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the Hunt, which assembled at the Imperial Hotel, Waterford, on the 

 11th inst. It was largely attended by the gentry and nobility of the 

 county and neighbourhood, a few of whose names we append, as also 

 a detailed account of the proceedings, with a verbatim report of the 

 speeches taken in shorthand by our special correspondent. Elsewhere 

 we refer to the lamentable occurrence, but here we merely report the 

 proceedings of this never-to-be-forgotten meeting. Among those wha 

 responded to his lordship's circular were [Here followed the names 

 of nearly eighty gentlemen, representing, as they did, all creeds and 

 politics, nearly all of whom have already been mentioned. — Author]. 



"Lord Bessborough having taken the chair, after being duly voted 

 to it, the Secretary (Mr. J. Strangman) read several letters of apology 

 from members and others expressing their regret for not being within 

 reach of Waterford to attend the meeting in time. 



" The Chairman said : My Lord Waterford and Gentlemen,— As it 

 is your wish that I should take the chair, I do so with deep regret 

 that it should be necessary, and with sorrow that such an event 

 should have happened in this country as has led to this meeting being 

 called by Lord Waterford. (Hear, hear.) I will say no more just 

 now, but \vill give way to Lord Waterford, who will now address the 

 meeting. (Applause.) 



"Lord Waterford, who on rising was received with the most 

 enthusiastic applause, said : My Lord Bessborough and Gentlemen, — 

 I have asked you to meet me here to-day to take into consideration 

 the continuance of foxhunting in this country during the present 

 winter. Up to this unfortunate year— a year which, I think, is the 

 blackest that has ever passed over this unfortunate country — (hear,, 

 hear)— I believe that all Irishmen, irrespective of creed, class, 

 politics, or anything else, were joined together and united on one 

 subject at any rate, and that was the sport afforded therein by fox- 

 hunting. (Hear, hear.) I am sorry to say that, owing to the teachings- 

 of the Land League, who have engendered such a terribly bad feeling 

 in this country, certain branches have passed resolutions to put 

 down foxhunting in this country, and have been able to carry out 

 this resolution in certain parts of the neighbourhood. On Thursday 

 last we met at Newtown Wood on the property of my friend Mr. Lalor. 

 We had a couple of hours' good hunting there ; but after some time 

 we heard the chapel bells begin to ring, horns were blown on the 

 surrounding hills, and an assemblage of people collected. They 

 gathered round the wood and made a tremendous noise by yelling 

 and hooting. I was able to continue the hunt, however, for a short 

 time, and then the crowd entered upon Mr. Lalor's property and 

 pelted, not only myself, but, I am sorry to say, other gentlemen of 

 the Hunt. (Shame.) Some of the hounds were seriously injured 

 by stabs from pitchforks. I then thought it was better to blow the 

 hounds out of covert, which I did, and went home. Along our way 

 the fields were lined with people who hooted and pelted us, but at 



