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THE VVAEWICKSHIRE HUNT. 



1811 



witli Avidcsprcad ivorct l)_v all classes, more especially by 

 the farmers. lie advertised most of his hunters for sale, 

 as well as sixty couples of hounds, all of which had been 

 bred by himself. Twelve of his hunters made 1 .2:20 guineas, 

 two of them makini,^ .2.20 guineas each. On i^iving up the 

 hounds, ]\Ir. Corbet was presented with a very beautiful 

 silver vase by the Warwickshire sportsmen in testimony of 

 their esteem and gratitude. On ^lay 19th, 1817, he died, 

 at the age of sixty-five. He was a man widely known and 

 respected as a firm and sincere friend, an affectionate 

 husband and father, an indulgent master, a generous land- 

 lord, a liberal benefactor to the poor, and 



A TRUE COVNTRY SQUIRE. 



