 It is a melancholy truth, that, among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hundred and sixty have been declared, by act of parliament, to be felonies without benefit of clergy ; or, in other words, to be worthy of...  The People's Journal - Page 310edited by - 1848Full view - About this book
 | 1786 - 558 pages
...wholelome kind;" our Obferver, in reply, after qu.iticg Judge Biacklti-.jï's rcm.iik, that " it к л melancholy truth, that among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no lefs ilian 160 have beca declared, by Act of Ku hament, to IK ibknies without beneh«. of clergy ;... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1791 - 528 pages
...inattentively) by a multitude of fucccflive independent ftatutes, upon crimes very different in, their natures. It is a melancholy truth, that among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no lefs than an hundred and fixty have been declared by a£t of ' parliament b to be felonies without... | |
 | 482 pages
...inattentively) by a multitude of lucceSfive independent Statutes, upon crimes very different in their natures. It is a melancholy truth, that, among the variety...of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no lcl» than one hundred and fixty have been declared by afts of parliament to be felonies without benefit... | |
 | Robert John Thornton - 1799 - 852 pages
...by a multitude of fucceffive independent ftatutes, upon crimes very different in their natures. — It is a melancholy truth, that among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no lefs than 160 have been declared by adls of parliament to be felonies without benefit of clergy; or,... | |
 | 1821 - 608 pages
...inattentively) by a multitude of snccessive independent statutes, upon crimes very different in their natures. It is a melancholy truth, that among the variety of...which men are daily liable to commit, no less than an hundred and sixty have been declared by act of Parliament to be felonies without benefit of clergy... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1807 - 464 pages
...civilized nations in Europe? " It is a melancholy truth," (says the commentator on the laws of England*), " that among the variety of " actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hun" dred and sixty have been declared by act of Parliament to be • " fekmies, without benefit... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1809 - 338 pages
...independent J Beccar. c. 6. § Sp. L. b. 6. c. 15. statutes, upon crimes very different in their natures. It is a melancholy truth, that, among the variety...which men are daily liable to commit, no less than an hundred and sixty have been declared, by a6l of parliament $, to be felonies without benefit of... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1812 - 494 pages
...has attached the punishment of death. " It is a melan" choly truth," says Mr. Justice Blackstone, " that among the " variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no " less than one hundred and sixty have been declared by act of " parliament, to be felonies without benefit of... | |
 | 1813 - 716 pages
...that of Draco of old, is written in letters of blood. " It is a melancholy truth," says Blackstone,* " that among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, not less than one hundred and sixty have been declared by act of parliament, to be fellonious without... | |
 | 1814 - 698 pages
...hand, and! injustice on the other. " It is a melancholy truth," says Sir William Blackstone, '•* that among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than one hundred and sixty have been declared by act of parliament to be felonies without benefit of clergy... | |
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