The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-21
sUNDAYLAWS IN SCOTLAND.

The Earl of Rosebery has recently taken the
Presidency of the Sunday Society, the al Of
| which is to secure the throwing open of the
| resorts. and to make the Sabbath of the Brit
ish workiDg-man something better than "dul.
ness varied with drink" as Lord Rosebery de-
crosses the Tweed into his ain countrie-
where, by the way, Glasgow still has whole
wilderness of Grove to pick with him because
of his irreverent speech about dominic and q
pig-he Is likely to fnd his work ont out for
him. The Sabbath Alliance of Scotland has
jast held its annual meeting, whereat the Rev.
Mr.. Roberts read the report. which, after de.
ploring the running of trains omnibuses and
| steamers on Sunday, "goes for" the Qaeen her.
self with o vigor worthy of John Knox. Among
the special incidents" which during the year
"oaused considerable anxiety and pain to
many Christian people in Scotland as we'll as
to the COMMITTEES" is cited the following:
Daring the Queen's visit in September to
Loch Maree she and the Princess Beatrice, the
Duchess of Roxburg aud other members of
the suite were conveyed on the Sabbath across
the Loch in six-oared boat to the Isle of
Msree, where q considerable time was spent
Inquiries being made as to whether the men
employed in rowing the boat were residenters
or not, it was gratifying to the committee to
be informed that the b oatmen who usually ply
on the Loeb refused to go and that the hotel
keeper bad been obliged to employ his own SER
wants. They were informed at the same time
that the worthy inn-keeper at Auchnastsen
bad refused to send any of his machines or
oSon 10 Couvey 1obtcE6 " AoCu nhEo0 Oh tne
Lords day"
The Prince of Wales also comes in for
wigging, for that on the 18th of January, the
came being the Sabbath, he did visit Hamil-
ton Palace. Poor Queen Uneasy lies the
bead that wears 8 crown. If, being in the
Highlands of Sabbath, she invites the boat
man of Loeb Maree to row his bark to Msree's
isle, straightwsy the residenter. though loyal
and by no means sverse to turning an honest
penny, refuses to 60, and Her Msjsst is com.
PEELED to depend upon O scratch crew of
walters from the inn, who thereby put their
own souls and her body in danger. If, on the
other hand. Her Majesty, being in the High
lands of a Sabbath goes to the kirk, where let
Us say the Reverend Mr.. Roberts minister's
straightwsy the rigid Anglican press of Eng
land bitterly sssaiis her for the ''disgustiDg"
spectacle of the head of the Church of England
communicating in ~ Dissenters' chapel.
Whether abe keep or break the Scotch Sab
dath, the Q1een is sure to catch it. "The
worthy inn nkeeper at Auohnasteen," we fancy,
however, will not have occasion to thank the
for the puff given him in the re-
port. He cannot advertise himself as ''Worthy
Innkeeper to the Queen, the Princess Beatrice
and the Duchess OF Roxburgh," and the trav-
eller to the shores of Loeb Maree, being
traveller, is likely to prefer putting up at an
ion where boats can be had and letters re-
ceived rather than to suffer sRiction for q
Sabbath. On the whole, said before, |
we fancy that the Earl of Rosebery will find |
his work cut ont for him whenever he extends |
his crusade icto Scotland.