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liiiu for tlic j)r()inpt and characteristic zeal with which such 

 a proposal was met and defeated. It does not seem, how- 

 ever, very clear whither the proposed railway was to run, 

 or how its route could have been throuy-h the *;-orse, 

 unless it was a sort of east and west junction which was 

 never carried out. It seems, however, the line would ha\'e 

 been from Rugby to Oxford : 



As secretary to the Warwickshire Hunt Club, I think it right to send 

 you a copy of a letter just received by me from Messrs Muuton. Draper, and 

 Muuton, and my answer to it ; and I hope I may calculate npou your cordial 

 assistance in maintaining the rights of the Hunt against the raihvay jiro- 

 prietors. — I am. yours faithfully. 



Hugh Williams. 



Kinetcm, Nov. •24th. 1844. 



[Copy.] 



Baahury, Nov. 2i>/(f7. 1844. 



Sir, — In order to coitiply with the Standing Orders of Parliament in 

 reference to the jjroposed Worcester and London and Rugby and Oxford 

 Railway, we find it necessary to inquire of you whose names (Christian 

 names and residences at full length) we ought to return as the occupiers of 

 the Fox Cover at Ladbroke. for which you pay rent to Mr. John Mann. 

 Ought we to describe yourself, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. Little as a Committee 

 on behalf of the Warwickshire Hunt f — We are. Sir, your vmy obedient 

 servants. 



MuNTON, Dkaper. and Munton. 

 To Hugh Williams. Esq.. Kineton. 



Nov. 23r(l 1844. 



Gentlemen.- Your h^ter of yesterday's date has greatly alarmed me as 

 secretary to the Warwickshire Hunt, as I gather from it your intention of 

 interfering with our Fox Cover of fifteen acres, at Ladbroke. 



After an enormous outlay, and perseverance for several years in esta- 

 blishing the cover, now that we look to finding foxes in it (in the finest grass 

 country in Europe) you contemplate bringing a i-ailway. either tlirough it. 

 or close by, and thus blasting all our hopes. 



In common fairness I therefore call u])on ycm, if the aljove is your 

 intention, to pay us down without loss of time at least a thousand j)ounds to 

 go elsewhere, and do the best we can in forming another cover. No time 

 should be lost, foi" it will require us four or five years to mature a covei' such 

 as you deprive us of; and we shall be losers even then, putting out of the 

 question our grievous disajjpointment. whicli I value to the Hunt at more 

 than you will CA'er ])ay. Hoping you will put the case strongly l)efore the 

 directors, or at any rate lay. tliis. my letter, before them, I will, in courtesy to 

 you, subjoin a list of the Clul). which I consider will be the best way of 

 answering your letter with regard to " Christian names and residences at 

 full length," of the whole of the gentlemen interested in the tenancy, for it 

 is rented by the Warwickshire Hunt Club; Mr. Little, Mr. Barnard, aiul 



