Accused, in indictable offences, to be cautioned before making statement, how,
398, 399; form of statement, 402; admissibility of statement, 399; to
pay costs of conveyance to gaol, if able, 416; entitled to copies of de-
positions, 401; binding over to answer charge, 410.

Accusing of crime, O. 7, p. 424; threatening to accuse, and thereby extorting
money, O. 275, p. 472; see "Letter ( Threatening).”

Acquittal on information or complaint, see "Dismissal.”
Acknowledging bail in name of another, O. 218, p. 462.

Acquittal of one of several co-defendants, may then be examined, 87.

Act of parliament, local or private, how recited in information, 61.

Acting new plays without authority, O. 3–6, p. 302; or in unlicensed house,
O. 2, p. 302.

Action against a justice of the peace, form of, 22; when to be brought, 22, 23;
limitation and notice of, 22; venue, 22, 23; damages and costs, 23, 24,
25; not to be brought until after conviction quashed, 23; not to lie
for issuing a distress warrant for a defective poor rate, 25; nor where
a justice has exercised a discretion, 23; may be set aside, if brought
contrary to act, 23.

Addition of trade, &c. and number of residence to be inserted in recognizance,
in indictable offences, 407.

Adjournment, in summary convictions, before hearing, 67; at hearing on va-
riances between information or complaint, summons or warrant and the
evidence, 67, 77, 84; form of commitment, 69; form of recognizance on
bail taken, 69; certificate of non-appearance, 70. See further "Remand,”
as to indictable offences.

Adjudication, on hearing of information or complaint, 89. See "Hearing."
justices to pronounce judgment, 89; may alter same, 89; division of opinion,
89; where a second offence to receive evidence of previous conviction,
90; consecutive periods of imprisonment, 91; penalty where several
offenders, 92; questionable whether a joint or several offence, 92, 93;
meaning of a month," 94; minute of adjudication to be made, 94,
95; minute of orders to be served, 95; dismissal, 79, 95; costs may
be adjudged in all cases, 95, 96; bail before, see Adjournment," for
summary convictions, and "Remand," for indictable offences.
Adjudication, reference to forms of, in summary convictions, 97, 98.
Administering drugs to procure abortion, O. 3, p. 424; poison with intent to
murder, O. 44-47, p. 430; unlawful oaths, O. 209–211, p. 460.
Administration of justice, libels reflecting on, O. 181, p. 456.

Admiralty, warrant to issue for offences within the jurisdiction of the, 383; form,
383, 384.

Admissibility of prisoner's statement in evidence, 399.

Admission by accused on examination in indictable offences, 395, 397.

Adulterating exciseable liquors by alehouse keepers, O. 1, p. 130; by beerhouse
keepers, O. 2, p. 144.

bread and flour, O. 2, 3, p. 152.

Advertisement of offender's name under Bread Act, 153; before horses slaugh-
tered, N. 125, p. 222.

Affirmation, see "Oath."

Affray, O. 8, p. 424; see "Prize Fights."

Agent, information or complaint may be preferred by, 51.

Agents, banker or attorney, converting or embezzling stock, interest, &c., O. 9,
p. 424; embezzling goods, or person assisting, O. 10, p. 424.
Agreement with seamen, master not entering into, before going to sea, O. 1,
p. 294.

Agricultural labourers, offences by, O. 10-16, p. 260, 262; recovery of their
wages, 524.

Aiders, in summary convictions, 56, 130.

Alderney, island of, backing warrants in and from, 11, 12.

Alehouses.

I. Offences against the Licence, 130, 132; diluting or adulterating liquors,
O. 1; selling same knowingly, O. 2; using illegal measures, O. 3;
wilfully or knowingly permitting drunkenness, O. 4; suffering gaming,
O. 5; permitting notoriously bad characters in house, O. 6; as to
Sundays, Christmas Day, or Good Friday, &c., O. 7, 8, p. 132, and
O. 20—22, p. 134; not maintaining good order, O. 9, p. 132.
Notes: observations on "knowingly" or "wilfully," N. 1, p. 130; obser-
vations on gaming, N. 3, p. 130, 131; evidence of conviction, N. 4,
p. 131; appeal clause, N. 5, p. 131.

