164 EASBY ABBEY. 



Another, who did not go into the Church, 

 succeeded in due time to the estates of his 

 father, in one of the most beautiful locali- 

 ties of the North Riding. Following his fa- 

 vourite pursuits, he now possesses one of the 

 largest racing studs in the county of York, 

 and, though not so fortunate, perhaps, as 

 some, he has displayed a knowledge and 

 judgment in breeding, rearing, and train- 

 ing horses, that has done no discredit 

 to his Alma Mater ; while the example 

 he sets to his neighbours as a prac- 

 tical agriculturist, the lessons he has taught 

 them, and the liberal but unostentatious 

 manner in which he dispenses the hospi- 

 talities of Easby Abbey will ever rank him 

 as a first-rate English gentleman. 



But this little coterie did not include all 

 my University friends ; for, some time 

 after, I was honoured with the acquaintance 

 of a noble lord who has since distinguished 

 himself both in the senate and in the lite- 

 rary world. His lordship was very fond of 



