proceedings, ex parte if defendant do not appear, 11;
dismissal of information or complaint in the absence of
informant or complainant, 41.

Hearing, adjournment of, in summary cases, for variance, 3,
15, 27; for any other cause, 52.
Hearing, by justices, what is, 351.

High seas, English ship on, part of territory of England, 258;
offences committed on, 337.

High-water mark, jurisdiction of justices, 337.

Highway, trial of offences committed in respect of property in
any carriage, cart, &c., employed on, 255.

Highways, materials, &c., for, property in, how described in
an information or complaint, 17.

Horse stealing, when not within jurisdiction of quarter ses-
sions, 387.

Hour of the day when a statute is passed, 28.

House-breaking, when not within jurisdiction of quarter ses-
sions, 387.

Identity of person apprehended or detained on an indictment
to be proved before warrant, 343.

Illness, pregnancy may be, 376.

Illness of witness, a ground for reading his examination at
the trial, 371.

Impeachment of credit of witnesses, 42.

Implements of trade not subject to distress, 220.

Imprisonment for a subsequent offence, when to commence,
70; in default of distress, for costs, when defendant is
imprisoned under another conviction, 69; for a penalty,
to cease on payment of it and costs, 75.

Imprisonment in cases of cumulative sentences for assault,

216.

Imprisonment in default of distress, or when distress will be
more injurious, 220.

Imprisonment for non-payment of civil debts recoverable in
court of summary jurisdiction, 240.

Imprisonment for non-payment of money, scale of, 198.
Imprisonment, restriction as to awarding period of, 218.
Imprisonment, restriction in the case of children, 213.
Imprisonment, when it may be imposed without hard labour,
197; when a fine may be imposed in lieu of, 197.
Indecent assault, prevention of vexatious indictment for, 484.
Indecent exposure of person, discretionary with justice to
admit to bail for, 395.

India, trial for offences committed within jurisdiction of ad-
miralty, 342.

Indictable offences, list of, which can be dealt with sum-
marily, 268.

Indictable offences, remand for, 225.

Indictable offences dealt with summarily, cost of prosecution,
229.

Indictable offences dealt with summarily, regulations as to,

227.

Indictable offences, summary trial of children for, 204; of
young persons, 208; of adults, 210; when not, 213.
Indictable offences, when to be tried summarily, 218; notice

of time of sittting of court to be given for trial of, 218.
Indictment, amendment of, by quarter session, 184.
Indictable offences, warrant for, in what cases, 326; where
the offence is committed within jurisdiction of the jus-
tice, and the offender is found, 327; where the offender
is within jurisdiction of justices, and the offence com-
mitted elsewhere, 327.

Indictments, prevention of vexatious, 484.

Indorsement in backing a warrant, in indictable cases, 357,

366; in summary cases, 14; in a warrant of distress, 59.
Indorsement of certificate of non-appearance of defendant on

his recognizances, in indictable cases, 390.

Indorsement in summary cases, 27, 41, 53; in distress
warrants, where conditioned for appearance of defen-
dant on return of the warrant, 62.

Indorsement on notice of action given to a justice, 142.
Indorsement on backing a process, 280.

Inducement to confess, by threat or promise, 379; how
obviated, by caution to prisoner, 379.

Informant to have notice when defendant is to be brought up,
and case heard, 40; adjournment or dismissal of case if
he do not appear, 40; in what case competent as a
witness, 52.

Information, when no appeal against dismissal of, 237.
Information for an indictable offence, 349; must be in

writing, and substantiated on oath, when warrant in the
first instance, 349; no objection to be taken for defect
or variance between it and evidence, 349.

Information for an indictable offence, by whom it may be
laid, 349; how usually taken, 349.

Information in summary cases, 1; before whom, 1, 76; by
counsel of attorney for informant, 29; no objection to
be taken for defect or variance between it and evidence,
3, 26.
Information in summary cases, description of ownership of
goods in, 17; must be for one offence only, 29; but it
may include several offenders, 29; limitation of time for
laying it, 30.

Information, distinction between, and a complaint, 3.
Information, waiver of, 36.

Informations, when to be delivered to director of public pro-

secutions, 447.

Inhabitants of a county, property of, how described in an in-
formation, 17.

Injuring documents relating to property, jurisdiction, 387.
Inland navigation, trial of offences committed in respect of
property in vessels employed on, 255.

Inland revenue, application of Summary Jurisdiction Acts
to, 263.

Inquisitions, delivery of to director of public prosecutions,
447.

Insolvents, offences by, jurisdiction, 387.

Inspector-general of constabulary in Ireland, backing war-
rants by, 362.

Instalments, payment of money by, 200.

Interested justices, 36.

Ireland, warrants issued in, how backed in Channel Islands,
350.

Ireland, English warrants backed in, 361; and Scotch war-
rants also, 365; Acts in other respects do not extend to,
91, 413.

Irish warrants backed in England, 361; in Scotland, 361.
Islands of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, and Sark, back-
ing English warrants in, 363; warrants from backed in
England, 363; in other respects Acts do not extend to,
91, 413.

Jersey, English warrants backed in, 363; warrants from,
backed in England, 363; in other respects Acts do not
extend to, 91, 413.

