3o6 Tally ho. 



By a letter just received from Melton I hear two 

 facts, which discomfort me. First, I am told that, 

 beyond doubt, Mr. Tailby retires at the close of the 

 present season, which will be a matter of regret to 

 very many. The country, I hear, will be absorbed by 

 the Quorn, which will hunt the greater part, but not, 

 I believe, the Woodland district. The second piece of 

 information conveyed by my correspondent, is to the 

 effect that the Earl of Lonsdale will give up the 

 Cottesmore at the end of the season. This I consider 

 a great misfortune, and I hope the decision is not final 

 and irrevocable, and that, upon reflection, his lordship 

 may withdraw his determination. True it is that the 

 noble owner does not himself take any pleasure in 

 hunting with these fine hounds, which I think are 

 equal to any in the kingdom, invariably showing first- 

 rate sport over the magnificent country which they 

 hunt, and affording enjoyment to so many. The 

 splendid stables and kennels at Barleythorpe were 

 built by the late Earl at a very great cost, and it will 

 be a misfortune to the county, and the many fre- 

 quenters of Melton, if this noble establishment is 

 broken up, and the hounds and horses transferred. 

 Let us hope for the best, and when at the close of the 

 season I revisit the metropolis of hunting I trust I 

 shall hear that his lordship has reconsidered the sub- 

 ject, and determined still to remain Master and owner 

 of the Cottesmore. 



But I am forgetting that I am on my way back to 

 Eamsgate, and passing without notice the Bay of 

 Pegwell, upon the shores of which the waves are 

 breaking lazily this pleasant day ; whilst beyond, all 

 in the Downs^ a noble fleet of vessels lies at anchor. 



