The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-02 00:00:00

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PREPARATIONS FOR TH6 smcci nErmorunt
The King may by poesihilily be here on the 10th.
so that no relsxatkn in the preparations ihottlid be.
suffered ; but, in troth, nothing of this kind' can
be complained of, for never have we witnessed such
general activity in any place (and we have been in
many) at is to he seen in Edinburgh at this tinir,
anti on this occasion. One spirit seems to pervade
all ranks of people ; the unanimous feeling seemi
to be, that Edinburgh shall appear to.ourhaicN
as Edinburgh ought to appear, the second city in
the British empire, and consequently the second'
city in the world. She may not be entitled to' thia
troll, perhaps, in respect of her population if, of
her wealth, but in what other respects can she Torii
I•er claim to this elation ? And if we teak to her
loyalty and attachment to the nadoubted descestlli:
ant of her ancient Kings, who will dare to say;
that, in that view, she is not entitled to the OM
rank amongst British cities ?
Bowe Gu A nD. —ilia Majesty has been I/mini:lily
pleased to command the services of his Royal Corn.
panv of Archers, who will do duty in the Palace, al
the -band of pensioners do upon levee and drawing.
ream days in london. This is art act swarthy of the
King; and by giving to this honourable and respect-
able body those rights of service about the person
a their King, which they possessed in ancient tinier,,
he bat paid • proper compliment to-Sentland, and
Peptised the trust of his Royal Petson in the hands
to which it naturally belongs in Scotland. The
reddendo of the Hoyal Company's charter is In pre..
went a pair of barbed worts to the King. These
are in preparation.

The University has voted an Address to be pre-
sented to his Majesty. We understood that the
Commission of the Gene-al Assembly will meet its
the 1411, when they will, doubilese, prepare -an
Address, which will probably be presented by the
Members or the Commission, accompanied by such
others of the Clergy as may be nichued to attend.
Jalousiely, the clerical court dress is nut expen-
sive; they will "ripprosch the throne in their proper
clerical dress, as the members of the Universities
of Oxford and Cambridge attend in their ordinary
academical habits ; this will enable many of the
Scottish clergy to welcome their Sovereign, who
might hive otherwioe been deterred from it by the
dread of incurring a heavy expense.
PROGRES3 TO THE CMITLE.--The arrangements
for this procession are going on ; but cannot be
fiard, until some idea cats be had of the
numbers of the different bodies who have expressed
the'r anxious wish to attend upon this occasion. It
is contemplated that the clergy shall take their sta-
tion opposite to Si. Giles's, and that the members
of the Senatos Academical; shall be placed next to
the College of Justice, aid opposite to the County-
Hall. Such of the strident, as may be in town will
have a place unsigned them toward the Lawnmarket.
The mistook, it has been rumoured, will not only
wear the genand badge of " Wekome to Scotland,"
bat also the peculiar distinction of their cuautries ;
as the thistle, the rose, the shamrock, or the leek.
RANQUET.—The works iu the Parliament House
ate in coesihersble forwardness aid were inspected
by the Lord Provost, sad the proper officers on Sa-
surday.—The table is phowd upon a plat-
form at the south end, (-levered by three or fear
steps, and is of an irregular elliptic form, the Sore-
nip. will be seated in the centre cf it, under a
crimson velvet canopy, so as to see the whole com-
ports', whose table will be placed along each side,
similar to those ut the corusiittiuo banquet.—Tile
Royal arms will be placed at the south, and those
of the city at the north earl.—We still hope a gel-
lery may be contrived fur the Ladies, which we
think could be done at no great inconvenience; and
if we ourselves were not advocates Pa. the fair sex,
we are con6deot that the King will uot be well
pleased without tt.

- The Advocates Library will he osed by the
Sovereign es a withdrawing room ;• end the com-
pany will he accommodated in that of the Writer,.

I.L.—Some of the Peery in the neigh-
bourhood hsve proposed to give I►is Majesty a ball
during his residence in these parts: and they have
desired their proper officer to call a tenetsl meeting
of their Lordships fur to•tuurrow to consider of the
necessary earangentents.
PaLACC—We have nothing new to mention, be-
cause we have formerly !unwed-the arrantensente
intended, and the workmen are busily engaged.
The improvements are going nu rapidly.
LAUDING.—The Magistrates and inhabitants of
Leith have made a remonstrance against his Majes-
ty landing at the Chain Pier.—We applaud the
feelings which have actuated them ; and certainly,
if his filtijcsty could be landed con►eniently et
Leith, that is the place entitled to the compliment,
both because it would gratify a vast population, and
homer it is the piece where our Sovereigns in olden-
times used to lea.l. The mite we have already
Mentioned fur the Procession will be partially we-
tied, if the application from Leith► be iwcceta►ful.
'the county of Edissburgh, and other places, are
Sleeting to prepare Addresses; but with regerd to
these Addresses, we must rest sanded with having
noticed a kw of the ti•st ; for if we were to continue
*intention them, it would be to enumerate every
comity, burgh, sod public body in Scotland. We
shall tee the Addresses as they am toreeldefl
Preparations are to be made iu tbe Ifigh Church,
in cue his Nlajesty should attend divine worship
there. On this subject, however, we have only to
remark, that his Majesty never goes publicly to
church, but has pervert, in hie Palace. ' The reason
is a most commenrlsl►le one—that be should not
distract the attention of the audience.
Nothing is yet settled es to finding wenn/Mode.
lion fur the boys of the fligh School and ether selsoula,
but they will have louse place assigned them.

A mare Ind foal were killed yesterday senaight
during the storm at Drakelow, by the lightning.
A forgery has been lately discovered in this city
Upon the guinea Dotes of the Royal Bask of Scot.
land. Of lute the forgeries upon the Scotch bunks
have become so nume►ous, that the pobtic hue
taken the alarm, snit many tradesmen, inakespers,
and others, in this city and neighbourhood. have
come to a resoluiiou not to receive Scotch notes
oatil they are inspected by a banker or Wm cqm•
Walt ptrsea.--( Cellist* Anneal