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one of the most popular men of tlie da}''. He 

 was never known to say an unkind word, never 

 known to do an unkind action. Peace be with 

 him ! for he was one in whom the soldier, the 

 courtier, and the man of honour were so 

 happily blended that, when a few of his remain- 

 ing compatriots shall have passed away, I fear 

 we may long search the fashionable throng in 

 vain to find another. 



The following was the style of the sets-out of 

 the AVhip Club : — Yellow-bodied carriages, with 

 whip springs and dickey boxes ; cattle of a bright 

 bay colour, with silver-plate ornaments on the 

 harness and rosettes to the ears. The costume 

 of the drivers consisted of a light drab-coloured 

 cloth coat, made full, single-breasted, with three 

 tiers of pockets, the skirts reaching to the 

 ankles, a mother o'pearl button of the size of a 

 crown piece ; waistcoat blue and yellow stripe, 

 each stripe an inch in depth ; small clothes 

 corded silk plush, made to button over the 

 calf of the leg, with sixteen strings, and rosettes 

 to each knee; the boots very short, and finished 

 with very broad straps, which hung over the 

 tops and down to the ankle ; a hat three inches 

 and a half deep in the crown only, and the same 

 depth in the brim ; each wore a large bouquet 



