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this state he was again baited, feebly sustaining himself on his mangled, bleeding stumps:—Good God ! in what age, in what country do we live? The cruel Cfaffree, the untaught Abyssinian, are comparatively merciful—their barbarity is the effect of habit, stimulated by hunger; but in this enlightened land, the beast is tortured for the diversion of savages; and yet there are men, the professed champions of Christianity and social order, who can stand up and vindicate such amusements; for shame—we blush at their prostitution of talent; we shudder at their depravity; and w;e despise their want of feeling.’’At Rugby fair, pigs sold at less than hah the price required for t^etn a monH since. Cattle generally experienced a like reduction in prices, and sheep were lull 10s. cheaper than at the preceding fair.At Bridgenorth fair, near one thousand tons of butter remained unsold, although in general offered at Sd. per lb.The Emperor Alexander has issued an ordinance, prohibiting, under penalty of imprisonment cr the knout, artizans and domestics of both sexes from gambling for money, in piivate houses, taverns, See. Heads of families, inn-keepers, See. permitting or conniving at the practice,1'are subjected to a penalty of 25 florins
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Monthly Mirror
London, Middlesex, GB
Sun, Nov 01, 1801
Page 73
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