text_original: Before the close of the year, however, Mr. Gladstone thought it well to temper justice with mercy, by grant  ing an amnesty to the Fenian prisonei s who still remained in penal servitude ; though the amnesty was coupled with the condi  tion of banishment from the United Kingdom for life.
text_transcription: BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR HOWEVER MISTER GLADSTONE THOUGHT IT WELL TO TEMPER JUSTICE WITH MERCY BY GRANTING AN AMNESTY TO THE FENIAN PRISONERS WHO STILL REMAINED IN PENAL SERVITUDE THOUGH THE AMNESTY WAS COUPLED WITH A CONDITION OF BANISHMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR LIFE
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə klˈoʊs ʌvðə jˈɪɹ, haʊˈɛvɚ, mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈædstoʊn θˈɔːt ɪt wˈɛl tə tˈɛmpɚ dʒˈʌstɪs wɪð mˈɜːsi, baɪ ɡɹˈænt ˈɪŋ ɐn ˈæmnəsti tə ðə fˈiːniən pɹˈɪzoʊnˌaɪ ˈɛs hˌuː stˈɪl ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪn pˈiːnəl sˈɜːvɪtˌuːd ; ðˌoʊ ðɪ ˈæmnəsti wʌz kˈʌpəld wɪððə kˈɑːndi tɪˈɑːn ʌv bˈænɪʃmənt fɹʌmðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm fɔːɹ lˈaɪf.