THE BELVOIR HUNT. 



A /r OST majestically situated on the 

 summit of a hill, Belvoir Castle 

 stands eminently conspicuous as an object 

 of grandeur and magnificence that may be 

 happily associated with the elevated con- 

 ceptions of a ducal residence. The ancient 

 title of the domain, as it was written Belle- 

 voire, is strikingly applicable to the castle, 

 which appears towering above majestic 

 oaks and other timber trees of venerable 

 growth surrounding the base, and convey- 

 ing to the stranger sentiments of its fitness 

 as the residential seat of a distinguished 

 family; and it is discernible from many 



