New-York tribune., 1909-12-10
NEW LORD MORAY
His Historic Protest at Holu-
rood Nert Month

tcopy-ight- 1909. by ths Brentwood Company
Old Lord Moray. whose demise took placs
scn Gays ago AZ Edinburgh after an illness
of some duration. has died just in time 10
admit of HIS brother and heir, the seven
teenth earl making the CUSTOMARY protest
81 the impending election Of representativ.
peers OF Scotland which takes place an
Tolyrood Palace next north in connection
with The general election for a new ParI,a-
ment This protest. which has been heard
for more than two hundred years past AZ
every election of the peers OF Scotland AZ
Folyrood is Invariably as follows: L the
Ear of Moray, declare that the Earl n.
Mar and kellie cannot be called or admit
fed 70 vote IN this election OF peers. next IN
order 70 the Earl OF Caithness. ana p-,or
a. order 20 me. the Earl OF Moray" Tn.
origin % the claim is found in the fact
shsf the first Ear OF Moray. Regent q,
Scotland was created Earl OF Moray two
yssrs before the earldom Of Mar ana KeI-
lie The second Earl OF Moray. however
VAS not the direct issue bur merely the SON
ir-law OF the Regent and IL has alu-av~
beer oontenoee that his es-idon was & new
creation. THIS az any rate Is the view taken
BY the lower courts and by the Scotch lords
snd the Earl OF Mar and Kellie has In con-
on the roll OF the peers OF Scotland
The esrldom OF Moray originally he
longed 70 The earls OF Huntly. But HuntIv
vas deprived thereof. as well as OF rnanv
a his lands and estates by James =. VINO
bestowed them upon his illegitimase son.
James stewart BY Margaret. daughter Of
fhe fourth LORD Erskine. This Stewart
Earl ~ Moray, who was therefore the half
brother OF Mary Queen OF Scots. was muir
deTeo AZ Liniithgow while Regent OF the
northern kingdom His honors. as men
fione0 above passed 10 his son-in-lau and
naraesake. James Stewart He was known as
''rhe Bonnie Lar" and was killed BY the
first Marquis OF Huntly at DonibristIe Cas-
tie. II is said that when Huntly surprised
Eis hereditary foe. Lord Moray fed through
an Underground passage. and so 10 the sea.
aud tried 10 jump into a boat But Huntly
vas close on his heels, and stabbed him
there on the rocks. They point out the
secret passage 70 this day. and the weed
covered reef with rock outstanding from
the rest veined with dull red. the blood
mark which no tide can wash away. The
castle itself was partly burned some years
ago, and used 10 he known as one Of .he
most beautiful IN Scotland
The principal home OF the earls OF Moray
IS however, Darnawsy Castle, IN EIgin-
shire. The castle stands IN the centre OF
the most extensive oak forest II the British
Isles, and IL is said that q man may walk
twenty miles without losing the shelter
% these ancient trees. In one corner OF
the forest the Regent Moray stocked a
reronry, and herons nest there 70 this day
n was al Darnawsy Castle. BY the way.
hat Mary Queen OF Scots held her first
council after the death OF her second hus-
hand, Lord Darnley.
The history OF the earls OF Moray is a
long record % murders and blood feuds.
and II was for the purpose OF putting an
end 10 one of these feuds that the third
Earl OF Moray was not only solemnly en-
Joined from pursuing his fathers mur-
oerer. but even compelled TO we'd the lat
ts-s beautiful daughter. Il IS perhaps
owing 10 these sanguinsry traditions that
q species Of blight is believed by super
sttrious people IN Scotland 20 rest upon the
earldou of Moray. which has rarely de-
sce1ced from father 20 son. while many
~ TIE lords have led strange and secluded
lives, In fact what the Scotch call fey
lives
The new earl fortunately has three BOYS.
His childhood was passed IN very strait
ened circumstances. for his father was a
village clergyman. n Dorsetshire. with
about eight children and q stipend OF less
than sl,0lo e year. when the death OF the
fourreen-h earl, who was 8 very distant
cousin. whom he had never seen. and with
v-hom ne hsd never held any counmunics-
ton, suddenly brought him into possession
~ estates extending over Al area % some
$4,000 acres together with a number OF
castles and country seats. There was also
q considerable amount OF money, n spite
q, -he tacr that the fourteenth earl who
was 8 great sr5oriculturist. and who is on
record as having planted 80 900 ee0 trees on
h,s Scotch estates during his useful Ife.
tsft over q million dollars 20 various Scotch
CHARITIES