presumption of public navigable river, 15.
a public highway, 511.

obstruction of, a public nuisance, 516.
maliciously breaking down banks of, 617.
ROAD. See Highway.
ROBBERY,

statute 7 Wm. 4 and 1.Vict. c. 87, 826.
robbery attended with cutting or wound-
ing, id.

robbery attended with violence, &c. id.
simple robbery, 827.

evidence in cases of robbery, id.
proof of the goods taken, 828.

must be in peaceable possession of
prosecutor, id.

proof of ownership, 828.

proof of the taking, 829.
felonious intent, id.

bona fide, claim, id.

robbery not original intent, 630.
where several are concerned, id.
after quarrel, id.

from the person, 831.

in presence of the owner, id.
against the will of the owner, 832.

proof of the violence, or putting in fear,

id.

degree of violence, 833.

excuse in assault, 260.

SEPARATISTS,
evidence by, 121.

may make affirmation, id.

under pretence of legal or rightful SERVANT,
proceedings, 834:

proof of putting in fear, 835.
mode of putting in fear, id.

need not be threats, 741.
color of purchase, &c. id.
menaces and threats, 836.
degree of fear, id.

of injury to the person, 837.
of injury to property, 838.

of injury to reputation, id. to p. 848.
threatening to accuse of an abomi-
nable crime, 845.

statute 7 Wm. 4 and 1 Vict. c. 87, s.
4, id.

threat of imprisonment, 846.

may justify an assault in defence of his
master, 261, 713.

burglary in houses occupied by, 321 to

323.

what are within the 7 & 8 Geo. 4, as to
embezzlement, 393. See Embez
zlement.

with regard to his wages or payment,
396.

goods in possession of, must be laid in
master, in larceny, 586.
publication of libel by, 603 to 605.
giving character of, no libel, 610.
may interpose in defence of his master's
person or property, 713.

putting in fear, must be before the SESSIONS,
taking, 848.

assault, with intent to rob, 849.

statute 7 Wm. 4 and 1 Vict. c. 87, s.
6, id.

proof of the assault, id.

proof of the intent to rob, 850.

minute book of, effect of, in evidence, 186.
SEVERANCE,

of goods from possession of owner, ne-
cessary in larceny, 541.

SEWERS,

goods belonging to commissioners of, how
described in larceny, 588.

SHEEP,

description of, in indictment, 94, 335.
stealing of, 333.

SHIP,

setting fire to, with intent to murder, 255.
with intent to destroy, 256.
burning, destroying King's ships, 256.
assault upon officers endeavoring to save
shipwrecked property, 266.
captain forcing men on shore abroad, 530.
captain, larceny by, 542.
stealing from, in any port, river, canal,
&c., 573.

from vessels in distress, 574.

wrecked property found in pos-
session, id.

malicious injuries relating to, 621.

destroying with intent to defraud, id.
damaging otherwise than by fire, 622.
exhibiting false lights to bring ships
into danger, id.

cutting away buoys, &c., id.
receiving anchors, &c. weighed up,

623.

piracy by master or marines, 779, 780.
impeding persons endeavoring to escape
from wrecks, 723.

SLAVES,

conveying of, &c., piracy, 779.
SMUGGLING,

assault upon officers, endeavoring to pre-
vent, 217.

statute 3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 53, 853.
proof of assembling armed to assist in, id.

proof of being assembled together,
854.

proof of being armed with offensive
weapons, id.

proof of shooting at a boat belonging to
the navy, &c., id.

proof of being in company with others
having prohibited goods, 855.

service of indictment in certain cases,
and entering plea for prisoner, id.
certain rules of evidence, 856.
limitation of prosecutions, 857.

venue,

id.

SODOMY. See Unnatural Practices.

when necessary in criminal proceedings,
198.

venue in indictments for offences relating
to, 235.

on policy of insurance, produced in ar-
son, 253, 254.

forgery of unstamped instruments, 449.
counterfeit, vending of, 451.
forgery of, in general, 496.

STATE,

stat, 52 Geo. 3, id.

55 Geo. 3, 435.

3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 97, vending and
having counterfeit stamps in
possession, 497, 498.

proof of transposing stamp, 499.
proof of the intent, id.

variance, id.

matters of, privileged from disclosure,
183.

STATUTE,

proof of, 185.

private act, id.

effect of recital in, id.

roads made by authority of, 520.

inclosure under, does not render par-
ty liable to repair, 522.

STEALING. See Larceny.

in dwelling-house to the value of 51. 385.
any person being put in bodily fear,
389.

in a building within the curtilage, 391.
in a shop, 852.

from the person, 550.

from vessels in port, &c., 573.

distinction between stealing and receiv-
ing, 807.

in a church, 851.
STEAM-ENGINE,

used in mine, maliciously damaging, 547.
death caused by, 657.

regulations respecting, when nuisances,
662.

assault in pursuance of conspiracy to WILL,
raise wages, 267.

conspiracies to raise, 378.