The chronicles of crime; or, The new Newgate calendar, being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841 . be liable to be convicted of the offence of a person might have no evil intention, and indeed might be actuatedby a desire to alleviate the sufferings of a fellow-creature, but it be-hoved him to proceed with caution and care. At the time of life atwhich the prisoner had arrived, it would be useless cruelty to inflict uponhim a severe punishment; and as he had been already in jail
The chronicles of crime; or, The new Newgate calendar, being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to 1841 . be liable to be convicted of the offence of a person might have no evil intention, and indeed might be actuatedby a desire to alleviate the sufferings of a fellow-creature, but it be-hoved him to proceed with caution and care. At the time of life atwhich the prisoner had arrived, it would be useless cruelty to inflict uponhim a severe punishment; and as he had been already in jail during sixweeks, the court would sentence him to a further imprisonment of fourteendays only. The old man, who appeared to possess his mental and physical powersalmost unimpaired, paid great attention to the case as it proceeded. Hisrespectful demeanour, silvery hair, and mild countenance, secured for himconsiderable compassion in court, which was strongly increased by thegorrow depicted in his countenance for the deed, of which he had been sojii wittingly guilty, and his known reputation for amiability of dispositioa lO THE END. rKINTKD BY J. 8. VIRTUE AND CO., LIMITED, CITiT ROAD, PLEASE DO NOT REMOVECARDS OR SLIPS FROM THIS POCKET UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LIBRARY H&SSA
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