The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-03 00:00:00

By FRANK HOWARD,

And D:diested with permission to SIR THOMAS LAW—
RENCE, P.R.A.

No. XV. will be published on the Ist of September,
containing the Two Parts of King Henry IV. ; and the
whole Work will not exceed Twenty-five Numbers.

PROSPECTUS.

The Illustrations of Shlkspeare arc so numerous and so
varied, that, at fist eight, it appears impossible now to
produce any which shall possess either novelty or attrac-
tion. But the projector of the present work hopes that it
is still in his power to offer to the public an accompani-
ment to the dramas of our immortal Poet which shall be
desirable, and at least novel in plan. It is his intention to-
give the whole story of each play in a cohnected series of
designs, whether the incidents he performed or narrated.
The manifest advantages of this mode of illustration are
such as to occasion surprise that it should nut have been
undertaken before. The interest that is excited for each
individual character, the satisfaction that always results
from seeing any thing complete, and the much greater
scope for the invention of the artist, are indisputable re-
commendations of the plan.

The Designs %rill be engraved in outline by the artist
himself. The costume, the national physiognomy, and
all that can possibly be characteristic or illustrative of the
subject, will be closely attended to; and it is hoped that
they will be found equally interesting as illustrations of
our great dramatist, and as an amusing series of plates for
a portfolio or table.

As the plays of Shakspeare are not equally fertile in im
cidents, the Numbers may occasionally vary in the quan.
tity of plates, and sometimes may contain two plays; bu
each Number will be complete in itself, and independen
of the others.

One Number will appear every two months, containing
on an average twenty plates.

The number to be printed of the quarto, on India
paper, will be strictly limited to sue hundred copies.
Printed for T. Cadell ; C., J., G., anti F. Rivington ;
Baldwin and Cradock ; and J. Booker ; to be had also of
Mr. F. Howard, 28, Soho-square, and 5, Newman-street.

ON THE NORTH ROAD, WITHIN A MILE AND
A HALF OF ST. ALBANS, IN HERTS.

A Freehold Residence, and desirable Farm of 209 Acres
of Land, lying compact. and almost approximating upon
the High North Road, a small portion adjoining the
King's Head at Colney, and to be sold separately. Also
a Capital Brick Field in full work.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. GEORGE ROBINS,
At the Auction Mart, London, en TnuasnA 1-, the Ist of
October, at Twelve o'clock, by direction of the Trus-
tees under the Will of_ Mr:Joseph Bunn, deceased, and

unreservedly, in Two'Lets, • '
AVery Desirable FREEHOLD ESTATE,
either with a view to occupation or investment.
It comprehends
A SUPERIOR RESIDENCE, VERY SUBSTAN-

TIALLY ERECTED,
and completed with a view to durability. It is pleasantly
situate, a little removed from the bustle of
THE HIGH NORTH ROAD, AND IS CALLED
GREAT CELL BARNS,
within a mile and a half of the excellent Market Town of
ST. ALBAN'S,

in the centre of the Berkley and Hatfield Hunt, and the
Estate abounds with Game.

The residence is adapted (with a small outlay, for beau-
tifying and ornamenting) to the occupation of a respectable
family, with large Walled Garden and Orchard, and all requi
site Farm Buildings, in a warm sheltered yard, together with
208 A. 2a. 9p. of EXCELLENT LAND,
exonerated from Land Tax, and all of a good and convert.
able quality, lying very well together ; and in the centre is a
VALUABLE BRICK-FIELD OE TWELVE ACRES,
From which 400,000 PRIME STOCKS

have been made this season, and other lands are full of
brick earth. The Estate may therefore be safely estimated
at 350/. a-year. A most .respectable and responsible
tenant is willing to take the 'farm (independently of the
Lands at Colney, which consist of 28 Acres, and form a
separate Lot), for seven or fositteen years, at a clear rent of

250 POUNDStA-YEAR,
and it is believed a considerable portion of it may be rea-
lized annually from the bricks, without materially interfer-
ing svith the estimated rent of the house and farm.

It may be viewed until the Sale, and particulars had 21
days prior, at the Pet-hen, and of Mr. Brabant, solicitor,
St. Alban's ; Mr. George, Colney ; *Ram, Smithfield ;
the Auction Mart ; and at Mr. Geo Robins's offices,
London.

THE FONTHILL ESTATE, INCLUIAING THE
PAVILLION, EXTENSIVE AND LUXURIANT
PARK, THE ORNAMENTAL LAKE, MANORS,
AND FARMS, IN WILTS ; AND A DOHA Iti OF
NEAR ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED A RES
WITHIN THE PARK WALL.

