The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-21 00:00:00

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Tota:

... 50

377
Total

... 36
... 38
... 34
... 38
... 44
... 48
... 43

Total.
... 46
... 41

... 41
... 49
... 57

378
Total,
47
••• 38
•.. 41.
... 47
••• 46
40
... 45
••• 35

339

IRELAND.
800 Yards. Tota'
Greenhill ..• ..• •.• 0.6 ..• 42
J. Rigby ••• •.. ..• ••• ••• 49
M'Kenna ..• ••• •.• ••• ..• 49
Walkington ..• •.. •.• „,„ 37
J. Clare ... •• • ••• • • • ••36
Barlow ..• ••• •• 89
W. Rigby ..• ••• 48
Major Leech, London Irish •
• 38

900 Yards. To 33al
Greenhill
J. Rigby ..• ••• ••• 34
M'Kenna
Walkington ..• •• • ••• ••• 40
J. Clare ••• ••• ••• 47
Barlow ... ••• i ••• ... 36
W. Rigby
Major Leech, London Irish ... 26

ENGLAND.
1,000 Yards.

-_,
298

- Grand

Total Total
Captain Heaton, 40th Lancashire 43 ... 144
Lieut.-Colonel Halford, Ist Leicester ... 32 ... 108
Sergeant-Major Smith, Victorias 41 ... 124
Hon. M. Fletcher, Liverpool, R. Brig. ... 48 ... 130
Captain Bland, 76th Regiment ... 44 ... 132
Lieut. Purchas, 14th Worcester 49 140
Private Cunliffe, 26th Cheshire ... 41 ... 137
Lieut. Ranting, St. George's 45 138

