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SALES BY AUCTION.

SALES BY AUCTION.

ESSEX.—ON THE BORDERS OF SUFFOLK.
THE AUBERIES," an IMPORTANT FREEHOLD MAN-
SION and ESTATE, comprising about 1,400 Acres, situate
within a mile of the navigable river Stour, which divides the
counties, and two miles only from the excellent market town of
Sudbury. The Kelvedon Station on the Eastern Counties Rail••

way brings the Estate within three hours and a half of the

metropolis.
IVTR. W. IV. SIMPSON has received directions
B._ from Colonel Merrick to offer for SALE by AUCTION,
at the Mart, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th September, at Twelve
o'clock.

That valuable and much-admired FREEHOLD ESTATE
called " THE AUBERIES," with its Modern Mansion of hand-
some elevation, seated in a Park of 120 acres of delightfully varied
and undulating surface, studded with majestic timber, and com-
manding most extensive and interesting views of the surrounding
country. It. is environed by pleasure-grounds and plantations of
luxuriant growth, in which is an ornamental sheet of water, bridge,
and bath-house. The mansion, which opens to a beautiful lawn,
flower-garden, and terrace-walk, contains an the principal floor
handsome reception and conservatory, en suite, 150 feet in length,
and which communicate with an elegant drawing-room. The
sleeping apartments and domestic accommodation are of a most
perfect description, and the whole admirably adapted for the resi.
dence of a family of distinction. The stabling, coach .houses, and
out• offices, are of a commensurate extent. The principal lodge.
entrance to the park is on the high London road. The kitchen
gardens, which are of considerable extent, are walled, and planted
with the choicest fruit trees, grapery, and gardener's cottage.
The demesne portion of the estate is in hand, and, including the
park, consists of about 650 acres. The remainder of the property
contains about 750 acres, and is let in four farms to tenants of the
first class. The farm-houses, agricultural buildings, &c., upon the
entire estate are adapted to the occupations; and the lands, which
are highly cultivated, are of deep staple, and, with few exceptions,
are of a convertible and productive description. The estate is well
stocked with game in all its varieties, and ;,he country is hunted
by the foxhounds of Richard Marriott, Esq.
Descriptive particulars of the estate are in preparation. Mr.
Simpson, however, in the meantime, invites an immediate inspection
of the mansion and lands, which may be viewed by cards, on appli-
cation to Messrs. Steadman and Son, solicitors, Sudbury; Messrs.
Cox and Williams, solicitors. 62, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Messrs.
Wharton and Ford, solicitors, 64, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Mr.
Charles IL Branwhite, Gestingthorpe, near Halstead (who will
show the estate) ; and to Mr. W. W. Simpson, 18, Bucklersbury.

INVENTORS and other GENTLEMEN in the
possession of INTERESTING MODELS or WORKS of ART,
who intend to deposit them at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI-
TUTION, are respectfully requested to forward them on 'or before
the 31st inst., in order that they may be inserted in the REVISED
CATALOGUE. All such works are received gratuitously, and the
depositor has free admission to the Institution. Working Models are
Daily Explained, and, where the subject admits, are described in a
Lecture. R. d. LONGBOTTOM, Secretary.
N.B. The Institution is open Daily, as usual.
E GLO-

T"-
.UCEST-ER HOTEL, PICCA-
DILLY, and BERKELEY-STREET, BERKELEY-SQUARE.
THOMAS and FREDERICK I)ALE beg to inform the Nobility,
Families, and Gentlemen, that they hare been enabled (by taking
the Three Kings Stables) to build a commodious STONE STAIR-
CASE, several NEW ROOMS, &c., so that the apartments for
families are now en suite, and the Hotel has undergone an entire re-
novation, which, together with its lively and airy situation, will be
found to be one of the most comfortable at the West-end. Carriages
of every dereription, Horses to be Let on Job for any period, Li-
very, fce.

ATAVERN and HOTEL (near St. Martin's
Church), to be LET, on LEASE. One of the rooms on the
first floor is 40 feet in length, and the position of the house renders it
particularly convenient for the use of the officers and other parties
connected with the. parish.

THE BURNS FESTIVAL.

