I officiated at the funeral of the late Duke of Sutherland.

The procession was a mile long.

Refreshments were provided for 7000 persons; beef, bread, and beer; but not one glass of whisky was allowed on the property that day! It may, perhaps, be said that the change we speak of is not peculiar to Scotland; that in England the same change has been apparent; and that drunkenness has passed away in the higher circles, as a matter of course, as refinement and taste made an advancement in society.

This is true.

But there were some features of the question which were peculiar to Scotland, and which at one time rendered it less probable that intemperance would give way in the north.