The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-30


bloodthirsty character of the tines
The Queen had discovered his falsehood
and duplicity in relation to the murd,, r
of her Secretary, and before her aecou CHI
ment, which was soon expected, sh G was
divorce, and had actually
sent messenger to Rome for that nur.
pose. After the birth of Jamas VI
however, her heart, inAuenced bv the
feelings of a young mother, re,ientcd and
a perfect reconciliation was only pre-
vented by Darnley's head.trong conduct.
His conduct was so un'oearable that it
was determined his career should be
brief. Boutwell, was now rising in the
Queens favor. Her partiality for him,
though he was considerably her senior,
and was out recently married, was ear
ly dete cted by those about stho Palace,
who encouraged him to aspire to the
ha nd of the Queen. Her having hus-
'Jand, and his having a wife not being
considered obstacles to the arrangement,
as they had very expeditions mode Of
obvating such difficulties in those days.
On the 9th of February, 1867, the
Queen passed greater portion Of the
day with Darnley, and treated him with
great affection, and had at first resolved
to remain all night in the house with
him, but rccollecting that she had an
engagement to be present at the mar
riagc cf one of her favorite women, she
left him When Mary left him for the
night, she kissed him, put ring on his
hnger as mark of affection, and bade
him adieu for the night. Meanwhile a
large quantity Of gunpowder had been
concealed about the house. Early in
the morning of the 10th the citizens of
Edingburgh were awakened by loud
explosion, and, on proceeding to the
spot, found that the house had been
blown up with gunpowder. The bodies
Of Darnlcy and page, who slept in the
house with him, were discovered in a
garden adjoining, and of the house, a
cotemporary writer says, ther remainit
not one stone upon ane other undes-
troyit'
The general voice of the public ac-
cusea the Earl of Boutwell, as beiSg the
instigator of this horrid murder, add the
confessions of his associates, who after
wards suffered for their crimes, estab-
lished his guilt beyond doubt. When
Mary was informed of Darnley's fate,
she evinced the utmost horror, and shut
herself up in seclusion, overwhelmed
with sorrow. But in less than a month
from the time of Darnley's death it was
remarked that Boutwell, advanced in
her favor and enjoyed the most familiar
Intercourse with her, Notwithstanding
he continued to be publicly accused of
the murder. On the 10th of April, he
had mock trial, and was acquitted
On the Goth, he commenced process
of divorce from his wife, and his mar
riage was declared null on the plea of
consanguinity, though his wife was mere
ly his cousin in the fourth degree of re-
lationship but he had become extreme
ly conscientious on that point just at
that time. On the sth of May, the day
after the declaration of his divorce from
his wife, proclamation was issued from
Holyrood, announcing that the Queen
had resolved to marry Boutwell,. On
the 18th the nuptial ceremony was eel
ebratcd. Thus in the brief space of
three months and five days from the
murder of Darnley, Boutwell, had d.
vorced his wife, and the beautiful, vir-
tuous, lonely, much lamentcd Queen,
Mary of Scots had taken to her legal
embrace the cold blooded william, whose
hands were yet red with the warm life
of her late husband and appearances
being very much in favor OF the idea
that she was not ignorant of the plot. :
But Mary's marriage with Boutwell, was
productive of no less misery to her than
was her marriage with Darnley. Al
formidable confederacy was organized
for SEEING her and Boutwell, within the
walls of Holyrood. Mary, finding that
her army, though disposed to fight for
her, would not support Boutwell,, and