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EDianUltnif. AtloUsT 11.
Every hour is now fraught with anxious interest
to the immense concourse of people at present
sembled here. They are all looking forward with
the greatest Imminence to the moment when hie
Majeaty'e arrival shall he announced. Throughout
the whole of this day it was • task of some difficulty
to walk the street', so Crowded are they rendered by
the matte oladverititious population, in addition to
the settled irillibitripts. Preparatory to the arrival
of the rbysl visitor, the Scottish regalia are to be
carried to the Palace of Holyrood House, from the
apartment in the Castle, where they are now depo-
sited. There are, however, some legal forms which
make the removal of them a matter of solemn deli-
beration with the Authorities. It is, I understand,
irreacribed by the Act of Union that they shall not,
upon any occasion, remain oat of the Castle longer
than one night. As these ancient symbols of Scot-
tish royalty deriie • Peculiar interest from a visit
which is the first that any Sovereign of the House
of Hanover ever made to the counny of the unfor•
tuume Stuarts, some account of them may not be
unacceptable. They consist of the crown, sceptre,
and sword of state. and were placed in the
Castle on the 26th of March 1707. It will be re.
collected, however, that fur • long time they were
thought to have been purloined, being no where to
be found till the Commissioners. appointed by his
present Majrsryi when Prince Regent, discovered
them on the sth of February, 1818. in a large oak
chest in the Crown-room. Besides the croon,
sceptre, and sword of state, which are of elegant
workmanship, and in perfect preservation, a silver
rod of office was also found, said to be that of the
Lord Treasurer. The crown is of pure gold, and
has • broad band, which goes round the head,
adorned with twenty-two precious stones, between
each of which is a large oriental pearl. Above the
great circle is • smaller one, fronted with twenty
points, having diamonds and imitation sapphires
disposed in them alternately. The points are all
decorated with pearls at the top. The upper circle
is raised into ten crosses-florae, each having in the
centre a large diamond between four pearls, placed.
in cross saltire, and these crosses-floree are inter-
mingled with the fleurs-de-lis, which surmount the
points of the second small circle. From the upper
Circle rise four arches, adorned with enamelled
figurer, which meet and close at the top,
surmounted with a globe and crosspatee. Lu
the centre of the cross-patee is an amethyst,
which points the front of the crown; and
behind, on the other aide, is a large pearl. Be-
low the pearl are the initials of J. R. V. The
crown is nine inches in diameter, and in height six
inches from the under circle to the top of the crook.
It is turned up with ermine, and the rap, which
was formerly of purple velvet, was changed to crim-
son in 1685. The precious stoves in the crown
consist of diamonds, jacitha, oriental pearls, garnets.
chrysophreses, and amethysts. The emeralds are
doublets. aird the sapphires are imitations in ena-
mel. The sceptre is silver double gilt; it is two
feet long. of a hexagonal form, and divided by
three buttons or knob.. Between the first and
second button is the bundle; from the second to the
capital, three sides are 'Nerved ; the other three
are plain. Upon the top of the stock is en an-
tique capital of embossed leaves; upon the abacus
of which are several figures of Saints. Under
there figures are the initials J. R. V. The
sceptre is surmounted by • crystal globe, two
inches and a quarter in diameter, and surmounted
with a large oriental pearl. The whole length of
the sceptre is 34 inches. The sword of state is
five feet long, and of elegant workmanship. The
handle and pomtnel are silver gilt, and 15 inches
in length ; the traverse or cross, 17 inches and a
half. Orr the blade is indented, in gold letters,
Julius 11. P., and it was a present from that Pope
to James IV. The scabbard is of crimson velvet,
and richly ornamented. The Lord Treasurer's rod
of office is silver gilt, cnrinusly worked ; and the
old oak chest itself, in which the whole were
contained for so many years, is an object worthy
of attention. The Crown-room is nearly fitted
up for the exhibition of these venerable relics.
