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many and Denmark in search of cart-horses. Among 

 the principal country dealers, Mr. John Payne, of 

 Market Harborough, has done a first-class business 

 for thirty years; and Discount, and a 'countless 

 number of Quorn and Pytchley hunters have passed 

 through his hands. He has, in fact, been to the 

 Leicestershire side of the country what Mr. Kench 

 has been to the Warwickshire ; but he has now, 

 we are told, almost given up business. Since his 

 secession Mr. John Darby, of Rugby, has become 

 one of the most eminent country dealers in hunters 

 and hacks ; and Mr. Denham, late of Derby, but now 

 of Kegworth a first-rate judge, and a first-flight 

 man to boot in his twelve-stone days must not be 

 forgotten. Mr. Gething, of Or ton, near Newark; 

 Mr. Potter, of Ashby-de-la-Zouche (who used to 

 supply Sir Richard Sutton with nearly all his Irish 

 horses) ; and Mr. Stanton, of Grantham, are known 

 for hunters far and wide in the midland counties : 

 while Mr. Barker, of Roade, near Northampton, 

 passes an immense amount of first-class cart-horses, 

 besides carriage and riding horses, through his hands. 

 The Messrs. Painter, of Bicester ; Mr. T. Chamberlayne, 

 of Southampton ; Mr. R. Chapman, of Cheltenham 

 (who has had the great run in those parts since Tom 

 Smart of Cricklade died) ; and Messrs. Haines, of High- 

 worth, are also constant attendants at the great fairs; 

 and ever on the look-out for likely hunters and hacks. 

 Mr. Murray, of Manchester, generally takes a large 

 string of hunters northwards from Horncastle, and, 

 with Mr. George Gar wood, does a thriving business in 

 hunters, hacks, and carriage horses, in Manchester 

 and Cheshire. These dealers, as well as Messrs. 

 Ainger and Brethertoii, of Liverpool, buy largely of 

 Irish horses. In Norfolk, Mr. George Hill, of 

 Scole ; Mr. Robert Beart, of Rainham ; and Mr. 

 Coleman, of Norwich, have the leading business, 

 which takes rather a first-class hack and not a hunt- 



