The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-23 00:00:00

LORDS' SUMMARY.

The Lonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on
~the Woolsack Al
Five o'clock.

Various petitions having been presented,

Earl GREY rose to move that an humble address be pre-
sented to her Majesty, humbly to submit to her Majesty
that this House, in compliance with the recommendation in
her Majesty's most gracious speech from the Throne, has
taken into consideration the frequency with which the crime
of deliberate assassination has of late been committed in Ire-
land, and that we hope that the adoption of measures calcu-
lated to give increased security to life, and to bring to justice
the perpetrators of so dreadful a crime, may be the result of
our labours.; that we have also given our sanction to the
measures proposed to us for relieving the distress occasioned
in that part of the Tjaited Kingdom, by the loss of a large
part of the potato crop of last season ; that having thus
attended to what appear to be the most passing exigencies
of the actual ;condition of Ireland, we think it right hum-
bly to represent to her Majegy that Parliament has re-
peatedly found it necessary to make provision, by temporary
measures, for difficulties with referenDe to that country, simi-
lar in character to those which have now demanded our at-
tention, grants having on various occasions been made for
the relief of the Irish people from the apprehended miseries
of famine ; the Executive Government in Ireland having
also from time to time been armed with extraordinary
powers for tha repression of crimes • that we observe with
deep concern that the necessity which has now again arisen
for measures of this description, proves that their adoption
heretofore has failed in eradicating the evils against which
they were directed, and that the progress which might rea-
sonably have been hoped for has not yet been made in re-
medying the social disorders of Ireland. That we are im-
pressed with the conviction that, under these circumstances,
merely to grant pecuniary assistance for the relief of present
distress, and to pass severe laws for, the detection and pun-
ishment of crimes, cannot be considered as fulfilling the
duties of the Imperial Parliament towards Ireland, but that
measures ought, without further delay, to be adopted for the
purpose of effecting a real and permanent improvement in
the condition of this part of her Majesty's dominions. That
to this end it should be the aim of her Majesty's Govern-
ment and of Parliament, by giving to the Irish people
confidence in the equal administration of justice, to
obtain their co-operation in the enforcement f the_e
law, and by remedying real grievances to a lolay the
spirit spirit of discontent to which the prevalence of outrages and
the
people, is to be traced: that without the co-operation of the
people, the enforcement of the law must ever be uncertain
and unsatisfactory, and while the spirit o
f discontent beeet
con-
tinues to prevail, no system of repression,however severe,
can be expected to prevent its breaking. out from time to
time in acts of outrage: that a change in the temper and
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dispositiou of the people, brought about by

in the laws, and in the mode in which they are adml
tered, is therefore required for the establishment, upon
solid foundation, of the good order and security indispensabif
necessary far the development of the industry of the nation,
and the improvement of its great natural resources, wherebi
alone the periodical recurrence of insubordination and di*
tress, can effectually be guarded against : humbly therefor:
to assure her Majesty, that we shall be ready to co-operattr
with her Majesty in the adoption of measures having for
their object to allay the discontent and conciliate the euec
tions of the Irish people, in the earnest haps that, by the
blessing of Divine Providence, peace and prosperity 13'1%
thus be established in Ireland." The Noble Earl then w
en
into a etail of the evils under which Ireland suffered'
and attributed the greater part of those evils to misgoverumen.
The Noble Earl accounted for the failure of all past attempts
at conciliating the Irish people by the fact that they bad 119,
confidence in the Government, and that, consequently, P„r_el
rate enterprise was dead; and until they establish good or°'
upon solid foundations, without having recourse to extraor
dinary power, they never could succeed. He saw nothing?
the measures proposed by the Government to inspire
with a rational hope that they would be enabled to establis
good order without recourse to extraordinary measures.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

