Year: 1870

the sailing and destruction of the Armada, ana To
view the character of Elizabeth. Mr. froude Is one
of the btterest of Marys accusers but we s'ai ho'
revive in these columns controversy "ho". Fi
haps will never be closed The question OF the i',,o
cence or guilt of the unfortunate queen was u's
cussed in the earlier part OF the work aho' 'n"s
Mr Froude then brought forward certain new docu-
nents be cannot be said to have materially affected
the opnons of the world and has been very far from
stonping the dispute. We shall content ourselves
with citing as an excellent specimen OF his descrp
tive power. the account of the execution:


Gallons done she then said-"Let us CO." and pass
ing out by the Ear and leaning on the arm OF
to the hall The had spread far through the conn
try Thousands OF people were collected outside the
the country had been admitted TO witness the
The tables and forms had been removed, and great
S %HSa the hail. Ss asove the repacc but
scafod, twelve feet square and two and nail 1eet
high II was covered with black CLOTH low rail ran
around It, covered with black cloth Also and the Shern
guard Of haberders were ranged on the hoor be1w ON
the block black like the rest square black cushion
was placed behind it, and behind the cushion l black
chair the right two other chairs for the Ears
The leant against the rail- and two masked ed figures
stood like mutes either side Of the back The Queen
OF Scots she swept in seemed as coming TO take
part in some solemn pageant Not muscle OF her face
could be to quiver she assembled the scahoid Win
absolute composrre, looked round her smiling, ana sae
down. Shrewsbury and Kent followed and TOOK thelr
places the Sheriff stood at her left hand ana Beae theh


In all the assembly Mary Stuart appeared the person
least interested in the words which were consgnns her


MADAM" said Lord Shrewsbury to her, when the
reading ended, "you hear what we are commanded


You will do yOur duty" she answered, and rose as
The Dean Of Peterborough, Dr. Fletcher, approached
the rail eeef ne Segfn Ta low adsm the


d4Ssent efCSJ. he
his sentence wanting words to pursue It. Whea ne re-


INF Dean" she said, 81 am Catholic, and must die


Catholic It useless to attempt to move me- and


Change your opinion Madam" he cried, his tongue
being lo9sed at last repent OF your sins' settle your


Trouble not yourself further Mr. Dean, she answered


al settled in my own faith, for which mean to shed


am sorry Madam" said Shrewsbury, "to sec you go


THAT image of Christ you hold there" said Kent,
"win not profit You if he be not engraved ON your


She did not reply and, turning her back Fletcher,


He had been evidently instructed TO impair the Catho


lie complexion of the scene and the Queen Of Scots was
determined that he should not succeed When she knelt
he commenced an extempore prayer IN which te assem- IN
raised her own recing with powerful, deep-chested
tones the Penitential Psalms in Latin, Introducing En-
gish sentences at intervals that the audience might
Know what she was saying, and praying with especial
distinctness for her holy father the Pope. .,,o


From time TO time, with conspicuous vehemence, she
the crucx against her bosom, and then, as the
Dean gave up the struggle leaving her Lat she prayed
the Church which she had been ready betray for her
son. whom she had disnherted, for the Queen whom
his wrath from Engand-that England which she
had last message tn Philip TO beseech him to In
wade She forgave her enemies whom she had invited
Philip not forget and then praying to the saints TO


for her with Christ and kissing the erncx and
crossing her own breast, Even as thy arms, Jesus,
she cried "were spread upon the cross receive me
into thy mercy and forgive my sins"


With these words she the black mutes stepped
forward and in the usual form begged her forgvines


M forgive she Sa9 9% fsr hs oPe E you na


ing her dress. "Truy, my lords" she said with smile


the Er s nad I1sa T co%e @ on e
scaffold to assist her. for the work to be done was
| considerable and had been prepared with Lo common
She laid her crucifx on her chair. The chief execu-
to IaY it down. The lawn vail was lifted carefully o
not TO disturb the hair and hung upon the rail- The
Of crimson velvet The black jacket followed and under
the jacket body of crimson satn One OF her ladies
hastily covered her arms; and thus she stood on the
black scaffold with the black figures all around her,


Her for adOPns 20 costume
have been carefully studied and that the pictorial effect


The women whose frmness had hitherto borne the
from thcm which they could not check "Ne crez vous
they crossed their breasts again and again, she crossing
them in turn and bidding them pray for her Then she
With Kf on ind Xdien she sad sm for the
last time and waving her hand to them, "Adieu,
her alone. her she repeated the Psalm, In e,
Domino, condo In thee, Lord have put my trust"
Her shoulders being expOsed two became visible,
one on either side and the Earls being little be
hind her. Kent pointed them with his white wand and
looked inquirngy at his companion. Shrewsbury whis
pered that they were the remains Of two abscesses
from which she had suffered while living with him at


When psalm finished she felt for the block and
laying down her head muttered: -" In manus Domino
tuas, mealn." The hard wood seemed
to hurt her. for she placed her hands under her neck
The executoners gently removed them lest they should
deaden the blow and then of them holding her ght
ly the other raised the AK and struck The scene had
been too trying even for the nTaetSed iced hsad4a1 Of the
OF the handkerchief and scarcely broke the skim She
neither spoke nor moved He struck again, this time
effectively The head hung by shred OF skin, which he
divided without withdrawing the ak; and at once


H SanS Tas o ed Ts a cS M OFF
and the false paits. The abOred Illusion vanished The


LADY @ e The IN s M
the head usual TO show it to the crowd exposed the
withered features OF grizzed, wrinked old woman.


But if Mr. Froude is unsparing in his denunciations
of Mary, he is caustic in his analysis of Elizabeth.


He neither respects her personal character fully
accepts the general verdict of history upon her
abilities:


trying crisis of her life had describe her conduct
"dis6onorahle and dangerous :" dshonorable because
hestated to break promise when keep
neonvenient and dangerous from the universal dsrnst
her. But her disposition to compromise her extreme
objection TO severity coercion, better suited to
concate defeated enemies: Whether It was policy, or
that like Hamlet, she lacked gau," she
bered injury She fought with treason by being blind
TO it, and made men loyal IN spite OF themselves, by per-
sistently trusting them.


Her manners were eIninently popular. She was hard
OF feature and harsh OF voice her humOrs Sir T.
Heneage expressed II, had not weak with !"
but she free Of 10 her presence quick wtted
and familiar OF speech with OF all degrees She rode
shot, ested and drank beer; spat and upon
sions swore not like a comfit-maker's wife," but
round mouth-fllng Oaths, which would have satisfied
Hotspur,-the human character showing always through
the royal robes, yet with the queeny dignity never
impaired that liberties could be ventured III return


Elizabeths situation from the very first extremely
trying She had few relations OF weight In the
Stale and those whom like HnnsdOn and Sir Erancis