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Page 76 - If any person," said Sir Samuel Romilly, — the best of judges, for he lived through the times and was mixed up heart and soul in the matters he speaks of, — "if any person be desirous of having an adequate idea of the mischievous effects which have been produced in this country by the French revolution and all its attendant horrors, he should attempt some reforms on humane and liberal principles.
Page 78 - My lords, if we suffer this bill to pass, we shall not know where to stand, we shall not know whether we are on our heads or on our feet.
Page 87 - The frequent occurrence of the unexecuted threat of Death in a criminal code, tends to rob that punishment of all its terrors, and to enervate the general authority of the government and the Laws. The multiplication of this threat in the Laws of England has brought on them, and on the Nation, a character of harshness and cruelty, which evidence of a mild administration of them will not entirely remove.
Page 76 - If any person be desirous of having an adequate idea of the mischievous effects which have been produced in this country by the French Revolution, and all its attendant horrors, he should attempt some legislative reform, on humane and liberal principles. He will then find, not only what a stupid dread of innovation, but what a savage spirit, it has infused into the minds of many of his countrymen.
Page 53 - Mauleon and two other lords were attached to a man at Blackheath who had a good horse, saddle, bridle, watch, sword, cane, and other things, to dispose of, which he believed might be had for little or no money ; that they accordingly went, and met with the said gentleman, and after some small discourse, they dealt for the said horse, &c. That your orator, and the said Joseph Williams, continued their joint dealings together in several places ; viz. at Bagshot, in Surrey; Salisbury, in Wiltshire;...
Page 78 - Bills, to repeal the Acts of 10 & 11 Will. III. c. 23., 12 Ann. st. 1. c. 7-, and 24 "Geo. II., which punish with death the crimes of stealing privately in a shop goods of the value of five shillings, and of stealing to the amount of forty shillings in dwelling-houses, or on board vessels in navigable rivers.1 1 The following is a letter from Dr.
Page 76 - ... his countrymen. I have had several opportunities of observing this. It is but a few nights ago, that, while I was standing at the bar of the House of Commons a young man, the brother of a peer, whose name is not worth setting down, came up to me and breathing in my face the nauseous fumes of his undigested debauch, stammered out "I am against your bill; I am for hanging all.
Page 52 - Middlesex, was a good and convenient place to deal in, and that commodities were very plentiful at Finchley aforesaid, and it would be almost all clear gain to them. That they went accordingly, and dealt with several gentlemen for divers watches, rings, swords, canes, hats, cloaks, horses...
Page 42 - me a place to stand on,' said Archimedes, ' and I will move ' the world.' The modern Archimedes who should be content to use a moral lever, would take his stand upon the press. And what portion of the press...
Page 4 - Ancient demesne consists of those lands or manors, which, though now perhaps granted out to private subjects, were actually in the hands of the crown in the time of Edward the Confessor, or William the Conqueror; and so appear to have been by the great survey in the exchequer called domesday-book.