MALICIOUS INJURIES, &c.-continued. Breaking down or otherwise destroying the dam 7 & 8 G. 4. of a fish pond or mill pond, misd. pun. at the ante. Destroying Fish in private Fisheries, pun. as Maiming, killing or wounding cattle, fel. See Hopbinds. c. 30. Cutting or destroying hopbinds, growing on s. 15. (if the Ct. think fit), in add. to Impr. Id. Destroying or damaging trees or shrubs in gardens, the offence, and such sentence given as the Ct. shall think fit. This offence is not punishable on a summary conviction. (a) The words are, in statutes like this, to be construed strictly. To cut shoots of hops before they are poled, is as great an offence as to cut them when they are attached to the poles. But before the hops are attached to the poles, it may be a question whether such an offence comes within the meaning of the stat. The offence seems to be confined to injuries done to hop plantations, and not to the cutting of such hops as are frequently found in the hedges of old plantations. G 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 30. s. 9. s. 10. MALICIOUS INJURIES, &c.—continued. Destroying ships by fire, &c. Setting fire to, or in any wise destroying any Damaging ships otherwise than by fire, &c. (a) destroy or render them useless, fel. pun. at 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. Breaking or cutting down any sea bank, or sea wall, or the bank or wall of any river, canal, Cutting away piles, &c. or obstructing naviga- 7 & 8. G.4. c. 30. s. 12. Cutting off, drawing up, or removing any piles, s. 12. chalk, or other materials, fixed in the ground, (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. 19. s. 20. s. 21. s. 2. s. 8. 9 G. 4. c. 31. MALICIOUS INJURIES, &c.—continued. if of 11. value, 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. See Gardens, p. 68, ante. The like offence comm. elsewhere, if of the value of 57. fel. pun. any of the pun. last mentioned. Id. s. 19. See Gardens, p. 69, ante. The like offence comm. wherever growing, if of the value of 1s. summary conv. Id. s. 20. See Gardens, p. 69, ante. Destroying vegetable productions in gardens, hothouses, orchards, nursery grounds, &c. sumId. s. 21. See Gardens, p. 70, mary conv. ante. Malt houses. Setting fire to, fel. pun. D. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 2. See Arson, p. 10, ante. Riotously demolishing or destroying (a), fel. pun. D. Id. s. 8. MANSLAUGHTER. Every person conv. of manslaughter, pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for life, or not less than 7 yrs. or Impr. with or without H. L. in the com. g. or H. C. not ex. 4 yrs. or Fine as the (a) In this case the hundred is liable, 7 G. 4. c. 31. s. 2. MANSLAUGHTER-continued. Ct. shall award. 9 Geo. 4. c. 31. s. 9. See 9 G. 4. Indictment, p. 80, ante. The like off. com. on land abroad. See Injuries to c. 31. the Person, p. 87, ante. As to laying the venue in. See Indictment, p. 80, ante. MAN-TRAPS, SPRING-GUNS, &c. Setting or placing, or causing to be set or placed, 7 & 8G.4. c. 18. any spring-gun, man-trap, or other engine But not to extend to make it a murder to set or s. 4. Destroying goods in any course of manufacture, |