EXECUTION OF W. SPICER'
FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE. ,
Soon after daybreak, on Friday, the workmen wet"
actively engaged in erecting the scaffold in front of es
t
new County Gaol, and at an early hour groups of per;
sons were to be seen wending their way towards the sr,
to witness the progress of the works. The mead,°!..h"
below were thrown open by the occupiers, into wnir
dersons of every age and size hastened by hundreds'
long before the appointed hour of execution—twelve
o'clock. There were, at the lowest computation, 1
wards of 5,000 persons present, and the majority ws
most decidedly composed of women, many having infants
in their arms.
The wretched culprit, William Spicer, throughout the
whole of Thursday, appeared very penitent, and Iti!
symptoms of contrition, for some time past, induced Ille
attendants and others connected with the gaol to believe
that he was prepared for the solemn event which
awaited him ; indeed, his expressions and demeen°"",
could lead to no other conclusion. Many hours wel
spent by him in perusing the sacred volume, it°
in devout meditation. He retired to rest bei
tween eleven and twelve o'clock last night, and 614
soundly until about his usual hour of rising this mernit'
and, having dressed himself, partook of a hearty breaks
fast. The whole of the prisoners attended service in t°
chapel at nine o'clock, and after the reading of the Pi,,r
ere, a brief address suitable to the occasion was
vered by the highly-esteemed chaplain, the Wl'
Field, who has been unceasingly attentive to the unfor
tunate criminal ever since his incarceration. Service,
being concluded, each prisoner return* d to his cell, an
from about halt-past ten until a little before twelve;
Spicer was engaged with the chaplain, when he returned
to his own room. Upon one of his attendants expressitlgt
to him a hope that he felt resigned and happy, SPires
repeated the following passage from the Psalms ill,
expressive of his feelings, " Yea, though I welo
through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear P
evil, for Thou art with me ; Thy rod and Thy staff theft,
comfort me." The fatal hour having struck, an offieci.
went to the room for him, upon seeing whom, and anti%,
pating the purpose for which he was wanted, be °lied
" Shall I pull off my neckerchief ?" and being anseitt,
in the affirmative, he did so, and placed it in his
leaving it upon the table. He was then brought into
room below, where he underwent the process of pinion u
without being in the least degree excited. The inouristbe
procession here formed, headed by Lieut. Hackett, •si
governor, the chaplain following, reading the bun
service, the culprit, and the officers of the Plle_ri„,"
moved slowly towards the scaffold. The astonishing u".•-•
ness the prisoner maintained in ascending the steps 5:4
the subject of universal remark. Having arrived en
drop, he placed himself beneath the beam, but direey,
afterwards turned round and heartily shook hands 'vim
the governor, who asked him if he had anything to eits,‘,e;
to which Spicer replied br saying, " No, good byes
give my love to your family. ' Calcraft, the execution
,1
from Sewgate, then drew the cap over the wretenn`i
culprit's face, and was about to adjust the rope arcum
the criminal's neck, it being already suspended 50 her
beam, when the noose was found not to reach furt
than the middle of his face, and a few minutes slo•ng
before it could be properly done ; and yet durnl-b.
this time not a muscle or limb in Spicer was sies
served to move. At length the necessary preliralcw-r,
were arranged, the chaplain continued to read the sew;
vice in an audible voice, and at a given signal the re
sustaining the platform on which the culprit stood teto
withdrawn by the executioner, and he was launched wee
eternity. He made a few convulsive throes, and °is
raised his hands, but in a few short minutes life !got
quite extinct. There was no expression of feeling ire.
the man on the part of the vast multitude, who then or
turned homewards. The body, after hanging env °,b;
was taken down, and buried within the precincts 're
gaol, nearly close to the last convict, Jennings. The 0
maining spectators then quietly dispersed, and the
assumed its usual tranquillity.—Reading Mercury.

EXTRAORDINARY AND MELAI4.
CHOLY DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.
ois
On Thursday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Britan,
Tavern, Commercial-road, Limehouse, on the body '210.6
male person, apparently about twenty-six years of
whose name was unknown, and accordingly so describe"
the inquisition.
The first witness examined was Mr. Charles Clenton,
proprietor of the above tavern, who deposed that on the 10
of February last the deceased came and engaged apertniespd
in his house; he went by the name of Mr. St. George, .4,
•epresented himself as connected with the shipping intern
Witness believed it to be a fictitious name, from the gel],rlP-
tenor of his conduct. He was of very gentlemanly aPP7k:
ante and manners. On Thursday morning, about one o'clo[ot
he retired to bed, quite sober, having only taken a 010
brandy and water, and smoked some cigars in the P°
coffee-room. A Ted
By the Coroner—Deceased was of sound mind an" .dest
gentlemanly in his manners; but there was an ev!tisig
anxiety to conceal his real name, he having cut the inl
from his linen.
Edward Lexton, the waiter, said that on descending, 01
stairs adjacent to the deceased's bed-room, on the Enornin!for
Thursday last, the deceased called to him in a faint voic`tbe
assistance. He went in and found the deceased lying °n be
bed. He was unable to speak for some minutes, when biS
said he had been reading in bed and fell asleep ; nnd'ne' Ore
shirt on fire, he jumped out of bed, and extinguished theoto
as best he could. It happened at three o'clock, but he 11,..
not call for assistance as he was unwilling to disturb Ow
mates of the house although in great pain. .
Mr. Adolphus Burrell, :urgeon, of the Commerela frool
said he was called in and found him dreadfully borne:t 00
the right arm and shoulder down to the hip. He /4—toolt
favourably until Tuesday morning, when collapse f the
place, and he died in two hours. Death was the result
injury sustained by the burns. Ott
After deceased's death, his desk was opened, wan', be
a quantity of correspendence therein, it appeared tlut"„oat
brother-in-law to the Hon. G. F. Nugent, who is at Pidek
in Ireland, to whom a communication has been fnor.lcilero
The jury returned a verdict of " Death from o°l
burning."
After the inquisition was signed, the Coroner, addr7to
Mr. Clenton and signing his warrant for the burial °
body, asked what was intended to be done? l'll
Mr. Clenton replied that he should keep the body °,oo'
premises as long as he could possibly do so, for its idea, bid
lion, and the delivery of some rings, &c., remaining --
possession.

