i6 ROYAL ROCK BEAGLE HUNT. 



From John Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., Lord of the Manor of Woodchiirch. 



To J. N. Wright, February i6th, 1846. 



Dear Sir, — In reply to your letter of 13th, I have no objection at all to 

 your young friends, whom you mention as having established a pack of beagles 

 for the purpose of hunting on foot, going over my property in Wirral, but 

 I have divested myself of the right of giving them permission. One of my 

 tenants there has the preservation of the game, and they should apply to 

 him. I rather think that Mr. Williams, of Landican, who has recently succeeded 

 Mr. Ball, who previously had the shooting, has also succeeded him as the 

 preserver of the game. I should much enjoy a run with the beagles myself 

 just now. 



From R. ]V. Barton, Esq. 



(Extract.) i8th February, 1846. 



To W. Robinson, — I have no objection whatever to the beagles meeting on 

 Caldy Common. 



From Ralph Brocklebank, Esq. 



To C. Rawson, Rumford Street, Liverpool, October 20th, 1845. 



Dear Sir, — I am sorry to say that I have had a strong complaint from Mr. 

 Lewis of Tranmere, one of Mr. Orred's farmers, of the damage done to his 

 fences and wheat especially, by the hunters with the beagles, who, I am told, 

 ran upon his farm in great numbers. He requests me to put a stop to it, and as 

 the holder of the deputation of the Manor of Tranmere from Mr. Orred, I feel 

 constrained to withdraw the privilege, granted to yourself and Mr. Wainwright, 

 to run the beagles upon any portion of the Manor of Tranmere. 



From the conversation I had with you, I only expected that the number of 

 hunters would have been so limited as to have prevented any complaint, and I 

 regret tiae course that I feel compelled to take. 



This was the.first rebuff for the Royal Rock Beagles, and was specially 

 unfortunate, as it was so early in their first season. The cause of complaint 

 must have arisen on their fourth fixture, that for October 13th, at the 

 kennels. This serious difficulty was ably met by the Committee, who 

 decided that — 



Mr. Hemingway and the Master (Mr. Tinley Barton) having kindly promised 

 to see the tenants on Tranmere and Prenton, it is resolved that, when consent 

 is got from them, Mr. Wainwright and Mr. Rawson be desired to call on Mr. 

 Brocklebank, and try to change his determination of refusing the R.R.B. per- 

 mission to hunt on Tranmere. 



These gentlemen appear to have been successful, and Mr. Brocklebank 

 generously withdrew the veto. A minute, dated 21st Nov., 1845, I'eads as 

 follows ; — 



G. J. Wainwright and C. Ivawson called on R. Brocklebank, Esq., to beg 

 him to rescind his refusal, as conveyed in his letter of Oct. 20th last. After 

 much pressing, Mr. Brocklebank consented to grant us the same permission he 

 formerly did over -part of Tranmere, if we could gain the permission of the 

 tenants thereon. He also granted us full permission to hunt over Oxton. We 

 pledged ourselves not to trespass on Prenton, or the part of Tranmere near 

 the house. 