II. Other Offences, 132, 134; selling, &c. without licence, O. 10, 11; excep-
tion to offence, N. 6; selling in other than licensed premises, O. 12;
not selling by standard measure, O. 13; keeping open in case of riot
or tumult, contrary to justice's order, O. 14, p. 134; knowingly har-
bouring or entertaining county police, O. 15-17; refusing to receive
soldiers billetted, O. 18; refusing to pay compensation for not having
good stables, &c. for soldiers, O. 19; keeping open house or selling
liquors or articles before half-past twelve on Sundays, &c., O. 20—22;
refusing or not admitting constable, O. 23.

Application for new licence, notice and time, 477; annual licensing day
and mode of convening, 477; who to act at, and justices disqualified,
477; note of alteration in licence, 478; transfer days, 478; temporary
authority to sell, 478; licence in case of death, change of occupancy,
&c., 478; who to be licensed, 478; as to riots, 478, 540.

Allotments under an inclosure act, damaging, O. 3, p. 224.

Allowance of jury lists, 485; of highway rate, 515; of poor's rate, 534; form,
534; of surveyor's accounts, 482; of overseer's accounts, 487; of in-
spector's accounts under Lighting and Watching Act, 518; of inden-
ture for a parish apprentice, 492.

Allowance of constable's expenses for conveyance to prison in summary convic-
tions, 119; the like in indictable offences, 414, 415; for activity in
apprehension of certain offenders, 419.

Amendment of information, cannot be made, N. (p), p. 54.

Anchors of ships, concealing, &c., defacing marks, &c. on, O. 1, 2, p. 366;
dealer purchasing of persons under fourteen years of age, O. 12, p. 368;
manufacturers not placing name, &c. on, O. 15,
p. 370.

Angling in water in private grounds in the day-time, O. 17, 19, p. 232; seizure
of angling implements, N. 133, p. 232; in the night time, O. 15, 16,
p. 232; O. 121, p. 444.

66

Animals, cruelty to, see Cruelty to Animals."

Appeal against summary convictions or orders, 121; abstract of Procedure Act,
12 & 13 Vict. c. 45, 122–124; after appeal decided and confirmed,
conviction or order may be enforced, and costs of appeal recovered by
distress and commitment, 124; forms-certificate of clerk of peace (R),
125; distress warrant (S 1), 125; commitment for want of distress (S2),
126. (For appeals in particular cases, see the titles.)

Appeal, conviction or order confirmed upon, no action against convicting jus-
tice, 24.

Appeal against parochial rates, 488; time and notice of, 489; summoning wit-
nesses, 490; appeal against decision, 490.

Appearance (in summary convictions), of complainant, and defendant not ap-
pearing, 78; of defendant, and complainant not appearing, dismissal
or adjournment, 79; costs, 80. See "Dismissal." Non-appearance of
either or both parties at adjourned hearing, 83; appearance of all
parties, 83; appearance waives irregularity in service of summons, 84.
See "Adjudication," "Hearing."

Appearance in indictable offences, failure of, a warrant to issue, 380.

Appearance, failure of, in pursuance of a recognizance upon case adjourned, in
summary convictions, 68; in indictable offences, 387.

Application to Queen's Bench for a rule requiring a justice to do an act, 23; no
action to be brought for obeying same, 23.

Application in bastardy by mother to a justice, times for making, 494; by
officers of guardians of union, when should be made before proceeding
for offences, N. 172, p. 273, 274.

Application of penalties, &c. unappropriated by statute, 121; in boroughs, 120;
where county police established, 120.

Apprehension under a warrant, where may be in summary conviction, 64; in
indictable offences, 379, 381.

without warrant, in certain cases punishable summarily, N. (3),
p. 63; and notes to the 3rd column of Chap. II. and III. of
Part I., p. 132 to 371.

Apprehension, assaulting or stabbing wounding, &c. with intent to prevent,
O. 29, p. 428.

Apprentices (Summary Convictions and Orders).

I. Offences by Apprentices, 136; misbehaving, O. 1; parish apprentices
misbehaving, O. 2; absenting during service, O. 3; cumulative pu-
nishment for not making satisfaction for absent time, N. 13, p. 137;
all trades within acts, N. 9, p. 136; appeal, N. 12, p. 137.

