We are not thin-skinned as to Criticism,—and can endure passing accusations of severity;-injustice, and dulness. But the " Sunday Times" is not only techy but wrong. Messrs. Craven, Nimrod, and Co. merited our observations ;-and will invariably receive "the reward of merit." To have mistaken, as the "Sunday Times" recently did, Mrs. A for the wife of the publisher of the threatened Sporting Review,—the female Mrs. Ackermann, was " snatching a grace beyond the reach of Art,” in the way of mistake. And we affirm that our remark on the Coursing in Hampton Court Park, as to the confined hares jumping into trees,- -are true and incontrovertible. We shall take to reviewing the Sunday Times in its sporting department, if thus carelessly criticised ourselves. We shrink not from reviewing, so that an informed and competent man comes upon us, with a respect for justice.

A SPORTSMAN will find us alive to suggestion,-when it is made in a friendly and sensible spirit. We shall hope to give a Portrait of Grey Momus in our Magazine, if we obtain a decided likeness;—but we do not look upon this horse, stout and successful as he has proved himself, as being by any means a first-rate Racer. He has rare blood in his veins, and will make, we doubt not, an invaluable stallion.—“ He shall get Kings, though he be none!"

We take this opportunity of saying, in reply to " Ditch-In," that we do not think Lord George Bentinck was bound in honour to declare his horse GreyMomus, not to start, so long as Ion went on well. His lordship knew his gallant-Grey (as the cant-phrase goes), had no chance, if Mr. Serjeant Talfourd's Tragedy could run; -but he also had a right to think that, Ion out of the way,-Grey-Momus might be the victor and a race-horse's chances of health, cut-fetlock, breaking down, &c. are innumerable.

B's "Sporting Sketches from New York,"—may as well be returned" to the place from whence they came," for they are "dull as the remainder biscuit after a voyage."

To W.-Certainly not!

The contribution of "Hassan Abdallah" is acceptable, and perhaps the writer will not object to our working it usefully in, with some observations of our own. He will oblige us with a line on the subject.

We have received the letter from Mr. Gordon (of Aberdeen House), relative to the Aberdeenshire Coursing Meeting, the return of the Southport Coursing Meeting, and several other lists and communications respecting the same sport:-and all shall have our attention at the proper time.

Snap's further list of errors in "the Oracle of Rural Life," compendious as it is, cannot be used. Our readers must, like ourselves, be weary of the subject; and we take it, the crime will not be repeated another year.

Jagger's Paper is returned as directed, with thanks and regrets.

We have a series of sensible practical papers on Hunting, entitled "Notitia Venatica," by Acteon, which will be given in this Magazine-and we rather apprehend they will be found to be the observations of an unhacknied Writer and not a Writing Hack-they are from the experience of a gentleman who is as familiar with the use of the pen as the saddle.

STAG-HUNTING,-OVER A PRECIPICE.

Drawn by J. W. SNOW, Engraved by T. E. NICHOLSON.

THE incident which the artist has made the subject for our embellishment this month occurred with Lord Ossulston's Stag-hounds, on Tuesday the 1st. of May, when the stag, after a fast run of an hour, jumped over a precipice and broke his neck. The hounds were at this time close to his haunches, and a couple and a half of the leading dogs went over with the stag. Two of the hounds were so hurt that they could not move, and the third was found by the green coat first up lying on the dead deer.

AN IMPORTANT OPERATION SKILFULLY

PERFORMED.

MR. HOLMES-the talented veterinary surgeon of Thirsk-was, three weeks ago, called to attend a valuable horse belonging to Mr. Frier, of Ashberry, near Helmsley-which he found labouring under great depression of breathing, accompanied with foaming at the mouth, &c. occasioned by a ball having been forced into the fauces, instead of down the throat-and he appeared to be rapidly sinking under the severity of his sufferings. After a minute examination-having failed to discover the situation of the ball, and not being able to introduce the probang with safety, from the irritable action going on, Mr. Holmes opened the trachea and inserted a tube, through which the horse breathed without difficulty. A short interval having elapsed, he introduced the probang into the throat, but met with great obstruction at the top of the oesophagus, several unsuccessful attempts were made to remove the ball, in which he, at last, succeeded-and after waiting some time he bled him freely, and administered an aperient. The symptoms continuing very alarming-and the pulse at a hundred, he repeated the bleeding, and gave doses of opium and digitalis every three hours. This produced an astonishing effect in allaying the irritation under which the poor animal had suffered so long,—and at the expiration of eighteen hours all the dangerous symptoms had disappeared the horse gradually recovered—the wound quickly healed, and he is now as fresh and vigorous as ever he was. This case is deserving of public notice-not only in justice to the skilful operator, but as a caution to grooms how they administer balls. If a ball be pushed too far back into the fauces, coughing is excited, by which it is cast into the nostrils or across the oesophagus, and inflammation and death are the speedy consequence.