Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-14
SKETCHES or FOREIGN TRAVEL.

MIR, EnlToR.--As ] have been traveline
recently in foreign lands. Il has been sng,
| ges.cd that 1 furnish some sketches 10,
| your paper; which am quite willing 10 do
| if twill contribute in any degree 70 The ii,
,ercs, OF your readers
/ viii begin the series By describing, in
brief, some Of the numerous palaces and
other mansions, to the grounds Of which. OF
the interior OF which, or both, | obtained
admission. Some vi the palaces are called
/ castles.
The Dublin Castle was ancieutly strong
/ fortress, and, from its situation, well CONS
manded the eiiy. Since the ,itue of Qneen
Elizabeth, !, has been the pala,ial residence
| Of the Lord Lieutenant oflreland who is the
principal civil officer appointed by the
crown. The building 10 large stone one,
rather plain and unpreteniing in style; ha,
| II has connected with it a very beautiful
| modern Gothic chapel, elegantly finished,
| and having stained glass windows. upon
which are executed in very periec, manner
representations of the armorial ensigns of
! al those Who have had the office of Lord.
Lieutenancy, Services are held in this
chapel every Sunday and when / was pres
ont the sermon was preached By the Arch
deacon Of Armagh, upon the subject Of
prayer. The music was Of very high
order, as / learned il usually is in this
chapel royal.
Abou, ten miles from Glasgow, Scotland,
Is the palace OF the young Duke Of Hamil-
ton, one OF the principal noblemen Of
Scotland. His father died only few wears
since, and being the eldest son, he Inherited
from him his title and immense estates.
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feet in length. and resembles in its general
form one OF the ancient temples of Jupiter
in Rome. The interior is very magni6cent>
y furnished and decorated. One room con.
sains 200 paintings, many Of them by cele>
hrased artists. The principal staircase,
leading up from the main entrance, is one
Of the finest in Europe, and its cost was
100000. The grounds are extensive, and
very beautifully laid out. In the mids. of
them is the family mausoleum, a magnil>
cent palace tomb, and one OF the most state.
ly sepulehral monuments in the world. Its
cost was half million of dollars The
great bronze door leading into it is covered
with striking symbolieal representations iE
has-rellef. and vas procured at an expense
of $1,000. There is a small chapel in the
interior, III which funeral obsequies are per>
formed on the deceased OF any of the fami>
II. A man is constantly stationed 1t the
mausoleum, to guard it and prevent any
depreda,ions by visitors, aid also 10 give
information TO those who come to see il.
His explanations to me we're very Interesting
and satisfactory.
The duke spends only small part Of his
time in Scotland. lie is much in London
and on the continent. and this is true OF
many others of the Scottish nobility, as
also of the Irish peers.
TIE Holyrood Palace, in Edinburgh, is of
great historical interest. /, is very
ancien, building, and the former residence |
Of the Scottish Engs. Ny guide conducted |
me through the various apartments of the |
palace, and explained as We passed along |
We halted some time in the bed-chanber Of |
the unfortunate Mary Queen OF Scots, re- |
sided in the palace, on her return TO Scot |
land from France. after the death Of the |
Dauphin Francis H., whom she had mar |
ried. The bed and its covering. and the |
room generally. is preserved in the same
state IS il was when occupied by Mary,
three hundred years ago. Lord Henrv |
Darnley's and King Charles's rooms were |
Also shown. Darnley. though q very un.
worthy, unprincipled man, was married TO
Mary July 2s,h, 1868, and the place was
pointed oui in the abbey chapel adjoining,
now mostly in ruins, and wi,hou, q roof.
where Mary and Darnly stood before the
Altar in the choir Of the abbey Al he time
Of their marriage. In one of the rooms
nav the marks Of blood caused by the foul
murder of Rizzio, an Italian. and the fa.
,ossse secretary Of :he queen for foreign Ian
guages. /, was done in the queens pres,
enee, and no less than fity-six wounds were
found on Rizzio's body. The murderer was
Ruthven, but the instieator and planner was
Dsrniey himself. the husband of the queen.
10 the palace noticed crate, in which
ire va. burning, that has been used for
hree hundred years. and is the frs, crate
ever esed in Scotland.
B. r. CLIFFORD