text_original: He thinks it would have been well if Oxford had been dealt with as guilty in the ordinary way. ' The best commentary,' he says, ' on the lenity thus shown was pronounced by Oxford himself, on being told of the similar attempts of Francis and Bean in 1842, when he declared that if he had been hanged there would have been no more shooting at the Queen.' It may be reasonably doubted whether the authority of Oxford as to the general influence of criminal legislation is very valuable.
text_transcription: HE THINKS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL IF OXFORD HAD BEEN DEALT WITH AS GUILTY IN THE ORDINARY WAY THE BEST COMMENTARY HE SAYS ON THE LENITY THUS SHOWN WAS PRONOUNCED BY OXFORD HIMSELF ON BEING TOLD OF THE SIMILAR ATTEMPTS OF FRANCIS AND BEAN IN EIGHTEEN FORTY TWO WHEN HE DECLARED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN HANGED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO MORE SHOOTING AT THE QUEEN IT MAY BE REASONABLY DOUBTED WHETHER THE AUTHORITY OF OXFORD AS TO THE GENERAL INFLUENCE OF CRIMINAL LEGISLATION IS VERY VALUABLE
phonemes: hiː θˈɪŋks ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn wˈɛl ɪf ˈɑːksfɚd hɐdbɪn dˈɛlt wɪð æz ɡˈɪlti ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi wˈeɪ. ðə bˈɛst kˈɑːməntˌɛɹi,hiː sˈɛz, ɔnðə lˈɛnᵻɾi ðˈʌs ʃˈoʊn wʌz pɹənˈaʊnst baɪ ˈɑːksfɚd hɪmsˈɛlf, ˌɔn bˌiːɪŋ tˈoʊld ʌvðə sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ɐtˈɛmpts ʌv fɹˈænsɪs ænd bˈiːn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː, wˌɛn hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt ɪf hiː hɐdbɪn hˈæŋd ðɛɹ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ ʃˈuːɾɪŋ æt ðə kwˈiːn.ɪt mˈeɪ biː ɹˈiːzənəbli dˈaʊɾᵻd wˈɛðɚ ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌv ˈɑːksfɚd æz tə ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv kɹˈɪmɪnəl lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən ɪz vˈɛɹi vˈæljuːəbəl.