SECT. 5. Indictments and Evidence in particular cases, 156.

1. Indictment for simple Larceny, 156 ; evidence, 156.

2. Indictment for Larceny of bills of exchange, &c.,

169; evidence, 170.

3. Indictment for stealing sheep or cattle, 171; evi-

dence, 172.

4. Indictment for stealing fixtures, or lead, &c., fixed

to buildings, &c., 173; evidence, 173.

5. Indictment for stealing from the person, 174; evi-

dence, 174.

6. Indictment for stealing in a dwelling-house, to the

value of 5l., 175; evidence, 175.

7. Indictment for larceny by tenants or lodgers, 177.

8. Indictment for larceny by clerks or servants, 177;

evidence, 178.

9. Indictment for embezzlement by clerks or servants,

178; evidence, 180.

10. Indictment for obtaining goods, &c., by false pre-

tences, 185; evidence, 186.

11. Indictment against a receiver of stolen goods, as

accessory, together with the principal, 188; evi-

dence, 189.

12. Indictment against a receiver of stolen goods, as for

a substantive felony, 190; evidence, 191.

13. Indictment for a subsequent felony, after a previous

conviction for felony, 191; evidence, 192.

14. Indictment for uttering counterfeit coin, 193; evi-

dence, 194.

15. Indictment for an assault and battery, 194; evi-

dence, 194.

16. Indictment for an assault upon a peace or revenue

officer, or upon any person acting in their aid,

196; evidence, 196.

17. Indictment for an assault, with intent to commit a

felony, 196; evidence, 197.

18. Indictment for a riot and assault, &c. 197; evidence,

198..

19. Indictment for forcible entry, 200; evidence, 201.

20. Indictment against a poacher for assaulting a game-

keeper in the night time, 203; evidence, 204.

21. Keeping a disorderly house, 205; indictment, 207;

evidence, 208.

22. Indictment for carrying on an offensive trade near a

highway, 209; evidence, 209.

23. Indictment for obstructing a highway, 211; evi-

dence, 212.

24. Indictment for not repairing a highway, 214; evi-

dence, 215. Plea, that a particular district in

the parish is bound to repair, 221; evidence,

222; plea that a particular person is bound to

repair ratione tenuræ, 223.

25. Indictment against a district of a parish, or a corpo-

ration bound to repair by prescription, or an indi-

vidual bound ratione tenuræ, for not repairing

a highway, 224. Presentments, 225.

26. Indictment for disobeying an order of Justices, 226;

evidence, 226.

27. Indictment for not accepting and serving office, 227;

evidence, 228.

28. Indictment for a conspiracy, 228; evidence, 231;

witnesses, 234; verdict, &c., 235.

SECT. 6. Proceedings and Practice of the Court of Quarter Ses-

sions, as a Criminal Court, 236: The grand and

petty jury, 236, qualification, 236, exemptions, 236,

jury de medietate linguæ, 238, how returned, sum-

moned, &c., 238, 239; grand jury called, sworn,

and charged, 239; petty jury called, 241 fine for

non attendance, 241. Bills preferred and found,

242. Arraignment, plea, &c. 243: traverse, 243,

arraignment, 244, standing mute, &c. 245, plea in

abatement, 245, plea of not guilty, 246, auterfois

acquit, 246, auterfois attaint, 247, plea of pardon,

247, demurrer, 247. Petty jury sworn and charged,

248 swearing the jury, 248, challenge of jurors,

248, jury charged, 249. Case stated, evidence, &c.

250 for the prosecution, 250, for the defence, 250;

reply, &c. 251. Summing up, 252; retirement of

the jury, 252; in what cases they may be discharged,

253; verdict, 253; what defects are cured by it,

255. New trial, 256; arrest of judgment, 256.

Judgment, 257, punishment for felony, 257; solitary

confinement, in what cases, 258; hard labour, in

what cases, 258. Costs, 259, in felonies, 259, in

misdemeanors, 260; how ascertained and paid, 261.

