Navigable rivers and canals, 260;
veying liquor, &c., O. 1;

persons found on, with tube, &c. for con-
attempting to obtain liquor, O. 2; piercing
casks, &c. with intent to steal liquor, O. 3; drinking, spilling, &c.
same, O. 4.

appointing constables on, see "Constables," 499.

Negativing exemption, exception, &c. of a statute in an information or com-
plaint, 60; need not be proved by prosecutor, 86.

Neglect of duty as a peace officer, see "Constables."

Net, using to take game, see "Game;" to take salmon, see "Fisheries."
Night time, in night poaching, N. 98, p. 194; in burglary, N. 6, p. 437.

Night poaching, 194; (indictable), 450.

Note, promissory, forging, O. 109, p. 448; stealing, O. 129, p. 452; recovery
of, 515.

Notice of action against justices, 20.

Notice to complainant of adjournment where defendant apprehended before ap-
pointed time of hearing, 69; form (H a), p. 72.

Notices of recognizance in summary convictions and orders, 71; in indictable
offences, 398, 400, 415, 417, 419, 422.

Nuisances, on highways, O. 40, p. 214, to O. 69, p. 218; on turnpike roads,
O. 70, p. 318, to O. 121, p. 328.

Nuisances, indictable, 462.

Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, 1848 (Summary Convictions),

260-263.

Owner or occupier not complying with justice's order for cleansing dwel-
ling-house, O. 1; suffering sewerage or noxious matter to remain in
any ditch so as to be a nuisance, O. 2; obstructing any person em-
ployed under the act, O. 3, p. 262; violating any direction of the
General Board of Health, O. 4; occupier refusing to comply with order
requiring him to permit necessary works to be executed, O. 5.
(Petty Sessions Matters); preliminaries to the removal of a nuisance, 520;
examination and complaint to a justice, summons and service, 521,
522; hearing, order and service, 522; non-compliance with order,
522; costs of order, how recovered, 522; open ditches adjoining
highways, 523, 524.

Number of justices necessary in certain cases, 5, 76.

Nursery ground, see "Conservatory."

0.

Oath, in summary convictions and orders, on taking an information or complaint,
51, form, 51; of Jews, Quakers, Moravians, deaf and dumb persons,
51, 52; on hearing of information or complaint, 88, form, 90; to service
of summons, 65; on obtaining a summons for a witness, 72.

in indictable offences, on taking information, 385, form, 51; of service of
summons, 391; of witnesses on hearing of charge, 404; to obtain a
summons for a witneso, 400.

of constables on appointments, see "Constables."

Oaths, false, see " Perjury,” 462.

taking or administering oath to commit felony, &c., O. 192—194, p. 462.
declaration in lieu of, form, 524.

Objections, none allowed to informations or complaints in summary convictions

and orders, or indictable offences, 52, 385; nor to summonses, 52, 64,
391; nor to warrants, 52, 66, 391; but may still be made to convic-
tions and orders and subsequent proceedings, 86.

Obliterating records, O. 132, p. 452.

Obscene books or prints, exposing to view, O. 127, p. 452; O. 13, 14, p. 332.
Observations by accused during examination to be taken down, 405.
Obstructing constables, see "Constables.”

officers of customs in prevention of smuggling, O. 246, p. 472.
Obstructing highway, O. 64, p. 216; turnpike road, O. 76, p. 320; watercourse,
O. 94, p. 324.

Obtaining money, &c. by false pretences, O. 106, p. 448.

Occupier killing game, or giving permission to any other person so to do, O. 43,
44, p. 194; when entitled to the game, N. 96; note of Killing Hares
Act, N. 87, p. 188; registering authority under Killing Hares Act, 507.
Offences in gaols, see "Gaols" and "Houses of Correction."

in workhouses, see "Poor."

Offence; stating in information in summary convictions, 57-59; time and
place of, 57; on the same or different days, 56; second or subsequent
offence, 61; several offences, 15.

