Part 34 (1/2)

Burglary, or House Breaking in the night time, _See page_ 57.

Highway Robbery

House Breaking in the day time, _See page_ 54, 55.

Privately Stealing or Picking Pockets above one s.h.i.+lling

Shop Lifting above Five s.h.i.+llings, _See page_ 55.

Stealing Bonds, Bills, or Bank Notes

Stealing Bank Notes, or Bills from Letters

Stealing above 40_s._ in any House, _See page_ 55.

Stealing above 40_s._ on a River

Stealing Linen, &c. from Bleaching Grounds, &c. or destroying Linen therein

Maiming or Killing Cattle maliciously. _See_ the Black Act, 9 Geo. I. cap. 22.

Stealing Horses, Cattle or Sheep

Shooting at a Revenue Officer; or at any other person, _See_ the Black Act

Pulling down Houses, Churches, &c.

Breaking down the head of a Fish-Pond, whereby Fish may be lost, (_Black Act_)[131]

[Footnote 131: The unwillingness which it must be expected a Jury would have to convict a man capitally for _this offence_, might be adduced among many other instances, to show to what extent public justice is defeated, merely from the severity of the laws, and the want of a Scale of punishments proportioned to the offences.]

Cutting down Trees in an Avenue, Garden, &c.

Cutting down River or Sea Banks.

Cutting Hop Binds

Setting fire to coal mines

Taking a Reward for helping another to Stolen Goods, in certain cases, _See page_ 295

Returning from Transportation; or being at large in the Kingdom after Sentence

Stabbing a Person unarmed, or not having a weapon drawn, if he die in six months

Concealing the death of a b.a.s.t.a.r.d Child

Maliciously maiming or disfiguring any person, &c. lying in wait for the purpose, _See page_ 50.