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in each of the gorses, got away with a third, and ran him by Broughtou to 

 Chiydon Hill, and in a wide circle ronnd Wroxton Village, and killed him in 

 the park. Found at Gnlliver's Osiers, and ran at a great pace towards 

 Swalcliffe, tnrned to the right, and went round the village and Swalcliffe 

 Park, and on heaving Wiggington Heath on the right, by Bloxham Station to 

 Alderbury, and killed in the open jnst beyond that place, after a capital run 

 of an lioiir. making the second fox killed in the Heythrop country in a week. 



November 22nd, Loicer Shuckburgh. — Found the third fox at the Welsh 

 Road Gors(\ and ran very hard to Ladbroke Gorse, through it, and by 

 Ladbroke Hall nearly to the Lime Works ; turned to the left, and over the hill 

 by Nunn's Bushes, and on to Watergall, just skirted tlie covert, and lost a 

 mile l)eyond, after a very good thirty minutes. 



November 2'3rcl, Barton Dassett. — Found the third fox at Angel's Piece, 

 and ran at a tremendous pace along the Vale, leaving MoUingtou Wood to the 

 right and Warmington to the left ; turned to the left near Knoll End. ran 

 to Ratley, turned again to the left, sunk the Vale, went up the other hill, and 

 ran by Page's Gorse, through Warmington Wood, and we stopped them with 

 great difficulty at dark, after running hard for an hour. Only Mr. Holland 

 Corbett and the Marquis Biddle-Cope were near the hounds the la.st half hour. 



At this time ]jord North inaugurated an excellent 

 system, by means of which the hunting of the country 

 was greatly improved, and the thanks of all lovers of the 

 sport are due to him for the great trouble he has since 

 taken in thoroughly carrying it out. He established a 

 committee, consisting of twenty-seven members living in 

 all parts of the country, to look after all matters connected 

 with hunting which are not actually undertaken by the 

 master of hounds. In this he was greatly assisted by the 

 farmers, of whom the committee mainly consisted. Local 

 committees were apj)ointed at Banbury, Shipston-on-Stour, 

 8tratford-on-Avon, Southam, Wellesbourne, and Alcester, 

 who undertook the difficult and delicate duty of investi- 

 gating all claims for loss of poultry, damage to fences, or 

 to the stock and crops, or any other loss caused by hunting. 

 All complaints, after they had been investigated, were 

 forwarded to Lord North, with remarks on each case, by 

 the chairman of the local committee. 



November 29th, Harbury. — Found at Itchingtou Holt, got away at once, 

 and ran well towards Chesterton Wood, turned to the left, and went by 

 Fletcher's Coppice, and down to the Kineton and Gaydon Road ; tuinied short 

 back, and ran through Chadshunt Coppice, passed Bishop's Gorse on the left, 

 and went througli Lighthorne Village to Chesterton Wood, away at the 

 bottom corner, and over Bi-amsdown Hill ; tiirned to the right over the road, 

 and went l)y Field's Farm, througli Chesterton Pool, and by tbe windmill as if 



