Descriptive account of the principal towns in Scotland

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Hailes, and Spylaw $ Dal m ahoy, the principal seat of
the Earl of Morton ; and Hatton, formerly belonging
to the Earl of Lauderdale. To the east" of the me-
tropolis is Prestonfield, and the House of Dudding-
ston, the elegant mansion of the Earl of Abercorn.
Duddingston Loch is a beautiful and romantic sheet
of water, near this mansion, at the foot of Arthur's
Seat.
One of the most remarkable of the recent events in
the history of Edinburgh, and in our national annals, is
the visit of HisMajesty George the Fourth to Scotland,
and honouring the Palace of his ancestors with his
presence. On the 14th August 1822, the Royal
George, having His Majesty on board, anchored in
Leith Roads. While here His Majesty received the
melancholy intelligence of the death of the Marquis of
Londonderry. The weather being unfavourable His
Majesty did not land till the 15th about noon. He was
dressed in an Admiral's uniform, with a Thistle and
sprig of Heath on his hat ; and a superb St Andrew's
Cross, presented to him by Sir Walter Scott, in name
of the Ladies of Edinburgh. This evening the town
of Leith was most superbly illuminated. The pro-
cession to Edinburgh by Leith Walk was magnificent ;
and at Gayfield Place His Majesty was received by
the Lord Provost and Magistrates, who, at a tempo-
rary barrier, delivered to him the Keys of the City.
The cavalcade, after traversing a part of the new
town, arrived, by the Regent Bridge, Calton, and Ab-
bey Hill, at the ancient Palace of the Scottish Kings ;
which His Majesty entered, amidst the deafening
shouts of triumph of apopulation remarkable forloyalty