, 1865-04-26

man, tue htnE6 1mpl0caOle enemy. uu" en-
tered the apartment, aud with fefocious ex:
heart. james, whose hands had been cut BY
The daggtrs ot the two other assa ssins, now
implored far mercy, ss further resistance Was
vain. Graham was deaf to his appeal. The
unhappy monarch then begged for ccnfes.
thou have but this dagger" and thus saying
he plunged the weapon Into the Kings b1dy,
who fell to the floor amid the shricks Of the
Queen and the other ladies. The remaining
conspfrators now rushed, with dendiaa M
Lightly, to stab the fallen King, even after he
vas dead, 90 that no fewer than sixteen NOR
tai wounds were found in his breast alone.
The alalm was now given In the town, and
the citizens, with the king:& servants. rushed
into the monastery, when td6 late, to defend
their sovereign. The red glare Of torches, and
loud threats Of vengeance burst upon the
midnight regfcides, vino, struck with dlsmay,
djeration was roussd all over tho kingdom,
and every baron md chief in the Highlands
united Il, cudeavoring to apprehend them.
Within month after the assassination, they
were all taken, and no punishment was ever
more summary and revolving than the series
Of exquisite torturcs which "sre 9eVlsed to
mt them to death. Even at this distance of
tjulc, they excite IN involuntary shudder.
Two of The criminals were bound naked to
cross. and the executicner stood near them
With iron p:pcers, twisting their limbs aud
pulling off their flesh In great pieces, After
Two hours of this torture, they were carried
through the city and suspended on gibbets !;
horses. The Earl of Atbel, though not an
actor, but IN instigatorin the murder, and an
old mau Of seventy years, was bound to pill
lar, and o red.hot iron crown placed upon bis
head. He was afteIward publicly tortured
for three days big heart at last was cut out
-, 1,,,,4,s \ o4.3 hsa hn3p hrf,pndnd nd nuor
tered. But the most horrible punishment
was reserved for the chief conspirator, Sir r.
Graham. he vas nailed to pole, in state
OF entire nudity, his hand cut off aud burned
before his face, and then drawn In O cart
through ths town., With t;.;;, two S1ecutloneFs l
audIf epd red hot I Irons, "tfc whole musckclls Of
bis body" says the Scottish historian, Sir
james Balfouf, +" being cut in long slists."
This excr uciating torture excited the pity Of
the beholdcrs, who turned with disgust from
disnguled with ghastIy wounds. be WAS then
cast into nauseous, hor1id dungeon, from
which he WIS brought forth, on the third
day, for final execution. He was beheaded,
bis hcart cast into fire, lis body quartcrei,
and 81 Mt to the four principal towns IN the
kingdom, while bis head was set over tue
west postgate. Of the city Of Edinburg:
1t has been generally believed that Edward
", anu n'e ofot4el, .nc UueG VI 1ofa, VET w,
assasslnatcd n the IoWer Of London an i4sS;
" ofuer OF Gloueeser, atteI"A5u hleha1u
~, ont lhe ~noIe auAll ~ sntouaed ~ nSs,
Iesy; anu, altnougn w 4aSs ine autaority o.
81; Pr ,no1'as elnost a'to L't1 H. oaegn, loilowea
~ name, ,, tol @ epe bacs o1 ane = ;Husaer, s5me
historians.
We pass over several plots for tue ASA ssi-
milton Of English sovereigus, which reached
no suecess!a1 Issue. banohgtons conspiracy
70 Mu1ueI 5lzauG,u, ea"acS p'os aSanSt
assassination q william, Prince Of Orange,
In lhe city Of Delft, IN lo94, SO FiVidly de-
'scribed by Motley, In his Rise Of the Dutch
Republic.
Cardinal Granville and PHILIP Of Spain set
2 price upon TUG head Of William, Prince OF
1.-THE BAN:
1--WE expose the said William Of Mas
eau as an enemy Of INC human race,
giving hs prcperty to all who may seize 1t.
And Il any Of our subjects. or my stranger.
should be tound sufficiently generous Of heart
to rid us Of this pest, delivering him to ~,
alive or dead, OF taking hts life, We Will cause
to lie furnished to him, immediately after the
decd ahall have been done, tie sum Of twenty
i've thousand crowns N gold. ne nave
coMnttsa any ct.Me' noTtsII hgn4ous, Se
promise TO pa1oon MN ana H9 pe Hot ".
1caoy ;, noo'e' VIC WILL en''oole n''n 4of LIS
'aIn. ~ M:o,oonc,oo or this Infamous of.ar t,.c
ottnmnts % wcrc IN" rnafe to 1 sseass,n"te Wtiliam vii an
Princa ~ f,ranrr. within fhe neriod ~ fwo
yea,s' salseds and Baza sought to epolson
Rim IN 15sS Int W were detected. BAN COM
mit,rd s1,iridc in p1isons and the wretched
an1seda Was conilemncd and torn to nicces by
fonr horscs hitchr1 to Tia litnbs. In 1855
iGat p:at~a no,5o@no vas evccntcd for seetinr tn
afsassinate tl5e Prince.
1 IN III INNS Hanzoon was executed 70. a.
+..nntina ~ t a - dcst1ov The Prince hy means Of
rnnnowder c1nceaIet under lis huusc and
nndcr his sent in tie church. UHe con.
fi,med,,' eays Motley tho historian, " that
be had discussed the "Details Of The enfer-
elise with The Spanish Ambassador In Paris"
Le Goth. q French officer, was also
b1ibed to ncison the Prince, but aftcrwa1ds
r.vealed The n,ot to lin. md remaine1
bis faithful ftienl, Thus lie Spanish Gov
| ernmcnt hnf]c mad f}yc nnsnrcrasiuI aftem 1ts
| TO assassiratc its great adyersory. and the
| rrea1est statesman and unrest p1triot
Who ever liz. i in Eurone. 4 SIKH. and too
| successful, attempt speedily followed. Bal
| tbazor Gerard, a natiTe of Burpundy. Ind in.
| troduced himself to the Prince as The son of
! ~ who bad Leen mt to death for f1is dr..
sa,,nr n]. l. In pr,nc,a,consc and church. &c
svt,en " ,asd ,rhn ssnnd hofnro ~ p.;,oa,,
tcla 1ne eaalu WY s:oou o pelots .e,. ~ lees
G'or tSal W. nSsetu ato,snn. eJs A9T T pnteuase
mupicateo the NV ~ nis as'e9; Ths W. s,aa ~
stantly sent Baltha1 pto<, pntss 1ne ~ Gssas -
sin took thc money ana s'ule"asel La.E Q!
pistols from q soldier--Wht, " 4Gasin ~ u
the hor11d use to which the piston aaa oeen
applied, Stabbed himself to the heart. -,
On 1uesday, the 10th Of July, 154, the
irnce, with his vie on his arm, followed
BY the members OF his family, were going to
dinner When *Gerard presented himself at
the doorway md demanded q passport:
me P5incees, struck with the pale and
aena;;eo comtenfnee M @ o. tne man, anNo1sly
strapSer. Inc Ff1nce cateiessly observed
tbat ~ was mercy person who came
1or PASSPORT ahd ofaered the Secretary
10 "fie one. lne fr7ncess observed In an