p We commend the following to the advo-
Gates Of CAPITAL punishment.
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U We commend the following to the advo-
Gates of capital punishment.


HORRIBLE SCENE AT AN ExEcurloN.-On the
9Th instant, Pierre Lescurc, who was accused of
the murder Of his father, but not brought TO trial
for want of sufficient evidence, and who has since
been condemned to death for making way with
his uncle, was executed at Riom (Puy- de- Dome.)
The circumstances attending the execution were
most horrifying. Being man Of herculcan
strength, he was bound in prison with an unusual
weight of chains. l. required at least half an
hour for the smith to unrivet them. Lcscure
was much weakened by his confinement and
assistance was offered him in walking to tho
scafold, but he declined it, and went forward,
and even ascended the ladder with a firm STEP


Fearing resistance, the executloners OF st.
Flour and Moulins were called in to aid the cxe-
cutioner of Rom. When Lescurc appeared on
the platform, his tall and athletic person lowered
above them and the priest who attended him.
Unfortunately he was not bound with sufficient
force to the swing board, which also was too short
for his length, so that his neck went beyond the
groove, ald the axe, when loosened, fell on the
wood of the frame, and only wounded lis intend.
ed victim. Upon this the executoner from st.
Flour got astrde on the head of Lcscurc, but the
convict struggled from his grasp, and breaking
his bands, rose again, with his shoulders and
breast covered with blood his face flushed, and
his eyes haggard, utterng cries that struck terror
to the heart Of every spectator.


The priest approached the wrctched man, and,
presenting to him the image of Christ on the
cross succeeded by his exhurtations in prevailing
on him to again submit to be bound. Again the
axe fell, and again missed its mark, only enlarg-
ing the first wound Lescures cries became sill
more astounding. The people shouted with in
dlgnation, and pressing round the scadold, were
on the point of overcoming the gendarmerie in at
tendance, while the priest, whose surpllce was
covered with blood, embraced and did all in his
power 10 console and calm the muti!ated man.


The ;hrec executioners were for time COM
petely paralyzed but at last one of them muster,
ed resolution enough to fix the devoted head in a
proper position, and the axe, already streaming
with blood fell third time aud completed lis
task. the executoners are, it is said, to be dis
missed from their office-Gahgnani