, 1874-08-22
T E l. E G r A M S
(BY ENGLISH MAIL.)
THE LUTHER FESTIVAL.
CoBuRG, August 9.

The Luther Festival at Sonneberg was at
tended by ten thousand persons. Special trains
ran from Coburg, and the peasantry streamed
in from the country twenty miles round. Duke
George of Meiningen was present at the ancient
inn wherein Luther stayed in 1880 in the neigh
bouring village of Judeubach. The festival
began on Saturday evening. The Martin
Luther F6te proper commenced at eight
o'clock on Sunday morning by a Catholic
service in the town church and closed in the
evening by a German service, showing the reli-
gion of Thuringia before ard after Reformation.
AT two o'clock in the afternoon the f8te COM
meneed on the hill of Schoenberg, forming the
mountain background of Sopneberg, where nu-
merous booths and o menagerie were spread
around. Another show represented a village
fair of Luther's time. During the progress of
the festival, Tetzel,~ accompanied by numerous
monks Of various orders, arrived at a booth,
where q secretary was seated before a huge
money chest, inscribed, "As soon as the mo-
ney in this chest doth ring, the soul stlaight-
way to heaven doth spring" The secretary
deals out iDdulgences to the assistant monks
and receives money from them. The monks
and hired peasants do a great trade among the
people. Tetzel was admirably represented by
a bOokbinder named Neumann, of Sonneberg,
who performed his part with great energy.
While Tetzel and the monks do a thriving bust
ness, a sudden interruption takes place by the
arrival of DR., Martin Luther, accompanied by
MelaDcthOn, Spalatin, and Others, escorted by
lancemen and a mounted escort, and announc.
ed by a herald, Luther and his companions ride
in an open peasant Wagon. His arrival caus-
es great commotion among Tetzol's party,
WHO, though hard pressed and abused BY the
people, secure their crosses, money-chest, and
insignia, and make a precipitate flight, follow
nd hu I rthnr'S lama hooror7 ond tho oo~1o
who, after a severe struggle, lasting until the
bottom of the mountain is reached, capture Tet.
zel's treasure, and return in triumph. The
scene was tunu'tuous and exciting in the high
est degree. Luther next proceeded to address
an immense crowd from an elevation near Luz
theirs house, and was listened to attentively.
The great Reformer was wonderfully persona
ted by Albrecht, the secretary of the Ooburg
Theatre. The thousands who were assembled
Joined in singing the grand Luther's hymn,
elm Veste Burg ist unser Colt! p The strains
were echoed on all sides from the mountains
with wonderful effect. The spectacle, height
ened by the variegated costumes of the people,
was very striking, The Sunday f6te concludes
With a; festal playin Judenbach village inn.
THE GERMAN CIRCULAR.
VIENNA, August 2.
The Prose- states that in well-informed
circles nothing is known of Austria having
sent any answer to the German Circular,
which is considered apocryptal. Austria is at
present conteuted with having sent her feet
into Oatalonian waters some time ago. She
now preserves a passive attitude, because
Serrano's Government does not yet promise
stability sufficient to justly recognition.
THE FRENCH MISUNDERSTANDING
INCIDENT.
VERSAILLES, August l.
An exciting incident occurred to-day at
the commencement of the sitting of the
Assembly. NJ. Schelcher, of the Extreme
Left, deputy from Martinique, asked if Gallo.
nildIstria, one of the Corsican. deputies, adhered
to the expression he made use of yesterday,
but which was not understood by the House,
80 the effect that the Republic had succumbed
before the scorn of honest men. In the absence
OF M. Galloni ~d'Istria, M. de Gavardie another
DonaPaftlss deputy, declared himself re-
sponsible for the expression used by M. DIS
tfia.
M.aSehoicher thereupon said, ..You have
lied, = which words caused much excitement.
9he PRESIDENT called M. Sch@lcher ia. order.
M de G avardie, in explanation, stated that he