135 THE ESTATES GAZETTE January 28, 1899. top and sides and legs being beautifully inlaid ־with festoons of flowers, £10 ; a pair of old Nankin blue-on-white jars and covers, £17 10s. ; a pair of choice blue-on-white jars and covers, 24in., upon ebonised stands, on cabriole legs, 14in., from the Condover Hall collection, £29 ; a pair of quaint blue-on-white teapots, £10 10s. ; a Chinese powdered blue jug, with blue and white ornamentation on sides, £21; a pair of blue-on-white ginger jars, £42 ; set of five blue-on-white, comprising three jars with figures and covers, and two beaker vases, £13 10s. ; pair of Oriental blue-on-white bottles, £17 10s. ; an old blue-on-white vase, supported by a carved and ebonised stand with marble top, £28 ; a large old octagonal-shaped blue-on-white Chinese vase, £8 8s. ; a 3ft. Sin. inlaid mahogany marqueterie bureau, £25 ; a 3ft. 6in. lattice front glazed bookcase of mahogany, with inlaid marqueterie, in the Sheraton style, £32 ; an Empire ormolu and inlaid white marble mantel clock, by Mesail, Paris, £15 10s. ; a set of four old coloured engravings, 1791, “ Preparing the Recruit,” “ Recruit Deserted,” “ Deserter taking leave of Wife,” and “ Deserter Pardoned,” G. Morland, £40. The paintings included:—“Cromer Sands,” W. Collins, R.A., £19; “The Road to Bramber,” Willcock, £25 10s. ; “ Cornfields at Sevenoaks,” Willeock, £27; and “Jane, Duchess of Gordon, and her son George, Marquis of Huntley,” G. Romney, £43. The engravings included : — A pair of landscapes, “ Scenes at■ Lock,” and “Cornfields,” after J. Constable, R.A., £126; a mezzotint of landscape and river, “Yale of Didham,” after Constable, £65; “ The Promenade at. Carlisle House,” 1781, £60 ; pair of Bartolozzi engravings, “ Miss Bingham,” and a portrait, both after Sir Joshua Reynolds, £28 ; and “ Mrs. Benwell,” after Hoppner and Ward, £27. ^agings anît Doings. The conference to consider sundry matters relating to the streets־ and ,street traffic of the metropolis which has been suggested by Mr. Henry Clarke, is, I think, a distinctly good idea, and I hope that a favourable response from Vestries■ and District Boards will be received. Last year the London County Council dealt with barking dogs and one or two other noisy nuisances, but the whistling vagrant, the blatant newspaper boy, and the raucous costermonger were left to pursue their calling or bawling undisturbed. This decision obviously cannot be regarded as final. The owners and occupiers of houses in our City and its suburbs have only to keep pegging away to obtain further reforms which are pretty certain to enure not only to their comfort and convenience, but to their pecuniary benefit as well. There are plenty of neighbourhoods north, south and west—not to say east—of London where¡ the habitual noise and disquiet would be a substantial objection to possible tenants and lodgers of the'better class. The proprietors of houses in such neighbourhoods may well look to it. Of equal and perhaps more general interest to our citizens are some other matters which it is designed to lay before the proposed conference, namely, the collection and removal of house refuse, the better indicating of the names of streets, the regulation of traffic, and so forth. If, however, out of the entire number that of street noises gives rise to some practical suggestion for introducing and enforcing further rules, the conference will have deserved the thanks of the dwellers in the metropolis. By-the-bye, with regard to this subject, it will be interesting to ascertain what is thought of the suggestion made some time back that each district should be a law to itself, and that every Vestry should make its own regulations. A sufficient objection to this appears to me to be that such an arrangement would lead to undesirable confusion. Uniformity in such things is a great desideratum. It is nob advisable that any section of the inhabitants of any neighbourhood should have an excuse for considering themselves harshly treated as compared with others among their fellow-citizen3. It is stated that the formation of syndicates,” “trusts,” “unions,” or “combines”— there is quite a wealth of alternative names for these monopolies or attempted monopolies—•is proceeding at a great rate on the other side of the Atlantic. Our cousins have or will soon have a Potteries Company, a Tin Plate Syndicate, a Furniture Trust, a Rubber Goods Union, and a Beef Combine; whilst other gigantic schemes are alleged to be engrossing or endeavouring to engross