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of his Minister), becalm lighted up witli,more agree-
to join in the Procession in the places at first assigned able
lace emotiontdat.
and we even feared lest the fair
the sight .01 that which we have so
for them, but afterwirds recalled, took up their sta- feebly describe
tions at islolyroZid-bOuse, to pay their congratula- Ladies of Waterloo-p s 'should in consequence come
tions to his MAJESTY, and also in the windows of off with less of that Royal notice and regard for which
some of the club-rooms. They were not understood they evidently toiled with so much perseverance.
to be formally in attendance. Various parts of Leith On the Procession reaching the
Abbey, the different
were decorated tastefully, and with appropriate mot- squadrons and bodies which formed the Procession
toes. There were several arches across the streets: marched through on the northwas lade to the Kintgh's
upon one of them was inscribed in gold letters, 4. 0 Park. The Guard of Honour composed of e
felicem diem !" and on the opposite side the transla- flank companies of the regiments in the Castle. At
•
Lion, " 0 happy day !" The first arch through which the gate was a detachment of the Celts, and six house-
his MAJESTY passed was erected in Bernard-street; hold servants of thei KING. The Royal carriage
it was tastefully decorated with flowers and sur- reached Holyrood touse
mounted with gilt emblems of the crown, sceptre, received by _a number ofat
the Noblemen half-past one,
ai and was
id Gentle-
dove, sword, &c. The next arch in Leith was, in the men who formed part of the Procession. Imme-
middle of Constitution-street ;it had a centre and diately a Royal salute was fired from Salisbury Craigs,
two side spans, surmounted by emblems of a similar the Calton Hill, and the Castle.
character, with an anchor and ship over the side After his MAJESTY arrived at the Palace, the Duke
arches, and these decorated with lamps for an illu- of MONTROSE announced, that the LORD PROVOST
urination display. On this arch was displayed, in and Magistrates of Edinburgh were in attendance, to
gold letters, the motto, s: Scotland hails with joy the plsent an Address. The Duke, by his MAJESTY'S
presence of her King!" His MAJESTY hardly no- command, introduced the LORD PROVOST and Ma-
ticed these arrangements, and though he repeatedly gistrates and Council, who advanced, with three re-
bowed to the people, he very seldom rose from his verences, to the foot of the Throne, when the fol.
seat as in Dublin. As his MAJESTY rode up Leith- lowing Address was read by Mr. CRICHTON, the
walk towards the city barrier, the spacious area of Senior City Clerk :
your Majesty's most
d
that long avenue, crowded as it was, enabled a stranger devoted
YOvotsuUlt bje
MAm e,
cts,the Lord Provost, Magistrates,
to have in one view an opportunity of estimating the dutiful fT‘u llaaynsdl el
and Town Council of Edinburgb, with the deepest sentiments
manner in which the people of this country express of attachment to your Sacred Person and Government, beg to
fieir rejoicings. approach your Majesty's presence, in order to tender our dud-
in the Palace of 'our Royal
The Procession proceeded up Leith-walk, and at ful Congratulat'ons on your arrival )
Ancestors
ten minutes past one o'clock his MAJESTY'S carriage
Itis.vith feelings of the most solemn kind, mingled with
arrived at the city boundary, below Picardy-place, joy, and with wonder, that we perform a duty of this high na-
where the Magistrates, in their robes, were waiting titre to the Monarch of Great Britain, in Halls which have wit-
to receive his MAJESTY. A Herald from Sir PATRICK ncssed in former times so many vicissitudes of Royalty, and
whichmnre havethan beentr silent
'VVALicEn, Usher of the White Rod, came for ward
centuriesanct unhoacyceupeilead
elapsed
suchsince a lyourengt length
Majesty's
years.
and knocked thrice at the barrier gate, after which Palace of llttlyrood ceased to be pthe principal residence of
Sir PATRICK WALKER advanced, and required the Royalty, and more than one, since Edinburgh resigned the dig-
gates to be opened in the KtNG's name. This demand nity of an independent Metropolis. These sacrifices, although
was immediatel t
com importante to the consolidation odf. the Entwires,awtia, had their
y
went forward to theplied with, when Sir PATRICK
to LoRD PROVOST, and claimed jon,a and to the paternal Governmenatgeof your Majehsty and
admission for the Procession in the name of his MA• your Royal Ancestors, are known to the present inhabitants of
JESTY. These ceremonies being finished, the Proces- Edinburgh only by tradition.
