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",nd

to tili:

r:d~c

or h:I!, is

,oOl:leP'ri~ge

o; RrJ,lnd

lu,'er Ihl.11 th.1 in the nli\ldle,

anJ

" hieh do,'s I,,,t

rX–

t\nJ

«,

fu to the

c,,~I ;

that

Ihe fout il

~t'IO~

mtn–

c"pte.! by

S.', f~"ry·rúcks.

211.1

rthur'd L,lt ,

hdl

Of.bOIlI

&50

fed uf perptnd:culor h"'i',hl; "nd th,lt

IIn tl,e north by the C.lllln·hil!, euniiJer"uly lu\\'cr

th,ln Artllu l's'(c,t : lo lh,t lhe (¡tualion of tllls C1ty is

"'<In

fi ngular ,nd TU",,"tie; the eal! or 10IVer I'al t of

tbe toll n Iying bet\\'t'cn two

hi~h

hills; 'ou

Ihe

.,ejf

or IlIgher

pdJ!

ri(¡ng

!Owanls a third hill. httl. in.

fe rior In hei ,:ht tOthe highl,(I oí the otha t.·o, upun

whió,

rtS

hJS been obfe",d, the

e.OI

< is uuilt, alld

looks the town

Tht build,ngs of the IOwn lerm;nale at Ihe dinanee

cf about

l OO

yords froOl the eaflle· gate: IVhieh fpaee

2ftords a moll

dcJi~hlful

as "tll as eon" cnicnl and

he. hhful w,lk tOthe inhauil,nts,

Th~

profpeél front

this fpot is perhaps the fine(l anywl1m to be met IVith,

fur exteot, heauty, and v"iety,

In the v.lIey ur ho!:ow be:IVixt the mid .0<1 fou\h

ritlge, and nearly paraad

tI!:

hi~h·(lreet,

is a .0-

tha firt'et .,!I.d Ihe COII'gate;

a~d

the tOIVn ha; nolV

extend"d idelf over moff p. n of Ihat foulh rll!ge

~Ifo,

nellVix, themid .nd norlh ridge IVas

loch, lúHeh, til!

of vcry¡',te, lerminattd the lown on that fide, rrOGl

Iheh'gh nreet IOlvards

ti"

loeh onIhe north, and CUIV'

gate on Ihe (oulh, run narrow ero(s rlreets or Llnes,

e~l\ed

wynds and .Irfies, whieh gtOWOeerer .nd Herpe¡

the fatlher IVeH or ncuer the eallle; fo thot, IVere it

nO!

for Ihe dofene(s 2nd gre at height of the build–

ing',

this city, from ils filo' tion atld plan•.might na ,

IUrAll y he expeél,:d

b¿ the

b~fl

aired as well as he

cJear.ll

:ninEnrope, Thefirí!, notlVllhfi.ndlng

Ihef~

dlf·

~d,anlag's,

it 'fljoys in.n rminenr degree; butwe eall–

nOIeomplimenl il upon the1,lller, notlVlChll:lI1dlng",ry

pollihle means has ueeo ufed by the magillrates lor

thal porpllle,

The Iteepnefs of the

~feenl

mnkes Ihe aeeefs

Ihe

high Itrm from the 1I0flh and

10lld,

very oi!lienll;

Jnd

h~f

no doubl rreatly reld/ded the eniarge–

ment

this eity, fo remzJy this inconl'enicnee

on the north, ,nd lI'ith a vlew 10

eXl~nd

Ihe 10W" on

11m

q u~rter,

a ilion drgaol bridge is pr& ntlyIhro'v·

ing over Ihe nonh beh. \\hich wi!1 joi

Ihe nonh

,idge

,he miodle o: Ihe h;l'l..rtreet, by (o eat'yan

, fetnl as ooe in (¡xtc,',,; and

~o pudi'~nec

of this de

fign a plao uf a oe'NlO" n tO Ihe nOllh is fi xed op'

00,

and

.a uall)' eMl ),ing inlO eXeeUlIlIn Wllh fur–

prifing '"l'idi lY, . lId ",ilh an eleganee ,,,,d talle Ihat

dots hon(¡ur 10 Ihiseounlry

The prioCl pal

p"bj,~

buildings in Edinburgh mal'

be reJuw l 10 fuur

viz,

SI G.les s ehllreh. Ihe

pa aee oí Hul)'rood hOIlI;', H', lrIUl·' hut'p.t.l. afld

t~e

Royal In(¡rmar)',--St Giles'! ehureh is Ihe

moO ancient ehureh ill Edinburrh, in lo mueh h.1

001

knowo when

uy ,wlll,m il

\Y,IS

f,.\onJ,,\.

