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AIR WALTER SCOTT'S INSOLVENCY,

matter of history how Scott kept his trord, and by herculean labours cleared of all his own liabilities. Parhaps the best testimony to Sir Walter's conduct 13 to be found in the congluding words of the resolution which a meeting of his creditors was passed in the month following the novelist's death: They think it a tribute justly due to the memory of Sir Walter Scott to express, in the strongest manner, their deep sense of his most honourable conduct, and of the unparalleled benefits which they have derived from the extraordinary exertion of his unrivalled talents, under mis- fortune and difficulties which would have paralysed the exertions of anyone else, But in him only proved the greatness of mind which enabled him to rise quperior to them."

A hundred years ago Sir Walter Scott sustained the crowning misfortune of his life misfortune which, according to the reckoning of this world, was fraught with defeat, and blighted hopes, and * EDINBURGH, Janúary. Bütü

the anguish of a shadowed life, but in While opinion on the electricity pro moral triumph, a victory for the noblar reality afforded a superb example of posals outlined by Mr. Baldwig at self which will never cease to win the Birmingham is necessarily tentative' at dmiration of trus men. this stage, it has been on the whole en January, 1886, the collapse of Messrs. On. the 10th of couraging all over the North. It is Constable, the publishers, involved the understood that there will be four main failure of Scott's printing firm, Mesars. centres in Scotland-Edinburgh, Glas Ballantyne, and made the novellist res gow, Dundee and Abordeen. The two ponsible for nearly £130,000 of debt. first, of course, situated as they are in Lord Cockburn, in his "Memorials," the industrial belt, and close to the main tells us how the news fell upon Edinburgh coalfields, will be the principal stations. like a thunderbolt," Literally not a single word of opposition, novelist's friends were staggered. Cock- and bow the far less of condemnation, has been heard, I burn tells us, also, that when his friends evsa in the Red strongholds of Clydeside suggested financial help. Sir Walter.re- Indeed Socialist and Liberals are already jurned a proud, "No, gentlemen, this claming parentage of the scheme ne right hand shall work it all off" It is West of Scotland member says that the Government has stolen one of their best bits of thunder." The objection of the Scottish Socialists will be confined to the complaint that the Government have not adopted nationalisation. To the rest of the country that is a commendation. In detail the Socialist criticism will be sub stantially the same as that which they PRESSINGthat if any further State grants or

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guarantees are to be given. to privately run industries, the State should have place in the ownership of the".

493cts which its credit or capital helps, to crente. The Scottish miners' leaders point out that it blankets the proposals put before the Coal Commission for the nationalisation of power. But, on the other hand, the Government scheme will in no way prejudice the work of the Commissiours in seeking a solution of

Archie Compaton, the dominating| the mining problem, and should rather figure in British golf last year, has de help them by showing the lines on which cided to remains a professional in the Government are prepared to work in America, whither he went on a brief reorganising the generation and distribu-visit. So money talks, and professional. tion of power.

sportsmen are seldom deaf to what it has to say to them. It is the way of the The Duke of York's tenure na Chief of world, and of human nature. Wherever the Scottish Clans Association has been *port is professionalised, the biggest marked by its development into theer must attract the best players. That largest Caledonian social and benevolent why so many of Scotland's leading organisation in the United Kingdom, footballers have recently crossed the All the social functions since he took Border. Six of last year's Scottish In- office have been a greater success than the ternational team against England are corresponding events of previous years,

now playing for English clubs. Their notwithstanding that His Royal High-going doubtless lowers the standard of ness and the Duchess of York have been Scottish football for a time, just ca unable personally to attend them, except Compstor's settling in America robs in the base of the annual visit of the British golf of some of its strength. But: Association's members to the Royal it is futile to suggest, as some Scottish Caledonian Schools at Bushey.

football officials have done, that legis Royal Highness will unfortunately belation should be framed to prevent the unable to attend the annual Burns Night raiding of Scottish club's preserves by concert on January 3rd, but the effect oneyed English clubs. It would be of the royal chieftainship has been to equally futile to legislate against the sure that this yearly event of the As Compatons emigrating to American golf ciation will bring together the largest tachers in football and Britain its Coma- clubs. Scotland will replace its Gal gathering of Seats ever assembled in Lon don's largest hall, to the substantial

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