The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-29 00:00:00

ADDRESS
'TO THE CITIZENS OF EDINBIAGII. AN) TO
I THE INHABITANTS OF NORTH SEITAIN IN
DENERAL. ON HIS MAJESTY'S EXPECTED
VISIT TO SCOTLAND.
'HT VHS RIGHT HON. Sit JOHN SINCLAIR, BART.

" The Mese,
High Inswing o'er the broad orruteeo some,
'Sets CoWeida, its roweetie view;
fle tity owntaine, Goa the wavieg wale,
!steward with a keen difireive ekl,
lireadoin the eon! aerate."
Tsosises (Astuseih Ilse 876).

We have erery reason to hope, that in the cootie of the
es' iwg esilither or eisreens his Majesty will humour his
Scottish flonsiwiews with his presence.
Os no occludes have expectatiess of a royal vigil been
hitherto excite 4. without their beteg (.11111e4 by hi. Majesty.
Notwithaaeding (he period at which the Coronation look
lilsee, sad the Breit fatigues attending that splendid erre-
weeny, his leak subjects were seal after gratified with a
Illestreeke ; and the artless masse with which
04;7 411411ansed *bele gem lode for this sneak' mask of royal
iattestioaelmeeearksrot with that allialBo6oll and gewernsity
by whirl the Irish ebareekt is so peculiarly distinguished.
1,1101111411 i the IlHorafvesiesses, and eves the (larger",
Milk Mali SA tramellem to Wellsoi bad been attended, more
aid throglei the season
iblIP Pan hod Ulm* extremely eufavourable to voyages
*by sea, sod journeys lead, his Majesty resolved Not to
assiorelle • makeets is the expeetatioas they
hid formed of seeks him; sad be has accurdiegly visited
that port of Id* sissuipises.
gads wee, therefsee, th be hiegieed, unless pretreated by
some melouked-ke eireemstaaee, that hie Majesty will fail
to visit Soaked in the miens of the emotion year; sad this
may be more cooldently relied ow, as his Somas\ subjects
have intny just dales to his Majesty's raireerahls enemies.
The Scottish Throes is, perhaps, the most ancient in I;la-
'rope; and it is is etemitiqoeste of his Majesty's emseetioe
with the Scottish House of Stuart. Red its alliance with the
Hagfish Hooke( Tudor, that he inherits the British Crowns.
While other countries may boast of a more fertile territory,
• dwre genie/ etiolate, sad may possess a more nemeroes
popelatioe,.ohere is Done' where the cultivated soil produces
in more attendance, or where the people in getters' are more
awfully and more profitably employed. The restores of
the country are picturesque and suagaifiesst ; while the pee.
phi who inhabit it are earned to respect, from their military
'ad naval tichievesoeutetbeir great industry—their sties.-
tile sequiremeuts—and their strict 'Mellen to morality
sod religion.
On the supposition that his Majesty will visit Scotland in
Heftiest* of the amine/ sweather or autumn, it is of much
importance fur the pen* of this country to consider in what
'bane', antra give • peeper reception to their Sovereign.
There Is so eircesesetece that bas dose more credit te•
Irish than their taking attemeste of the Royal Visit, in order
le her, its utilities thoeir religious animosities which have so
long distracted that interesting country*. In Scutlaed, though
there are different religious sects, yet their opposition to each
*thee is not tarried I. the same violent height. In Ireland,
probably, not • fourth pert belong to the EatablishedChereh;
whereas is Scotland, not &rostra port are Dissenters; and even
of these the greater proprieties hold Presbyteries primaries.
The cootentions in this ceustry are more of a political than
of a religious nature; and when the contest is, which party
shall eogross the powers of Government, it is not to be *op-
posed that any voles between those who wish to hove the
exclusive possession of the same object, is likely to bedrocks".
The Sovereign must choose between the two parties, which
of them he maiden to be the beet lilted for the adesieistra•
ties of public affairs.
There ere some points, however, denerviag of immediate
atteetaki, is needle which, I trust, ell tree Soielehmes
will tweak is opiates.
The first is, to resider tie sexiest Palace of the slags of
Seethed a It place for the reeeptioa of the Sovereign sod his
' Court, and to improve the imam to It. To accomplish
these objects, the plats fur the improvement of Holyrood
Howse, draws osp by the late Mr. Adam, ought to be lame.
diately set about; sod the Warrior of the rooms filial ep, so
as to soil a royal residence. The modest Chapel there ought