The following letters of apology from some of th(
most distinguished writers in England, invited to the
banquet, will be read with interest. It is a singular
feature in these documents, that though the writer>
vary in a most remarkable manner in their mode of
expressing admiration for Burns, they all, with one
exception, concur in regarding him as one of the
brightest ornaments of his country. That exception
is Thomas Moore. We are indebted to the Ayr Ob-
server for the letters. They are all addressed to
Messrs. Bone and Gray, the Honorary Secretaries:—
From Sir Edward I3ulwer Lytton, Author of " Za-
noni," "The Lady of Lyons," &c.
Great Malvern, July 6, 1844.

Gentlemen,—l am truly sensible of the honour you
confer upon me, by your invitation to attend the
festival in honour of Burns ; and it is with great and
unfeigned regret that I must decline the ple;:sure el
enjoying Scottish hospitality, and uniting with some
of the most illustrious of living Scotchmen, in
homage to one whose manly heart, and healthful
genius, have never, even in Scotland, been surpassed.
But my arrangements, depending on the uncertain
state of my health, are such as to preclude all hope of
being able to accept the offer, which I acknowledge
as a distinction.—l have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
you very obedient servant,
EDW. BULWER LYTTON.

From Sergeant Talfourd, author of the Tragedies of
lon, Glencoe, &c.
London, 6th July, 1844.

Gentlemen,—lt is with great regret that I am
obliged to confess the absolute impossibility of m 3
availing myself of your very flattering invitation to
the meeting to be holden in honour of your great
Scottish poet, and in sympathy with his sons. The
scene, the occasion, and the presidency of the noble-
hearted poet and critic, Professor Wilson, would
render a visit to the romantic land, where I have spent
the happiest of my mature holidays, most de:ightful to
me. But your festivities will be holden in the midst
of my laborious circuit, which will begin next Wed•
nesday, and last till towards the close of August, and
from which I cannot be absent without serious injury
to my own professional prospects, and a violation of
my duties, which would entail great inconvenience,
and perhaps loss, on my clients. Under these circum-
stances, I can only thank you, as I do most heartily,
for thinking me worthy of a presence " at your great
bidding;" and assure you that I shall drink a full
bumper, on your day, to the memory of your genial
poet, and another, as full, to the happiness of his sons.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your obliged
and faithful servant,

T. N. TALFOURD.

From Thomas Carlyle, Author of "The History of
the French Revolution," &c.

Chelsea, London, July 6, 1844.
Gentlemen,—l have received your obliging invita-
tion to the Burns Festival, and beg to express myself
very sensible of the honour you do to me.
It would have given me real pleasure to assist in
any public testimony as rational and earnest as our
times permit, of the reverence entertained by Scotland
towards this the most gifted of all her sons, for some
generations past ; one whom she has good cause to
look upon with gratitude—with pride ; and, alas
also with various other feelings, wherein sorrow, self-
reproach, and determination to treat her next gifted
one a little more wisely, should not be wanting !
Unluckily, however, the state of my engagements
threatens to detain me here through August; and I
shall only be able to contribute to your meeting my
sympathies, thanks, and good wishes.
With many acknowledgments, I have the honour
to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
T. CARLYLE.

From William Wordsworth, Poet Laureate.

Rydal Mount, July 7, 1844.
Gentlemen,—lt would have been a great pleasure
to me had circumstances allowed of my attendance at '
the festival to be held on the Banks of 1)oon, in
honour of the genius of the poet Burns ; but, as it
will be in onvenient to me to leave home at thel time
specified, I trust that the friends assembled to wel-
come his sons will believe that I am in full sympathy
with the most ardent of their father's admirers ; and
let me assure them that, though absent in person, my
thoughts and good wishes will be with them upon
the 6th of August.—l have the honour ti be, Gentle-
men, your obedient servant,
WM. WORDSWORTH.

From G. P. R. James, author of " The Gipsy,"

" Richelieu," and other novels.

