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tion, for almost immediately after the arrival of the 

 cabs, sundry watermen and individuals of that 

 genus proceeded to load the exterior of each vehicle 

 with portmanteaus, camp-beds, and other divers- 

 shaped packages, among which gun-cases appeared 

 to predominate. Some of the bystanders, more 

 curious than the rest, scrutinised the directions and 

 labels on the boxes, and expressed their astonish- 

 ment on seeing on each a lion and the words, 

 " Algerian Sporting Expedition, Philippeville, 

 Algeria, vid Paris and Marseilles." 



When the traps were all arranged, a number of 

 gentlemen entered the cabs, and the word being 

 given, " To the London Bridge Railway Station," 

 away they drove, and the explorers of the new 

 hunting grounds were fairly started. After a short 

 consultation with a very civil superintendent, tickets 

 were taken to Paris, via Newhaven and Dieppe, 

 and the baggage registered throughout, so as not to 

 be subject to any troublesome inspection from either 

 custom-house officers or gendarmes, until arrival at 

 its destination. 



At six P.M. we took our places in the carriages, 

 the signal whistle was heard, the engine gave a re- 

 sponsive grunt, and we had begun our journey 

 to Algeria. 



At half-past eight we arrived at Newhaven, and 

 put up at the Loudon and Paris Hotel, where we 

 found the people not the most civil in the world, 

 and the sheets of our beds unquestionably damp. 



