The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-05 00:00:00

IN 'WARWICKSHIRE.

THE WADDINGTON CASTLE ESTATE and DEMESNE,
near to Coventry, recently occupied by the Earl of Hillsborough,
M. GEORGE ROBINS is directed by the
Representatives of Mr. Place, deceased, to OFFER to
PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Auction Mart, London, on
THURSDAY, June 16, the well.known FREEHOLD ESTATE,
called 'WADDINGTON CASTLE,
a mile beyond Nuneaton market town, and only eight miles from
THE COVENTRY STATION OF THE BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY, FOUR HOURS AND A HALF'S RIDE

FROM LONDON, IN THE CENTRE OF THE ATHERS.

TON HUNT,
and only three miles ftom the kennel ; it has been recently oecu.
pied by THE EARL OF HILLSBOROUGH.
The property has long acquired a considerable fame in its own
vicinity. It is one of the most compact and eligible properties
within the county.

THE CASTLE HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY MR LUGAR,
an artist possessing a perfect knowledge of
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE.
It is adorned by castellated towers, full of accommodation, and
quite competent to everything a respectable family can desire. The
lodge entrance is vis.a.vis the park entree, and they both display
great taste. The castle is quite embosomed by the full-grown plan.
cations and park walks extending to the river, which, for more than
a mile, is a boundary to the estate; and

THE EXCLUSIVE FISHING IN THIS RIVER
to a great extent is among the many agremens appertaining to this
desirable investment. There are
TWO CAPITAL DAIRY FARMS

connected with it, close by, within a ring fence, and around the
castle are eighty acres of land so rich that the best bullocks are con.
stantly made fat upon it.

THE DEMESNE EXTENDS TO
THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES

of very choice land, and there is the capability to add largely to it,
if it be required. Leamington, Warwick, and Leicester, are all
within nineteen miles; Coventry Is eight miles, and London less
than a five hours' journey.
Principals may have additional information ; particulars will be
ready ill days prior to the sale, with a drawing lithographed, at the
King's Head and Craven Arms, Coventry; the Regent Hotel,
Leamington ; Mr. Baxter, Solicitor, Atherstone ; Messrs. Holme,
Loftus, and Young, New Inn; the Mart; and ha Covent-garden.

LICHFIELD HOUSE, ST. JAMES'S-SQUARE.
The superior FURNITURE of every description, some of a highly
decorative character; a Library of 2,000 Volumes of Books, a
Collection of fine Pictures, many Thousand Ounces of Gold and
Silver Plate, Cellar of tine Wines, including some extraordi-
nary Champagne ; a very capital Travelling Carriage, and a vast
Quantity of Household Furniture, of an unusually miscellaneous
description.

MGEORGE IZ OB INS intimates to the
Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that he is instructed to
DISPOSE of BY PUBLIC AUCTION, on the Premises, on
TUESDAY, June 14, and several succeeding Days, the whole of the
very superior FURNITURE and EFFECTS of
LICHFIELD HOUSE,

which includes every thing that le useful and not a little that is de.
corative and ornamental. It embraces, in the first place, the entire
furniture and fittings-up of

FIFTEEN BED.CIIAMBERS;

including four-post mahogany and tent bedsteads, mahogany chests
of drawers, wardrobes, double marble-top wash-hand stands, cheval
anti dressing glasses and tables, a large quantity of excellent bed-
ding, and all the usual heel-roans requisites. In the
I,li Awi No- ROOM AND DINING-PA imourt SUITES
arc handsome mahogany sideboards and tables, capital library tables,
lounging-chairs, Turkey carpets; nearly new Brussels carpets; sofa,
card, and occasional tables; mahogany and rosewood chiffoniers,
Japan screens, very elegant rosewood werk and writing tables of
tasteful design, oriental stuffed birds in glass cases, a splendid Pedal
Harp by Erard,

NOBLE BRILLIANT PLATE CHIMNEY AND PIER
GLASSES, IN HANDSOME GILT FRAMES, AND PIER.
TABLES;

elegant gilt chairs with crimson and brown satin scats, very splendid
satin and sild damask-curtains, lounging chairs and ottomans en
suite, rosewood and marqueterie sofa, rosewood circular book-case,
splendid bronze and ormolu candelabra and clocks,
SOME FINE SPECIMENS OF ANCIENT BOULE,

in tables, commodes, and cabinets ; very costly cut-glass chandelier,
for 20 lights, and suspending lamps ; capital hall-porter's chair, hall
tables and chairs,
LOUIS QUATORZE HALL CLOCK

on bracket, fully.equipped model of a man-of-war, and an Infinity of
other useful and ornamental articles. Also,
A LIBRARY OF TWO THOUSAND VOLUMES OF WELL-
BOUND (BOOKS,
including many esteemed works, among which may be mentioned,
Hakluyt's Collection of Voyages, 1599; Linschsten's Voyages;
Spencer's Polyrnetis, 1747; Thurloe's State Papers, large paper ;
Seldeni Opera, ti vols., large paper ; Montfaucon l'Antiquite Ex-
Pliquee, 15 vols., large paper; Bishop Jewell's 'Works, 1609; Jose.
;thus, by L'Estrange, 1755 ; Dupin's Ecclesiastical History and
Canon, 8 vols. ; Tillotson's Works; (Euvres de Rousseau, 17 vols.;
Annals of the Reign of Queen Anne, 11 vols., 1703; Barbauld's
Collection of Novels ; Johnson's Poets, 75 vols.; Universal History
63 vols. ; (F.uvres de Voltaire, &c.
A SIDEBOARD OF SPLENDID GOLD AND SILVER
PLATE, EMBRACING MANY THOUSAND OUNCES,
including the splendid table ornaments used
ON A 'MEMORABLE OCCASION,
the whole being of a most

COSTLY AND PRINCELY DESCRIPTION.
THE COLLECTION OF PICTURES

embraces specimens by the following highly esteemed masters, viz.:
N. Pousslit Tcmpcsta
G. Poussiii Orizonti, and
Zuccarelli Le Seur, and
A GLAND LANDSCAPE WITH WATERFALL,
By JACOB RUYSDAEL;

a picture which has beer. pronounced a chef d'oeuvre of this justly
appreciated master; a very fine marble bust of Lord Anson; also
A CELLAR OF FINE WINES,

a portion of which has been bricked up for many years, independent
of 70 dozens of some wonderfully 'fine Champagne. The; kitchen
articles are both numerous and excellent, including everything that
is useful, but which from the already too extended length of this au.
nouncement, it is impossible more particularly to mention;
as well as
SOME VERY GOOD TABLE AND BED LINEN.

The whole will be on view one weekautecCdenttOthesale, with ca.
talogues, at 2s. 6d. each, without which no person can be admitted.
and which can be obtained at the office of Edward White, Esq.,
1:l, Great :%farlborough.strect; and at Nr,George R0P1,715"0, Covent.
garden.