ve no qualms of conscience for having violated the conventional hunting in his former capacity. IIe did unto others as he would e by; I doubt not his policy will be rewarded.

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d small opportunity of judging of Mr. Morrell's "field;" but I nough to convince me that a few of them are good men to hounds, ould take no denial in any country. A gentleman, whom Lord ia would designate as "a black captain," he being of the sacerorder, is quite the clipper of the hunt; but Mr. Morrell now owns st horse, a grey stallion, which he sold on account of his cons colour. Mr. Elwes and his brother Charley Duffield" are orward men, and with light weight and light hearts surmount all lties; they are also very well mounted. Major Hall and Mr. s go well; and Mr. Davey, a yeoman of Buckland, is always there reabouts. A member of the hunt was pointed out to me, but I this name, who, though a regular attendant, and always well ted, was altogether indifferent to the sport. He came out prolly to find an appetite; and when he found it, were the hounds ing ever so hard, he "put his helm down" and steered straight for e. This reminds me of an anecdote I heard when in Cornwall. T. Hext, not long since, kept a pack of foxhounds at Restormel tle, and hunted a fine wild grass country, including the Bodmin ors, with the utmost success and enthusiasm. A brother of his, a arned barrister in London, came to visit him at the Castle; and, as a atter of course, was mounted to have a look at the Squire's hounds. hey soon found their fox, and had been rattling him for ten minutes or ore in a small cover on the borders of his open country, when Hext, haking his horn in the full ecstasy of the sport, and anticipating a urster, came to a spring of water on the edge of the cover; and there at the barrister on a cold stone, one hand holding the bridle, and the other busily employed in picking water-cresses. As the squire flew past, he just said, "Quick, Sam, quick; don't you hear them running?" The other replied, "Yes, Tom; but here are some glorious fresh water-cresses, and I have not seen such for many a year.'

Jones, the huntsman, is very quick at his work; a little after the Jem Hills' system, but not quite so rapid in execution. He rides well, and is always with his hounds; and as he is never thwarted by his master, he can exercise the full scope of his judgment in cases of emergency; for Mr. Morrell knows, that "one moderate huntsman let alone is better than two first-rate men who interfere with each other." Jones, in taking hounds by the head, uses a short holloa, "Whoop, whoop," which, to my ears, did not sound like the dog-language I have been accustomed to hear; and it put me in mind of the whoop given by sheepherds in the mountains, when collecting their sheep. But this is a matter of fashion; and if he choose to adopt it, it is not for me to find fault, who am but a casual visitor. Jones hunted Lord Southampton's hounds for two seasons, if not three; and came to his Lordship from the Surrey Union. In his second whip, Jem, I recognised an old acquaintance. He had whipped, under Harry Ayris, to Lord Fitzhardinge's hounds; and well do I remember his exciting the wrath of the noble Earl on a certain occasion. "Ride over that wall," said the Earl, in a voice of thunder; and he pointed at a strong wall, "coped and dashed, and six-feet high ;" and at it he went without a moment's hesitation,

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and cleared it too in a brilliant form, to the satisfaction of all the field, and, doubtless, to his own. "The Earl was a good master, Sir," said he, and would use a carrion horse well; but it didn't do to cross his line upon times." Mr. Morrell's stud-groom is deserving of all praise; he turns his horses out in the finest form, and gets them round after a severe day with unusual quickness. He has had more experience than most men in over-marked horses, having belonged for many years to Tom Perrin's hunting stables in Oxford, where my acquaintance with him first commenced. Many a half-crown has William got from me for reserving a showy grey horse for my riding, in the summer, which he used to say was "smart enough to carry me courting ;" and that really was his office.

ST. LAWRENCE.

WINNER OF THE CHESTER Cup, 1847.

ENGRAVED BY E. HACKER, FROM A PAINTING BY HARRY HALL,

OF NEWMARKET.

St. Lawrence, bred by Mr. Maher, in Ireland, in 1837, was got by Lapwing or Skylark, out of Helen by Blackloek, her dam Helena by Rubens out of Sprightly, by Whiskey-Romance.

Lapwing, bred by Lord Egremont, in 1826, was by Whalebone, dam by Canopus, her dam by Young Woodpecker out of Fractious by Mercury-Woodpecker-Everlasting, by Eclipse--Hyæna, by Snap-Miss Belsea, by Regulus-Bartlet's Childers-Honywood's Arabian-dam of the two True Blues.

