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proposed " The Croupiers and Stewards." (Air There's 

 three guid fellows ayont yon glen.) 



Mr HECTOR returned thanks. 



Captain BARCLAY proposed the health of " Lord 

 Panmure," a nobleman universally known and esteemed 

 over the whole kingdom. He had enjoyed his acquaintance 

 for more than thirty years, and although their opinions on 

 some subjects differed widely, yet that had never occa- 

 sioned a moment's interruption to their friendship. His 

 Lordship would have been present on this occasion, but 

 for an accident which he had met with while dispensing his 

 usual hospitalities during the Trinity Muir Fair. They 

 knew that, on that occasion, he always kept an open 

 house the last was the forty-sixth anniversary on which 

 he had done so. - Captain Barclay then read a letter from 

 Lord Panmure, expressing his regret at his necessary 

 absence, and deprecating the allowing of political differ- 

 ences to interfere on such occasions. His Lordship's 

 health was drunk with loud cheers. (Air Up and War 

 them a' Willie.) 



The CnAiRiMAN, after some observations on the im- 

 provement introduced into the agriculture of the country 

 by means of bone manure, steam navigation, and tile 

 draining, said it had been matter of deep regret, that 

 hitherto tile draining had been little practised among 

 them, although it was the only effectual means of improv- 

 ing moss and moor land. He was happy to say, how- 

 ever, that this want was now in the way of being supplied. 



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