its Andersonian Institution; it is sincerely to be wished, that similar institutions may rapidly extend to every town in the kingdom.

After leaving Glasgow the road proceeds westward, down the valley of the Clyde, and passes through the flourishing village of Anderston; and two miles and a half from Glasgow, enters the village of Partick, where once stood the palace of the archbishop, the lands of which were granted by the Regent Murray to the Corporation of Bakers of Glasgow, for services they had rendered to his army upon the eve of the battle of Langside.* The corporation has here erected extensive mills and granaries upon the river Kelvin. This river, which flows from the Campsie hills, is remarkable for the beauty of its scenery. The road lies through a delightful vale enriched by charming villas and pleasure grounds. After passing Scotstown, (Oswald,) seated on the north bank of the Clyde, five miles from Glasgow, Elderslie, (Speirs, Esq.) and other fine seats are seen upon the opposite shore; beyond which a fine view is here obtained of the ancient burgh of Renfrew, and a little farther down, Renfield House, (A. Campbell, Esq. of Blytheswood, M. P.) It is in the Grecian style of architecture, and is altogether an elegant building, situate at a short distance from the river. The debouchure of the river Cart here presents a fine prospect. On the right are now seen the Kilpatrick hills, diverging north-east, and terminating with the rock of Dunbuck, which, near to Dunbar

On both sides of the road from Anderston to Partick are passed many delightful country seats and gardens, and on the opposite bank of the Clyde, stands the village of Govan, having a very picturesque appearance. The tower and spire of the new church give it a strong resemblance to Stratford-upon-Avon.

ton, is washed by the Firth of Clyde. Eight and a-half miles from Glasgow, North Bar, or Sempill House, and a mile farther on, the magnificent new mansion of Lord Blantyre, are seen upon the south bank of the Clyde⚫ Cross the canal by a draw-bridge, pass Dalmuir House, paper-mill and bleachfield, and Mountblow, (Dunn, Esq.) on the right.

About nine miles from Glasgow the road ascends Dalnotter Hill. At the bottom of the hill is the village of Kilpatrick, said to have been the birth-place of the tutelar saint of Ireland, and here his tombstone is still to be

seen.

The prospect from Dalnotter Hill is grand and extensive. Here the Clyde flows a majestic stream, while numerous seats and fine plantations adorn its banks. The Firth expands before us, and its shores are agreeably diversified with cape and bay; while the bold headland, raising its rocky summit above copse and brushwood, is softened in the inverted landscape, which is reflected, as from a mirror, in the waters of the Clyde. Vessels glide in all directions, and sometimes glisten in the sun, above clouds of smoke that trail along the surface of the deep, and mark the courses of the steamboats: Argyll's Bowling-Green rises in the distance above the woods of Roseneath, a noble seat of the Duke of Argyll. Upon the right, the plain of Dunbarton opens to our view, and the huge rock rears its gray crest above the Firth, there of an imposing breadth. The town is distinguished by the turrets of its fortress, and also by pillars of smoke ascending from its glass-works. South of Dunbuck-hill, the interesting ruins of Dunglas Castle with its ivied rocks and sheltered nook of emerald green here gracefully indent the river; and more upon the right, many fine seats are surmounted by the wooded hills of Kilpatrick. Upon the other side of the river, we observe, among lofty trees, Erskine House, now be

longing to Lord Blantyre, but in former times, and until 1638, a residence of the Earls of Mar. On the coast opposite to Dunbarton, upon an elevated bank, stands Finlayston House, until lately the seat of the Earl of Glencairn. Further upon the left, we distinguish PortGlasgow and Greenock, the scenes of busy commerce; and in this direction, the view is bounded by the lofty and cloud-capt mountains of Cowal.

