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swarm with foxes, and said that he would 

 rather have his game destroyed by them than 

 give encouragement to poaching!" The only 

 subject of regret was the absence of Sir John 

 Mill and Mr. Chamberlavne, from illness. 

 Amongst the company were the following 

 staunch sportsmen — Mr. W. T. Graeme, Col. 

 Gauntlett, Joseph White of Ampfield, William 

 Steed, Richard, Edward, and George Bailey, 

 William Collier, R. Raw lings, Thomas and 

 Henry Edwards, T. Neville, and Messrs. Pain, 

 Hopkins, Pern, Courtney, Allee, &c. 

 The stone- Mr. John Fleming of Stoneham 

 hamhar- kept harriers, with which he also 



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1846. hunted deer occasionally. 



On February 19th, he turned out a stag on 

 Oliver's battery, which, after a turn on Teg 

 Down, went by Week Hill, and then through 

 the West Gate into Winchester, explored the 

 High-street, and was taken in St. John-street. 

 The friends of this pack invited Mr. Fleming 

 to a dinner at the Black Swan, Winchester ; 

 Mr. Newton of Twyford presided, and Mr. 

 William Pain acted as vice-chairman. The 

 company consisted of nearly sixty gentlemen 

 and farmers. Each owner and occupier of 

 land assured Mr. Fleming that he was at per- 

 fect liberty, with his friends, to ride over their 

 lands as often as they pleased. 



