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massive stone monuments—the latter harmonizing much better with the 
scene around., The cathedral is in a shocking state of dilapidation ; and 
its appearance was strongly contrasted with that of the cemetery, every 
stone of which is erect, based in the solid rock, and looking as though 
it could defy the waste of centuries. These memorials of the old times 
and the new, looked like youth and age-—the one waning fast to decay, 
and the other in all the vigour and strength of beginning life. There was 
another cemetery at Sight-hill; but it was quite in its infancy, and looked 
so cold and comfortless, that I almost pitied the dead who were to lie in 
it. The situation is on the side of a hill, commanding a fine view of the 
city; and the most picturesque part of the whole is an English chapel, 
erected at the entrance, for the benefit of those who wish to have the 
service performed for the dead. 
Gar scute, , the seat of Sir Archibald Campbell, was the only private 
residence we visited in the neighbourhood of Glasgow. It is a handsome 
mansion, most beautifully situated on the banks of the river Kelvin, with 
steep banks covered with wood sloping down to the water: these beautiful 
glens are common in Scotland, and, to me, constitute one of the greatest 
charms of Scottish scenery. The rich, deep green of the trees covering 
these steep banks, contrasted with the bright clear water of the stream 
below, leaping over the irregularities of its rocky bed, and sparkling in the 
sun, forms one of the most lovely pictures that can be conceived. The 
only fault I could find with this romantic place w r as one which, I have 
since observed, is common to all the Scotch villas we have seen—it is, that 
after going through a beautifully wooded part of the approach, we came 
to an open part like a common field, sometimes fenced off the road with 
palings, and sometimes with hedges, and in many cases sowed with grain. 
I cannot describe how completely the farm-like appearance of this strip of 
land destroys the ideas of privacy and seclusion which English taste 
always likes to associate with a nobleman’s or gentleman’s residence; it 
appeared to me like a shop or a manufactory opening into an elegant 
drawing-room. It is most likely, however, that I am wrong in this 
feeling, as it must be approved of by many persons of taste and judgment, 
from its very general adoption. I was delighted to find that Lady 
Campbell was fond of gardening herself. 
July 27th.— Glasgow to Hamilton, by Uddingstone and Bothwell Castle. 
—The first place we stopped at after we left Glasgow was the pretty village 
of Uddingstone, where we called at Know-top, the residence of Mrs. 
Wilkie, also a lady gardener, whose beautiful flower-garden showed ample 
proof of the care and attention bestowed upon it. I was here delighted to 
find the Malope grandidora with flowers as large as I had seen on the same 
