New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-12
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language. The latter Is crowded to excess with
a der se mass of half-naked human beings, chok
inr ND the lanes ard closes IN winch they burrow,
and deafcning the stranger with their shouts IN
the harsh cultural Gaelic. And, hnai!y' greatest
and worst difference of all, while the New Town
is model of cleanliness, the Old Town IechS
with such horrd odors as to make one charltaoiy
hope that its inhabitants have the sense OF s'iei'
omitted in their composition.
The lions Of tic city need only be named as
the Castle the Repaa, the houses OF John Knox
and of Sir Walter Scott, the University, Grey
Friars' Church Y ard, with the tombs OF Allan
Ramsay and Buchanan, the Parliament ffotsc'
the Botanic Gardens, sc. &c.
Among the minor pec,:larliies which strike
stranger, arc the grcat number of orplates and
bells on even the handsomcst HOUSES. Each
floor or g 1at' seems to have different ledger,
SO that d house here is like street turned upon
end Another is that the Butchers called
" F,eshers, in analogy with Pouterer, Erultcrer,
&c This is decided Improvement on our bar
barous name for that necessary trade ard is well
worthy Of adoption. The Barriers poles which
stud our streets, are here replaced by dangling
brass basins bright as gold, one Of which hangs
in front Of John knox's house, under his effigy.
P!aids replace coaks on stormy day, and are
most picturesqucly thrown over one shoulder and
twincd around the neck and ARM A handsome
Reading Room here charges It's economical! vls!-
tiers only one penny admission In England
this would be rounded into sixpcncc or g shilling
! At the Exhibition of Burns's Statue a placard
saws, {" Abundance Cd; Trades people and SER
wants 3D. This arisocratcal distinction IS Ger
tainly in favor of the democracy but 1t would
be worth while for the student of human nature
to inquire how many of the latter class choose
to avail themselves OF this privilege OF sacrificing
their pride 70 their pocket
Hollywood Palace, the most interesting object
in Ednboro', reserved for tho last day OF my
visit After mounting Arthur's seat to ENJOY the
glorious landscape OF the Firth with Its blue Wa
ters studded with sails and with rocky lslets,
! and framed with hills and having for the fore
ground this most picturesque OF all ctles with
its old castles and hills oil monuments. dc
seconded into the Canon-satc and entered holy
rood palace. Overlooking tho other relics, l soon
found myself in the apartments OF Queen Mary.
There was her bed with It's rich but tattered
hanrings and draperv. There was the tapestry
which she had brought with her from France as
A memcnto of that beloved country, and her
marble altar-piecc, broken t.T the fanatleai Ike
formers In the little room adjoining she was
supping with Rlzzio, when Darnley entered by
secret door, (still there,) and dragged the poor
Italian to the spot where he was hutchcred with
fiftvsix wounds, and where he was left till morn
ing; and there still are the dark stains of his
blood In the Cabinet hangs the small oval
GLASS. which had so often reflected the features
Of the beautiful Queen. 1t must have been har-
der than adamant, or it would have retained some
impression of tina, loneliness, and again reflected
it TO our eager eyes Near by is her worla-box, en-
broidercd by her own hands with representation
of Jacobs Dream, and in it are pair of gloves
which have once embraced her hands Family
as words can picture these thrilling objects, you
may still conceive how easily the pen gides into
verse at the thought OF
QUEEN MARY'S GLOVES.
SAD reliques OF nartyred Queen,
What thrilling stories could ye tell
OF many strange eventiul scene
In Marys life, Of dungeon CELL
And royal throne; OF youthful hope
And black despair; Of heavens cope
Half rent asunder by the shout
OF thousands, met in g'adne;s
To welcome her who comes in sadness,
And Of the vile rabble rout,
Parsuiag with fierce yells of hate
Their Queen, because she dared TO mate
With him she loved; and her fair
By slauder blackened; while Ton HIGH
Unns,ly raised by partial Fancy
Her sister Queen in vain might SIGH
Mid all her glory, pomp, and power,
To be SO loved for one short hour.
On YOU perchance she leaned her brow
While DINNER and more distant grew
The shore Of her loved rance till now
The sunset hides it from her view.
Wei! may she weep prophetic tears,
For bloody sets that crimson sun,
And bloody are the coming years
Which she perforce must look upon.
Dim-shadowed there Rizzc's gore,
And Darnley's, and hundred
But Heavens again viii rise,
And give 10 her still watching eyes
The much loved laud alas
VIII rise again her Fortunes sun;
That TOO ses 10 gloomy wo,
But 10. aye It's course has run
V too perci,ance have brushed away
\ bitter tear, that dread day,
When sl, resigned weary life,
SO long with noucht but suffering Tife
Oh, were she stained with every crime
Recorded since the biIth Of Time
Were she OF every sin the tirall-
Tha; tear should make amends for all
On scotias hills far blooms the heather
Ard recks not OF the wntry weather;
Tie gowan its crimson head,
And cares not for The snowy bed;