Star.
London, England, 1822-08-17 00:00:00

" ht. That the attendance of the Peers i 3 not expected.

" 2d. That the Lord Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian, on hone-
back, will follow, instead preceding, the carriages of the Of-
ficers of State.

" 3‘l. That after the keys of the City shall have been delivered
to his MAJESTY, the carriage of the Lord Provost will fall into
the Procession immediately behind the Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Mid-Lothian; and the carriages with the Magistrates
of Edinburgh will fall la behind the Deputy-lieutenants of the
County. '4 MELVILLE. WM. DUNDAS.

W3I. RAE. D. BOYLE."
EDINBURGH, WCIINZSDAY MORNING, Ezc T o'CLocic.

Although the Royal Squadron we cannot see," for
'tis not yet in sight," crowds of persons of all ranks
and descriptions are flocking towards the shore.- The
Royal Company of Archers, with their bows slung',
over their shoulders ; Highlanders, with their wooden
shields and broad claymores ; Bailies and Deacons,
in their civi' insignia ; Dukes, Marquisses, Earls, and
Barons, with their stars and ribbons ; tall raw-boned
mountaineers, with as much heath stuck in their hats,
as would suffice to make a broom ; shop-boys and'
apprentices, with white and blue cockades, and a St.
Andrew's cross ; grave Professors, with powdered
heads and sable raiment ; fine Ladies, with tartan
scarfs and dangling tartan reticules ; smart semp-
stresses, and flirting milliners, with bedizened bonnets
and stylish spencers ;—these, with a whole train of
other characters, too numerous for any catalogue, are
now hurrying off from Edinburgh to Leith, with all
the speed they can possibly make.
In this motley assemblage I must not omit the PRO-
VOST of Glasgow and his retinue. One of his Bailies
(a personage as important as Bailie Nicol Janie) ez-
hibits a coachman, with a hat and wig which might
bid defiance to the pencil of Hogarth, while it- im-
parts a ludicrous gravity to a face which nature never
intended to look solemn or serious. A ponderous
black blowsy wig, of immense circumference, sus-
tains a little triangular chapeau, not much larger
than a good sized mushroom. It is looped up in such
a manner as to make it lie perfectly Rat, and the ap-
pearance of the whole is grotesque to a degree, pro-
voking the gaze and grin of every passing beholder.
It is thought that there will be a warm contest be-
tween the Chieftains of the Glengary and Clanronald
clans when the procession takes place. Each wishes
to take precedence of the other, and each talks of his
claims, as though the question involved the fate of
an Empire.

EDINBURG 11, WIEDNICSDAY, TffRZE O'CLOCK.

A telegraphic dispatch at three o'clock this morn-
ing announced the appearance of the Royal Squadron
off St. Abb's Head, and at an early hour the Calton
Hill and other high grounds in the vicinity of Edin-
burgh began to be spotted with people. The morning
was fine, but a thick fog hanging over the mouth of
the Frith, prevented the squadron from being seen
till about nine o'clock, at which hour they were de-
scried between North Berwick Law and the Isle of
May. By ten, the top of the Calton was crowded
with spectators, but the fog had become so dense
that the number of vessels could not be ascertained.
About eleven o'clock, one of the squadrons and the
battery on the Bass saluted each other, and the white
smoke being distinctly seen through the black fog,
which had a very picturesque appearance, left no
doubt of the actual approach of his MAJESTY. The
ascertaining of this fact was followed by enthusiastic
cheers. About twelve, the Royal Yacht, towed by
two steam-vessels, was seen to emerge from the fog,
and at a quarter past twelve, the ships of war in Leith
Roads fired a salute. At this time the Royal yacht
and the vessels in the Roads were about five or six
miles from each other.

The Royal yacht now glided smoothly ‘up the
Frith, aided by the flowing tide and a light breeze at
east. The sky began to be overcast, and at oneo'clock,
the signal guns announcing that his MAJESTY would
land in five hours, were fired from the Castle and
Calton. All Edinburgh was now in commotion--
every person flew to his post—Highland Clans, Re-

shunts of Dragoons and Yeomanry Cavalry, with
the Officers of State and other official personages to
be engaged in the Procession, assembled atithe mus-
tering place, at the east end of Queen•street. The
Loan Pnovosea carriage, with sit horses in splendid
harness, was drawn up in front of the Royal Ex.
change, accompanied by the Civic Tail (the tashi.m.
able word for any person or thing that follows), all
clean and ready to deliver over the keys of the city*
at a barrier erected at the top of Leith Walk. All the
windows in the streets through which the Procession
was to pass, were speedily filled, chiefly with fashion-
able females, splendidly dressed, while the streets
themselves presented a bustling mass, every person
repairing to the place where he might see the im-
posing ceremonies. Unfortunately, however, it began
to rain heavily, and it has continued to do so ever
since, so that the spectacle will be deprived of its
beauty and much of its comfort. The platfotin, at
Leith Pier, is laid with drab and crimson, and the
covered way by which his MAJESTY ascends from hit
barge to the platform is very convenient.
Nothing can be more sublimely picturesque than
the view from the Calton Hill at this moment—em-

