Star.
London, England, 1822-08-29 00:00:00

THE KING'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.

The Edinburgh Observer of Monday, gives the fol..
lowing additional particulars respecting his 111.
JESTY s attendance at Chti•ch on Sunday :
The KING attended Divine Service in St. Giles's
Church, yesterday forenoon. Being present in the
Church at the entrance of his MAJESTY. and during
the Service, we Ratter cuirselves that the following
haste narrative will allude to every material circum-
stance of that most impressive scene. The LORD PRO..
vosT and Magistrates, and the Judges of the Court
of Session, and the Barons of Exchequer, had taken
their places ill their official seats before his MAJESTY'S
arrival, and the congregation (some of whom were in
the Church by seven o'clock), were fully assembled.
On his MAJESTY s entrance, he was received by the
Ministers and Elders, arrayed in a line in front of the.
charch door Dr. BAIRD then had the honour of at-
tending his Sla.rasvy from the door, and shewing the
way to the Royal seat, and we understand that an
interesting incident occurred in the progress. His
MAJerry had a sealed packet in his hand—he in-
quired of Dr. BAIRD where the usual receptacle for
the congregation depositing their contributions was
placed ? On being told by the Rev. Principal that the
usual receptacle had been removed for the time, in
order to avoid intertuption to his MAJESTY'S en
trance, his MAJESTY appeared to regret this circum-
stance, and then putting the packet into the Princi-
pal's hand, he desired that it might be applied with
the rest of the collection, to the benefit of the poor.—
We afterwards saw the address of the picket thus
graciously given, and it was as follows Une Hun-
dred Pounds jinni 'di 'MAJESTY." This was indeed
joining most generously and devoutly alms with
prayers. HIS MAJESTY then took his seat—with,
among other eminent persons of his suite. the Earl of
Eft ROL (bearing the Sword of State, an his right), and
Lord GLEXLYON. as Lord in. Waiting, on his left.
These remained standing during the service around
ti,:e Royal Chair. Dr. Lamont., who, as Moderator
of the Assembly, had been desired to 'preach before
the KING, took as his text, Col. iii. 3 and 4.—" Tor
re are deed, and your life is Lid with CHRIST in Gon.
When CHRIST, who is our life, shall appear, then
shall ye also appear with him in glory."—The Ser-
mon was excellent, and both to it and to the other
pates of the service, his MAJESTY gave earnest atten-
tion. His demeanour was indeed a striking pattern to
his people of a reverential and devout worshipper.—
By the singing of the last Psalm especially, we could
notice that he was sensibly impressed. We perceived
that he joiaed his voice to that of the assistant-band
and the audience, both in that Psalm and the tofu
preceding ones. Immediately on the service being
closed, his MAJESTY; after bowing to the Preacher,
left the Church.

Upon the whole, we retired from St. Gilcs's yester-
day with feelings of pride, as Scotsmen, and of reve-
rence and affection for our beloved Kum, which we
find ourselves unable adequately to express. We wei e
not strangers, we trust, even amidst the touching pe-
culiarities of the scene, to the solemn thonghts and
impressions that become the sanctuary ; but, seeing
before us our SovereigniScotland►s Sovereign—in
the midst of a people, who at once are loyal to him
as their King, and attached to him by admiration
and affection as a Man—seeing that Sovereign, with
all the loftiness of earthly grandeur forgotten, humbly
worshipping his GOD, we were overwhelmed by emo-
tions which baffle description—but emotions they
were, which, while they had much of interest that
sprung from this world, did raise our hearts at the
Same tine more piously to the next.
We cannot help adding, that we were struck on
our leaving the Church, to see a pasty enter it, with
a child for baptism ; and thinking that it might have
been baptized at another time, and in another place,
tl.an :midst circumstances so uncommon, we inquired
about the case, and we got the following account:
that application had been made several weeks ago by
the father to get the infant baptized on the day on
which his MAJISTY might visit the Church. This had
been willing') agreed to, and the child, on the occa-
sion, s as named Grostoir AUGUSTUS Fazozaice, in
token of respect to the KING. We were not dis-
pleased to learn, that the father was connected with
our (the ObserreP) printing-office. It is agreeable to
us thns to record every little occurrence, which proves
the general and devoted loyalty that prevails among
all classes of the community at this moment, so proud
and so auspicious for .rur country.
Tuesday, while the Riding-master of the
_Scots
Greys was rambling round one of the parks near
Buccleugh Palace, his fine courser attracted the no-
tice of his MAJESTY, who was seated at one of the
windows of the Palace. His Mann.' was pleased
with the noble look of the horse, and sent his groom
to the Riding-master to enquire if he would sell him ?
The Riding-master had got him when a,colt, and he
was such a noble animal, and so completely broke,
that, to use an expression of an Officer of the Greys,
u he could ride round a bottle," and he put the
groom off in the best possible manner. On the day
following, the Riding-master was in the Park, and
no doubt sheaving off his fine animal to the best ad-
vantage. The groom being sent out again by his
MAJESTY on the same errand, the Riding-master dis-
mounted, and made a present of the noble animal to
his Hannan. It is said he has been no loser by the
transaction. It was this beautiful animal which his
Maniere rode at the review.