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... person in every 112 of the whole population , infants , females , sick and aged inclusive , could be accused , and one in 134 convicted and punished - for there is a moral degra- dation in being accused , convicted , and punished , even ...
... person in every 112 of the whole population , infants , females , sick and aged inclusive , could be accused , and one in 134 convicted and punished - for there is a moral degra- dation in being accused , convicted , and punished , even ...
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... women have been prosecuted for criminal offence ; being 1 person in every 161 of the whole population . Of this num- ber , 22,005 men and 3013 women have been con- demned ; 3191 men and 398 women acquitted ; and a 4 PREFACE . xxiii.
... women have been prosecuted for criminal offence ; being 1 person in every 161 of the whole population . Of this num- ber , 22,005 men and 3013 women have been con- demned ; 3191 men and 398 women acquitted ; and a 4 PREFACE . xxiii.
Page xxiv
... persons condemned ; further , four cases of incendiarism , and two men and two women con- demned . The inquisition , too - the church estab- lishment has had its victims through the arm of the civil courts : twenty - one persons ...
... persons condemned ; further , four cases of incendiarism , and two men and two women con- demned . The inquisition , too - the church estab- lishment has had its victims through the arm of the civil courts : twenty - one persons ...
Page xxv
... persons condemned ; 479 cases of petty theft , and 596 persons condemned . In the year 1838 , the number of persons condemned to death for capital offences has been sixty - eight , of whom nineteen have been executed , and forty - nine ...
... persons condemned ; 479 cases of petty theft , and 596 persons condemned . In the year 1838 , the number of persons condemned to death for capital offences has been sixty - eight , of whom nineteen have been executed , and forty - nine ...
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... persons , or 1 person nearly in every 7 of the population , was supported by public charity . The proportion of this pauperism which belonged to Holland and Belgium , severally , is not men- tioned ; but from the very different social ...
... persons , or 1 person nearly in every 7 of the population , was supported by public charity . The proportion of this pauperism which belonged to Holland and Belgium , severally , is not men- tioned ; but from the very different social ...
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