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Saturday, October 7, Richmond. — Their Majesties and all 

 the Royal Family, except the Princess Amelia (who " sprained 

 her ancle and did not go "), attended by the officers of the 

 Court, and a large field of ladies and gentlemen, roused in the 

 New Park a stag which gave them a good run of three hours. 

 It rained incessantly all the time. Sir Robert Walpole again 

 acted as Field Master of the Buckhounds. 



Saturday, October 14, Hounslow. — Their Majesties and 

 all the Royal Family joined the meet at the Powder Mills, 

 where a hind was turned out in the presence of " over a 

 hundred ladys and gentlemen." After a pleasant chase of 

 two hours she was killed at Twickenham. Grief — a page of 

 honour to the Queen " left for dead in the field." 



Wednesday, October 18, Hounslow. — All the Royal Family 

 at the Starting Post on the Heath, where a hind was uncarted. 

 " There was a grand appearance of nobility and gentry in the 

 field, and the chase lasted about three Hours, when the Hind 

 was killed at the further end of Sunbury Common." 



Saturday, October 21, Hounslow Heath. — The King, 

 Prince of Wales, Duke of Cumberland, and the three eldest 

 Princesses went from Kensington to the meet, where a hind 

 was turned out. The Queen and the Princess Caroline were 

 in a calash ; the King and the rest of the Royal Family on 

 horseback. " His Majesty was thrown out by a countryman 

 giving a wrong scent, and lost sight all the way." The hind 

 ran towards Harrow-on-the-Hill. The Duke of Cumberland 

 and the Princess Royal rode in view till the death. 



Wednesday, October 25, Richmond. — The King, Queen, 

 and all the Royal Family, " attended by several of the Nobility 

 and Gentry," left Kensington at 6 A.M. for the New Park, 

 where they roused a hind, which gave a good run of three 

 hours. All the Royal Family were in at the death, and then 

 returned to Kensington to dinner, " except the Prince of 

 Wales who dined at his house at Kew." During this run " Sir 

 William Billers, Knight and Alderman, dislocated his collar- 

 bone, but having timely assistance there are hopes of his 

 recovery." Sir William Irby, Bart., Equerry to the Prince of 



