New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-06
HoW QUEEN Macy LOVED KING EILLIAA

FROM The ST. JdHeSs Gazette.
On auplcation to Mr.. David Mutt, OF the Strand,
an extremely interesting bonk may be obtained. 1t
is entitled "Lettres OF Memories dc Marie, Refine
dAnaleterre epouse de Guillanme Ill: Collection do
Documents authentiquos lnedlts. For TINS colleo-
Bentinck van Waldeck-PyrmOnt, who has derived
them from the archives Of the Count Of AldenlOurg
Bentinck and the Baron van Heeckeren van " asse-
A letter is here printed from the King to his
daughter Mary, IN which he sets i0rth tho prncipai
arguments by which he had been induced to change
his religion. One of the IOOst remarkable Is that
founded upon the higher morality OF the lives OF
Catholics 10 this Mary Is perpoxed how TO reply
except by saying that ia that case Professionals do
not live according TO the principles OF their religion
The most remarkable portion OF tins Work rs the
series called es Papiers de In Relnc baric copies
des originauX ecrits de 10 main propro" these org
ipals appear to have been burned, m accordance
with a wish expressed IN August. l60O. by her
consin tho Electress Sophia. They date onward
from January, 1858, and read rs though they had
been intended merely rs private confessions. We
learn thence that James was cohtlnuaI!y enuoaVoI
ing to convert her. lie sent her books to this end
Which she read but she refused to receive the Jesuit,
Morgan. When report began to pat wrong con
struction upon her natural disposition 10 AVOID Oh
fence. she wrote a sharp letter to DR.. Sianley-a
letter written 80 we'll that William, who
read it.. was .astonishod at her ability
This mado her feel very proud; but she was
soon ashamed of this pride. for modesty was
natural TO her. Although she was quite sure that
her husband still took the advice OF Elizabeth Val
Tiers who was ceyerer than she herself was, she
suspected him no longer. The Prince is now all IN
nil 10 ber She cannot do enough for the man WHOM
abe loves as much she admlrcs him. The three
kingdoms she can bestow upon him seem 10 her but
a small gift. Though she ID not blind 10 his faults,
vet how sublime are his virtues" she eXclams.
She is peTplexed how TO write about her father the
King and the child in whose Rcnunenes5 she does
not believe She cannot bear 10 seem hyDOcrlte ;
she prefers rather TO Seem rude and discourteOus
and she cOnseq ueutly avoids the subject.
Mary fulfilled her religious duties punctually, and
expresses herself much diHpleaSed when the Prince
insisted that she should wear her jewels on Good
Friday when the Elector of Brandenburg proposed
EDRland had been arranged, she declares soemnly
that neither she nor the Prince will ever keep
view Rught save the welfare of tue Protestant
church. Before he sailed October 90 William had
mover return he said in that you must marry
again; but, remember 1t must be no Papist" Tho
Prince wept as he said these words, which struck o
chill to Marys heart; and she trembles still, she
during which the Prince gave her groat proofs
OF his tender love. At first abe c0ud not answer
him but at last she broke out with. l trust tho
gracious God will take me away before You for
| since have no child By you, would not have one
even by au angel" she was destined to meet her
| husband yet again before Inc went 10 England. A
/ storm drove the Prince back to the Dutch coast,
| and Mary FASTENED TO Brie 10 meet him November
10), and there talked with him for two hours. This
tact does not agree with Macaulsys statement that
| the Prince did not land when beaten back.
This second parting affected Mary yetmore cruelty
than the first she was crushed by 1t she could
not even weep. She locked herself up for q long
time in her room, aud when at last she opened her
door aud learned that divine service was being held
i'll the little town, she hurried TO attend it, and fer
vently prayed God to tighten her grief. She re-
NAMED in Bre till the next day TO the ships
that carried away her happiness. The Prnces
words about his death continually resounded in her
cara What suffered is not to be expressed" she
writes.