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an idea of the [indecipherable] classical taste.  The [indecipherable] freshness & cleanliness of the streets are remarkable & there is no appearance of the bustle & turmoil of London.  We set forth on foot immediately after an early breakfast & visited 1st the Royal Institution containing a Museum, gallery of Sculpture etc. In the [indecipherable] of this is a separate building containing a choice selection of paintings - Crossing into the old Town we made our way to the Castle, 383ft above the level of the Sea - here is accommodation for 2000 Soldiers & 30,000 head of [indecipherable] but the objects of chief interest are the old Scottish Regalia - Queen Mary's crown - Queen Margaret's Chapel & "Mons Megg - Queen Mary's crown is a [indecipherable] its shaped [indecipherable]

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