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priated to the use of the present establish- 

 ment. Mr, Tailby has, therefore, erected 

 kennels sufficient for his purpose, devoid of 

 ostentation or display. The limits of Mr. 

 Tailby's country are bounded on the west 

 by the Quorn, the road from Northampton 

 to Leicester being nearly, if not distinctively, 

 the demarcation; then, traversing in a north- 

 easterly direction beyond Syston Junction, 

 diverging still more to the eastward, it joins 

 the Cottesmore, a portion of which, westward 

 of Oakham, has been conditionally given in. 

 The prevailing impressions connected with the 

 surface of Leicestershire are perhaps erro- 

 neous. Conjectures frequently indicate that it 

 is nearly, if not quite, a flat, whereas there are 

 numerous undulations and hills sufficient to 

 pump the horses, however perfect the assiduity 

 of their grooms may render their condition. 

 It has, too, undergone many material changes; 

 much more land is under the plough ; from 

 what cause, where it is so thoroughly adapted 

 to grazing, it is rather difficult to define. 

 Probably a considerable quantity was broken 

 up when corn bore a remunerative price, and 

 has never been restored to its primitive con- 

 dition. The double posts and rails which 



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