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32. Having explosive Substances, or Muking same, with intent, &c. (Id. 2nd ed. p. 342. s. 8.)]—did unlawfully and knowingly have in his possession,

[or make, or manufacture],

certain gunpowder [or explosive substance, or dangerous, or noxious
thing, to wit, —, or a certain machine, or engine, instrument, or thing,
called a
-,] with intent by means thereof to [or to enable one E. F.
to] unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously attempt to set fire to a certain
building [&c. to the asterisk in Form No. 31, supra, then :] with intent
thereby then and there to injure &c. [as in No. 31.]

See further tit. "Malicious Injuries," post.

33. To a Place of Confinement. (1 Burn's Jus. 29th ed. p. 509.)]—did unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously set fire to a certain building called the [Lower Cells] (the same then and there being the prison of the said borough of T.), by which firing the same building was then and there burnt, consumed, and destroyed, contrary, &c.

Offence 24.

ASSAULT.

34. Stabbing, &c. with intent to maim, resist Apprehension, disable, Id. p. 342. &c. (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 85, s. 4.)]-did unlawfully, maliciously, Offence 25. and feloniously, with a certain gun, then and there loaded with gun

powder and divers leaden shot, shoot at and against one C. D.

[or stab, cut, and wound one C. D. in and upon the right side of the belly and other parts of the belly],

[or did by drawing the trigger of a certain loaded arms, to wit,

or by

one C. D.]

attempt to discharge the said

at and against

with intent then and there thereby to maim [or disfigure, or disable] the said C. D.

[or to do some grievous bodily harm to the said C. D.]

Lor to resist and prevent the lawful apprehension, or detainer, of him the said A. B., or of one E. F.],

contrary, &c.

35. Sending explosive Substances, or throwing corrosive Fluid, with in- Id. Offence 26. tent to burn, &c. (Id. s. 5.)]—did unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously send to [or deliver to, or cause to be taken or received by] one C. D., a certain explosive substance [or dangerous, or noxious thing,] to wit, two drachms of fulminating silver, and two pounds weight of gunpowder, with intent then and there and thereby to burn [or maim, disfigure, or disable, or to do some grievous bodily harm to] the said C. D., and whereby the said C. D. was then and there grievously burnt [or as the case may be];

36. [or did unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously cast upon [or throw upon, or apply to one C. D., by then and there -] one C. D. half a pint of a certain corrosive fluid and destructive matter, called oil of vitrol, with intent, &c. [as in No. 35.]]

contrary, &c.

37. Impeding Persons endeavouring to escape from Wreck. (Id. s. Id. Offence 27. 7.)-did unlawfully and feloniously and by force prevent [or impede]

one C. D., who was then and there endeavouring to save his life from a

Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p. 342.

Id. Offence 28.

Id. Offence 29.

Id. Offence 30.

Id. Offence 31.

Id. Offence 32.

Id. Offence 33.

Id. Offence 34.

certain ship then and there stranded [or cast on shore, or in distress, or wrecked], contrary, &c.

38. On Deerkeepers by Trespassers. (7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 29.)]— This form will be found in tit. "Juvenile Offenders," No. 4, ante, p.

134.

39. With intent to rob. (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 87, s. 6.)]-did unlawfully and feloniously assault one [or the said] C. D. with intent then and there feloniously and violently to steal, take, and carry away the monies, goods, and chattels of the said C. D., contrary, &c.

40. Commou Assault and Battery. (Arch. Pr. Cr. Office, 448.)]-did unlawfully assault, beat, wound, and ill-treat one [or the said] C. D.

41. On Magistrate in case of Wreck. (9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 24.)]— did unlawfully assault one C. D., and him the said C. D. did then and there strike and beat [or wound], on account of the exercise of his the said C. D.'s duty in and concerning the preservation of a certain vessel then and there in distress [or as the case may be], he the said C. D. being then and there a magistrate, and lawfully authorized in that behalf, contrary, &c.

42. With intent to commit Felony. (Id. s. 25.)]—was then and there guilty of a certain misdemeanor, to wit, that he the said A. B., on the day and year, and at the parish aforesaid, did make an assault upon one C. D., an infant, under the age of ten years, with intent then and there unlawfully and feloniously carnally to know and abuse, contrary, &c.

43. With intent to commit a Rape. (Id.)]-did unlawfully make an assault upon one C. D. then and there being, with intent her the said C. D. violently and against her will then and there feloniously to ravish and carnally know, contrary, &c.