sion entered the barrier, amid the loud and repeated .. We ant proud to say, that while necessarily deprived of ottr
• Sovereign's presence, the Citizens of Edinburgh have never for-
acclamations of the assembled multitude, which his gotten their ancient ties of intimate communication between your
'MasEsnr repeatedly acknowle:lged by taking off his majesty's itoy.,l Ancestors, and the former inhabitants of this
hat and bowing. When the Royal carriage entered City. They hive th night it their ditty to press near the 'Throne,
the bars ier, the LORD PROVOST, attended by the whenever
l all expression of their feelings would be becoming or
proper. 'They have rejoiced when your Majesty and your Fathers
Magistrates, advanced, presenting
the keys of the
have rejoiced, and they have sorrowed with your Majestyin those
City, and addressed his MAJESTY as follows : sorrows front which none were exempted. In the hour of need,
" May it please your Majesty—lf we, your Majesty's most their populaticn and their property were placed, with ready hands
faithful and dutiful subjects, the Lord Proy sst, Magistrates, and and devoted hearts, at your Majesty's disposal, and if, amidst
Town Council of Edinburgh, animated with the warmest feel- the wonderful vicissitudes of a late eventful perintl, a Royal Visit
ings of attachment to your Majesty's sacred person and Govern- to Scotland had been dictated by a desire to call forth to the utter-
anent, have embraced the earliest moment of approaching your most Ca: resources cf the country, under these circumstances,
Royal presence, for the purpose of congratulating your Majesty your Majakty would have experienced as heartfelt a we:cornefrom
on your safe arrival in your ancient hereditary Kingdom of Scotland, and its capital, as even now, when your arrival is that
Scotland, and of offering for your gracious acceptance the keys of a Monarch, prosperous and triumphant beyond the example of
of your Majesty's good town of Edinburgh ; this dutiful sere- British reeord, in peaceful progress through a flourishing Empire.
molly, Sire, dues not, as in former times, represent the' direct " Vie will not enlarge on the seise we have of the personal
command of gates and fortifications, these having been lung since fatigue and inconvenience, to which your Majesty must need:,
rendered unnecessary by the internal peace and happiness which have been st.hjected, in the voyage undertaken to do your an-
Edinburgh has enjoyed under the mild and paternal government cient kingdom this distinguished honour. Still less will we apo-
of your Majesty, and your Majesty's father, of happy memory. logise for what anay have been imperfect in your Majesty's
This ceremony now implies, that we place, with loyal devotion, reception from want of time, tot ntesats, or of the experience ne-
at the disposal of your Majesty, the hearts and persons of our cessary on such occasions.
fellow-citizens, and bid your Majesty a heartfelt welcome to this "It our preparations could have been made, in any degree, to
correspond with the joyful and dutiful feelings by which they
metropolis, so long the residence of your Royal ancestors."
The KING stood up in his carriage and bowed re- have been dictated, never Sovereign's entrance into his ancient
eatedly to the LORD PROVOST doting his Address.
capital would have been more distinguished than that of George
the Fourth, into the Metropolis of Scotland.
"
The latter then delivered to his MAJESTY the keys ofSigned in more, and by app,:intment of the Magistrates
the City on a crimson velvet cushion,which the KING and Council, and the City seal affixed,
received, but instantly returned, using the following .. WM. Alt BUTIINOT, Lord Provost.
expressions: The KING made a suitable reply, in which he ex-
" I return you these keys, being perfectly convinced that they pressed the very high confidence he had always placed I J p
cannot remain in better hands than in those of the Lord Provost in the people of Scotland, and the pleasure he had in
of my good City of Edinburgh."
coming among them ; that he would always continue
The whole Corporation then retired backwards from
the Royal presence, the Lard Provost's carriage taking to hold the City of Edinburgh in high favour.
its place immediately following the Peers, and the The Lord Provost, the Baillies, the Dean of Guild,
Magistrates taking their and Treasurer, were severally introduced, and kissed
places in the Procession im-
hands.. They retired, making their three reverences.
mediately after the Lord Lieutenant of the County.
The Precession then moved onward by Picardy-place, The KING then left the Throne, and several Judges York-place, North St. Andrew's-street, South St.
of the Court of Session, Justiciary, and Commissary-
Andrew's-street, and, turning to the left, proceeded Court, and the Judge-Admiral, who were in attend-
by Prince's-stieet and the Regent-bridge. :ranee, had the honour of being introduced. After-
w
It was here that a prospect opened to the view of wards the KING, preceded by the Regalia, borne by
the Royal party, such as no imagination could have
the respective Peers to whom they had been corn mit-
s..ipplied : it burst on the senses, therefore, with all red, proceeded to the Royal Closet. The bearers of
the Regala having placed them on the table, retired
the freshness of' originality, and yet with all the force
which it could receive from intellectual association. with three reverences. The KING then commanded
the attendance of the Captain. General and Council
Throughout the progress of the Procession, his MA-
of the Ito) al Company of Archers, to perform the
JESTY had beheld crowds of well-dressed persons of
every condition in life, anxious to shew their respect service of celivering a pair of barbed arrows, which
-for the Throne, in the manner which best consisted is the reddt.ndo contained in the Charter by Queen
with the Scottish character. If no extravagant en-
ANNE, hi favour of the Royal Company.