glass, sugar, paper, steel and other commodities qua nunc prascribere longum est. I understand that at the end of 1897 there were over 100 of these combines, and that the past year’s total exceeded 30, with a capital of about 800,000,000 dollars. What the end of all this will be is a subject well worthy of the political economist. In connection with posed of the contents of Sir Francis Clare Ford's family house at Heavitree. The more important items were the following : —Carved oak washstand, £10 5s. ; carved oak Elizabethan bedstead, £21 ; oak side table, £15 ; finely-carved Elizabethan oak bedstead, £52 10s ; oak washstand, £14 ; oak side table, £12 ; two very handsome mosaic table-tops, £32 ; three old Venetian Majolica vases, £8 ; ditto, £8 ; three ditto with handles, £7 5s. ; old stocks from Heavitree churchyard, £2 5s. ; carved oak chest front, £10 10s. ; small Louis XVI. inlaid table, 15iin. by 10iin., £27; antique mirror, £12 10s. ; two Chippendale chairs, £7 4s. ; carved oak sideboard, £23 10s. ; old oak chair, richly carved, £25 ; carved oak chair, £8 ; two tier oak cabinet, £44 ; small oak chest of drawers, £7 ; ¡oak wardrobe with richly carved figures, £135 ; Chippendale plant stand and another, £26 10s. ; old oak “ Tabernacle,” £6 6s. ; pair brass fire dogs, £11 ; three bronze figures, £12 10s. ; oak hall table, £7 5s. ; two 2ft. lOin. oak seats, £19 ; oil painting, “ Lady in Court dress, Elizabethan period,” £50 ; painting, figure with swan, etc., £31 10s. ; and a Louis XVI. table, 15in. by 12in., £47. Decorative Objects, and Furniture, Heraldic Porcelain, etc. An interesting sale of heraldic porcelain, old French and other decorative objects and furniture, etc., took place a;t Messrs. Christie’s on Monday. The more important items were : — A Chelsea porcelain scent-bottle, formed as a vase, with figures of a fox and crane in high relief, coloured, 19 guineas ; a large cylindrical needle case, one end forming a! scent-bottle, painted with emblematical figures in scroll medallions on white ground, 12 guineas; an old English clock, with enamel dial, in ebonised case inlaid with plaques of Battersea enamel, painted with children in a medallion, bouquets and festoons of flowers in colours on white ground, 15 guineas ; a pair of old Chinese porcelain powdered-blue bowls, pencilled with Hewers in gold, £37 ; a Louis XVI. clock, by Roque, in case of white and black marble and chased ormolu, with figures of sphinxes, and inlaid with blue and white plaques with figures, and a pair of candelabra for two lights each, en suite, £43 ; a large bowl, of Oriental porcelain, with the arms of the city of Lancaster in colours and gold, gilt border inside, and groups of flowers, £4 ; a small oval bowl, cover and stand, with the arms of Champion, and flowers on the border, £5 10s. ; a Lowestoft tea-cup and saucer, with the arms of the Earl of Oxford one with a shield and monogram H. H., coronet and supporters, and one with monogram, and angels supporting a coronet, £4 17s. 6d. ; a large cup and !saucer, with the arms of Gaunt of Leek, Staffs, and a coffee-cup and saucer, with the arms of Grant of Dari•• wav. £5 ; a Louis XIV. clock, in scroll-shaped case of coloured Boule mounted with ormolu, surmounted by a seated emblematical female figure, 9¿- guineas ; an old English mahogany chest, with two drawers beneath, the front carved with scroll and shell ornament, and a frieze above, 9¿ guineas ;and a pair of Louis XV. ormolu wall lights, each with two figures of cherubs in high relief, and pierced and chased with scroll foliage, fruit, etc., 10 guineas. Decorative Furniture. On Thursday, Messrs. Foster, of Pall Mall, sold a collection of decorative furniture, china, old Sheffield plate, etc. Among the more important items were : —■A French triple-back settee, covered in tapestry, £5 10s. ; an old Queen Anne cabinet of drawers, on stand, £4 10s. ; 12 old French Louis XVI. chairs, 5s. each ; an old carved mahogany Chippendale table, £4 ; a Queen Anne walnut double chest of drawers, fitted ־with secretaire, 11 guineas ; a set of four Louis XIV. carved white and gold chairs, 30s. each ; a 5ft. mahogany Sheraton inlaid sideboard, £8 5s. ; an old satinwood inlaid card table, £4 12s. 6d. ; a pair of painted satinwood Sheraton tripod flower stands, £6 ; a carved mahogany Chippendale bureau, £8 10s. ; a Sheraton inlaid tall mahogany musical clock, 13 guineas ; a 5ft. old Italian carved table, with inlaid and decorated marble top, £12 12s. ; and an Italian secretaire, finely