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Candy, has taken Somerbv Hall ; Lord Helmsley — Asliwell ; 

 Mr. Harter — Asfordby Hall ; and Capt. Stephen — Leesthorpe. 



Tuesday (November 5th) was Tilton Wood — whereat Lord 

 Carington first took in hand the serious ribbons of mastership 

 in the field. If the unanimous goodwill of his supporters and 

 followers will aid him no little, his own determination to fui"- 

 ther sport will do still more. Every forethought has been 

 given to men and hounds and countr}- of late years ; but the 

 presence of a directing Master in the field cannot but be of ad- 

 vantage. In the Cottesmore country hounds can neai-ly always 

 run — if the}'' have but a fair chance at starting, and room at a 

 difficulty. The leading men are not the great sinners at over- 

 riding (when they ride to hounds) ; but it is the crush coming 

 up from behind, whose turn is served by a check and who ride 

 for those in front, that do the chief damage, and overwhelm 

 the i>ack. But it is not for an individual to preach — though he 

 takes advantage and license of a nom-dc-plume. Egerton-War- 

 burton tells us, truly enough, "we are all of us tailors in 

 turn " ; scriptural authority has it that none of us are sinless ; 

 while the writer of tlie best illustrative hunting poem that ever 

 stirred Young England's blood, is said not only to have killed 

 the " best hound in my pack, sir," but, driven desperate by the 

 misdeed and the reproach, to have retorted, " Very sorry 

 indeed, hut lie imist take his elianee icith the rest.'' 



On Tuesda}' Lad^' Carington was riding with the Master, 

 Mrs. Arthur was out, as devoted to the pursuit as ever, and 

 Mr. Tailby was riding as eagerly to the front as if still direct- 

 ing Goodall. Sir Baclie Cunard was present, notwithstanding 

 his sad ill-fortune of over-night — when his stable had caught 

 fire, his most valuable horse had been burned to death, and 

 foiu' others so injured that he had little hope of their recovery. 

 Market Harborough appears to be but thinly patronised this 

 season ; but Kibworth and neighbourhood are quoted higher 

 yearly. The Messrs. Gosling were down as usual ; but the 

 Colonel must have been caught for St. James' for the day. 

 Captain Featherstonhaugh, Messrs. Cochrane, Lloyd, Logan, 



