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lighted, she commended her soul, with th most composure, into the hands of her M and, like the great Founder of the religion professed, expired, praying for her murde July 16, 1546, about the 25th year of her ag I do not know," observes a good writer all circumstances be considered, whether the tory of this or any other nation can furnish aı illustrious example than this now related. To father's will she sacrificed her own inclinati to a husband, unworthy of her affections, she haved with prudence, respect, and obedic The secrets of her friends she preserved inv ble, even amidst the tortures of the rack. constancy in suffering, considering her age sex, was equal, at least, if not superior, to thing on record, and her piety was genuine unaffected, of which she gave the most exa proof, in dying a martyr for the cause of her ■ gion and liberty of conscience. But who can r this example, and not lament and detest that rit of cruelty and inhumanity which are imbi and cherished in the church of Rome! a spirit pugnant to the feelings of nature, and directly posite to the conduct and disposition of the G Author of our religion, who came not to desti men's lives, but to save them."

THE CONVERTED INN-KEEPER.

WHEN the Rev. Mr.

went to his livi

in the country, a very great audience collect from the neighbouring towns and villages, in o of which lived an old inn-keeper, who, havin

ee with his own tap, had well carbuncled e and face, which bore the visible marks rofession. He had heard the report of the rse at this church, as many went from his wn; but he always stoutly swore he would e found among the fools who were running on hearing, however, of the particularly g mode of singing at the church, his curias a little excited, and he said he did not out when next P-n feast came, which f way, he might go and hear the singing; th some imprecation, that he would never word of the sermon.

ived about six miles distant, and, when n feast came, after dining with a party, inof staying to drink, he came to the afterervice, merely to hear the singing at the with a full resolution of keeping his vow, cluding every word of the sermon..

was a corpulent man, and, as it was a hot er's day, he came in all of a perspiration, ving with difficulty found admission into a open pew with a lid, as soon as the hymn sermon was sung, which he heard with ■ttention, he leaned forward, and, fixing his s on the lid, secured both his ears against mon with his fore-fingers. He had not been position many minutes before the prayer d, and the sermon commenced with an awpeal to the consciences of the hearers, of the ity of attending to the things which made eir everlasting peace; and the minister adng them solemnly, "He that hath ears to let him hear." Just the moment before these - were pronounced Av had fastened on the

carbuncled nose of the inn-keeper, and, stin him sharply, he drew one of his fingers from ear, and struck off the painful visitant: at very moment, the words " He that hath ea hear, let him hear," pronounced with great so nity, entered the ear that was opened as a cl thunder; it struck him with irresistible force kept his hand from returning to his ear, and, ing an impression he had never known befor presently withdrew the other finger, and hear ed with deep attention to the discourse which lowed.

That day was the beginning of days to hir change was produced upon him, which could but be noticed by all his former companions. never from that day returned to any of his for practices, nor ever afterwards was he seen i quor, nor heard to swear. He became truly ous, and for many years went all weathers miles to the church where he first received knowledge of divine things. After about 18 y faithful and close walk with God, he died rej ing in the hope of that glory he now enjoys.

NOTHING can be more contrary to nature reason, to religion, than cruelty. Hence an in man man is generally considered as a mons Such monsters, however, have existed; and heart almost bleeds at the recitals of the cruel a such have been guilty of. It teaches us, howe what human nature is when left to itself:

acherous above all things, but desperately

modus, the Roman emperor, when but years old, gave a shocking instance of his , when, finding the water in which he bamewhat too warm, he commanded the pero attended the bath to be thrown into the , nor was he satisfied till those who were im pretended to put his order in execuAfter his succession to the empire, he equalhe did not exceed, in cruelty, Caligula, ian, and even Nero himself; playing, we y, with the blood of his subjects and feleatures, of whom he caused great numbers racked and butchered in his presence, merehis diversion. Historians relate many ins of his cruelty. He caused one to be thrown. d beasts for reading the life of Caligula, n by Suetonius; because that tyrant and he een born on the same day of the month, and ny bad qualities resembled each other. Seene day a corpulent man pass by, he immev cut him asunder; partly to try his strength, ich he excelled all men, and partly out of sity, as himself owned, to see his entrails out at once. He took pleasure in cutting off eet and putting out the eyes of such as he in his rambles through the city. Some he dered because they were negligently dressed; rs because they seemed trimmed with too h nicety. He assumed the name and habit of cules, appearing publicly in a lion's skin, a huge club in his hand, and ordering sevepersons, though not guilty of any crimes, to

De disc

ised like monsters that hy knocking

out their brains, he might have a better clair the title, the great destroyer of monsters. He h ever was destroyed in his turn: Martia, on his concubines, whose death he had prepared, soned him; but as the poison did not quic operate, he was strangled by a wrestler in 31st year of his age.

In Italy, during the greater part of the s teenth century, assassinations, murders, and e murders under trust, seem to have been alm familiar among the superior ranks of people. C sar Borgia invited four of the little princes in neighbourhood, who all possessed sovereignti and commanded armies of their own, to a frie ly conference at Senigaglia, where as soon as arrived he put them all to death.

History records but few characters more cr than Charles IX. It is said, that when he obs ved several fugitive Huguenots about his palac in the morning after the dreadful massacre 30,000 of their friends, he took a fowling-pied and repeatedly fired at them. That this prin was naturally barbarous, we may learn from t following anecdote: One day, when he amuse himself with rabit-hunting, "Make them a come out," said he, "that I may have the ple sure of killing them all."

This sanguinary monarch died very wretched for he expired bathed in his own blood whic burst from his veins, and in his last moments h exclaimed-" What blood!-what murders!I know not where I am!-how will all this end -what shall I do?-I am lost for ever!know it !"