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24 Oct. 1814
Logic
XII. Division of Offences by which is meant all such
acts as⊞ ⊞ in the sum of their reputed mischievousness are fit or have been commonly looked upon been or are likely to be regarded as
fit to be viz. by the application of punishment to be
converted into offences – from the consideration of
the person or persons with reference to whom they are in the first
instance they are regarded as mischie being or likely
to be mischievous –into Offences against others,
i.e. regarded as prejudicial to others and offences against a man's self i.e. regarded
as prejudicial to a mans self
There concisely thus – Division of offences into
and with .
Division of offences regarded as prejudcial to thers into
offences assignable against individuals others alias penal offences – offences against the
perso unassignable individuals belonging to this
or that class or this or that local district – offences say
semipublic offences – and offences against the
inassignable individual belon of whom is composed the
population of the whole political state.
From the distinction then brought to view
have been deduced
divers conclusive of no inconsiderable importance with reference
to practice: – Offences so far as the mischief
of any which is the they leave for their result of them is confined to
the author of the offences, are no fit objects of controul
by punishments and penal laws.
Of The offence which is regarded as mischievous is
any they small mischief the consequence, many mischief coupled to the offender this
mischief, soever is it this mischief by the offender fitting than it operates after him the
offender in the character of so much punishment
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