250 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1898 



tenant farmers, and others, that his long and faithful 

 services should be recognized in some tangible form. 

 Subscriptions came in freely, with the result that Mr. F. C. 

 Newton, the Hunt secretary, was enabled, in addition to 

 filling up a cheque for £1000, to accompany it with a 

 splendid set of silver plate for presentation at the hands of 

 Lord Burton. The plate consisted of a salver, coffee-pot, 

 cruet, and toast-rack. As Sudbury invariably sees the 

 opening meet of the season, so it on the present occasion 

 witnessed the closing meet, and seldom has so large and 

 influential a gathering graced the terrace of the fine old 

 Hall, the home of the Vernons. The state of Lord Vernon's 

 health not permitting him to be in residence, the hall is 

 sub-let to Mr. John Gretton, who, though from home on 

 Saturday, threw his house open to a large number of guests, 

 who were received by Major Gretton, Mr. Fred Gretton, 

 and the Misses Gretton. 



A Picturesque Scene. 



The company assembled included Lord and Lady 

 Burton, and the Hon. Mrs. Baillie, the Earl of Harrington, 

 Sir Oswald and Lady Mosley, Mr. W. Bass, Miss S. Bass, 

 the Misses Thornewill, Mr. Fort, Mr. W. S. Power, Mr. 



E. A. J. Maynard, Colonel Fleming, Mr. Clowes, Mr. Oke- 

 over, jun., Mr. A. C. and Lady Florence Duncombe, 

 Captain Dugdale, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crossman, Mr. 



F. C. Newton, Mr. D'Ai'cy Clarke, and Mrs. W. Boden, 

 the Rev. C. J. Boden, Mr. Lionel Gisborne, Lady Boughey, 

 Lady Williams Wynn, Lord Shrewsbury, Hon. Mrs. 

 Northey Hopkins, Major Gretton, M.P., Mr. Fred Gretton, 

 the Misses Gretton, Mr. W. C. Tinsley, M.H., Mr. F. W. 

 Peacock, Mr. C. W. and Mrs. Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. 

 Brace, Mr. H. J. Buckmaster, Mr., Mrs., and Miss C. W. 

 Jervis Smith, Mrs. Hugh Peel, Captain and the Misses 

 Dawson, Mr. R. Waite, Mr. R. W. Sale, Mr. Carlisle, Mr. 

 J. W. Philips, Mr. A. D. Philips, m. W. Woolley, Mr. 

 J. H. Gascoyne, Mr. W. D. Fox, Mr. F. W. Bott, the 



