Domestic Events — Acton Bcynald. 



'can be got over in good form. I hear the presents were 

 smiply magnificent, and Borderer's blessings should 

 be included. 



Of hunting the week has been full, and scent fair, but 

 nothing really good has reached me from near home. 



On Monday, Sir Watkin at Baschurch went Boreatton 

 way, but I hear no brag of the business done. On 

 Tuesday Mr. E. Corbet drew his usually large and eager 

 cavalcade to Wrenbury Station, and gave them an 

 enjoyable day, in which all could have a cut in, as the 

 foxes took the open well, but did not run straight. 

 Wrenbury Mosses produced two rings with separate 

 foxes, the first a twenty minutes in the direction of 

 Baddiley, and the second over a like line, only not such 

 a big circuit. In both runs the foxes ran home, and 

 saved themselves. In the afternoon from Marley Moss, 

 fchey ran smartly past Marbury to Norbury Common, 

 then tow^ards Cholmondeley, and back to Norbury stick 

 ■covert to ground, in about an hour, which wound up the 

 day well. 



On Wednesday, the Shropshire turned out in capital 

 style, at Acton Eeynald, where it is needless to say that 

 ;Sir Vincent was delighted to hold out a foxhunter's hand 

 to all. The first fox betook himself at once to Grinshill, 

 and popped himself into a rabbit hole. Number two 

 from Moreton Corbet wood, was a better sort, for he 

 meant business, leaving Shawbury viJage oil his left, 

 passed through Matthew's coppice and Shawbury Heath 

 to Sir Vincent's gorse, and hotly pursued, gave them a 

 taste of grass, and hairy fences up to the drain at 

 Hadnal village, which ended several bursts last season, 

 and is evidently well-known by most of the foxes 

 hereabouts. If Mr. Ward would put a grating on it, 

 hunting men would be grateful. What the evening 

 produced Borderer knows not. Nor does he say any- 

 thing about Thursday, except that the dancing dames 

 and damsels of the county drew their annual concourse 

 of hunt uniforms together in the Music Hall, and went 

 in for thorough enjoyment throughout the night. The 

 usual crowd was svanting owing chiefly to improved 

 arrangements amplifying the room. I believe that the 

 Peris of the evening were a peeress, who divides the 



