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fail, and he turned straight down, gaining a little on
the dogs. Crossing some rather wet ground they
were again up to him, and he only escaped being
pulled down by his great strength, which enabled
him to shake off the hounds more than once. It was
clear that his object was now to gain the burn. All
three were evidently beginning to fail, as the chase
had now lasted some time. Malcolm and I had now
reached the horn also; having made for it in a
traight line as soon as the dogs were slipped, As
luck would have it, deer and hounds all passed us
down the stream, the dogs panting, and the deer with
his tongue hanging out and blowing like a porpoise.
He soon came to bay, and the dogs were glad to get
a rest, and lying down in the water, opposite his
head, they alternately bayed at him and rolled in
the stream to cool themselves. We came up, and
the deer immediately broke his bay, and rushing over
the dogs, trampled them under foot, and, striking
Oscar a sharp blow with his antler, took down the
stream again. We looked round for Donald, and
presently saw him crouched on a rock immediately
above the stream, and about two hundred yards
below us. The dogs recovered quickly, and were
again close on the stag. He stopped two or
three times for a few moments, turning fiercely
on the dogs, and at last came to bay in
a determined style, under the very rock were
Donald was concealed.. The next moment we
saw the deer stagger and fall in the water, and imme-
diately heard the report of Donald's gun. Before
the stag could recover, both hounds were on him,
worrying at his throat like bull-dogs, and, after one
or two efforts to rise, the poor animal's head sank into
the pool, which was soon red with the blood which
bubbled up from his mouth and nostrils. Donald
had shot him just behind the heart with his single
ball, which had cut the large blood-vessels. Pair
brute, puir brute, its just a sorry to see him,' said
Malcolm, and, now that the excitement of the chase
was over, I also would have given much to have been
able to bring the gallant animal to life again."
A sentiment that does honour to the master and man,
and we cannot help remarking, as a great beauty and
prominent feature in the sporting proceedings of our
author, his mercy to the poor animals, whom it is le-
gitimate to kill, but whom we have often revolted
from seeing cruelly tortured by men calling them-
selves sportsmen. We feel perfect confidence
in the natural history part of it, and are glad
to have an account of the manners and customs
of the birds, beasts, and fishes of the present day.
We could give abundant extracts from the book with
pleasure, but we advise all to read it for themselves,
and assure them it is worth their trouble. Though
" The Wild Sports of the Highlands" seems rather a
daring subject for a Sassenach to expatiate on, Mr.
St. John is evidently able for it, and of quite a diffe-
rent genus from those hosts of " vain carpet knights"
who crowd to the north to murder grouse on the 12th
of August.

SALES BY AUCTION.

MR. w. 117. SIMPSON invites the attention of
Capitalists to the statements contained in the following
advertisements, relating to the past, present, and prospective per-
manency of Rentals and the value of Land, confirming, as they do,
the predictions which he ventured to make last April, in a speech at
,Norwich, in which he observed. that " although he had been a
thorough-going Protectionist, he was proud to say, that sliding and
all other scales had fallen from his eyes ;—that it was his lino and
honest conviction, that Rents which had been set on fair and liberal
principles within the last seven years woult be permanent ; that the
year's purchase on such Rentels had risen within the last six months,
and in all probability world continue to rise ; and that in adopting
free trade measures, Sir Robert Peel had proved himself to Ire one
of the most talented, far-sighted, and fearlessly holiest Ministers
that had ever lived in the tide of time." The present circumstances
of the country, from a general scarcity of food throughout Europe,
fully justify the opinion here expressed of the eminent talentss com-
t and
courage displayed by Sir Robert Peel. it is stated by the mo
petent judges that if his wise measures of free trade had not been
carried out, the prices of Corn and produce would have risen
most to a
famine height. Mr. Simpson has also been assured by
the re
spectable tradesmen in Smithfield Market, that if it had not been lor
the alteration of the Tariff, the price of Meat would long since have
risen to one shilling per pound, and even now the general.impression
Is, that before next harvest the prices of provisions will reach a
height beyond what would be conducive to the general prosperity of
the country. Mr. Simpson, in conclusion, cannot refrain from al-
luding to the opinion of that eminent man, the late Sir Charles We-
therell, on the subject. A high Tory and firm Protectionist, the
fears he entertained as to the probable results of the Repeal of the
Corn Laws induced him to determine on selling his landed p-operty,
but his better judgment prevailed, and be not only retained pos-
session of it, but was in the course of making further investments
when he met his lamentable fate. TH E FROTECTIONISTS --
WilEttE ARE THEY? WHERE ARE NOW YOUR ritornErrs
WHO PROPHESIED UNTO YOU ?

