The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-04 00:00:00

SHUGBOROUGH HALL SALE.

During the last week many families of distinction have
visited Shugborough Hall, previous to the dispersion of
its valuable contents by auction. The sale commenced
on Monday last with the fine library of books.
Shugborough, anciently written " Souborough," and
so called from its situation at the mouth of the river Sou,
was ona of the palaces of the Bishop of Lichfield, and
was built by Walter de Langton, bishop of that diocese
in the reign of Edward the First. A copy, very neat
and perfect, of John Bell's English Poets, fetched 51. 15$.
6d., bought by Rodwell. John Dryden's Works, edited
by Sir IN alter Scott, in 18 vols. royal Bvo., produced 8/,
from Henry Bohn. The Elzevir Classics, beautifully
bound in red morocco, and richly gilt, fetched 71.75.;
bought by Rodwell. George Edwards' Natural History
of Birds, Animals, &c., with coloured plates, in 4 vols.,
produced 51.55. A very fine copy of Elias Ashinole's In-
stitution, Laws, and Ceremonies of the Order of the
Garter, large paper, date 1672 ; bought by Bohn for
61. 6s. Also a very fine copy of Sir Robert Atkyn's
Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire, large
paper and newly bound in russia, date 1712, pro-
duced 51. ss. Venerable Berke Historia Ecclesiastica
Latine et Saxonice, a Smith, fine copy, Can-
tab., 1722 ; and Bedte Antiquitates Britannicte. Hanoy,
1605, fetched 4/. 14s. 6d. from Strong. The Holy Bible
and Common Prayer, illustrated with Plates by Nichol
Vischer ; also a folded View of Jerusalem, by W. Holler,
good impressions of the plates, in 2 vols.. date 1660,
sold for 8/. Bs. ; bought by Bohn. A remarkably clean
and perfect copy of Sir Henry Chaucy's Historical An-
tiquities of Hertfordshire, very fine impressions of the
plates, date, London, 1700 ; bought 'by Knight, for
71. 17s. 6d. Doctor Thomas Comber's Companion to
the Temple, or Help to Devotion, in the Use of Common
Prayer, &c., in 2 vols., date 1672, and two other books,
produced 61. ; bought by Straker. A Booke of Common
Prayer of King Edwarde VI., in black letter, very clean,
but slightly wormed, otherwise quite perfect, in russia,
imprinted at London, in Flete-streete, by Edwarde
Whitechurche, the fourth daye of Maye, 1549, veryrare
produced 13/. 2s. 6d. ; bought by Straker. A- large'
paper copy of John azrep Antiquities of Westminster
Abbey, in 2 vols., with fine impressions of the plates,
sold fur 91. 19s. 6d. The proceeds of the first days sale'
amounted to 42C1. 15s.

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notice has been put up at all the parish churches,
chapels, and the inns of court in the metropolis, and at the
market-places and churches throughout the United King-
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.applicable to his or her particular case, may . obtain the
same on application at my_ said dwelling-house."
(Signed by the assessors.) In some parishes the forms
sent to. the householders are dated 23d of July ; others
30th, and Ist of August, 1842.