Star.
London, England, 1824-04-27 00:00:00

KING'S BIRTII-DAY IN SCOTLAND.

EDINBURGH, APRIL 24.
Yesterday being the day appointed for the celebra-
tion of the birth of our most gracious Sovereign, the
Royal standard was hoisted at the usual hour on the
Castle, Leith Fort, and the guard ship; the I.ll,inn flag
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was also flying on Nelson's Moi,uniei.:, and ;:.e custom-
ary salutes were fired at one o'clock . Bar !:, and
Public Offices were shut. The r. ay wa. ,Alered in by
the youth of the city with the usual det.aation ; in the
course ofs‘vhich same serious accidents were occasioned
by the incautious use of gunpowder.
In the evening, the streets of this city ethibiteci scer.3
of disgraceful riot and violence. These took plate
the North Bridge chiefly, and on the High Street, wilea!
a mob of blackguards assembled, and insisted that evt ry
respectable pasienger should take off his liar.' Thos.-1
who demurred were instantly pelted with dead cats an:
such other garbage as could be found. For some hour:
the streets were held possession of by this mob, and
passenger could venture with safety along the brik!lrs.
When these rioters were tired of mischief in this quay
ter, they proceeded to the Mound, and wantonly al.-
' tacked the caravans of the wild beasts and other politic
exhibitions, some of which, in their brutality, they a:.
most entirely demolished. The stage in front of
James's caravans a part of the mob seized upon and
hurled down to Leith, where they threw it into the har-
bour. On their return they wantonly broke almost all
the public lamps on each side of Leith Walk.
Strangers will wonder that in a populous city such
outtages could continue for such a length of time with
impunity, and that one of the leading streets should be
kept possession of by a mob of blackguards for two or
three hours, so that no decent person could make his
way without being exposed to insult and outrage. The
mob were driven from the Mound by the policemen,
after which they returned to the bridges, and kept pos-
session of them to a laze hour. They were prevented,
however, by the polite from doing farther mischief, and
several of them are in custody.

GLASGOW, APRIL 24.
Yesterday being the Birth-day of our most gracious
Sovereign, the same was celebrated here with the usual
marks of loyalty and affection. The 6th Dragoons,
commanded by Major Madox, assembled in the Green,
and after firing a feu de joie, went through a variety
of military manoeuvres in a masterly style. The
day was uncommonly fine, and a vast multitude at•
tended, comprehending all the rank and beauty of
this city and its immediate neighbourhood. On the
evening, the Magistrates and a great number of our
most respectable citizens assembled in the Town Hall,
where the healths of his Majesty, and the other branches
of the Royal Family, were given and drank with entitt-
siasm, together with many other loyal and Constita-
tional toasts. The Assembly was composed of bo:h
Ministetialists and Oppositionists. The health of his
Majesty's Ministers was received with loud and reite-
rated bursts of applause. The streets, as usual, were ex-
ceedingly crowded in the evening, and squibs, cracker:,
and fireworks, flying in all directions, but every'.l!ing
was orderly, peaceable, and loyal. All ranks and classes
hailed with delight the birth•day of a Sovereign s)
justly endeared to all his subjects in every corner of
British Empire.