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the county, was croupier. The second dinner was held in 

 the Ball Room, which was attended by 300 gentlemen. 

 The Duke of Gordon was in the chair, and the Hon. Fox 

 Maule was croupier. There were present : the Earl of 

 Morton, Lord Stormont, Wm. Brodie of Brodie, Lord Sal- 

 toun, Lord Haddo, Hon. Gen. Arbuthnott, Hon. Capt. Keith, 

 Sir R. D. H. Elphinstone, Bishop Skinner, Mr Macpherson 

 Grant of Ballindalloch. The Marquis of Tweeddale pre- 

 sided over the third dinner. Sir John Stuart Forbes of 

 Pitsligo being croupier, and among those present were 

 Lord Arbuthnott, Lord Forbes, and Sir Alex. Ramsay. 



Deputations were exchanged between the different 

 dinners. Thus, the Duke of Gordon having proposed in 

 the one room the health of the Duke of Buccleuch, sug- 

 gested that a deputation should be sent to acquaint the 

 Duke of Buccleuch that his health had been drank by them. 

 The deputation was composed of Sir Robert Elphinstone, 

 Mr Gordon of Cairnbulg, and Mr Macpherson Grant. As 

 they left the room, the Hon. Fox Maule proposed that the 

 company ' drink a successful voyage to them ;' whereupon 

 the Duke of Gordon, chairman, asked if he meant that 

 ' they were half-seas over already.' A similar deputation 

 was sent from the Duke of Gordon's party to make a like 

 intimation to the Marquis of Tweeddale that they had 

 drank his lordship's health. The toast, we may note, was 

 proposed by Mr Steuart of Auchlunkart. The deputation 

 consisted of Mr Bruce of Kennet ; Mr Gordon of Pitlurg ; 

 and Mr Rose Innes of Netherdale. The other companies 

 responded to the compliment severally paid to them, by send- 

 ing deputations. Mr Barclay Allardice of Ury ; Mr Leslie 

 of Rothie ; and Mr Farquharson of Haughton were sent 

 from the Duke of Buccleuch's party as a deputation to the 

 Duke of Gordon's party. From the Marquis of Tweeddale's 

 party there was sent, as a deputation to the Duke of Gordon, 

 Mr Hunter of Thurston, Sheriff Douglas, and Mr Young of 

 Banff; and to the Duke of Buccleuch's party. Sir John 

 Forbes, Mr Wauchope, Mr Thomson of Banchory. Mr 

 Home headed the deputation sent from the Duke of Buc- 

 cleuch to the Marquis of Tweeddale's company. 