The road passes through Kilpatrick village; and two miles further on, Bowling-bay and Inn, on the left, where the great canal joins the Clyde. The road now continues close to the river; on the right, surrounded with wood, is the sweetly situated villa of Glenarbach, the property of Robert Glasgow, Esq. of Mountgrenan; and a little further on, passes the beautiful villa of Friskie Hall, on the left; and next Auchentorlie, (Buchannan, Esq.) on the right. At a little distance upon the left, on a promontory above the Clyde, stand the ruins of Dupglas Castle, where the great Roman wall of Agricola terminated; it was once a Roman station, and in the time of Cromwell a place of considerable importance. Here the river widens, and assumes the appearance of an estuary; new beauties appear in sight; wooded rocky hills, and elegant villas, enrich and diversify the landscape. A little further on, Ben Lomond is seen in the distance raising his dusky and solid mass against the northern sky. The road passes on the right the hill of Dunbuck, which presents a formidable basaltic appearance. From its summit the magnificent prospect amply repays the trouble of ascending it; the road winding round the base of the rock, conducts to the burgh of

DUNBARTON,

situate upon the east bank of the Leven, which almost

surrounds it. It is the county town, and possesses considerable manufactures, particularly in window glass, from which government receives annually upwards of L.30,000 of revenue; it has also some maritime commerce; and was once the capital of the Strath-Cluyd Britons. Its chief importance, however, is derived from its Castle, which is supposed to be the Balclutha of Ossian, the Alcluyd of the ancient Britons, and the Dun-Britton of the Caledonians, after they were confined within the territory north of the Leven. It has some command of the navigation of the Clyde, and was considered one of the keys of the Highlands. The Castle of Dunbarton is a very imposing object; the rock, which rises out of the bed of the Clyde, is cleft about the middle, and presents two summits; its sides are basaltic and rugged; and the buildings upon it, though plain, have a good effect, giving to the rock an appearance of strength and security. The fortress is entered by a gate at the bottom; and within the rampart which defends the entrance, are the guard-house and lodgings for officers. Hence, the ascent is by a long flight of steps to the place where the rock divides: here is a battery and barracks for the garrison, and a fine well with a reservoir constantly filled with water. Above these, on the lower summit of the rock, are several batteries mounted with cannon. The access to the higher and narrower summit, terminating in a peak, is very difficult, and has been dignified by the name of Wallace's Seat.

From the upper batteries are some most extensive views. Northward is seen Loch Lomond, bounded by rugged mountains, among which Benlomond is distinguished by its enormous bulk and pointed summit. Between the lake and Dunbarton is the rich vale of Leven, watered by the once pastoral river of that name, its banks now whitened, not so much by daisies and the blossoms of the hawthorn, as by innumerable webs of linen, the

bleaching of which gives occupation to many villages which have started up since Smollett composed his ode to the Leven. Looking across the estuary of the Clyde, Port-Glasgow and Greenock appear on the opposite shore, seated under a precipitous ridge: and upon the right, the high mountains of Argyllshire terminate the prospect. Turning eastward, the fertile valley of the Clyde is disclosed to view; the windings of the river are distinctly traced; and, in a clear day, the smoke of Glasgow is seen to hang like a dark cloud upon the verge of

the horizon.

The rock of Dunbarton, we have observed, is basaltic; and some parts of it are strongly magnetic,-a circumstance noticed by Buchanan the historian. The late Professor Anderson of Glasgow made several experiments upon the rock, and marked with paint the magnetic parts, with the direction of the poles. The true Scottish thistle, the emblem of the country, grows luxuriantly at the bottom, and even at the summit of the rock, which is 560 feet high, a mile in circumference at the base, and detached about the same distance from any other hill or mountain.

The castle, in former times, was deemed impregnable. It was, however, once reduced by famine by Egbert, king of Northumberland, in the year 756; and once by escalade in the year 1571. The latter, one of the most daring enterprises which history records, was executed by Captain Crawford of Jordanhill, and a small body of soldiers, in the service of the Regent Lennox: they scaled the rock and ramparts under cloud of night; and at day break, after a stout resistance by the garrison, placed there by Queen Mary's friends, made themselves masters of the place. This was the last fortress that stood out for Queen Mary during the wars that preceded the establishment of the reformed religion in this country.

On leaving Dunbarton the Tourist crosses the Leven