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7 gs. The thoughts of the hunting world were soon, 

 however, turned to more important considerations, for 

 before this same month of April had run its course all 

 the horses and hounds belonging to the Raby Hunt 

 were sold by Messrs. Tattersall at the Corner. The 

 event was brought about by the Duke of Cleveland 

 giving up the country, and a famous company were 

 present at the sale, including the Dukes of Cleveland 

 and Rutland, Lords Chesterfield, Dacre, Doneraile, 

 Middleton, Stamford, Curzon, and H. Bentinck, 

 Messrs. G. Payne, White, Whieldon, Montague, 

 Baker, Duffield, Giles, Henley Greaves, Marriott, 

 Treadcroft, Villebois, Petre, Rigden, Causton, and J. 

 Payne, Colonel Berkeley, Major Fletcher, and Captain 

 Hankey, while of course many huntsmen and whip- 

 pers-in of note also attended. The retiring master sat 

 in the auctioneer's box and made a note every time 

 a lot exchanged hands, the best price being given for 

 the first lot of five couples, viz. loo gs., the eleven lots 

 (fifty-seven and a half couples) fetching the sum of 

 614 gs. 



Apropos Mr. Osbaldeston, who bought Lord Mon- 

 son's handsome pack for 800 gs., it may be mentioned 

 that the Squire never sold all his hounds till he 

 gave up the Pytchley, when his pack was transferred 

 under some arrangement to Mr. Harvey Coombe. In 

 1840 the pack was advertised for sale, and Lord 

 Cardigan, who was desirous of buying the whole lot, 

 gave his agent carle blanche, but was surprised to find 

 that the first lot of five couples realised 720 gs. and the 

 second lot 1020 gs., the total sum realised by these ten 

 couples being, in the opinion of good judges, in excess 

 of the value of the whole pack. The total nominal 

 result was 6300 gs., but a dispute led to only three lots 



