Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-07-28

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FOR The attempted murder Of the Qslt en-.
Sohn Frances, The author Of The at.
Tempt on the life of the Queen, had his
trial IN the Central Criminal Court June
lion the charge of high treason. He
was found guilty on the.second and third
counts Of the indictment, which charged
him with discharging pistol. with in
tention to assassinate tie Queen,
The Clerk Of the Arregns then. adj
dressing the prisoner, said; John Fr:.n-
els, you stand convicted Of high treason;
what have you to say why the court
should not give you judgment to die ac-
cording TO Iaw?',
The prisner, who had turned quite
pale on hearing the verdict. made no re-
ply.
Some delay took place before the black
! caps were brought, when they were at
Length procured and placed upon their
lordships.
The Chief Justice, addressing the
prisner, said, s.John Francis, the jury.
after most patient Investigation of your
case. have found you guilty Of a crime.
the deepest in its die. The most destruc-
tive in its consequences to the Interests
of society, and the highest kEoNn to the
law-the Crime of hisa tGeason. they
have found that you, forgetting your all
legiance to your Suvreign. traitoriqusly
made direct attempt upon the lie u
ber most sacred Majesty.
4 Ana it Is now our painful duty TO pass
upon you the sentence of the law, dor
that offence. 1t would be idle to at
tempt to agerayate your feelings by any
observations upon the enomitv "a your
crime, or to add to the reproaches Of
your own conscience. The heart that
could conceive, and the hand that could
execute auch an act as yours,
nlust be almost dead to the ordinary teel,
lngs of human nature, and anything
which could say would not be likely
to haye ouch effect upon you. The DIES
perate act which yop attempted has beep
aver,ed by the manifest interpostion Of
that providence which has SAID '.Touch
not my annuinted," and which has also
thus performed His promises to protect
those princes who PVT their trust in hing
and it is by that interference Of provi-
deEce ,hat we are now spared from be-
ing nation of mourners, and that you
also al.e spared from the still greater az.
gravatlon which would have attended
the successful accomplishment OF your
wicked design. Ne earnestly ,enpeat
you to address yourself to that Almighty
Being before whom yeu mnst soon appear
to answer for your odaence. aud we trust
that as He has been pleased to save YOU
from the additional aggrayatiqn that
.snight have attended your offence. you
may receive pardon at His hands. 1t on
y now remains for me to pass upon you
The sentence Of the law,. which, is---that
you, John Francis, he taken hence from
whence you Game, and that you be
drawn from thence on hurdle to the
place of execution. and there hanged by
the neck Lntil you are dead; that your
head be then severed from your body,
j and yoar body dEvided iato four quarters.
to be disposed of as her Majesty may
think ft--and may the Lord God al
mighty have mercy OH your seuf..'
Mr.. Hooker, the usher, replied Amen
/ The nEisnner,w demeanUr through
out the whole day had been remarkably
firm, though administrative rather of IA
gentle iirmness than Of build or auda-
cious iiariRg. appeared to be totally o.
svercome towards the conclpsion. He
seemed to be sinking rapidly from the
moment OF the finding of the verdict; his
breathing became quick and oppressed;
AND on the formulation of the learned
Judges address and the sound of the
solemn "Amen," which rung like a
death knell through the court, he sank
back with a conyulslve sob into the
arms of the goaler, and was in shat state
renewed from the bar.
THE Boundary Question.
| House of Commons, June Is, 1919.
MIR. D'lsraei wished TO put ttuestion
TO the right hon. baronet, respecting the
disputed boundary with America. He
had seen it reported that there was a
virtual REIMBURSEMENT ut the territory in
dispute, and that the state of Maine re-
squlre,l .conpensa ton for the .territory
which was given up. lie had also seeA
that her Msjesty's envoy entertained a
proposition of this kind, and it was gem
emerald supposed that it would be ac-
ceeded to bv the commissioners of
Maine. lIsuch an arrangement was en-
tered auto the result would be that they
would,be in possession of much inferior
bou' Diary. He wished to know whether
thete was any truth ip this statement;
and also whether the right hon. gentle
man had instituted any inquiry into the
reason why the solemn award Of friend
" power for the adjudication of the ques-
ton had been set aside by her Majesty
government.
Sir X. PEEL must say that | think
the question ofthe hon. gentleman altoge.
Their premature. (Hear, hear. 1t would
be most Improper III me to give an an.
swer to such question in the present
state Of the negotiations. Ihuld in my
hand despatch from Lord Ashburton.
stating that certain commissioners had
been appointed by the state of Maine.
but | believe shat Lord Ashburton has