THE NOBLE SCIENCE. 285 



Expenses from January 1st, 183 — , to January 1st, 183 — , for an establish- 

 ment of twelve horses, and fifty couples of hounds. 



£ s. d. £ s. d. 

 Huntsman : . 105 



First whipper-in £55, second ditto, £45 .... 100 



205 



Bills for clothes, boots, &c.~ 55 



Horses. 



Four helpers, at 12s. per week, for thirty-six weeks. 86 8 



Two ditto for sixteen ditto 19 4 



Twenty loads of hay, at £5 100 



One hundred and twenty-five quarters of oats, at 30s. 187 10 



Straw, by contract 20 



Blacksmith 50 



Saddler 25 



Farrier 25 



Fourteen Quarters of beans, at 5s. per bushel . . 28 



511 2 



Hounds. 



Fifteen tons of meal, at £14 210 



Flesh 100 



Feeder, 12s. per week, for 52 weeks 31 4 



Forty tons of coals, at 35s 70 



Druggist 20 



431 4 



Taxes for hounds and horses 72 5 



Huntsman's book for carriage of goods and sundries 80 



Feasts for keepers, &c 32 2 



Repairs of kennel and stables 18180 



131 



1435 11 

 Earth-stopping, and fees to keepers for finds . . . 250 



Annual allowance for purchase of horses .... 200 



Total . . £1885 11 



The foregoing estimate includes, with the exception of 

 hacks, all that I can set down, as comprehended in the 

 actual and necessary cost of horses and hounds, wholly 

 independent of the master, whose expenses must vary 

 so materially with circumstances, that it would be use- 



