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nied them to the V. W. H. kennels. This 

 afforded an opening for Mr. Henley Greaves, 

 who is for the present installed in the Old 

 Berkshire country.* 



* If the breaking up of this splendid establishment in 1 858 

 caused regret, how much greater did the sorrow prevail when 

 Mr. Morrell was taken from his family and friends by the 

 unrelenting hand of death, only five years and a half after- 

 wards. His health had been for some time declining, but 

 was hastened by his never-failing desire to render services 

 to those in misfortune. Whilst driving in his carriage at 

 Brighton in the autumn of 1862, he hastened to the assist- 

 ance of a lady and gentleman who were accidentallj^ thrown 

 from a gig, and in performing this kind office, Mr. Morrell 

 fell heavily to the ground, breaking the skin of his leg 

 which produced a wound not readily healed; and the con- 

 finement to the house told sadly on his constitution, so that 

 it is generally believed his mortal illness dated from that 

 period. Mr. Morrell's means were affluent and his heart 

 was great and noble in the dispensation of those means. It 

 was his great pleasure to seek out cases of distress and to 

 relieve the sorrows of the afflicted. Mr. Morrell com- 

 menced his sporting career with a pack of harriers ; he then 

 became master of the Old Berkshire hounds, and on his 

 retirement kept a kennel of greyhounds, for his private 

 amusement, on his own estates, and as an incitement to 

 take exercise. In all the relations of social life, as a friend, 

 a country gentleman, and a sportsman, he had indeed few 

 equals, and his memory will long be cherished with atfec- 

 tionate respect and admiration. 