bracing, as it does, all that is grand and interesting in
nature, with all that is graceful and noble in art.--
Thousands of spectators seem, as it were, to hang
from her bold precipices that command the harbour,
and their variegated attire. forms an animated con-
trait with the numberless white tents that are pitched
around in all directions. The flag .on the summit of
Nelson's Monument floats proudly over the whole
scene, and the vessels in 'the harbour have hoisted
their streamers to greet the Royal pendant. In the
back ground the beautiful structures of the town ex-
hibit countless gay devices for the illumination, and
the streets present a brilliant display of fashionable
pedestrians, with occasionally some splendid equi-
pages. The signal-gun has just been fired, giving the
inhabitants five hours' notice to prepare for the recep-
tion of his MAJESTY upon his landing.
The 'Rail of BREADALBANia carriage passed at ore
o'clock, in very conspicuous style. Tne coachma•i
is dressed in tat tan livery, and two of the Earl's clan
officiate as running-footmen on each si.le of the cat.
riage, while two more, with cocked-hats like German
yagers, follow behind. The rest of this clan follo•w•ed
soon after dressed in green tartan, and having yellow
feathers and bunches of heath in their bonnets. They
advanced in martial order, and marched to their fa-
vourite air of " Tke Campbell's are coming 1.
Flys u'CLocK.—Owing to the continued heavy
rain, his MAJESTY has delayed his landing till to-
morrow, and should it be as unfavourable, a further

delay will take place. The official announcement of
this intelligence was received with marked signs of
disappointment by the Official and' Civic Procession
in Queen-street : nor were the Tails of the Chiefs less
vexed, as they returned marching to the mixed sound
of the piebracht and the paltering rain. The flowers
and trappings which adorned the Ladies who filled
the windows and balconies along the line of the pro-
cession, also suffered not a little.
We have heard that the reason why the Peeresses
declined to sit between the Civic Authorities and the
Ministers of the Kirk, was the injudicious remark
thrown out by some UltralLoyalist in his zeal, that
they were to represent the beauty of Scotland. They
were, of course, aware of the state of male ept es:rata-
don in Scotland, and did not wish to be placed on a par
with the Knights of the Shire and Burgesses, whura
Sir GEORGE SAVILLE once proposed to have 'caned
and replaced by elbow chairs I

ROYAL 0111SERVATORY, CALTON HILL, ACOCST 14.
The wind has been all the morning about south-
west, but very light; at about half-Fast eleven the
hulls of some vessels were indistinctly seen, but owing

to the haze nothing positive could be ascertained
about twelve the wind shifted to the south, and the

haze began to clear away ; at a quarter past twelve
the Royal yacht, towed by two steam-boats, with her
sails furled, was distinctly seen, the smaller steam-
boat first with sails set; and at this time the vesse:s
in the Roads fired a salute ; forty minutes past to elve
the wind blew a fine gentle breeze from the souts.
The yacht is still in tow, without any sail set, and
nearing very fast ; six vessels in company under sail,
besides two steam-boats. The steam-boats having the
yacht gaining on the vessels under sail. The Calton
Hill at this moment presents one of the finest scenes
imaginable owing to the immense crowd ; fifty mi-
nutes past twelve, it now rains a little. One o'clock,
it still rains and is hazy; five minutes past one, two
guns fired from the Calton Hill and two from the
Castle ; the yacht and steam-boats bearing about direct
south from Inchkeith. The crowd upon the Calton
Hill is now dispersing very fast; and great numbers
are proceeding down to Leith in all directions
thirteen minutes past one, a troop of the Scots
Greys are passing by the new London-road to Leith.
It is now much clearer and the rain has ceased, and a
troop of the 3d Dragoons is passing in front of the
jail into town, and lining the streets; 19 minutes past
one, the yachts, accompanied by two steam-boats, are
between Inchkeith and the Beacon, near the mouth ot
Leith Harbour; it rains a little again.
At 25 minutes past one, the smallest steam-vessel
left the yacht, she being at this moment to the west ot
the Beacon ; 29 minutes past one, the ships in the
Roads saluted again, and also the guns at Leith Font ;
at 36 minutes past one, the other steam-boat left t,,e
yacht, and she came to anchor outside the guard-ship;
forty-seven minutes past one, the wind is shifted to t'e
S.W. with every appearance of heavy rain ; it has al-
ready begun.
The yacht is completely surrounded with small
boats, but it is so hazy, that nothing can be distinctly
seen.—Ten minutes past two : it rains pretty
and is so hazy that the vessels in the Roads are searedy
visible, and the people are leaving the Calton Hill
very fast. A band of Highlanders has just passed by
the Jail to Holyrood House.—Thirty-seven minutes
past two : the Yeomanry are passing down Leith
Walk, and a band of Highlanders, dressed in green,
with yellow feathers in their bonnets, are passing thc
front of the Jail, from Holyrood House, and VIII
down by the old road from the Calton Hill to Leith
Walk, down which they are proceeding.—Forty-sir
minutes past two : the haze is a little removed, but
nothing can be discovered of what is going on, on
board or about the yachts. The troops are leaving
their posts on Leith Walk.
Immediately after the smoke of, the second salute
had cleared away, the persoi of his MAJESTY was

distinctly seen on the vs:after-deck, and cheered by
some boats which were passing.