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The Chronicles of Crime, or the New Newgate Calendar, Vol. 1: Being a Series of Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Characters Who Have Outraged the ... the Earliest Period to 1841
Excerpt from The Chronicles of Crime, or the New Newgate Calendar, Vol. 1: Being a Series of Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Characters Who Have Outraged the Laws of Great Britain From the Earliest Period to 1841
The comparison of the offences, and of the punishments of the last century, with those of more recent date. Will exhibit a marked distinction between the two periods, both as to the atrocity of the one, and the severity of the other. Those dreadful and frequent crimes, which would disgrace the more savage tribes, and which characterised the lives of the early objects of our criminal proceedings, are now no longer heard of; and those characters of blood. In which the pages of our Statute-book were formerly wrltten, have been wiped away by improved civilisation and the milder feelings of the people. It is but just to say that the provi sions of a wise Parliament have not been unattended with proper results. Humanity has been permitted to temper the stern demands of justice; and however atrocious, it must be admitted, some of the crimes may be which have been recently perpetrated.
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The comparison of the offences, and of the punishments of the last century, with those of more recent date. Will exhibit a marked distinction between the two periods, both as to the atrocity of the one, and the severity of the other. Those dreadful and frequent crimes, which would disgrace the more savage tribes, and which characterised the lives of the early objects of our criminal proceedings, are now no longer heard of; and those characters of blood. In which the pages of our Statute-book were formerly wrltten, have been wiped away by improved civilisation and the milder feelings of the people. It is but just to say that the provi sions of a wise Parliament have not been unattended with proper results. Humanity has been permitted to temper the stern demands of justice; and however atrocious, it must be admitted, some of the crimes may be which have been recently perpetrated.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
698 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1841
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