dinary pain. The criminal is
placed on a scaffold, opposite to the gigantick figure of a
woman, with arms extended, filled with spikes, or long sharpened
nails, and a dagger pointed from her breast, she is gradually
moved towards him by machinery for the purpose, till he gets
within her embrace, when her arms encircle him, and the dagger is
pressed through his heart. This is vulgarly called among them,
kissing the Yssrow, or woman, and excites more terror in the
breasts of the populace than any other mode of punishment.

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Inhabitants of Boston severely punished (on paper) in April, 1774, for
_destruction of the tea_.

A CURIOUS HISTORICAL ITEM. In a recent English Chronological
work, under the article of "Tea," we found the following brief
notice of the American Revolution: "Tea destroyed at Boston by
the inhabitants, 1773, in abhorrence of English Taxes; for which
they were severely punished by the English Parliament, in April,
1774."

_Salem Observer_, April 28, 1827.

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Sentences of death for robbery, May 6, 1788.

The Mulatto who, some time since, robbed Mr. Bacon, on the
Cambridge road, was, at the late term of the Supreme Court at
Concord, convicted of the crime, and had sentence of death
pronounced against him.

Thursday next is the day appointed for the execution of the two
Taylors, for the robbery of Mr. Cunningham, on Boston-Neck.

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Captain Phillips, of the British army, whipped in New York in 1784.

PHILADELPHIA, February 4, 1784.

On Saturday last, was whipped at the cart's tail, for robbery,
one of George the Third's pretty subjects. This fellow, who now
goes by the name of Captain Phillips, under his good friend Sir
Harry Clinton, learned such a knack of thieving while he
commanded a whale-boat along this coast, under his good master,
that now, having lost his protection, he and a number more of
those lads called Loyalists are swarming amongst us, and have set
up business in a small way; and though many of them may not
choose to steal themselves, yet, by harbouring and encouraging
others, may do much mischief to the good inhabitants of these
states.

_Salem Gazette._

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Sentences at the Supreme Court.

BOST