Star.
London, England, 1807-01-27 00:00:00

CON TEMPORARY BIOGRAPHY.

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Mr WHITBREAD Lord HOLLAND,
Mr Hoattoutz Sir WM.GEANT
Lord RIDESDALE Mr HOME
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Mr Serjeant Hitt. Admiral SUR NCIL
Sir PHILIP FRANCiS Sir Epw. PaLLEw
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ITV. Mr WYTILL Lord ELGIN
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CAPITAL FREEHOLD ESTATES and a WAITER MILL,
at KING'. NOR TON, in the COUNTY of WORCESTER,
about three MILES from BIRMINGHAM, and nine from
4ktOMSGROVIL
FOR SALE BY AUCTION, By WM. MOORE,
On Friday the 6th day of February, 1807. beginning precifely at
Three, in the Afternoon, at the Swan Hotel, Birmingham,
Lot I. ,4 COMPLEAT ESTATE, corn- 4. it. P.
pang a good Farm Houfe, called the
Red Houfe, Garden, large Barn, Stabling kr ten Horfes,
two Cow Husks, Cart Houfe, Pieties, and other ne•
teary Out-buildings, together with nine Pieces of rick
Meadow and Pafture Land, containing by Admeaftwe-
ment 33 I 19
LOT 2. Two Pieces of rich Meadow Land, and
three fmail Tracks of Land, containing by Admca-
furement go
LOT 3. A very eligible and compleat Efface, on
which Is a Water Mill on a good Stream, with a Wheel

ten Feet in Diameter; a frilare Brick built Dwelling
Houle, two Stables, Cowhonfe, a large enclofed Yard,
with extentive Warehoufee, an excellent Kitchen Gar-

den and Shrubbery, with fix Pieces of exceeding goal
Arable, Pafture, and Meadow Land, the whole con-
taiuing by Adntalfurentent as I a
LOT 5. APiece of exceedingly rich Meadow Land,
called Town Meadow, admeafuring 6 3 3s
LOT S. Two Pieces of new enclofcd Land, Part
Arable, and Part Pa fture, admeafu ring 1 $ si
The above Lots were late the Property of Lord Liford• de-
eeafed, and are fituated at King's Norton, in the County of Woe-
cater, are well wooded and watered, being contiguous to the Bir-
minglurt and Worceiter and Birmingham and Stratford Canals,
and in as fertile a fituation as any in the Kingdom. The Land
is very improvable, and the Occupiers have the Advantage of
conveying Manure on the Canals to the Eltates tree of Tonnage.
The whole is now let on Lege to Mr. Thomas Dobbs, whore
Term expires at Lady Day next.
Deferiptive Particulars may be had at the Swan, LieliftaLi
Three Tuns, Sutton Coldfield ; Swan Hotel Birmingham; White
Lion, Stratford upon-Avon; Saracen's Head, King's Nottort;
Bell, Northfield; Golden Crofs, Bromfgrove; Hop-pole, %Vomit?
ter ; of Wirt'. %14 acts and Griffith, Solicitoot, Bath ; Msflr,. Ns-
therfole and Portal, Solichors, EQ•ex.ftreet, Strand, London; anti
the Auaioneer.Tewkelbury; and any krther information may bet
had (if by letter, port paid) of the laid Meffts. Watts and Griffith,
or the Auetioneer. tt clatter of whom will attend at the Saracen's
'lead, ac King's Norton atorefaid, twat day' p:i.oit.3 to ides
for the prpofe of thewin4 the PreenVes.
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TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
LAMES AMD
N ennfo,mity with my late intimation to become
a Candidate for a Seat in the diredioo of your Attire 011 the
sett Vacancy which might occur, I now beg leave to
determb atlas of coming to the ballot at the General Eleetion in
April near. when I molt refpeetfully folich the Mow of your
Votes and Intereft in my behalf for the Vacancy which will then
be oecafioned by the deeeafe of your late worthy Dindor, Sir
Stephen Luilaiostoo, Bart. I have the honour to be,
Ladles and Gentlemen,

s, Harley place, Your very faitliful and humble (errant.
Jan. 14. rBo7. JOHN ALEX. BANNERMAN.