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Huntsman, John Walker; whips, Tom Batters and 

 Will Smith. 



" Lothian." Huntsman, Lord Elcho ; whips, Joe 

 Hogg and Bob Carlyle. 



" Linlithgow and Stirling." Master, Ramsay 

 of Barnton ; huntsman. Kit Scott ; whip, Tom 

 Rintoul. 



" Lanark and Renfrew." Huntsman, Lord Kel- 

 burn ; whips, Jim Harrison and Sam Graham. 



** Perthshire." Murray of Abercarnie. Hunts- 

 man, Arber ; whips, John Hall and John Harvey. 



"Forfarshire." Huntsman, Mr. Dalyell of Lingo; 

 whip, Jack Skinner. 



" Aberdeenshire." Huntsman, Lord Kintore ; 

 whip. Grant. 



About April, 1837, we marched to Glasgow, and 

 were relieved by the 14th Light Dragoons, com- 

 manded by Jack Townsend. Two Dohertys, Robert- 

 son of Foveran (" the W^hisperer "), etc., were in the 

 regiment. The horses had bobtails. 



On the Queen's accession to the throne we fired 

 2l feu-de-joie on Glasgow Green. 



There was no riding-school in Glasgow barracks. 

 The young horses and recruits were at Hamilton. 

 We often went over there to play cricket. 



The 42nd Highlanders were also quartered at 

 Glasgow, having come from Edinburgh, and their 

 barracks were in the worst part of the town. 



A battery of artillery were quartered in the 

 cavalry barracks with us. Charlie Bingham was in 

 command. He was a capital fellow and very popular. 



