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THE FUTURE OF OUR GREAT MANSIONS.
CHUSCH UNION VOTE"
General satisfaction is expressed with the result of the rate recently taken in "the United Free Church on the question. of anion with the Church of Scotland. The repart showed that of the 83 home Presbyteries no fewer than 61 had voted. in favour of the Assembly's repit. The only" active dissentient was the Islay Presbystery, the total of 63 being com- pleted by Uist, which made no retura.
TAYMOUTH CASTLE IN LIQUIDATION.
(FROM OUR OWN COLRESPONDENT. }
EDINBUROR, March 24th. What is to be the fate of our great mansions and castles in the near future1] All over the country stately houses are Among the kirk-sessions and congrega. "closed," and not a few are becoming tions the opponents of union obtained a derelict. The former occupants cannot larger measure of support. while, how- afford to live in them, the "new rich" ever. remaining a relatively small are not numerous enough to rent what minority. Of the kirk-sessions 1,133 voted they sometimes chose to call "the build-in favoar, and 233 were opposed, while inga." One of the tragedies of recent among the congregations the respective years is the one-time famous Taymouth figures were 1.122 and 283. What must Castle Kenmore, Perthshire. In impress any student of statistics is the 1922, the historic seat of the Breadalbane remarkable strength of the vote for family was formed into a limited com-union. The tendency of mankind to pany, the Taymouth Castle Hotel, Lia..divide into sections and parties on: any and in the following year it was opened controversial issue is notorious, and a as the Taymouth Castle Hydro-Hotel. vote in the kirk-sessions of a to i and Its life as a commercial undertaking has in the congregations of 4 to 1 in favour been a short one. An official announce of union is a remarkable testimony to ment has just been issued calling a meet the strength of the movement. With ing of the shareholders of the company these figures before them the Assembly at which a motion will be submitted to have no alternative but to proceed with the effect that "the company cannot,
the negotiations for an incorporating by reason of its liabilities, continue. its union with the Church of Scotland. business, and that it is advisable to wind They have got as clear a mandatè as up the same, and accordingly that the could be expected from any popular vote, Company be wound up voluntarily," and they have every reason to hope that Taymouth Castle, which is one of the the strength of the opposition will fiacat buildings in Scotland, imposing in diminish, and not increase, when the architecture and with internal fittings terms of union are settled, and it is seed of exquisite workmanship, was formeriv❘ that certain present" doubts have been the seat of the late Marquis of Breadal- removed, or fears alloyed. bane, who sold it for £25,000 to the ATIP FOR ORITOES. Company. Along with the building the Before Sir Robert Horne rose to speak Company acquired 500 acres of policy at the Institute of Journalists dinner ground and the valuable salmon fisting in Glasgow at the weekend, be asked rights on Loch Tay and the River Tay. the waiter to bring him a soda-water The fshings include a stretch of water syphon. It was not for use, however, in Loch Tay fully seven miles in in the ordinary and accepted manner. circumference, and also miles of the Accustomed during his period in the River Tay within the Castle policies. Ministry to lean on one of the famous The famous Drummond Hill, overlook despatch boxes when speaking from the ing the Castle, extending to over 2,300 Front Beach in Parliament, Sir Robert acres, and providing good grouse shoot seems to find that a syphon of the right ing and deer-stalking was also reated height and of suficient stability enables The great building was thoroughly rehim to adopt his favourite attitude when conditioned before being opened as a delivering a speech. For the benefit of hotel, its nasient beauties being pre- young and inexperienced orators, one served, while its equipment was me word of warning is necessary. If they dernised and brought up-to-date. Adopt the same habit they must be care- trai-heating scheme was installed ful in their more eloquent flights not to electric light and power provided, while lean too heavily on the wrong part of the gardens were replanned, and a golf the syphon. If they do, their dinner course laid out.
partner will be their enemy for life,
LORD DEWAR'S EPIGRAMS.
SOME BIG POTS,"
our
Benevolent Society firing off a quick succession of pithy dicta, among which were:-
When an opinion becomes, general it
is generally correct.
It is not always necessary to be tossed into prominence on the horns of a prosecution to get headlines. Hope is the undergarment of optimism. Patience is the great shock-absorber in |
our daily lives.
Life is full of trials with an occasional
conviction, and
The Calcutta Cup, for which England
Lord Dewar, who has become facile and Scotland did battle at Twickenham,
princeps is really a massive silver tankard with epigrammatists, was in great form at the
among
post-prandial! lid, of the finest Benares workmanship.festival of the National Advertising It was presented to the Rugby Union in 1978 by the original Calcutta F.C. when they decided to disband. Apart from Rugby, golf has its Calcutta Cap, pre- sented to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club by the Calcutta Golf Club, and first played for in 1825. Up to 1902 it was played for in handicap tournament by holes, but has since been decided by strokes taken at certain holes. The Soccer game has many important "pots," the best known of these being the Foot- ball Association Cup. In 1871, a resolu tion was passed by the F.A. to the effect that It is desirable that a challenge Dr. Alison who is retiring from the cup should be established in connection headmastership of George Watson's with the Associatica, for which all clubs College, the famous Edinburgh "Big should be invited to compete." The School," and will receive me a parting Wanderers, an eleves" composed chicfy gift from F.P. a cheque for the ex- of old "public school boys, won the cap penses of a trip round the world, states five times in the first seven years of its that he had received invitations from history. The original Cup, which cost Watsonian Clubs in Calcutta, Shanghai, £25, was stolen in 1895 from a Birming-Bankow, and other places. Indeed, be ham shopkeeper's window, where it had thought that if he accepted all the in- been put on view by Aston Vilie, the vitations he received he would be wan winners of that year. The replica of the filering for ever."
We want less artillery rattle and more:
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MISCELLANEA.
stolen Cup was presented to the late An agreement has been come to between Lord Kinnaird in 1900-10, on his .com the Merchant Company of Edinburgh to plating twenty-one years' presidency of sell George Watson's School to the Edin- the FA. The present F.A. Cup; which burgh Royal Infirmary for £90,000. A Sheffield United bold, is therefore the new site and buildings for the school third in the series of trophies. In 1873 will cost £200.000, "and an appeal for the Scottish Football Association Cup funds will be made to
old boys
(all) competition was inaugurated, the first over the world, winners of the trophy being Queen's A cenotaph, in addition to the Na- Park. The Amateurs have, altogether, tional War Memorial at Edinburgh been successful in the final fies on ten Castle, is to be erected in the Capital, occasiona, a record which only the Celtic probably on the Garden side of Princes have eclipsed. In the season 1908-08,tract: A sum of £3,000 will be aimed when Rangers and Celtic met in the af by the promoters. final, and the score stood one all, a riot read the others day of an incident occurred, and the Capas withheld for that will interest Scots in general and the year. Last year the Celtic brought Highlanders in particular. In the cur their Scottish Cup wins up to eleven, rent issue of “ An Gaidheal," the official and it looks as if that number may be organ of An Comunn Gaidhealach,we increased yet again this season. The find the following from a correspondent Welsh FA Cup was first played in Ottawa While waiting for a for in 1877-78, and the Irish Cup in division in the Federal House here last 1890-81. The F.A. Amateur Cup, dates week the French members, according to from 1803-94, in which season it was won tradition, Bang Allouette, but were by the Old Carthusians, who defeated drowned by the chorus of: Ho ro mo the Casuals in the final by two goals tonighcau donn beidheach (ho'ro my nut
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