313 1,033

SPIRITOF7TE-"-------------""-___PUBLIC JOURNALS.
TlMES.—Yesterday wil-1 be—memorable in the pre-
sent political struggle as having witnessed some of
the most important and sharply-con contested of the
Elections. Though on the whole there is no luors sr to
the Liberal party, yet we will not dissemble gret that the issues of the day were not more favour-
able. The Elections in each of the three parts of the
United Kingdom have hitherto been so uniformly
on the Liberal side that there was good reason for
hoping that the polling of yesterday would add con-
siderably to the Liberal majority. The result is that
nothing has been lost or gained. The- Conservatives
have made a rally at the last, and, although unable
to turn the tide of Liberal success, have succeeded for
the moment in stemming it. The most serious loss is
that of Berkshire, wher:Mr. Benyon, Colonel Lind-
say, and Sir C.Russell have been returned, securing
the whole representation to the Conservatives. The
defeat of Mr. Walter and Mr. Bouverie, who, with
Mr. Benyon, represented the county in the last Par-
liament, is no doubt the greatest reverse which has
been suffered by the Liberal party during the pre-
sent elections. The strength of the Tory party in
Berkshire, the long and energetic preparations which
were made by them for the contest, and the vigour
with which it was prosecuted at the last may be con-
sidered sufficiently to account for the result. But the
principal came was the ill-advised attempt to secure
the return of three Liberals. In a county purely
agricultural, and comprising so large a body of
voters pledged to the Conservative cause, the at-
tack on the one Conservative seat was impolitic,
and has ended in disaster. The Liberals are en-
titled tn. return two members, but to grasp at the
whole representation is to make an effort which, in
the present state of parties, is plainly beyond
ieir
powers. Theymust accept their defeat with patience,
and wait until another election gives them a chance
of retrieving what they have lost. The polling in
South Lancashire has resulted in the return of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, but his colleagues in
the representation will be opponents of the Govern-
ment to which he belongs. We should, of course,
have rejoiced at the return of Messrs. Heywood and
Thompson, but as so complete a victory has not been
accomplished we will be content for the present with
what has been gained, and thank Mr. Gladstone for
having, at any rate, balanced the Tory Victory at
Oxford by taking one of the seats which his op-
ponents possessed in the last Parliament. It I
may be that if the two other Liberal candidates had
been men' of more moderate opinions they would
have succeeded. A large part of the constituency,
made up as it is of town-suburbs and of country,
occupies politically the debateable ground which
divides the two English parties, and will rather give
their votes to a man who stands on the border-land
of opinion than to very pronounced members of
either party. A strange circumstance connected
with the election is that, fierce as was the contest,
a less number of votes was polled for the highest can-
didate than for Mr. Turner in 1861. When the third
scat was given to the Division that gentleman and
Mr. Cheetharn contested it, and the Conservative
candidate obtained no less than 9,714 votes. On
this occasion Mr. Egerton, who heads the poll, has
but 9,189. Mr. Gladstone stands second, having
thus wrested one of the most important seats in
the kingdom from his opponents after a two days'
canvass. It is a wonderful proof of the power of
genius and reputation that a man may present him-
self to a vast constituency, and by two or three
speeches undo the effect of whole months of can-
vassing on the part of his opponents. Mr. Gladstone
had the votes of the whole body of Liberals, and
obtained in addition the support of a small section
of the Conservatives, who take a pride in seeing
their county represented by a man .of eminence.
He was also, we doubt not, aided by the Catholic
votes in return for those opinions which have been
the cause of his failure at Oxford. We may con-
gratulate Lancashire on having secured such a
representative, and the Liverpool Tory has as much
reason to be satisfied ,with it as the Manchester
Liberal, towards whom he feels so strong a political
antipathy. The benefits of reduced taxation descend
alike upon the Tory and the Whig, and a dimi-
nished expenditure will give comfort both to
Catholic and Protestant. The work which Mr.
Gladstone has done, and in which his electioh for
Lancashire will enable him to persevere, will give
wealth to the traders and farmers who yesterday
voted against him, as well as to the stanchest manu-
facturer who supported him. His talents and ac-
quired knowledge are the property of the nation,-
and it is the interest of every one, without distinc-
tion of party, that he should have a field for their
exercise. Two important contests took place yes-
terday without making any change in the represen-
t tation. The Conservatives have held their ground
in West Kent after a severe fight. 'We hoped,
but hardly expected, to win one of the two seats. It
is difficult to understand what may be called the
distribution of political opinion. Why one district
should be Conservative and another Liberal, and
that from conviction and independently of influence
of local magnates, is almost inexplicable. Yet there
are in the country Whig and Tory regions almost
as definable as the chalk or the coal formations.
-West Kent is Tory, and is the most important con-
stituency of that faith in the South of England. It
would require some strong impulse in favour of a
particular man or measure to bring over to a tibe-
ral candidate that proportion of waverers which
turns the scale in such contests. Yesterday the
Liberals, though well represented, were unable to
reverse the decision given at the last election.
Though they fought a good battle, they were beaten.
In North Durham a similar contest took place, but
there the late members and present candidates were
Liberals, and it was sought to drive one of them
from the representation. The attempt failed, though
the Conservatives are said to have been very san-
guine of success. In the North Riding the second
victory was won, which enables the Liberals to close
the day without a loss. Here Mr. Milbanke headed
the poll, and Mr. Morritt, who had been returned
chiefly as an enemy to the Malt Tax, was defeated.
South Lancashire and the North Riding accordingly
compensate for the two seats lost in Berkshire.
have
It
has not been so fortunate a day as we could
wished, but a good working
majority. t_le new
Parliament is now quiet secure; even
fin
no further
I
successes be obtained. There is one election, how-
ever, to which we can point with satisfaction. Sir
John Simeon has been returned for the Isle of
Wight, defeating Sir Charles Locock, and retaining
the representation for the Liberal party. Sir John
Simeon is a Roman Catholic, and has been assailed
with all the weapons familiar to the controversialists
of Exeter-hall or an Ulster platform. lie has also,
t
it is said, had, strangely enough,_o. struggle_ against
the influence of a brother Catholic, who held that
he was not sufficiently devoted t o the faith. It is
difficult to conceive a candidate_ winning under
such conditions, but the people of
the Isle of Wight
have probably judged-. that one who provokes such
opposite censures is likely to be a harmless and
moderate li
man, andhave elected him. Thus there
are three Roman Catholic members returned by
English constituencies to the new Parliament, two
of them after severe contests. This wise liberality I
of the constituencies will, we believe, have the best
effect, as it will take away the sense of injustice I
which has heretofore oppressed the English Catholics.
It is a good thing that in a Parliament which may
have to discuss many questions connected with the
representation it can no longer be said that a million
of English Catholics are not represented at all.
HERALD.—Great crimes are committed in the
name of Liberty, and in the name of Justice deeds
are perpetrated which make men shudder. Let
any one read the full account of the first batch of
executions at Washington, as described by our
New York correspondent, and these facts will appear
in all their repulsiveness and ghastly horror, for
seldom has a nation avenged itself with such haste,
in such cold blood, and with such unmerciful stern-
ness, as Federal America has done by way of taking
blood for blood, and iu taking it in huge excess. We
have to look back to the darkest annals of revolu-
tionary France to find a parallel to the scene in the
courtyard of the old Penitentiary at Washington,
where, on the 7th inst., three wretched men, and one
miserable swooning woman paid the penalty of their
acquaintance with Wilkes Booth, or their participa-
tion in his crime. The Yankees are evidently a reso-
lute people when the helpless are in their hands, and
they show no mercy either in general or in detail.d
"Fiat justitia ruat ccelum" is in their moutilis,c,nann_
a bloody parody of it in their hands ; and t
tioe
demned who plead for time to repent and
pre-
pare for the awful change from
.thitserwnorld to the
execu Lion-
next know not the temper of theirds
make in peace
ers, or they would spare breath
such short shrift as Yankee huiaLity allows them.
huson signified his
On the 6th instant President
ofE death passed upon Lewis
approv'al of the sentence.
E. Harrold,. GeorgeA.Ad-
Thornton Powell, David
zerodt, and M. E. Surratt. Till that approval had
been made public and communicated to the prison-
ers, they at least had some hope, especially as the
President took a clear week to consider whether or
not he should ratify the finding of the court. There-
fore they were scarcely prepared to die at 24 hours'
notice, and to have but one day between the an-
nouncement of their fate and their terrible end

