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Mr. Gilpin moved the second reading of be Bill for

Abolish- ing Capital Punishment on IVedneeday, and was supported by Mr. Henley, who tried to prove,—by a very weak argument, examined in another column,—that it is not deterrent. Mr. Tip- ping argued, on the authority of Signor Sella, that, in Italy at least, the punishment of death is deterrent, and ought not to be applied " with too much parsimony." Italy, said Signor Sella, was the country in which they killed most and hanged fewest, while England is the country where they hang most and kill

fewest. The Bill was thrown out by a majority of 113 (167 to .54).