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ecimen 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 letter. He had cultivated tastes, and under a somewhat austere exterior he had a most tender heart. When already past sixty, he made a singularly happy marriage to a truly good woman, who thoroughly appreciated him. He was the author of several Memoirs on professional subjects. He rests in St. Andrew's, Gulane. [26] Collinson's _Memoir of Yule_. [27] Notes on the Iron of the Khasia Hills an
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