... Self-Murder can be no Crime, for a Madman can be guilty of none. And it is wonderful, that the Repugnancy to Nature and Reafon, which is the higheft Aggravation of this Offence, ihould be thought to make it impoffible to be any Crime at all, whicli cannot ...

... quite left him. We flic better informed now concerning the Crime for which Narrina the Jew was burnt alive ; it was faid to be for having a fecret Corrcfpondence with the Spaniards; but his real Crime was for being worth 300,000 Paiftres, ■which the Bafhaw ...

... Alton's, Elder and Xounger Stage Players, were commit- ted Prifoners to the Talbooth : It is faid they are charged with the Crime of carrying off a young Lady defign'd fora Wile to the latter. ...

... fet up inthe Middle of four High Roads, in order to imprint in Peoples Minds a juit Horror of fo abominable and unnatural a Crime : But the Tribu- nal being willing to favour the Criminal, they difpenfed with him from fq£erin§ the Torture of being^torn ...

... they ftifly deny it ; but as there are a great many Circumftances againfl them, 'tis not queflioned but they will confefs Crime when they are put to the Rack. Berlin, Dec. 27. As the Perfons who was taken up upon Sufpicion of having committed the frightful ...

... whereof you ftand impeach'd. My Lord, this your Crime is the greateft known to the Law of this Kingdom, or of any other Country whatfoever ; and it is of the blackeft and moft odious Species of that Crime ; a Confpiracy and Attempt, manifefted by an open ...

... Edinburgh- November % Yeftsrd*y one Margaret Gibfoa, for the Crime of Theft, was drumm'd thro* the City ilia very disgraceful manner; over her Neck was* fixed a Board with Spring, and Ms, which rung as Ihe walked; at fome Inches dis- tance from her Face ...

... Dec. 17, Laft Saturday about Noon, Robert Hally, one of the Prifoners indiaed before the Lord Piovoft of this City, for the Crimes of Theft and Houfebreaking, _.c. thought fit to hang himfelf in his Gaiters, on a Hafp at the Jcaick ot his, Door, riot above ...

... that he was the Caufe of his Brother's Misfortune, by enticing him out from his Mafter, and inveigling him to join in his Crimes. It is /aid that the Mother of thefe unfortunate Creatures is con- fined, for bringing into Newgate Files and other Materials ...

... Kings-moor near Carlifle, for the Murder of Chriftopher Haliday* ■ of Weft*- Water near Langholm. He confeffed many other Crimes befides that he fuffered for. He was afterwards hung in Chains, and Nails drove into the Gibbet, to prevent his Friends cutting ...

... criminal, even to Savages. By Reports, we are informed, that he is very penitent, and declares himfelf innocent of the heiflo# Crime laid to his Charge ; though there were very ftrbife', Circumftances tft prove, that he was the Perfon that killed Mf • /King ...

... ) fufficiently countenances my Suppolition. If any one fhould afk, What is the Crime fo much complained of, and how does it effeft Society ? I an- fwer, Suicide is a Crime of a high Nature, as it is a withdrawing of one's Self from the Duties, which as ...