carved in masks, figures, birds and foliage, etc., £8 10s. Contents of a Mansion. On Monday and the four following days, Messrs. Slade and Butler disposed of the English, antique and modern furniture, paintings, engravings, china, etc., at No. 4, Lancaster-terrace, Regent’s-park. The more important items were : —A 4ft. 6in. china cabinet of the Chippendale style, with serpentine front, with delicately carved lattice-work upon bentwood glazed doors, the interior having three plate glass shelves, £27 ; a 4ft. double mahogany and inlaid rosewood and satinwood china cabinet with bevelled panelled doors, £13 ; a satinwood inlaid armchair of handsome outline, covered in silk brocade, upon cabriole legs, £8 10s. ; a mahogany and inlaid Sheraton writing table, £16 ; a rosewood and satinwood card table, the fBrri-a-fBrac. [SPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED.] It is with much regret that we announce the death of Mr. Charles Simpson, who for many years, and, indeed, at the time of his decease was associated with Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, the well-known firm of literary auctioneers. Mr. Charles Simpson died on the 14th instant, at the age of 80. He was the younger brother of Mr. William Simpson, the present head of the firm, and, like him, was well known in literary circles. The picture sale to-day at Messrs. Christie’s will contain no less than 13 examples of the work of Mr. J. Brett, A.R.A., the well-known marine painter. Among the pictures by the old masters, we may mention the portrait of the Queen of Bohemia, in black and white dress, with large lace collar, by J. Yan Rave-stein ; the portrait of Madame De Maintenon, in yellow dress, with blue robe, seated, holding a book, by Miguard ; and St. Francis of Assisi, by II Greco. The sale will also include two or three fine works in sculpture. Collectors of engravings should not miss the opportunity which will be presented by Messrs. Morris and Place, at their mart, Nottingham, on. January 31 and February 1. On these dates a choice collection of high-class artist proof etchings and engravings will be disposed of. The ■sale will include examples of the following masters :—Sir E. Landseer, R.A., Marcus Stone, R.A., J. M. W. Turner, R.A., S. E. ׳Waller, S.B.A., Birket Foster, R.W.S., Rosa Bonheur, Corot, Alma Tadema, and other eminent artists. The collection is the property of a well-known and old-established West-end firm of fine art publishers, and comprises examples of most of the newest and choicest publications of the day, the majority of which are in the first proof state. Some of our readers may be interested to learn that the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education have arranged for a series of free lectures to be delivered in the Lecture Theatre o׳f the South Kensington Museum on the following Saturdays, at 3.30 p.m. :—January 28 and February 4, Dr. Lockyer, on “Astronomical Instruments”; February 11 and 18, Mr. J. H. Pollen, on “ Furniture ” ; February 25 and March 4, Mr. William Burton, on “Pottery.” The sale at Messrs. Sotheby’s on Tuesday contained an exceptionally large and important collection of Civil War tracts—numbering in all about 180—many of which were of extreme rarity. The wrhole collection fetched £24 5s. Two other items of interest were a fine copy of the Myles Coverdale Bible, 1550, which sold for £24 5s. ; and a collection of original manuscript anthems, with the words, by Charles Wesley, which reached the very moderate price of £12. Two important furniture sales were held this week by Messrs. Hampton and Sons and Messrs. Tooth and Tooth respectively, but owing to great pressure on our space we are obliged to hold over the details until next week. SALES OF THE WEEK. Books. On the 20th inst., Messrs. Sotheby concluded the two-days’ sale of the valuable library of a well-known collector, recently deceased. The more important books were the following: — Sir R. Burton, “ The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night,” with the Supplemental Nights, 1885-88, 16 vols., £29; C. Dickens, “Works,” edition de luxe, 1880-82, in 30 vols., £41; Pierce Egan, “ Life in London,” 1822, a fine copy of the first edition, with 36 coloured plates by I. R. and George Cruikshank, £10 15s. ; “Auld Robin Gray,” a ballad by Lady Anne Barnard, 1825, a presentation copy “to Mrs. Graham from her most respectful and affectionate friend, Walter Scott,” £11; “Les Estampes en Couleurs du XYIIIa Siecle,” with text by Ernest Chesneau, one of a