Cruelty

[Fr. cruauté; Lat. crude litas.] Quality of being cruel; a savage or barbarous disposition or temper; inhumanity; savagene ; barbarity; brutality; ferocity; infliction of unnece ary pain or distre . "The cruelty and envy of the people."-Shaks. -A cruel act; barbarous treatment. ""Tis a cruelty to load a falling man."-Shaks. (Law.) Cruelty to animals is an indictable offence, and punishable by common law. Cru'et, Crew'et, n. [Fr. cruchette, dim. of cruche. See CROCK.) A vial or small gla bottle for holding condiments for the table, as pepper, vinegar, .; a castor. Cru'et-stand, n. A table-appurtenance; a frame for holding cruets. Cruikshank, ( krook's hank ,) GEORGE, A.R.A., an eminent English artist, B. in London, 1792. He is especially celebrated for the humorous and caricature engravings, that have left his studio to become examples of their kind of art. His Comic Almanac, and the illustrations of the earlier works of Charles Dickens, are familiarly known, and highly appreciated both in Europe and the U. States. Of late years, C. has principally devoted his genius to painting in oil; in this department his chief works are, The Worship of Bacchus, Tam O Shanter, and Disturbing the Congregation (now the property of Queen Victoria). D. Feb. 1878.