History of the Company. 147 



year, and a jury was appointed upon the joint 

 nomination of the Horse Guards and the Saddlers' 

 Company. The saddles sent In were publicly ex- 

 hibited for some days in the Company's Hall, and 

 the Exhibition was honoured by an official visit by 

 H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, who was accom- 

 panied by General Sir Richard Alrey, G.C.B., 

 Adjutant - General of the F'orces ; Lieutenant- 

 General Sir Charles Elllce, K.C.B., Quartermaster- 

 General to the Forces ; Major-General Sir 

 Thomas M 'Mahon, C. B., Commanding the Cavalry 

 Brigade, Aldershot, Inspector-General of Cavalry; 

 Colonel Middleton, C.B., Deputy Adjutant- 

 General Royal Artillery ; Colonel Clifford, V.C, 

 C.B., Assistant Adjutant-General ; Colonel 

 Oakes, C.B. ; Colonel Fraser, V.C, C.B. ; Cap- 

 tain Fenn, Inspector of Saddlery, Royal Arsenal, 

 Woolwich, and other distinguished Officers. 



With the exception of these few incidents 

 ^, ^. little of consequence remains to 



ine Lrivery ^ ■*• 



Companies' Com- be chronlclecl. The Municipal 



mission in 1880. r^ .,-,..„ 



Corporations Inquiry in 1834, to 

 which the Company gave full information, 

 possibly foreshadowed the Livery Companies' 

 Commission in 1880. Here similarly the Com- 

 pany, although formally refusing to admit 

 the legality of the Commission, furnished full 

 returns. 



In connection with this Inquiry the Company 

 feel great satisfaction in remembering that their 

 honoured Past Master, Mr. Alderman Cottun, 



