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Hare Street tliey work round Parndon Hall (the seat 

 of the late Master, Mr L. W. Arkwright), and are 

 safe to find quickly near the Hall. The Harlow meet 

 takes place at the Green Man Inn, where Mr. Barn- 

 bridge will house man and horse, and let worthy 

 specimens of the latter. From this meet Moor Hall 

 is always equal to the occasion. Leaving the open 

 country, we get to Blackmore and the enormous 

 coverts of the High Woods, whence it is a difficult 

 task to persuade foxes into the Ruthins beyond. The 

 stations of Epping and Ongar should be added as 

 offering access to the centre of The Essex. 



Turning to the Essex Union we find that their 

 Tuesdays are usually spent in the direction of Tilbury 

 and Mucking, and likely to tempt men across the 

 Thames from the Gravesend side. First mention 

 should be made of Belhus, the seat of Sir Thomas 

 Lennard (than whom no more liberal fox preserver is 

 to be found in Essex, or England) . Sir Thomas keeps 

 a pack of draghounds of his own, which are mostly 

 out on Thursdays and more often in the Ockendon 

 district. The Essex Union have meets at Mucking, 

 Langdon Hills (coverts of great size), Dunton Black- 

 smith (in a good open country). East Horndon Mill, 

 Upminster Bell, and Stifford. 



On a Thursday (which, with Saturday, covers their 

 best ground) the Essex Union are towards Southend, 

 under order for the following meets, among others — 

 Hadleigh has an enormous wood from which it is no 

 easy matter to get away ; Runwell (belonging to Mr. 

 T. Kemble, one of their best preservers) ; Wickford, 

 with coverts of considerable size near by; Purleigh 



