The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-10


" The End Of Royalty was never more iorcibly
illustrated thanin arecent discovery which has puz
zled the annquarians Of Scotland, and is now eau
sing no small amount Of discussion ia certain circles
there.
Some time ago, the wogkmen in removing the
foundation Of Trinity College Church in Edinburgh,
discovered skeleton. Il was found in the north
aisle Of the church, under the northeast saeristy ex
acty in the centre ofte vestry in an oak coffin, of
singular shape, being made with parallel sides and
marched cover, and was evidently that Of female.
From various circumstances, and from comparison
of these with the charter Of foundation, it be-
lieved very confidently that the remains were none
other than those of the Queen, Mary Of Gneldress,
wife of the Second James, ioundress Of the chapel.
The evidence was deemed 50 conclusive that the
bones were conveyed with considerable pomp TO
the royal vault at Holyroed, and there deposited
with the kngly dead of Scotland.
few weeks since, the workmen, excayatinp
where the high altar STOOD discovered another
grave. 1t was mass Of cement, on clearing away
which, they found strong framework ofwood and
in this fir coffin, which iuclosed leaden coffin,
and in this again nclosed one Of wood. In the lat
ter was another female skeleton Il was mmed-
ately argued that the careful enclosing ofthis body
as compared with the plain oak coffin of the other
indicated that this, and not that was all that
manned of the royal foundress- especially as the
neWly-discOvered grave was in the centre of the
church, and under the high altar. Furthermore,
Mary was said to have had distorted hack, and
the last skeleton had curved spine. The whole
matter remains involved in doubt. An Edinburgh
paper says:
While people are willing to give those who had
charge of the Refinement Of The former remains
ample credit for having taken time by the foreock,
they are not little inclined TO look on the former
proceedings as solemn farce, anu their magma
tons suggest, that while Shakespeare spoke truly
when he moTazed on the possibility Of the dust of
an Emperor stopping a beer-baTrel, il may prove
fully as true that the remains Of some pi0us
maid Of honor may now repose in purple velvet
coffin, and be enshrned among the illustrous dead
as Princess who has filled nation with her re-
nown."
The Edinburgh Witness publishes a letter from
Mr.. Wilson, of the Secretaries Of the Antigua
rian Society, who recommends that 10 save all diff
Guilty and doubt the remains eff both be deposited in
the Royal vault Mr.. Wilson says:
1t will be seen that there is evidence in favor
Of the suppOson that any error has been committed
in assigning the remains found in the vestry to be
those of the royal founder excepting that those last
discovered are enclosed in lead coffin. This is
thing peculiar to Royalty in itself to determine
the quetion. Bishop Spence, Of Aberdeen, contem-
porary Of the foundress and doubt other persons
of note, inferred in the church, and possibly
several more queens may turn up on such evidence
1t possible that heseaer remains may be those of
the Lady Cecilia, youngest daughter Of the Queen
and James H., who having died unmarried, would
almost certainly be buried in the church, founded by
her neither, for the salvation Of all her and
daughters" as one clause Of the foundation charter
prescribes.