The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-20 00:00:00

SALES OF ENCUMBERED EATATE.S.
DUBLIN, THUR4DAY.- fhe Commissioners sat ott
Tuesday for the disposal of eight properties. The court
was densely crowded, and the sales were effected with
considerable dispatch., The leasehold estate of Mr.
M'Daniel, situated in the county of Wicklow, producing
a profit rental of 418/. per annum, subject to a head rent
and other charges of over 2001. a year, had bnt one
bidder, a gentleman named Kennedy, who offered 4,0001.,
at which sum he was declared the purchaser. When the
above property was originally offered for sale in this
court 4,6001. was bid for it, but the auction having been
adjourned at the request of the owner, it was sold yes-
terday for 4,0001. only, being 6001. less than might have
been obtained for it at the former sale had no objection
been offered. The estate, of Mr. William Cox, compris-
ing land in the counties of Cork and Limerick, yielding
a rental of about 170/. per annum, produced
1,4451. The estate of Mr. Butler, of Walters-
town, in the county of Galway, estimated, ac-
cording to the Ordnance valuation at 177/. 9s. 9d. per
annum, realised 1,750/. This property wes sold subject
to a mortgage fur 500/., payable in July, 1852, and
which pays interest at the rate of six per cent. A lot
of ground-rents in the city of Dublin brought 2,6301.
The estates of Mr. Walter Carew, comprising lands
and premises in the counties of Kilkenny and Water-
ford and city of Cork, held in fee simple, fee farm grant,
and under lease for lives, were pu up in a number of
lots. The Kilkenny property had no bidders, and the
house and ground-rents iii Cork went for 3801 The
Waterford estate, producing a net profit rent os 274/.
yearly, was, atter a sharp <t uggl, kneeked down for
3,000/. A profit rent of 17/. 9a Id.. arising out of sands
in the King'a County, sold for 200/. The adjourned
sale of the estates of Mr. Thomas O'Brien, of Fair-
field, was then proceeded with. The properties are
situated in the counties of Galway and Roscom-
mon, and on the former occasion, it may
be recollected, Lord Clancarty became the pur-
chaser of the Galway estate for the sum of 4,225/,
or about eighteen years' purchase. Subsequently the
sale was declared null, owing to misrepresentation in the
printed rental, and a correspondence of a rather unusual
nature afterwards passed between the Noble Earl and
Mr. O'Brien. The lands of Fairfield were first put up,
and after some bidding were finally disposed of for
4,2001., being only 251. less than the sum given at the
first sale. The Roscommon estate, producing a rental
of about 260/. per annum, realised 3,0501. The celee
brated Mayo estates of John and Dominick M'Loughlin,
" owners and petitioners," were, for the third or fourth
time, brought upon the carpet. As this property has
almost become matter of history, it may be as well to
give the full bill of particulars :-Lot 1. Lands contain-
ing 6,878 a. 2r. 6p. statute measure, and producing
1221. 16s. 6d. per annum; head rent, 1931. 3s. 6d.; rent
charge, 8/. 125.; Ordnance valuation, 2281. 4s. 10d. The
biddings commenced at 41., and gradually went np to
1504 at which sum a Mr. M'Connoll was declared the
purchaser. The above lot was sold for 475/. at the
former suction, but the buyer was subsequently, to his
infinite satisfaction, released from his bargain, in con-
sequence of misrepresentations in the rental. In the
flush of ownership he had gone down to the far west to
inspect his new domains, but speedily returned to town a
wiser but sadder man. Lot 2-Lands containing 1,328 a.
lr. 33p. statute measure, producing 461. per annum;
tithe rent charge, 21. 16s. 2d.; Ordnance valuation, 71/.
16s. 2d.; no head rent. This lot meld for 2801. The
Court thn adjourned to the 7th of January.
THE BLEHNTON ESTATES.
The sale of the Newtownstewart division of these
estates, comprising that town and four other townlands,
containing altogether about 2,000 acres, and producing
about 1,400/, per annum, which was sold in August last
for 23,000/., was re-opened yesterday before Master
Litton. In last term an application was made to the
Court by Mr. Fulton, an English barrister, who
offered 1,000/. more for the property, at which sum it
was re-set up. Mr. Baird, of Derry, the former pur-
chaser, and several other gentlemen, bid beyond this
figure, and finally the lot was knocked down to Mr.
Baird for 26,0501. The new proprietor is an eminent
merchant and magistrate of Londonderry. He had
previously bought other large portions of the Bleisintoa
estates, and now stands the largest purchaser of the
Tyrone property.
THE CREDITORS OF ENCUMBERED ESTATES.-During
the hearing of an application in the Encumbered Court
yesterday, respecting an estate in the county of Kil-
kenny, the sale of which has been reserved, pending the
decision of the Master of the Rolls regarding the title
of the inheritor, Mr. Commissioner Longfield made a
very remarkable announcement. He stated that already
the sales of estates in that court amounted in value to
1,200,000/., and that there was not one estate in ten of
the whole number which yielded a sum sufficient to pay
the creditors. The Learned Commissioner added, in
reference to the particular estate under consideration,
that so long back as 1813, the late inheritor had encum-
bered the estate beyond redemption; and although he
knew, for he could not have been ignorant of the fact,
that he could not establish a clear title to a single acre
he possessed, yet he still went on raising money by
further encumbrances, and kept a pack of buckhounds
to the day of his death.
ENGLISH AND SCOTCH PURCLIASERS.-In the Encum-
bered Estate Court yesterday, in the case of the vaulu-
able-istate of Colonel Stewart, of Killymoone, county of
Tyrone, Mr. Gaussen applied for liberty to engage the
services of Messrs. Stewart, Pim, and Kincaid, on such
terms as the Commissioners would approve, with a view
to bringing this property to an advantageous sale. Dr.
Langfield said the Commissioners thought it would be
well to employ Messrs. Stewart, Pim, and Kincaid, be-
' cause their services would be advantageous in bringing
the property to sale; add for his part, had he an estate
for sale he would certainly avail himself of their ser-
vices. Messrs. Stewart, Pim, and Kincaid were then
appointed to conduct the valuation and sale.
ELECTION OF • ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.-OH
Tuesday the parish priests of the diocese of Killaloe
assembled at Naas to select three names to be submitted
to the Pope as candidates for the see of Killaloe, ren-
dered vacant by the death of the Right Rev. Dr. Ken-
nedy. The three selected were Dean Keany, P.P. of
Ennis; Rev. Dr. Blake, of Roscrea; and Rev. Dr.
O'Reilly, one of the Professors in Maynooth. The
Romon Catholic Archbishop of Cashel (Dr. Slattery)
presided at the election. The Pope has the final nomi-
nation.

ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY.
WOOLWICH, DEc. 18.—A board of officers, consist-
ing of Major-General Sir John F. Burgoyne, K.C.8.,
Royal Engineers (President); Major-General Sir Hew
D. Ross, K.C.8., Royal Artillery; Major-General J. B.
Parker, C. 8., Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Mili-
tary Academy; Major-General R. J. J. Lacy, Royal
Artillery; and Bri_ade•Major Walpole,Royal Engineers,
assembled at the Royal Arsenal to-day, at ten o'clock
A.m., for the purpose of examining the gentlemen cadets
of the practical class to ascertain their fitness to be re-
commended to the Master-General of the Ordnance for
commissions in the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers,
and the following having passed satisfactorily, have been
recommended accordingly.
Amongst the cfficers present during the examination
were—Colonel Campbell, Sucwrintendent of the Royal
Military Repository; Colonel Dundas, C. 8., Inspector of
Artillery; Lieutenant-Colonel Hardinge, K.H., Director
of the Laboratory Department; Captain Eardley Wil-
mot, in charge at the Royal Military Academy, and a
number of the officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal
Engineers.

Names of the gentlemen cadets who passed their ex-
aminations for commissions:—

1. Charles E. Harvey
2. Robert W. Duff
3. George Phillips
4. John H. Brown
5. Frederick M. H. Prosser

11. William Booth
12. William L. Yonge
13. Edmund J. Winn
14. Charles B. Blackenbury
15. Edwin Markham

6. Walter A.F.Strangways 16. Henry R. Porter
7. T. A. J. Harrison 17. Edmund P. P. Turner
8. John D. G. Iliggon 18. Frederick N. Cromartie
9. George S. Harwood 19. Leonard S. Joyce
10. James M. C. Vibard 20. Ralph Gore
At the conclusion of the examination, Major-General
Sir John F. Burgoyne, after a highly complimentary
address, presented a gold medal to Mr. Alfred G.
Goodall, of the theoretical class, " for extraordinary
talent and ability displayed while passing through and
exceeding the required limit of the present theoretical
course of study at the Royal Military Academy."

THE CITY ELECTIONS TO-MORRO W.
To-morrow being St. Thomas's-day the election for
Common Councilmen in the City will take place, ac-
cording to annual custom :

FARRINGDON WARD WITHOUT.—Mr. CIEMOw, of An-
derton's Hotel, Fleet-street, and Mr. Masterman, a so-
licitor, will be put in nomination for this ward, and a
strung contest may be expected.
FARRINGDoN WARD WITIIIN.—Mr. ►Steeps, of New-
gate-street, ou receiving a requisition, has consented to
stand.

BRIDGE WARD.—A strong contest may be expected
in this ward, where Mr. Cope retires, and Mr. Carvel
and Mr. Johnson put up in his stead.
BILLISSGATE WARD.—Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Gray are
the new candidates iu this ward.
TOWER WARD.—Three new candidates are spoken of
as likely to contest the Tower Ward.
CORNHILL WARD.—Mr. ex-Sheriff Nicoll is a candi-
date in this ward in the placejof Mr. Deans, who retires.
BISHOPSGATE WARD.—Several new candidates are
spoken of.

QUEENHITHE WARD.—NO opposition in this wad,
but Mr. Deputy Gross retires, and will most likely be
succeeded by Mr. Tyler.

THE NEW STORY OF SCOTTISH LITE, ENTITLED
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Mrs. Margaret Maitland, of Sunny Side," in 3 vols., is
published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may now be bad at
all the libraries. Also, now ready,-2. Love and Ambition.
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TESTIMONIAL TO THE DEAN OF HERETOED.—
Many of the friends of education being desirous of express-
ing their sense of the Dean of Hereford's (Rev. R. Dawes)
services, and of their sympathy with the cause that he has
so ably and practically promoted, have agreed to prevent
him with a piece of plate as a testimonial, on his quitting
the scene of his very useful labours. The names of the
bishop, the dean and the archdeacon of Winchester head'
the subscription list.—Hereford Journal.

• RUMOURED LOSS OF THE MINERVA STEAM-SHIP.
—Mr. Cornelius Carleton, agent to the Cork Steam-packet
Company, has written to the Freeman's Journal, to contra-
dict a report which appeared in that paper of the loss of tL
Minerva steam-ship, trading between Liverpool and Belfast.
Mr. Carleton states that " the Minerva left Liverpool 01 es
evening of the 14th instant, and arrived safe in Bellaat on the
following day."