Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-12-10

urcly here and there in the deep ravine
OF which have spoken in former let
ter, now adorned with trees, and walks
and flowers, (the land that was once Il
marsh)-l soon found myself al the foot
Of the rock on which the castle stands -
Circular walks belonging to this now
beautiful pleasure ground, have been
made so that the cliff can be easily as
cended on foot, on this side too. Soou
after many windings, | was at the en-
trance OF the castle, yet ascending high
er from forlifcation To forticatlon, and
anon was in the topmost building, OF
stone of course, viewing what l went To
see, the Scottish RegaIia now kept IN
the Crown Room, surrounded by all iron
railing, and Illuminated by four lamps,
now kept thus on purpose for show
with a Snowman to tell its tale, who rat
ties off in an unknown tongue made up
of all the scraps used at Babel.
A lew minutes look satisfied me here.
All the interest attaching to this sceptre
with the sword OF state. and the mace oi
silver with it,-arises from It's history. -
One is pleased to see the DIadem that
Bruce is said TO have worr,-and yet
more pleasant to see the old chest also
shown in which the Regalia was kept
10 years, concealed from the eyes
of the Scots by English fear, that the
sight of it might awaken associations
that would endanger the peace of Scot
land. Indeed, so late as 1917, 1t was
kept in this great chest, and then, when
all alarm ceased to exist, the chest was
opened with great iorm--and since that
time the Scots have been permitted to
see the symbols OF their independence -
Intending TO make but short tarry IN
Edinburgh, and to occupy myself only
with sightseeing, l delivered no letters,
and OF course, saw little or nothing oi
that society the cultivation and refine
ment of which, we hear so much OF. !
can very well fancy that there must be
much intellect here, and much learning,
did know nothing Of Wilson, Chalmers
d s. Combe, (who by the way ,ali happened
to be out OF town)-ior Edinburgh not
only has a University, but about eight
thousand persons il is SAID, somehow or
other connected with the administration
ofthe law. Many English families too,
resort here to educate their children, for
one fourth of the sum that il costs TO make
"a gentleman" in London, will make one
here! The number OF literary men here
is large for the population, and you well
know that three OF the principal British
Reviews are published here-Black-
woods, the Edinburgh and Tairs Mag
azine. All these considerations would
make it delightful place to live in were
il not for the climate, which is as tickle
as the wind. While | have been here,
il has been bitter cold-and the iogs from
the ocean as thick as in New Brunswick
have seen here too in the streets mere
beautiful women than have seen in all
England for beautiful woman IN Eng.
land, in London more especially, is ara
aris-a Bird OF Paradise that can't live,
or won't live in the English cline. MY
fair country-women need fear no rivals
on this side of the water-and now do
not wonder at the raplures with which
Eng lishmen speak of them, unused as
they are to many such extraordinary oc-
currences in their own home. Is.