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Bridget ; the sire is from Lord Leconfield's, 

 and the dam from Sir Walter Carew's. 

 Beadsman, a ticked hound, son of Rutland 

 and Brenda, is worthy of notice. Needful, 

 Nelson, and Nimble, another litter, are by 

 Prophet, out of Sir Walter Carew's and Nancy; 

 the first of these is neat, but her feet and 

 ankles are not of the best quality. Nelson, 

 her brother, is free from that objection, and 

 is altogether a promising hound. Officer, 

 son of Sir Maurice Berkeley's Ottoman and 

 Perfect, has much to recommend him, though 

 somewhat heavy in his shoulders ; he is grand- 

 son of the Brocklesby Orator and the Berkeley 

 Termagant, a very superior sort. Rutland 

 and Posey were the progenitors of Pansey 

 and Primrose, both of which are worthy of 

 especial distinction. Trimbush, a very neat, 

 hare-pied hound, son of Rutland and Telltale, 

 took ray attention, though Sir Velters con- 

 siders him too light in his thighs, a fault I 

 must admit. These were all bred in the Here- 

 fordshire kennels. From the Belvoir, there 

 is a good-looking black and white hound 

 called Lexicon, descended from their Lexicon 

 and their Frantic. Sportsman, Sportley, and 

 Susan are by their Fugleman. Stormer, who 