hundred examples, 1885, £28 10s. ; J. de Lafontaine, “Contes et Nouvelles en Yers,” the first edition of the “ fermiers generaux,” 1762, a fine copy, with some of the plates in two states, £31; Longus, “ Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe,” 1718, the genuine and rare first edition, £11 5s. ; Marguerite, Reine de Navarre, “Heptameron Francois,” 1780-81, first edition with the fine plates after Freuden-berg, £13; W. M. Thackeray, “ Works,” edition de luxe, 1878, 24 vols., £20 10s. ; and Count de Grammont, “ Memories,” 1888, a Japanese paper copy with the double set of plates, £11. Art Furniture and Curios at Exeter. An important sale was recently held at Exeter, by Mr. A. Bromley Sanders, who dis- Jeffrey, Francis Wilson, 77, St. Helen’s-road, Hastings, I Sussex. I Johnson, Arthur William, Woodland House, Manor-road, Barnet. Kaines, Ronald Henrv, Milton, Gillingham, Dorset. Knox, Leonard Needham, 19, Bryanston-mansions, York-street, W. Lake, Ralph Julian, Heage House, Crouch-hill, N. Leach, Harold Minton, 32, Upper Richmond-road, East Putney, S.W. Lees, Randle Burslam, 99, Antrobus-street, Congle-ton, Cheshire. Lewis, Edward! Llewellyn, 21, Ranelagh-road, West-bourne-square, W. Lowsley, Sydney Evan, 3, Rectory-terrace, New Hampton-road, Wolverhampton. Martin, Trice, 109, West-street, Farnham, Surrey. *Neate, Arthur Whistler, Speenhamland, Newbury. Berks. Notley, Leslie Richard, Larksfield, Englefield-green, Staines. Overton, William Henry, 6, Compton-avenue, Brighton. Parnwell, Sydney Arthur, 68, Colveston-crescent. Dalston, N. Parsons, Maurice Harry Donne, Rosemount, Exeter, Devon. Patten, John, jun., Park Farm, Alnwick, Northumberland. Perkin, Dan Ward, Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon. Perkins, Charles Fearnall, Engleholme, Sea-road. Boscombe, Hants. Pitt, Philip Septimus, 53, Bateman-street. Cambridge. Priest, Albert Edward, Hawnedale, Old Hill, Staffordshire. Reaney, Harold de Lisle, 11, Upham-park-road, Chiswick, W. Reed, Charles Cecil, Beeford Grange, Beeford, near Hull, Yorks. Reed, Edward, Downlands, Rottingdean, Sussex. Richardson, Ernest Charles. Stamford, Lincolnshire Rippengal, Arthur Henry, 19, Cameron-road, Croydon. Robinson, Josslyn Alleyne, Market-square, Kirkbj Lonsdale, Westmorland. Rowlandson, George Armstrong, 1, Richardson-street. Carlisle. Russell, Humphrey Gladstone, Boyle Cottage, Thames Ditton, Surrey. Sackett, Sidney Rupert, Wingfield House, Orsett. Essex. Scollick, Ernest Arthur, 3, Church-road-villas, Burgess-hill, Sussex. Short, Herbert Douglas, Saham Toney Rectory. Watton, Norfolk. Slade, James Harcourt, West Lodge, Upminster, Essex. Smallman, Henry Richard George Strong, Stanstead, Sutton, Surrey. Smith, Douglas Henry, 7, Marine-avenue, Westcliff, Southend-on-Sea. Smith, Stanley Addison, Sunnyside, Monkseaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Smith, Warwick Hughesdon, 150, Eastgate, Rochester, Kent. Smyth, Thomas William, 82, High-street, Barnstaple, Devon. Stockings, Arthur Perry, Rowan House, Cheshunt Herts. Stone, Frederic, The Horwells, St. Stephen’s, Launces ton, Cornwall. Taylor, Samuel Davis, Packington House, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Temple, Edgar Guy, Fraser House, Margery-park-road, Forest-gate, E. Thompson, William, 8, Cavendish-place, Carlisle, Cumberland. Tomlin, Francis Ferrier, 49, Lordship-lane, Wood-green, N. Ward, Frank, 47, Cowley-road, Leytonstone, E. Watt, Alexander Lindsay, The Agricultural College Aspatria, Carlisle. Webber, Arthur Daniel Moutray, University College. Bangor, N. Wales. Westlake, William John Walter, 33, Cobourg-streeL Plymouth, Devon. Wharton. Percy Hamilton, 35, Kent House-road. Beckenham, Kent. White John William Edden, 4, Calverley-terrace, Tunbridge Wells. Kent. Whitehead, Ernest Mortimer, 23a, Old Bond-street. London, W. Whytehead, John Layard, The Vicarage, Warminster, Wilts. Wilks, Clement, 15, St. Mary’s-road, Highbury, N. Willmott, Harry Russell, Spital House, Chesterfield Derbyshire. Wilson, Hugh Miller, One Ash, Kettering, Northamptonshire. Wood, John Guy, Elmwood, Upper Warlingham, Surrey. Wood, Rowland Harry, 4, Worthing-road, Horsham Sussex. Wright, Francis, Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex. Young, Charles Alexander, 167, Brixton-road, S.W. IRISH CANDIDATES. Gahan, Reginald Hume Townsend, 6, Kenilworth-square. Rathgar, co. Dublin. Gahan, Robert Beresford, Beverston, Dundrum, co. Dublin. Goff, John Talbot, Clonara, Killiney, co. Dublin. * Passed at head of list. “ Nosotti