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see one worthy gentleman among us who, I know, 

 performed a conspicuous part on that occasion, and 

 who retains in his possession the identical pair of 

 boots which he wore on that day as a memento of 

 the occasion — -Mr. Hall Pringle. My earliest recol- 

 lections are connected with the Fife Yeomanry, and 

 the most-valued heir-loom which I possess is a piece 

 of plate presented by the ' Fife Yeomanry Cavalry ' 

 to my father as a testimony of their regard and 

 esteem during the many years which he commanded 

 the regiment. I fondly hope that this regiment, now 

 in its infancy, may succeed, and flourish, and rival its 

 predecessor ; that we may prove ourselves worthy 

 sons of worthy fathers ; and that we are not inferior 

 to them either in spirit or efficiency. I now beg you 

 to fill a bumper to ' the tenantry of Fife,' and beg to 

 couple with that toast the name of Mr. Peter Kinin- 

 month. Long may the present mutual good feeling 

 exist between landlord and tenant. Long may our 

 people be prosperous and our country at peace ; but 

 if the time should come when an invader dares to 

 show himself on our coast, then let both landlords 

 and tenants ride side by side in the ranks of the 

 ' Fife Mounted Volunteer Corps,' joining with the 

 riflemen of our cities and the artillerymen of our 

 coasts, forming a combination such as no other 

 country can boast of, animated with one spirit, and 

 ready to fight to the death in defence of our country 

 and ' oor ain firesides'." 



When it was settled that the royal review was 

 to take place in Scotland on 7th August, i860, Lord 



