Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . pola; in the centre is a pediment,supported by four Corinthian pilasters : the whole front isornamented with a fine entablature of the same order, and thegrand outer staircase is peculiarly elegant. In the walls,within the building, are numerous arched divisions, disposedinto presses, for holding the records ; the access to these is bya hanging gallery, which encircles the whole edifice. Thelord register has the chief direction of tlie business carried onin this ofiice, and the principal clerks of the court of sessionare his deputies ; these have a number
Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . pola; in the centre is a pediment,supported by four Corinthian pilasters : the whole front isornamented with a fine entablature of the same order, and thegrand outer staircase is peculiarly elegant. In the walls,within the building, are numerous arched divisions, disposedinto presses, for holding the records ; the access to these is bya hanging gallery, which encircles the whole edifice. Thelord register has the chief direction of tlie business carried onin this ofiice, and the principal clerks of the court of sessionare his deputies ; these have a number of inferior clerks underthem, for carrying on the affairs of the court of session, andother concerns which belong to the institution. The internal arrangements of this office have recently beenmuch improved, and every thing connected with the order andpreservation of the public records, put on the best establish-ment, under the superintendance of Tiiomas Thompson, The erection of the Register Office cost nearly£40, RESTALRIG CHURCH. This venerable ruin is situated in a hollow plain, about a mileeastward of Edinburgh ; it was founded by James III. in honorof the Trinity and the Virgin Mary, and was endowed by thetwo monarchs who were his immediate successors. James V,placed here a dean, nine prebendaries, and two singing boys ;but at the reformation, an order was giving by the generalassembly for its demolition. But, notwithstanding this man-date, which declared the fabric to be a monument of idolatry, abeautiful window at the east end, and some of the walls, areyet standing. The cemetery around the ruined church is usedas a burying place, principally by the English, and such as areof the episcopal communion. In the middle of the church-yard, stands a large mausoleum,of an octangular form, overgrown with yew trees; this ap-pears on the left side of the print; within the tomb, in thecentre, is a small column, from which rise a number of ribsthat form the groi
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