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On the day when Sir Patrick received the second of the two telegrams sent to him from Edinburgh, four respectable inhabitants of the City of Glasgow were startled by the appearance of an object of interest on the monotonous horizon of their daily lives.
The persons receiving this wholesome shock were -- Mr. and Mrs. Karnegie of the Sheep's Head Hotel -- and Mr. Camp, and Mr. Crum, attached as "Writers" to the honorable profession of the Law.