HUNTINGDONSHIRE.
Desirable TITHE-FREE ESTATES, containing together 224 ACRES,
producing a RENTAL of 4051. per annum.
MR. W. W. SIMPSON has received instructions
from the trustees for sale of the real estate of William
Margetts, Esq., deceased, to SELL BY AUCTION, at the Mart,
on TUESDAY, November 10, at Twelve, the following valuable
PRO PERT Y :
Lot 1. A desirable pleasure farm and accommodation land, with
newly-built bailiff's cottage, and agricultural buildings, situate at
Hartford, within one mile of the county town, and five from the
capital market town of St. Ives; comprising 56 acres of land, of
which 40 are fertile arable, convertible and kindly to the growth of
corn and green crops in all their varieties ; the remaining 16 acres
are meadow land of superior mowing and feeding qualities, being
bounded by the River Ouze. The, property is copyhold of the manor
of Hartford, but paying only a fine of 1/. 3s. 9d. on 'admittance,
which being certain, makes it equal in value to I,:eehold. It is sub-
ject also to a quit rent of 11. 3s. 9d. per annum. The farm is in the
occupation of Dennis Herbert, Esq., of Huntingdon, an eminent
brewer, who holds under a lease for a term of ten years, from Octo-
ber 11, 1843, at a rent of 1301. per annum. Mr. Dennis Herbert
farms very highly, and his brewery supplies a great quantity of
manure, independent of that which is made on the farm.
Lot 2 A valuable freehold and tithe free farm, situate
pat Graff ham, about four miles from Huntingdon. It com-
prises a convenient farm-house and appropriate agricultural
buildings (on which a considerable outlay has recently been
made), together with 123 acres of land ; 26 of which are pro-
ductive old pasture and meadow, and the remainder deep-stapled
wheat, barley, and bean land. It is in the occupation of Messrs.
Thomas and Robert Whitehead, who hold under a lease for a term of
seven years from the 10th of October, 1813, at a rent of 1551. per
annum.
Lot 3. A desirable Freehold Estate, called Hig,lifield Farm, situate In
the parish of Hemingford Grey, within two miles of St. Ives, and
four from the county town of Huntingdon. It comprises a slung
farmhouse, garden, and convenient agricultural buildings, together
with 64 acres of highly-productive and easy-tillage arable land,
kindly to the growth of turnips, barley, wheat, and leguminous
crops ; a small portion is excellent old pasture land. The farm is in
the occupation of Mr. John Reid, a most industrious, improving, and
first-class tenant, under a lease for seven years from the 11th of Oc-
tober, 1843, at a rent of 124/. per annum.
The property may be viewed by permission of the tenants, and
particulars, with plans annexed, may now be obtained of Mr. Mar-
getts, solicitor, Huntingdon; Messrs. Jones, Trinder, Tudway, and
Eyre, solicitors, 1, John-street, Bedford-row: and of Mr. W. W.
Simpson, 18, Bucklersbury.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
Within TWO MILES of the WELLINGI4OIIDUII STATION, ex-
ceedingly VALUABLE ESTATE, consisting of 468 ACRES of very
excellent ARABLE, MEADOW, DAIRY, and GRAZING LAND,
lying within a RING FENCE.
MR. W. W. SIMPSON has received instructions
from the Trustees of the late John Christie, Esq., to SELL
by AUCTION, at the Mart, London, on TUESDAY, November 10,
at Twelve o'clock,
An exceedingly valuable FREEHOLD and COPYHOLD ESTATE,
eligibly situate in the parishes of Irchester and Wymington, within
three miles of the capital market town of Wellingborough, and two
miles only from the railway station, which is within about half an
hour's transit by railway to the important town of Northampton.
It comprises a farmhouse and suitable agricultural buildings, toge-
ther with 304 acres of land, including 237 acres of arable, generally
of easy tillage and deep staple, much the larger surface of which,
under proper cultivation, adapts itself to the turnip and barley course
of husbandry; and the entire arable surface of the estate is grateful,
and in fair average seasons yields abundantly in corn, leguminous,
and green crops in all their varieties. The meadow and pasture
lands are to a considerable extent of good feeding and dairy quality ;
still they are, however, susceptible of improvements relating to
draining, &c., which, if carried out, would increase their present pro-
ductiveness ; the sane observation will apply to certain portions of
the arable surface of the estate. As it would not be prudent for
tenants of uneertain tenure to incur this expenditure, the following
clause is inserted in the agreements:—" In addition to the rent, the
tenants are to pay six per cent. on the outlay of the landlord for
drainage,which drainage the landlord is to do according to a specifica-
tion to be agreed upon between the tenants and Mr. W. W. Gardner,
the agent to the vendors." The above farm is in the occupation of
Mr. James Mather, yearly tenant, who renewed his agreement at
Michaelmas, 1845, at a rent of 5821. 10s. per annum. Mr. Mather
and his family have been located on the estate for nearly a century.
Mr. Mather is not only wealthy, but of excellent character ; a first
class cultivator and manager generally; he stocks highly, and, at the
present period has a flock of GOO sheep, between the Leicester and
Down, superior in regard to frame and quality of wool. Also a
desirable Farm adjoining, with farm-house and agricultural build-
ings, and about 138 Acres of deep surfaced and exceedingly produc-
tive arable land, Including a small field of pasture, in the occupation
of Miss Elizabeth Frost, a highly respectable yearly tenant, from
Michaelmas, 1845, at a rent of 2201. per annum. The family of Miss
Frost have been tenants on this estate upwards of 40 years. The
arable surface partakes very much of the same description and qua-
lity as Mr. Mather's occupation, with the exception that there is not
quite so large a proportion kindly to the turnip course; still there are
very few fields on the entire estate where turnips are not grown and
folded off. Also about 24 acres of excellent arable land, called
AN mue Close, in the occupation of the Rev. Charles Partridge, vicar,
tenant from year to year, at a rent of 471. 10s. per annum, for the
purpose of being let to labourers as allotments. The copyhold por-
tion of the above property is in the parish of Irchester, and pays an
annual quit-rent of 31. IGs. 3d., and a fine of the like amount
on alienation or death, to the lord of the manor of Irchester :
it is, therefore. equal in value to freehold. The apportioned
tithe rent-charge on the whole estate amounts to 61. 14s. 3d.
only, and which is paid by the tenants, therefore it may
be considered virtually tithe rent-charge free. In respect
to the permanency of the rentals Mr. Simpson refers to
that best test, namely the character of the tenants, who have so re-
cently taken their occupation at the present rents, added to the de-
sire expressed by them to be continued on their farms in the event
of the estate being sold. Mr. Simpson having made a most minute
survey, field by field, and careful estimate of the property, fearlessly
asserts it is one of the most desirable estates for occupation and the
secure investment of capital he has seen in the course of his ex-
tensive experience.
The property may be viewed, and particulars (with plans annexed)
may shortly be obtained of Mr. Wm. Henry Cotterill, solicitor, 32,
of George Burnham, Esq., solicitor,
Twhreiolignmgboortrooun;htr;eeotf,
MCri. City
;W. W. Gardner, Biggleswade; and of Mr.
W. W. Simpson, 18, Bueklersbury, London.