They are placed on • table in the centre of
an oval space, enclosed by an iron railing, and
the crown stands on the original square cushion
of crim ttttt velvet found along with it. The
room is lighted by four lamps, and hung with
crimson. Two persons, attired as wardens, ars
always in attendance to spew the regalia. Several
of the houses in different parts of the town al-
ready exhibit devices for the approaching il-
luminatiin. Most of them are surmounted with
the imperial crown. encircled with the thistle,
and have the characters G. R. IV. inscribed beneath.
The Lord Register's Lady will to-morrow give a
a grand &jemmy, expressly designed as • mark of
attention to Lady Melville ; and most of the dis-
tinguished personages who are now here have re-
ceived invitations. This being Sunday, the streets
are completely deserted, except at the intervals
when the people are coming out of the different
churches; and a solemn silence reigns in every part
of the town. Its no country in the world is the
Sabbath observed with so much rigorous austerity
as in this; and in no country is the moral influence
of the clergy more strongly remarked in the de-
mernour of the people. Oa Sunday, the churches,
with • short intermission, are filled from morn-
ing till night ; and any man seen walking idly
about during the hours of divine service is
looked upon as an abandoned reprobate. You
may judge of the power which the clergy pm-
sew over the public mind in Scotland, when I
tell you that it is entirely owing to their prohibiting
injunction, and not to the interference of the civil
authorities, that no stage-coach is allowed to travel
through any part of the country on Sunday. The
General Assembly endeavoured to lay the regular
owl under the same interdict, but the urgency of
the public service rendered it impracticable. Otte
of the most respectable booksellers in the town
assured us, that there woo nothing SO be dreaded
more than the possible contingency of his Majesty's
arrival in the harbour uu Sunday, as the agitation
inseparable from such an mat would produce
something like a revulsion in the moral habits of
the people, and destroy the eclat of the royal visit.
The Royal Archers Company met yesterday, at
four o'clock, in the Physicians' Hall, is George's-
street, for the purpose et befog timed and divided

into peeper spiouti for die preceseiOn end ditties
kluridg the royal visit.

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. , BULL. Ammer 14.
"This place is nearly depopulated. The lobs.
bi'ants have fled ib every part of the coast where
there was the least possibility of getting • glimpse
of the squadron on board of which i 4 our h-loved
Ki•g. Scarborough; Flatilborough, Briddlingion,
Edgy, Homan. &c. have each received in cease.
queuce very considerable numbers in addition to
their regular populatiois.
" The opinion very gederally p►evailed here that
his Majesty would yesterday pass thin pert of the
coast ; I therefore, like Many other of my Mewls
and neighbours. prepared on Saterddy eYening to
take a trip to lionises. I was up as early as four
o'clock, and was surprised to find that the circum-
stance of the King's passing had acted like a mag-
net upon eyes that were, perhaps, never open be-
fore at so early an hour. Every thing truly in the
shape of a telescope was on requisition, and the
anxious inquiry, ' are they iu sight ?' every where
resounded. But to the great disappointment of
many, whose eyes were tired with looking, the
wished-for vessels did, not heave in sight. The
cliffs of Mappleton, Aldhorough. and as far as
the eye could carry, appealed to be crowd-
ed wills spectators. Upon my return home, I
found that his Majesty did not leave town so eaoly
as was expected, and the probability is, that his Ma-
jesty will not pass the Humber before to.day. l,t
this expectation great numbersinive just gone down
in the Yorkshirensurt steam-packet, upon the tip-toe
of expectation, sod I sincerely hope their wishes
will be gratified. The Corporation of Trinity
House, with their friends, in three pilot-boats, left
us on Saturday, and I believe are cruising off
Flamboro' Head, in the expectation of there falling
in with his Majesty. The Comptroller of the Cus-
toms sailed, also, the same day, in the revenue cut-
ter, for the purpose of paying his duty to the Kiug,
whom God bless."
FROM AN OFFICES Or nix MAJESTY'S SCMOOSER