Merchiston Castle, where the celebrated Napier, the inventor of logarithms was born. Both the Grange House and it have been converted into schools.

Returning from the Links to that point of the Meadows where the walks cross each other, the stranger will be in the immediate neighbourhood of

GEORGE SQUARE,

the largest square in the Old Town, and which, towards the close of the last century, was the principal place of residence of the higher ranks; the Duchess of Gordon, the Countess of Sutherland, the Countess of Glasgow, Viscount Duncan, the Hon. Henry Erskine, and many other persons of note, residing there. The house of Walter Scott, Esq., W.S., father of the novelist, was No. 25, on the west side of the Square.

WALK FOURTH.

THE

NEW CLUB ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL-ST. CUTHBERT'S CHURCH-CHARLOTTE SQUARE-ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH-DEAN BRIDGE-AINSLIE PLACEMORAY PLACE-HERIOT ROW PITT MONUMENT-GEORGE FOURTH'S MONUMENT-ASSEMBLY ROOMS-PHYSICIAN'S HALL-ST. ANDREW SQUARE-MELVILLE MONUMENT-BANKS-ROYAL TERRACE, ETC.

In this walk we shall conduct the stranger through the principal streets of the west-end part of the New Town, adverting to all the more striking objects in our progress.

Starting from the Royal Institution, which is generally considered the centre of the city, the first building that attracts attention is that immediately on the right adjoining the New Club, occupied by the Life Association of Scotland and others, and remarkable for its ornate style. The architect was David Rhind, Esq. Next to it is THE NEW CLUB, a chaste and handsome building, belonging to an association of noblemen and gentlemen, partaking of the character of a jointstock hotel and reading room, for the exclusive accommodation of members. These are elected by ballot, the number being limited to 660. The entrance money is thirty-five guineas, and the annual subscription five guineas. The United Service Club, another of the same description, is situated in Queen Street.

The frowning grandeur of the Castle Rock from this point is imposing, and presents a striking contrast to the tranquil beauty of the green sward and shrubberies of the valley beneath. These pleasure-grounds, endowed with natural features of the most varied character, and improved by the resources of modern horticulture, form one of the chief ornaments of the city.

Upon reaching the west end of Princes Street, ST. JOHN'S

CHARLOTTE SQUARE-DEAN BRIDGE.

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CHAPEL, and ST. CUTHBERT'S CHURCH will be seen upon the left, the former an elegant structure of the florid Gothic order, the latter an unsightly pile of huge dimensions, with a double gallery. St. John's is one of the places of worship belonging to the Scottish Episcopal communion, and is embellished with all those graces of internal and external architecture by which the English Church usually distinguishes the edifices dedicated to her religious service.* In one of the vaults of this chapel, Sir William Hamilton, the celebrated metaphysician, is interred, and the following inscription has been put up in the vault:— "In memory of SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON, BARONET, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics in the University of Edinburgh, who died 6th May 1856, aged 68 years. His aim was, by a pure philosophy, to teach that now we see through a glass darkly, now we know in part. His hope, that in the life to come he should see face to face, and know even as also he is known." It is not often that so much humility and truth meet over the grave of so much greatness.

Turning to the north, the stranger will now enter Charlotte Square, a spacious quadrangle of excellent houses. In the centre of its western side stands ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, the handsomest modern place of worship in the Scotch Establishment, and erected at a cost of £33,000.

After passing along the narrow lane by the side of St. George's, and through Charlotte Place, the stranger will turn to the right, and proceed by Melville Place, Randolph Crescent, and Lynedoch Place, to the DEAN BRIDGE, for the erection of which Edinburgh is principally indebted to the enterprise of the late Mr. Learmonth of Dean, who contributed largely to the expense of its construction, in connection with the improvement of his property on the northern side of the river. The roadway passes at the great height of 106 feet above the bed of the stream. The arches are four in number, each 96 feet span, the breadth between the parapets being 39 feet, and the total length of the bridge 447 feet. The design was

