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EXECUTION OF ANNE BoLEYN.--This unfortunate Princess, who consented to marry that Blue Beard, Harry the VIII. after he had already killed something less than half dozen of his former wives because he was tired of them, was hu> namely allowed for her execuioner, Frenchman, of Calais, who was supposed 10 be uncommonly skillful in cutting off heads. It is probable that ;he following incident may have been proven by tradi- lion in France, from the account of the exccutioner himself: "Anne Boleyn be- ing on the scaffold, would no, consent 10 have her eyes bapdaged, saying that she had no fear of death. All that the min ister who assisted in the execution could obtain, was that she would shu, her eyes. Bnt as she was opening them every mo. menf, the executioner was fearful of miss ing his aim, and was obliged to invent an expedient to behead the Queen; he drew off his shoes and approached her silently; while he was at her left hand, another person advanced at her right, and made a great noise while walking; so that this circumstance drew the attention of Anne. She turned her face from the execution CT. who was enabled by this circumstance to strike the fatal blow without being disarmed by that spirit of affecting resig> nation which shone 10 the eye of the loved but unfortunate victim.