Offences within the provisions of 11 & 12 Vict. c. 43, pp. 134-340.

not within the act, pp. 344-378.

Offences cognizable summarily under Juvenile Offenders Act, N. 127, p. 224;
and doubtful offences, 225, note.

Offenders liable on summary convictions, 54-56; minors, for not completing
contracts, 55, and N. 158, p. 256; aiders or abettors, counsellors or
procurers, in the commission of any offence, 56; for indictable offences,
386.

Office, refusing to execute, O. 79, p. 444; buying or selling, or soliciting for
money, O. 195, p. 462.

Officers of the army, killing or taking game, O. 13, p. 188; see "Military Law.”
Officer, peace, assaulting, in the execution of his duty (summary), see
"Con-

stables;" (indictable), O. 33, 36, p. 434; costs on prosecution for, 426,
435.

Open court, when, 26; in summary convictions and orders, 77; not in indict-
able offences, 403.

Opposing making of proclamation, in case of riot, O. 235, p. 470.

Orchard, see "Conservatory."

Order of business at petty sessions, 29.

Order (general) upon a Complaint; distinction between a conviction and an
order, N. (a), p. 43; forms of orders for payment of money or other-
wise, (K 1) to (K 3), 100, 101; in all cases, costs on, 96; before order
enforced, copy of minute of it to be served, 95, 102; how enforced,
see" Enforcing Convictions and Orders."

Order of dismissal of an information or complaint, 81, form, 82; certificate
thereof, 81, form, 82.

Order on county treasurer for conveying defendant to prison, 122, form, 123;
the like, for conveying accused to gaol in indictable offences, 412-
424, form, 425.

Orders, objections may still be taken to, 86.

Orders, disobeying, see "Justices' Order."

Ore, stealing or removing from mines, O. 145, p. 454; from Cornish mines,

O. 146.

Outhouse, setting fire to, O. 13, p. 432.

Outline of new practice in summary convictions and orders, 46-48; the like,
in indictable offences, 382-384.

Overseers, 262-265; neglecting provisions of Parochial Constables Act, O.
1-4; Jurors Act, 262; County Rating Acts, O. 5—9; Lunatic Act,

Overseers continued.

10-12, p. 264; offences as to beerhouses, O. 20-24, p. 150; see
"Dead Bodies," "Poor."

Overseers, appointment of, 486; allowance of accounts of, not in unions, 487;
recovery of union contributions from, 487, 488; recovery of balances
found by union auditor from, 527.

Ownership of property, how described in information or complaint, 61, 386.
Oxen, illtreating, see "Cruelty to Animals."

Oysters, stealing or dredging for, O. 135, 136, p. 454.

P.

Packages of hawkers to be marked, O. 1, p. 348.

Pales in a fence, stealing, &c. O. 23—25, p. 230; damaging, O. 7, 8, p. 238.
Pardon in summary convictions for a first offence under Larceny and Malicious
Injuries Acts, N.129, p. 227.

Partners, property of, distrainable for penalty, 113; for parochial rates, 531,
note (b); how property of, described in informations, 61, 386.

Passengers, see "Steam Navigation.”

Passengers by railways, practising frauds, O. 43-46, pp. 288, 290.
Pauper lunatics, see "Lunatics."

Paupers, chargeable to common fund or parish in union, and committing
offences in a workhouse, where to be committed by justices, N. 180,
pp. 278, 279.

Paving, Draining and Improving Towns consolidation Act, penalties recovered
under, 264.

Pawnbrokers, 264-269.

I. Offences by Pawnbrokers, 264; not attending summons with books, &c.
O. 1, 2; taking in unfinished goods, O. 3, p. 266; refusing to deliver
up pawned goods, O. 4; taking more than legal interest, O. 5 ; re-
fusing copy of pawn-ticket, &c., O. 6; selling pawns before a year, O.
7, 8; purchasing pawns, &c., O. 9-11; taking pledges from persons
under twelve, or intoxicated, O. 12; not keeping books as directed,
O. 13; buying or taking pawns at unlawful hours, or carrying on
trade on prohibited days, O. 14—19; not having board over door, O.
20, p. 268; not exhibiting a table of interest, Ö. 21; taking pledge
without giving a duplicate, &c. O. 22, 23; buying, &c. parish goods,
O. 59-62, p. 280.

