New-York tribune., 1867-05-16
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
FRoUDEs HISTORY OF ENGLAND


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TIE volumes Of this brilliant history now ISSUED
h. Che American edition comprise the per'oo hotween
.he murder OF Dalney in 1861 and the deEt n OF Mart
land and Grange, and the consequent ex0n"uoh oi
Mary Stuart's party In 1913. The P.inclph feature
pf this portion OF the work. s Of coarse tne fortunes
Of the Ceen of Scots whose tragic iatP awakehs ho
sympathy in the heart of the winter an whose cha
Ster he rants in the most lurid coloTs though wi
wonderful dramatic effect. ln prop'Floh 20 'no az
Of Mr. Froude for Mary ~ mart " hls adml
,.,;on ~ kobn Knox whom he places III the very
x;hs, ,iche of Protestant saints, " the one su-
e,ool ,,reat man that Scotland possessed-the one
.non ,,ithout whom Scotland 'as the modern world
oskpoygn il would have mo- existence" The last
.aavs of Knox are wildly pc rtrayed by the author
who does ample Justice TO the influence Of the aus
.e,e Reformer II the Summary Of his character
DEATH AND CHARACTER OF JOHN KNOX.
Shortly after Knoxs last sermon, paralyuc stroke
Frustrated ms remainng sgrngth he became mapi' u 10
sead aud for day two his Innd was Wander sg ne
ret far Off; and'st thinking Of his country ana OF ms
anrtrys present trials ne sent for the elders OF me MIX
10 charge them for the Last time to be constant s eA
nnxirfv was for GraDge. Grange who, as a boy, had
shareCSn that forOrn enterprise at 81 AndreM Wheh
Tnc loved and priced years by some fatality
he had been led by Maitland INTO the ways o. CONSUMES
none knew better than Knox in which way the long OBJ
nd h. made anal effort 10 save his old friend from
stroyinc himself 60" he said 20 David Lindsay, a
the castle Tel him warn him in the name OF God 70
leave that evil cause and give over the castle II not ne
shall be brought down over the walls Win sna"o "n"
Lindsay went as he was eidden and saw Gfapge ana
somewh moved him. But he talked to Maltian1
and Maitland turned the warning into ridicule " 60
tell MI kG9T he SroSS SSld at Esi IN Re ad Knox
when the were brought back TO him, nave been
sorry that sa should befa him. yet God assures me
there mercy his soul For th9Other have Ia war
ON the mn OF November the elders Of the congregation
his bed TO receive his last instructors lie %Gt
SSV tme he mad spoken hardly it was from passion
ar i.wi but only overcome their faults Now that
ne was going away, he could but charge them TO remain
tTue~to make no compromise with eyil-csl@Sally 70
WELD IN nothing 10 the Caste-rather to ty wits aNd
Ia the mountains than remain at home IN the company
Two DAYS later the 18TH Morton came, and Ruthven
and Gencarn; and to them he spoke at length, though
came praise him., TO tatter him ID IoGhsh& Wa MSE Io M
the great things which he had done husn, nusn; , no
said flesh IS over proud and needs no means 10 es'ee
the self" o.,,.. 49,, ~. .oo,,o
about him that hc had been nedit4Ih @
the night on the troubles Of the Kirk. lie had been
earnest in prayer with God for it, He had wrested wlt
satan and had prevailed He repeated the Apostles
Greed and the Lords Prayer pausng after me hiSl
Was the Gav on which fast had been appointed by the
Convention for special meditation upon the massacre
and though his btcath was coming thick and Slow he
continued to speak in broken sentences close e
restless rose hafdressed himsef then, finding him
asked II he was in pain He said sit painful pain,
but such as would end the battle" Mrs Knox read 10
him St. Paul's words Gu death. :" Unto Thy hand, o
lord he cried 'for the last time, commend my soul
spirit and body At his own request sue then Tead 70
hm the nth Chapter OF ST. Johns Gospel "here nc 'ol
AS night fen he seemed to sleep. The family assembled
IN his for their ordinary evening prayers anu
the longer because they thought ne was vas restng id
moved as they ended heard ye tne s prayer W. and an
men heard them have heard them and praise Goa
q nS heayen me shadow Mas creeping over him.
and death was at hand. Bannatyne, ms secretary,
Now. Sir" he said, "the time ye have long asked for
to wit an end Of your battle-is come; and seeing al
natural power fails remember the promise which often
times We have Of savior Jesus Christ ana
that may understand ye hear us make rs some & sgo
tinont thereof, rendered up lns spirit. , ,. H.,
"There lies one" said Morton as two days later ne
stood 10 watch the coffin lowered into the grave, there
lies who never feared the Iace OF mortal man
EDaxs reatness neither he nor any could then es
mate 1t is as look back that stormy time and
stands ont in his full proportions No grander figure can
be found, in the entire history OF the IN UNI
island, than that of Knox Cromwell ana Bnfgney fis am
beside him for the work which they effected but as pon
Icans ard statesmen they had TO labor with instrument
which they sOed their hands in touching In purity IN
uprghtness in courage truth ana stainless nonoI Inc
Regent Murray and our English Latimer were perhaps
his EQUALS but Murray intellectually far below him,
and the sphere Of Latmefs influence was on smaller
Justice but for whom the Reformation would nave
been overthrow among ogIseeS f0I ne S bsd
Cahoic again neither the wisdom Of Izabeths Minis
peres would have preserved England from revolution
His was the voice which taught the peasant Of the Lo
thans that he free the equal In the sight OF
God with the prOudest peer preate that had tamped
his forefathers. He was the one antagonist whom
Mary Stuart could soften Maitland deceve he IT
that raised the poor Commons CT his country into
stern and rugged people who might be aard narrow
whom neither king noble, nor priest could force
sgsR 70 P 20 6Ss Who pd sboad s most have Done
= honor 10 his memory
One of the most powerful episodes in the history,
which have tempted the descriptive talent of Mr..
Froude is the massacre of ST. Bartholomew, whose
terrible scenes he depicts in a manner which makes
the blood cold at this remote distance from
the time of their occurrence.
THE NIGHT OF ST. BARTHOLOMEw's.
Night had now fallen Guise and Aumae were stin
lurking in the city, and came with the Duke OF MOntpen
eier st GATHERINGS summons The persons who were TO
be killed different parts Of the town Each took
charge Of district Montpensier promised TO TO the
below these, the word went the leaders of the
already organized sections who had been disappointed
TO recognize one another in the eoLtuson by white
caps The Royal Guard Catholics to man. were instru-
Slents ready made for the work Guise assembled the
officers he told them that the HuguenOts were preparing
and that the King had ordered their instant pun
lsbnent The officers asked no questions and desired no
better service The business TO begin at dawn The
signal would be the tong OF the great bell at the Palace
Of Justice, and the fret death was TO be Cohgny's
.oIs the Seine btween the TS and the Hotel de ve
other companies watched at the Louvre As the darkness
waned the Mother went down TO the gate The still
Of the dawn broken by an accidental pstoshot
Herheat sank and she sent on TO tell Guise TO
pause. But 1t too late. minute later the bell
doomed out and the Massacre Of st. Bartholomew had
commenced
The Admiral was fcveSish with his wounds, and had
not slept The surgeon and HuguenOt minister named
an had passed the night with him At the first sounds
be imagined that there Emeae Of the Cathocsst
the Court but the crash OF his gate and shots and
ehrieks the court below the window told him that
whatever the cause his life was in danger He
sat up In his bed M Malin" he said, "pray for me;
have long expected this Some OF his attendants rushed
bahdressed into the room. Gentlemen, save your
- tle a. nepd a