New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-01

which, tor graPhiG Po~ei a4u INNING e''eN.'
have seldom seen eaualled. Upon her death, he
sa;d Ru.1es los, his last friend-for she knew him
roo VOL 70 allow him 10 be crushed. Cecil thous
J.. b,d hsloed 10 murder the mother of James,
succeeded r eainins his confidence, and even his
esteem. In looking upon such scene as this we
scarcely know which most to hate-the oassness
of the murderer or of the king, who afterwards
took him TO his bosom. One OF the tirst acts OF
James. through the nstigation of Cecil. was to de-
prive Raleigh sf office. In the mind OF sucn q
man as James it was nol difficult 20 awaken hatred
of such one as Raleigh James was coward
Raleigh was brave. James wished to purchase
| the peace with Spain atany price. Raleigh looked
solely 10 the honor Of England. With James learn
ing was the end Of fthought-with Raleigh it was
onlv its material and beginning. Cecifs next step
was TO bring by the false accusation of treason the
head OF Raleigh TO the block; and now that the
details of this attempt are known, it is impossible
not to hate Robert Cecil. He hoped to implicate
RALEIGH in treasonabie plans BY the testimony of
Lord CoRHAM And to do this he had only to Sc
cure the aid of lawyer sufficiently shrewd and
base. and such one he found in COKE.
Raleigh then found himself accused of being
the ally OF Spain; and in his very innocence ne
fels the sure prophecy OF his DOOM here Is
something noble in the lofty, stern dignity with
which he prepared for his fate. We hear no com
plants of the persecution which assaled him. lie
knew that the place for this was IN the Hall OF
Justice-where be was TO meet, unprepared and
unacouainted with law as he was, all the subtlety
of Coke and the unrighteous bias of a subservi-
ent Court.
The lustre which gathers, in the eye of the ju-
ris,. around the name of Coke, becomes tarnished
by the brutal malignancy with which he assailed
this great man. Of the trial the lecturer gave
graphic and most interesting sketch, presenting
the brutality of Coke the criminal stupidity OF
James, and the horrible perversions OF justice and
the contempt of all law and By which ne was
found guilty and Condemned To death.
or the conduct and ordy bearing of this great
victim 10 cruelty and injustice--cf the tone in
which he spoke of all his murderers, Dr. h. gave
a most beautiful and eloquent account: and read
that noble letter-an ornament to his own great
soul no less than to the literature of the world
which was written as his last words to his wife.
With refined cruelty the despicable tylant
prieved him. only to thrust him again for twelve
long wears into the Tower. where he endured
grievous but noby sustained captivity. lmmured
in his gsomy cell, Sir Walter fosnd abundant re-
sources in books, to which his life had been de-
voted. He could there sit, captive and enthraed
though he was, and sweetly sing
My mind to me 4 kngdomis."
II was here that he produced his History OF the
World-one of the most admirable and wonderful
works in the world. Various essays on various
subjects were also there penned and much OF Ra-
Ieighs time was likewise spent in the instruction.
and society of Prince Henry, the soa of the royal
brute who had sent him to that sad abode.
The release of Raleigh was no doubt fastened
by the death Of Cecil /; but had it been longer it
would still have been relieved by his wonderful in
tellectual tastes and faculties
DR.. H. referred to the charge OF inpiety, which
HUME, among other historians, had with unparal.
leled Injustice charged upon RALEIGH-rePelling
it with scorn and proving upon them all the rank
est and most palpabe injustice. Full extracts.
from both his Poems and his Prose works
read, many of which, said DR.. HAWKS, would not
disgrace the pages of :hat Shakespeare OF theeogi-
ans, Jeremy Taylor.
Immediately after his release, which DR.. n.
was compelled to say was purchased with money,
Sir Walter again turned his attention to this coun-
try and sailed for Guinna: and then the per6dious
treachery of the despicable creature who filled the
throne was made apparent. The object of the ex
petition Of Raleigh was the glory of Eng land: and
every particular of it was laid down by James,
and committed to him under the injunction of
perfect secrecy. And, difficult as it is of belief
DR.. H, said it literally true tina. the royal brute
had done this with the deliberate intent of laying
the same plans before the Spanish Minister, that
Raleigh might be foiled and made victim in his
expedition against Spain. And he accordingly
round them there prepared for his reception.
Raleigh returned to England and then sent
proclamation TO the King, prepared at the instance
OF the Spanish Minister, denouncing the whole ex-
pedtion He was then thrust again into the Tow
l.. 4
spy of the King, and only permitted to write to
his wife, who was imprisoned in her own house,
tha; the King might read their letters, and thus
find evidence upon which to convict and sentence
him to death. And when he could NOT do this he
had recourse to the old sentence, and resolved
upon that to doom him TO the scah1old He had
purposeIy withheld a full pardon and now availed
himself of that omission.
His execution was described as most SOLEMN and
impressive. Raleigh was oil camneas and resg
nation, and gave himself the signal for The blow
and thus, said DR.. H, was murdered, at the age
of Co. who, rake him all in all, in his age knew
few equals and no superors. His body was kept
26 years embalmed by his widowed wife, and
finally rested in the grave with his son.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT BURST.-We take the
following from the Memphis Enquirer of the 18th.
What grave yard is the Mississippi river!
STEAMBOAT Hector BuRsED, TOGETHER WITH
ONE OF THE PAssENoERs.-We learn from the
officers of the 'Somerville' that the steamboa,
Hector of this port, was entirely consumed by
FIRE on Friday morning last about 3 o'clock in the
morning, at a woodward on Island "a The en-
tire cargo, consisting of between 1400 and 1909
bales of cotton, together with the baggage, &C., OF
the passengers and crew, were entirely lost. One
nasseroer Mr. WIN n Wilson of R,ndolnb i