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Provincial.
particular , and the cause of Masonry generally , which could not fail to be greatly advanced in the province of Wilts , by the revival of a Lodge constituted of such zealous ancl enli ghtened Brethren , as the Lodge of Rectitude .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
AVE as yet are without our quarterly budget of news from " Auld Reekie , a delay which we do not excuse , although our kind readers may ; nor will we threaten our reporters with a formal discharge , fearing they may not so readily get into such good employ . Albeit , however , we suppose they are walking in the highlands , with pack on back and stick in hand , little heeding him whose pen ancl nose are getting into a more intimate friendshi p with each other than the eye delighteth in . Pilgrim—and Non-immemor—look to it , and give good account of yourselves . Dated this 16 th clay of September , A . L . 5838 , A . D . 1838 .
Notes For A Tour To The Avest Highlands*
NOTES FOR A TOUR TO THE AVEST HIGHLANDS *
_ A ™ AVELLEH , m order to visit the Perthshire Highlands , ( the lroshochs and Loch Lomond , & c ) , would require four days , that is providing he start from Edinburgh and return to that city : still it may be done in three clays , if he will sacrifice the ascent of Ben Lomond . Supposing , however , that four days can be devoted to the tri p , I will endeavour to note down what is worthy of seeing , as far as my memory will furnish , and also point out on the like authority , the plan I would recommend .
_ In visiting the AA ' estern Highlands , two routes present themselves , viz ., by Stirling , Callander , the Lakes , and by Dumbarton to Glasgow or by proceeding directly tothe latter place , ancl return by the Lakes and Stirling . For various reasons the first is preferable . Supposing then , that this is resolved upon , the first thing to be done is to ascertain at what hour the steamer for Stirling leaves the Chain Pier , Newliaven . I think it is generally in the morning , though this may depend on the state of the tideinformation
: can be hacl at the duty-house , end of North-bridge , as also when , and from whence , the coach for the boat starts . I shall suppose that the boat sails at six in the morning , which will give the whole day . The sail up the Forth is one of the finest things imaginable : at the Queensferry it narrows to less than a mile , and again expands into a fine inland lake . On each side thriving villages are to be seen—Culross , Borrowstownness , ancl Kincardine ; while the Ochie hills towards the north
are seen rising west . Arriving at Alloa , the Forth becomes very narrow ; and some idea may be formed of its windings when it is known that from Alloa to Stirling is only eight miles by land , whereas by water it is twenty-four . No one , who can enjoy fine scenery , will regret the latter distance , if the weather is favourable . The Ochies , with their bold flank—Stirling , with its rock and embattled castle—Cambuskenneth Tower , so famous in Scottish history , and the peak ancl summits of the Grampian Range , with the fertile valley in which the Forth winds , present at once a prospect rich , picturesque , ancl grand—seldom surpassed . Should the steamer leave
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Provincial.
particular , and the cause of Masonry generally , which could not fail to be greatly advanced in the province of Wilts , by the revival of a Lodge constituted of such zealous ancl enli ghtened Brethren , as the Lodge of Rectitude .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
AVE as yet are without our quarterly budget of news from " Auld Reekie , a delay which we do not excuse , although our kind readers may ; nor will we threaten our reporters with a formal discharge , fearing they may not so readily get into such good employ . Albeit , however , we suppose they are walking in the highlands , with pack on back and stick in hand , little heeding him whose pen ancl nose are getting into a more intimate friendshi p with each other than the eye delighteth in . Pilgrim—and Non-immemor—look to it , and give good account of yourselves . Dated this 16 th clay of September , A . L . 5838 , A . D . 1838 .
Notes For A Tour To The Avest Highlands*
NOTES FOR A TOUR TO THE AVEST HIGHLANDS *
_ A ™ AVELLEH , m order to visit the Perthshire Highlands , ( the lroshochs and Loch Lomond , & c ) , would require four days , that is providing he start from Edinburgh and return to that city : still it may be done in three clays , if he will sacrifice the ascent of Ben Lomond . Supposing , however , that four days can be devoted to the tri p , I will endeavour to note down what is worthy of seeing , as far as my memory will furnish , and also point out on the like authority , the plan I would recommend .
_ In visiting the AA ' estern Highlands , two routes present themselves , viz ., by Stirling , Callander , the Lakes , and by Dumbarton to Glasgow or by proceeding directly tothe latter place , ancl return by the Lakes and Stirling . For various reasons the first is preferable . Supposing then , that this is resolved upon , the first thing to be done is to ascertain at what hour the steamer for Stirling leaves the Chain Pier , Newliaven . I think it is generally in the morning , though this may depend on the state of the tideinformation
: can be hacl at the duty-house , end of North-bridge , as also when , and from whence , the coach for the boat starts . I shall suppose that the boat sails at six in the morning , which will give the whole day . The sail up the Forth is one of the finest things imaginable : at the Queensferry it narrows to less than a mile , and again expands into a fine inland lake . On each side thriving villages are to be seen—Culross , Borrowstownness , ancl Kincardine ; while the Ochie hills towards the north
are seen rising west . Arriving at Alloa , the Forth becomes very narrow ; and some idea may be formed of its windings when it is known that from Alloa to Stirling is only eight miles by land , whereas by water it is twenty-four . No one , who can enjoy fine scenery , will regret the latter distance , if the weather is favourable . The Ochies , with their bold flank—Stirling , with its rock and embattled castle—Cambuskenneth Tower , so famous in Scottish history , and the peak ancl summits of the Grampian Range , with the fertile valley in which the Forth winds , present at once a prospect rich , picturesque , ancl grand—seldom surpassed . Should the steamer leave