12 THE BADMINTON HUNT. 



There were no traces in the quarry, but 

 the hounds succeeded In running to ground 

 close by at Hawkesbury encampment. 



A melancholy event occurred on the 

 17th of November 1853. The Duke of 

 Beaufort had suffered severely from his 

 painful enemy, the gout, for a considerable 

 time, yet it was not till the previous day 

 that immediate danger was apprehended, 

 when it was found necessary to send an 

 express to the Marquis of Worcester, to 

 announce the dangerous state of his father's 

 health. With all the celerity of railway 

 travelling, his lordship was unable to reach 

 Badminton before the vital spirit had de- 

 parted from Its earthly tenement. A 

 memorable, gloomy day it was, when the 

 mortal remains of the Duke of Beaufort 

 were deposited in the family vault. The 

 elements seemed to sympathise with the 

 mournful hearts of those who attended the 

 ceremony, for It rained Incessantly from 