IPSWICH, SUFFOLK.
FREEHOLD ESTATES (10 acres only copyhold), advantageously
situate, close to the flourishing port and town of Ipswich, consisting
of 222 acres of land, let at 2001. per annum.
MR. W. W. SIMPSON has received instruc-
tions from the Trustees of the late John Christie, Esq., to
offer for SALE by AUCTION, at the Auction Mart, on WEDNESDAY,
November 11, at Twelve,
A desirable property, called the RACECOURSE FARM, eligibly
situate in the parish of St. Clements, Ipswich, within throe hours'
transit of the metropolis by railway. It comprises 222 acres, of which
52 acres are pasture, and the remainder useful arable land, in the
occupation of John Cobbold, Esq., the eminent brewer: who has oc-
cupied it nearly 20 years), tenant from year to year, at a rent of 2001.
per annum. This Estate is freehold, with the exception of about 10
acres only, which are copyhold. A considerable revenue arises from
the letting of the stands, booths, &c., which reduces the agricultural
surface rent.
The property may be viewed, and particulars, with plans annexed,
may now be obtained of Mr. William Henry Cotterill, solicitor, 32,
Throgmorton-street, City ; of Messrs. J. C. and A. Cobbold, solicitors,
Ipswich; and of Mr. W. W. Simpson, 19, Bucklersbury.

