year made by his grand-daughter, the
    present writer, with the sanction and active personal help of the
    lamented General (then Colonel) Andrew Wauchope of Niddrie Marischal. 
    In Scotland, where the memory of this noble soldier is so greatly
    revered, some may like to know this little fact.  May the wall-flower
    of the Castle rock long flourish a fragrant memorial of two faithful
    soldiers and true-hearted Scots.

[13] Obituary notice of Yule, by Gen. R. Maclagan, R.E. Proceedings, R.
    G. S. 1890.

[14] This was the famous “Grey Dinner,” of which The Shepherd made grim
    fun in the Noctes.

[15] Probably the specimen from South America, of which an account was
    published in 1833.

[16] Rawnsley, Memoir of Harvey Goodwin, Bishop of Carlisle.

[17] Biog.  Sketch of Yule, by C. Trotter, Proceedings, R.S.E. vol. xvii.

[18] Biog.  Sketch of Yule, by C. Trotter, Proceedings, R.S.E. vol. xvii.

[19] After leaving the army, Yule always used this sword when wearing
    uniform.

[20] The Engineer cadets remained at Addiscombe a term (= 6 months) longer
    than the Artillery cadets, and as the latter were ordinarily gazetted
    full lieutenants six months after passing out, unfair seniority was
    obviated by the Engineers receiving the same rank on passing out of
    Addiscombe.

[21] Yule, in Memoir of General Becher.

[22] Collinson’s Memoir of Yule in R.  E. Journal.

[23] The picture was subscribed for by his brother officers in the corps,
    and painted in 1880 by T. B. Wirgman.  It was exhibited at the Royal
    Academy in 1881.  A reproduction of the artist’s etching from it forms
    the frontispiece of this volume.

[24] In Memoir of Gen. John Becher.

[25] General Patrick Yule (b. 1795, d. 1873) was a thorough soldier, with
    the repute of being a rigid disciplinarian.  He was a man of
    distinguished presence, and great charm of manner to those whom he
    liked, which were by no means all.  The present writer holds him in
    affectionate remembrance, and owes to early correspondence with him
    much of the information embodied in preceding notes.  He served on the
    Canadian Boundary Commission of 1817, and on the Commission of
    National Defence of 1859, was prominent in the Ordnance Survey, and
    successively Commanding R.E. in Malta and Scotland.  He was Engineer to
    Sir C. Fellows’ Expedition, which gave the nation the Lycian Marbles,
    and while Commanding R.E. in Edinburgh, was largely instrumental in
    rescuing St. Margaret’s Chapel in the Castle from desecration and
    oblivion.  He was a thorough Scot, and never willingly tolerated the
    designation N.B. on even a