144 REMINISCENCES OF 



" Carlton Club, 

 " B4 Albany, igth April, 1850. 



" I think the head groom might do very well with 

 ^70 a year and his house. The second horseman 

 should find his own clothes at seventeen shillings a 

 week — no tight boots wanted. Lord Henry Ben- 

 tinck's second horsemen found their own clothes, I 

 am sure, from what I saw last week — no tops, black 

 boots, greasy cords and coat — no sandwich cases and 

 sherry bottles, shoe cases, hammers, hatchets, and 

 the devil knows what. Should we raise upwards of 

 ^"2,200 per annum, I think it should go to you. Of 

 course all money subscribed to the Hounds directly 

 or indirectly must be paid to the guarantees. If you 

 come the hounds are to be sold at Tattersall's same 

 day as Wilson's horses — 6th of June, I believe. I 

 am to lot them for the other owners. I saw little 

 Hervey and Dickson last night at Pratt's ; both very 

 glad ; and I told Hervey to hunt instead of racing. 

 Please drop me a line to Appleby as soon as you can. 

 Colvile met Tom Arnold in the street, and when he 

 told him there was a probability of your coming back 

 he threw his hat up, to the no small amazement of 

 the inhabitants of the metropolis. I return home to- 

 morrow. 



" Enclosed I send you the guarantee in print. I 

 have the original, and shall deposit it at the bank to- 

 morrow on my way home. 



"The Warwickshire dispute is that they want 

 Hampton Coppice, Chelmsley Wood, York Wood, 

 etc. These, I believe, belong to them — no great 



