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expence. His stud of hunters, at that time, was allowed to 

 be equal to any one in the kingdom, and from his Lord- 

 ship's general knowledge of hunting, and his great partiality 

 to the chase, the friends of foxhunting anticipated, upon 

 reasonable grounds, a delightful succession of their favourite 

 amusement. 



Lord MiDDLETON, when he succeeded to the Hunt, 

 divided his hounds into two packs, dogs and bitches. His 

 Lordship's first meet was at Itchington Heath, on the 11th 

 of February, 1811. 



His Lordship gave a sumptuous dinner at the Sun 

 Rising, Edge Hill, soon after he took to the hounds, to 

 upwards of 60 farmers and other guests. Every person 

 present expressed his determination to preserve the foxes 

 on that side of the country. 



For a few seasons, his Lordship, following the example 

 of his predecessor, continued to give a Plate of £50, to be 

 run for over Warwick Race Course, in November, upon the 

 same conditions as that given by Mr. Corbet ; but he 

 afterwards discontinued it, in consequence, as it was then 

 said, of the many disputes it occasioned among those who 

 contended for the prize. 



BY ANONYMOUS. 



MEET FARNBOROUGH, FEBRUARY 22nd, 1811. 



We found a fine old fox this morning at Burton Dassett 

 Hill, which led us over the country and through Knightcote 

 Bottom, at a tremendous rate. The hounds, all the time, 

 were on good terms with their fox, and when they had 

 pressed him along the low grounds, he turned to the right 

 and took over Fenny Compton Field, through Wormleighton 