The Oaks, near Walmer, Kent, July 11, 1844.
Sir,—Having been moving from place to place for
some time, your polite letter of invitation to the
Burns Festival was long in reaching me, which must
account for my not replying sooner. It would give
me infinite pleasure to attend, and I should accept the
invitation at once with many thanks, but that, at the
present moment, I feel so unwell that I fear I may
not be able to fulfil my promise if I do engage to
come. My admiration for the genius of Burns, my
close connexion with Scotland, and the delight which
it would afford me to meet several whoth I esteem
and love, will all bring me to Ayr,. if I am able to
travel ; but the uncertainty of being able to do so
leads me to beg that you will not reserve any accom-
modation for your most faithful servant,
G. P. R. JAMES.

From Samuel Warren, author of " Ten Thousand

a Year," &c.

Northern Circuit, York, July 15, 1844.
Gentlemen,—Your letter of the 11th instant was
forwarded to me at this place, which it reached only
yesterday. I feel a deep sense of the honour which
you have conferred upon me by inviting me to be
present at so interesting and memorable a festival as
that which is fixed for the 6th of August next; but
my arrangement for the next six weeks, fixed long
beforehand, render it impossible for me to enjoy the
gratification which you have so kindly proffered me.
Be assured that my heart, however, will be a silent
and invisible, but a reverential guest among you; for
the genius of Robert Burns has long held absolute
sway over my best feelings. I have for very many
years been convinced that his taste is the purest, his
feelings are the freshest, and his perceptions the
quickest, by whom the inimitable songs and poems of
Burns, your great poet, are best appreciated. As for
myself, in many an hour of severe solitary mental
toil and exhaustion, when _ _

" Oppress'd with grief, oppress'd with care,
A burthen more than I could bear,"
the strains of Burns have gushed upon my wearied
faculties, they have left me no means of testifying
their influence but tears. You may have present
many great and gifted men on this occasion, but none
that can feel more deep enthusiasm and fondness for
the memory of Burns than I do.—l am, Gentlemen,
your obliged and faithful servant,
SAMUEL WARREN.

From Leigh Hunt, Author of " The Story of Rimini,"
and other Poems. _ . .

Kensington, July 18th, 1844.
Dear Sirs,—Your letter of the 2nd inst. did not
reach me till last Sunday. Mr. Moxon had been
daily expecting to see me, otherwise I should have
had it sooner ; and my delay in answering it has
arisen partly from my very sense of the honour
your Committee have done me by their invita-
tion, and my extreme unwillingness to say that
it is out of my power to accept it. But my
wife is in such a state of health that I fear at pre-
sent to leave her for many hours together. Nothing
but an obstacle like this should, or could, have de-
tained me ; and she is heartily sorry for it on my ac-
count, as well as her own. Pray make the explana-
tion to such of your friends, besides the Committee,
as you think may wish me to have been present; par-
ticularly, if I may count them as such, to the poet's
sons. I shall not fail to drink their health; and his
(the immortal man's) on the day of the festival ; and
very impatient shall I feel at not being among you.
I cannot indeed express my regret at missing so
delightful an opportunity of seeing Scotland, and my
friends there, and all its classic ground; old ground
to me (in books) from Tweed-side to the Dee, and so
round by the isles to the Clyde and Doon, not omit-
ting the localities of Allan Ramsay, every step of
which I traced not long ago in a map, with his pas-
toral by my side; and if I have so much respect for
Allan Ramsay, what must I not have for Burns ? I
have been one of his greatest admirers from my
boyhood, and could, with pleasure, even in these days
of steam and swiftness, have walked through merry
England into merrier Scotland (for your poetry. d
beahe
ts
ours in impulse and animal spirits), and pai t
mite of my homage at his shrine. Who so fit for a
festival as he ?—for all the candour, . the large-
heartedness, the high reasonableness, which one i
feels
in one's veins during the honest flow of wine . I
cannot help fancying myself under its influence at
this moment—standing midway between your Noble
and Learned Presidents, glass In hand, and, with the
leave of the chivalry and poetry which they represent,
daring to utter my testimony to the honour and glory

if one whose books are his veritable self—Nature's
own work—a fervid, large-hearted, open-hearted,
manly, uiihypocritical, uncastrated edition of a human
being—one who, though he could make a heaven for
himself out of love and a song, had anxious thoughts
for the whole human race ; and was Christian enough,
!ike divine Uncle Toby, to wish the very devil him-
self out of his " den."

