 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1836 - 568 Seiten
...council held on the occasion, at which the King assisted. To the firmness of the Lord Chief- Justice, Dodd's execution was due : for, no sooner had he pronounced his decided opinion that no mercy ought to he extended, than the King, taking up the pen, signed the death-warrant.' — vol. ii. p. 25. Lord... | |
 | 1836 - 456 Seiten
...Argyle-street. A day was named, and all promised to attend. When we broke up, Dr. Dodd, who had shown me many civilities during the evening, offered to...was most variable, changing perpetually from bright sunshinte to heavy storms of rain ; during one of whitth latter pelting showers he was turned off 'at... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1836 - 572 Seiten
...which Wraxall speaks, is notoriously false. Again, speaking of Dr. Dodd's execution, he says — * / have heard Lord Sackville recount the circumstances...pronounced his decided opinion that no mercy ought to he extended, than the King, taking up the pen, signed the death-warrant.' — vol. ii. p. 25. Lord... | |
 | 1836 - 564 Seiten
...Chief-Justice, Dodd's execution was due: for, no sooner had he pronounced his decided opinion that no merer ought to be extended, than the King, taking up the pen, signed the death-warrant.' — vol. ii. p. 25. Lord Sackrille never could have told him any such thing — the King never signs... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1845 - 444 Seiten
...powerful applications made in his favour, but as a clergyman who had been one of his own cliaphins. The Earl of Mansfield, however, prevented so pernicious...He died penitent and pusillanimous. The weather on t he 2711t of June, 1777, when he suffered, was most variable, changing perpetually from bright sunshine... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1845 - 440 Seiten
...which the king assisted. To (he firmness of the lord chief-justice, Dodd's execution was due : for, DO sooner had he pronounced his decided opinion that...extended, than the king, taking up the pen, signed (he death-warrant. He died penitent and pusillanimous. The weather on the ¿7th of June, 1777, when... | |
 | 1922 - 1124 Seiten
...Council held on the occasion, at which the King assisted. To the firmness of the Lord Chief Justice. Dodd's execution was due ; for, no sooner had he pronounced his decided opinion that no mercv ought to be extended, than the King, taking up his pen, signed the death warrant. He died penitent... | |
 | John Timbs - 1864 - 338 Seiten
...only a memorandum and not an official document, and it is optional with the Judge to sign it or not. " I have heard Lord Sackville recount the circumstances...King, taking up the pen, signed the death-warrant." The false notion of there being such a document as a Deathwarrant for the execution of a criminal has... | |
 | John Timbs - 1864 - 320 Seiten
...council held on the occasion, at which the King assisted. To the firmness of the Lord Chief- Justice, Dodd's execution was due : for, no sooner had he pronounced...King, taking up the pen, signed the death-warrant." This is flatly contradicted in the Quarterly Review, No. 57, as follows: — Lord Sackville never could... | |
 | John Timbs - 1864 - 328 Seiten
...council held on the occasion, at which the King assisted. To the firmness of the Lord Chief- Justice, Dodd's execution was due : for, no sooner had he pronounced...King, taking up the pen, signed the death-warrant." This is flatly contradicted in the Quarterly Review, No. 57, as follows: — Lord Sackville never could... | |
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... prerogative of mercy. He felt the strongest impulse to save Dodd, not only on account of the numerous and powerful applications made in his favour, but as a clergyman who had been one of his own chaplains. The Earl of Mansfield, however, prevented... 
