IN

CRIMINAL LAW

ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN ALL THE COURTS IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND.

EDITED BY

EDWARD W. COX, Esq., OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE,

BARRISTER-AT-LAW.

Reporters.
CROWN CASES before all the Judges.-A. Bittleston, Esq.;
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-B. C. Robinson, Esq. ;
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-J. B. AspinalL and H. G. OLIPHANT, Esqrs.;
OXFORD CIRCUIT.—John Lane, Esq., D.C.L.;
NORFOLK CIRCUIT.J. B. DASENT, Esq.;
WESTERN CIRCUIT.-EDWARD W. Cox, Esq. ;
HOME CIRCUIT.-PAUL Parnell, Esq.;
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-A. BITTLESTON, Esq.;
IRELAND.-WM. ST. LEGER BABINGTON, Esq., LL.D.;

Barristers at Law.

VOL. I.

1843 to 1846.

LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY J. CROCKFORD, LAW TIMES OFFICE,

29, ESSEX STREET, STRAND.

PRE FACE.

This is the first attempt to supply to the Profession a series of Reports exclusively devoted to cases in Criminal Law, and embracing the Crown cases reserved, together with the cases determined in the superior courts, in the Central Criminal Court, on the Circuits, and in Ireland. A plan so comprehensive could only be matured by the co-operation of many friends, and accordingly, the novel, but, it is hoped, not unsatisfactory arrangement has been adopted, of combining a great number of competent reporters, and appending to each case the name of the gentleman who vouches for its accuracy, the Editor exercising only a general superintendence, instead of being responsible for the particular

By such means has there been collected a mass of decisions in Criminal Law more extensive than any yet published in this country, and the most gratifying proof of their utility is afforded by the citation of these reports throughout the recent edition of Roscoe's Criminal Evidence.

cases.

The Editor takes this opportunity to thank his numerous contributors for their valuable aid, and for the learning and care with which they have prepared

their reports.

The next and future volumes will, at the request of the subscribers, be printed in a larger type, with broader margins, so as to permit of nutations and of readier reference.

In conclusion, the Editor begs to prefer to all his legal brethren a request that they will help the completeness of the design by forwarding to him notes of any points of importance falling within the purpose of these reports which may chance at any time to be decided in cases arising in their own practice, or argued in their hearing.

IN D E X

TO

CASES REPORTED

IN THIS VOLUME.

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C.

PAGB
PAGE The Queen v. Addis

78
Campbell, R. and Haynes, J. v. The

v. Allison
Queen

269

v. Andrews and Others 144
Conway, E. and Lynch, P. v. The

v. Andrews and Payne 183
Queen

210
v. Mary Apley

71
v. Atlass

17
v, Arthur Dent

15
E.

v. Ashe ...

150

v. Avery and Another 206
Ex parte W. Lynes

262
v. G. Azzopardi

28
Mayor of Great Yarmouth 122

Baker

45
v. Hannah Banks

338

v. Bartlett and Anderson 105
L.

v. Bassett

51
Bateman

186
Lynes, W. Ex parte

262
v. Bawm

33
v. Bearcock

187
Bent ...

356
M.

v. Bevis and Murray 27
Bissett

148
Mayor of Great Yarmouth

122
v. J. Bowen

88
McQuin, Reg. v. ...

34

v. Ex parte Brett and Others
Murray v. The Queen
202

261
v. Bridges and Others ... 261
Brooks

6
0.

v. Brown and Regan 114
v. Buchanan

200
O'Connells, Ray, Steele, Duffy, Gray,

131
and Others v. The Queen

413

v. Bull and Schmidt 281
v. Mary Buncombe 183

v. Bunyan and Morgan 74
Q.

v. Butterfield

39
v. Calder

348
The Queen v.

50

Campbell, R. and Haynes,
250 J. v.

269
v. Abraham

208
v. W. Camplin

220
v. Ackroyd and Jagger 46

Carlile

229

v.

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v.

v. Bull

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