II. Illegal pawning, forging duplicates, &c., 268; pawning without authority,
O. 24, 25; forging, uttering, &c. pawn tickets, O. 26—28.

Pawnbrokers (petty sessions); search for goods illegally pawned, 524; lost
duplicates, &c. how remedied, 525.

Peace, sureties for, see "Sureties.”

Peace officer, see "Constables."

Pedlar, see "Hawkers and Pedlars."

Penalties, &c. to be paid to justices' clerk, 124; application of, in general,
123; in boroughs, 123; where county police established,123.

Pensions, assignment of, of paupers for relief given, 525.

Perjury, and subornation of perjury, at common law and by statute, O. 196—
198, p. 462.

Person, indecently exposing, O. 15, p. 332; (indictable), O. 126, p. 452; rob.
bery from the person, O. 147–150, p. 454.

Personation of soldiers, sailors, bail, owners of stock, &c., O. 199–201, p. 464.

Petty session, divisions of, 23; constitution and management of, 23; where
held, 24; procuring places for holding, 25; order of business at, 29;
borough sitting, a petty session and petty sessional division, 23, 24.
Petty session, clerks of, to receive and apply penalties and sums, 124; to render
monthly account, 124, form, 125.

Pheasants, killing out of season, O. 24, p. 190; see “Game.”

Pictures, exhibiting indecent, see "Indecency;" damaging in a church, &c.,
O. 188, p. 460.

Pigeon, killing, wounding, or taking, O. 14, p. 228.

Piracy, at common law, O. 202, p. 464; the like, and assaulting, &c. with intent
to murder, O. 203.

Pistol, firing off, near highway, see "Gun."

Place of committing offence, stating, not material if within jurisdiction, 53; of
hearing, must be public, in summary convictions and orders, 77; in
indictable offences not, 403.

"

Plants, stealing, damaging, &c., see Larceny;" Malicious Injuries."

Plantations, setting fire to, O. 18, p. 432.

Playing on highway, O. 47, p. 216.

Plays and players, see "Theatres," 489.

Pleasure grounds, see

Larceny ;" "Malicious Injuries."

Plumage of stolen birds, having, O. 13, p. 228.

Poaching, see "Game."

Poison, administering, to procure abortion, O. 3, p. 430; with intent to murder,
O. 37, 38, p. 436; laying, to kill game (summary), O. 14, 15, p. 188.
Police, see "Constables."

Police of Towns consolidation Act, how penalties recovered under, 268.
Polygamy, see "Bigamy."

Ponds, breaking down the dam of, O. 180, p. 460.

Poor (Summary Convictions), 268–281.

I. Offences by Overseers, &c., 268; authority from guardians to proceed, N.
172, p. 269; neglecting duty, O. 1; disobeying orders, &c. of justices,
guardians, or commissioners, &c., O. 2—8, p. 270; definition of "offi-
cer of union," N. 175; neglecting to make or collect rates, or to pay
same to guardians, O. 9; neglecting to make up accounts for audit,
altering, refusing inspection, &c., O. 10-13, p. 272; neglecting to
affix notice of audit, O. 14; not attending audit, producing accounts,
or signing declaration, O. 15—17; disobeying justice's order for tem-
porary relief, O. 18; embezzling money, &c. O. 19-21; furnishing
goods to union, O. 22; receiving money, or interfering as to bastards,
O. 23-25; deriving profit from pauper's burial, O. 26-29, p. 274;
making an illegal payment from parish funds, O. 30, 31; refusing
paupers under orders of removal, O. 32; unlawfully removing paupers
to another parish, O. 33-36; refusing inspection of rates, O. 37,
p. 276.
H. Offences by Workhouse Master, &c., 276; authority from guardians to pro-
ceed, N. 172, p. 269; ordering spirits to be brought into workhouse,
&c., O. 38-41; punishing adult persons corporally, O. 42-45; ill-
treating paupers, &c., O. 44-46; omitting to hang up rules, O. 47,
p. 278.
III. Offences in Workhouse, 278; authority from guardians to proceed, N.
172, p. 269; commitment to what gaol, N. 180; bringing spirits into,
&c., O. 48, 49; embezzling, &c. clothes, O. 50-52; paupers misbe-
having, refusing to work, &c., O. 53-55; occasional poor refusing to
work, destroying own clothes or property of guardians, O. 56-58,
p. 280; buying parish goods, O. 59-61; defacing marks on, O. 62;
absconding with clothes, &c., O. 63.

