The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-09 00:00:00

A SINGULAR FOX HUNT.

Of this hunt we gave a brief sketch in our last, hut
being furnished tsith further particulars we renew it.
On Thursday morning week, at an early hour, Henry
Robinson, of Low Fairhank, near Staveley, saw an old
fox stealing to cover in a plantation not far from his
house, and having missed several barn-door foals
at different periods, Ise determined to give the enemy
chase and compel him to shift his quarters ; he raised
hue and cry in the village of Staveley, and the
hunters mustered, getting together three of the
fox dogs belonging to Henry Rauthmell, Esq.,
of Hutton Bridge-end ; the dogs were Ruler, Rattler,
and Music, and a terrier with the cynical name of
Dean Swift, as fierce, bitter, and indomitable as his
renowned namesake. There was now a fair field
of pedestrians, and into cover the dogs rushed ;
the well known and deep-mouthed tone of Ruler,
which never challenges unless the game be astir,
gave signal that Reynard was not far off ; and
the cry of the hunters was, " Hark to Ruler,
hark?' Out of cover they all bounced, the three hounds
close upon the fex, with the Dean yelping in the rear.
He twice rounded North Spring wood, where he had
gone for shelter and protection, and when forced out
with the three dogs hanging on his rear, he went at a
galloping speed for Old Hall Spring wood ; but here he
was not permitted tohave any rest, for the dogs were still
well up, steady to their purpose, and determined
on mischief. He now took the open upland coun-
try, over the high end of Crook, through part of Under-
millbeck, and then down to Crosthwaite ; thence to
Whitbarrow where he looked for earth and safety : but
delusive were his hopes, the enemy were at the gate ; being
hard pressed, he doubled, and made for Winster woods,
the dogs still close in his wake, they pushed him rapidly
through plantation and wood ; he now ran for Gomershow
and thence to Gill Head, where he plunged into the
dam to cool his heated body, followed by Rattler.
He still made good play, and appeared strong. nor
did the dogs slacken their pace
puce; he
thou
Last
of Windermere lake, and went nearly away to
Newby Bridge ; here he doubled and regained
Gomershow ; he now relaxed his speed, and gave
signal of distress, as the dogs ran him at view
wherever the country was open—his powers were ex-
hausted, and he could sot shake off his stern and ruth-
less foes : his last effort was from Gomershow to
Lutherburn, the upper part of Cartmel Fell, where
he found a temporary earth. Spades and mat-
tocks were now in 'request ; and in about an
hour he was dragged from his last earth by the
fierce and uncompromising Dean Swift, and se-
cured in a sack. Nothing would satiate his un-
relenting pursuers but his blood—he was unsacked and
delivered over to the tender mercies of Ruler, Rattler,
Music, and the Dean ; thus after a severe but gallant
run ignobly fell the farmer's foe ; James Birkett, Esq.,
of Birkett Houses, was present and got the brush. It
is worthy of remark, and shows the hardihood of our
mountain peasantry, that many who began the chase
were in at the death.—Kendal Mercury.

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LAW IN TELLIGENCh.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 3.
TUE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. DANIEL.

The further arguments in tkiis part-heard case, which came
before the Court upon appeal from the decision of his Honour
the Vice-Chancellor, granting an injunction restraining the
Vestry of Marylebone from raising 25,0001. on the secu-
rity of the rates, occupied his Lordship the whole morn-
ing. The Court rose at one o'clock, and the further con-
s:deratic n of the case was postponed to Friday.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JULY 8.
Demurrers, exceptions, and further directions, of no in-
terest except to the parties concerned, occupied his
Honour the Vice-Chancellor the whole day.