GLASGOW, Thursday.
Subjoined is the full confession made by the con-
demned criminal Pritchard, now lying in Glasgow
Gaol for execution on the 28th inst. It will be re-
membered that he made another confession on the
11th inst., but that is withdrawn, and a truthful
confession made. Here it is in full :
Confession by Edward William Pritchard, and
made in the presence of an all-seeing God, and of
the Rev. T. Watson Reid, my present spiritual
adviser, on the 13th day of July, 1865, at Glas-
gow prison, for communication to the proper
authorities :
" I, Edward William Pritchard, in the full pos-
session of all my senses, and understanding the
awful position in which I am placed, do make free
and open confession that the sentence pronounced
upon me is just ; that I am guilty of the death of
my mother-in-law, Mrs. Taylor, and of my wife,
Mary Jane Pritchard ; that I can assign no motive
for the conduct which actuated me beyond a species
of terrible madness and the use of ardent spirits. I
hereby freely and fully state that the confession
made to the Rev. R. S. Oldham, on the 11th day of
this month, was not true, and hereby confess that I
alone, and not Mary M'Leod, poisoned my wife in
the way brought out in evidence at my trial. That
Mrs. Taylor's death was caused according to the
wording of the indictment I further state to be true,
and the main facts brought out at my trial I hereby
fully acknowledge. I plead wholly and solely guilty
thereto, and may God have mercy on my soul. I
pray earnestly for repentance not to be repented of,
and for forgiveness from Almighty God, through
the intercession of our blessed Redeemer, mediator,
and advocate, Jesus Christ, the Lord and Saviour.
Fellow-creatures pray for me, and let me add I am
in charity with all men. I have now to record
my humble thanks to all who have taken part
in any way for my interest. First, to their
lordships the judges for their great patience,
forbearance, and careful consideration of my case,
and to the gentlemen of the jury. To all theotril-
cials : I cannot help mentioning the clerk of the
High Court of Justiciary ; the governor, M3ri.r Smith,
of the Edinburgh gaol ; thechaplain, Rev.G ai
wardervs no
gw
stoneßus-
sell ; headand Macintoshward e warder Nelson
the; wardersverno rJeooafhn Ll
prison, Mr. Stirling ; 'M•r. Armour,
sistants, h
Messrs. Hogg
d
chaplain, Mr. Doran ;
warders 11 u iie, Thompson, &c. ; to
an
Drs.d Tre
ip
iishinan and Dewar, surgeons to Glasgow
prison • and Dr. Simpson, of Edinburgh gaol. To
the non-officials my heartfelt thanks are specially
due. To the Rev. Dr. Miller, of Free St. Matthew's,
Glasgow ; and to other ministers who have written
me, not adding their names ; to Dr. Norman
M'Leod, may God bless him; and to my own im-
mediate faith professors, the Rev. R. S. _Oldham and
Rev. Watson Reid ; to the police authorities, Super-
intendent M'Call and police at the Central Office,
Glasgow ; to Sergeant Stuarlt,viEdnin,honfrg(llilaisigooliwce,
force ;to the sheriffs' officers, lso
and Ferguson, of Edinburgh, and to many others,
whose kindness and courtesy I cannot forget; above
all, to Sir Archibald Alison, Bart., sheriff, Sc., for
his humane, gentle treatment while performing his
legal duties ; may each and all accept the thanks of
a truly penitent sinner, and may Heaven be their
reward.

" WILLIAM PRITCHARD.
" JOHN STIRLING, Governor (Witness).
" EDWARD GEARY, Warder (Witness).
" JOHN MUTRIE, Warder (Witness)."