Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-15
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REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS.

Our excellent telescope superior incur opinion to
that which discovered and traced the Encke comet, at
least as reflector our excellent telescope having
had It's sruaer aperture placed towards our eye, and
The larger directed towards the north disclosed TO
our view ~ the far horizon bat ia right ascention,
and near what seemed TO be fun harvest moon, the
nppariion of the first snr III the constellation of the
new Wavcrjv Novels We had Lot time, unfort,i-
faatcly Tor deliberate contemplation; but the re-
-cvrls of even a peep may be interesting. to our
friends. we hasten 70 give thea, the fruits of our
brief observation. ,r rs
The first SIGN thot struck Us occurred in pare or
latitude IS, and is illustrative Of Waverlys first visit
TO Scotland where the landlord who called himself
gentleman, was rude 10 ls guest because he had
not bespoke.tc pleasure OF society TO supper II
rs cntiiled Scottish Inns" and is as follows
"fhc courtesy of an invitation to partakea travel
ters meal at east that Of being invited to share
whetevcr liquor the guest called for, was expected by
certain old landlords in Scotland; epei The youth oil
the author. Ia requita, mine host was always iur-
ished with the news ofthe country and was probably
n little of a huincufist ~ boot. The devolnton OF
the whole actual business aud drudgery of the inn
Upon the poor gidcwifc was very common among
Tie Scottish Boniiaccs. There in ancient times,
II the city of Edinburgh, agcntlepian of good ialn
Nv, who condescended, i'll order TO gain aivelood to
become the nominal keeper Of coffee house, q:
tho first places fthe kind wina lad been opened in
the Scottish metropolis. AS Cagal it was entirely
managed by the careful and Industrious Mrs B.;
while her husband amused himself with eid sports,
npon time the premises having taken fire, the lIus
band met w;tiKing ,,ptlrc High street. iondad
with his gus and fishing rods, and replied calmly to
some orc who incurred alter his wife, that the poor
woman was trying 10 save parcel at crockery, and
some trnmpory books tlle last being those which
served her TO conduct the br;sn IS OF the house,
There many elderly gcntclnen IN the authors
youpger days, who sill held it part Of the amusement
OF a Journey TO parlcy with nlne host VINO often
rcsemsed in his quaint hurnor, Host Of tic Gar
ter, in the Merry Wives of Windsor; or Biage Otthc
George, in the Merry Devil of Edmonton, Some
times the lsndady took her share of entertaining the
company. In either case, the emitting TO pay them
due attention gave dlspleasure, and perhaps brought
down smart Jest, as the following occasional
Jolly dame wlio not Sixty. Years SINCE kept the
principal carayansary at Greenlaw, IN Berwckshirc,
had the honour 10 receive under her roof very wor
thy Clergyman with three the profession,
each having cure OF SOUS; be 1t said III passing,
none OF the reverend party were reckoned powerful
IN the Pulpit. After dinner over, the worthy
senior III the pride of his heart, asked Airs. Bucan
whether she ever had had such party in ber house
beiore.--slicre sit H. he said, placed minister of
the Kirk of Scotland, aud here SIT my three sons,
each placed minister OF the same Kirk.-7Confess,
Lucke Buchan, you never had such party in your
house before The question was not promised by
any invitation 10 sit down and take glass of wine
or thelike, airs. b, answered dirty, Indecd rir
cannot Just say that ever had such patty in
my house before, except in the rtyiivc, when
had Highland piper here, with his three sons.
all Highland pipeFs; and desG spring they topd PLAY
Gnang hem!'
The following explain themselves
'.tac- FarIaae LaateTn.--The clan of Mac Far
lane, occupying the Businesses Of the western side of
Loeb LOmond, were great depredators OH the Low
Country andas their excursions made usually by
night the moon asproverbmlly called their lantern.
Their celebrated pihroch of fog iI nam 10, which is
the name oil their gathering cune iiiimates similar
praetices,---the sense being
We are bound TO drive tie bqllects,
Al Ivy hollows hirsts, aud hllocks,
Through The slect aud thicI,i the ran
VIA the MOON is beamus- low
On frozen lake ard hills Of snow,
lllld md heaGig we 20.
And al for little gam
.sqhc Castle Of oune--Ths noble ruin is dear 20
by recollection, from ASSOCIATIONS which have been
long and painfully broken. 1t holds commanding
STATION the banks Of tire river Tcith and has been
ono OF the largest castles in Scotland. Arndock,
Duke Of Albany he fonDdcr OF this stately pile was
heIeoeed en- the Castlch of Sterling, from which
he mIght see the towers &C DouEc, the monument of
his fallen greatness In l7iJ-6 as stated in tine text
garrison on the part of the Chevalicr was put into
Che castle tIeu less than at present. 1t was
Commanded by NJ. Stewart of Bailoch, AZ governor
for Prince Charles; ho OF property near
Cailander. This cnsc became at shat time the actual
sccno of romantic escape made by John Home the
author Of Douglass, and sumo other prisoners, who
Having been taken at the battle of Fakrk were con.
fined there BY the Insurgents The poet, who had in
has own mind largo stock of that romantic and en-
tauSaSc spirit OF adventure which he has described
anmating the youthful hero Of his drama, devised
and uudeTtook the perrous enterprise Of escaping
IRON his prison. lie inspired his companions with
his sentiments and when every attempt open force
vas deemed hopeless, they resolved to twist their
bed cloths into ropes and thus 20 descend. -Four
persons with Home himself reached the ground in
safety. But tie rope broke with the fifth who was
tail lusty man. The sixth was Thomas Barrow al
brave young Enelislman, particular friend oil
Homes. Determined to take the risk, even in such
uniavonrahle circumstances, Barrow committed him
self TO The broken rope slid down it as far as il
could assist bin. and then Let himself drop. His
friends beneath succeeded in breaking his fall Never
iheless. be dsOcated his ankle and had several Of
his ribs broken flgc0rnpanions, however, were able
10 bear him OF IN scety. Tie IIighIanders next;
morning sought for their prisoners with great activi-
~. An old gentleman told the author, he remember
81 seeing the commander Stewart,
Bloody With spurrinr, fery rcd whh h1sc-
ding tuuously through the country IN quest Of Tie
fGgidycs
The following is illusion 90 tic ouly fcld-piece
tho Hghlandeni bad IN their army: