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Meynell district. The Meynell hounds were then in 

 the habit of hunting four days a week, but the Master 

 filled up the remaining two leisure days, so that 

 since that time there have been six days' hunting every 

 week during the season, when the weather permitted. 

 This arrangement pleased some of the hunting men, but 

 others thought the thing was being overdone, apart from 

 the inconveniences of a subscribers' pack and a private pack. 

 Mr. Chandos-Pole appears to think that he has not been 

 quite handsomely treated by some members of the Hunt, 

 and he has taken the somewhat sudden resolve of trans- 

 ferring himself and his hounds to some other country. 

 This determination will be regretted throughout the Mey- 

 nell country. The Squire of Radburne is an enthusiastic 

 fox-hunter, and if he has erred at all, it is from too much 

 zeal. It is unfortunate that he and those who have differed 

 from him could not effect an amicable compromise. Pro- 

 bably four days a week is sufficient for the Meynell country. 

 For some little time past Mr. Hamar Bass, M.P., has been 

 joint-Master of the Meynell hounds, and he has especially 

 represented the Staffordshire side of the country. If it 

 should be decided to continue the dual-Mastership, there 

 ought not to be much difficulty in finding a suitable 

 successor to Mr. Chandos-Pole before the opening of next 

 season." 



The above Ijoth appeared in the current publications 

 of the time. The present writer does not know the names 

 of the newspapers, and is therefore unable to give them. 

 They give an outline of what was a much-vexed question, 

 all mention of which cannot well be omitted. But Mr. 

 Chandos-Pole's conduct at that time cannot be too highly 

 appreciated. He had the welfare of his native country so 

 much at heart, that, sooner than create a civil war, he 

 expatriated himself. There have been splits in other 

 countries, and breaches, which seemed irreparable, but 

 from these evils "the squire" saved the Meynell by his 

 dignified, manly, and straightforward conduct. And this 

 ought never to be forgotten. 



