Scotland and Ireland. A picturesque survey of the two countries ... Translated by Henry Frith. With ... illustrations

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— SCOTLAND. PAGE. Chapter the First. — Edinburgh and its Environs. i. From London to Scotland. — Its Government. — Peers and Members. — Extent of Scotland. — Its Population.— The Highlands and Lowlands.— The Scotch People ..'......... 3 ii. Edinburgh. — General Aspect.— The Old and New Towns. — Climate- Population.— The Castle.— The Esplanade.— The High Street.— Canongate Tolbooth. — The Abbey and Palace of Holyrood 7 m. The Monuments.— The Church of St. Giles.— The Cathedral of St. Mary.— The Court-House. — The Judicial Organisation. — The Bar. — The Post Office.— The Bank of Scotland 20 iv. The Modern Town.— The Streets.— The Squares.— The Gardens.— The Calton Hill and its Monuments. — The Theatres. — The Museums. — The Learned Societies. — Scotch Education. — The Newspapers. — The Hospitals . . 26 v. Leith and the Environs of Edinburgh.— The Port of Leith. — The Firth of Forth. — Roslin Chapel. — The Forth Bridge. — Dunfermline. — Loch Leven. — St. Andrew's 38 Chapter the Second. — Southern Scotland. i. The Land of Burns and the Land of Scott : Ayr. — The Burns Monument. — Melrose Abbey. — Abbotsford. — The Abbeys of Dryburgh, Kelso, and Jedburgh ............ 45 n. Glasgow. — Its Situation. — Population and General Aspect. — The Monuments. — The University.— The Schools.— The Parks.— Industry.— The Port.— Statistics. — The Quays .......... 52 in.

The Clyde. — The Falls of the Clyde. — Corra Linn and Bonnington Linn. — From Glasgow to Greenock. — -Renfrew. — Dumbarton. — Greenock. — Paisley. — Clark's Thread Factory ........ 64 Chapter the Third. — Northern Scotland. i. Loch Lomond. — Ben Lomond. — Loch Katrine. — The Trossachs. — Oban. — The Islands of Argyllshire, Staffa, Iona, etc. ....... 70 ii. Northern Scotland : The Caledonian Canal. — Stirling. — Dundee. — The Grampians. — Aberdeen. — Balmoral. — Inverness. — Sutherlandshire. — The Orkneys.— The Shetland Isles.— The Hebrides.— The Isle of Skye.— The Isle of Lewis ............. CONTENTS.