3 so Tally ho, 



rather than jeopardise the friendly relations now exist- 

 ing between the landowners and tenant farmers of the 

 district in question. Undoubtedly those covert owners 

 and tenant farmers who have evinced a disposition to 

 support the liberal proposals of Sir Bache Cunard are 

 entitled to all possible respect and consideration ; but 

 it is clear to me that if the matter is decided by the 

 Foxhunting Committee, whatever their decision may 

 be, the result will be ill-feeling and heart-burnings on 

 one side or the other, to the infinite injury of the sport 

 itself and to the good feeling now existing between 

 the owners of the soil and those who till it. In the 

 matter of fox-hunting, union means strength, and 

 division and discord a dearth of foxes. Those riding 

 with hounds are deeply indebted to tenant farmers for 

 their liberality in allowing their crops to be ridden 

 over, and their fences broken down ; but they are 

 equally under obligation to those who allow their 

 covers to be drawn, and who, in many cases, though 

 not in the habit of hunting themselves, yet are good 

 enough to preserve foxes for the pleasure of others. 

 Having had the opportunity of discussing the question 

 with several of the oldest and most respected sportsmen 

 in Leicestershire, I am satisfied that Mr. Coupland has 

 right on his side, and that nothing but injury can 

 result from the continuance of this agitation, and that 

 anything that tends to diminish the well-being of the 

 Quorn Hunt is greatly to be deprecated and regretted 

 in the interests of all parties concerned, whether they 

 be landlords, tenants, or members of this distinguished 

 hunt, so long and justly celebrated in the annals of the 

 grandest of our national sports. It is evident from 

 what I have stated that difierence of opinion in regard 



