On Saturday afternoon Messrs Daniel Smith, Son, and Oakley, the eminent auctioneers,submitted for sale at the White Hart Hotel by direction of the trustees of the late Rt Hon Sir William Bovill, 16 lots of valuable freehold farms and accommodation lands known as "Hurst", "Queenhythe" and "Watts" farms, containing altogether upwards of 200 acres, and situate in the parish of Worplesdon where the testator formerly resided. The attendance at the time appointed for the sale was so large that the ordinary auction room was found inadequate and an adjournment was accordingly made to the commodious ballroom.

The first lot offered by Mr Oakley - who ably conducted the sale - comprised part of "Hurst" Farm viz 35a 1r 7p of land, with farmhouse and homestead, in the occupation of Mr Burt. An offer of £1,000 by Mr Mark Smallpeice was the only bidding, and as Mr Oakley stated the lot could not go under £2,000 it was not sold.

The same amount was offered by Mr Street for lot 2, being a similar portion of the same farm, with the like result.

For lots 3 and 4, the former being eight acres of arable and pasture land, and the latter, "Queenhithe" Farm, of 47 acres, which was put in at £2,000 by the auctioneer, there were no bidders, as was the case also with lot 7, being "Watts" Farm.

Lot 5, however, was disposed of for £125, being a field of arable land nearly 2 acres in extent.

Lot 6, a similar field, but three-quarters of an acre less in size, was bought in at £95.

Lot 8, a piece of pasture land at Hook Mead, 1a 3r 11p in extent, went to Mr Hart of Woking for £105.

Lot 9, being nearly an acre of arable land, went to Mr Street for £50, and lot 10, a two acre field, was sold for £110.

Lot 11, a piece of pasture land opposite Jacob's Well Farm, nearly an acre in extent, elicited a bid of £50 from Mr Hart of Woking, whereupon the auctioneer stated that it should go for anadditional £5, when Mr Hart at once bid 50 guineas and said, amid considerable laughter, that he would not go any further. Mr Oakley, however, was inexorable, and passed on to the next lot, Mr W. Lee, before the conclusion of the sale, undertaking to give the sum required for lot 11.

Lots 12, 13 and 14, all pieces of pasture ground, were unsold.

The next lot excited quite a brisk competition, being an arable field of about one acre, at Stringer's Common, adjoining the property of Charles Shrubb,Esq; commencing with a bid of £50 from Mr George Smallpeice, it was ultimately knocked down to that gentleman for Mr Shrubb at £120.

Lot 16, a small piece of pasture land in Upper Hook Mead, was bought by Mr F. Smallpeice, acting for Lord Onslow, for £45.

We should add that the timbers standing upon the several properties will have to be taken at the valuation named in the catalogue.