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house, not only a rookery, but a heronry — very rare 

 in that part of the world, and every description of 

 shooting and fishing that the follower of such sports 

 could require. The surrounding country is also quite 

 upon a par with the "'provincials" — if not better 

 than most — for either fox-hounds or harriers. 



The property of Mr. Mytton has been a good deal 

 exaggerated, both as regards the annual value of his 

 estates, and the sum accumulated in his minority, 

 which was to the extent of seventeen years. I have 

 good reason to believe that the former (though it 

 increased afterwards) was under ten thousand a year, 

 and that the latter amounted to about 60,000/. 

 Independently of the Halston and Habberly estates, 

 which are in entail, there were three other properties 

 in Shropshire, and one in North Wales of about 

 800/. per annum, with a manor and right of free 

 warren, — each very rare in the Principality, and the 

 latter very rare everywhere ; but alas ! they are lost 

 in the general wreck. The Welsh domain will be 

 described when I touch on the subject of shooting. 



Having done with the mansion, we will now 

 proceed to the proprietor of it, who, being born on 

 the 30th of Sept. 1 796, was left fatherless before he 

 was two years old ; and, as if there was a disposition 



