, 1879-02-10

ntshtfc opinion hal matlc the nna1s practically
nt's"fttc. I)cnmnn. IN reviewing the work IT.
cotnpIised In 1874, eatd:
The moderate iu,oresrmcnsr first suggested ht
K1nllfr In fH1U vte"ly caiena1tr1 NJ they wrrc ~
relieve thA ndmn,tsalon or jn.tlcr from an odtrn'
which did not frIlY bcInng to II. hnh to sccurc IT,
the u.nai ra}usnaie. and tareatm-. t!c uas no,
nnfv held mp N vain ami s.heatcd fprr"-
ta:nr, cnxer to destroy nur venerable tn''lt'.
cx;ericncs: hut trn"nnerd A. thenttn. fny"r "f
alrife. MI hypucritical pratendcr 10 humanity. q
es se ara as =" .sy 81 .scsy M
nrrtccis wcse assaed by tho whn'c tribe NJ Mtntt.
tcslal 1nwycr. in Parliament from the iord iliTh
Wrtth .Ipdrr,hfp. Tha twotrt Jnd4es n England
,,tenosd dnva fsam .hs,t pede:!talt, -, shd
s.'sa !s.ass @ n.n :s1 f.ss2r as os.s UT Of
for thc ar~t tlnle with AT nnasket hpinEnn not NJ
law. hnt Of legislation. lc protesting asnfntt Any
e o"n @a. ~ e @ '"4 psse
BY mlnnrtttes. In point of nnnhrf contcmptthlc.
nn'' one hlnVle measure af mitigation vas Hlonc
fnEm.-tfc hftoelon of death prnishmcnt for tho
offenfc of stealing from the nrr.on,
u any one suspects that this picture OF hftv
years ago. IA ovcrdrawtl let him proInse r1fn"
rn'litnl reform :u a 13ar Aasrlation now, ami,
while dttng 80. carefully study tho expression
Of ahe fatcs afHnlt him.
IT.. rcfortncd rt'1r OF Sir i'ohert I'ccl 1et.
over fnrtyktnl. OF forgery punst,ab1c with death.
Bankers from every part IT tic Kingdom
sntltts'nctl far the remission Of tho dratlt
1'rhaftr for forerrv, hut tho measure was
reieate'av defeated BY Tho influence of iiIc
JndErs ami lawyers IN f!tc ifante uf t.artls. f.
na''y the work was accomplished. CanItai Of
1rnscR were reduced to murder and trrsaon: !:
'fn' privilege Of bring heard hv counsel was
granted, til. custom Of hanging tu chains 1flt-
tse'I, uni te rite which required execution in
!oIt.-ctrht llnuEs after sentence was annLl1ed.
With shame II should lie confessed that this was
aa,,rninti!slrti aGainst tl'r pr"sess OF thu l.nrl
High Chancellor, Chief 1uttce. and majority
fs"rs .suca' ittS q fissc hi:."'y wtk remember Tho
suie Ut rni'1E0n law which t1cElel to t!: PRISON.
cr accused "f felony or treason the asl OF cn,ip-
~ md M right To r.: c'nfront'ti by thr wit-
,Icsaps against him. It may not hc 80 generally
knowu That this rank inlutiec rr,ait.etl Its placn
could prevent It. abolition. /, mattese,l
not that trial n'tcr .tr,al expose.1, ns
13ukr Of Norinli. whcn on t.ial fnr his lie.
'vrFy rort warning Ia trnvflc ~ answer 30
hrrnt matter; lave not hal Fourteen linnrs
IN all, both ,lav nnl right. .nNl nnw neither
aTs ~ t =; sq'ns t @ saff har asss e. ' yet an at
witch particularly to answcr INTO" With
"revcrcnce a1rti humble subn,,ssinn " ,e
thought be might have trun<r1, bit II was DE-
,lra. sir llenTy yanenni Alecrnnnsilney askel
tho as.1ssnncc OF tcEsons learned IN sle laws
under which lhry were subsequently, cs,nvietpt
nWi executed. Lord Russell requested that lie
might hnvc lie assistance Of ls wife ~ III
ntnanurnrts; the Att0rtlcy-icrrral oi,|ctscd. he
cal.e ho Fl'nul,l he nr.tstrd ONLY iy cunln,on
servant. 1lalrigfI p1catl1i 1T valn ilat The wit
ness uron whose evidence hn was hcinR COLL
.l"!nnc.l. should lm REQUIRED to confrun.
t;1'tw that the sritncss was within call.
~ al,t,urrcnt wn. the rule to evc1, fln cr,tlcst
scnsc of jt1ttlta that even The Infamous .acI-
lI,,xfn b,nrH