The Chase.

THE past month has been for the most part of the same character as the preceding ones,-extremely wet with cold winds, which, though not very favourable for sport, have tended materially to check vegetation and prolong hunting. Now however it is all but over, few masters of hounds being able now-a-days to afford to kill a May fox.

In our last we mentioned some of the changes that were rumoured as likely to take place, and amongst others that Mr. Payne would relinquish Northamptonshire, but we believe it is now settled that he does not resign it.

The Sandbeck hounds we have heard are about to be given up. If this be so, Butler the huntsman, one of the cleverest fellows in England, will be out of place. Mr. Clutton Brock also resigns the management of the Worcestershire hounds, and will be succeeded by Mr. Candler.

Sir Matthew White Ridley's hounds have had one of the best season's sport they have ever enjoyed since their establishment. Sir Matthew, we understand, has transferred the management of them to his son Mr. Ridley, whose groom will for the future have the superintendance of the stud, a change likely, from his excellent management of his master's horses, to be most beneficial. We are happy to hear that another very handsome subscription has been raised by the gentlemen who hunt with them for Mr. Boag. We are great advocates for this species of encouragement, and we feel assured that Mr. Boag's peculiar situation will be an additional claim upon the consideration of the gentry in the district.

The country is abundantly stocked with capital stout, straight-running foxes. We subjoin an outline of two of the latest runs afforded by them, during the Linden meeting last month.

On Thursday, April 7, met at Hartburn-village. Found immediately two foxes in Hartburn-banks. The hounds divided in cover. The bitch fox was with difficulty saved from the one half, and the dog fox went to ground before the remainder. Found again in Hartburn-banks above Long Witton-garden-house, came away at a severe pace by Hartburngrange, up to Rotheley, where the fox being headed, he turned downwards, and was killed after a sharp scurry of seventeen minutes. Tried the Delf-plantation, blank. Found at the north-west corner of Rothleypark, crossed the Cadger moor into the Cleugh-gill, went down it till he was headed, and then turned up it, came away passed Ewesley, pointing northwards nearly to the Roughlees; here he turned, and crossing the Rothbury and Cambo turnpike, went without dwelling at all through Colt-park-wood, by the Birk-heads, through Coldriffe-plantation and the Forest-burn, recrossed the Cambo-turnpike and gallantly faced the hills,

going up Blagdon-hill, and bearing westward passed over the ridge of Simonside, the Ravensheugh, and Bickerton-hill; here he left the moors for awhile, and going along the bottoms through Swindon-wood, turned up the Darden-burn, and made for the strong earths at the Keyheugh, where he went to ground not more than one hundred yards before the hounds. The pace very good indeed. One hour and three-quarters.

On Saturday, 9.-Met at Weldon-bridge, found a fox in Todburn, and after being headed when making his point to the south, he recrossed Todburn, and ran through Garret Lee-wood, came out at the west side of it, crossed the Holm side by the Tad-moor-farm, over Wingates-moor, by the Coal-pit-houses, into the north western corner of Netherwitton new-park-wood; leaving it immediately, he crossed the Funt, and pointing south-west, skirted the Bellion-whin, and making for Long Witton was headed on the Toft-hill, when turning northwards he crossed the low end of the Cleugh-gill, went east of Ewesley-plantations, then turning upwards crossed them, and facing the great grass grounds behind Ewesley-farm, was run into in the open after a most brilliant run of one hour and a quarter, without a check. A most severe run from the pace and deep state of the country, though it was entirely over grass.

Mr. Ralph Lambton has had some good sport in the home country, and had two excellent runs on the same day from Twizle.

His hounds The Alnwick hounds we understand have had good sport this season.

are still hunting.

THE GALEWOOD.-EXTRAORDINARY RUNS.

