1839] MR. BARNARD'S DIARY. 141 



to know how it would be it' you were upset. He never 

 overturned his coach as far as I know, but he was very 

 nearly drowned oil' the Land's Knd in the crank Z^///(Y/.s7///'y^ 

 llltc/i, that most unlucky l^oat ; and he was once l^i-ou^-ht 

 home senseless from a kick on the head from old " Dun- 

 church," but he was faithful to the sport to the last, and 

 died in liarness, a master of hounds, deeply regretted, not 

 only by his family and tenants (he was the kindest of 

 fathers, and the fairest and most considerate of landlords), 

 not only by all true Warwickshire sportsmen, but by men 

 and women (»!' all classes and degrees, who mourned him as 

 a true Eno-Hsh "-entleman, one of the olden time. " He 

 dwelt amongst his own people," 'and by them he was 

 universally beloved and honoured. 



We have onlv a few fragments of his diary in Mrs. 

 J^arnard's (afterwards Lady Willoughby's) handwriting, 

 from which we give a few characteristic extracts : 



1843. November 4, Wroxton Abbey. — Did not find till Upton Gorse ; ran 

 to an eartli that was not stopped. Found attain, and did the same. 



November 7, Neicbold Pacey. — Found at Oakley Wood. After running- 

 ill the wood for about half an hour, went away very fast to Coppington. 

 where the fox went to ground, the earth only stopped by a little loose straw. 

 Very provoking of Mr. Court, as the fox was only one field before the hounds, 

 and could not have lasted five minutes. The brook was full of people, and a 

 great many falls. Drew Moreton Wood, found ; but the scent so bad, owing to 

 tlie leaves falling, obliged to leave our fox. Drew Bow.shot blank. Found 

 in the Dog-k^nnel Cojjpice, Comptcm ; ran him to ground in a drain by 

 Russeirs hcmse; bolted and killed. Killed another fox. which was l)rouglit 

 fruin Oakley Wood, caught by some foot ])eople. 



November 9, Hillmorton. — Found immediately ; went away very fast in 

 the direction of Crick, by Telvertoft and West Haddon, and lost a famous 

 fox ; no scent at all. Met a fox in the turnpike road coming towards 

 Dunchurch which crossed the railway for Hillmorton Gorse ; came liack 

 towards Cooke's Gorse, where he was headed ; turned back on the foiled 

 ground, lost at Hillmoi'ton ; shocking scent. 



Monday. November 13, Eatimjton Village. — ^Found in Brickkiln Gorse ; 

 went away very fast towards Liudon's house, over the turnpike road near 

 Halford Bridge, across Eatington Park to the Grove, skirted it. and l)ack l)y 

 the village to Brickkiln Gor.se; (uit again at the bottom for Walton, where the 

 fox was headed, and killed in the open as he was trying to get l)ack to the 

 gorse ; tliree-quar.'ers of an hour, best pace, the fox licing in view the last 

 four fields. Found again at Rough Hill, back to the Grove, and then again 

 to Rough Hill : away at the bottom for West's plantation, on towards 

 Aldermaston; turned to the right, tlirough West's plantation by the keeper's 

 house, on to Fir Grove, where he was run into after thirty minutes, liest pace. 



