...injured, through compafllon, will often forbear to profecute : juries, through compaffion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or mitigate the nature of the offence : and judges, through compaffion, will refpite one half of the convicts, and recommend them...

...injured, through companion, will ofien forbear to profecute; juries, through compaffion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or mitigate the nature of the offence ; and judges, through compaffion, will refpite one half of the convicts, and recommend them...

...through companion, «' will often forbear to profecute: Juries, through * Companion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and " either acquit the guilty or mitigate the nature of V the. offence :—and Judges, through companion, " will refpite one half the convifts, and recommend...

...injured, through compaffion, will often forbear to profecute; juries, through compaffion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or mitigate the nature of the offence ; and judges, through compaffion, will refpite one half of the convi£ts, and recommend them...

...consequence of this severity, (to use the words of an admired Writer,) " The injured, through " compassion, " compassion, will often forbear to prosecute : Juries,...acquit the guilty or mitigate the " nature of the offence : and Judges, through com" passion, will respite one half the convicts, and " recommend them...

...through compaffion, will often forbear to pro- [19 3 fecute : juries, through cotnpaffion, will fometimes forget their oaths, and either acquit the guilty or mitigate the nature of the offence : and judges, through compaffion, will refpite one half of the convicts,' and recommend them...

...list, instead of diminishing, increases the number <>f offenders. The injured, through compassion, will forbear to prosecute ; juries, through compassion,...oaths, and either acquit the guilty, or mitigate the offence ; and judges, through compassion, will respite one-half of the convicts, and recommend them...

...the prevention of crimes. In consequence of this severity, (to use the words of an admired writer," The injured, through compassion, will often forbear...either acquit the guilty, or mitigate the nature of the offence: and judges, through compassion, will respite one half the convicts, and recommend them to...

...parliament $, to be felonies without benefit of clergy ; or, in other words, to be worthy of instant death. So dreadful a list, instead of diminishing, increases...either acquit the guilty or mitigate the nature of the offence ; and judges, through compassion, will respite one half of the convicts, and recommend them...

...inflicting enormous punishments for crimes of a dye comparatively venial. " The injured," says he, " through compassion, will often forbear to " prosecute...acquit the guilty, or mitigate the nature " of the offence ; and judges, through compassion, will respite one " half of the convicts, and recommend them...