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The others, so far as I recollect, were Alexander Henderson, 

 once of the Post Office and author of a brief but gasconading 

 life of Dr Adam, a great friend of Mr M'Culloch's; Adam Pater- 

 son, who had long been the butt of our friend and who submitted 

 for years to be an. object of ridicule in order to enjov the fun him- 

 self, and also that he might partake of the good entertainment, 

 including plenty of drink, which he received at 10 Buccleuch 

 Place; Robert M'Millan, W.S., an excellent man, now dead; 

 Thomas Oliver, Lochend, an eminent farmer and land valuator, 

 of whom M'Culloch Avas always fond and who co-operated with 

 him well in pla}ing ujjon poor Paterson; John Marshall, advocate, 

 a TialloAidian, and an old friend who holds a respectable rank as 

 a barrister. These were all, so far as I now remember, six in 

 number ; if there was another it was Mr Robert Murray, now a 

 Presbyterian clergyman in Upper Canada. The occasion was 

 a splendid one distinguished by the feast of reason and flow of 

 soul, and by the best sentiments and principles. At such a time 

 the valedictory entertainment of a learned and much admired 

 friend, moderation in our cups, though .so commendable, was not 

 to be expected. Xor was it displayed. I believe not one of the 

 whole company could be said to be at all tipsy, though we did 

 not move from the table till sunrise. 



Mr Hender.son and I were the only friends of the family 

 who attended them on their leaving Leith. We, the gentlemen, 

 went to the Royal Exchange and drank a single liottle of wine 

 amongst us in honour of our friend and his family. When Ave 

 bade them farewell on board, Mrs M'Culloch and some of the 

 children shed tears, but Mr M'Culloch was as firm as a rock. 

 Henderson and I returned to the Royal Exchange, and again 

 devoted a cup to the welfare and happiness of the dear friends 

 with whom we had parted. 



Mr M'Culloch had previously been to London and had pur- 

 chased a house for his future residence at Xo. 4 Southampton 

 Street, Fitzrov Square, so that on his arrixal with his family he 

 had a home prepared for them. 



What number of pupils he had at the University I know 

 not. The attendance was never great and I believe it ultimately 

 became .so low that he refused to go on. He said he would not 

 lecture to less than thirty students. The truth is he never liked 

 his connection with the London University, and he was not pre- 



