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I presented your resolutions to Mr. Drought, which he 

 read. He expressed the strongest feeling of regret to find 

 that any doubt existed as to the line of conduct he had 

 intended to adopt respecting the coverts and earths at 

 Durrow woods. He assured me that his sole ambition 

 was and is to promote good sport, and exert himself with 

 the adjoining masters of foxhounds to effect it. He begged 

 I might communicate these his sentiments to the Com- 

 mittee of the Kilkenny Club, adding how much he was 

 mortified to hear that the members of that Club, of which 

 he was a component part, could imagine that he ever 

 contemplated turning to his own advantage a favour con- 

 ferred on him at the time Sir John Power transferred to 

 him the coverts in question. I requested Mr. Drought 

 might write a few lines on the subject, expressing his 

 sentiments. He immediately went to his study, and in a 

 few minutes returned and handed me a letter, of which the 

 following is a copy : 



"May 6th, 1839. 

 " MY DEAR SIR WHEELER, 



" I am very sorry to find there should be any misunder- 

 standing between the Committee of the Kilkenny Hunt 

 and myself respecting the coverts, or rather the earths, in 

 Durrow woods, and by their resolutions I find they have 

 deputed you to confer with me on the subject. I shall 

 most willingly submit to any decision you may come to, 

 which I am sure will be consistent with our mutual good 

 sport. I have had no other object. Assuring you there is 

 no person to whom I would so cheerfully submit a proposi- 

 tion of the kind, or, indeed, any other, 



" Believe me, my dear Sir Wheeler, 



" Very truly and sincerely yours, 



" M. H. DROUGHT. 



