According to the caveat subjoined, which is prominently put forth
by the Times, [by way of amende from "our own correspondent "? ] it is not to be understood that any high displeasure has been incurred by the bustling visiters of Blair Atholl Church : item, the Queen is Church-of- England still- " Certain somewhat over-coloured reports of the scene in the church at Blair Atholl have represented her Majesty as much annoyed by the zealous curiosity of her Scottish subjects upon her second visit to the parish-church. Nothing, we believe, could have been more unfounded. That there should have been extreme anxiety among those who thronged the church, many of whom had travelled a considerable distance to obtain a sight of Majesty-a pleasure which they might never again enjoy-was natural enough : bat in no case did the loyal curiosity of the people induce them to forget what was due either to the sacred character of the place or the feelings of her Majesty. The Queen, in- deed, could not have been otherwise than deeply gratified by the affectionate and considerate loyalty displayed by her Scottish subjects on every occasion during her recent tour : and we have every reason to believe that her Majesty left Scotland most sensibly affected by the universal kindness and good feeling which she everywhere experienced. The last Sueday, her Majesty had the Church of England service performed at home only to prevent its being said with any justice that she preferred the Presbyterian service to that of the Established Church."
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