Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-02-09

begging thougi generally, as IN this lbstuncs
certainly, one would be content with less I'D
ding for the same money.
From the clear. bracinr air Of tho CLYDE, we
entered the dense, smoihefng atmosphere of
Glasgow. and were quite conioundcd with the
din of IL 275,OO0 busting inhabitants. II d.
Handsomely situated. with streets regularly
laid out. several Of which are WIDE and elegant;
~ mostl, built of hcNn stone, which gives u
substantial appearance; adrantagcously DIS
plays many noble public edi6ces; transacts a
great business 10 foreign commerce and do.
nestle manufactures and but for the dlnCy
hue tina, cnshrouds ii Ia perpetual gloom, aud
the shoals Of bcggars that swarm many of IFS
avenues, would be a beautiful and pleasant
city. Oflaie wears. II has had rapid growth.
md now enjoys the undlsputcd pre- emncncc
of the most popuious aud wealthy city of Scot
land. Within It's limits stands more than one
hundred extensive cotton factories and fifty
large calico printing establishments, that con
sumo ouo-hundred thousand bales of cotton
annually, and give employment to 10000 Of
lis population.
can do little more than enumcratc two or
three of the numerous objects that interested
me in Glasgow. The Cathedral, OF High
Church, unique reflex of the 9th century, is
visited by thousands of travellers annually on
account of the slngularlty of its architecture,
and the famous deeds which reality and fictiou
have associated with its walls When the
readers Of Walter Scott enters It's Gothic doors
he will remember that Frank Osbadiston and
Rob Roy worslnpped under its roof during
their evcntiul Journey from England TO the
outlaws wild retreat in the Highlands. The
student of Scottish history will recollect as he
rcads the ancient aisleS that here Wallace,
before gong out To battle, prayed for the res
cue of his country from the hand of the spoil
cr--that AT the same altar, Edward, the En-
cllsh invader, invoked the blessing of heaven
on his maraudng cXpcdlton-that after cam
pagns of strife and blood, Bruce and his le-
gIons made these arches ring with shouts Of
thanksgiving and praise for the victory achiev-
ed AT Bannock burn-that John Knox thunder
ed the Reformation from its pulpit-and that
Cromwell patiently listened, in It's transcept,
TO the violent denuncations of Boyd, for the
part the parliamentary general bore in bring
ing the head of the royal tyrant, Charles, to the
block. The strange style of the edlice COM
blnlne with the strange events that have trans
pred within it, leave one in doubt whether
sight or sentiment is most gratlhcd by visit
To the Old Cathedral.
mers preached many of those gorgeous dis
courses. which have given his fame to the pres
cnt age and will publish his name ia the ear
of posierlty- the beautiful stone pillar. recent
" erected in George Square TO the memory Of
Sir Walter Scott, on whose lofty top stands a
faithful statue Of the poet and novelist, with
scroll IN his hand and a tartan plaid falling
gracefully over his shouder-thc antique stee-
pie nj the eastern extremity of the Town Hail.
which is all that remains of the old Jail that
figures so largely in Rob Roy-the College, il
lustrlous for its philosophy, and famous for its
ponderous library, and lis Hunterian Museum
which contains a large collection Of coins
medals, rare manuscripts, musty records, and
crumbng relics formed by the celebrated DIR
VIM. Hunter, given by him 10 the University
and kept under the roof OF handsome Grccian
building 10 gladden. the eve of the antiquarian
the Metropolis the Scottish Perc la Chase)
covering thirty acres of ground near the Ca
thcdral, whose solemn beauty is in excellent
keeping with the purpose TO which it is devot-
ed, and on whose GROWING summit overlook
ing not onl, the tasteful walks and shrubbery
and the chaste monuments which stud this
mausoeum of the dead, but also the adjacent
city and the far,away Highlands, stands a tall
granite pillar surmounted by colossal statue
OF that stern refofmer John Knox-and-
there is no end 10 the catalogue Of similar OBJ
ects, which challenge the attention the yis-
itor to Glasgow.
Glasgow IS proyerbn for the degradation of
It's lower classes. The signs o'poverty which
have met my eye in some Of It's Uynds (as lis
filthy lanes are caled) convince me that all the
misery Of the United Kingdom is not con fined
TO Ireland Passing the upper grades of her
laborng population I'LL we reach the lowest
tho mere delying bipcds who herd IN the Wynds
and exc out wretched existence by hand loom
weaving, street sweeping begging, and steal
ing, we find or 10000 squalid creatures hud-
died together IN offensive novels, clad in rags,
or couccaling their nakcdncss under the litter
Of straw, which serves a. a cloak by day and a
couch 10y night, and whose weeks begin with
hunger and close with nakcdncss Fifteen
thousand human beings, burrowing in these
rocking labytnths, and feeding on starvation,
iill they look more like the discarded offspring
Of want and woe, than vcrtable specimens Of
humanity Shame on Scotia, that her hand of
public charity dolos out 10 her destitute poor