Star.
London, England, 1828-08-05 00:00:00

RESIDENCE OF THE EARL OF CAWDUR.

The residence of the Earl of Cawdor, in the county of Nairn, it
one of time most ancient and entire baronial residences in Scotland,
and in point of natural situation is no less beautiful than striking
and singular. The tower is built partly on a rock, the surface of
which serves for a floor to the lower apartments, and in the midst
is an old hawthorn tree, springing from the rock, and shooting its
leafless spiral stem from the vauh into the interior of the building,
The building is a strong feudal structure, guarded with moat.
drawbridge, and battlements, and "bosomed high and tufted nem"
The walls are above eight feat in thick nets, and the different niches
and embrasures of gigantic dimensions. The massive walls, dark
passages, and narrate winding staircases, strongly remind tee
visitor of times happily long gone by, when might toe arra
usurped the place of right, and a successful foray was more esteemed
than a clear conscience. About twelve years ago, a fire brake oat
in the castle, and consumed its mast valuable relic—the bed an
which King Duncan slept when murdered by Macbeth. There
are some old family portraits in the castle, and one of the apart.
meats is hung with tapestry worked by Lady Henrietta Steam ta
the sixteenth century, with her own hands. Among the paintings
is a good likeness of the brave Montrose, and sonic female permits,
evidently by a coarse imitator of the style of Sir Peter Lely. Oa
the roof of the castle is a small recess, called Lovat's hole, befog the
spot where that Nobleman concealed bin:welt for craw time after
the " rising" in " forty-five."
The present Earl has made vast improvements io the castle and
estate of Cawdor, and is entitled to the especial thanks of all losers
of " out door nature," as the Cockneys term it. for the excellent
walks he has made on each side of the burn, and for embellishing
and opening up its romantic scenery to all and sundry who choose
to wander on its banks. And what higher enjoyment can there
be, now that the larch bas" hung its tassels forth," and the birches
are full of leaf and fragrance, when our northern skies are alotost
as clear and cloudless as those of Italy, and our warns heathery
braes, ieriolent of bees and honey, than to ramble on the banks of
the roaming line, full fifty fathoms above its rocky bed—or forget
ourselves among the quiet nooks and glens, where the hail builds
her nest, and the clear poplins springs freshen the green sward' At
Calder, too, this enjoyment may be shared without alloy, fur there
are no scenes of poverty or misery to mar the beauty of the picture.
The cottages are clean, tidy whitewashed buildings, and there is
an air of neatness and comfort spread over the village, which be-
speaks the presence of au opulent and attentive lanulord.—laser"
nest Courier.

The wet season 1. said to have teen very dest,uctive
to young partridges.
Thursday s% as Mulled, at Mahon. Yorkshire, Jnha
Hill t r Hannah Harrison, both of the same pl4ce. The
young man having• married his mother•in•law's
may thus express himself:
my wife, my father's sister is!
My sister is my mother !
My wife, nay father's daughter is!
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My father is my brother :

hl A RRIRD.
Ittv. B. B. Pidcocke, to Harriet liddlieent, eldest daughter of
•John Gisborne, Voq. of D 'dry in the Dale.
Rev. G. S. Payne, of Stoke Abbott, Dorset, to Sarah, raw. d
Job 'White, £.q. of Castle Cary.

DIED.
Sunday night, the 5d inst. ac her house, in South Audit' 11",°14
the Dowager Countess de Clifford, aged 85 years.
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NEWGATE AND LRAIMIN,
Ket 1.. 2.10d to 34 4d
Mutton Ss Od to 4s Od
Lamb 5.

TALL MARKETS, Anc•4.
Veal
Pork ......
L to 51 OA

PRICES or HAY ♦ND
Hay '4l 6s Od to .51 Ss Od
Clover 3115, Od to 61 Os Od
StrAvr 1114 s Od to 21 Os Od
PRICE OF HOPS,
NNW DOCNITS.
Kent so, to 755
Sussex 56s to 631
Essex
Farnham fine 1005 to 121
Old Duty