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Pauper — Mb. Geoege Patne, Master, 1844-48— Mr. 

 Bouverie and Mr. C. C. F. Greville, his turf-confederates — 

 "Alarm," "Speed the Plough," and "West Australian" — 

 "Whist playing, 1836 — Lord De Eos accused of cheating ; 

 and his action for slander^ — Mr. Payne a witness ; his cross- 

 examination — Sir W. Ingilhy, a witness — Lord Alvanley's 

 bon-mot — Mr. Payne's avidity for speculation — One in 

 tallow — " Dirty Dick '' — Fatal accidents in the hunting-field 

 to Mr. Sawhridge and Lord Inverurie — Mr. Payne, a good 

 host — His iron constitution- — Waim affection for his sisters 

 and brother — Letter to Mr. Nethercote on the latter's death 

 — A regular church-attendant — A good "whip" — Sam 

 Daniel, J. Harris, J. Meecher, Davis, and Jim Pearson, 

 popular coachmen, till ruined by railways — An inebriated 

 horse — Mr. Payne and his brother, bad cricketers — Excel- 

 lence of the ^Northamptonshire Cricket Club — Mr. Payne a 

 skilful pugilist, and a patron of the P.P. — Presentation of a 

 silver Epergne — Eesigns the Mastership, 1848, and retires 

 from the hunting-field — His death — Song in his honour by 

 a Northamptonshire farmer . . . . . . .112 



MEMOIES OF THE FOLLOWING MASTEES 

 (Continuing the History to the Present Time). 



Lord Alford, the Earl of Hopetoun. the Hon. F. Yilliers, the 

 Hon. C. Cust, Col. Anstruther Thomson, Mr. J. A. Craven, 

 Earl Spencer, Mr. Herbert Langham (the present Master) . 149 



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MEMOIES OF MEMBEES. 



Mr. A. A. Young, Capt. G. Ashby Ashby, Mr. Ambrose Isted, 

 Mr. E. Lee Bevan, Mr. W. Angerstein, Capt. " Bay " Middle! 

 ton, Capt. Mildmav Clerk, Major Whyte Melville, Hon. H. 

 Liddell (Lord Eavensworth), Eev. H. Eokeby, Mr. W. H. 

 Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Simson, the late Capt. Gist, Mr. Pender, 



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