thusiasm marked by its disorderly bellowing and The Earl of HOPETOUN accordingly proceeded to
the Royal Closet, followed by Sir GEORGE Meer
strife the progress of the KING, yet was there nothing
KENZIE, as Vice-
wanting of the Council, carrying
wanting which decorum could not dispense with, any
snore than there appeared those evidences of phrenzy the barbed arrows on a green velvet cushion, and
which reason would not tolerate. The men cheered accompanied by Sir DAVID MILNE, JOHN RUSSELL,
and waved their hats; the women displayed silk flags Esq. HENRY JARDINE, Esq. Captain ROBERT HAY,
and handkerchiefs, and welcomed the MONARCH with R.N. and Major NORMAN PRINGLE, who, with the
Earl of DALHOUSIE, compose the Council of the Royal
their smiles. His MAJESTY was pleased at times to
acknowledge these attentions, by taking off his hat Company. Sir GEORGE MACKENZIE then delivered
the arrows to the Earl of IlopErouN, who presented
and bowing to his subjects. But there remained one
scene calculated to take the admiration of any man by them to his MAJESTY, stating, that by the Royal
surprise, for it applied to the mind .and to the heart. Charter in favour of the Royal Company, they held
The members of the Procession were now moving their privileges under the Crown, for the service of a
abruptly on the view of Calton-hill, on the steep and Pair of barbed arrows, which, on the part of the Royal
summit of which it seemed as though the population Company, he now humbly offered to his MAJESTY,
of a hundred cities were seated. How is it possible and craved a continuance of his Royal favour.
to describe the appearance? The hill at first might To this Address his MAJESTY was pleased to make
a
be likened to a military cocked hat, a gravel walk most gracious reply, and receiving the arrows he
intersecting the folds, and Nelson's Monument serving handed them to cne of his attendants. The Earl of
as a feather. But the contemplation of the beholder HOPETOUN kissed his MAJESTY'S hand, and then pro-
would not long have entertained so frivolous a sug-
ceeded to the private entry, attended by the LORD
gestion of the fancy. As the KING advanced, the CHAMBERLAIN and Lords in Waiting.
hill of heads was perceived to move; and behold it His MAJESTY left the Palace, for Dalkeith, a little
was alive, and it spoke! The cap and feather were after three o'clock, and, as he stepped into his car-'
now flung away for ever. The heads were uncovered, Wage, he called Lord LYNEDOCH to him, and ex.
and the nearer they were approached, the more pressed, in the hearing of many individuals, the great
strongly did they indicate in their bold hoists the satisfaction he had experienced that day, and stated
possession of an active and discriminating intelli-
that lie had never been more gratified in his life-time,
gence. It might, indeed, be truly said of them
Particularly with the admirable arrangements that
had been made. His MAJESTYamidst the
they of others whom the saying has immortalized—
loudest cheering of the multitudes assembled A
then,
they were uncovered out of respect for the KING ;
char's Seat, Salisbury Crags, and the King's on r-
but the exposure of their sage foreheads was calcu-
ceeded, with an escort of the Scots
Park, pro-
fated to exact the very tribute which it was their in- ceeded,
Palace, where he was to dine • Greys, to Dal-
tention to have paid ! They cheered the SOVEREIGN
having been laid for sixteen ;sad h •
privately, covers
with the courtesy of obedience and the warmth of
Friday, his MAJESTY was to return to the
having rested during
friendship ; but casting their eyes on the arrows and
Saturday to hold a Levee. Palace an
claymores of his Scottish guards, they seemed to be
duty
saying, ,4 Those are the weapons which repelled the .
The Officers of the Royal Archers on at the
oppressor; they are equally proper for the defence of landing were as follows:
The Earl of Elgin, Ensign-General ; Hon. General Duff, Bri-
ceive that his MasesTr, whose countenance had prethe King:' We were exceedingly gratified to per--
rier-General ; Sir Alexander Don, Brigadier-General; John
,
uThil'e other Ar
tutant.fficers on duty at the Palace were :
rented a sorrowful, dejected, and withal a meditative
aspect, during the day (probably owing to the death The Marla Hopetoun, Capialo-Oeaersl; Brigadkr-Generals