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to them on the occasion of their marriage, 

 which took place in the summer of 1860, 

 which presents they very gratefully acknow- 

 ledge, is evidence of the good feeling evinced 

 towards them ; and as Mrs. Turner seems to 

 be as fond of hunting as her husband, it is to 

 be hoped "so good a sort" will be perpe- 

 tuated. 



Fortune smiled with respect to hounds. 

 Lord Gifford had determined to resign the 

 V. W. H,, and Mr. Colmore became the pur- 

 chaser of the pack. His lordship formed it 

 about fourteen years previously, commencing 

 in the Ludlow country, whence he took his 

 hounds into the H. H., or Hampshire Hunt, 

 where he kept them three seasons ; after that 

 into Herefordshire, and from there to the Yale 

 of White Horse. To these Mr. Colmore made 

 an addition at Mr. Farquharson's sale by pur- 

 chasing four couple at the liberal bidding of 

 135 guineas, of which two couples of very 

 superior bitches, and one dog-hound — Bos- 

 phorus — were at work in 1860; but the latter, 

 it should be observed, was not bred by Mr. 

 Farquharson, being a son of Mr. Morrell's 

 celebrated Bosphorus and Mr. Greave's Lively. 

 With the exception of those purchased by 



