2. MISPRISIONS OF TREASON: forging coin not the money of the realm nor current 3. FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS: blanching copper for sale, or mixing blanched copper with uttering false money knowingly: first offence, imprison. uttering false money twice within ten days, &c., impri- counterfeiting halfpence or farthings, felony, death, 73 duty of justices, ib., 74 counterfeiting foreign gold or silver coin, felony, under 33 bringing into the realm foreign counterfeit coin, with tendering in payment ditto; first offence, imprisonment; clerk of assize to certify conviction, ib. duty of justices, ib., 77 4. MISDEMEANORS: giving or receiving for money more than it is current for buying or selling clippings, 79 current gold coin shall not be received or paid for more observations on the statutes repealed which prohibited the 14 Geo. 2, c. 42, relating to the importing light COMMISSION of assize to be opened the day subsequent to that named COMMISSIONS in the army, selling for more than regulation price, 90 COMMITMENT, see "Warrant." COMMON NUISANCE, see "Nuisance." COMPANIES, public, forging the securities of, 158 COMPASSING the king's death; see" High Treason” COMPENSATION : courts may order compensation to those who have been such orders to be paid by the sheriff, 12 COMPOUNDING OFFENCES: the punishment of an informer misbehaving himself in construction of the statute of 18 Eliz. c. 5 in the words of Lord Ellenborough, 83, note taking a reward for helping to stolen property, &c. felony, advertising, &c. liable to penalty of 507. on information, CONCEALING the birth of a child; see "Procuring Abortion." CONFESSION; see " Examination." CONVICTIONS, summary, of common assaults, 9 of assaults on seamen to prevent them from working, 8 limitation of time, 11 terms of conviction, ib. no certiorari, ib. of persons convicted of forgery, &c. practising as at. under the Larceny Act, 322 under the Malicious Injury Act, 374 under 60 Geo. 3, c. 90, as to selling pamphlets, 357 CORRUPTION; see, also, " Bribery" and " Embracery.” no sheriff shall let his bailiwick, ib. buying and selling offices, how punishable under 5 & 6 statute of Ed. 6 extended to certain offices by 49 Geo. 3, persons under latter statute, buying and selling offices, persons receiving or paying money for soliciting offices, regulations as to purchase of commissions by officers in CORRUPTION AT ELECTIONS: regulations to prevent corrupt practices in delaying a new act relative to corrupt practices at elections ad- CONSTABLE: his duty upon notice of persons keeping bawdy-houses, duty of high constable relative to jury-lists, 287, 288 assaults on, 8 CORN, setting fire to; see " Burning." COSTS; see "Warrant." how awarded in an indictment for nuisance, 434 in taking a prisoner to gaol, 93, 94 of special constables, 94 of high-constables, 95 court may order payment of the expenses of prosecution allowances to persons attending on recognizance, where courts may order payment of expenses in certain cases of order for payment to be made out by clerk of assize, 97 how the expenses shall be paid in places not contributing to the county rates, ib. quarter sessions to make regulations as to costs in court of admiralty, ib. CUTTING; see "Malicious Injuries." DEED, stealing of, 308 DEER, stealing of, 312 DESTROYING GAME; see "Poaching." DEPOSITION; see "Examination." DETAINER, forcible; see " Forcible Entry." DISORDERLY HOUSES, indictment for keeping, 416, note DISTURBING PUBLIC WORSHIP; see "Irreligion." DUEL, killing in, murder, 392 DWELLING HOUSE: the only building in which burglary can be committed, EAST INDIA BONDS, forging, 205 EMBEZZLEMENT by clerks or servants, felony, 99 EMBEZZLEMENT (continued): distinct acts of embezzlement may be charged in the same indictment, ib. by agents, of money intrusted to them specially, a mis- trustees or mortgagees, proviso in favour of, general observations on embezzlement, 101, note a count for simple larceny may be joined with what will be comprehended under the words, by bankrupts; see " Bankrupt." at the bank; "Bank." at the post-office; see " Post-Office." of public money, a misdemeanor; transportation, 110 EMBRACERY, 120 ENTRY, what, in burglary, 39 ENTRY, FORCIBLE; see "Forcible Entry." ESCAPE; see "Prison Breach." justices of peace have still jurisdiction in, 122, note to charge an officer with, there must have been an actual out of gaol, in cases of trial for; certificate of clerk of the AIDING ESCAPE: persons aiding escape, in some cases guilty of felony, in conveying disguise to help the escape of a felon, felony assisting to escape from a constable, felony under same operation of said act greatly weakened, ib., note EVIDENCE: witnesses on behalf of prisoner to be sworn, 128 affirmation of Quakers and Moravians to be received in form of affirmation false affirmation punishable as perjury of the competency of persons interested in the subject of in felony, punishment undergone to have effect of pardon in misdemeanors (except perjury), punishment under- EXAMINATION: 7 Geo. 4, c. 64, justices, before bailing or committing for so for misdemeanors upon inquisition for manslaughter or murder, coroner to penalty on justice or coroner provisions of this act to apply to all justices and coroners of putting in evidence the prisoner's voluntary confes- EXCHEQUER BILLS, forgery of, 199 perjury relating to, 482 forging hand-writing of receiver-general of, 134 FALSE PERSONATING. punishment death, 135 not to cause corruption of blood nor loss of dower if the bail is not filed, the offence is a misdemeanor, of commissioners for taking bail in the country in civil actions justices of assize may take bail punishment for false personating others, so as to subject punishment for personating any person entitled to prize- act applies, though party personated be dead, or the FORCIBLE ENTRY. 5 Ric. 2, st. 1, c. 8, allows only lawful entry, and that punishment, imprisonment and ransom in cases of forcible entry and holding, right, &c., justices punishment, imprisonment and ransom, 137 15 Ric. 2, c. 2, s. 2, extends power of justices against empowers justices to inquire who made forcible entry |