Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1877-12-21

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centre of the town. is the besutiful ruin
Of chapel within which the ashes Of
the wicked man were at last laid away
To their final rest During the preIaey
of Cardinal Beaton. the castle might
almost have been called the political
capital of Scotland. for the Rageut
Arran who faiteringly held the reins of
government was so weak. while the
Primate Was 50 strong. After the
Cardinals death the castle was held
for Eve months by the muir 'srers and
their friends. AT the eud III that time
they were taken. and some of the
principal defenders. among whom was
John Knox. were carried To France and
worked as galley slaves. The castle
was at that time demolished, but was
rebuilt by Archbishop Hamilton, sue
cessor to Beaton- Early In the 18th cen
tury 1t was allowed Ia go To final decay
and later much of the material was
used In improving the harpor, thus viz
tuaiIy converting swords into pillow
shares.
educational institutions, the university
being founded il AL. It now in-
ciudes two colleges: St Mary's, which
Is purely theological. and the United
College, which combines the old st.
Leonard's and ST. Salvatore. The
great hall of ST. Mary's contains
many interesting relics, but that
which attracted me most was a paint
Ing In oil of Cardinal Beaton. II rep
resents him as in the prime OF life,
with regular features, full and ford OF
face, man not given TO unduly morti-
flying the flesh There is library OF
$4,000 volumes, mostly great, time
eaten tones in the dead languages
whether III this age men read them, or
whether in effect, they are to be elassed
with St ReguIus tower, aud the castle
keep, Cannot answer.
There Is one more place which claims
to De worthy of a strangers notice,
and am inclined to yield TO its pre-
tensions, for it would be hard to find
among the church architecture of that
country, more distinguished architec-
tural ugliness than the Town Church"
presents. 1t was founded in lll2, but
the present. edifice was erected in $500.
IL mas lately under gone improvements,
so what its unimproved appearance
was, one can only guess. At present C
IL resembles monstrous old fashion e
barn, with its niows turned into gall
les. and 1t threshing floor fitted M 1th
pews- The great show is the rnu-
ment to Archbishop Sharpe, in lack Il
and white marble, which was excuted d
In Holland, nearly two hundre years
ago. 1t has very elaborate rsresen- Q
tations In has relief. showing u
the details of his assassination
Covering The front OF black marble !
sareophay1s is most fulsome epitaph
in Latin, setting forth how great a c
friend thearchbishop was to God, and I
how implSanie an enemy he was to
His enemif~ Also, how the brig Illness
OF his geaus and his learning must
needs hae the whole world to spread :
over, Scoiind being entirely too mar =
row a fieifor it. Then there is life
size effigy II the archbishop kneeling
on a marbt cushion, which represents
him as a rfher old man. with . some
what grae, thin face. About him are :
several Gubby. robust angels, per-
forming variety of services for the
holy martyr. 1t is a costly work OF
art, and slould last through an indeti- l
mite time as there is a large annuity to :
be applied to keeping it in order.
The chlt.y beadle insisted upon my
seeing the communion cup and bap-
tismal basin of beaten silver, weig hing
ever SO many pounds, which Arch
bishop Sharpe had presented to the
church Just before his assassination.
He also showed me, in a sort of lum- ]
ber-room, Guilty stool" a stool OF {
repentance, a gag which had actually
been used to prevent some too garru-
lous parishioner from talking, and vari-
Gus other obsolete and curious instru-
ments of church discipline.
I have at last finished with the st.
Andrews Of the past, and will give one
glance to it as it is now. It Is quiet
town, poor hugh. no doubt, In the
old, humble 3. but s with pleasant sass Mt
pretty mansionsA Its society claims
special gentility, the air it breathes
not being contaminated with the smoke
Of manufactures, but pervaded rather
with the spirit of learning and scholas-
tic reiinements. As to its industries,
could hear only of a little fishing. The
great amusement of the town and the
around it is the ancient game of
golf; for its chief club, numbering six
noblemen and gentlemen, is /
the grand, parent club of all Scotland ]
Several gold and silver medals are
yearly commended for with great spirit,
and the links, which extend two miles /
along the sea- coast, are far the best in
the kingdom. In short, modern st.
Andrews without its golf would be as
tame and embarrassing place as the
ancient town wanting its castle and
cathedral