The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-11-17

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hume Of Ty,lsrs History Of scotland. valuable work,
has Just been psblishsd in London, and Describes some
syensfa scenes in tho lie o. Mary oaesa Of Scott.
Whose p<rssnal charms. whose moral inperfeetions,
and whose dsrk misfortnne~, have, Cor many years,
formed prolific themes Cor tho poet tho novelist, the
morahsr and the historian. We give below, an en-
Tract describing the murder Of her hsonis the musi-
eian RHINE or he called in the work referred 70,
Riccio
awhilst ,hese terrible designs were in preparation
against her, some hints Of approaching danger were
conveyed To the Scottish Queen but she mprudenily
disrerarded them Rceio, too, received mysterious
caution from Damiot, asifologef whom he used 10
consult; and who babe ham beware OF The hastsrd-
evidently Auding George Douglas, the natural son
of the Earl Of Angus and one Of the chief eonspra-
tors but he imagined that he pointed al Murray, hss
in banishment and derided his apprehension. Mean
time every thing was 10 readiness large coneourse
az The friends OF the Reformed Church assembled al
Ednburg Cor the week Of fasting and humiliation d.
rections for prayer and had been previously
drawn up by knor and the ministers and the sub
ecs chosen such seemed calculated 10 prepare
the public mind for resistance, violence and blodshed
Thsy were selected from the Old Testament alone,
and included amongs, other examples the Staying Of
Orch and Zeb the cutting of the Benanites, the fast
Of Esther, the hanging Of Haman-ineueasng the
duty ofnhcting swim and summary vengeance on all
UffetJuttQ
"on the Sd Of March the fast commenced in the
capital and on the 4th Parliament vassembled ID
was opened by the Queen IN person and the Lords
of the Articles having been chosen the statute OF rea
son and forfeiture against Murray and the banished
Lords was prepared This was on Thurdaysi and
on Tuesday in the following week the act was To be
passed but il was fearfuy arrested IN It's progress
Son Saturday evening about seven o'clock, when
il was dark the Earls Of Morton and Lindsay with
hundred and fifty men, bearing torches and weapons
Il softh .. NJ nj r.,af
the gates without resistance and closed them against
all but their own friends. AT this moment Mary was
at supper in small closet cabinet which entered
from her bed-chamber. She was attended by the
Countess Of Argyle the Commentator Of Hollywood,
Beaten, Master Of the Household, Arthur Erskne,
Captain of the Guard, and her Secretary, Riceis.-
The d-chamber communicated by secret turnpike
stair with the Kings apartment below, TO which the
consprators had been admitted and Darnley ascend
ing this stair threw up the arras which concealed It's
opening in the wall entered the little apartment where
Mary sat and casting his londly round her waist
seated himself beside her at table. A minute had
scarcely passed when Ruthven clad in complete ar
MGR abruptly broke in This had just risen from
sick bed his features sunk and pale from dis
ease his voice hollow, and his whole appearance bag
gard and terrible. Mary, who was now seven months
gone with child, started up in terror commanded him
to be gone but the words were uttered, torches
cleaned in the outer room confused noise OF voices
and weapons was heard and the next moment George
Douglas Car of Faudonside, and other conspirators
rushed into the closet. Ruthven now drew his dag
ger and calling out that their business was with
Rcco made an effort to seize him whilst this msera-
BILE victim springing behind the Queen, chung by her
gown and in his broken language called out, Gius
tizia, Giustizia, sauve vie madame, vie.
All was now uproar and confusion and, though Mary
earnestly implored them have mercy they deaf
10 her entreates; the table and lights thrown
down; Riccio was stabbed by Douglass over the
Queens shoulder; Car of Faudonsde, Of the
most fcrocious Of the conspraors held pistol to her
breast and whilst she shreked with terror, their
bleeding victim torn from her knees, and dragged
amidst shouts and excavations, through the Queens
bedroom to the entrance of the presence 'h.mnrer'
Here Morton and his men rushed upon nm, ana
hnred their dagaers in his body So eager and reck
less were thew In their -eiy that In the struggle TO
get ., h;.. sk-y wounded one another did they
think the work complete till the body mangled by
fifty six wounds, and left in pool Of blood, with the
Kings dagger sticking in it, to show, as was after
wards alleged, that he had sanctioned the murder.
Nothing more strongly show the ferocious
cured. Ruthven, faint from sickness, and rocking
from the scene of blood, staggered into the Queen
cabinet, where Mary still stood distracted and in ter
ror Of her life. Here he threw himself upon seat,
called for cup of wine, and being reproached for the
cruelty Of his conduct, not only vndcaed himself and
his associates but plunged new dagger into the heart
Of the unhappy Queen by declaring that her husband
had advised the whole. She was then ignorant of
The completion Of the murder but suddenly one of her
ladies' rushed into the and cried out that their
victim was slain. And is it SO = said Mary; then
farewell, tears, we must now think of revenge"