COMMISSIONS—continued. special commission of oyer and terminer for trial of col. Des- like under which O'Coigley, &c. were tried, 160 special commission of oyer and terminer for trial of rioters, 160 admiralty commission of oyer and terminer, 160 COMMISSION OF THE PEACE. form of, 128 form of, for Durham, 140 form of commission of oyer and terminer for London or Mid- docket for the last commission, 146 commissions of gaol delivery for London and Middlesex, 145 COMMISSION SPECIAL. on 33 H. 8. c. 23, for trying lieutenant-colonel Wall for mur- like on 33 H. 8. c. 23. for trying Sawyer for murder of Har- like on 33 H. 8. c. 23. and 43 Geo. 3. c. 113. s. 6. for trial of like on 35 H. 8. c. 2. for trying persons guilty of high treason like of oyer and terminer for trial of certain high treasons in 158 like under which O'Coigley, &c. were tried, A. D. 1798, 160 160 like of oyer and terminer for Admiralty of England, 160 COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. caption of presentments by, 195 COMMITMENTS. for further examination, the best form, 116 another form, 33 for six days on suspicion of felony, 34 order to bring up defendant for examination, 34 of a prosecutor or witness, for refusing to give evidence, 37,8 for refusing to give recognizance to give evidence, 49 of a king's evidence, 50, 1,2 General forms of commitment of defendants before indictment usual form at Bow-street, to Newgate, New Prison, Clerken well, or Coldbath fields, 57 form by justice of peace for Westminster, 58 by two justices, 58 for sending a challenge, 58 for want of sureties, 58 at Union Hall, 59 form used by other magistrates in country, 59 COMMITMENTS—continued. another form, 60 the like for a burglary, 60 for bigamy committed in one county when defendant was ap- on suspicion of felony, 61 another form to gaoler only, 62 another form in the king's name to the gaoler only, 62 the like where defendant confessed the offence, 63 for want of sureties on toleration act, 63 for an assault and for want of sureties, 64 of a person apprehended by the watch, 64 of a rogue and vagabond to house of correction, 65 commitment to Newgate by Secretary of State for high treason the like to the Tower for libel, 66 commitment by way of detainer for another offence, 67 For offences against religion, morality, and decency. for disturbing congregation in episcopal chapel, 68 for keeping disorderly house, 68 for keeping a bawdy house, 68 for digging up and taking away a dead body, 68 for unnatural crimes and practices inciting thereto, severál for singing obscene songs, 69 For offences against the king and government. on suspicion of high treason, 70 for high treason in America, 70 the like for high treason abroad, 70 the like in his majesty's colonies, 70 for a seditious libel, 70 for seditious words spoken of the king, several forms, 70 the like, not stating the words, 71 for seditious words respecting the Irish rebellion, 71 for taking unlawful oaths on statute, 71 for taking and framing unlawful oaths at common law, 71 for being a deserter, 72 for going to France during war without his majesty's license, 79 the like on another occasion, 73 for aiding the escape of prisoners on their parole of honour, 73 For offences against coin. for treason in coining shilling, 73 COMMITMENTS-continued. for treason in colouring base money like shillings, 73 for treason in having tools for coining in custody, 73 for having in possession a cutting engine for making shillings, for feloniously putting off counterfeit money at a lower rate for counterfeiting Frederick d'ors, 74 for making counterfeit foreign coin, 74 for misprision of treason in making quarter moidores, 74 for uttering counterfeit money having other of the same in pos- for uttering counterfeit shillings, being prisoner's third of- for buying counterfeit copper money for less than its nominal for exchanging guineas for more than nominal value, 76 for assembling to aid in running uncustomed goods, 76 for running tea into this kingdom, 77 for assault on a revenue officer in execution of office at com- for sailing into an enemy's port without license in order to for taking stamps off bills of exchange to transfer them to for getting stamps off writs to put them on others, 78 for transposing a stamp from one piece of plate to another, 78 For offences against public justice. for