proof for the prisoner under the exceptions BROKER, in the marriage act, 325. BILL OF EXCHANGE, degree of perfectness, 499, 500, 501. bank post bill, cannot be described as, 625. must purport to be legally such, 522. BLANK WARRANTS, BLASPHEMY, at common law, 647. by statute, 648. embezzlement by, 454. what buildings form part of the dwelling- breaking and entering a building within the BUOYS, BURGLARY-continued. proof of the intent to commit felony- proof, upon the plea of autre fois acquit, 369. BURIAL, conspiracy to prevent, indictable, 409. of bodies cast on shore, 424. destroying or counterfeiting, id. negligent burning, 286. CANAL, maliciously breaking down banks of, 617. of committing crimes, 942 to 954. larceny by, 598. See Larceny. what sufficient in larceny, 588. variance in description of, 102, 373. killing with intent to steal, 374. proof of the animal being within the stat.375. proof of malice and intent, id. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, of commissioners of stamps, how proved CHAIRMAN OF QUARTER SESSIONS, CHALLENGE, See CHARACTER-continued. of general character of witness, when ad- lawful, excuse in assault, 290. assault with intent to chastise, resistance what cheats are indictable, 379. affecting the crown and the public, id. false weights and measures, 380. what cheats are not indictable, id. breach of contract only, 381. on banker giving, without effects, not indict- but is a false pretence under stat. id. 466, proof of forgery, 493. is both a warrant and order for payment when not the subject of larceny, 626. CLAIM, larceny by, 600. punishment, 604. COACHMAN, furious driving by, 552. finding goods in hackney-coach, 592. of stage-coach, property may be laid in, 637. proof of guilty knowledge of coin being proof of counterfeiting the gold and silver proof of the counterfeiting, 389. proof that the coin is counterfeit, id. proof of uttering counterfeit gold or silver proof of the simple uttering, 392. ing, having other false coin in pos- proof of buying or selling counterfeit coin proof of having counterfeit coin in posses- proof of counterfeiting, &c., the copper proof of counterfeiting foreign coin, 398. proof of having in possession five or more conveying coining tools out of the Mint, 402. COMPARISON-continued. evidence of persons skilled in detecting for- COMPOUNDING OFFENCES, felonies and misdemeanors, 404. taking rewards for helping to stolen goods, advertising rewards, &c., id. not in itself evidence of stealing. of his effects by a bankrupt, 300, 305. See of birth of child, 386. on indictment for murder, prisoner may be CONFESSIONS, grounds of admissibility, 37. party may be convicted on, alone, id. cases where inadmissible after promises, cases where held admissible, 41. must have reference to temporal inducement to confess-where held to where held not to have ceased, 43. obtained by artifice or deception admis- by questioning admissible, 48. evidence of acts done in consequence of declarations accompanying the delivery up only evidence against the party making whether the names of other persons men- CONIES, taking or killing in the night, 553. CONSENT, negative evidence of, 6. 80. proof of want of, of father in prosecutions marriage of minor, without, 316. acts and declarations of conspirators when admissible as well for the prisoners as for See Leclarations. to commit burglary, 344: proof of nature of conspiracy in general, to charge party with offences, 407. against morality and decency, 409. affecting trade-to defraud the public, id. to extort money from individuals, 412. to injure individuals in their trade, 413. proof of the existence of a conspiracy, id. proof of the means used, 518. cumulative instances, 420. proof of the object of the conspiracy, id. to murder in Ireland, 422. of witness by party calling him, 178. carrying about child with contagious dis- negative evidence in case of, 80. proof of, to render witness incompetent, cannot be given in evidence in favour of former conviction, proof of, 239. former conviction, proof of, in indictment on indictment for escape, 458. for publishing one copy of libel, no bar to proof of guilt of principal in receiving, 868. offences relating to, 397. COPY, old copy of record when admissible, 198. copies by authorized officers, id. setting fire to stack of, 282. depositions taken before, 77. burying corpse without sending for, 423. CORPORATION, copy of corporation books admissible, 205. burglary in house of, 356. statement of intent to defraud in forgery, when liable to repair highways, 575. CORPSES. See Dead Bodies. CORROSIVE FLUIDS, throwing upon any person, 777, 784. stat. 7 Geo. 4, c. 64, s. 22, 120. in misdemeanors, 121. cases decided upon, 7 Geo. 4, 246, et seq. expenses of prosecution for capital of- fences in exclusive jurisdiction, 248. allowance to widows of persons killed, COUNSEL, privilege of, as witness, 186. not liable for maintenance, 668. word"counterfeit" rejected as surplusage, 502. holding assizes for counties in adjoining evidence in defence by, 335. breaking and stealing in, 918. ordering witnesses out of, 162. DECENCY, public conspiracies against, 409. where admissible, 23. in case of treason, id. of rape, id. of persons having no interest to of persons speaking against their of persons making entries, &c., dying declarations, id. See Dying accompanying the delivery up of stolen of conspirators, when admissible, 84. not necessary that they should have as to time and place of finding, id. of husband and wife, 147. former declarations of witness, if admissible to support his testimony, 184. of conspirators, 417. stealing of, 624. power of deer-keepers to seize guns, 426. whether witness is bound to answer, 174. demanding money with menaces, 927. houses, &c., stat. 7 and 8 Geo. 4, c. 30, 886. statute 7 Geo. 4, c. 64, 69. where admissible, id. in case of death, id. or insanity, id. or permanent inability to travel, id. witness kept back by prisoner, id. |