44 BECORDS AND REMINISCENCES OF GOODWOOD 



While in the Guards an unfortunate misunder- 

 standing occurred between his Grace (then Colonel 

 Lennox) and the Duke of York, which resulted in a 

 duel. It is thus alluded to by Colonel Mackinnon in 

 his history of the Coldstream Guards : " The dispute 

 originated in an observation made by his Royal 

 Highness, that Colonel Lennox had been addressed 

 by an individual at the Club at Daubigney's in a 

 manner that no gentleman ought to permit. The 

 observation being reported to Colonel Lennox, he took 

 the opportunity on parade to inquire of his Royal 

 Highness what were the words, and by whom they 

 were spoken ; to this his Royal Highness gave no 

 other answer than by ordering the Colonel to his post. 



" The parade being over, his Royal Highness went 

 into the orderly-room and sent for Colonel Lennox, 

 when he intimated to him, in the presence of the 

 officers of the Coldstreams, that he desired to derive 

 no protection either from his rank as a Prince, or his 

 situation as Commanding officer ; and that off duty 

 he wore a brown coat, and was ready, as a private 

 individual, to give Colonel Lennox the satisfaction 

 required by one gentleman from another. After this 

 declaration, Colonel Lennox wrote a circular to every 

 member of Daubigney's Club, requesting them to 

 inform him whether the words, as stated, had been 

 addressed to him, and desiring an answer from each 

 member by the following morning ; adding that he 



