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room, billiard room, and library. His Lordship pointed out 

 the valuable and artistic treasures, paintings by Correggio, 

 Tintoretto, Murillo, Botticelli, Rembrandt, Rubens, Jordaens, 

 Paul Potter, and others, as also the rare cabinets and 

 cameo portraits, including one of "Bonnie Prince Charlie": 

 and marble busts, too, of some of the Cesars, with 

 some of the rare sculptured weel heads in marble from 

 Venice. He further exhibited an implement of his own 

 invention, to be used by soldiers as part of their kit. It 

 can be used as a spade, a pick, an axe, saw, and shield for 

 protection from bullets. It is understood that this ingenious 

 instrument will be adopted by the Army, and become part 

 of every soldier's kit. 



After thanks to the Earl for his great kindness, the party 

 was conducted over the grounds, which are of rare beauty 

 and of great extent, along the side of the lakes, where the 

 various water fowl were noted, and on to the gardens, which 

 are large : the vineries, peach and orchard houses were 

 then visited, and the contents much admired. 



The party afterwards drove to Aberlady Church, and 

 under the guidance of the Rev. J. Hart, minister of the 

 parish, the church was inspected. The tower and part of 

 the church is old, and of Norman architecture ; the rest of 

 the church is of transition period and of much later date. 

 The church has been most carefully restored, and does credit 

 to both the heritors and architect. There are beautiful 

 stained glass windows in the chancel end of the church, one 

 being a copy from the picture by Botticelli, in Gosford. 

 There is a most beautiful recumbent statue tomb in memory 

 of the mother of the present Earl (by Boehm, the eminent 

 sculptor). The pulpit is an open one, of white marble, with 

 porphyry pillars. The baptismal font is also of white 

 marble, with similar pillars. The seating of the church 

 is of oak, and plainly fitted. There is a marble tablet on 

 the north wall in memory of Lieutenant Gharteris, who 

 was killed at Balaclava. 



After leaving the church, the beautiful gardens at the 

 manse were visited and much admired. The next move was 

 made for Luffness, the seat of Henry W. Hope, Esq. 

 Luffness is a small but very interesting example of a Scotch- 