Skylark, bred by Mr. Daxon, in 1826, was by Waxy Pope, out of Skylark by Musician, her dam Sister to Pirouette by Young EaglePariset, by Sir Peter.

Both Skylark and Lapwing have proved very successful in Ireland as stud horses.

Helen, bred by Mr. R. Wilson, in 1828, was put to the stud in 1833, and died in 1844. Her produce includes nothing to rank with the

"Coop" winner.

St. Lawrence is a rich brown horse, standing fifteen hands three inches high; he has a lean head, tapering towards the nose, rather strong neck, and capital shoulders; he is not very deep in the girth, but has a good back, with rather straightish quarters. St. Lawrence is altogether a short horse, and by no means a handsome "catchy" looking one; still, with plenty of bone and substance, he is a good specimen of what trainers call a 66 level-looking useful sort of horse"-a promise of which the following record gives ample proof :

PERFORMANCES.

In 1839, at the Curragh September, St. Lawrence, then two years old, commenced his career as Mr. Maher's br. c. by Lapwing or Sky

lark, when he was not placed, in a large field, for the Anglesey Stakes, won by Mr. Maher's Johnny.

At the Curragh October Meeting, he was beat by Mr. Disney's Humming Bird, for a Two-year-old Stake; Conolly's Mile.

At the same Meeting he was beat by Mr. Knox's May Boy, for another Two-year-old Stake; Conolly's Mile.

At the same Meeting he won the Russborough Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 20 ft., for two-year-olds, Conolly's Mile, beating Mr. Watts's f. by Skylark, out of Zillah, and Mr. Mansfield's f. by Lapwing, dam by Humphrey Clinker.

In 1840, St. Lawrence, at 7st. 10lb., ran second to Mr. Knox's May Boy, Sst. 31b., for the Madrid Stakes, Curragh April Meeting, Mr. Watts's Humming Bird third, and three others not placed.

At the same Meeting, at 7st. 10lb., he was beat by May Boy, at 8st. 9lb., for the Challenge of the Madrids.

At the Curragh September Meeting, he ran third for a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs., h. ft., a mile and a quarter, won by Mr. St. George's Barebones; four others also started.

At the same Meeting, he won the Corinthian Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., with 25 added, Peel Course, in three heats, beating Mr. Holmes's Vulcan (won the first heat), Mr. Duffy's Usurper, Mr. Dalley's Harry Lorrequer, Mr. Quin's Fuzard, and Mr. O'Connor Henchy's Barebones.

At the Curragh October Meeting, as Lord Howth's, he ran fourth for Her Majesty's Plate, won by Lord Milltown's Cruiskeen; eight others also started.

At the Curragh October Meeting, he won the Royal Whip, with 100 gs. added, four miles, beating Mr. Graydon's Helpmate, Mr. Ferguson's Harkaway, and Mr. Sherlock's Rory O'More.

In 1841, ridden by Doyle, and carrying 8st. 1lb., St. Lawrence won the Steward's Stakes, of 20 sovs. each, &c., with 100 added, at the Curragh April Meeting, beating Mr. St. George's Barebones, aged, 7st. 8lb. (2); Lord Milltown's Wirrestrew, 4 yrs., 7st. 6lb. (3); and Mr. Maher's Johnny, 3 yrs., 8st. 4lb.; Lord Waterford's Hackfall, 5 yrs., Sst. 61b.; and Mr. Graydon's Bussorah, 3 yrs., 7st. 3lb., not placed.

At the same Meeting, ridden by Keegan, he won Her Majesty's Plate, four miles, beating Mr. Graydon's Helpmate, and Colonel Synge's Venture Girl.

At the same Meeting, he ran second to Mr. Magill's Great Wonder for Her Majesty's Plate, three miles; two others also started.

At the Curragh June Meeting, carrying 8st. 5lb., he ran second to Mr. Holmes's Vulcan, 4 yrs., 7st. 131b., for the Kirwan Stakes, of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., &c., a mile and a half; five others also started.

At the same Meeting, ridden by Doyle, he won Her Majesty's Plate, three miles, beating Mr. Maher's Johnny, Mr. Fitzpatrick's Waitstill, and Major Dunne's Little Corporal.

At the same Meeting, ridden by Doyle, he won Her Majesty's Plate, four miles, beating Mr. Holmes's Vulcan, Mr. Kennedy's Fairy Queen, and Mr. Knox's May Boy.

At Howth Park, ridden by Mr. Kent, he won the St. Lawrence Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., with 100 added, in two heats, beating