New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-29
INDUSTRIAL ENGLAND.
BY ROBERT p PORTER. MEMBER OF THE LATE
TARIFF COMMISSION.
M. ,uITs AND MuI-UANDS OF DUNDEE.

! IL has been celebrated IN verse 10 una "u' "'
! modern philologsts that Bonnie Dundee means
neither very beautiful nor very pleasant place.
! Tn, ep;th,t bonnie" they now say, neither APP
! plies to beauty of aspect nor amenty OF Htuaton
hut is simply the French adj 'ctiyc bonnie. good and
in concurrence with the ex ensive practice of olden
| times was merely complimentary expression APP
! Piled TO tho town rs representing the nhao-
| itants Tho town of Dundee ITSELF was
! uShrred into existence by an accident ana
| tradition has il that the Latin significance OF the
name i the hill OF Cod named by the brother
| of the Scottish King, who landed there aiter q
| dreadful storm on his return from the holy wars.
| This took place in l174, and 50 pleased was the
King al meeting his brother that he 1T once signal
| lied the event by making Dundee burgh' FROM
| time immomoral Perth aud Dundee have been Jeal-
| Gus OF one another. but of late years Dundee haS
altogether out stripped her sister city of the Tay
In thes 81 teenth century tho representatives OF
these two cities actually fought for the second place
in a royal procession and 80 delightful clrcum-
stance as street fight was not rare in those good
old times as 10 prevent the populace from hiau-
ously looming therein. Il is said that Dundee got
worsed and that tho citizens RACED considerably NJ
this loss of dignity But fore this the bitlerest
luminosity had existed through q dispute as 10 the
limits OF their respective ports on the Tay, the IN
habitantS of Perth maintaining that their port IN
cludcd tho whole river. and that no ship ought
to break bulk until it reached the
bridge of Perth. In this quarrel which was carried
on az times with blood,hed. Dundee triumphed.
But whilo Perth AMI Dundee might have tought
over which city contributed propor'iouately the
greatest number If criminals. there was no doubt
that Of the prison that held them Dundee was
rightly proud aud Perth and all scotland beside
enyious. SAYS Dr. Doriu: d" IL was the boast Of
honest men aud the despair OF felons that II
wa. the strongest prison Ia all Scotland. There
was no getting out Of 1t by breaking toad
might a. easily break from the centre Of the stone
in which il has been Immurcd FOR centuries The
iailers had Jolly time. Th3y locked up their
prisoners At sht and repaired 70 their lodging IN
town returning IN the morning IN umc 10 prepare
breakfast for their Involuntary guests
IL has been truly said that OF all the gath'rngs
in and about the Town Of Dundee none "a OF more
powerful interest moro picturesque IN detail OF
more illustrative Of the tune and people. than those
Of which the heroic retOrmer. George Nishart' was
the central figure. The East gate of the town
when the other gates we're abolished. was allowed
to remain in honor Of the old missionary's last
sermon during the plague of 1874. At
the risk OF his life. and against the en-
treaties Of hs friends. he had gone TO the
piarue-striel ~ city for said he, they arr now IN
trouble and need comfort lie was met By an I'm
men.e crowd. and mounting che parapet ~ The wall
he a.idr,-~,i both the afflicted AMI unaffected. the
afflicted beng outside. lodged IN huts or booths
ION. called the SICK Mems Yards. and the healthy
within "a. gi'o. Il strk nS scene. the crowds
of eager uptu.ucd faces GA either siie OF the ora
"a rp1y aud the sail figure 90, tue preacher -0Ayins
an the ton. Il, this Sermon says Knox. be-
"a srd Mp tie heart, 81 that heard hiin tllt they
rc,ar.l not death hut iufs, them more ha07y THAT
l O. d., aha q Poi d Dr. y
<ot long after -h.. Cardinal B-aton. wing velvet
,ons ira the "a see Of - Andrews. looked down
vi,h irurla,able ratred uoon his enemy chained 20
! lie stake and heard niin proclaim: " Tbs grim
Ire fear uo, lnl ~ the uo1.e Wi-hArr spoke he
powder exploded ,hs fIgg0ts biatrd up. and soon
ar1id the erie. snd groa1- 81 he spectators he
--orc1ed and ,tr.us'et body % the martyr was r.
! ducel 90 ashes.
Interesting 20 lc,er on these memories IF
/ Oh towu.i- t, hardly within nv province. ant ]
,,t austen on - -he period hen thr Gauss ~ t1"
smart. -. etvrl sdeatt-o'ot and rhe distractions
/ winch 10, fierce pa-ti,aus OF che rival tyoas-e~
kant ,., yavr Vav e. p-lr- ard security. ,hr >rre
+ u4,,frsor, ~ Manufactures ard trade. The ~
hla ants - thrs, DAYS. who were warned 'o De- by
rf .ol-i of th- hogpiD~ ard the toll ~ che ,ur'"7.
/ Ana carried 20 their graves by The 'lt <Fng ot
b,-J-b.i .e-o ~ thecld cemeteries of Dan e~. ami
rl~ busy energetic population ot to-day wi 'ooI o'
! derived even q reading tie numerous curious
.p,rlph, OF their prrtects-o no The c.i odr'A--
/ ,r.Ind. lor time - fast CELEBRATING them. some
,,r, b.,.. ,f-,,f. been los- had not thomson DID
/ 1,. . Book OF tire Hout mlie note n th,m A.
I le4.- 3 81 .tisti.iau may De- allowed 90 cal a.
,--t.7 t1 ,h- .srgc fam v- those -rr-s ~ bear
irg or Ire Statistics of population. Hero - one
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