Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-01

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pense of the Duke of Buecleuch, to the town OF oai
keith, and some Golfers near there-ihe Duke having
his seat at Dalke,th, and own,ng large quah''y .,
land in the neighborhood The cars passed IN ss"'
Dalketh and Joined by others IRON at paee'
very handsome new church was po'n'eu ou' - m
unop the edoa If the town as having been recently
erected by the Duke Of Bucceuch but no. YET opened"
because he was waiting to see what "nniu oe ,ne &c
suit of the schism the Presbyterian Gnufch OF scot
land before he determined whether TO put IN IT NH
mister of that Church of the Cha'ch oil Ensiahu
uPa.,ioa Dakeith, aud proceeding few mics, we
were opposite the ruins of Craigmer Castle, ~n'ch
,pas avorite residence Of Mary, Queen OF Scots fnf
Their on we passed Salisbury crags and Arthur seat
the latter eight hundred feet in height, and It's su"
bearing very striking resemblance TO the back OF
couchant hon But may tell you more OF these ihnss
hereafter.
"a mile or little more from the station in Edinburgh
our cars put aside their horses, ana were at'aceu
rome com,ny from stationary steam engine three quar-
tore of mile distant The engine drew the whole tram
nm an inclined plane and through dark tunnel, athrd
OF mile in length AT the end OF the tunnel .he rope
was detached, and we took new horse, making me
fourth horse lin addition to the steam horse) when
had drawn the nine miles II had come .
tThe passengers on the car with me were very nlka
tive and civil They expressed high opinions OF Anne
RIGA and one of them was at loss 10 know why, OF ths
great numbers emgraung thther, SO lew ever ai'er
wards were heard from, or manifested any Attachment
N their mother country He said, that persons emil
grated from the United Kingdom to all parts OF the
world and wherever they went except TO the Oaited
States they never ceased to keep correspondence
with and to evince strong love for the land OF their
nativity This fact, to me, speaks something
for the virtue Of our institutions. Happy country ~
deed must that be, which makes man forsnke and
FORGET the scenes of his childhood and The delights oil
his fret and earliest home.
alt was under the guidance of one of these passen
gers that entered the city, in the old part. he was
kind enough to show me many public places, and 10
conduct me TO the hotel which had designated as 'he
one there | wished stop all night. The hrst feature
that struck me entered the place, was the manner
in which many OF the houses were oah up '"'o W.
clouds-seven and eight stories piled upon one ano'hef
I went down a long street. which, at different places
took the name of Clerk street, Nicholson street, oouh
bridge aud North bridge, passing sevefa' sPehu'u
churches and the large structure OF the University oe
cupying Of itself whole square. IL was 'hueeu'
curious sight when got upon the bridge, as IS ca
ed though 1t has all the qualities OF street, TO loon
down and see the houses beneath. was Tar ABOVE
their roofs, and seemed as II there were Two ctes
one built over the other-the new town, IN when
was and the old town down IN the valley Inc I'M
preston made upon my mind was very hne "heh
arrived in Prince street, and saw It's magnificent
sweep, its architecture and the many puohc IN
stitutions and striking views which IT exhoteu oh
one side the CASTLE towering upon lofty ROCK aho
commanding the town. beneath were pleasure gardens
walks and grounds; on an artificial mound, across the
valley was the Royal Institution, an immense oullo-
ing environed by columns, and copy OF the farlhe
non TO the East stood the Cation Hill, crowned wlin
monuments to Nelson, Burns, Dugald Stewart, aud
an unfinished structure in memory oil Water'ooi ana,
nearly opposite the Star Hotel where stopped, was
the Gothic monument to SIR Walter Scott about hall
completed. Such the bright prospect winch hau
on entering Edinburgh.
81 have taken lodgings in Castle street, lew doors
above its junction with Princes. find more comforts
BY far, for less money than had to pay IN London
"From Darlington here, came by route which made
the distance l65 miles, oil of which, except about a.
walked left Darlington on Friday, 3O,h June, about
o'clock in the evening" and arrived IN Edinburgh on
Thursday, July 9th, at quarter In in the evening
having stopped 81 hours New Castle besides shorter
stoppapes at other places The route which took from
London to this place was 4o2 miles Or that distance
I have walked ISL. 1t has been about two and hali
months since landed IN England, during which time
have not been cheated, imposed on, successfully over
charged nor met with essential rudeness OF conduct IN
any one have had to deal with With the exception
of a brief cold, which caught in that stapendonsy
foolish work the Thames Tunnel, l have not had an
hours ndisposiiion since have been here.
"Ep1xsuRou, July 10, lSt3.
81 like Scotland, both the country and the people
could not realize until my arrival here, that they were
30 different from the English But 50 1t IS, and the
difference is in my opinion, IN Their iavor oo'h as re
cards intelligence and kindness With the exception
Of the large establishments fo the education OF lne sons
Of rich men / did not see school anywhere IN En-
in Scotland, there schools in every parish. AS
came along the road, frequently saw groups OF chill
dren at play before the teachers door.
On Saturday last, | wen, to the Cation Hill for the
purpose Of Hooking at The city and country around iron
the eminence. Whiist there, met elderly man o.
intelligent countenauce, but rather old clothes sit
ting upon rock and apparently enjoying The breeze
asked hun to point out several objects 10 me, which
he did and, upon informing him that was stranger
in the land he took around the hull, and showed
oil that prominent. He then sa'd that, IT
would meet him at the Waterloo News Room, at IL
o'clock on Monday, he would go with me 10 see the
curiostes Of the town. | met him accordingly anc
with him during the mornings of two days. We
went to the Advocates and Signet Library, the Uni
versity, the of public executions, the theatre
the Porteus mob, the castle, and the which The
regala of Scotland kept, Hoyrood palace the che
brewery OF Scotland, &c, &c more about which
may write you hereafter got his nalne and looked II
the directory to what he was, when found o" tina
he clergyman-a fact confirmed by application
TO him my the next day to to bartze child
1t is probable that would have met any Eng
land to do the kind Offices for without reward
My present landlady 10 bouncing Scotch woman o
about % or 80, who has not long married her secont
husband. She to take great interest in telling
me every thing that will be useful, and in doing wha
she TO promote my comfort