A Few "Surrey" Celebrities 23 



a barony he would give it to the hero of that plucky- 

 adventure. 



But, of course, the matter went no farther : what such 

 heroes get in the shape of solid pudding is often out of all 

 proportion to the empty praise showered on them ad 

 nauseam. A " purler " or two are not likely to improve 

 their vital interests. 



From a list of other more or less ardent followers of 

 this pack prepared about the year i860, we cull the 

 following interesting particulars : — Mr. Granville Leveson- 

 Gower, of Titsey Park, who was consistently keen ; 

 Mr. Vincent Nicholl, of Redhill, and frequently Mrs. 

 Nicholl ; Mr. W. Hine-Haycock, of Little Heath, 

 Carshalton, honorary secretary, who looked well after 

 the poultry and damage funds ; Mr. Henry Rose, of 

 Godstone ; Mr. A. H. Slade, of Chislehurst, a capital 

 performer over a country ; Mr. James and John Dudin, 

 of Hayes, who (as mentioned in our opening chapter) 

 once owned the stables in Bermondsey originally occupied 

 by the Old Surrey hounds ; Mr. F. P. Miller, the late 

 Surrey cricketer, a keen supporter, " but," as alleged by a 

 Nimrod of his time, " he knew the country too well and 

 took advantage of that knowledge" — by no means an 

 unfamiliar experience ; Mr. N. Gould, a tremendous 

 welter-weight who, like many big men, was very fond of 

 riding, and was never happier than when he was in the 

 saddle, especially with hounds in view ; Mr. Mowbray 

 Morris, of " The Times," of whom a witty Old Surreyite 

 remarked, " There goes the leading article " ; but, after 



