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been my good fortune to see; Dr. Collyns, ac- 

 companied by his nephew, who, following the foot- 

 steps of his uncle, will keep up the reputation of this 

 sporting family, if I mistake not ; Earl Fortescue ; 

 Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, a large landowner, and a 

 staunch supporter of stag-hunting, who, though never 

 joining in the sport himself, could not refrain on this 

 occasion from making one of the number assembled 

 to do honour to the Prince, doing everything in his 

 power to ensure success, especially in case the stag 

 should run in the direction of Cloutsham, and over 

 Dunkery, the highest point on the coast of the Bristol 

 Channel, upon which the warning beacon stands that 

 guides the mariner up and down this dangerous 

 passage ; Mr. Nicholas Snow, the Master of the 

 celebrated pack of foxhounds known as the "Stars 

 of the West;" Mr. Chorley, the Master of the 

 Dulverton Harriers ; Mr. and Mrs. Connack Marshall ; 

 the Eev. John Jekyl and Miss Jekyl ; and a host of 

 well-known residents and riders of this part of the 

 country, including Mrs. Collyns, Mrs. S. H. Warren, 

 Mrs. Williams, and many others who, from want of 

 space, I am unable to enumerate. In the midst of 

 his pack, mounted on a clever-looking horse, was 

 Arthur Heal, the well-known huntsman, successor to 

 the renowned " Jack Babbage " who hunted the 

 Devon and Somerset for many years, whose quiet 

 demeanour and manner attracted the especial attention 

 of His Eoyal Highness ; with George Southwell, the 

 oheery whip and hard rider over this extremely 

 difficult country ; and Miles the Harbourer in attend- 

 ance, whose province is to track the stag, denoting 

 his whereabouts a most important person in the 