Desirable compact ESTATE, consisting of a Far
IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEAR FRArrhloNosOeHonAM.d 131
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A desirable COPYIIOLD FARM, situate in the parish of Monk
Soham, about 15 miles from the capital market towns and ports od
Ipswich and Woodbridge, and six from the market towns of Eye an
Framllngham, in the county of Suffolk. It comprises a convenient
farm-house, barns, and out-buildings, together with 131 acres of
arable and pasture land of a superior quality, let to Mr. Wm. Creasy,
a highly-respectable and responsible old tenant, under a lease tor is
term of seven years from October 11, 1845, at a rent of 2001. per
annum. The lands are of deep and powerful staple, adapted to the
growth of turnips, mangelwurzel, &c., as well as being capital wheat,
barley, oat, and bean land. Mr. Creasy is a considerable landed pro-
prietor, and would no doubt take an extension of his lease at the pre-
sent rent. This Estate will shortly be increased by the enclosure of
Monk Soham-common, which is now in progress.
The property may be viewed, and particulars, with plans annexed,
may now be obtained of Mr. William Henry Cotterill, solicitor, 32,
Throgmorton-street, City; of Messrs. J. C. and Alfred Cobbold, soli-
citors, Ipswich; and of Mr. W. W. Simpson, 18, Bucklersbury.

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" After this marriage he appeared no more the van-
quisher of Jena, of Austerlitz, and of Wagram.'
It is afterwards asserted by the writer that Maria
Louisa sent an act of divorce to Napoleon, when
that great man was reigning in Elba. We doubt it.
The ardent affection with which the Emperor al-
ways spoke of the Arch-Duchess of Parma to the
companions of his exile at St. Helena is a tolerable
evidence that she had never insulted her imperial
husband in the maimer intimated. " The Ills of
Ireland "contain a singular quantity of information
upon the most important of all political topics.

THE KNIGHT OF GIFYIVNE. No. XI. By

Charles Lever.
Our frequently repeated commendations upon this
serial story are only corroborated with the publica-
tion of each additional number. The complacency of
the Darcys under their reverse of fortune is most hap-
pily conceived, and the absurdity of the individuals
with whom they are consequently compelled to asso-
ciate decreases the melancholy tone of the narration
by a very happy contrivance. We subjoin a most
humourous description of a little priggish wine-mer-
chant, calling himself by the name of his firm, " Dodd
and Dempsey." The anecdote is told by his grand-
son, and is descriptive of this said D. and D. en-
deavouring to attract the observation of the Lord-
Lieutenant, by attending a review on horseback. And
such a horse 1—" he held his head so high at one end,
and his tail at the other," says Mr. Lever, " that he'd
have frightened the stoutest fox-hunter to look at
him." Beyond this, "he went with his knees in his
mouth when he trotted, and gave a skelp of his hind
legs at every stride, that it wasn't safe to be within
four yards of him." Here is the result:—
" Well, eleven o'clock came, and the whole of Abbey-
street was on foot to see my grandfather ; there wasn't
a window hadn't five or six faces in it, and every black-
guard in the town was there to see him go off, just as if
it was a show.

