A Few " Surrey " Celebrities 2 1 



Nothing but fresh air and exercise is alleged to have 

 produced that effect. But they loved hounds and " to do 

 themselves well." 



Another historian writes as to the idiosyncrasies of some 

 of these Old Surrey celebrities : "Mr. Corcoran, who made 

 millstones and measures in Mark Lane, and lived near 

 Croydon, was a tremendous fellow at timber and very 

 awkward places : what he did not jump he often 

 destroyed. He rode in a cap, straight-cut green coat, 

 and leathers. It was said that he never thought of 

 hunting till he was past fifty, and then began to ride 

 across country like a youthful hero. There was also 

 Charles Morton, of the " Derby Arms," Croydon, where 

 many hunters stood, as likewise at McCarthy's and 

 Bignell's. As Charles Morton was very popular with the 

 local hunting men, they used to have breakfast together 

 at his house; and what a cheery lot they were, to be sure! 

 Conviviality seems to have been one of their interesting 

 virtues. Mr. J. Kaye, solicitor to the Bank of England, 

 was a regular subscriber, very keen, and helped to put a 

 stop order on many a member of the vulpine as well as 

 the human race. Mr. Francis Gosling, the banker, was 

 also a good supporter of the hunt, and he is spoken of as 

 having been a general favourite. He frequently rode 

 to the meet with his daughters, thus adding to the 

 scene an additional attraction fully appreciated by many 

 budding Nimrods. 



Amongst other faithful Surrey adherents in those good 

 old days may be briefly noted the following, though they 



