7 & 8 G. 4. e. 30. BANKS-continued. not less than 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 4 yrs. at disc. of the Ct.; if a male once, twice, or thrice pub. or priv. W. in add. to the Impr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 12. Cutting away, &c. piles or obstructing navigation, fel. pun. Tr. 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 2 yrs. and W. as above. Id. BANKERS. Embezzling property entrusted to them for special purposes, misd. pun. Tr. not ex. 14 nor less than 7 yrs. or Fine, or Impr. or both. See Agents, p. 8. ante. BANKRUPT. 1 & 2G.4. Persons disturbing the commissioners may be e. 115. apprehended and taken before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law. 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 115. s. 21. (a) False swearing, pun. the same as for perjury. 6 Geo. 4. c. 16. s. 99. Not surrendering, not discovering their property, nor delivering up papers, &c. concealing books, &c. and secreting property to the amount of £10 fel. pun. Tr. for life, or not less than 7 yrs. or Impr. with H. L. not ex. 7 yrs. Id. s. 112. (a) This act is not repealed. BAWDY OR DISORDERLY HOUSES. Keeping any such house, pun. Impr. with H. L. 3 G. 4. at the disc. of the Ct. 3 Geo. 4. c. 114. BEASTS. Summary Jurisdiction. c. 114. Stealing dogs, beasts or birds, pun. on conv. and 7 & 8 G. 4. before a Js. of the P. 1st off. to forfeit and c. 30. c. 29. Persons found in possession of any such dog, &c. 7&8G.4. or the skin or plumage, and under a search warrant (s. 63. See Search Warrant, post.) the same to be restored to the owner, pen. on conv. before a J. P. 1st off. and every subsequent off. forfeiture and conv. as above. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 29. s. 32. BEDFORD LEVEL. Destroying banks, &c. and other off. therein, pen. 4G. 4. Tr. life, or not less than 7 yrs. or Impr. with c. 46. H. L. not ex. 7 yrs. 4 Geo. 4. c. 46. BENEFIT OF CLERGY, As to persons conv. of fel. is abolished. 7 G.4. 7G 4. c. 28. s. 6. BIGAMY. Every person guilty of bigamy, and every person c. 28. 9 G. 4. c. 31. 60 G. 3. c. 3. BIGAMY-continued. counselling, aiding or abetting therein, fel. pun. Tr. 7 yrs. or Impr. with or without H. L. not ex. 2 yrs. The off. may be tried, &c. in the co. where the party is apprehended, or is in custody. 9 Geo. 4. c. 31. s. 22. BIRDS. Summary Jurisdiction. Stealing. See Beasts, p. 19. ante. Concealment of the birth of bastard children. See BLASPHEMOUS AND SEDITIOUS LIBELS. Persons conv. once, and off. a second time, pun. as in cases of high misd. or bánishment for such time as the Ct. shall order. 60 Geo. 3. c. 3. BODIES. Stealing a dead body is an indictable off. Rex v. YARDS. 5&6 Ed.6. Punishable by ecclesiastical censures. 5 & 6 Edw. 6. 4. s. 1 & 2. c. 4. BRIDGES. 7 & 8 G. 4. Destroying or injuring public bridges, fel. pun. (at c. 30. the disc. of the Ct.) Tr. for life, or not less than 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 4 yrs. and if a male, once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. BRIDGES-continued. W. in add. to the Impr. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 30. 7&8 G. 4. s. 13. BROKERS, Embezzling property entrusted to their care for special purposes, misd. pun. Tr. for 14 or BULL-BAITING. This offence is not punishable under the stat. for preventing cruelty to cattle, bulls not being BUOYS. c. 30. c. 75. Cutting away buoys, ropes, marks, &c. belonging 1 & 2 G. 4. to ships, whether in distress or otherwise, fel. pun. Tr. not ex. 7 yrs. or Impr. in mitigation, for any number of yrs. at the disc. of the Ct. 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 75. s. 11. BURIAL. Obstructing a clergyman in reading the service of the burial of the dead is an indictable off. Rex v. Cheere, 7 D. & R. 461. BURGLARY. Persons conv. of, pun. D. entering a dwelling 7 & 8 G. 4. house with intent to commit fel. or breaking No building, altho' within the same curtilage with c. 29. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 29. BURGLARY-continued. the dwelling house and occupied therewith, BURNING. See Arson, p. 10. ante. Id. C. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 64. 9 G. 4. e. 32. CANAL. Destroying banks, locks, &c. See Banks, p. 17. ante. The venue may be laid and offences tried and pun. in any co. thro' any part of which the canal shall run; or where the side, centre or any part of a canal or navigation, shall constitute the boundary of any two cos., the offence may be tried and pun. in either co. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 64. s. 13. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE Of children under ten yrs. of age, fel. pun. D. 9 Geo. 4. c. 31. S. 17. Of girls above ten, and under twelve yrs. of age, |