226 Field Meetings. 



John Hunter. Drummers — John John Edmonson, Archibald 

 Roddick. Privates — Alexander Blackadder, Ebenr. Beattie, John 

 Beattie, George Bell, John Brockie, John Brown, James Byers, 

 Francis Calvert, William Carruthers, Walter Ck)ulthard, Andrew 

 Cunningham, David Donaldson, George Gass, John Garthwaite, John 

 Gillies, John Glover, Andrew Graham (1st), Andrew Graham (2nd), 

 John Graham, William Henderson, Andrew Hunter, John Hunter, 

 Thomas Hunter, James Jaffray, James Johnstone (1st), James John- 

 stone (2nd), Andrew Irving, George Irving, James Irving, John 

 Irving, William Kennedy, Jno. Kirkpatrick, Archd. Kerr, William 

 Little, Mattw. Lattimer, Wm. M'Farlane, Wm. Martin, John 

 Minto, Thomas Minto, James Morrison, Alexr. Muir, Robt. Muir, 

 Thos. Notnian, William Porteous, John Robertson, John Roddick, 

 James Eoddick, Christr. Scott, John Scott, George Wightman, Robt. 

 Wightman, John Watson, John Wright, WiUiam Johnston, Willm. 

 Robertson, George Jaffray vice Gilbertson, Adam Carlyle, Ruthll. ; 

 George Ewart v. And. Irving; John Jardine, Wm. Notman. 



Mr Crinean, postmaster, Lochmaben, had with him two 

 interesting mementoes of the time when every member of either 

 House of Parliament enjoyed the privilege of sending his own 

 letters and those of his friends free through the post by writing 

 his name on the envelope, and so as it was termed "franking" 

 them. They were letters written and franked by General Sharpe 

 of Hoddom, the first member of Parliament to be elected by the 

 Dumfries Burghs after the passing of the Reform Act of 1832. 



The visitors were entertained to tea and strawberries ; and 

 before quitting the room Mr Barbour, architect (being called 

 upon by Dean M'Kerrow), expressed their warm thanks to Mr and 

 Mrs Brook for their kindness and their appreciation of the many 

 interesting and beautiful things which they had seen. The estate, 

 he mentioned, formed at an early period part of the Lordship of 

 Annandale, which was held by the Bruces before the days of King 

 Robert, with virtually sovereign rights. Mr Brook stated that 

 it had given Mrs Brook and himself great pleasure to receive their 

 visit; and he said he believed the house which belonged to the 

 predecessor of the Bruce stood on the other side of the river, and 

 having been taken by the English, it was removed across the river, 

 and it was for a hundred years afterwards called Hoddomstanes. 



Some pleasantries were exchanged on the breed of cattle 

 fattening on the meadows. Mr Brook explained that he found 

 that half-bred Aberdeen-Angus paid him better than Galloways, 



