offence to people in the parish. Mr. Barclay sent a courteous reply to this communication, but I am afraid it is beyond the power of any man to prevent people walking over the course on Sundays. I simply mention this to remind all that in doing so they are incurring the displeasure of Houston Kirk Sessions. I now come to season 1909-1910, which had its opening at Houston on 6th November, but although a brace of foxes were killed in the course of the day there was very little attendant sport. Nothing in the shape of a really good run came during the closing months of that year, and a very bad scenting period was experienced early in January, to be followed by several stoppages through frost. Then in February came a spell of ill-luck with wet and stormy weather on most hunting days, but some good sport followed the meet at Fulwood on 19th February. A spin from Barochan Moss up the country by Corslie Hill was a sort of preliminary, the run of the day being from Goldenlea Gorse, which was then a well-known haunt. Over the country to the right of Houstonhead Loch hounds ran to Gryffe Castle, thence by Botherickfield, Massington, and Ennelly up to High Barlogan, where scent failed. Another nice hunt was afterwards had from Barochan North Brae by Haddoxton to Drums, where they killed. What was described as the run of the season came on 8th March, the meet being at Auchengrange, where a good sportsman in the late Mr. P. Stuart Brown then resided. It may be added that Mr. Charles Stuart Brown is now there to welcome followers on occasions, and another son in Mr. Harry Stuart Brown is also a keen follower. They did not find until reaching Peatman's Moss, and hounds set a scorching pace as they careered over Finnie Brae to run to ground in a drain near the railway at Caldwell. Finding again in Caldwell Law, the pace was again very fast to