FARMS ACCOUNTED QUITE EQUAL
TO ANY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE COUNTRY;
and this dbservition is made advisedly, inasmuch as they have
always been s
DENOMINATED PLEASURE FARMS,
to which term they have pleaded guilty, rather than be only a
source of Profit. Arivarton Farm has a residence upon it, that
would be very captivating in the eye of a sporting gentleman.
- AS A SHOOTING BOX,
it would have no rival ; and one of the great attributes to
THIS DISTINGUISHED PROPERTY,
is, that it •soars very high for the quan'ity of faille. It is cur-
rounded by THE ARCHDEACON BERNERS, .
who
.preserves his game Very strictly % and Alton Hall necesiarily
partakes considerably from the immensity of birds that resort to the
woods. 'The quantity killed annually would produce a large in-
come. A navigable river runs parallel with these ttilb farmsfor a
mile and a half, and extends to the sea.
IT HAS A CAPITAL QUAY
and a Pier, and all the appurtenances necessary to • put on board
all, the produce for the London market, gaining the highest prices
and shipped at a trifling' expense. This alone increases the value
of the land ss. an acre, but the soil is so fertile that it grows
splendid Wheat and Barley, and the appearance of an immense
flock of Sheep proves its superiority as Turnip Land; but this ;is i
story only half told.
THE BULLOCKS FATTED ON THIS LAND '
remove all deltas of its quality. At thii preseni writing are a
dozen ready for their projected journey to Smithfield, where'they
must bear the .palm, although they have got fat on Ilia turnips
alone, never having been indulged, even by way of a bon brioche,
with tho Sighl'of Oil cake or corn. This Is incontroiertible proof,
as strong as Holy Writ, that the Rental will exceed,
• FORTY SHILLINGS PER ACRE.
THE TITHE-IS WELL COMMUTED, AND- ALL • THE
. OUTGOINGS EXCEEDINGLY MODERATE.
It is quite refreshing, as the eye wanders over this large tract of
fine' land, to see how the fields absolutely groan with the quantity
of manure, and a little host of dunghills to replace the bygone
seastni, and it must be remembered that it is of the best sort that
London can pioduce. These Farms are about four miles from the
Hall, with a capital road fo them. The estimated value of
whole Estate, with the Mill, but Independently of the Game, ap-
proaches TWO THOUSAND POUNDS A-YEAR,; •
and now, by way' of conclusion, let the holder of •
THREE PER CENTS., ALREADY BEYOND PAR,
remember the memorable declaration of Sir Robert Peel, in this
Session of Parllamenty
" I neither have, nor do I contemplate any change whatever in
the Corn-laws."
And when he has digested this cheering fact, let him dispassionately
debate in his own mind upon the unequivocal superiority that land
now presorts as opposed to the very, very ortheztithy'price of the
Funds. *
The neighbourhood is highly respectable and prone to good fel.
lewship. There are three pews in the Churth, with a faculty for two
of them, and the late excellent proprietor was forhalf a century Ie-
%WIWI to continue churchwarden. There are four very good Cot.
takes for the lebourgrc Mr, Robins could easily" lengthen this
moderated detail, but his Is inclined to believe epnugh ls promised
to incline
Firma."npueetri s days e2fund
il ylrsider to transfer some of his uncertain stock
into
prior to the Sale, with a drawing of the re.
si4opp, eßdLpians of the whole Estate, at the White, Horse, and.
Of William Munn, Micit9r, ipswieh ;Lf Messrs. fibearman and
'1411.1Y4 : qtg 44411 Maft ifltt at. Mr.
pore toiliDei PIRO/ kaigeit