370 REMINISCENCES OF 



Watson for managing the hunting in the woods 

 during the open season, be accepted, provided the 

 necessary funds be raised for the purpose, and that 

 the terms of the arrangement between Mr. Watson 

 and Mr. Thomson be settled by a committee, to 

 consist of Sir R. Knightley, Bart, Hon. F. Villiers, 

 Hon. C. Cust, A. A. Young, Esq., Captain Clerk. A 

 letter from the Earl of Cardigan on the subject of 

 the above arrangement was considered and referred 

 to Captain Thomson and Mr. Watson. 



" It was agreed that when Mr. Thomson has 

 made up the seventy-five couple required of him, 

 according to the agreement of last year, the above 

 committee should arrange the number of hounds to 

 be kept up under the new arrangement and the 

 manner in which the hounds to be deducted (if any) 

 should be disposed of. It was agreed that Major 

 W. Melville be requested to act as secretary. 



"(Signed) SPENCER." 



" 6th April, 1866. 



" MY DEAR MR. THOMSON, 



" I have heard in an indirect way that your 

 offer to the gentlemen of the county with regard to 

 the Pytchley Hounds is either accepted or likely to 

 be accepted, and that there is a proposal for Mr. 

 Watson to keep a pack of hounds to hunt the 

 woodlands. I hope you will not enter into any 

 arrangement with him with regard to the appropria- 

 tion of hounds with Mr. Watson for the purpose, 

 because I cannot allow hounds kept by him to draw 