likewise to be repaired, that the 'niches of the Thistle may
be installed, in that place, with due solemnity. loch other
buildings, also, ought to he conwsored, aid, if possible,
completed, as are eakulated lu untamela a metropolis, the
situation of which is se peculiarly picturesque and beautiful.
For instance, the erection of the Partheeoe, on the Callus.
bill, which has so long been aosiously wished for, by Uwe
who are desirous to perpetuate, by so noble • mosoment, the
fame of these military and naval heroes who have bees horn
M Scotland. It would seem, indeed, as if the cummeuest-
meta of this favourite notional object were reserved for the
presence of the Sovereigh in this country, and to immor-
talize the epoch tidbit; Majesty's visit to il.
it would also be a mast important object, were all Moo
pates respeetieg the reparation of the evokel church of St.
Giles termirated, sad if an Aet were brought in, fur raising
a sum necessary to complete, in a magnificent style, that
ancient edifice. In compliment to their Sovereign, the pri-
vileged clews of the community might waive their tiffs!".
dung, and agree In a general contribution or anemones!, to
be speeded ea giving dignity and beauty to a building,
erected in the centre of our metropolis. It would doubtless
be highly gratifying to the Sovereign to know, that it was
out of respect to him that established rights were waived,
sad that.. important improvement ass accomplished. It.
would add to the pleasure he must experience, while sitting
is the Royal Clair is that edike, sod listening to those
eloqueut Ministers of the Scottish Church, who shall have
the Meese of preamble, before him.
In bus visit to Scutlagel, his Majesty will not he serreuud.
ed with those Digeitaries of the Church, to which be has
beer accustomed I. Hashed sod lu Ireland; but it would
be proper that a General Assembly of the Church of Scot.
land (the roily Ecclesiastical Parliament now cutest), were to
be held epos the *make, that his Majesty might be more
fully impressed with the mature and constitutiog of the
Presbyterian Establisbnieut. where the members of the
Church make up for disparity of rank, by the opportunity
they hare of exercising their talents in the progrenaivejlidi-
catores of the church; and where the only distioction arises
from superior mericood virtue.
The judicial risk of Scotland, in which there are many
eacelleut itertittitiiois, as the plan of Registers, titc, will
likewise he su impliseerstbhjecra Pt Royal equity eel it
may be proper, this, tittiorseidorr, whether it would not be '
advisable to form " A Cogs" d the LAWS of Scotked, which
have many peculiar exceilescies, as preparatory to a similar
plan fur England tied !seised.
The city of Edinhergis has bees called the modern Athens.
lo awake is, to some respects, similar to the ancient
metropolis of Attica ; and its its devotion is literature,
it been a great resemble/ire to that celebrated city.
His Majesty will naturally wish to examine all the particu-
lars intersected with this emporium of smoke, in whirls so
great a number of individuals are instructed iii a knowledge
of medicine, in ancient and is eauderu language,, still in
every species of art and science alistisigoished fur its
Few of those celebrated cbaraciere, wlw once ad d the
literary circles of Eilintarrets now "is' ; but we bit" still
to boast of some reneoonts of the old stuck, a Dusan
Stewart, mid a Henry Mackenzie, and likewise IMUIC inure
louden' authors of disinigui.hed celebrity.
There is WO coonday, killer, *hese agriculture sad gar.
drain are cashed to greater protection than in Scotland.
'I he fissiremeuts sit husbandry are so simple sod edirieni,
and the whole system so easily understood, that the pudic.
two of the late Presideut of the Roil Society (Sir Joseph
tiaokb) is likely so tor irelified, **Thal apiculture will owe
muse to the Scuts tlisteetu say other tiation sure Adam first
wielded the spade." A ptoughing match, abli as 'zinnia",
reale, would be era iitlerestieg spectacle for the Sovereign to
worms.
The art of road-making 111/ also been carried to great

• Any recent attempts :to • revive animosities, ii is to be
hoped, will he speedily raperoseel.
t It wusild be rigid, that,iuoaae great proressi ~,,, all the
teachers and educating (bilis ideals in Edinburgh should pass
in review before his alry•siy. It •uulsl be a new and mast
inteiesting spectacie.