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belonging to the seminary: there are extensive 

 gardens^ orchards, and a farm attached to it,^ 

 which are retained for the use of the proprietors ; 

 it is also a place of recreation, where, during 

 the summer time, all the members of the esta-^ 

 blishment, superiors and pupils, resort once a 

 week. About a quarter of a mile below this 

 stands the handsome residence and farm of the 

 Hon. Wm. M'GiUivray, member of council. A 

 little more than a quarter of a mile to the north-^ 

 ward, most conspicuously situated beneath the 

 abrupt part of the mountain^ is a mansion erect«* 

 ed by the late Simon M'Tavish, Esq. in a style 

 of much elegance: this gentleman had projected 

 great improvements in the neighbourhood of 

 this agreeable and favourite spot ; had he lived 

 to superintend the completion of them, the 

 place would have been made an ornament to the 

 islands Mr. M'Tavish, during his lifetime, was 

 highly respected by all who enjoyed the pleasure 

 of his acquaintance, and as much lamented by 

 them at his decease; his remains were deposited 

 in a tomb placed at a short distance from the 

 house, surrounded by a shrubbery : on a rocky 

 eminence above it his friends have erected a 

 monumental pillar, as a tribute to his worth and 

 a memento of their regret. Both the house and 

 the pillar are very prominent objects, that dis* 

 close themselves in almost every direction. 



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