The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-05 00:00:00

THE KIAG*S PLCIT To SCOTWD.

The arrangements for Ins Majetoy's visit to Scut.
land are now completed ; he will Irate town oil
row,
morni.,K won., the lid week large
giovitst!es of baggage belonging to the 10)......e
were embarked on board the James Wait slid
slier her steam packet. which havevalled for Leith.
The smacks were also similarly laden. The two
steam vessels Irons Scotland, now in olio river, did
out mil yesterdoy according to custom ; one of
them (the Mario) is engaged by his Nj.irmy, and
will aitenci the ro)aol aquintron for the King's ti.-,
should utifstuunitole or calm weather obstruct the
sailing of the royal yacht, as was the rase last year
in the Irish Channel. The other steam vestel,
which is crowded with passengers, many of tl trii
personages of rank, will also soil with the 'us. •I •
squadron. 64140 soot officially in attendance. .1 M.
smacks which sail costly in the week are all full I
passengers, and the utmost bustle prevails io the
Glasgow and Leith wharves.
The Kong's yacht, the Jo oya/ George, is arrived
off ererhaneh Hospital. and the stores, &c. for has
Majesty's; voyage to Leith are putting oat board.—
The ltoyal Sovereign yacht, _ Caption Adam, end
the Prince Regent yacht, Captain Sir Michael Sey-
mour, with the Phaeton and Lgeria frigates, soil
irianeleon sloop of war. are already it the Nore, and
there await the arrival of •hir Majesty. It I. re-
'sorted, however. that his Minty will embark at
Southend, in Eases, and' not at Greeuwich. as was
first mentioned. 'floe squadron of frigates .ap-
pointed touttead the King will remain at the Note,
where they will be joioed by the royal yacht.—
Several pleasure yacht*. and among the rest Sir
Wm. Curtis s, will sail in company. It is rod his
Majesty's intention to hold any communication with
the coast on his voyage; but to proceed directly to
Leith, and to tend mod enter Editiburgli in state,
on the day subsequent to his casting anchor in the
Frith of Forth. His poblic entry will, it is ex-
pected, bike place on Wedioesduy, the 141 k instant.
and his stay in the Scottish capital will. if possible,
be limited to twelve days.
On Thursday the Mon. Sir George Grey, Burt.
K.C.B. sailed in hie yacht for Greenwich. It is
believed the venerable Eurl St. Vincent has deter-
mined to embark in the yacht. with his former gel-
lant companion in arms, and Insist the Union (as
Admiral of the Fleet), to pay his respects to his
Majesty on his leaving tie British shores for Scot-
land.

The Forte, Sir T. Cochrane, sailed that learning
from the Note, for Leith, with the Secretary of State
for the Home Department (the Right Hon. Robert
Peel) and the Lord Chamberlain of the Household
(the Marquis of Cooynghsoo), on board, together
with their respective suite and baggage, consisting
of plate and other necessaries for the royal use at
Edioburgh.--( Portsmouth Paper.)

Viscount MaLimbs left town ea Thursday for
• . ,
Edinburgh.
There is now growing in the conservatoty of
Sir W. W. WYNN. Bart. at Wymnitay, a }Steelier
Ate Vella (or Aloe-leaved. Adam's Needle) in full
Bower.
The Gentlemen of Carnarvonshire have eons-
inteced • subscription for a ponied of the late
Lord Viscount BOLIIELST.
The Court of Chancery rises on the 20th inst.;
that of the Vice-Chancellor on the 9th or 10111.
The Kitties excereiou to Scotland will prevent
Lord ELDON'S leaving town during his 101.11111TT's
absence, hot Sir JOHN [ASCII will set out lor Italy
after the rising of his Court.
THIS FUNDS.—We were very steady. and little
thing on Saturday, but the market i ontinued to
look upwards. Cot ails were 110 if for August Ac.
count, sod 801$ for Money ; Reduced, 8111; 4
per Cents,. 991# ; New ditto, 9921; Luig Anuto-
ties, 20 15-i6 21 ; India Bonds. 63 prem.; Exche-
quer Bills, 6 7 prem.; Snots'' New Exchequer
Bills, 9 prem. Foreign Securities: Old Spanish,
62k; New ditto, 6211; Prussian, 881; Danish.
88; Neapolitan, 72/ ; Chili Bonds, 801; Colonist
his, 1021103.
A beautiful planetary group may now he seen a
short time before sannse—Mercury, Veit UP, Jupiter,
and Saturn, are all visible together ; sod it the morn-
ings be clear, they shine with great splendour. Mere
cury is in the third sign (Gemini). and is now above
the holism' n.ore than an hour before sunrise.
Venus is in advance of Mercury, Jupiter is before
Venue. and Saturn before Jupiter; the three last
are in the second sign (Taurus.)
On Saturday se'ilitight. in the midst of a peal of
thunder, terrific bejoiid the recollection of the
oldest inhabitant of the place, the lightning struck
• Bic old tree of about 21 feet diameter and 60
fret high from the ground to the cleft, growitig
upon the banks of the Clvde. near the Castle of
Crawford. The electric floid entered at the cleft.
sod continuing its course through the tree, direct as
a cannon ball, split open one side thereof, and
shattering and sestteriitg the pints rent off to the
distance of *vertul huodied yard., it rob red the
earth at the rout. The ground around, for sooend
feet, was bursa like ash-s. Fortunately uu perois
was near, iitid no occident happened.
The immediate neighbourhood of Windsor was
visited on Monday afternoon, shout bite o'clock,
with one of the severest storms in the recollection of
the inhabitants. At (Newer Green the bglitoiitg
descended ill the farts-yard of Mr. STEVENS. where
it tore up tbs.; paving-moues, and rowed the earth.
without doing any injury. In the Great Peik, very
near Spite!, a tine oak was completely destrresed.
This tree. which stood at the edge of a geoves wait
of large dituriisious, so-I taller than any Of theft-
around it ; it was struck tis its praocipal hrauch, mid
the electric duo!, to o• passage to the earth. stvie-
ped every particle of hark otithe bunk of the tor.
sod cleft it completely down the retort, from the
lop to the bottom. Pieces of the bark were seat-
. tered all aroused, and some were thrown snarly as
for sups neighbouring cottage, wore than a tinseled
redo-from the spot. •
I Dirraessiwu Errters or Joy.-14.enat week a
I ease, residing in Barlitigtou-place, silitloss a wilt-
!. sad two children, ling who had been oat of place
foe the last 14 months, hearing of a siturrien which
he thought would suit him, went fur it, sad twos eu-
. gaged by the gentlemou ; when he became so owe
Toyed, that on TOursdiry and Friday bis brain oasis
little affected, and on Sautdoy he became raysuir
. soloci, its which state be boa Ws ever tome I

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