612 SHORT TOUR OF SCOTLAND. 



\nd, in 1783, Dr. Hunter, late phyfician to 



the queen, bequeathed to it his famous anatomical 



tions, library, and muieum, which will be 



a benefit and ornament not only to this place, but to 



the whole kingdom. 



The editions of the claffics which were printed 

 under the infpe&ion of the profeflbrs, with the types 

 of the ingenious Mr. Wilfon, and by the celebrated 

 IVItflrs. Foul is, are held in fuch eftecm abroad as to 

 fell nearly at the price of antient manufcripts. His 

 prefent majcfly, when prince of Wales, Archibald 

 duke of Argyle, and many other perfons of tafte 

 and learning, patronifed thefe elegant editions. 



Nor mud I, as a well-wifher to fcience, and ufe- 

 ful arts, forget to mention the apparatus for natural 

 philofophy in this univerfity, it being unanimoufly 

 efteemed the mod extenfivc and moft ufeful in thefe 

 kingdoms. It was brought to that perfection at the 

 expence, and by the unremitting labour of Mr. 

 Anderlon, who not only gives kctures on the mathe- 

 matical and fcientific parrs of natural philofophy, 

 to thofc who are ctefigned for learned profefTions, 

 but who likewife gives fcparate lectures to artids 

 and manufacturers, in the mod fimplc and engaging 

 manner. 



At the north extremity of Glafgow dands its mag- 

 nificent cathedral, the only entire building of that 

 defcription now in Scotland. It owes its prelervation 

 to the fpirit and good fenfe of the trader ho, 



in 1579, upon hearing the beat of drum, for col- 

 lecting the workmen appointed to demolifh this 



.arable edifice, flew to arms, and declared, that 



ily of Blantvre to prevent fuch practices in future, \ 



ofwhicn the lupcriors. "The houfcs in the 



:, " nppcar to ha :. rmcd out 



of the ruins of thefe erections, for many of the itoncs are imcx 



c is the word .legible." Which 



ith another, on which is the word Lucius ; alfo fon:e of 

 the Roman ti. .ith found the way to Richmond. 



the 



