TABLE OF CONTENTS TO VOL. II.

CHAP.

XI. Of stealing Horses, Cows and Sheep, .

XII. Of stealing and destroying Deer,

XIII. Of taking or killing Hares or Conies in a War-

ren, &c.

XIV. Of unlawful taking or attempting to take Fish,

XV. Of stealing in any vessel in Port, or upon any Na-

vigable river, &c. or in any creek, &c. And of

plundering shipwrecked vessels,

XVI. Of Larceny by Servants, and Persons who have

the Custody as Servants, and not the legal

Possession

XVII. Of Embezzlement by Clerks and Servants

XVIII. Of Embezzlements by Brokers, Factors, and

other Agents

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187

189

191

194

197

207

219

222

XIX. Of Embezzlements of minor Importance

XX. Of Embezzlement by Officers, and Servants of

the Bank of England, and by Public Officers 224

XXI. Of Larceny and Embezzlement by Persons in

the Post Office; of stealing Letters; and of

secreting Bags or Mails of Letters

XXII. Of Larceny and Embezzlement of Naval and

Military Stores

228

241

244

XXIII. Of Larceny of Cloth, and other Articles in a

Process of Manufacture

XXIV. Of Larceny by Servants and Lodgers

XXV. Of Embezzlements and Frauds by Bankrupts 248

XXVI. Of Embezzlements and Frauds by Insolvent

Debtors

XXVII. Of receiving stolen Goods

XXVIII. Of taking a Reward for helping to the Dis-

covery of stolen Property

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XXXI. Of Cheats, Frauds, False Tokens, and False

Pretences

XXXII. Of Forgery

XXXIII. Of the forging, altering, &c. of Records and

Judicial Process

XXXIV. Of Forgeries relating to the Public Funds, and

the Stocks of Public Companies

XXXV. Of forging the Securities of the Bank of Eng-

land

XXXVI. Of forging the Securities of other Public Com-

panies

XXXVII. Of forging and transposing Stamps

XXXVIII. Of the Forgery of Official Papers, Securities,

and Documents

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396

408

410

XXXIX. Of the Forgery of Private Papers, Securities,

and Documents

XL. Of falsely personating Another

XLI. Of malicious Injuries to Property

XLII. Of Arson, and the burning of Buildings, Mines,

Ships, Corn, Trees, &c.

XLIII. Of maiming and killing Cattle

XLIV. Of injuring and destroying Trees, Shrubs, or

Underwood

XLV. Of destroying, &c. Plants, Roots, Fruits, and

Vegetable Productions

XLVI. Of cutting and destroying Hop-binds

XLVII. Of breaking down, &c. Sea Banks, Locks, and

Works on Rivers, Canals, &c.

XLVIII. Of destroying the Dams of Fish-Ponds, &c.,

Mill-Ponds, and of putting noxious Materials

into Fish-Ponds, &c.

XLIX. Of destroying or injuring Bridges, Turnpike-

Gates, &c.

L. Of destroying Fences, Walls, Stiles, or Gates

LI. Of the destroying and damaging Mines and

Mine-Engines

CHAP.

LII. Of destroying and damaging Articles in a

Course of Manufacture, and of destroying,

&c. Implements and Machinery

LIII. Of destroying and damaging Ships and other

Vessels, and Articles thereunto belonging

LIV. Of wilful or malicious Damage to Real or Per-

sonal Property, not otherwise provided for

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BOOK VI.

OF EVIDENCE.

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. 517

553

I. Of Witnesses. What Witnesses are competent
to give Evidence. What facts competent
Witnesses may disclose, and what are privi-
leged communications. How Witnesses are
to be examined. How the credit of Wit-
nesses may be impeached. How many Wit-

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tions before Magistrates. And of Depositions 644

III. Of what nature Evidence must be. Of Pre-

sumptive Evidence. Of the rule that the

best possible Evidence must be produced,-

and of Hearsay Evidence.

IV. Of the proof of negative Averments. The Rule

that the Evidence must be confined to the

point in issue. What Allegations must be

proved, and what may be rejected; and

therewith of Surplusage and Variance

V. Of Written Evidence

665

691