New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-29


Bridge, viewing the magnificent ruins OF Bothweh
Castle and were still in time to reach our hotel the
ANGUS Uouse i'm Argyle-st., few minutes Deloro -
n m. the horizon, in this latitude nearly DO y"
beinp ot that hour yet somewhat ilumined by INC
dcnortinc RAYS of the twilight which is 80 hiucn
prolonged here by the obiquty Of the suns rays as
they fall on this portion Of the eartls surface
posERANK AND A WAKING DREAM DESTROYED
had been frequently invited as boy 10
visit them and luxurate in the charms OF pam
country residence, having, however, a very mo
garden. bowling green with high iron gates 'front.'
ing the house. where We rolled largo HgnumVtae
balls. somewhat as in bowling alleys me Deech
walk terrace, and an apple orchard sloplhg do"h 10
the banks of the Clyde. l had retained lor nearly
80 wears the recollection or dream oil lhis place.
which / thought one of the moSu peautl-
ful spots I had ever seen. / remembered
the profuson of roses which gave their name 10 Tue
residence, the lockwood borders often high enough
and broad enough TO sustain the weight OF one of us
reposing on it. lining the walks in their successive
+erraced desccnts to the orchard and river. But,
olas what destruction of property and of my child
bood,s dream when found that asrather deep rail-
road emf had taken off half the bowling green and
nearly all the garden, beech terrace and orchard,
while for miles all around were to be seen chiefly the
coal-pts with their high derricks wheels, chains.
and buckets Caucasian Cells black as any negro,
and occasionally, as we repOsed at night, lambent
flames and corruscations of light streaming upward
from furnace or rolling MILL as if Vulcan were con-
tending against the expiring efforts OF Flora and
COmOna united.
One relic of the past, the snn dial yet raised Its
warning gnomc in front of the old house to show
that despite the wreck of matter and the Obltera-
ton of generation time aud is" as well rs to
II I IL. 1atrN lliT m
will be no more"
From bent octogcnarian, of whom, after passing
the place where the pOrters lodge STOOL 6eWlidered
at the changes asked the way, sepulchral voice.
rs if answering from the tomb, replied " Is IT Rose
bank We would see, yo maun gang back weel l
mind laying the carpets doom, mar ihah my year
sin sync' Aye, back we had TO go, not only quar-
ter of mile but half a century. such Is the World
and why should we complaint
HAMILTON PALACE.
From these reflections we were aroused ms we en-
tered the high gates 0penlngto the grounds ana
palace of the Duke of Hamilton, who has for many
wears lived i'm almost regal splcndOT, the associate OF
the Prince of Wales. The palace Is zd feet long IN
front by 90 III hight in the Cosntlian style OF archl
lecture, and contains magnificent picture gallery:
The house is surrounded by many hundred acres OF
park covered with beautifully soft grass, moved
by hand machine on rollers, drawn by TWO persons
and guided by the third, which leaves no scythe
marks. Around tho house are grayeled walks, WIN
ulrterres having shTubbeTy-the several varieties OF
box. labuTnum, aTbOTyltp, jumper, rhOu0dendrOn'
Sc The latter was in full bloom, and tended mnch,
with the daisy and buttercup of the sod to hlghten
the charm Of the landscape. Some OF the trees IN
the park were large, although the general average
SIZE of trees in Scotland Is much less than IN the
United States. The variety was also very consider
able. Here and also at BraXiicd House, we noticed
the oak elm, beech, and hornbeam, the plane or syc-
amOTe the birch, the lime or linden, tho walnut the
mountain ash, Towering 10 bear its cluster
of red berries; many kinds of confors and
other evorgreens, rs larch, spruce, pine, yew' DC
Near the mansion superb, massive lnausOleum,
in the vault under which the various Dukes Of Ham
ilton arc buried. 1t IS entered by heavy, double
bronze doors, having bas-rGlief scTPtuIal scenes
sculptured on them. Viewed from the front the
mausOeum is quite imposing the ascent 10 the ter
race OH a Lowell with the bronze door beng by two
FIGHTS of stone steps the corridor protected by two
grim statues of the lion, placed on entablaturcs to
match. the animal beng Of gigantic proportions
and perhaps larger than IS ever seen IN nature
namely, about IA feet exclusive OF tho TAN. Inc
skin of a tigress hanging in the llunteTlan Museum
was estimated TO be 10 fcetlncudug tue SKIN oil the
tail without extra hair, thus not VARYING very much
from the statue of the hon Inc lnausoleum
standing this terrace Il perhaps 80 feet square IN
its 10 feet base, then projecting cornices above
which rests the square body Of the building, say -
feet high then circular shaft, which estimated To
be 30 feet in diameter and 30 feet HIGH surmouuted
! by Is feet dome-shaped structure, tho whole Of
| sandstone. Most Of these figures, as tho
| parts are inaccessible and We had mo
! guides, necessarily Yankee Puesses
Visitors admitted twice n week 10
these fine grounds but not to the Great Park the
other side of the Hamilton road. This contains
many hundred acres inclOscd by massive stone
wall six seven feet high, aud crossing low places,
often much higher. In the Park are the celebrated
Chatterault cattle milk white except the tips Of
muzzle and ears, which are black Unfortunately
the TindeIpes got among them. aud destroyed good
many. Deer and other large game arc Kept also III
this nclosure.
On our way 10 Lanark, stopped the carriage
near the Lower Falls of the Clyde. and missing our
way had some dlsagreeable walking over hard, slip
perry rocks a guide overlook us, and, taking us TO
the finest views at different points we were as well
pleased as could reasonably be expected by those
who had seen Niagara several times The river was
m q ledge
tOns-i5 or 50 feet, think, Cora Linn the name Of
the fall next above n. LanaTk being So feet high
short distance above Cora Linn Fall, the whole river
is forced between gorge of hard rock through a
channel only ii feet wide. A few feet above this
spot is a IN the rocky side next TO the BOnnng-
ton estate, owned by Sir Charles Ross.
1t has been rendered classical ground by Sir Walter
Scott, whom recollcct seeing at Braxiield House
think 1919 1920 perhaps then vewingthe locality
with reference to his work the struggle between
the CORenanters, Roundheads and the Cavaliers,
with ClayeThOuse Chief Of Cavalry. When the
ROundhcad BalfOuT of Bailey IS visited by MOrlant
MertOun Il quote from memory but believe l have
the names correctly after the COyenanteTs were
unsuccessful BalfOur is found in the just alluded
10, and after BiOur disposed 10 quarrel with Nor
dant. kicks away the plank by which Mordant had
crossed the chasm above described, the latter not
wishing to fight his fathers friend, leaps over the
gorge, and BallOuT is unable to follow.
have known several cases where persons visiting
this locality were less Fortunate as the rocks
slippery from tho constant dashlng of the water upon
them ono fated individual thus carried over tho
Falls below teacher III the New-Lanark school;
the other, young lady on her bridal tour.
After seeing StOnebyres we passed over new
bridge constructed across small stream called tho
MOnse, and saw the old bridge long since abandoned,
but still not IN ruins with its high arch dating back
In its construction to the time OF the Roman prOba
bly, about the same period as Haduan's wall. We
then assembled high hill on the turnpike with the
carriage and leaving 1t mt Garland Bridge descend
ed the cTags until we reached the MOnse River at the
bottom, and looking up side of the towering
OTags saw the Cavo of William Wallace in which he
concealed himself when pursued by Overwhelming
numbers Turning our faces to the center of tho
stream and looking upward, w0 realized the giddy
hight of Garland Bridge, which here center pier
and tNNn rock nhntmeIItR. fOMerN to tho hlplt of