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be given that the rumour was acknowledged, so 

 reluctant were all to accept the intelligence. 



His lordship commenced with purchasing 

 two packs of hounds, Mr. Hellier's and Mr. 

 Millbanke's, to which considerable addi- 

 tions were made from Sir Richard Sutton's 

 kennels, and also Captain Thompson's. Mr. 

 Hellier's may be said to have come originally 

 from this country, most of his first purchases 

 being divers lots of Mr. Errington's hounds, 

 which were sold at Tattersall's in 1838, 

 when that gentleman resigned the Quorn 

 country. During the long period Mr. Hel: 

 lier kept hounds, he devoted much atten- 

 tion to the breeding of them, introducing a 

 good deal of the Brocklesby blood, and also 

 the Belvoir. With such excellent materials 

 to commence with, Lord Stamford at once 

 established a very superior pack, which were 

 entrusted to the care of Boothroyd, who 

 hunted his lordship's hounds previously in 

 the Albrighton country. He, however, re- 

 mained only one season, when the horn 

 was transferred to Treadwell, who con- 

 tinued to hold the very responsible post of 

 huntsman till his lordship parted with the 

 hounds. The Belvoir kennels have been 



