The New York herald., 1878-11-14

close second. In simple TRUTH cannot forbear cx-
pressing wish that the Duke of Argyll. besides
spending his leisure time in eApounding to the
literary world the wonders of law in Of
beautiful exposition for which we all thank
him. would ascertain of the real state
of the country to which he is bound by all ties
OF birth and affection. At present he. perhaps.
knows less OF the real Scottish Highlands--of
the country at his own threshold-than manv
other living Highlandmen 1t is with pain, indeed.
that find him adding, secret pendant to his
most ambitious work, his belief that territorial
monopoly is one of natures most wonderful and
beautiful conrivances. and that there is no better
example of the blessedness of the Reign Of LAWN
other words of the divine fitness of things as pr-
marily constituted by God-than the large rent roll
OF the Duke Of Argyll and the crying paupcrism o.
the depopuated country OF which he is the lord!'
AN APPEAL TO ROYALTY FOR THE HrGHLANDEis.
Il have called my book" Mr.. Buchanan goes on to
say. the Land of Lorne.' including under that head
not only the seabosrd parishes Of Lorne proper but
the outlying isles, from Null to the Long Island.
Lorne itself is, il were, little garden attached
to the Castle of mverary. and the Hebrides ara
the surrounding domains. The. Lord of the
Isles and the Lord of Lorne were originally
one, who held FREQ sway the whole
tract of and land covered in Scott's Lord of
the Isles north to Skye. south to Ioch RAMA; and
the Campbell in his turn has held the soil Of many
Of the isles. In u word, the future home Of Your
Royal Highness is the Scottish Hcbrides, every
feature of which am sure you will soon know by
heart instead Of combining your vision to the view Of
Loeb Fyne and distant peep Of the Shepherds Of
Loeb Etive.' and the future people of Yonr Royal
Highness the Hebrideans. not one of whom but
will welcome you--whether it be his daily task tn
golden grain in the rcd burrows of Kbride or 10
herd cattle the lonely heights OF Null or to fish
for cod and ling on the stormy bank between Gamma
and Rum Everywhere you will send gleam OF
hope and in time perhaps. the great owners of the
soil will be reminded of their duty; we shall hear
less sheep bleating and more human voices calling;
the poor peasent will not be suffered TO starve with
his eyes the waste that might feed Thousand such
as he; and there may rise up around you, in thoss
same Hebrides, of who. if dark times
should come will be ready as in the old days to
strike and die for the House Of Lornc. How much
any human soul however feeble. do to help
his fellow souls if he only tries his bcst How much
more do who is by birth princess. by ma
ture a lady and by education Christian! There is
mode in all things, in morality If, in coming
to your new home, Your Royal Highness make jus-
tice fashionable it will not be long psalm OF joy
will go up in your ears and you will sec the whole
wilderness brighten with the happy faces Of virtuous
women and brave men,"
SEAT OF THE ARGyILs.
Formerly the family which is seated amid its
semi-regal domains in Argyllshire lived at Castle
Campbell the village Of Dollar, in Fifeshire, and
later they were at Ardchonnel Castle. Loeb Awe.
"The first foothold of the Campbells the banks Of
the Array is said to have obtained by strstagcm
which bears suspicious resemblance to we'll known
classical legend. The story goes that. in the time Of
the first Stewart King, one OF their most powerful
chiefs Colin Iongatach, the thirteenth knight OF
Lochow. who had obtained from the Crown consider
able holdings the cast Of Loch Fync but had yet
got none on the western shore, bargained with the
chief Of the Macvicars to whom the lands in that
quarter belonged, for much space as might be
measured with foals skin, to erect residence for
himself on the banks Of Loch Fyne and that. having
then cut the skin into single thong. the Black
Knight and his followers measured of and took POS
session of goodly extent Of ground"
The old castle of Colin the Singular was much
more picturesque than the present sham Gothic edi.
ce erected by Archibald. the third duke. in l744,
close to its site The Inverary Castle of to-day con.
siss OF massive batismented square building. havs
ing round towers each corner; in the centre rises
square skecp" higher than the rest Of the building.
The material is grayish green slate found in tho
ncighborhood soft enough to be scratched with onea
finger nail. turning dark color when wet but become
ing Light again when dryscarccly the ideal walls fof
"castle; but the general effect of the mass from
distance and especially from tho loch is imposing.
The chief beauty Of the place lies in its grounds.
which are finely wooded, the best timber having been
planted in seventeenth century by the great Mar
quis of Argyll and his who both lost their heads
on the block. More than million and half Of dob
lars have been expended the castle and grounds.
THE HALLS ARGYLL.
Just now the castle is In the hands of contractors
who are making good the damage caused by the dis
astrous fire of last year and adding third story to
the main buding 1t is not. therefore. allowed to he
seen and the grounds doed with white boards in
scrbed with the legend, .privateNo person allowed
20 pass this way The rule is not enforced however.
in the OF very illustrious strangers. for the
HERALD correspondent passed through the portals OF
the castle without being dragged of to instant exccu-
ton The disastrous fire completely gutted the great
central tower Farly in the morning OF October IL.
last year. man standing the little pier of Inverary
looking toward the castle what he thought to DO
chimney ON Gre and he gave the alarm. Almost tho
whole family were in the castle including the Marquis
and the Princess Louise, and they were soon
reused out Of bed. The townspcople quickly
gathered and the hose got into order and played
upon the burning tower By seven o'clock the flames
were checked but the glory of the castle the lofty
central tower was . wreck. and almost the whole OF
its contents were destroyed. In this tower, which
formed in the interior lofty hall of ninety feet in
height. were formerly armorial achievements dis
playg the hcradry and alliances of tho great houses
the walls were hung with wcapons-Hghland targcss
Lochabcr axes halberts and Of the Brown Brss
rnuskes used by the "Argyllshire Fcncibles st Cl-
loden: here hung also the banners Of tho Ninety first
(Argylishire) Highland regiment. now called tho
princess Louses own" which were handed over 10
No I,ke for custody after having served with the
regiment twenty-six years. facing these well-worn
naas were the coors Of the Fencibes borne 1t Cul-
loden: many valuable pictures also decorated the
walls, and the whole OF tho httings and
arrangements grand and elegant NJ
became the home OF the great Highland chief
Now the whole Of tho interior OF the tower is
hare and Is fllcd from bottom to top with pcsdod-