Restitution of stolen goods, 261.

CHAPTER III.

THE PRACTICE OF THE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS,

AS A COURT OF APPEAL.

SECT. 1. Appeals generally, 262: in what cases an appeal lies,

262; by and against whom the appeal is to be

brought, 263, by whom, 263, against whom, 264 ;

to what Court the appeal is to be, 265; within what

time to be brought, 266; notice of appeal, 271, in

what cases, 271, what notice, 274, in what form,

&c., 276, how served, 279; entry of the appeal, 280;

adjournment, 282; trial, 283, which party to begin,

283, proceedings at the hearing, 285, amendment,

286, judgment, 288, costs, 290.

SECT. 2. Appeal against an Order of Removal, 290: in what

cases, 290; to what Sessions, 291; notice of appeal,

and the grounds thereof, 297; proceedings at the

hearing, 303. Evidence, 305, by certificate, 309, by

relief, 312, by order of removal unappealed against,

314, by order appealed against, and confirmed, 318,

by order appealed against, and quashed, 319, by

direct evidence of the settlement, 321. Judgment,

323; Costs, 324, of appeal, 324, of maintenance,

325.

SECT. 3. Appeal against a Poor Rate, 326: in what cases, 326; to

what Sessions, 326; notice of appeal, 329; proceedings

at the hearing, 331; judgment, 334; costs, 336.

SECT. 4. Appeal against the appointment of Overseers of the Poor,

337 in what cases, and by whom, 337; to what

Sessions, 337; notice of appeal, 338; proceedings

at the hearing, &c., 339.

SECT. 5. Appeal against the allowance of Overseers' Accounts, 339:

in what cases, and by whom, 339; to what Sessions,

341; notice of appeal, 342; proceedings at the

hearing, 343; what payments to be allowed or dis-

allowed, 343; Instructions of the Poor Law Com-

missioners upon the subject, 345-360. Judgment,

361; Costs, 361.

SECT. 6. Appeal against the disallowance of Overseers' Accounts,

361 in what cases, 361; at what Sessions, 363:

recognizance, &c. 363; proceedings at the hearing,

364.

SECT. 7. Appeal against a County Rate, 364: in what cases and
by whom, 364; to what Sessions, 367; notice of

appeal, 367; proceedings at the hearing, &c., 368;

Costs, 369.

SECT. 8. Appeal against an order for stopping up a Highway, 369:

in what cases and by whom, 369; to what Sessions,

370; notice of appeal, 370; trial, 371; costs, 372.

SECT. 9. Appeal under Inclosure Acts, 372: in what cases, 372;

to what Sessions, 373; notice of appeal, 374; pro-

ceedings at the hearing, &c., 374.

SECT. 10. Appeal against a Conviction, 374. The conviction, 374:

recital of the information, 375, and the summons

and appearance, &c., 375, the evidence, 376, con-

viction, 376, adjudication, &c., 377; conviction to

be returned to Sessions, 377; forms of conviction,

378-382. The appeal, 382 in what cases, 382;

to what Sessions, 383; notice of appeal, recognizance,

&c., 384; proceedings at the hearing, &c. 386;

costs, 387.

CHAPTER IV.

THE PRACTICE OF THE COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS,

IN OTHER MATTERS.

SECT. 1. Articles of the Peace, 389.

2. As to Friendly Societies, 391.

3. Registering the Chapels of Protestant Dissenters and

Catholics, 392.

4. Lunatic Asylums, 392.

5. As to Gaols, 394.

6. As to the County Rate, 396.

7. As to diverting and stopping up highways, 398.

8. As to Coroners' fees, 400.

9. As to Vagrants, 401.

10. Applications in Bastardy cases, 402 to what Ses-

sions, 402, 403; form of notice, 405; form of con-

sent to an order, 405; application, how made, 405;

evidence in support of it, 406.