New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-05
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
9binas ano Gbousbts i'll Gurope.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

Edinburgh, old and ne VS. or an u urDs
DR. Andrew Combc-American Re.
publishcrs-The Booksellins Trade
The Mcssrs Chambers-Dc Quincy
the Opium.Eatcr-Dr.. Chalmers, sc.
EDrSBuacH Sept. I'D, 1886.
The beautiful and stately aspect of this city has
been the theme Of admiration so general that | can
only echo it, We have seen it TO the greatest ad-
vantage both from Cation Hill and Arthur's Seat,
and our lodgings in Princes street allow US fine
view Of the Castle, always impressive, but peculiar
" so in the moonlight evenings of our first week
here when veil of mist added to its apparent size,
and Mt the same time, gave it the air with which
Martin, in his illustrations of Paradise Lost, has
invested the palace which rose like an exhaation
On this our second visit, after an absence OF near
fortnight in the Highlands arc at hotel near
" facing the new monument to Scott and the tall
est buildings of the Old Town From my windows
see the famous Kirk, the spot where the old Ioi-
booth was, and can almost distinguish that where
portcous was done To death and other objects dc
scribed in the most dramatic part of The Heart o..
Mid Lothian" In ono of these tall houses Hume
wrote part oil his History of England and on that
spot still nearer was the home OF Allan Ramsay.
thousand other interesting and pregnant associa'
tons present themselves every time look out OF
the window
In the open square between us and the Old Town
is to be the terminus Of the Railroad, but as the
bulding will be masked with trees 1t is thought II
will not mar the beauty OF the place, yet scott
oould hardly have looked without regret upon an oh
iect that marks distinctly the conquest oil the
New over the Old and, appropriately enough his
statue has its back turned that way The elect OF
the monument to Scott is pleasing, though without
strict unity of thought or original beauty OF design
The statue is too much hid within the monument and
wants that majesty of rcpose in the attitude and
drapery which sitting figure should have, aud
which might well accompany the massive head OF
Scott Still the monument is all ornament ana an
honor IN the city This is now the fourth that has
been erected within two years to commemorate the
,rumphs of genius Monuments that have risen
from the same idea and III such quick succession TO
sohillcr to Goethe to Beethoven ond to Scott sig
nalze the character of the new era still more hap
pily than does the Railroad coming up almost to the
foot OF Edinburgh Castle
The statue Of Burns has been removed from The
monument erected IN his honor, to one OF the pub
lie libraries as being there more accessible TO the
public 1t is however. entirely unworthy ITS sub
iect. giving the idea of smaller and younger per
son. while we think of Burns as OF man IN the
prime of manhood one who not only promised but
,cas. and with sunny glow and breadth OF charac-
ter Of which this stone ethgy presents no sign
A Scottish gentleman told me the following story
which would afford the finest subject Tor painter
capable ofrepresentine the glowing eye and natu
ral kincliness OF Burns in contrast to the poor
mean puppets he reproved
Burns still only in the dawn of his celebrity. was
invited to dine with Of the nclghborlng socalled
gentry unhappily quite void OF true gentle blood
On arriving he found his plate set III the servants
room = After diuner he was invited into a RON
where guests were assembled aud chair being
placed Tor him at the lower end of the board glass
OF wine was offered, and he was requested to sing
one of his songs for the entertainment OF the com
pnny. He drank of the WINE and numbered forth
in reply his grand song, For a that and a that
with which it will do no harm to refresh the
memories of our readers, for we doubt there may
be. even in Republican America, those who need
the reprooi much, aud with lar less excuse, than
had that Scottish company
Is there Tor honest poverty
That hangs his head, and a tha,t
The coward. slave we pass him by
We dare be poor Tor that
For n that, and a that
Our tolls obscure and that,
The rank is but the guinea stamp.
The man 8 the cowd Tor a that
What tho on namely fare dine
Wear hoddin gray, and that
Gle fools their silks. and knaves their wine,
mans man for a that
For a that and a that
Their Unset show, and a that,
The honest man. though Ger sac poor.
Is king o men fora that
Ye sec Won birkic cad lord
Whs struts and starcs, and a that
Tho hundreds worship AT his word
Hes hut coot tor a that,
For a that, and a that
His ribsnd star, and a that,
The man oi independent mind
He looks and laughs al = that.
\ prince can max n belted knight,
4 marquis, duke, and = that.
But nm honest mans aboon his might
Guild faith, he uauns ia that,
For a that and a that,
Their dicuities, AID u that
Tn, NTH OF sense and pride u worth.
Are higher ranks than q that
Then let us pray tina, come it may,
As come II Will for 4 that
That and worth, Der a the ear
MAY bear the gree, and a that
For a that, ANA y that
II S coming yet for n that,
That man 10 man. the wide wNld DER
Shall brothers be for 4 that
And, having finished this prophesy and prayer,
Natures aobeman left his churlish entertainers to
hide their diminished heads in the home they had
dissraced.
We have seen all the stock lions The Resalis
people still crowd to see, though the old natural
feelings from which they 50 long lsy hidden seem
almost extinct Scotland grows English day by
day. TheGbrsries oithe Advocates Writers 10 the
Sisne', &c are 6ne establishments, The University
aud Schools are nov invocation we are compelled
by unw'se postponement OF our journey 10 see both
Edinburgh and London at the wors, possible sea
son We should have been here in April there in
June. There is always enough to see. ba, now we
ind a majoris, OF the mos, interesting persons ab
sent. and as,asnation in The intellectual movements
of the place
We have, however, the good fortune to find Dr.
Andrew Con,he who, though great invalid. was
able aud disposed for conversation at this time.
was impressed with c-cnt and aifectonst, rcsn...