II. Offences by Masters, 136, 138; misusage, refusal of provisions, &c., O. 4;
the like as to parish apprentices, O. 5, p. 138; abandoning or trans-
ferring a parish apprentice, O. 6, 7; refusing to perform conditions of
indenture inserted by order of poor law commissioners, O. 8, 9.
Apprentices (indictable), master ill-treating a parish, O. 11, p. 424; refusing or
neglecting to provide them with necessary food, &c. or assaulting them,
O. 265, 266, p. 470.

Apprentices (Petty Sessions Matters).

I. As to Parish Apprentices: binding, 492; master removing or dying, 493;
assignment, 493; enforcing covenant for maintenance, 493; master
becoming insolvent, 493.

II. As to Apprentices in general: recovery of wages from masters, 493; en-
listing, &c., see "Mutiny."

Arbitration between masters and their workmen, 525.

Arbitrators not making award under Friendly Societies' Acts, 509.

Area of a house, stealing, &c. metal fixed as a fence to, O. 162, p. 452.

Armed persons trespassing in search of game, and using violence, O. 7, p. 186;
the like, by night, O. 131, p. 446; three or more persons doing so,
O. 134, p. 448.

Armed assemblies for aiding in smuggling, O. 268, p. 470.

Arms of soldiers, buying or receiving, or detaining, O. 13, p. 264.

Arms, training to the use of, or aiding, or being present, or being trained, O. 12,
p. 426.

Army, officers in the, taking, &c. game, O. 13, p. 186.

Arsenic (Summary Convictions), 138; selling without entering sale in a book,
&c., O. 1–5, p. 140; purchasers giving false information, &c., O. 6, 7.
Armed at night, with intent to break into a dwellinghouse, &c., O. 139-142,
p. 448.

Arson, 426:

setting fire to dwellinghouse, O. 13, p. 426; to a church or chapel, O. 14;
ships or vessels, or casting same away, O. 15, 16; coal mines, O. 17;
stacks of corn, &c., O. 18; crops of corn, O. 19; her Majesty's vessels
of war, &c., O. 20; vessels in dock, &c., O. 21; farm buildings, O. 22;
hay or implements, &c. in farm buildings, O. 23; placing gunpowder,
&c. with intent, &c., O. 24; apprehension without warrant, N. 2, p.
426; attempting to set fire to anything, O. 25; having explosive sub-

Arson-continued.

stances for doing so, O. 26, p. 428; search warrant for combust. ole
materials, N. 3; setting fire to railway station, &c. or dock, &c.,
0.27; to any goods in a building, O. 28, p. 428. See "Burning by
Servants."

Articles of the peace, see "Sureties," p. 541.

Ass, ill-treating, O. 1, p. 172. See "Cruelty to Animals.”

Assault, 140-143; definition of assault, N. 19, p. 140; penalty several, N. 21,
p. 142; common assault, O. 1; certificate of dismissal, N. 20, p. 141;
hindering seaman, &c. from working or beating him, O. 2, 3, p. 142;
beating person with intent to hinder sale, &c. of corn, O. 4; assault-
ing person in charge of corn, O. 5; on board a ship, O. 6; on con-
stables, see "Constables."

(Indictable), 428; assault and stabbing with intent to maim, &c., O. 29;
inflicting bodily injury as a misdemeanor, O. 30; sending explosive
substances with intent to burn, &c., O. 31; impeding persons endea-
vouring to escape from wreck, O. 32; on deerkeepers, O. 33; with in-
tent to rob, O. 34; common assault, O. 35; on magistrates in case of
wreck, O. 36; with intent to commit felony, O. 37, p. 430; with intent
to carnally know a girl, or to commit a rape, or an unnatural offence,
O. 38; on peace or revenue officers, O. 39; to prevent apprehension,
O. 40; in pursuance of a conspiracy, O. 41; on special or county con-
stables, O. 42; on persons apprehending offenders, under 14 Vict. c.
19, O. 43; on apprentices or servants, O. 265, 266, p. 470.

Assignment of apprentices, see " Apprentices;" of pensions of paupers, 532.
Assizes, offences triable at, N. (b), p. 406, and 4th column of Chap. II. of
Part II. pp. 425-475.

Asylum for lunatics, removal of paupers, &c. to, see “Lunatics.”
Attempts to murder, &c., 430:

administering poison, stabbing, &c., O. 44; attempting to administer
poison, shooting, &c. at, Ö. 45; by explosive substances destroying
any building with intent, &c., O. 46; attempting to administer
chloroform, &c., O. 47.