Begging you to give my warmest thanks to the
Committee for their invitation; and to accept them
yourselves for the kind manner in which you have
conveyed it, I have the honour to be,
Dear Sirs, your most obliged and faithful servant,
LEIGH HUNT.

From the Rev. Henry Hart Mil man, author of "Tle
Fall of Jerusalem," &e
_

Cloister, Westminster Abbey, July 24, 1844.
Gentlemen,—l have had the honour to receive the
invitation of the Committee for conducting the Festi-
val in honour of the poet Burns.
If I could have made it consistent with my en-
.),-agements, I should have been proud in joining any
public testimonial in honour of a poet who, besides
the exquisite beauty of many of his works, has a fur-
ther claim on all lovers of true poetry, as having im-
parted new life and freshness into the dead stock of
English verse, and as having contributed so much to
awaken us from the monotony into which we had
fallen. If Scotland owes much, England owes scarcely
less, to Burns. I trust that the reception of the
poet's sons, in their native land, will be as gratifying
to them as their father's memory deserves.—l have
the honour to be, Sir, your faithful servant,
H. H. MILMAN.

From Alfred Tennyson, Author of "Miscellaneous
Poems."

6, Belle Vue-place, Cheltenham, July 27.
Gentlemen,—l deeply regret that the nature of my
engagements is such as to prevent my being present
at the festival given in honour of your great national
poet. No one, even among Scotchmen, loves and
venerates Robert Burns more than myself, and I am
fully sensible of the compliment implied in your in-
vitation, but it is quite impossible for me to accept it.
Though your letter is dated July 2d, I have only this
day received it on my return home from a short tour.
—I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your very obe-
lient servant, A. TENNYSON.

From Thos. Moore, author of the " Irish Melodies."
Slaperton, July 28, 1844.
Gentlemen,—Ever since you did me the honour of
inviting me to take a part in the highly interesting
"estival which you are about to celebrate on the
banks of the Doon, I have been flattering myself with
the hope that it would be in my power to obey your
most welcome summons. But circumstances that
have lately arisen, rendering my presence at home
necessary at that very time, will, I grieve to say,
render it impossible for me to accept your invitation.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your very
obliged servant, THOMAS MOORE.

In addition to the above, letters were received from
Ebenezer Elliott, the Corn-law Rhymer; Charles
Knight, the eminent publisher and author • J. G.
Lockhart, editor of the Quarterly Review ; Mr. Ma-
caulay, M.P., author of " Lays of Ancient Rome ;"
Captain Marryatt, the popular novelist; Mr. Dilke,
editor of the Athencvum • Richard Monkton Milnes,
M.P., author of " Miscellaneous Poems ;" Dr. Croly,
author of the " Angel of the World ;" Hnry Hallam,
author of the " History of Europe during the Middle
Ages ;" Mr. Rintoul, editor of the Spectator ; Henry
Taylor, author of " Philip Van Artevelde ." P. F.
Tytler, Esq., author of " The History of gcotland ;
but as these contain nothing beyond a simple apology
for unavoidable absence, we do not deem it important
to give them at length.

