The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-26 00:00:00

THE EXECUTION THIS MORNING.

Offended justice was satisfied this morning, in
front of the Old Bailey, by the execution of Gio-
vanni Lani for the murder of Heloise Thaubin. At
an early hour large numbers of persons began
to arrive in the Old Bailey, and imme-
diately took up their position as near the
gallows as they were permitted to approach, 'and
for hours endured the cold biting wind in order to
gratify th, it morbid curiosity. At half-past seven
the crowd was immense. It consisted of the usual
class of persons who attend on the e occasions and
a large number of foreign prostitutes.
Whilst all was exciement outside the jail, within
the scene was very different. Shortly after six
o'clock the Under Sheriff arrived and immediately
proceeded to the cell in which Lani was confined,
there the usual formalities were gene through.
From his cell Lani was conducted to the press-room
where Calcrafv, the executioner, commenced his
duties by placing-his apparatus across the chest of
the convict in order to propetly secure his hands
and arms. Whilst this operation wits being gone
through Lani maintained his usual quiet demean-
our ; IT:thce Fienza attending him in his last mo-
in;'nl,F.

On mounting the scaffold Llni was received
with loud groans and yells, but his reception did
rot produce the least effect upon him. He looked
rcuud on the crowd lieneath and then took his place
under the beam. Ca'craft in a very short space of
tine adjuitedthe rope, and the signal having been
given the drop fell, and in a few seconds Lani
c-ased to exist.

Th 3 body, according to custom, .remained sus-
pended until nime o'clock, when it wai cut down
and conveyed into the gaol, where it will be buried
in accordance wiAi the sentence.
_ _

The scaffold having been removed the crowd
slowly dispersed, and in a short time after the Old
Bailey resumed its usual business appearance.

TITS PRoPERTY QUALIFICATION.

The following is Mr. Llcke King's Bill to Abolish
the Property Qualifications of Member of Parlia-
ment :

Whereas by the several acts and parts of acts
hereinafter mentioned provisions have been made
for requiring; on the part of members of the House
inieitihnayfetearr
of Commons cleated for England and Ireland re-
spectively, cevaM gualific I t,ons in respe.ct of pro-
perty ; and whereat it is expedient that the said
provisions should be repealed, be it therefore
enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by
and with the advice and conielit.?of the lords
spiritual and temporal, and commons), in
pre-
sent Parliament assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows: tins
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of
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mentionedl The
(that several i
sa cttos
sap),
paaurtilla.fofatelitse
of the reign of Queen Anne, intituled An act for
securing the freedom of Parliament, by far:her
mons," an act of the 33d
“ Act to enforce and render
George IL, intituled .
qualifying the members teyiei:rinoft
relating to the qualification
more effectual the laws
a tho House of ComrnOns," an
of members to sit f
act of the 59th
,year of the reign of King George
Year
act for further regulating
111 , intituled.
of
the qualification members to , serve in the
United parliament of Great Britain and Ireland,"
and an act of .the session• of Parliament holden
in the first and second years of the reign of
her present Majesty, intituled "An act to
amend the laws relating to the gualifica.ion of
members to serve in parliament," and so much of
an act of parliament of England, and of an act of
parliament of Ireland, respectively passed in the
fortieth year of King George 111., and respectively
intituled, "An act for the Union of Great Britain
and Ireland," as provides that the qualifications in
respect of property of the members
elected on the
part of Ireland to sit in the
House of Commons of
the United King.4am shall be respectively thetame
as were th'al provided by law in the cases f' 1 e , e tc-
tions for counties and
cities and boroi:glia -,reppec•
Lively in that part of Great Britain called Eng-
land, unless any other provisions should hereafter
be made in that respect by act of parliament of the
United Kingdom, and so much of an act' of the 41st
year of the reign of King George lIIi, intituled,
"An act for regulating, until the Ist day of May,
1802, the trial of controverted elections or returns
of members to serve in the United Parliament of
Great Britain and Ireland for that part of the
United Kingdom called Ireland, and for regulating
the qualification of members to serve in the said
United Parliament," as relates to the qualifications
of members elected to serve in parliament, shall
be repealed : provided always, that the repeal of
the said recited acts and parts of acts respectively
, shall not be construed to revive or re-enact iny act
or part of act heretofore repealed by any of the said
a acts or parts of acts respectively. . .