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tion of foxes is in most parts duly considered. 

 Indeed, in this enlightened age, when it is so 

 universally understood how game and foxes 

 can each of them be maintained in ample num- 

 bers provided keepers are diligent, expe- 

 rienced, and conscientious in their duties, 

 it would be a significant slander even to 

 suppose that the enjoyments of a whole 

 county were sacrificed to imaginary self- 

 interests. It is only necessary to visit the 

 well-stored coverts around Madresfield, on 

 the beautiful estate of the Earl of Beauchamp 

 to be convinced of this, or the splendid 

 Croome coverts on the opposite bank of the 

 stately Severn, where the Earl of Coventry 

 entertains his friends of the trigger with 

 grand battues, and his friends of the chase 

 with abundance of foxes. Croome Perry 

 Wood, as in days of yore, is still a favourite 

 resort of foxes, although the unceremonious 

 system of railway engineering has struck a 

 line through the very centre. Breedon Hill is 

 likewise a much admired rendezvous, afford- 

 ing a diversity of country in the way of 

 stone walls, from their dimensions presenting 

 somewhat formidable impediments to aspiring 

 horsemen. This portion of the country being 



