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and conclude with a few hints, that are entirely 

 founded on experience ; and pretty good information 

 as to the secrets among poachers of every description. 

 Not presuming, however, that I am capable of dic- 

 tating even to the lowest member in the legislature ; 

 but merely with a view of pointing out a few of those 

 evils, which may have escaped notice among persons 

 of far greater abilities than my own. 



We are all highly indebted to Mr. Wortley for his 

 exertions towards improving the game laws. For, as 

 Mr. Peel justly observed (if I may quote from news- 

 papers), " the bill went to provide remedies for two 

 great evils, which sprung out of the present laws. 

 First, it empowered the sale of game i and, second, 

 it made a great and necessary change in the quali- 

 fication" But with regard to making game private 

 property much as the measure would be to my own 

 private interest, yet I cannot conscientiously say that 

 I think it would give public satisfaction. The most 

 correct man would for ever be liable to get into 

 difficulty, by which means there would be more, 

 instead of fewer, disputes between sportsmen and 

 occupiers of land. To conclude then ; I shall here 

 repeat, with a few trifling additions, what I before 

 suggested through the medium of the " Star" even- 

 ing paper ; and, at the same time, apologise for pre- 

 suming to give a public opinion, which, in many 

 respects, may differ from that of men with whom it 

 would be the height of folly for me to suppose that I 

 could cope in either talent or argument. 



