The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-19
The Home Of Charles Dickens :n Tie
Possession of ms Eldest SON.
From The London T Telegraph.

From the I.pNdrn / tlcEFdI'n.
The bubble will learn with satisfaction
.lat, fer the present At least, no STANCE
uWnrr will TAX" possession OF the house ut
tai>hiI, famous rs the residence OF Charles
urkru>. The property was put up Tor
>.,., bv auction Yesterday by Mr.. Iri>t. OF
,hn firm Of Norton, TriSt & Watnev, 1T the
mart in acknowledgement, and was bought
IN hy MIR. Charles Dickens, the eldest son
f the late distinguished novelist, for
g. 100. 1t was scarcely to be expected
,,ll ANYTHING like the same cagc:nc>S
would he shown 10 get possession ct this
hnG>c rs was exhibited 10 secure some
on.. or more Of the articles OF rcrtu which
..'nngcd In Mr.. Dickens. I'm American
= aliclnan had. ii is said. set his mind on
purchasing the swiss chalet. provided that
!. we're sold rs Il separate lot but the exc
,gtnr~ and auctiOuecrS decided to include
, IN the same parcel rs the residence aud
..,unds. The attendance 1t the rooms was
uot much larger than 1T sales OF ordinary
,rauyrlv. Mr. Charles Dickens occupied I
,rrut seat near the auctionccr. Mr.. IriSt
Ian the PROCEEDINGS OF the sale by saying
nat il was unnecessary for him to attempt
To- add any remarks Of his TO the praises
hat had been written of Mr.. Dickens and
a, works. 1t was enough for present pur-
POSTS 10 state that Mr.. Dickens lived 1T
Ga,lshlll for many years. and that The
nee was. likewise famous a. scene
mmortalzcd by Shakespeare. The GrounaS
assisted OF Il acres rods ana III poles the
aou>c was cumlnodlouS. containing ei?hl
.a.,i-roulll~. two servants bedrooms, Il DIM
M--roum twcnty-six feet by seventeen, a
.apd,pnr conservatory, and small billiard
,oom. Having mentioned the gardens, he
r.ucccdrd 10 say that he had been asked TO
4~tach the swiss chalet, which was pre-
..utcG L. Mr.. Dickens, from the properly
and no doubt Il large sum Of money would
atyv tr"n realized from it; but >uch Il
r,,tlrSr apueared TO be almost Sacrliege, ana
4 had been determined 10 sell all rs one lou.
The house was mile and Il hall from Ing
aln, tWu-and-u-haii miles from Rochester.
-nd WAS well supplied with pure Spilng
Wafer. 1t was III substantial repair
aua in every respect iii tor lmlne-
4:ttc occupation. The late Mr.. Dickens
mast have spent thousands OF pounds upon
i {: and he did not think that any one enter
.ug on il need spend All additional shilling.
What should he ask for this property: 1t
had been reported that an American gen.
1frman was determined to have it at any
}ricc but be trusted, Tor the honor Of this
rauntry, that IN Engli5hman would be-
come the posScs>Or OF the estate which be-
i,ngcd to Charles Dickens. He had been
tod they would get O,000 for it. Should
be- commence with 100000? No answer.
.>uu8: Still no otlcr. What was it their
;ir.,.ur" TO start with? A voice: s.
VIII give you five thousand pounds"
Eve thousand pounds oilered-live thou
Nand live hundred--siX thou>and--
,y thousand one hundred-and so on, by
"a" silent mods OF bidders, up TO SIX thou
and >iX hundred pounds, and then pause.
Nyaiu did Mr.. IriSt try all the varied forms
81 The auctiomccr's art TO secure higher
otrr. They would not 90 on. Aud so the
hammer Tell 10 II bid by Il gentleman VINO
Ms acting Tor Mr. Charles Dickens. plot
II "lgk; acre, Of land, forming part OF the
% Va, nousht by d Mr. h:o DIs ,,f n ' to
sac by ordrr OF The executors, and VIII now
lA,s INTO he i1ns>nssinn Of Mr. Dickens.