c. 30.

GARDENS- continued.

or damaging the whole or any part of any 7 & 8 G. 4.
tree, sapling or shrub, or any underwood re-
spectively growing in any park, pleasure
ground, garden, orchard or avenue, or in
any ground adjoining or belonging to any
dwelling-house, (if the amount of injury
done ex. 51.) fel. pun. at disc, of the Ct.
Tr. not ex. 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 2 yrs.

If
a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or
priv. W. in add. to Imp. (if the Ct. thinks
fit.) 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 19.
Destroying trees, shrubs, &c. of the value of 51.

growing elsewhere.
Unlawfully and maliciously doing the said acts,

e lsewhere than in the situations abovemen-
tioned, (if the amount of injury done ex. 51.)
fel.
pun, any

of the above which the Ct. may award for the fel, last above mentioned. Id. The like offence (Summary Conviction,) where

the trees, &c. wheresoever growing, are of the
value of one shilling, pun, on conv. before a
J. P. for the 1st offence, to forfeit and pay
above the amount of injury done, not ex. 51.
For the 2d offence, comm. to the com. g. or
h. of cor. to H. L. not ex. 12 cal. m. If the
2nd conv. takes place before two Js. they
may order the offender, if a male, to be once

GARDENS-continued.

or twice pub. or priv. W. after the end of 4 days from conv. Any other subsequent offence is fel. pun. as any of the punishments

mentioned s. 19. p. 69. ante. Destroying vegetable productions in gardens,

hothouses, &c. 7 & 8 G.4. Summary Conviction. — Unlawfully and malic. 30.

ciously destroying, or damaging with intent to destroy, any plant, root, fruit, or vegetable production growing in any garden, orchard, nurery-ground, hothouse, green-house or conservatory, pun. on conv. before a J. P. at his disc, comm. to the com. g. or h. of cor. there to be Impr. only, or Impr. with H. L. not ex. 6 cal. m. or else forfeit and

pay

above the amount of injury done, not ex. 201. as the J. P. shall think fit. (a) Committing any of the said offences again, fel. pun. as for fel. above mentioned, s. 19. p. 69, ante.

7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 2. GREENWICH PENSIONERS. Personating. See Falsely Personating, p. 53.

ante.

(a) For the summary mode of proceedings against offenders, see Summary Conviction, Malicious Injuries, post.

H.
HABEAS CORPUS,
In cases relative to the Customs. See Customs,

p. 35. ante.
HARD LABOUR,
Punishment of, in certain cases of misd. in add.

to Impr.
The Ct. may sentence the offender to Impr. with

H. L. not ex. the time for which such Ct.
might at the passing of this act Impr. for
such offences, either in add. to or in lieu of
any other pun, which might be inflicted be-

fore the passing of this act, viz. In any attempt to com, fel. riot, being an utterer of 9G. 4. counterfeit

money, knowing the same to be
counterfeit, keeping a com. gaming house,
keeping a com. bawdy-house, keeping a com.
ill-governed house and disorderly house, wil-
ful and corrupt perjury, entering any open or
inclosed ground (a) with intent to destroy,
take or kill game or rabbits, or with intent to
aid, abet and assist therein, or to kill game
or rabbits, and having been found at night
armed with

any
offensive
weapon.

3 Geo. 4.
c. 114.
HARES or RABBITS,
Destroying, in warrens or breeding ground at night.

c. 114.

(a) See note, p. 61, ante.

c. 29.

78 & G.4. Unlawfully and wilfully in the night time taking

or killing any hare or coney in a warren or ground used for breeding or keeping them, whether inclosed or not, misd. pun. as for

simple larceny (a). 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 30. Destroying in the day time. Unlawfully and wilfully comm. the like offence

in the day time, or setting or using any snare or engine for taking rabbits, hares or conies, pen. on conv. before a J. P. forfeit and pay not ex. 5l. as the J. thinks fit.

But not to extend to persons taking or killing in the day time any conies on any sea or river bank in the co. of Lincoln, so far as the tide extends, or within one furlong of

such bank. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 30. HARM, Grievous bodily. See Cutting, &c, p. 38,

ante.
HEATH BURNING.
See Arson, p. 10, ante.
HELPLESS PERSONS,
Neglect of. See Apprentices, p. 9, ante.

HOMICIDE not felonious. 96.4. No pun. or forfeiture shall be incurred by any one

who kills another by misfortune or in his own defence, or in any

other manner without felony. 9 Geo. 4. c. 31. s. 10.

c. 31.

(a) See Larceny, post, for the punishment.

c. 30.

HOPBINDS, Destroying.
Unlawfully and maliciously cutting or otherwise 7& 8 G.4.

destroying any hopbinds growing on poles in
any plantation of hops, fel. pun. at the disc.
of the Ct. Tr. for life, or not less than 7 yrs. or
Impr.not ex. 4 yrs.; 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. 18.
HORSE AND CATTLE STEALING.
Stealing any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, or c. 29.

any bull, cow, ox, heifer or calf, or any ram,
ewe, sheep or lamb, or wilfully killing any
such cattle (a) with intent to steal the carcass
or skin, or any part thereof, fel. pun. D.

7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 25.
HOT HOUSES. See Garden, p. 67, ante.
HOUSEBREAKING. See Dwelling-House,

p. 45. ante. HUNDRED, Remedies against. Liability of the Hundred in cases of demolishing

by rioters.
If any church or chapel, or any dissenting cha- s. 2.

pel duly registered, or any house, stable,
coach-house, outhouse, warehouse, office,
shop, mill, malthouse, hop-oast, barn or gra-
nary, or any building or erection used in

(a) It has been held that pigs cattle, R Chapple, R. & R. 77; asses, Rex v. Whitney, R. & M. 3.

and

E