Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-11
THE ANCIENT GROWN OF SCOTLAND.

castle OF Edinburgh, has had adventures not
unlike some of those of the Hungarian diadem
1t is supposed to have been made for King
Robert Bruce, aud is formed of two circles Cf
gold, the upper one being surmounted by row
OF crosses and feurs de-ls, while the lower and
broader ring ls adorned with precious stones
10 their rough, unpublished state.
From this rise TWO arches Of gold, which
unite iD ball and cross. Even when the
Stuarts became kings Of England, they came
10 Scotland, after their English coronation. to
receive this crown at Scone Charles indeed
wished to have the crown and regalia of Scot
land sent up to London, in order that the cere-
moDy might take place there, but this was re-
garded as an Infringement of the rights of the
kingdom, and be bad to come to Scotland,
where be was crowned, June Is, 1888.
When, after bis fathers death, Charles II
asserted his rights in Scotland, he was crown
ed at scoDe on January l, 1851. On Crom-
wells advancing across the Border, the crown
and regaa were sent away from Edinburgh to
the strong castle of Dunuottar, on the shores
Of the North Sea, lest they should fall into his
hands. They were placed under the protection
OF picked garrison, commanded by the Earl
Marlschal and Oglvy of Barras, q veteran SOL
dier.
Several guns were sent to reinforce the cas-
tie, among others Mons Meg and the great
embrasure through which this monster was
fired is still shown at Dunnottar. On the 3rd of
January, 1862, the Cromweliau general, Lam.
bert, having closely invested the castle, sum-
moned it to surrender. The summons was re-
jected, and the siege began. Ogvy had pre-
vlouSly asked that ship might be sent to carry
off the crown, sceptre and sword of state but
Charles had not been able to comply with his
request.
Z hon ~ IL IL
not hold out long, and it was therefore neces
sary to devise some plan for saving the reeaIia.
The chief agent 10 the plot was the wife of the
Rev. JAS. Granger, of Kinneff, a small church
four miles from Donnottar She obtained from
Zen. Lambert permission to pass through his
lines, 10 order to visit the lady of the castle, and
on her return secretly brought away the Scottish
crown. Her maid followed her, bearing TWO
long bundles OF linta il for spinning, but in one
of them the sword of State was hidden, and in
the other the scepter.
On reaching Kinnef, she gave them to her
husband, and that night they went into the
church, raised flag of the pavement in front
OF the pulpit, dug hole, aud buried there the
crown the scepter. ln another part of the
church they bid the sword 10 the same way.
When,on the fall Of the castle, the regalia were
found to be gone, great was Lambert's ndigEa-
ton. Tradition says that he suspected the
Grangers, aud tortured them in vain in order to
extort their secret. But suspicion was at length
lulled to rest by the report that the crowD had
been sent abroad
Occasionally the minister and his wife went
by nlght lnto the church 10 change the cloths 10
which the crown was wrapped, in order to pre-
serve 1t from the damp; and at the Restoration
they gave up the regaia 10 safety to Charles H.
grant OF two thousand marks rewarded Mrs
Granger for her faithful service After the
Union when, on account of the strength of the
Jacobite party, the English Government very
uowlsely exhibited, 90 many occasions, the mis-
trust with which they regarded the sentiment of
Scottish nationality, the crown aud regaIia, as
Its most striking emblems, were shut up 10
strong cotter IN the croWu-room of Edibburgh
Castle. This took place in 1907, and there they
remained for more than century, until they
we're again restored to light by the commission
appointed for that purpose 10 1918.
CANNIBALIsM AND SLAVERY. A corrcspon-
dent of the Manchester Guardian writes from
Cape Coast with the date of June 30:
In my last mentioned hat there had been
some shocking human sacrifices at Porto Nova,
and that the Government was going 10 remon-
strate with the King. This has been done, aod
the klDg has promised they shall not again be
heard of there. The Chief Magistrate of the
Gold Coast, MIR. Marshall, who is DOW acting
In that office at Lagos, was intrustcd with the
mission to the King, and proceeded by steamer
10 Porto Nova, on the lagoon which lies along
the shore to the westward, 90 Saturday, the
l9th: Next morning he had an interview with
the klng, and delivered letter from the Gov
ernor on the subject, together with an emphatic
message that human sacrifices must cease, The
present king has only lately been put on tho
throne, and 1t is thought that be is man who
will keep his promise and do all that he eau to
maintain friendly relations with the British
Government, The last mail from the Lee
ward brought Intelligence that steamer trad
Ing on the Niger named the Sultan of Sokatoo,
although fully armed, bad been seized at vii.
iage some way up the river, the Captain and
white men put 10 chains, and the natives on
Doard sold lnto slavery. The accouHt was that
the captain went 90 shore suspeeting no hostile
intentions and got caught. By this mail tfie
whole affair IS contradicted. We are curious to
see what the next version will be- The rains
are on, which produces much Sickness"
ADVERTISING By THE ANcIENTs. Ro-
mans largely advertised private as we'll as pub-
lie matters, and by writing as we'll as by word
of mouth. They had their procones, or criers
who not only had their public duties but an
nounced the time, place and conditions of sales,
and cried things lost. Hawkers cried their own
goods. Thus, Cicero speaks of one who cried
nngs; cauneas clamitsbat The cried out 6gs. J
But the Romans also advertised, 10 stricter
sense OF t., the term, by writing. The bills were
called libelll, aud We're used for advertising
sales OF real estate, for abscondiog debtors and
!or thlnhs lost or found. The advertiser ments
were often written on tablets which were affixed
to pillars, 90 the walls of Pompeii have been
discovered various advertisements. There will
De q dedication or formal opening of certain
baths. The company attending are promised
slaughter of wild beasts, athletic games, per-
lamed sprlnklibg, and awnings to keep off the
sun. One other mode of public announcement
employed BY the Romans should be mentioned
and that was BY signs painted or suspended on