...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 ;...

...found therein ; inflicted (perhaps inattentively) by a multitude of fucccflive independent ftatutes, upon crimes very different in, their natures. It is...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...

...punishment to be found therein; inflicted (perhaps inattentively) by a multitude of lucceSfive independent Statutes, upon crimes very different in their natures....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...

...capital punifhment, inflicted (perhaps inattentively) by a multitude of fucceffive independent ftatutes, upon crimes very different in their natures. — It...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,...

...found therein ; infficted (perhaps inattentively; by a multitude of fucceffive independent Itatutes, upon crimes very different in their natures. It is...truth, that among the Variety of actions which men ate daily liable to commit, no lefs than an hundred and fixty have been declared by act of parliament...

...order." "Remarks," &c. p. 12. i, " The first thing which strikes one upon entering on this task, is this melancholy truth, that, ' among the variety of actions...and sixty have been declared by act of parliament tp be felonies without benefit of clergy, or, in other words, to be worthy of instant death.' (4 Blackstone,...

...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...

...capricious legislators, (g) In entering upon this task, the first thing which strikes one, is this " 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...

...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...

...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...