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were. He had one of the worst of those overpowering headaches 

 in the beginning of December 1853, but in a few days he had 

 apparently thrown off' the disease, and on Tuesday, 6th December, 

 was on his way out to shoot when he was struck down by paralysis 

 of the whole left side. He was carried home quite powerless, 

 assisted by Major W. Pitcairn Campbell, 23rd Fusiliers, but retain- 

 ing his senses entire. In the midst of overwhelming grief for 

 such a calamity, Mrs St John and the whole family did what their 

 strength allowed to alleviate his sufferings, but it required a man's 

 strength to move the helpless sufferer, constantly requiring change 

 of posture ; and he owed much of what rendered life supportable, 

 for some weeks, to the untiring and tender care of his friend 

 Major Gordon Gumming. 



He never recovered the use of his limbs, but his health was so 

 far restored as to allow of his trying a change of air and scene. 

 He moved to Brighton, and afterwards to Southampton, without 

 deriving much benefit from medical treatment or change of climate. 

 His heart still clung to the scene of his youthful sport, and to 

 the last he indulged the hope of returning " to some place between 

 Spey and Ness," but in vain. He died at Woolston, near South- 

 ampton, on the 12th July 1856. 



He was buried in the Southampton cemetery. At his feet, 

 within his coffin, was placed, by his own desire, the skull of " Leo," 

 a favourite retriever, " Grip's " successor. 



Of the many amiable qualities which endeared him to his 

 family and his personal friends I must not speak. I may be 

 allowed to point out for imitation the extreme care and accuracy 

 of his observations of nature a rare merit and his guarded and 

 simple statements of the results. His taste for rural pleasures, 

 his love of sport, and his natural unaffected style, will long endear 

 his memory to naturalists. 



C. INNES. 



