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London, England, 1825-01-20 00:00:00

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Copy of a Letter rat eived from. Sir DAnial Bayler
addressed to Samuel Thornton, Esq. Chairman of the
ltussiaa Company, dated
• St. Petersburgh. Dec. 16-28, 1824.
Ste—ln my dispiich, No. 41, I took occasion to mem ion 'lst
I had good grounds for supposing, that the new edition of and
alterations in the Tariff Would be postponed fir the preSent.
It has since been deeined expedient td publish a Supplement to
the Tariff mow in force, but in 'hick I find nothing particularly in-
teresting to the commerce of Great Britain *ith this country.
The duties on manufactured silks are augmented from 34 roubl s
silver per pound to four roubles. The colours of cloths prohibited
are rather more clearly and particularly delined. Linens of several
kinds—that is to say, ravenducks, Hems, and sail cloths, and dresse.i
hides, are to be eipirted dutyjnv. These appear for the present
to be the only articles worth aimicing to you. I shall, however,
take the earliest opportunity in my power to transmit to you a trans-
lation of the whole Supplement, and the Ukase which a •companies it.
The weather has been most uncommonly tempestuous and change.
able, and we have bad several alarms of high water within the last
ten days, but, thank Goo! without any mischief bring done.—
There are reports in town of great damage having been sustained
at the town and port of Liubau, but I am as yet without any officiul
accounts.-1 have the honour to be, &c.
DANIEL BAYLEY.
To Samuel Thornton/ Esq.
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SPORTING-INTEU.IGENCE.

ROYAL HUNT.

The *eather being remarkably fine on Monday, a deer was
turned out in a large field to the right of Slough, fur the day's di-
version. A larger held of sportsmen assembled to partici,tate in
the day's diversion than bas been known this season. Spectators
of all ranks were present to witness the turn out. Lord ‘larybst.
rough attended in his full costume, as Master of the King's Stag
Hounds. The deer set off with great speed across the held• to the
right of Slough, and the left of Stoke towards P.krnhato Common,
taking to the left of Taplow, *here he crossed the Thames this side
of Maidenhead-bridge. The sportsmen went along Maidenhead
bridge and renewed the dace; the deer took across the urtry
towards Broad Common, with great swiftness, taking to theright
towards White Walham, where he was taken, after a tine run.

• The Gentlemen of Sir John Cope's Hunt had a glorious run on
Monday se'nnight. Behind Brown's Coppice, near Farley Hill,
they found an old fox, who, for three years, had treated them with
some excellent sport. Iteynard made for Moore's Coppice Ar-
borfield, when leading back in nearly the same line, he made for
Mr. St. John's, West Court; from thence over the Ridges to
Finchampstead, and along the Bagskot Hills, where he was run
down in gallant style, and killed at the Royal ilitary College.
Mr. King's Hounds meet on Saturday, at Moor's Head.
The Hon. Newton Fellowes's hounds meet, on Saturday, at Stone
Mill Bridge.
• York and Ainsty fox-hounds on Saturday, at Hag Bridge.
Sir Sykes's fox-bounds to-morrow; at Burton Agnes.
ESTABLISHMENT OF FOXES.
The most curious part of the establishment of Mr. Templar, of
Stover House, near Chudleigh, is his method of keeping his foxes.
He has nearly thirty brace of cubs and old ones, many of the latter
of which he has bad for some time; and strange to say, there is one
called" the Bold Dragoon," which has been hunted six and thirty
times—often affording some excellent runt What is althea extra-
ordinary, when he comes home at night, after the sport of the day,
be never goes into the kennel without taking his supper with him,
which always awaits his arrival.—lt consists of half a rabbit mid
some kennel meat, without flesh; or in default of the rabbit, a small
portion of flesh. The Bold Dragoon is a strong dark coloured fox,
•f the greyhound kind, and does not appear to have lon any of his
natural character. Mr. Templar's old foxes are kept in two large
yards, in which their kennels—the same as we use for pointer.—are
placed; and they are confined by collars and chains—the latter is
six feet long. The chains of some of them are affixed to swivels,
fastened on the tops of the kennels • so that by dmrihing.a circle of
about eighteen feet, they keep themselves in tolerable wind. He
has one fox at his kennel so tame, that he wags hie brush as a
spaniel wags his tail when any one he knows approaches hint ; aid
he has one jackall in his possession, *kith of course he does not hunt.