MR. THORNHILL.— 1834. 305 



Ml'. Thornhill continued, for a second season, to be 

 Master of the Warwickshire. Will Boxall was huntsman j 

 Tom Day first whip ; and Jack Stevens second whip. The 

 stables were fui'nished with the best cattle ; the men well 

 mounted ; the hounds in the finest condition ; and every 

 arrangement promised to furnish that sport by which this 

 country has become so distinguished. 1 



BY WHOO-WHOOP. 



The Cub-hunting, previous to the season 1834-35, 

 began August 11th, at Walton wood, and ended on the 25th 

 of October, at SwaclifFe. In that time they killed about 

 30 cubs. 



Regular hunting commenced this morning, October 17, 

 at Houndshill. We threw off at the seat of the worthy 

 Master, and drew the Pastures, where we immediately found 

 a fox that took us over Loxley Hills, on to Walton- wood, 

 and then to Brickhill ; being bolted from the Gorse, reynard 

 returned to Walton- wood, but, from the dryness of the 



1 A week or two before the commencement of the present season 

 (November, 1834,) Captain Cunyng-liame, of Wellesbourne, lost four 

 valuable hunters. A flue from the brewhouse, in the dead of the 

 night, partially set fire to the stabling', and the poor horses were 

 suffocated and scorched to death. Mr. Cunynghame is a gentleman 

 highly respected, and this accident and misfortune excited the greatest 

 sympathy an<l regret in this and the neighbouring Hunts. 



A wag, although sorry for the gallant Captain's loss, could not 

 suppress his joke upon the occasion, and he wrote — 



' I've heard of hunters being fii'd, 



When ring-bon'd, spavin'd, curb'd, or lame ; 



But firing all the stud at once 



Is what I call a burning shame !' 



TOM PIPES. 