assault on constable in execution of office, 78 for striking watchman in execution of office, 78 for escaping from house of correction, 78 for breaking prison on commitment on charge of obtaining commitment of a rogue and vagabond for breaking prison for escaping from lighters where defendant was in execution on suspicion of conveying instruments into prison to assist pri- for conveying instruments into a prison to assist escape of pri- for rescuing a prisoner from custody of deputy keeper of the for rescuing a felon, 80 another form, 80 for insulting a magistrate in the execution of his office, 81, 86 COMMITMENTS-continued. for not fulfilling condition of a pardon, 81 for returning from transportation before the expiration of the for misdemeanour in concealing felony, 81 as an accessary after the fact for receiving felon, 82 For offences against public peace, for riot and beginning to demolish a house, 82 for continuing riot after the riot act read, 82 for going armed in night, with offensive weapon, with intent to for a tumultuous assembling with intent to make an assault, 82 for an affray, 83 the like in another form, 83 For offences against public trade. against bankrupt for concealing his effects, 83 against bankrupt for not surrendering to his commission, 83 for seducing artificers to leave the kingdom, 84 for exporting glazed paper used in woollen manufactory, 84 for procuring implements in cotton manufacture to be made for for feloniously cutting silk in loom, 84 For offences against public police. for bigamy, 85 the like in another form, 85 for a misdemeanour in dropping a child, 85 another form, 85 of rogue and vagabond taken with dark lanthorn intending to for being rogue and vagabond intending to commit felony, 85 as a rogue and vagabond for killing game, 86 for being found in an inclosed wood for purpose of killing game, 86 for being rogue and vagabond found in a yard with intent to for being incorrigible rogues and vagabonds, 86 against an incorrigible rogue, 87 for night-walking, 87 against a prostitute for walking the streets, 87 for a disorderly apprentice at whose binding out a larger sum for persons apprehended gambling in the fields, 87 of a disorderly woman for want of sureties, 87 for want of sureties to keep peace when required so to do, 88 the like in another form, 88 for want of sureties for assisting in smuggling, &c. 89 for being a reputed thief, 89 For offences against persons of individuals. for murder against principals in the first and second degree, 90 COMMITMENTS-continued. for murder by giving mortal wounds, 90 on suspicion of wilfully driving an hackney-coach over a child. for feloniously administering poison, 90 for malicious shooting, on 43 Geo. 3. c. 58. 90 the like in another form, 90 for aiding and abetting in the like offences; 90 for being in preserves for game in the night, and maiming per- for a misdemeanour in attempting to poison, 91 for a highway robbery, 91 the like in other forms, 91 the like against accessaries after the fact, 91 for throwing a bottle from the gallery of Covent Garden thea- tre at one of the performers, 92 for assault and battery, 92 against an overseer of poor for assaulting a person entitled to for a common assault for want of sureties, 92 for an assault and wounding, 92 for assault on woman and burning her clothes, 93 the like on suspicion of a similar offence, 93 for kidnapping a boy, 93 for sending a threatening letter after indictment found, 93 for sending a letter threatening to accuse a person of an of- for obtaining money by threatening to accuse a man of murder, 94 for verbally threatening to murder, 94 for sending a challenge and not finding sureties, 94 for a rape, 94 for an assault with intent to commit a rape, 95 for forcibly taking away and defiling a woman of substance, 95 for grand larceny, 95 several other forms, 95 against the thief and receiver, 95 for a misdemeanour in attempting to steal, 96 for horse stealing, 96 for stealing a mare, 96 for sheep stealing, on 14 Geo. 2. c. 6, 96 for stealing fish in a garden, 96 another form, 96 stealing plants, 96 for robbing a wreck, 96 for breaking into a dwelling-house in the day time, persons being therein, and stealing property, 97 a similar form, 97 for stealing in a dwelling-house to the amount of 40s. 97 for burglary, and stealing a silver tankard, 97 |