The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1891-01-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

JAIRTARY 10, 1801. nl- hew I on Monday Insight the ell &Audio lof the final delienroVi""aot-4te egglied of many thousands ed boy. who its from home to veto sea, fired wit] ye ideas of the glory of a life waves' may be gathered by the from,cheap &two. A Glonn.si named He Laugher ran away home a month or two since, leaving even such cherished  fr.onl  . possessict , and stowed himself away on a cargo steamer at Cardiff. He sumo, his object, and became s cabin boy, b voyage served to disilltusionise him an pletely cure him of his itching for a life. In fact, the hardships of his lot voyage in winter became so intolerable after his comfortable and pleasant hon he committed a theft to provide the in, I getting back again. It may be hoped tI experience may be the means of ma steady, contended, and useful mem society of him, and that his story will lost upon boys who have become posses, delusive ideas derived from periodical and a discontent with their plain hot Let youngsters all respect the old I which says," Let well alone."  Junor Ton Nita delivered himself of so ceedingly reactionary views at York ( Sessions last week. So fer from being those who oppose capital punishment, Turner expressed himself in favour of tension of that form of punishment to convicted of attempted murder. In that a man who attempted a and failed to succeed in his through no lack of inteat on hi: was as bad as the man who carried an desperate design to a successful issue, Turner was probably right. But he ml: whole airn and object of the most penalty of the law when he takes ti step, in arguing that therefore the w but unsuccessful murderer should be I The sentence of death is not passed man to avenge his crime; its object it give a life for a life, nor to indict tij culprit the greatest possible punishmei can be devised for his crime extreme sentence is used only f protection of the community —ti the taking of the lives of the few n: have the hardihood to brave its terr lives of many may be spared from a atd dreadful ending. Therefore the a tering of that penalty is reduced to tin possible limits • and it is incontestabl3 by experience that that sentence has greatly gained in its terrors and in its The terrors of that sentence can be m the eyes of a would-be murderer becam not be imposed if he should fail to ea that which he endeavours to do. The penalty would have no increased tel efficacy if extended to men convict of attempted murder—probably rather trary effect might be expected.  OUR Barnard Castle oorrespondent w The frost still continues, and skating I indulged in on the Tees. Many w have been idle now for over six wee although there have been no very cases of distress, complaints of povert) wealthier reaidonts are becoming ve: mon.—On Tuesday night the fixtaux Flower Show for a Saturday VMS settled at a • meeting held i Witham Testimonial. Mr Henry ington, who attended at the moeti suddenly seized with paralysis, and only on Wednesday morning On Munro sanctioned his removal from th ing to his own house.—Considerable a is being felt concerning the attention Darlington Corporation to the die] sewage at Barnard Castle, as the pix issue may seriously affect the positioi town as a health resort. Happily, time of the year, disease is somewha the average.  VIN