Rid luck to them,' says my grandfather; • I wish
they had brought the horse round to the stable-yard,
and let me get up in peace.'
" And he was right there; for the stirrup, when my
grandfather stood beside the horse, was exactly even
with his chin; but somehow, with the help of the two
clerks and the book-keeper, and the office stool, he got
up on his back with as merry a cheer as ever rung out
to welcome him, while a dirty blackguard, with two old
pocket-handkerchiefs for a pair of breeches, shouted
out, Old Dempsey's going to get an appetite for the
oysters!'

" Considering every thing, 176 behaved very well; he
didn't plunge, and he didn't kick, and my grandfather
said, ' Providence was kind enough not to let him rear!'
but somehow, he wouldn't go straight, but sideways;
and kept lashing his long tail on my grandfather's legs,
and sometimes round his body, in a way that terrified
him greatly, till he became used to it.

" if riding be a pleasure,' says my grandfather,
' people must be made different from me.'
" For, saving your favour, ma'am, he was as raw as a
griskin, and there wasn't a bit of him the size of a half-
crown he could sit on without a cry out; and no other
pace would the beast go but this little jig, jig, from side
to side, while he was tossing his head and flinging his
mane about, just as if to say, Couldn't I pitch you sky-
high, if I liked ? Couldn't I make a Congreve-rocket of
you, Dodd and Dempsey ?'
" When he got on the 'Fifteen Acres,' it was only the
position he found himself in, that destroyed the grandeur
of the scene ; for there was fifty thousand people assem-
bled at least, and there was a line of infantry of two
miles long, and the artillery was drawn up at one end,
and the cavalry stood beyond them, stretching away to-
wards Knockmaroon.

" My grandfather was now getting accustomed to his
sufferings, and he felt that, if 176 did no more, with
God's help, he could bear it for one day, and so he rode
on quietly outside the crowd, attracting, of course, a fair,
share of observation, for he wasn't always in the saddle,
but sometimes a little behind or before it. Well, at last
there came a cloud of dust, rising at the far end of the
field, and it got thicker and thicker, and then it broke,
and there were white plumes dancing, and gold glitter-
ing, and horses all shaking their gorgeous trappings,
for it was the Staff was galloping up, and then there
burst out a great cheer, so loud that nothing seemed
possible to be louder, until bang—bang—bang, eighteen
large guns went thundering together, and the whole line
of infantry let off 'a clattering volley, till you'd think
the earth was crashing open.
" ' Devil's luck to ye all—couldn't you be quiet a
little longer?' says D. and D., for he was trying to get
an easy posture to sit in, but just at this moment 176
pricked up his ears, made three bounds in the air, as if
something lifted him up, shook his head like a fish, and
away he went ; wasn't it wonderful that my grandfather
kept his seat ? lie remembers, he says, that at each
bound he was a yard over his back, but as he was a
heavy man, and kept his legs open, he had the luck to
come down in the same place, and a sore place it must
have been ; for he let a screech out of him each time
that would have pierced the heart of a stone. Ile knew
very little more what happened, except that he was gal-
loping away somewhere, until at last he found himself in
a crowd of people, half dead with fatigue and fright, and
, the horse thick with foam.

" Where am I?' says my grandfather.
" You're in Lucan, sir,' says a man.
" ' And where's the review?' says my grandfather.
Five miles behind you, sir.'
" ' Blessed Heaven!' says he ; and where's the Duke?'
" ' God knows,' said the man, giving a wink to the
crowd, for they thought he was mad.
. 6" Won't you get off and take some refresemant ?'
says the man, for he was the owner of a little public.
" Get off 1' says my grandfather; ' it's easy talking!
I found it hard enough to get on—bring me a pint of
porter where I am;' and so he drained off the liquor, and
he wiped his face, and he turned the beast's head once
more towards town.

