152 THE SPORTING MORLD. 



committed against the wishes of the high and 

 influential. I must say I consider sitting in 

 the pillory or a good flogging would be a quite 

 sufficient punishment for the off'ence, and would 

 be far more dreaded than the usual punishment. 

 But I suppose our laws must be considered like 

 our Lord's *' anointed," immaculate and unim- 

 peachable. 



Much has been said and written on the 

 subject of the preservation and, vice versa, on 

 the destruction of foxes ; I can easily conceive 

 the anti-fox-hunting community wishing there 

 was not a fox in the country, as a fisher would 

 wish there was not an otter in its streams. 

 Their views of this subject are correct enough 

 so far as the existence of foxes go, irrespective 

 of their being necessary to fox hunting. I am 

 willing to admit they do no known good except 

 destroying a few beetles and creatures of such 

 ilk, and on the other hand, they do destroy 

 game to a certain extent, and poultry pretty 



