Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-10
FROM EUROPE.
EDINBURGH, Aug, y
THE WALTER SCOTT CENTENARY.

EDINBURGH, Aug. 0.
THE WALTER SCOTT CENTENARY.
The national festival in celebration of the
centenary of Sir Walter Scott, which, by pre-
concerted arrangement, is taking place to-day
instead of the 18th inst, the anniversary of the
birth of the great novelist, is an eminent sue
cess. To-day has been a general holiday, and
it is thought there are quarter of million
strangers in town. Scotch airs were chimed by
the bells of all the churches, and salutes were
fired at daylight, noon and sunset in various
parts of the city.
The celebration is inaugurated by
the centenary committee of the city
councils and the general public, and consists of
banquet in the corn exchange, an exhibition
and public procession. The procession, which
was of immense length, started at noon ac-
cOmpaned by bands dressed to represent char
acters in Scotts novels, and marched through
the principal streets of the city. The monu-
mentS were festooned with evergreens and
flowers. The American flag and motto of the
Scott family, Watch Well" were displayed
everywhere
The earl of Dalkeith, the oldest son of the
duke of Buccleuch, the head of the Scott family
presided at the banquet. The tOasts included
"rhe Queen" "The memory of Sir Walter
Scott" "The City of Edinburgh" "Abbotts-
ford, "Thei University Of Edinburgh" and
"Sister Celebrations" Replies to toastS were
made by the dean of Westminster, Baron Law
renee, Sir John Bernard Burke, Earl Dalkeith,
Lord Jeryiswood, earl of Dalhousie, Sir Henry
Crawford Poluk and Lord Provost William Law.
Similar celebrations were held at Glasgow and
Aberdeen. The earl of Dalkeith forwarded
from the banquet hall various complimentary
messages to America and elsewhere throughout
the world, to which replies were received. Races
took place during the afternoon for the Waverly
handicap, the centenary Gift and the Abbots-
ford goblet. All the time -honored Scottish
games were also played and participated in by
many of the athletes of the country. At the
thcaters the music played for several days will
be exclusively Scotch. The weather, though
hot, was delightful throughout the day.
LONDON, Aug 8.
A YACHT RACE.
Commodore Ashbury's Livonia beat Mulhol-
lands Egeria yesterday in the race for vice
commOdores' prize at the royal Victoria's yacht
club regatta.
France.
PAYING THE WAR BILLS.
PARIS, Aug. 9.
The French minister of finance has paid the
Swiss government five millions francs for the
maintenance of the army of Gen. Bourbaki
while it was interned in that country. The
payments are 10 be continued by the French
treasury at the rate of a million francs fort
nightly until the entire Indebtedness is lqui-
dated.
yICIsITUDES OF THE COMMUNISTS.
Paul Pia, the communists railway controller,
has received an appointment upon a Swiss rail-
way LduulChy d uOlCSdbt VI IHG IdTlS COul-
mune at Marseilles, has made his escape to Bel
GUM,
The police of reimbursement Batignaes have
received a hint from Versailles to moderate their
zeal in the arrests Of communists.
TAXES.
The government will suspend for the present
discussion of the subject of taxes on raw ma
terials and will, in lieu thereof increase the ex-
listing direct taxes.
The Prussian troops acting under telegraphic
orders from Berlin, are to-day evacuatlng Troyes
THE POPE GETS A CRUMB OF COMFORT.
The Opinion in an editorial apparently in
spired by papal authorities, expresses the most
favorable opinion of Count de Remsat, the sue
cessor of Favre, as French minister of foreign
affairs.
ANTI-sLAvERY.
Guizot and LabOntayer, and q number of
other distinguished abolitionistS, have memo
rialized the king OF Spain in favor of the aboli-
ton of slavery in Cuba and Porto Rico,
AT the sitting of the court martial to-day the
witnesses testified that they saw Ferre release
the cOny,cts and give them arms. Able dc Rev
said he had served twenty-five wears as a mis-
siOnary among the savages, and never had he
witnessed atrocities equal to those perpetrated by
communists. He stated that among the members
OF the court martial, held by the insurgents in
Roquette prison, were boys of seventeen. Assy
boaStlully admitted the share he had taken in
the executions of the caDtiYes and defended
them on the ground that they were justified by
the law of retaliation resorted to by all civilized
nations in time of war. The extraordinary
statements of some of the witnesses and the
audacity of the accused caused frequent scenes
OF excitement in the court room, which was
crowded TO sutfOcati0n. The president of the
court was Obliged to call in the officers several
times to enforce order during the session.
President Fhiers is still urging the committee
of the assembly to report in favor of a tax OH
raw materials.
VERSAILLES, Aug. 8.
bill has been prepared by the government
and introduced into the assembly to bring the
trials of the communist prisoners to a speedy
termination.
Germany.
BERLIN, Aug. 9-The committee of the Ber-
lin exchange has refused to allow the quotations
of the New York city loan to appear in the of
fetal stock list.
The emperor Of Austria will meet emperor
William, on the 18th inst, at Wells, in upper
Austria, and accompany him to ISchl, where
they will remain several days.
LONDON, August s.
THE sCHIsM IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
A meeting was held at Heidelberg Sunday to
take measures for the foundation of German
church. Forty delegates were present from
various parts of Germany, Austria and Switzer-
land, A committee was appointed to draw up
constitution for the new church. Its main
points will be the principles OF the council of
Constance of 1874 SuborClination of the pope
to the council the separation of church and
state, participation of the laymen in the man
agement of the church, free election of bishops
communal election of pastors, and a moditica-
ton Of the confessional. The delegates were
divided in opinion as to whether the new church
should acknowledge the primacy of the pope
The committee was instructed TO submit a re.
port Tor ratification at the meeting to be held at
Munich in September.