" When my grandfather reached the Park again he
was, as you may well believe, a tired and a weary man ;
anti, indeed, for that matter, the beast didn't seem
mach fresher than himself, for he lashed his sides more
rarely, and he condescended to go straight, and he didn't
carry his head higher than his rider's. At last they
wound their way up through the fir copse at the
end of the field, and caught sight of the review,
and, to be sure, if poor D. and D. left the ground before
under a grand salute of artillery and small arms;
another of the same kind welcomed him back again.
It was an honour he'd have been right glad to have
dispensed with, for when 176 heard it, he looked about
him to see which way he'd take, gave a loud neigh, and
with a shake, that my grandfather said he'd never forget,
he plunged forward and went straight at the thick of the
crowd: it must have baen a cruel sight to have seen the
people running for their lives. The soldiers that kept
the lines laughed heartily at the mob, but they hadn't
the joke long to themselves, for my grandfather went
slap at them into the middle of the field; and he did
that day what I hear has been very seldom done by
cavalry, he broke a square of the 79th Highlanders, and
scattered them over the field. In truth, the beast must
have been the devil himself, for wherever he saw most
people, it was there he always went. There were, at
this time, three heavy dragoons and four of the horse-
police, with drawn swords, in pursuit of my grandfather;
and, if he was the enemy of the human race, the cries of
the multitude could not have been louder, as one
universal shout arose, of `Cut him down! Cleave him
in two!' And do you know, he said afterwards, he'd
have taken it as a mercy of Providence if they had.
Well, my dear, when he had broken through the High-
landers, scattered the mob, dispersed the band, and left
a hole in the big drum you could have put your head
through, 176 made for the Staff, who, I may remark,
were all this time enjoying the confusion immensely,
when, however, they saw my grandfather heading
towards them, there was a general cry of " Here he
comes Ihere he comes! take care, your Grace!' and there
arose among the group around the Duke, a scene
of plunging, kicking, and rearing, in the midst
of which, in dashed my grandfather. Down went
an aid-de-camp at one side, 176 plunged, and off
went the town-major at the other, while a stroke
of a sabre, kindly intended for my grandfather's skull,
came down on the horse's back and made him give
plunge the third, which shot his rider out of the saddle,
and sent him flying through the air like a shell, till he
alighted under the leaders of a carriage, where the
Duchess and the Ladies of Honour were seated.

" Twenty people jumped from their horses now to
finish him ; if they were hunting a rat, they couldn't
have been more venomous.

" ' Stop ! stop !' said the Duke, he's a capital fellow,
don't hurt him : who are you, my brave little man ? you
ride like Chifney for the Derby.'
"' God knows who I am ?' says my grandfather.
creeping out, and wiping his face. I was Dodd and
Dempsey when I left home this morning ; but I am be-
witched, devil a lie in it.'

"'Dempsey, my Lord Duke,' said M'Claverty, com-
ing up.at the moment ; don't you know him ?' and he
whispered a few words in his Grace's ear.
" Oh, yes, to be sure,' said the Viceroy. They tell
me you have a capital pack of hounds, Dempsey ; what
do you hunt ?'
" Horse, foot, and dragoons, my Lord,' said my
grandfather ; and, to be sure, there was a jolly roar of
laughter after the words, for poor D. and D. was just
telling his mind without meaning anything more.
"‘ Well, then,' said the Duke, 'if you've always as
good sport as to-day, you've capital fun of it.'
" Oh ! delightful, indeed 1' said my grandfather ;
'never enjoyed myself more in my life.'
" 4 Where's his horse ? said his Grace.
" He jumped down into the sand-quarry and broke
his neck, my Lord Duke.'
" The heavens be praised !' said my grandfather, 'if
it's true ; I am as glad as if I got fifty pounds.' "
The embellishments by Phiz are rich in drollery.

THE SPORTING MAGAZINE.
Sir Tatton Sykes, formerly called Tibthorpe, the
winner of the St. Leger for 1846, forms the princi-
pal illustration to the November number of the iS))ort-
ing Magazzne. " I'm looking at you" (after Ilan.
cock) is the companion plate, and is an engraving of
some merit. To the sporting world we commend
the paper upon " The Resources of a Country Gen.