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for many years Imiitsman to the Badminton, and to 

 whose knowledge and experience in breeding it is 

 said the hounds in that kennel owed their supe- 

 riority. He was succeeded by Will Long, and, 

 irrespective of our opinion of him, we think the 

 letter addressed to him by the present Duke of 

 Beaufort, when leaving his Grace's service, is suffi- 

 cient proof of the estimation in which he had been 

 held. As this letter was printed in the year 1855, 

 we may, without scruple, insert a few sentences from 

 it, honourable alike to master and man : — 



"As you have asked me whether I am satisfied 

 with the manner in which you discharged your 

 duties up to the time of your leaving my service, 

 I can truly say, that I am thoroughly convinced 

 that you performed those duties diligently and 

 conscientiously, and to the advantage of your 

 employer. The hounds having been thrice in your 

 time reduced to half their number, you were placed 

 in the difficult position of having to double their 

 numbers in a short time. That you did this care- 

 fully and well, and showed great talent in so doing, 

 must be apparent to any one who looks over the 

 hounds carefully at this present time.'' 



In the Belvoir kennels we remember Goosey, 

 and poor Will Goodall, who was cut down in the 

 prime of life, both of whom well deserved the con- 

 fidence reposed in them by their noble masters. 

 In the latter we took great interest from his joyous 

 good-humour and lack of all self-conceit ; and we 

 must do him the justice to say that, although 

 accused of a little flightiness in the field, he had 



