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in asserting their claim to have the whole country 

 re-united, with the view of maintaining iti its integrity 

 the grandest and most renowned — historical, in fact, — 

 hunt in the world. The Earl of Stamford and Warring- 

 ton writing on the subject, says in a letter dated 

 March 30 of the present year, " When I took the 

 hounds it was with the distinct understanding that I 

 could hunt the whole Quorn country, viz., the part 

 hunted by Mr. Tailby, at any time I wished, by of 

 course giving him proper notice. That part of the 

 country was originally comprised in the old Quorn 

 country, and has from time immemorial belonged to 

 it.-" This view would appear to be supported by the 

 following influential covert owners ; B. E. Bennett, 

 Esq. of Marston Trussell Hall ; the Countess of Cardi- 

 gan, who is the owner of some of the best coverts in 

 High Leicestershire ; the Hon. H. Tyrwhitt Wilson, 

 of Keythorpe Hall; the Earl of Aylesford; Chas. 

 Packe, Esq. of Stretton Hall; Sir Henry St. J. 

 Halford of Wistow ; I. T. Mills, Esq., of Husbands, 

 Bosworth ; T. C. Douglas- Whitmore, of Gumley Hall ; 

 James Baillie, Esq., of Illston Grange ; Sir Charles 

 Itham ; J. Holford, Esq. ; Sir F. Turville ; J. Perkins, 

 Esq., of Langton ; G. Everett, Esq., of Hothorpe ; Sir 

 Arthur G. Hazlerigg, of Nosely Hall; Sir Geoffrey 

 Palmer, etc. With such an important array of 

 landowners, it must be admitted that Mr. Coupland is 

 fully justified in laying the vexed question before the 

 Foxhunting Committee of Boodle^s Club, for decision. 

 In my opinion the necessity of so doing is deeply to be 

 regretted, and I cannot help thinking that under all 

 circumstances it would be a graceful act on the part of 

 Sir Bache Cunard were he to retire from the contention 



