GREAT REJOICINGS AT TAYMOUTH CASTLE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 36, 10 January 1884, Page 3

GREAT REJOICINGS AT TAYMOUTH CASTLE.

(Home News, Oct. 14.) On Sept. 27 great rejoicings took place at Taymouth Castle, in connection with the return of the Hon. Ivan Campbell, Lieut, in the 79th Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, from Egypt. The proceedings took the form of a supper and ball, together with three presentations to the gallant soldier. Over 500 invitations were issued, including the Aberfeldy and Killin Volunteer Corps, the employes and friends, and deputations from the Edinburgh Breadalbane Association and the Argyll and Bute Artillery, The ball was held in the tennis court, adjoining which a large marquee was erected. The castle party included the Earl and Countess of Breadalbane, the Hon. Ivan Campbell, Messrs. W. D. and Montague Campbell of Blythswood, Mr. John Kirk of Edinburgh, and Capt. Murray. The Edinburgh Bredalbane Association consisted of

twelve gentlemen, including Major Robert Menzies, 5.5. C.,; Lieut. Arch. Menzies, S.S.C.; Mr. William Stewart, Mr. Duncan Stewart, secretary, &o. The Breadalbane Volunteers were represented by Captains Stewart, Killin, and Munso, Aberfeldy; Lieuts. M’William, Killin, and N. M'Laren, and J. B. Ritchie, Aberfeldy. The deputation from the Argyll and Bute Artillery were Majors Bett | and White, and Lieutenant McNaughton. Among others present were Sir Donald Currie, M.P., and Lady Currie and Miss Currie, and Mr. Mclntyre, Leith. On entering the ball-room the Hon. Ivan Campbell and Lady Breadalbane were received in a most enthusiastic manner. The ball was opened by a quadrille, after which the presentation took place. Major Menzies stepped forward and made some congratulatory remarks, and concluded by saying : I have been deputed to ask your kind acceptance of thia small tribute of respect and admiration—in the shape of a dirk of good Highland steel—with the hope that you may be long spared to wear it, but never to use it without good cause, and have many happy days. (Loud Applause,) Captain Stewart, of Tighinduin, in the name of the Breadalbane Volunteers, next presented Lieutenant Campbell with an Andrea Ferrara sword and a pair of pistols. Major Bett, in presenting a shoulderbrooch, said: On behalf of the Argyll and Bute Artillery Volunteers resident on the Breadalbane estate, I have to offer for your acceptance this small but very sincere token of our respect for you as a member of the house of Breadalbane, and of our admiration for your conduct through the recent Egyptian campaign, (Applause,) The Hon, Ivan Campbell, who was received with loud and prolonged applause, said: Gentlemen, if by any possible chancel should in after years forget the kind welcome you all gave me on my return home from Egypt, these splendid gifts would be sure to bring the remembrance of that welcome back to me. Not for their intrinsic worth alone, or for their splendid workmanship, shall I value them, but for the good feeling displayed in these gifts, and for the kind hearts which gave them. Mr. Menzies, and gentlemen of the Breadalbane Association, who have presented me with this beautiful dirk, I thank you most deeply for it. I can well believe anybody leaving this district wishing to belong to the Breadalbane Association. When under that name you are more likely to have good-fellowship abroad, and a kindly welcome when you return home. I thank you, Major Bett, Major White, and Argylshire Artillery; you Captain Stewart, Captain Munro, and Perthshire Highlanders, for this beautiful brooch, splendid sword and pistols. When I look around and see so many stalwart men in uniform, I feel confident that, should the day of invasion ever come you would keep up the motto of the force, “ Defence, not defiance,” and would fight as well for your country as my Highland comrades did at Tel-el-Kebir. On the motion of Major Menzies, three ringing cheers were given for Lieut. Campbell ; and dancing was resumed, and kept up with great spirit till an early hour in the morning. The proceedings throughout were of a most enjoyable character.