LORD PALMERSTON AS A SPEAKER. -- All thill;
taken into account, Lord Palmerston is, perhaps, th,eo )
l*
debater among the Whig leaders of the House of C010"n0 . 0
In the different qualities which, when combined, 4o?
render a man an orator, he is excelled by marlY Tholif°
duals among his contemporaries. Lord John Russell e
more tact, more intimate acquaintance with partYpo,
tory (not with parties, for, in that knowledge, bet 0;
Palmerston beats all men living, having been a frie,.°loo
almost every Government within the memory I P,
greater skill in pointing allusions to the political e.„""for se'
opponents, and altogether morerefinement in the mansb-acer,
of his Parliamentary case. In eloquence, both of n°olloo
tion or in delivery, Lord Palmerston is, of souse, 1,1
0004
by Mr. Shiel or Mr. Macaulay, and even by men ors'
a far inferior rank as speakers. In soundness and 1,0-wit)
argument he cannot stand a moment's comparis°lll6oo,
Mr. Cobden, or with Earl Grey (when that n°l6atiw
does justice to his own powers) or even with .0 01"
Buller. Each speaker on his own side, in fact, is ;rater,'
vance of him in some particular quality of the i,oroj
Yet no one would for a moment hesitate to Piti„egys
Palmerston amongst the first speakers in the Ired
Commons, or would deny that he had derifelljart
hearing one of that nobleman's speeches as much 1100
of its kind, as if he had listened to the most OA or
efforts of Macaulay, the most spirit•stirring of SP! 111
se!
the most skilful and satisfying of Lord John Ru'.',:,
peculiarity in Lord Palmerston which gives 1
singular power of charming with an oration oda:
whole, the several parts of which are lint,orattP
lated to please. if critically analysed, is the fu ogtf,
and hearty spirit of partisanship, not malignant, °1.4 ems
or mean, as is that of most zealous advocates Zealous
bodied opinion or interests, but frank, manly, oPen_i'most
and undisguised, so much so as to assume' 1".„/".-ere.;
sportive character, as if Parliamentary politics boos'
mere pastime, a kind of relaxation from the nrdiell
cares or labours of administration or of tatn"-
political life, in which all men are bound by a sort of tbsife
compact, answering to the laws of a game, to ei till
utmost powers to excel or to overcome each other%ord
sake of the distinction and applause which are the re"
success.—Contemporary Orators, in Fraser. Pre"
MMAJORlinosnrouT.—The Wigtonshire ree
states that Major Broadfoot, who was killed in thtebt:7ol
conflict in India, was a native of Wigtonshire, sets°ft the se'
Mr Broadfoot, a native of' Whithorn, and minister 0'
cession Church, London.
RAVENSNEST.—A new romance, under this 0,, pinbl I
celebrated Cooper, is announced by Mr. Bentley to APPe.ar, /00621°.;
days. In the present dearth of good works of fiction, A 11' ,Doo.
tints by this most admired writer may indeed be regarded 10 •
all lovers of this fascinating department of literature.

BIRTHS litet'
On the 17th inst., at Harrow, Mrs. W. Oxenham, of a clatiti,leiArd
Oa the lith inst., in the Belvedere, Weymouth, the lady of
Gustavus Hancock, Esq., of a son. so"'
f*
On the lath inst., at Wandsworth, Mrs. R. H. Winstatiley, oX of
I
On the 19th inst., at Wood Hall, Downham, Norfolk, the
W. L. Jones, Esq., of a son. We *life
On the 19th inst., at Titchßeld-terrace, Regent's-park, ~.-
Joseph Needham, of the Middle Temple, Esq., of a son

MARRIED. eye,. 0 ,
ard ale
On the 19th inst., at St. Pancras Church, Mr. Bclif 0,
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Bench-street, Dover, to Miss Elizabeth Maria Austin, 9"" A.
of Mrs. Guest, Tavistock-square. joaeo6
Esq., of Great George-street, Westminster, to 31301/0'
On the 19th inst., at St. George's, Wanover-squars, 0.14 Arp,
(laughter of W. Broackes, M.D., Cork-street,
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gardensnali e
youngestt.

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On the 21st inst., in the Polygon, Somers Town, Edward' A.,
son of 3tr. Whinst., at Loitehead, agnd ed 26. of 131111..--
On the llth on, General Dived Hunter,
Forfarshire, North Britain.
age 21' doforir
On the 14th inst., Mt .J. Hickman, of l'eckhana, ~,faa
On the 14th inst., Mr. Robert Russell, at Springfield, l'
road, aged 43.
i 6 11eAr-
Adrisitai
On the 18th inst., in Sellwood-place, Brighton,
Skipsey, aged 89

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