See "

Vagrants."

Poor, (Special Sessions Matters): appointment of overseers, 486; verification
of overseer's accounts when parish not in union, 487; recovery of
union contributions from overseers, 487, 488; appeals against paro-
chial rates, 488, 489.

Poor, (Petty Sessions Matters): appointment of assistant overseer, 525; removal
of poor, 525; as to relief, 525; attaching wages, 525; assignment of
pensions, 527; maintenance of relations and lunatic married women,
526; recovery of poor houses, 526, 527; excusing rates, 527; allow-
ance of rates, and form, 527; recovery of rates, 530, 531; overseers
not accounting, 527; apportioning rate on removal, 532; recovery of
balance found by union auditor to be due from overseers, 527, 528;
see "Apprentices."

Port, stealing from a vessel in, O. 154, p. 456.

Posts used as a fence, see "Larceny ;'

Post horses, 350-353.

""Malicious Injuries.”

I. Offences by Licensed Postmaster, 350..O. 1-13.
II. Offences by other Persons, 352..O. 14―31.

Recovery of post horse duties, 528.

Post office, 354-381; offences as to ship letters, O. 1-6; misconduct of per-
sons in conveying letters, O. 7-18, p. 272; conveying letters other-
wise than by post, O. 19-25, p. 274; as to seamen or soldier's letters,
O. 26-31; writing, &c. in newspapers sent by post, O. 32-40, p.
276; abettors, 0. 41.

Recovery of postages, 528.

Indictable offences, O. 204, p. 464, to O. 218, p. 466.

Pound, obstructing keeper of a, O. 10, p. 176.

Poundbreach, 280; releasing cattle impounded for being on inclosed land,
O. 1, 2; damaging pound, lock, &c., O. 3, 4; on highways, O. 65—67,

p. 218; on turnpike roads, O. 112-115, p. 328.

(indictable), O. 103, p. 448; O. 219, p. 466.

Practice, outline of new, on summary convictions and orders, 46-48; the prac-
tice in general, 43—130.

In indictable offences, 382-384; the practice, 381–426.
Precept to high constable for convening a special session, 477.

Pretence of title not to oust justice's jurisdiction, 18.

Pretences, false, obtaining money, &c., O. 106, p. 448.

Printers, 282; using type or press without notice, not keeping account of
types, or not printing name, &c. in book, &c., O. 1-5.

Prisoner, statement of, in indictable offences, 407; form, 410; to pay expenses
of conveyance to gaol if able, 424.

Privy council, offending against orders of, see "Sheep;" "Steam Navigation.”
Prize fights, justice's duty as to, 528.

Proceedings, minutes of, to be taken, 29; how regulated before justices, 3.
Process to issue on informations and complaints in summary convictions and
orders, 64; for indictable offences, 390.

Proclamation in case of riot, 532; opposing the making of it, O. 235, 470.
Procuring commission of offences, see "Accessories."

Proof of service of summons in summary convictions and orders, 65; form of
deposition of the constable thereof (A a), 66; the like in indictable
offences, 391.

Prosecute, binding over parties to, in indictable offences, 414.

Prosecutions, costs of, 423; examining magistrate's certificate in felony, 425,
426; in certain misdemeanors, 426.