 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 602 pages
...seat of judgment, that the " law exists indeed in theory, but has been almost abrogated in practice, by the astuteness of judges, the humanity of juries,...purpose was to call the attention of the House to one clai-f only of these severe statutes that had, from the change of circumstances, acquired a severity... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1825 - 576 pages
...judgmentseat, the " law exists indeed in theory, but has been almost abrogated in practice by the acuteness of judges, the humanity of juries, and the clemency of the crown!" We cannot conclude better than by introducing an impressive quotation from the end of the Commons'... | |
 | Samuel Leigh - 1827 - 646 pages
...judgment-seat, the " law exists indeed in theory, but has been almost abrogated in practice by the acuteness of judges, the humanity of juries, and the clemency of the crown!" We cannot conclude better than by introducing an impressive quotation from the end of the Commons'... | |
 | 1830 - 446 pages
...judgment, that though the law exists in theory, it had been almost abrogated in practice by the acuteness of judges, the humanity of juries, and the clemency of the crown.' ' By the practice on this subject, the crown had the painful duty imposed on it, of selecting those... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1850 - 566 pages
...authority, that the law at that time existed indeed in theory, but had " almost been abrogated in practice by the astuteness of judges, the humanity of juries, and the clemency of the crown." But law cannot thus be avoided by those who administer it, except by their walking in devious and uncertain... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1850 - 554 pages
...authority, that the law at that time existed indeed in theory, but had " almost been abrogated in practice by the astuteness of judges, the humanity of juries, and the clemency of the crown." But law cannot thus be avoided by those who administer it, except by their walking in devious and uncertain... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1884 - 668 pages
...state. " Such is the general view which I have taken of the subject. But my more immediate purpose is to call the attention of the House to one class only of these severe statutes, which have, from a change of circumstances, acquired a rigour not originally intended by their framers,... | |
 | 1850 - 554 pages
...authority, that the law at that time existed indeed in theory, but had " almost been abrogated in practice by the astuteness of judges, the humanity of juries, and the clemency of the crown." But law cannot thus be avoided by those who administer it, except by their walking in devious and uncertain... | |
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... am far from being disposed either to censure or regret this relaxation of the Law; I am only inquiring whether Statutes so dispensed with can be deemed any longer essential to the well-being of the State. Such is the general view which I have taken... 