' In mentioning the name of Mr Meynell,' he writes, ' I 

 feel a degree of respect due to it, which all sportsmen 

 must acknowledge and appreciate. So long as fox- 

 hounds and fox-hunters are to be found in England, it 

 will never be forgotten ; neither is there a kennel which 

 is not, at this moment, indebted to him for some of its 

 best blood. As a master of a pack of foxhounds Mr 

 Meynell has never been excelled. Independent of his 

 knowledge of everything relating to hounds and to 

 hunting, his conduct in the field was such as should be 

 handed down as an example worthy the imitation of 

 every Master of Foxhounds. From his rank in life, and 

 from the sphere in which he moved — to say that he was 

 well-bred and polite to his equals, and to his friends, is 

 saying nothing ; but towards every man who hunted 

 with his hounds, he conducted himself with that general 

 urbanity and condescension which alone secure to a 

 person in his situation the esteem of the country, and, 

 with it, the foxes. In his time, a man's life was not 

 more secure from violence and murder than was that 

 of a fox. 



' To every man who is a fox-hunter, it is well known 

 how much it is requisite for a Master of Hounds to stand 

 well with the yeomen and farmers of his country. They 

 have much in their power, and to them Mr Meynell was 

 uniformly civil, and even polite. He has been seen to 

 pull out his watch at the place of meeting, and to observe 

 that the time of throwing off was expired ; but he 

 would say, " I see Jack — 's horse is here, and he is not^ 

 come. It is Leicester fair this morning ; he is a good 

 fellow, and we will give him a quarter of an hour." I 

 need not add that he alluded to a sporting grazier, who, 

 he knew, was obliged to attend the fair. 



