7 & 8 G.4. c. 30.

5 G. 4. c. 97.

MACHINERY-continued.

Cutting, breaking, destroying, or damaging with intent to destroy or render useless, any threshing machine, or any machine or engine, whether fixed or moveable, employed in any manufactory whatsoever(a), except the manufacture of silk, linen or cotton goods, or mixed goods, or any frame work, knitted piece, stocking hose or lace, not provided for, and punishable under s. 3. of this act, fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 2 yrs.; and if a male, to be W. as last above mentioned. Id. s. 4.

Machinery, exporting of.

The act prohibiting the exportation of machinery is repealed by 5 Geo. 4. c. 97.

MAIMING CATTLE.

7 & 8 G. 4. Fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for life, or not

c. 30.

7 & 8 G.4. c. 29.

less than 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 4 yrs. ; and if a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. if the Ct. think fit, in add. to Impr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 16. See Killing Cattle, p. 93, ante.

MALICIOUS INJURIES TO PROPERTY. Setting fire to buildings, fel. pun. D. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 29. s. 2. See Arson, p. 10, ante.

(a) By this sect. the offence is extended to all machinery whatsoever,

MALICIOUS INJURIES, &c.—continued. Setting fire to crops, fel. pun. Tr. for 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 2 yrs. if a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. if the Ct. should think fit, in add. to Impr. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 30. s. 17. See p. 10, ante.

7&8 G.4.

c. 33.

Destroying manufactured goods in loom, 7 & 8 c. 30.
Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 3. See p. 114, ante.

Destroying threshing machines. Id. s. 4. See s. 4.
p.115, ante.

Setting fire to coal mines, fel. pun. D. 7 & 8 s. 5.

Geo. 4. s. 5. See p. 18, ante.

Drowning or obstructing mines, fel. pun. at the s. 6.
disc. of the Ct. Tr. 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex.
2 yrs.; if a male, to be once, twice or thrice
pub. or priv. W. Id. s. 6.

Destroying mining engines, &c. fel. pun. as the s. 7.
Ct. may award, (under s. 6. above.) Id. s. 7.
See p. 45, ante.

Injuries by rioters.

Persons riotously and tumultuously assembled s. 8.
together, and with force demolishing, pulling
down, or destroying any church or chapel, or
any house, stable, coach-house, outhouse,
warehouse, office, shop, mill, malthouse,
hop-oast, barn or granary, or any building or
erection used in any trade or manufacture,
or any machinery, whether fixed or move-
able, or any steam or other engine used in

7 & 8 G. 4. c. 30.

s. 9.

s. 10.

MALICIOUS INJURIES, &c.-continued.
any mine, or any bridge, or waggon way, or
trunk, or conveying minerals from any mine,
fel. pun. D. s. 8.

Destroying ships by fire, &c.

Setting fire to, or in any wise destroying any
ship or vessel, whether complete or unfi-
nished, or setting fire to, or casting away
with intent to prejudice the owner, or of any
goods on board, or the underwriters, fel. pun.
D. Id. s. 9.

Damaging ships otherwise than by fire, &c. (a)
Whether complete or unfinished, with intent to

destroy or render them useless, fel. pun. at
the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for 7 yrs. or Impr.
not ex. 2 yrs.; if a male, to be once, twice or
thrice pub. or priv. W. (if the Ct. think fit),
in add. to Impr. Id. s. 10.

Offences tending to the loss of ships, &c. by false light, &c.

Exhibiting a false light or signal with intent to

bring a vessel into danger, or unlawfully and maliciously doing any thing tending to the immediate destruction of a vessel in distress, or destroying any part of a vessel in distress, wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, or any

(a) The setting fire to a ship is a capital offence by sect. 9. of this stat.

MALICIOUS INJURIES, &c.-continued.

goods, &c. belonging to the vessel, or preventing any person endeavouring to save his life from such vessel, fel. pun. D. Id. s.11. Injuries to sea banks.

7 & 8. G.4.

c. 30.

Breaking or cutting down any sea bank, or sea s. 12.
wall, or the bank or wall of any river, canal,
or marsh, whereby any land shall be over-
flowed or damaged, or throwing down, level-
ling or otherwise destroying any lock, sluice,
flood gate, or other work, or any navigable
river or canal, fel. pun. at the disc. of the
Ct. Tr. for life, or not less 7 yrs. or Impr.
not ex. 4 yrs. or if a male, to be once, twice,
or thrice pub. or priv. W. in add. to Impr.
if the Ct. think fit. Id. s. 12.

Cutting away piles, &c. or obstructing naviga-
tion.

Cutting off, drawing up, or removing any piles, s. 12.

chalk, or other materials, fixed in the ground,
and used for securing any sea bank or wall,
or the bank of any river, canal or marsh, or
opening or drawing up any flood gate or do-
ing any other injury or mischief to any navi-
gable river or canal, with intent to obstruct (a)

(a) This offence is confined to navigable rivers or canals only, and it must appear to have been committed with a malicious intention, and some actual injury must have been caused to the navigation.

7&8 G.4. c. 30.

s. 13.

s. 14.

MALICIOUS INJURIES, &c.—continued.

the carrying on, completing (a) or maintain-
ing (b) the navigation thereof, fel. pun. at
the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for 7 yrs. or Impr.
not ex. 2 yrs. and if a male, to be once, twice
or thrice pub. or priv. W. if the Ct. think fit,
in add. to Impr. Id. s. 12.

Destroying or injuring public bridges.
Pulling down or destroying any public bridge,
or doing any injury with the intent to render
the same dangerous, or impassable, fel. pun.
Tr. for life, or not less than 7 yrs. or Impr.
nor ex. 4 yrs. and if a male, to be once,
twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. in add. to
Impr. as the Ct. think fit. Id. s. 13.
Destroying turnpike gate, toll houses, weighing
engines, &c.

Throwing down, levelling, or otherwise destroy-
ing the whole or part of a turnpike gate, or
wall, chain, rail, post, bar or other fence be-
longing thereto, or any house, building or
weighing engine, misd. pun. accordingly. (c)
Id. s. 14.

(a) These words make it an offence to pull up or cut off the piles, and remove them or the chalk, &c. while the work is going on to make a river navigable, or in digging a canal for the same purpose.

(b) These words apply to offences committed after either of the above works are completed.

(c) That is, he must be convicted on an indictment for