text_original: However that may be, it is certain that the offences became very common, that they were punished with merciless severity, and that the gallows was kept in constant operation. [Sidenote: 1830  A change in constitutional systems] Now, it may be taken almost as a political axiom that whenever there is great distress at the time of a general election it is certain to give rise to some feeling of hostility against a Ministry, especially if the Ministry had been for any length of time in power.
text_transcription: HOWEVER THAT MAY BE IT IS CERTAIN THAT THE OFFENCES BECAME VERY COMMON AND THAT THEY WERE PUNISHED WITH MERCILESS SEVERITY AND THAT THE GALLOWS WERE KEPT IN CONSTANT OPERATION NOW IT MAY BE TAKEN ALMOST AS A POLITICAL AXIOM THAT WHENEVER THERE IS GREAT DISTRESS AT THE TIME OF A GENERAL ELECTION IT IS CERTAIN TO GIVE RISE TO SOME FEELING OF HOSTILITY AGAINST A MINISTRY ESPECIALLY IF THE MINISTRY HAD BEEN FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME IN POWER
phonemes: haʊˈɛvɚ ðæt mˈeɪ bˈiː, ɪɾ ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðætðɪ əfˈɛnsᵻz bɪkˌeɪm vˈɛɹi kˈɑːmən, ðæt ðeɪ wɜː pˈʌnɪʃt wɪð mˈɜːsiləs səvˈɛɹᵻɾi, ænd ðætðə ɡˈæloʊz wʌz kˈɛpt ɪn kˈɑːnstənt ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl sˈɪstəmz] nˈaʊ, ɪt mˈeɪ biː tˈeɪkən ˈɔːlmoʊst æz ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈæksɪəm ðæt wɛnˌɛvɚ ðɛɹ ɪz ɡɹˈeɪt dɪstɹˈɛs æt ðə tˈaɪm əvə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪɾ ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩ tə ɡˈɪv ɹˈaɪz tə sˌʌm fˈiːlɪŋ ʌv hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾi ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ mˈɪnɪstɹi, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪf ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi hɐdbɪn fɔːɹ ˌɛni lˈɛŋθ ʌv tˈaɪm ɪn pˈaʊɚ.