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Radbourne Hall, four miles from Derby, on the east, 

 and to Blithfield, sdx, and Chartley Park, eight miles 

 from Stafford, on the west; altogether forming a very 

 superior country. It is hunted in a most sportsman- 

 like manner ; for this gentleman inherits all the qualifica- 

 tions of his celebrated ancestor. The pack with which 

 Mr. Meynell Ingram commenced hunting consisted 

 principally of the hounds from Mr. Talbot's kennels, 

 and subsequently procuring others from Mr. Heron, 

 which were descended from the old Quorn blood, with 

 vast pains taken and superior judgment exercised in 

 breeding during a period of thirty-seven years, they 

 have now arrived at a state of perfection equal to any 

 in the kingdom. 



From 1817, when Mr. Osbaldeston retired, to 1820 

 the Atherstone country was hunted by Sir Bellingham 

 Graham. The truly sporting character of the honour- 

 able baronet's establishment is fresh in the recollection 

 of those who are old enough to have hunted with him. 

 Both hounds and horses were of a very superior 

 description. As a huntsman Sir Bellingham ranks 

 among the first, whether amateur or professional ; and 

 he was always attended by superior servants. William 

 Staples, Kit Atkinson (whose son now hunts the Vale of 

 White Horse hounds), John Wiggles worth, and Thomas 

 Flint, were each of them in the baronet's service, 

 though I believe not all of them in the Atherstone 

 country. They have, however, subsequently occupied 

 the ostensible post of huntsmen in various establish- 

 ments with great credit to themselves. 



Sir Bellingham Graham commenced hunting the 

 Atherstone country with the hounds which he brought 

 with him from the Bads worth, which he had occupied 

 two seasons previously. He made a considerable 

 augmentation by the purchase of the Worcestershire 

 hounds from Colonel Newnham in 1818, when that 

 gentleman resigned. His complement was kept up by 

 drafts from Lord Lonsdale's. I never saw Sir Belling- 

 ham 's hounds till he took the country now called the 