44. With intent to commit an unnatural Offence. (Id.)]-did unlawfully make an assault upon one C. D. then and there being, with intent then and there with the said C. D. feloniously to commit and perpetrate that detestable and abominable crime (not to be named among Christians), called buggery, contrary, &c.

45. With intent to commit a Felony-General. (Id.)]—did unlawfully assault one C. D. with intent [describe the felony as in a commitment for it], contrary, &c.

46. On Peace or Revenue Officers. (Id. s. 25.)]-did unlawfully assault and beat one [or the said] C. D., he the said C. D. being then and there a peace officer, to wit, a constable of the said parish of

[or a revenue officer, to wit, an officer of her Majesty's inland revenue of excise],

and in the due execution of his duty as such constable [or revenue officer] then and there being, contrary, &c.

47. On Persons, to prevent lawful Apprehension by them. (Id)]-did unlawfully assault and beat one [or the said] C. D., with intent thereby then and there to resist and prevent the lawful apprehension [or detention] of him the said A. B. [or of one E. F.] for [having feloniously stolen the goods of one F. G., or as the case may be], contrary, &c.

Oke's Synop.

48. In pursuance of Conspiracy to raise Wages. (Id.)]—did unlawfully assault one [or the said] C. D., in pursuance of a conspiracy between 2nd ed. p. 342. him the said A. B. and others to raise the rate of their wages, contrary, Offence 35. &c.

49. On Special or County Constables, &c. (1 & 2 Will. 4, c. 41, s. 11; Id. Offence 36. 2 & 3 Vict. c. 93, s. 8.)]—These will be found in Chap. 2 of Part I. tit. "Constables," No. 18, p. 98, and No. 7, p. 97.

49a. Provoking a Dog to bite.]-did unlawfully, and against the peace of our lady the Queen, incite, provoke and encourage a certain dog, of and belonging to him the said A. B., to bite him the said C. D., by means whereof the same dog did then and there grievously bite, lacerate and wound the said C. D.

ATTEMPTS TO MURDER, &c.

50. Administering Poison, &c., stabbing or causing bodily Injury, with Id. Offence 37. intent to murder. (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 85, s. 2.)]-did unlawfully and feloniously administer to [or cause to be taken by] one C. D., one ounce weight of a certain poison [or destructive thing] called

[or stab, or cut, or wound one C. D. in and upon the right side of the belly and other parts of the body],

[or cause unto one C. D. a certain bodily injury, dangerous to life, to wit, by then and there feloniously

with intent then and there and thereby feloniously, unlawfully, and of his malice aforethought, the said C. D. to kill and murder, contrary, &c.

51. Attempting to administer Poison, or shooting at, or attempting to Id. Offence 38. drown, suffocate, &c. with intent to murder. (Id. s. 3.)]-did unlawfully

and feloniously attempt to administer to one C. D. a large quantity of a
certain deadly poison [or destructive thing], called
drachms of the said

to wit,

[or shoot with a certain gun, loaded with powder and divers leaden shot, at and against one C. D.],

[or did present, point and level at and against one C. D., certain loaded arms, to wit, a pistol, then and there loaded with powder and one leaden bullet, and then and thereby drawing the trigger of the said pistol [or by as the case may be], did unlawfully and feloniously attempt to discharge the same at and against the said C. Ď.],

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[or attempt to drown [or suffocate, or strangle] one C. D. by then

and there [stating how]],

with intent, &c. [conclude as in No. 50, supra.]

52. By blowing up Buildings. (9 & 10 Vict. c. 25, s. 2.)]-did un- Id. Offence 39 lawfully, maliciously and feloniously, by the explosion of four ounces of gunpowder [or a certain explosive substance, called -], destroy [or damage] a certain building, to wit, a —, there situate, with intent then and there and thereby feloniously and of his malice aforethought [the said] C. D. to murder,

[or there situate, whereby the life of one C. D. then and there being was then and there endangered],

contrary, &c.

53. By explosive Substances. (Id. s. 3.)]—Proceed to the asterisk* in Id. Offence 39.

Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p. 342.

Id. Offence 39.

Form No. 52, supra, then:—burn, [or maim, disfigure, or disable, or do certain grievous bodily harm, to wit, , to], one C. D. then and there

being, contrary, &c.

54. By sending, &c. explosive Substances. (Id. s. 4.)]—did unlawfully, maliciously and feloniously cause certain gunpowder [or explosive substance, to wit, ], to explode,

[or send or deliver to, or cause to be taken or receivad by one
C. D., two drachms weight of a certain explosive substance, or
a certain dangerous or noxious thing, called ],

[or cast or throw at or upon, or apply to one C. D., by then and
there -
half a pint of a certain corrosive fluid, or destructive,

-],

or explosive substance, called with intent then and there and thereby to burn [or maim, disfigure, or disable, or to do some grievous bodily harm to] the said C. D., contrary, &c.