PICTURE OF THE SLAVE TRADE
(From a New York Paper.)
On the arrival of the United States ship Columbus
at this port a few days back, the United States
Marshal received dispatches from Mr. Proffit, United
States Minister at Rio, and the Consul at that place,
,'ontaining information that Cornelius F. Driscoll, the
master of the brig Hope, of this port, had infringed
the laws of the United States, in taking on board a
cargo of slaves whilst he was in command of that
vessel. Four witnesses were sent home in the
Columbus, who had been part of the crew of the
Elope. They were delivered over to the custody of
the Marshal by Captain Cooper, of the Columbus,
together with the following letter:—
"Consulate of the United States,
" Rio Janeiro, April 1, 1844.
" TO THE MARSHAL OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
NEW YORK DISTRICT, CITY OF NEW YORK.
" Sir,—You are hereby required to receive from Cap •
tain Cooper, commanding the United States ship Colum-
bus Joseph Carroll, David Henderson, James Lewis,
and Abraham Post, late of the brig Hope, of New York.
" These men are sent home as witnesses on the part
of the United States against Cornelius F. Driscoll, late
master of said vessel, charged with being engaged in the
slave trade. The proper documents and dispatches have
been transmitted to the Hon. Secretary of State, and
you will, therefore, keep the men in safe custody, until
you receive instructions from the proper department at
Washington.
" It may be well to remark that the witnesses came
forward voluntarily, and gave their testimony.
" I am, respectfully, Sir, your obedient servant,
" GEO. W. SLOCUM, Consul, U.S.A."
Mr. Rapalje, Deputy U. S. Marshal, took imme-
diate measures to arrest Capt. Driscoll, and on Wed-
nesday night he was taken into custody. This after-
noon the accused was brought before Mr. Rapalje,
United States Commissioner, for examination. Mr.
W. M. Price attended as his counsel, and Mr. Barrett
on the part of the United States Government. The
following is the testimony in the case :
Mr. W. M. Price, as counsel for the accused, said
that before proceeding he should ask that the District
Attorney should elect which witness he should exa-
mine first, and that the others should retire.
Mr. Barrett said he had no objection. He should
examine Carroll first. The Learned Gentleman then
went on to cite the Act of Congress, 4th sec., 15th
May, 1820, and the Act passed 10th May, 1800. He
said the affidavit had been prepared with a view to a
conviction under that section of the statute which
made the offence merely punishable with a fine or im-
prisonment, but he thought the testimony was strong
enough to justify a committal under the other statute.
Joseph Carroll examined—l was seaman on board
the brig Hope on her voyage to Gibraltar. I signed
shipping articles. The crew were four men and two
boys. George Henry, David Henderson, John
Swan' and myself. Captain Driscoll was the mas •
ter. He is present. The two mates are here now.
We were told that we were bound to Gibraltar, from
thence to Rio, and to any other ports in South Ame-
rica. She was under American colours. We sailed
on 7th or Bth March, 1843, and arrived the 30th of
March. We had a good cargo, which we discharged,
and took in sand ballast. We arrived at Rio 4th of
June, 1844. We were there two months, and left
4th August. We were at the discharging ground,
and we heard we were going to Africa, and we
applied to. the Consul. He said he would send for
us. We went to Mr. Slocum, and he said the
brig was bound to Bahia. A Portuguese, by the
name of Don Pedro, sailed with us. Afterwards he
took the command of the vessel. He was repre-
sented as the mate of a vessel then lying in the
river Congo. He could not speak English. We
sailed on the 4th of August. We did not go to
Bahia, but to a place called Victoria. That place is
on the coast of Brazil. George Henry was be-
hindleft
at Rio. We came to anchor at Victoria, off thWe
the
harbour, and Don Pedro went up to the town.
side
and received orders to haul over to the opposite
and discharge the ballast, where
Iw2e otooooksitninkas.lDonarge
quantity of Brazilian fire-wood 0 ,
Pedro was frequently there. Some casks, which we
were told contained liquor, came down 250
pipes.
They contained water. Captain Driscoll said
they contained rum. We next took some plank, after-
wards used for a slave deck, and three beams ; a large
box also came, which the captain said contained hats,
it was a sheet-iron cooking machine ; two boxes, said
to contain soap, but they turntd out to be hand-
cuffs—another large box, said to be a medicine chest,
it contained arms, pistols and cutlasses, with a few
medicines. We took from another vessel 76 cases of
muskets and bayonets; also a quantity of jerked
beef, farina rice, and beans. After this we took a
Portuguese crew. Don Pedro was also on board,
and proceeded on the voyage with us. On the 23d
of April we sailed from Victoria to the River Congo.
Captain Driscoll was in command. We had ten Por-
tuguese. We got to the River Congo the latter end of
November. We were bound to Pointalina, and got
ashore one night. Don Pedro went up to the town and
brought a negro down withhim. He was called Emanuel.
He went with Don Pedro and the captain down into
the cabin. After the black man came up, he said to
one of the crew, " You are going round to Cabinda."
We got under weigh the 3d of December, the day after
we arrived there. The next day we commenced
dis-
charging the goods. The dry goods and the muskets
were put on board the American brig Porpoise. Four