HOUNDS OF ENGLAND. 



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LEICESTERSHIRE. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



Sir Richard Sutton entered upon ^^ the vale of Cashmere'^ 

 last season, with 85 couple of working hounds_, and succeeded 

 Mr. Green^ of Rolleston, in command of the Quorn. Sir 

 Richard has no subscription ; and as he spares neither labour 

 nor expense, and has great knowledge of the Noble Science, 

 there is no doubt that the country will maintain its supremacy 

 under his management. Nimrod says : " Of all the countries 

 in the world, the Quorn certainly bears the bell. This supe- 

 riority arises from the peculiar nature of the soil, which, being 

 for the most part good, is highly favourable to scent ; the im- 

 mense proportion of grazing land in comparison with that 



