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in the county, for instance Todburn. It is of Gaelic origin, 
signifying a mass of wool, and has been suggested by the bushy 
tail, or, in sporting phraseology, the brush of the fox. 
Fox-hunting is as popular here as elsewhere. Six packs of 
hounds divide our district between them, viz., the Morpeth, the 
Alnwick, the Tynedale, the Haydon, the Durham County, and 
the Hurworth packs. 
In the Northumberland division, the Morpeth and the Tyne- 
dale are the two principal packs, each hunting three alternate 
days a-week, the former Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, the 
latter Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 
The Morpeth pack contains thirty-seven and a half couples of 
hounds. John Cookson, Esq., of Meldon Park, is the master, 
Mark Robinson huntsman, and Thomas Marlow whip. The 
kennels are at Newminster, Morpeth. 
The Tynedale is under the able mastership of Major Bell. 
The pack contains forty couples of working hounds; the hunts- 
man is James Fierr; William and Thomas Nevard are the whips. 
The kennels are at Stagshaw Bank. 
The Haydon hounds are a “ scratch” pack, having no kennels, 
but kept at various houses, chiefly of farmers. They consist 
only of nine couples, and are, we believe, under the management 
of Mr. William Langhorn; the huntsman is Robert Bruce. They 
hunt on Wednesdays and Saturdays over a difficult country, but 
with considerable success, killing more foxes, we understand, in 
proportion, than the Tynedale. They meet at the primitive 
hour of nine a.m. 
The Alnwick pack is new. We believe, also a “scratch” or 
“trencher fed” pack. 
In addition to these, the Duke of Buccleuch’s pack hunt the 
country to the far north. 
The Durham County (Sedgefield) pack contains fifty-one 
couples; they hunt four days a-week, viz., Monday, Tuesday, 
Thursday, and Saturday; J. Henderson and J. Harvey, Esqs. 
are the masters, Mark Carr the huntsman, and Stephen Wink- 
worth whip. The kennels are at Sedgefield and Farewell Hall. 
The Hurworth, hunt three days a-week. The pack consists 
