COL. ANSTRUTHER THOMSON in 



got through first. We hunted the fox about forty 

 minutes and he beat us, and we all returned home 

 well pleased with the performance of both lots. 



May, 1845. Marched from Exeter to Liverpool 

 and embarked for Ireland. Crossed over in The 

 Duchess of Kent. I was very sick. The other 

 squadrons joined us at Dublin. The Major was in 

 command. When I came on parade the morning we 

 were to march, one of the fellows whispered to me, 

 " The Major is as mad as a hatter " (he had been a 

 little queer the year before). He created awful 

 confusion by making the men dismount and change 

 horses in the street. After a good deal of delay we 

 got them all mounted. I said, " All right now, Sir," 

 and ordered the trumpeter to sound " Walk march ". 



My troop went to Naas. The headquarter troop 

 with the Major and Lieutenant Madocks went to 

 Cell-bridge. After my troop arrived at Naas I 

 went back to report to Colonel Napier, the Adjutant- 

 General. I told him what had happened, and that I 

 had sent to the doctor at Cahir to come immediately. 



There happened to be a ball that; night in Dub- 

 lin, 5th June, at Lord Charles Kerr's, so I remained 

 for that, and started next day on the mail to overtake 

 the troops. The up and down mail met at Mary- 

 borough, and James Young, the surgeon, arrived 

 there a few minutes before me. When I jumped off 

 the coach, I met the Major's servant at the door as 

 white as a sheet. He said, " Go up, he's cut him- 

 self". I ran upstairs, and found him insensible in a 

 bed full of blood, and Dr. Young with his finger on 