/1 "0'

Ihe (oulh.fide 01' Ihe

hi~h

IIre' I, ,bolll a

qll.rter of a mile

u.lo

\V the e.llle,

If a very I,rpr,

i" egular,

he,vy

huil,hn~.

excrpl

ti,,:

O~'l'k

which

rUlIs wilh

f'I";lIe

1I.lk

fr..nl

';I~

OIidJle 01 Ihe Ill'llr–

l'Jre,

anU.l~rm.I''''it'

ill

lile

lof,ll

uf AiI

JIIlpUild

¡';IO\YII,

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and is " ckoned Ihe findl in Briuin for

d~gar,cc

ond

lI;m<try,

Th"a!>b'yofl'¡JIJ,ocd, ho~f:

'1/,lS

mil~d

by D;ri¿

anl:O

ll :~,

1II~IlIJly,

as is

Lid,

(lfh,s

ddi ~'Lr.\nt..!.!

frUln Ihe IHJrns uf , n enl'ageu

han. b)

Ih : in!crrlÚion

of h<,rLn in Ihe form uf:t el"ls,

j¡

w~s

lirn lIIode ,1

ruyal l' d"ce by ],llIIe!

JbnuI

I~e

ye",

IpE.

\\ t.o

blldl Ihe nOllh winf, of Ihe prefeo! front, whidl evi,

dUllly

ai'i" :dTS

ol,b

Ihan Ihe re:!.

IVdS

eomplelta

io the I'r&nl íUI'OI uy Chades 11. in the ye.1f

16;.};

and is junly m'konec

mol! m.gnIS'enl

~li d

cll g"IIC

bllddin::

Herriol's hofpital

was

founded, July t, 16,8. by Ihe

m,lginr~les

of EdlOuurgh, in " rtlle or a dor.lnior. of

608 :

II : ;, bLqllealhed 10 Ijlem by

Geol&~

Herr"'t, goklfmilh ..<ndjelVellerto James

VI. ..

for Ihe

mainlen.net

, rLlieí, brioging up. aod

edu~.t:on

" fo many poor f.therle(s uo)'s, n'Eemens foos of the

" 10IVO of EJiouurgh," as the

au~ve

fum OtOuld ue

f"'Tieien, rur, This hofpital eontaios at prefent about

a hundreu and furty

uo~s .

",ho are lVel! edlleated ,Ind

t~ken

eore uf.

Il.IS

, 1l0",lÍlhfl.nJI¡¡g the I"ge fUIn

bid out jn huilding the I'ollfe, • gr.,t'annual

rerer.ue

;

which,

il eoolills mofUyof

I.IO.lS,

mu!! :tIlI'ay! keep

pJce \Vi lh Ihe o\"ninal r.lue of money, ThlS holplI.1

is fioely r,tumd on Ihe "'eU end ot the footh

l iJg~,

almon oppolilc

Ihe e,lfi le; and is pá haps the m. l!

magni r,rcnt boildlng of Ih;t kind io Hm,lin.

The Roy,Ji Inli"",,,y

\\'~s

founrlcd in

t.lI~

tlfl

¡;S,

byIhe magiHrms oí l:diobcrg\¡, in vinlle uf a ehar·

ter froOl Ihe erOlVn, lul' Ihe receplioo of poor difcafcd

perfons; and by

c,\n~lIél

in the Olan,:gemeDt of il!

funds, \\ hich . ro'e mollly fl'olll Ihe publle eonlribu–

tioos, and were blll very

l~aOly,

h" pruvcd un il"ni.

maule bleOit:g 10

I~,is

e0un:ry, This ho:pi;al

(!aod~

oc",

Ih~

e, fi er.d of Ihe foulh ridge ; alld is Ihought

by fOllle to be .alhcr 100 nt3gn:fieent , eor,lidcriog tha

purpore for wlllen

is·dtfign..d, and Ibe narrou nefs

of the origlO.1 funes,

Edinburgh , .s nJI bcing properlya fea'pon lo\\'n,

has

II<Yer

becn remarkable for trade, The ehief ,d·

v'"'''ges it enjo)'s

~rife

fmmthe fnpreOle cOltm of

ju·

fii ee,

~'hil

h are theJe held; and from ils eo\lege.

whieh has ueeome famous om Europe, panicularly

for phvfie,

EDITOR.

perfon of

karoin~,

who has Ihe

c.m

of 3n

imprellioo

01'

. oy",ork, pmienl" Iy Ihal of

aneieo!

aotllOr : Ihus Er"fOlus • JS

grc.1 editOr; Ihe10uYAin

JUélOIS, Sc. l,xer. Peta",,!.

Sirl1lonrl. bilhop W,I·

ton,

~I r

H«,rne, j\lr Ruddimhll,

oc,

are

lik~\\i:~

falllOtlS ec!ltors.

EDUC:\TION. Ihe infirn/ling ehildren, aod v"ulh in

gen" , I. in luel, 1)I , o,h" ofknotvlcdge .nd

p~Jlle

ex–

t"'(tS, .\

:lIt

flll"l le 10 Iheir genlUs and ILliulJ ,

EduCHioll

i!'

l'n y

exlt'nfi\·c

(ubidl,

Ih.lt

h~s

I!rn.

plllyed

JI'e

tho, ?,hts

"lid

pUIS

ut' Ihe ¡;rtatdt l1,en:

Loekc, Ihe drehb,OI"p uf ú",blay.

T.~'qllil

F,u",

)vi ,

C",ufn. Rolhn, .nd koullCau, ntaybe eunfult,d

011 tllIS

he.d,

Th~

D.inci!,,1

~; I1'

of pwnls filll' !d ue, 10 knolV

",hill fl)h';l'c 01 1,;, Ihdr eh:IJrco

. :'C

Jtiigncd

10 ,h'l

In ;.