55. By attempting to blow up Buildings. (Id. s. 6.)]—did unlawfully, maliciously and feloniously place [or throw] in, [or into, upon, against, or near] a certain building there situate, called a—, [or vessel called the Algiers], two ounces of gunpowder, [or of a certain explosive substance called -1, with intent then and there and thereby to do bodily injury to one C. D. then and there being, contrary, &c.

Id. Offence 40.

Id. Offence 41.

ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT CRIMES.

56. To commit a Felony at Common Law. (1 Burn's Jus. 304.)]did unlawfully attempt and endeavour to [stating the felony attempted], by then and there [&c. stating the act done.]

57. To commit a Misdemeanor, whether statutable or at Common Law. (Rodrick's case, 7 Car. & P. 795.)]—This may be similarly framed.

Id. pp. 342, 344.
Offences 42-

44.

BANKRUPTS.

OBSERVATION.-The offences referred to in the margin were under the 5 & 6 Vict. c. 122, ss. 32, 34, 35; but that statute is repealed in this respect by "The Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act, 1849" (12 & 13 Vict. c. 106), and by sect. 256 of the latter the offences by bankrupts are defined, including those in the former statute, and made punishable by suspension or refusal of certificate of conformity, or refusal of protection.

Id. p. 344.
Offence 46.

BIGAMY.

58. Bigamy. (9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 22.)]-did unlawfully and feloniously marry and take to wife one E. F., F. G., his former wife, to whom the said A. B. was previously married, being then alive, contrary, &c.

Insert in the Commitment, if the second marriage did not take place in the county where the offender is committed: "the said A. B. having been apprehended and taken for the said felony in the parish of —, in the said county of ―."

BLASPHEMY.

59. Publishing Blasphemous Libels. (1 Hawk. c. 3, ss. 1, 3.)]-did unlawfully and wilfully compose, print and publish, and cause and procure to be composed, printed and published, a certain scandalous, impious, blasphemous and profane libel of and concerning the Holy Scriptures and the Christian religion, in which said libel there were and are contained, amongst other things, the words following, that is to say, [set the passage out.]

BRIBERY.

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60. Constable taking. (1 Hawk. c. 67, s. 2.)]-being then a constable of the said parish of and then having in his custody and possession a certain warrant of one J. S., Esquire, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of to apprehend one E. F. to answer a certain charge, to wit, [state the charge as in the warrant], did then and there unlawfully and corruptly accept of the said E. F. [or of one F. G.] the sum of pounds, if the said A. B. would refrain from executing the said warrant for the space of - - days from that time.

61. Offering same. (Id.)]-did then and there unlawfully and corruptly offer unto one A. B., then being a constable, &c. [as in No. 60, omitting the words did then and there unlawfully and corruptly accept of the said E. F. [or of one F. G.]]

BURGLARY.

62. Entering a Dwelling-house with Intent to commit Felony. (7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 29, s. 11.)]-about the hour of eleven in the night did felonicusly and burglariously break and enter the dwelling-house of one [or the said] C. D. there situate, with intent the goods and chattels of the said C. D. in the said dwelling-house then and there being, then and there feloniously and burglariously to steal, take and carry away, and that the said A. B., so being in the said dwelling-house with such intent as aforesaid, on the day and year aforesaid, about the hour of in the night of the same day, at aforesaid, did wilfully, feloniously and burglariously break out of the said dwelling-house, contrary, &c.

Oke's Synop.

2nd ed. p. 344. Offence 47.

63. Being therein and committing a Felony, &c. (Id.)]-being in the Id. Offence 47. dwelling-house of one [or the said] C. D. there situate, did feloniously steal, take and carry away one silver watch of the value of of the goods and chattels of the said C. D. [or of one E. F.], then and there being found, and that the said A. B., so being in the said dwelling-house, and having committed the said felony [conclude from the asterisk* in Form No. 62, supra.]

64. The like, and using Violence to Persons therein. (7 Will. 4 & 1 Id. Offence 48. Vict. c. 86, s. 2.)]-Proceed to the asterisk* in Form No. 62, supra, then : -did then and there feloniously assault the said C. D. [or one E. F.] then being therein, with intent in so doing him the said C. D. [or E. F.] then and there and thereby feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought to kill and murder,

[or did then and there feloniously stab, or cut, wound, or hurt, or strike the said C. D. [or one E. F.], then being therein], contrary, &c.

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