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up to him ; ran on to Mawsley Wood and Old 

 Poor's Gorse. I was on right side of fence with line 

 of gates, Prince on left side, posts and rails, which he 

 jumped most gallantly. Dined at Althorpe. After 

 dinner I was sitting next the Prince, Spencer on his 

 left. The Prince's servant brought his cigar case, 

 which he handed to Spencer. He took one, although 

 he hates smoking. The Prince turned to me and 

 said, " I know you never smoke," and passed it to 

 the next. It was pretty hard work dining out after 

 hunting. 



Next day we met at Stowe Nine Churches. I 

 was at Althorpe with the hounds about half-past 

 nine. The Prince came out and said, " How are you 

 this morning?" "Fresh as a four-year-old, sir." 

 He said, " I never was so tired in my life ". He had 

 not been hunting much. 



We drew Badby Wood, and a great badger 

 crossed the road in front of me. I tried to make the 

 hounds hunt it, but they would not. I forget what 

 we did ; but we ran through a village, down a foot- 

 path with a stiff stile into the road. I jumped it on 

 " Iris," and the Prince followed me. We had a 

 capital run up to Shuckborough, late in the after- 

 noon. The Prince left there, and went to London by 

 train. Hounds got on a fresh fox and ran down 

 to Ladbrook Gorse in Warwickshire country. I 

 stopped them there, almost dark. I got home at ten 

 o'clock ; hounds a quarter-past twelve. 



ist August. — A volunteer review took place at 

 Perth, Colonel Bulwer, C. B., commanding. On 



