34 THE QUORN HUNT. 



shire. Charnwood Forest, on the north- 

 western confines of the kennels, is a rare 

 place for cub-hunting, though of late years 

 much of it has been cleared. The Beau- 

 manor estate, the property of William Perry 

 Heyrick, Esq., who is a liberal patron of 

 foxhunting, and of everything becoming an 

 English country gentleman, is handy to 

 the forest, and foxes are well taken care 

 of on his extensive property. 



Making a cast in an easterly direction, 

 there is a fine open country around Six hills, 

 including Ragdale,Thrussington, Brooksby, 

 Ashfordby, Kirby Gate, and on for Melton, 

 with Garrety Hill, Dalby, Loseby, and, 

 farther a-field, the celebrated Billesdon 

 Coplow, on the boundaries of the Billesdon 

 country. Not far distant is Burrow Hill, 

 which tries the wind and stamina of many 

 a well-trained steed, when hounds run up 

 it. To reach Burton Lazars, noted in 

 history as the place where leprosy first 

 made its appearance in England, requires 

 the united powers and skill of man and 

 horse. In the extreme north, near Bunny 