A great treat was afforded to the lovers of fox-hunting when the Galewood hounds met at Haggerston-hall, the mansion of Lady Haggerston (relict of the late Sir Carnaby Haggerston Bart. of Haggerston, and whose grandson is Mr. Errington, master of the Melton hounds) who, in the spirit of the good old times, regaled both equestrians and foot people with old English cheer. The covers in the vicinity were then drawn, but reynard was from home. Thrummel-hill-dean was then the order of the day, where a fox was quickly unkennelled, and went off in gallant style directing his way by East- Kyloe, through Fen-wick-wood, along the new turnpike, crossing the fields to Detchant-wood, here his intention seemed to be the earths at Belford-crag, but being beaded he again wended his way northward to Kyloe-plantations. Here however he found no resting place, for the gallant hounds soon forced him to the open country, and away he went over Black Heddon, leaving Hunting-hall to the west, skirting Lowlin-house on the left: he crossed the Low a little above the Lamb Inn, a brook at all times an ugly customer, but much more so after a gallop over such a heavy country.

Some precious duckings were the consequence, however all got over, each as he best could, and bore away, for forward was the cry. A short check took place at Haggerston-high-plantation, which allowed time for many to regain their ground; at last he was viewed stealing away by Berryburn-mill, when "Tally ho" was again beard, and the hounds as determined as ever soon went off breast high. He passed through the plantations at Berrington-house, and made for Low-dean-earths, the stopper had however anticipated him. He then retraced his steps by the High-plantation, and recrossing the Low near Lowlin-mill, he made for the cover where he was found. After a check here he was again forced out, and he took us straight to Fenham-wood, and thence back to Kyloe-plantation, here the hounds ran him for a considerable time and again forced him out in the direction of Kyloe-whin, when as night was fast closing in, they were whipped off, as all seemed to have had enough of it. Great praise is due to Major St. Paul the master of the hounds, whose superior knowledge as a sportsman, and urbanity to all classes are the admiration of all. The distance run is computed to be upwards of twenty miles and was done in one hour and forty minutes. Messrs George Grey, Collingwood, St. Paul Jun., Rea, Younghusband, and a very numerous field were out-the two former occupying their usual places in the van;-but I can assure you that there was no time given for flinching, and that he who stopped "to look before he leaped," was very sure to be left behind to follow in our wake, and to be picked up on our return over nearly the same ground, as was actually the case. I suppose I need hardly say that the scent was very good.

Detchant Wood, 12th April, 1836. There was but a small muster of the members of the hunt out to day, but the following appearedMessrs George Grey, Darling, Younghusband, Culley of Fowberry, Gillhome, &c., &c. The weather was such as to give every promise of the good sport which followed.

We were not long in finding in the wood, and very soon the cheering "Tally ho" from Mr. Grey awakened the surrounding echoes, and sent the blood with increased rapidity through our veins. We got away with him, and he took us straight to Kyloe-wood, and through it, to, and along Kyloe-crags at view; he however doubled back, and we eventtually killed him in the adjoining whin-scent burning.

We then drew the same whin, but did not find, as also a plantation blank, and then the Major took us to Kentstone-dean, where we almost immediately found, and we went at best pace by Mr. Hogg's house to Kyloe-whin, thence north-westwards by Lowic-steads, and across the Licker-deans, (which present very formidable obstacles to the sportsmans progress, in the shape of precipitous banks of earth and a sheer glacis or escarpment of about four feet at the top, which you have to scramble

up on foot, and lead your panting steed), to Berrington-house, thence up the Dean to Bowsden-moor, and continuing up the Dean, he led us still at best pace to Duddoe;-here there was a short check, but forward was again the cry, and we ran him at good pace to Tindal-house, and again came to check among the Offices, and diligent search was made for the "varmint" among them, but without avail. A cast forward was made towards the banks of the river Till, where he was again hit off, and the scent carried on through the plantations there, and on to Tiptoeplantations, where he was pressed so hard by the hounds, that he was forced to take to the water at Heaton-mill, and he was "swum” into and killed in the river. Here a rather "untoward event" nearly occurred; the hounds were unable to bring the dead fox ashore, and it sunk to the bottom, and they were likely to lose the well-earned reward of their exertions, when a miller plunged in up to the waist, and after some trouble succeeded in getting hold of it, and his obsequies were performed with all the usual ceremonies. Thus finished this splendid day's sport, after a run of nearly twenty miles in a little more than two hours, over some of our very best country, and terminating at a most picturesque spot, where the river Till runs in a deep hollow fringed with wood on our side, and where the angler was disturbed in his peaceful avocation by our boisterous arrival.

