2 2 THE QUORN HUNT. 



Smith, then hunting the Tedworth country 

 in Hampshire, on his return with his hounds 

 from a visit to his friend Sir Richard Sutton 

 in the Burton country, met at Rollestone, 

 where it is supposed the largest field on 

 record assembled from far and near to bid 

 him welcome where in bygone years he 

 had been a leading star. 



After quitting the glories of Leicester- 

 shire, Mr Hodgson retraced his steps to 

 his former country, where he had so many 

 staunch supporters ; and in about two years, 

 an appointment as Registrar for the West 

 Riding of Yorkshire was an acceptable 

 acquisition to his private resources. Soon 

 afterwards he gave up his hounds entirely. 

 Inthespringof i863,hewascalledawayfrom 

 the cares of worldly strife, deeply regretted 

 by hosts of friends. His unassuming man- 

 ner and hospitality secured to him those 

 kind feelines of res^ard, which are ever an 

 English gentleman's pride to boast of; and 

 it must have been a sadly splenetic, vitiated 

 taste, that could ever have breathed a sen- 

 timent of reproach against him. 