.Attempts to commit crimes, &c. 432; to commit a felony, O. 48; to commit a
misdemeanor, O. 49.

Attempt to obtain goods by false pretences, O. 119, p. 444.

Attendance of constable to prove service of a summons in summary convictions
and orders, 63, 78; in indictable offences, 380.

Attorney, may prefer information or complaint for a party, 51; allowed for
defendant in summary convictions and orders, 75; not in indictable
offences on preliminary examination, 393, 394.

Auction, hawkers not to sell by, out of town of residence, N. 10, p. 345.
Auditor of poor law unions, recovery of balances found due by, from overseers,

534.

Avenue, stealing, damaging, &c. trees, shrubs, &c. growing in, see "Larceny,”
"Malicious Injuries."

Award, under Friendly Societies Acts, enforcing, see "Friendly Societies."
Award by justices of amount of salvage, 547.

B.

Backing warrants of apprehension, 65; form of indorsement (K), 66; by whom
and where executed, 64; backing English, Irish and Scotch warrants,
12; and English warrants in Isles of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney
or Sark, and vice versa, 11, 12.

Backing warrants against a witness, in summary convictions and orders, 72;
in indictable offences, 390; form, 66.

Backing warrants of distress in summary convictions and orders, 80, 109; form
of indorsement (N. 3), 82.

Badger, baiting or fighting, keeping place, &c. for, O. 4, p. 172; running, for
the purpose of baiting on or near highway, O. 61, p. 218; or on turn-
pike road, O. 76, p. 318; or on a Sunday, O. 5, p. 300.

Bail, in summary convictions, for defendant, before hearing, 67; at hearing on
variances, 67; on apprehension before time fixed for hearing, 68; on
non-appearance of complainant, 68; mode of stating recognizance,
N. (f), 67; form of recognizance (E), 69; notice of same, 70; estreat-
ing recognizance on non-appearance, 68; form of certificate of non-ap-
pearance (F.) 70; after hearing till return of distress warrant, 111.
Bail, in indictable offences, for accused, before examination completed, on ad-
journment, 387; in cases where an indictment found, and accused
apprehended on warrant, 385; form of recognizance (Q 2), 388; notice
thereof, 389; estreating recognizance on non-appearance, 388; form of
certificate of non-appearance (Q4), 389; after examination completed,
discretionary for examining justice to do so, and grant certificate of
consent in certain cases, 411, 413, and N. (e), p. 413; in misdemea-
nors not specified, accused entitled to be bailed or have certificate of
consent, 412; in treason justice cannot take, 413; visiting justice may
do so on certificate of committing justice, 412; forms; recognizance of bail
(S 1), with condition, 414; notice thereof (S 2), 415; certificate of consent
to bail indorsed on commitment (S 3), 415; the like, on a separate paper (S
4), 415; who to be bail N. (c), p. 411; warrant of deliverance on bail
taken after committal, 413; form of, 415; notice of putting in bail, 413.
Bail, surrender of accused by his, in indictable offences, and new sureties to be
given, 414.

Bail, surrender of witness by his, N. (c), 408.

Bankrupts (indictable offences), p. 432; not surrendering, not delivering up
books, &c., O. 50; destroying or falsifying books, O. 51; obtaining
goods on credit, O. 52; giving false evidence, O. 53.

Banks of highways, digging or cutting down, O. 53, p. 216.

Banks of rivers or canals, destroying, O. 195, p. 458.

Baptisms, see "Registers of Baptism, &c."

Barge, stealing from, O. 172, p. 454.

Barn, setting fire to, O. 14, 22, p. 426; to vegetable produce in, O. 23; tumul-
tuously demolishing by rioters, O. 260, p. 468; remedy against the hun-
dred for, 484, 485.

Bastards (summary convictions), mother of, neglecting to maintain, O. 1, p.
326; or deserting same, O. 18, p. 330.

Bastards (petty sessions), application for summons to putative father, 494; sum-
mons and service, 494; order, and amounts, 495; summons to witness,
496; how money to be paid, appointment of guardian, 496; how order
enforced, 496; appeal against order, 497; annual return of orders,
497; former orders, 497.

Bathing publicly, see "Indecency."

Baths and wash-houses, 144; commissioner refusing inspection of books, O.
1,2; or taking fees, O. 3; or interested in contracts, O. 4.