*The other Episcopal Chapels in Edinburgh are-St. Paul's, York Place, a structure of much elegance; St. George's, also in York Place, a small but commodious place of worship; St. James', Broughton Place; St. Paul's, Carrubber's Close; St. Peter's, Lutton Place; Trinity Chapel, at the Dean Bridge;. St. Thomas', Rutland Street; and St. Columba's, Castle Hill.

furnished by the late Mr. Telford. The view from the bridge is very striking and beautiful. Looking eastwards are the lofty houses of Moray Place, Randolph Crescent, etc., with their beautiful gardens covering the steep bank of the Water of Leith, which forms a picturesque object at the bottom of the ravine. Turning westwards we catch a glimpse of Donaldson's Hospital, which looks well from this point. At the western end of this bridge, is Trinity Episcopal Chapel, beautifully situated, and beyond it are the handsome ranges of buildings called Buckingham Terrace, Clarendon Crescent, Eton and Oxford Terrace, and Lennox Street.

Proceeding westwards for about a quarter of a mile, a road will be observed on the left, which conducts to the Dean Cemetery, situated on a steep bank of the Water of Leith, which is here adorned with lofty trees. Here Lord Jeffrey and his biographer Lord Cockburn, and their mutual friend Lord Rutherfurd, are interred. A little beyond this, on the left, is Stewart's Hospital, an elegant building designed by David Rhind, Esq., architect, and which displays a mixture of the Scotch castellated dwelling with that of the last period of domestic Gothic.

The stranger may now retrace his steps to Randolph Crescent, through which he will pass to Great Stuart Street, Ainslie Place, and

MORAY PLACE.

This is the quarter of the city most celebrated for the architectural magnificence of its. buildings. The ground is the property of the Earl of Moray, and the various streets, squares, and crescents erected upon it, are in accordance with a uniform plan designed by the late Gillespie Graham, architect. By some persons it has been objected that the simplicity of style, and massiveness of structure, which particularly distinguish these buildings, impart an aspect of solemnity and gloom repugnant to the character of domestic architecture. Even the harmony of design and uniformity of plan have offended some critics. "The New Town of Edinburgh," says Dr. James Johnson, in his work entitled The Recess, "is beautifully monotonous, and magnificently dull."

Until philosophers shall succeed in establishing a uniform standard of taste, it will be vain to contend with such cavillers; we may only observe, that the massive dignity of the architecture in this quarter of the city has called forth the admiration of the large majority of intelligent visitors. Nor is the substantial comfort of the dwellings to be overlooked. The walls are of the most solid and durable masonry, both the building materials and workmanship being of the best description. The house, No. 24, which the stranger passes in following the line of route we have adopted, was the residence of Lord Jeffrey. No. 20, now the Windsor Hotel, was the residence of the late Hon. John Hope, Lord Justice Clerk.

Leaving Moray Place by Darnaway Street, the stranger is introduced to another range of those pleasure-grounds, which tend so much to beautify the city. Ascending from the west end of Heriot Row, and the first opening on the right (Wemyss Place), we reach Queen Street, which overlooks the garden. Through the openings formed by the streets running to the north, beautiful glimpses are obtained of the Firth of Forth, the shores of Fife, and the Ochil Hills, and in some states of the atmosphere the peaks of the Grampians may be seen in the distance. Proceeding eastward along Queen Street, the first opening on the right is Castle Street, in which the house numbered 39 was the town residence of Sir Walter Scott. More recently it was occupied by the late Professor Napier, editor of the Edinburgh Review. Continuing his progress up Castle Street, the stranger reaches

GEORGE STREET,

and proceeding eastward, he will observe the Pitt Statue occupying the spot where the Street is intersected by Frederick Street. The statue is executed by Chantrey, and is regarded as a favourable specimen of his bronzes. Still continuing to proceed eastward, THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS will be seen upon the right. Their external appearance is plain and unpretending, the only approach to ornament being the four Doric columns doing duty as a portico in the front of the building. In these Rooms are held the public assemblies and concerts, and other meetings of various kinds. The Music-room, a recent addition