228 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



thinned, without the power of obtaining 

 redress. 



I am surprised, and I deeply regret^ that 

 the subject has not been taken up by- 

 some patriotic member. We have many- 

 sportsmen in the house, to whom, it is 

 reasonable to suppose, the affair must be 

 of some importance ; and yet, session after 

 session passes over without any notice 

 being taken of this " protection for poach- 

 ers," as I have heard the bill called. 



The object for which I have ventured 

 to obtrude these pages on the notice of 

 my brother sportsmen will not admit of 

 m.y taking this bill to pieces ; but I could 

 shew up the absurdities and incongruities 

 with which it abounds ; and would also 

 dissect the several sections, and expose 

 the whole arrangement, by placing it in 

 its true light, for the benefit of all well- 

 wishers to the trigger. But I dare not 

 trespass on the patience of my readers, 