Joint Stock Companies, service of summons, &c., on, 6.
Joint tenants, how described in information or complaint, 16.
Judge at chambers may exercise powers of superior courts

with respect to determining cases on points of law, 172.
Judge, bail by, 399.

Judges of superior courts may issue warrants to bring up
prisoner to be examined as a witness, 370.

Judgment, execution of, on a Sunday, 345.

Judgment of court of concurrent jurisdiction, 4.

Judgments of justices, amendment of, on appeal to quarter
sessions, 181.

Judicial functions of a justice of the peace, 334.

Jurisdiction of borough justices, 8; how when there is n
separate commission of the peace, 8, 85.

Jurisdiction of justices in unions, 8.

Jurisdiction of justices in case of criminal lunatics, 21.

Jurisdiction of the admiral, meaning of, 339.

Jurisdiction of county justices at petty sessions, 342.

Jurisdiction over offences committed out of Great Britain by
officers of government, 334.

Jurisdiction of justices, when ministerial in indictable
offences, 334; when judicial in indictable cases, 334;
at common law, 334; for offences against the customs,
340; when discretionary, 403; in summary convictions
and orders, 2; in boroughs, 8; of county justices in
boroughs, 348.

Jurisdiction of justices in sessions, 329; out of sessions, 329.
Jurisdiction of justices residing or being out of the county, 19.
Jurisdiction of justices, how in case of claim of right, 39.
Jurisdiction of the admiralty, 336; of common law courts, 337.
Justice of the peace not disqualified by reason of having been
elected coroner, 333; disqualification of bankrupt, 333.
Justice, death of, or his ceasing to hold office not to avoid
warrant or summons, 246.

Justices decision, review of by superior court, 148.

Justices not empowered to order examination of person of
female prisoner, 143.

Justices, obligation of, to know the law, 153.

Justices, qualification, form of oath, 332.

Justice when not empowered to arrest on his own view, 357.
Justice to ask accused if he desires to call witnesses, 383.
Justices residing or being out of county, jurisdiction of, 19.
Justices, how when interested, 36.

Justices, exercise of discretionary powers by, 48.

Justices, actions against, in respect of a matter done in pur
suance of an Act of parliament, 140.

Justices, how far answerable for misconduct in their office, 128.
Justices, when to state a case for opinion of superior court,
151; duty of with regard to mode of stating a case, 153;
form of case, 159; recognizance, 164; fees, 164; costs,
165; when they may refuse to state a case, 167; certi-
ficate, 167; when they may not refuse, 167; determina-
tion of case by superior court, 169; costs, 170; amend-
ment of case, 172; after decision of court justices to
issue warrant, &c., 173; and no action shall lie for so
doing, 173; certiorari not required, 173.

Justices, to what offences their authority extends, 326; their
power to issue summons or warrants for indictable
offences, 327; when they may act in adjoining county
for detached parts of counties, 19, 345, 347.

Justices must act together when concerned in doing a judicial
act, 76.

Justices' order for constables' expenses, 393, 407.
Justices, their power to administer oaths, 403; protection of,

in execution of their office, 127; rule of Court of Queen's
Bench to compel justice to do an act, 134; limitation of

actions against, 141; notice, 142; venue, 143; general
issue, 144; evidence, 144; tender of amends, 144; pay-
ment of money into court, 144; nonsuit, 146; damages,
146; costs, 146.

Justices to include magistrates of police courts and stipen-
diary magistrates, 175.

Justices' clerks' fees on statement of case for opinion of supe-
rior court, 164.

Justices' clerks' fees, table of, how to be made, 77.

Juvenile offenders, summary trial of, for indictable offences,
208.

Keepers of prisons to pay over money received from prisoners
to clerk of petty sessions, 82; account of it to be kept, 82.
Kent, justices of, what offences are not within their juris-
diction at sessions, 387.

Lake, trial of offences committed in respect of property in
vessels employed on, 255.

Larceny from or stealing from the person, punishment of,
summarily, 268.

Larceny, as a clerk or servant, punishment of, summarily,
269.

Larceny, when not within jurisdiction of quarter sessions,
387.

Law of evidence, amendment of, 42.

Legal custody of prisoner, 402.

Letters, sending threatening, when not within jurisdiction
of quarter sessions, 387.

Libel, blasphemous, seditious, &c., not within jurisdiction of
quarter sessions, 387.

Libel, evidence of, before magistrate, 378.

Libel in newspaper, right to cross-examine plaintiff, 39.
Limitation of actions against justices, 144.

Limitation of actions against constables, 130.

Limitation of time for laying informations or making com-

plaints in summary cases, 30; in the case of poor-law
auditors, for non-payment of certified sum, 31.

Limitation of time when it shall commence to run in pro-
ceedings under Public Health Act, 34; under Lighting
Act, 34.

List of enactments repealed, 287.

List of indictable offences which can be dealt with sum-
marily, 268.

Local boards, limitation of time as to proceedings by, 33.
Local jurisdiction of court of summary jurisdiction, 254.
Local rate, meaning of, 259.

Lock-up house, committal to, in what cases, 15, 27, 40, 53.