MR. GEORGE ROBINS has the grati-
fication to announce, that he has been honoured
by the instructions of the respected Proprietor to offer for
SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, in London, on
THURSDAY, the 29th of October, at Twelve o'Clock,
and peremptorily, in Three Lots,
THE FONTHILL ESTATE,
WHICH INCLUDES ITS BEAUTIFUL PARK,
EXTENSIVE FARMS AND MANORS, SPLENDID
LAKE, AND LUXURIANT WOODS AND
PLANTATIONS.
The high renown which this Property has acquired, and
the early associations conne•Aed with this almost sacred
and classic ground, very fortunately'prevents the necessity
of a lengthened description, or the *titer of this imperfect
sketch would approach the Her task in fear and
trembling. Fonthill is, howeve so wallPknown, and its
transcendant beauties so thoroughly appreciated, that it
would partake of the work of sup,reregation to do more
than briefly suggest a few of the leading features.
THE ELEGANT PAVILLION,
ON THE BANK OF AN EXTENSIVE LAKE,
Is of recent creation ;u it partakes of the Italian villa, is
erected of stone, and tiresents a uniform building of a very
imposing character ;tit is seated in the centre of a Park,
which, fo varied beauties, will not yield to any one in
England ; there is so much of variety, such an infinity
of hill'and dale, of wood and wa'er, relieved by hollow
glens and hanging woods, rising in majestic grandeur, and
towering one above the other, each contending in open
rivalry for the doubtful prize. The far-famed Waters, which
it will hardly be accounted treason to denominate
THE MINOR LAKE OF GENEVA,
And, from its extent, leaves Virginia Water at an im-
measurable distance, abounds with fish of every rare de-
scription—its depth and extent might be useful with a
view to mature and assist the nautical tactics of the Yacht
Club. The famous Baths, erected by Inigo Jones, form
its termination in one direction ; and at the other are
the celebrated Clothing Mills, shut out from public view
by means of the luxuriant Woods. Is the Park and
Domain are rides and walks of seven miles in extent, or-
namented by every thing that ingenuity and good taste
could devise—not forgetting the Hermitage, the ancient
rocks and ruins, the subterraneous passages and caverns,
the impervious thickets, and, though list not least,
THE ALPINE GARDENS,
Which gradually recline upon the Lake. In short, if
Elysium can be contemplated upon earth, Fonthill may
unhesitatingly claim it. The grounds are carried to the
utmost extent of bold and varied simplicity. The union
of the Garden and the Grove is almost universal, and
clearly indicative of the care with which its scenery has
been created and almost matured by its tasteful possessor, '1
There are abundant coverts to protect the rambler from
the influence of the sun ; and the effects of light and
shade give the utmost possible richness to the broad masses
of hanging wood and the constant bursts of the distant
landscape. The security, and consequent fearlessness, of
the feathered tribe, and the most timorous of the ani-nal
creation, in the unfrequented woods of this earthly para-
dise, has been very accurately painted by the great Father
of English Poetry, and will probably be in the recollection
of the reader. In the glen beneath the Terrace are the
Cottages of Fonthill Gifford, crouching under the spleridiq
woods of the princely domain to which they belong, and
presenting their tranquil simplicity and unpretending neat-
ness as a pleasing contrast to the magnificent scene by
which they are surrounded.
THE 'FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GARDENS
OCCUPY A SPACE OF TEN ACRES.
The situation has bean judiciously selected, and the
lofty walls that surround them give ample shelter from
"the wintry winds." Commendation has long since ex-
hausted itself in the attempt to panegyrise the fertility
and beauty of these fan-famed Gardens. The Hot and
succession Ilouses, erected upon the best prinelpla, ate
220 feet long.

THE ABBEY GROUNDS AND VENERABLE
11..V.1N$ OF FONTHILL,
Which approximate tipon the Park (although not in-
tended to be sold), will be open to the visitors of Font-
bill, and complete the splendid landscape.
THE DOMAIN INCLUDES ABOUT TWELVE
HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND,
Including the Lawn Farm, of 100 Acres (which will form
a tnted description of the pro:ierty, in which will be
at an expense exceeding 20,0001.) witi; 4a the Third Lot.
apTehaera.Fte Lot),ontb and the celebrated Clothing Mills (erected
ill Estate can only be 'viewed by the production
of pr
;TALOA Drawings of the Pavillion, the celebrated Lodge;
and the Baths of Inigo Jones: one Partic:nlw., at 68.,
will be sufficient for a party, :,n4.., mope. A be OnlittO
without; thc.:f lyiii he readysix ly4santecedent to the
ale, t the §tar, Andcver; White Hart, and .Antelope,
saiSalisbury; the Inn at Ilindon; Yort-1-"'"se' Bath; Plough,
Cheltenham; Dolphin, Southampton; at the Grand Lodge
Entrance,Foothill; P. M. Chitty, Esq., Shaftesbury; 1
Messrs. Drake and Cotton, Solicitors, Poultry ; and at
Mi. Corr Robina'a (Aces; Loudon,

STATIONS OF TILE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.

The first regiment of Life Guards (Cuirassiers),
Colonel the Earl of Harrington, G.C.V., consisting
of eight troops, 400 men, stationed at the Regent's
Park Barracks, under the command of Lieut.-Col.
the Hon. H. B. Lygon, M.P. The second regi-
ment of Life Guards (Cuirassiers), Colonel Earl
Cathcart, eight troops, 400 men, stationed at
Knightsbridge Barracks, under the command of
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. E. P. Lygon. The regi-
ment of Royal Horse Guards (Blue), Colonel his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, eight
troops, 320 men, stationed at Windsor, under the
command of Lieut.-Colonel Clement Hill. The first
regiment of Grenadier Guards, Colonel his Grace
the Duke of Wellington, consisting of three batta-
lions; the Ist battalion of 10 companies, 800 men,
stationed at Portman-street Barracks, under the
command of Colonel J. Hanbury—the 2d battalion
of eight companies, 640 men, stationed at Knights-
bridge Barracks, under the command of Col. J. G.
Woodford—the 3d battalion of eight companies,
640 men, stationed at Windsor, under the command
of Colonel Lord Saltoun. The Coldstream Guards,
Colonel his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
consisting of two battalions; the Ist battalion of
eight companies, 640 men, stationed in Dublin, tin-
der the command of Lieut.-Colonel J. Macdonnell—
the 2d battalion of eight companies, 460 men, are
distributed in quarters at Westminster. The third
regiment of Foot Guards, Colonel his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Gloucester, consisting of two bat-
talions; the Ist battalion of eight companies, 640
men, stationed at the Tower, tinder the command of
Colonel W. A. Keete ; the 2d battalion of eight
companies of 640 men, stationed at the King's
Mews Barracks, under the command of Colonel C.
Bowater; the whole forming a fine effective force
of 304 officers, and 5,760 privates.