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pliment that had been paid him, and for the honour done 

 to the partners of the Glenury Distillery. That distil- 

 lery in some measure derived its origin from a suggestion 

 of his own. He contemplated the advantage that it would 

 be for the farmers to have a ready market for their bar- 

 ley. The distillery had now been fourteen or fifteen 

 years in existence, and amidst several vicissitudes, it had 

 still been able to keep its footing, and it was at present 

 equal or superior to most distilleries in Scotland. It was 

 his wish and desire, if it could be done without disadvan- 

 tage, that the farmers in this neighbourhood should have 

 the preference in getting clear of their grain. The con- 

 sumpt was now on a large scale, and amounted to about 

 ten thousand quarters a-year, which must be a material 

 benefit to the neighbouring country. The spirit itself 

 had given the greatest satisfaction, and the trade, he had 

 no doubt, would now go on flourishingly and successfully. 

 (Cheers.) 



The CHAIRMAN gave " The Master of Arbuthnott," 

 who was residing among them as a country gentleman, 

 and was treading in the footsteps of his noble father. 

 Might he long walk in the path he had selected. (Air 

 The bonnie House of Airlie.) 



Viscount ARBUTHNOTT returned thanks in the name 

 of his son, who had by this time left the company. 



Captain BARCLAY, in very feeling and appropriate 

 terms, gave " The Memory of the Duke of Gordon," a 

 nobleman who had not left his liko in the kingdom. 



