The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-11-17


-.' The Athens Of Britain''-she i hy universal
acknowledgement tine most pictures iue city in
the kingdom. This city Is built on rDl.nE. hi.ly
ground, with "a valley .avine runnin. through
the center SEPARATING tire - ola from the
new AH the railroads Leading u and from
the city are laid in the bottom Of ;hs ravine
It, vrrdlnt Slopes are covered with gardens and
groves. The inhabitants PASS from the old to the
new tJwnOyer two graceful bridges, the - North"
the - WayeTly' and also the e. Mound which
i built up solid aud sustain tb. =. National Gal
lery'' bat Is pierced with tunnels for the asslge
of the cars. Ou the rocky crls uycrlangins
this TayiIc stands the grey old sst-ti the: Aero
polls Of this northern Athens. where Mary
Queen Of Scots lived. loved. sinned and sUrrpwei
where her beautiful, sad picture now hnug-.
wfer: tine - ReZ.li,l'' Of ScOtLnd's ancient SOW
crcignty-the royal sceptrc, sword and crown
carefully preserved, whence still. with each
rising sun, armed soldiers march forth 10 the
SOUND Of tie trumpet and drum. Close beside it
stand the Assembly Halls. next DR.. Guthrie's
church. further on, weather beaten. but heauti-
f,h ~. Giles Cathedral with its airy tower, the
Parliament House, tine old iron church. John
EH0N'- u and other buildings of the old
town, which, with their quaint peaked architec-
lecture, stand out against the clear sky, forming
"a fOH ensemble antique and IniescrIbdbl-. Marty
all of which | have thus far mentioned, botn
in the old and new town, can b. seen at once
from either tine Naverey the North bridge.
vt the end Of Princes Street, ia the opposite
direction from the castle. - Cdton Hill, barring
ON It's summit Nelson's towering monument; near
it stand the Observatory, the monument To the
heroes Of Waterloo, t. Dug,ld Stewart. Play
fair, Hum. and Burns. In the valley between
CatUn Hill ana ATthur's Scat i old lDlyrDDd
Palace, where Victoria sometimes tarrIes for
night when un her way from the South 10 Bal
moral, her summer retreat IN Northern Scotland.
Here hanS tie pictures of nearly all the Stewarts
here / shown the very chairs, bed and
bedroom in which Mary sat and slept, also
the tapestry which she worked with her own
l5nds-s.il kept, nearly pusSibic, in the very
condition in which size left them. la that bed
room David Riggs was slain before her eyes We
were shown tie secret STAIRS by which the c1nspi-
rators entered the room. Right agtins; the Palace
stand the beautiful ruins OF the church in which
Mary was married. picked upa pebble from the
transept where she kneeied. From the Palace !
;l>ccuded the precipitJus side ut Arthurs Seat,
- rocky hill rising; close by tic city. 1t Is about
the height OF Puncl, Bowl and atiJr-s n,ugni-
Gcent view of the surrounding country. Away
II the South rise the distant Pcnt Hills, to the
North lies the Firth Of Forth, the pretty towns
Leith and Porto Bello ba-king it, shores, and
{ green isle Inch Keith sleeping on Its bosom,
while mt Your feet lies the regal city, with its
university, Parliament houses. parks, banks. mu-
-rurf-, litFario- srIO'ir, stItuo-, towers. mOnu-
ment-. dOmcs. spires, palace and GROWING castle
Alexander Smith, speaking from experience
in itself. Its beauty rcfncs one like being III
love IL s perennial like "a play Of Shake
sIeare's. Nothing can stale is infinite variety
There are four points from which every visitor
should view the city If he would carry away an
adeouate impression Of it,-from Scptts mOnu-
ment. from the Castle. from Nelson : monument,
on CIIton Hill. and Authur's SCAT or Salisbury
Cr.,rS. ~ IL ~ often called.
The squares Of Edinburgh full Of monu-
meuts and statues of unImpJrtlnt kings queens,
lords saints and 50 fJrtEs.
1 have rs vet said nothing about the people
themselves They are infinitely more interesting
and instructive to me than all their lands houses
and monuments. | have now been here week
and have made many pleasant acquaintance
have dined out almost every day with merchants,
LAWYERS doctors, editors, authors, professors and
dfvines Think not that my good fortune has
been q source of vain glory or lOolish FrIue,
owe it all u my nationality. Americans TINS
wear by reason Of their great numbers are some
what of Il drug in the European market-"hiIe
a r,s,l live CIuuilal' from the Pacific j. seized
upon with the greatest ayidity. am looked at,
listened To and exhibited with something oil the
s1us interest as II | were kangaroo or bprilil.
Saw Prof D.. 10 AN admirins circle OF visitors,
Allow ms 10 introduce to you my friend Mr.
.Jones a native of the Sandwich Islands. Mr..
Homes makes a profound silaum, resumes the
r..rr.udicuIar and remains ir st.tu quo or enters
into conversation with his nearest neighbor. lie
will not have uttered many sentences before Dr.
; inquiries with much a>tOnIshinent, " How Is
il, Mr. Jones. that YOU, having grown up ia those
South S.=l Islands, have acquired - accurate and
| fluent i U.s.. Of the English language! ms l.
the SIGNAL of attack and Mr.. }. without heslta-
tatiuu pluugcs at Cnce an Ht'd1GS res SNlilS IA
brief statement Of the present, past aud probable
future condition of the system OF common school
/ education IN the United Kingdom of Hawaii he
draws certain invidIous comparisons between
! the system To which he owes his present - fuen-
/ cv'- and those now existing in New England. Old
! England and Scotland. In answer t. shower
! of inrcrrOgations, he makes statement oil the
| geographical position "f his native linh' it>
climate. population, area, exports, imports seen
/ cry. mountains craters- volcanoes, government,
foreign relations, present political aspects constI
/ tutiOns House of Lords and Commons, CON
sttueacy. forms OF religion, Christianity, ciFlil-
/ zatipn and 50 forth. fnem.
To speak sOberly. find an unexpected interest
! in nv little island home lying under our feet
(7OO0 miles distant, through the solid substance
Of the globe and take pleasure IN gratifying 1t
| when ! can.
/ was present ut the session Of the Assemblies
/ Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, when they
closed. and had the pleasure OF seeing and near
| inc most Of the leading powers OF Scotland
! Doctors Candlish. Buchanan, Dut, the eloquent
/ India missionary; Hanna (sOn-In-law and bIo-
| c,rapher Of DIR. Chalmers), Lee. Tulloch, Mcleod,
Stewart. Begg and many others. Dr. Guthrie
Is so unwell that his physician does not allow
him TO appear in public Dr.. Hanna breaches
in his church A. this letter has already run to
too great length | viii close here abruptly /
now turn my steps southwark
Yours. NIAToR.
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