Star.
London, England, 1830-09-10 00:00:00

YRS LLEING OF FRANCE
_AT HOLYROOD HOUSE;

IN 1796.

The following narradve is by Mr. P. Lockhart Gordon, giving an ar.-
couotatiut manna in which the ex-liing of France, when Monsieur le
Omani D'Artnia, with big numerous retinue, pasted his time at Holy.
moil-Home, in 1796 I

"The arrivaliof these august p cages was announced by a dischat ge
of artillery from the batter at Leith, and the Commander of the Forces,
the amiable Lord Adam , with the whole stiff of the garrison.
went to meet them. l was at this time Aide.de-Camp to General
Drummond, of litrathallan, and we heeded the cavalcade, the Adjutant
and Quartermaster-General, with his Lordship's Staff, bringing up the
rear ; his Excellency in his mach, painted black, with four long-tailed
sable hones, in the centre. could be more lugubrious than
this promesion. The Dubose of A spouse to the Noble Lord, had
lately died, which was the canes of this sombre equipage.
" Their Royal Highnesses occupied the coach, carriages haring been
provided for their retinue. A great crowd had assembled, especially on
the North bridge, Where there was a halt. I was sent to ascertain the
cause, and found that a hone in a coel.cert bed dropped down and ex-
pired. So you wee the crowd that it was with difficulty the obstruction
Gould he rsmoved t and it was considrood as a bed omen by the s
•. At the plane we had the honour of being presented to usrelgirces.
by Lord Adam, his Adjutant-Gmeral, Mr. Kay, acting as the Sir Cle-
ment CottereL Neither was he vary ens foil in the French language, as
that General Drummond, who had been bred in France during his
father's exile, and who "poke French like a native, was called on to do
the duty of Geothrima Usher.
"Our Govenrinwie having granted a certain allowance to Monsieur,
and the Commander of the Fawns being deism of doing him all pos-
sible hollow& a weekly Weems got isp, molar the auspices of his Lord.
ship, who, la debase 'lbis deader neyssisiance with French, generally
acted as Master of the Camosibs. The learns which occurred at this
modern Court of Holyrood wen esmilmes us a little ludicrous. One
gentleman, on presenting an Ass of aniglisod regiment (now a Lord)
in his full costume, said' voila, men rank Moos. IS—, Capitalise d'un
regiment des Emma, mango.' The veils and the sausage made his
Royal Highness titter, and turning r Gen. Drummond, be asked for an
explanation, who replied,' that. aseetagnard and sausage were usury-
mous.' On another occasion, Lord was desirous of telling the
Duke that the Adjutant-Gen. kept a good table, and said, Monsieur
General tient une bonne boutique !' which canoed no small amuse-
ment.

" There was a weekly dinner, at which I assisted es disk. Until
I had seen these Frenchmen I thought the power of man was limited ;
one day a salmon, three fort long, and certainly not less than !bibs. was
put down in the second course, and in a trice It disap
" These festivities were, however, of short du It was disco-
vered that feeding so many hungry wolves, and the expense of the esta-
blishment, far exceeded Monsieur's means, and at the end of three or
four months both the levees and the dinners were discontinued."