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enthusiastically welcomed when they appear in the field. It was in their 

 days that the pleasant trips to Llanfyllyn took place, graphic accounts of the 

 doings at which still filter do\\n to our modern ears, and make us long to 

 have been present at the various episodes. Some of us can claim to have 

 taken part in the later visits to this charming place, and the recollections 

 of them are treasured up among our most cherished memories. 



" He bears him like a portly gentleman." 



Romeo and Jitliet, act i, scene 5. 



This gentleman naturally claims the first place among the mediaeval 

 celebrities of the R.R.B. Hunt, inasmuch as the early date (1857) at 

 which he joined the club would almost justify his inclusion among the 

 ancient celebrities, and also as his father, Mr. Edward Morgan, was one of 

 the earliest members, joining in 1846. 



Morgan was elected to be the secretary and treasurer of the R.R.B. 

 Hunt in 1863, a post which he worthily filled for twenty years. During 

 this time he was the active manager of the affairs of the club, and directed 

 matters at the kennels, under the supervision of the Master, V. A. King, 

 ably assisted for part of the time by W. E. Hall, who resided near the 

 kennels. At all the social functions of the R.R.B. Hunt, Morgan took a 

 prominent part. He was hearty and jovial with the farmers at the periodical 

 farmers' dinners, greatly helping to make the festivities go off with proper 

 eclat. He was a welcome member of any party of beaglers who had the 

 good fortune to accompany "Old King" in his visits with the hounds to 

 Llanfyllyn, his ready wit drawing out King's repartee, to the intense 

 enjoyment and amusement of the others. Many are the jokes and the 

 stories he could, " an he would," retail about the doings on these occasions. 

 When Morgan in 1888 sent in his resignation as member of the R.R.B., 

 it was unanimously resolved to elect him an honorary life member. Long 

 may he remain at the head of the list of members ! 



In 1890, J. B. Morgan received the distinguished honour of being 

 elected Mayor of Liverpool, being the second beagler who has attained 

 that high distinction. The first was Sir James Poole, a member of the 

 R.R.B. in 1862, who was knighted during his year of mayoralty. 



Extract from the " Liverpool Daily Post," November 14th, 1890. 



CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAYOR. 



Congratulating him upon his elevation to the civic chair, a deputation 

 consisting of the following gentlemen, members of the Royal Rock Beagle 

 Hunt, waited upon his Worship, Mr. J. B. Morgan, yesterday afternoon: — 

 Colonel W. Chambres, Colonel J. U. Cunningham, Messrs. H. W. Draper, 

 J. Gibbons, C. Gatehouse, C. Tempest Di.xon, B. L. Tarleton, A. Barker, L. K. 