LEICESTERSHIRE.

WHO-WHOOP.

Since my last letter to you, the various packs of hounds in this vicinity have been having most brilliant sport, scarcely a day having passed without having to recount something worth notice, so much so, that I might fill a volume were I to endeavour in the slightest degree to go into detail upon the various runs we have had.

On the 4th of April Mr. Errington was at Beeby; found at Botanybay, went away immediately through Billesdon Coplow, leaving the town on the right, and over that splendid country direct for Ram's-head, running into our fox in forty minutes without a check; the pace killing, and the ox-fences tremendous.

6th.-Lord Forester at Boothby-hall; found at the wood; had a fine day's sport, and killed our fox near Harrowby; forty minutes.

7th. Mr. Errington at Shearsby; had a quick burst of thirty minutes and lost, Had a second run from Shankton-holt of one hour and twenty minutes, and killed.

8th.-Lord Forester at Easton; found at the wood; had a short burst of fifteen minutes, and killed. Found a second fox at Burton-longwood, had fifty-five miautes, and killed near Colsterworth. Since that period Lord Forester has been hunting in the woodlands, and has shown

some good sport, though I am sorry to say without the assistance of Goosey, who has been confined by severe illness for the last three weeks. I believe his lordship will discontinue hunting after this week. Prospects I consider are very cheering in Leicestershire for next season. Melton, April 21, 1836.

"SHADOW" AND COL. HENRY WYNDHAM'S ESTABLISHMENT.

SIR,

I should not have requested permission to return to this subject in your pages, had not "Shadow" thought proper to renew his attack upon Col. Henry Wyndham's Establisment, in the April number of the Old Magazine, under the signature of " Fair Play." If the circulation of the Old Magazine had been confined to Sussex, and the adjoining counties, I should not have occupied your columns, or my own time, in exposing the malignancy and falsehood of "Shadow's" statements; but however far the poison may go forth in the Old Magazine, its antidote shall, with your permission, travel in the New, and the old companions in arms of the gallant Col. Henry Wyndham,-companions over many a well fought field-shall see that there is an arm in West Sussex, and one as independent of the gallant officer, and of every body connected with him, (opposed too to his family in public matters, at least to what has hitherto been their public line,) as the Colonel himself is of the writer of this article -one who will promptly repel and expose the motives of any attempt, come from whom it may, to throw ridicule upon the colonel's establishment, which he keeps not for his own amusement, but for that of all classes of his neighbours in his native county, where he lives in comparative retirement, but expending a baronial fortune, in which expenditure the poor have never been forgotten.

As" Shadow" allowed three months to pass without attempting a reply to my letter in your January Number, I naturally concluded that he had felt himself hard hit; and would even now fain hope that he has some little sense of shame left, as he ventures only to appear under an alias.

But as "Shadow" has resumed his dirty work, I will most distinctly state at the outset that if every syllable were true (instead of directly the reverse) of his charges against Colonel Henry Wyndham and his establishment, a second time repeated too, that he, of all men, who has partaken of the colonel's hospitality for six weeks together, and has been mounted four days a week, on the horses he now abuses, during that sojourn, and well mounted, who has been staying at Sladeland, (which he has now the impudence to couple with an hotel,) and not alone either (he will understand me,) receiving acts of charity, not only from the colonel, but from one whom he designates as 66 an indifferent horse