7 & 8 G. 4.

c. 30.

s. 20.

c. 29.

UNDERWOOD—continued.

Impr. not ex. 2 yrs., and if a male, to be W.
in add. to Impr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 19.
See Garden, p. 68, ante.

Growing elsewhere, of the value of 51. fel. pun.
any of the pun. last mentioned. Id.
Wheresoever growing, of the value of 17., pe-
nalty for firstoffence, (on summary conviction)
before a J. P., forfeit and pay above the
amount of injury done, not ex. 57., as the J.
shall think fit; pun. for the second off.,
comm. to the com. g. or h. c. to H. L., not
ex. 12 cal. m., and if the subsequent conv.
shall take place before two J. Ps. they may
further order the off. to be W.
Third off. fel. pun. any of the

pun. mentioned

UTENSILS FIXED TO BUILDINGS.

Stealing.. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 44.

p. 58, ante.

UTTERING COIN.

See

Pun. for uttering. See Counterfeit Coin, p. 34,

ante.

V.

VALUE.

Where the value is essential, and in the ind. it is

ascribed to many articles collectively, the off.

VALUE-continued.

must be made out as to any one of the ar-
ticles. Rex v. Forsyth, Russ. & Ry. C. C.

R. 274.

VAGRANT ACT.

See Appendix.

VALUABLE SECURITY.

What is valuable security by 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29.

Destroying in gardens. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 19.
See p. 70, ante.

Not in gardens. Id. s. 20. See p. 69, ante.
Stealing in gardens. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 42.

See p. 68, ante.

Not in gardens, (summary conviction) stealing 7 & 8 G. 4. or destroying with intent to steal, any culti- e. 29. vated root or plant used for the food of man or beast, or for medicine, distilling or dyeing, or for or in the course of manufacture, and growing in any land, open or enclosed, not being a garden, orchard, or nursery ground, pun. on conv. before a J. P. either comm. to the com. g. or h. c., to be Impr. only, or Impr. with H. L., not ex. 1 cal. m., or else forfeit and pay above the value of the articles stolen (a) or amount of injury done, not ex.

(a) This appears to be the only instance to be found in the

7 & 8 G. 4.

c. 29.

VEGETABLES-continued.

20s.; in default of payment, with costs (if ordered) comm. as aforesaid, not ex. one cal. m. unless payment sooner made; and if any person so conv. shall afterwards be guilty of any of the said off. (a) com. to the com. g. or h. c. to H. L., not ex. 6 cal. m., if such subsequent conv. is before 2 Js. P., they may further order the off., if a male, to be once or twice puh. or priv. W. after the expiration of four days from the day of conv. s. 43. VENUE. See p. 80, ante.

VENISON.

7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 26, 27, 28 & 29.

Destroying, damaging, &c. See p. 118, ante.

WALL.

W.

Breaking down or destroying, penalty by fine. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 23. See Fence, p. 54, ante.

statute book, in which a person guilty of larceny, is allowed to compound for it in money.

offi

(b) The punishment for the second offence being so much severer than for a first offence; no second conv. should be made until the production of the record from the proper cer, as directed by 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 74. and Id. c.30. s. 40. to ascertain that his offence is the same, and a verbal communication of the prisoner's conviction, should not be admitted by the justice.

WAREHOUSE.

c. 29.

Breaking and entering, and stealing therein, pun. 7 & 8 G. 4.
Tr. and W. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 15. See
Shop, p. 103, ante.

WHARF, DOCK, OR QUAY.

Stealing goods from, adjacent to any navigable river or canal, pun. Tr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 17. See p. 104, ante.

WHIPPING.

Judgment or sentence shall in no case be given, 1G. 4.

that a female conv. of any off. shall be W.
either pub. or priv.; but in cases where W.
of female off. has formed either part or the
whole of the sentence, the Ct. or J. P. may
pass sentence of confinement to H. L. in the
com. g. or h. c., not ex. 6 nor less than 1 m.,
or solitary confinement, not ex. 7 days, in
lieu of W. 1 Geo. 4. c. 57.

WILLS.

c. 57.

Stealing wills, &c. destroying or concealing wills 7 & 8 G. 4.

or other testamentary instrument, misd. pun.
Tr. for 7 yrs. or fine and Impr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4.
c. 29. s. 22. See p. 106, ante,

WITNESS, Competency of.

See Evidence, p. 46, ante.

WOMEN.

c. 29.

The W. of women is abolished, and Impr. to be 1 G. 4.

awarded in lieu thereof.

1 Geo. 4. c. 57,

c. 57.

See above.

WOOD.

7&8 G. 4. Setting fire to any stack of corn, &c. or wood (a),

c. 30.

c. 29.

fel. pun. as for setting fire to woods, cop

pices, &c. hereinafter mentioned. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 17.

Setting fire to any wood, coppice or plantation of trees, fel. penalty at the discretion of the Ct. Tr. not ex. 7 yrs., or Impr. not ex. 2 yrs., and if a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. in add. to the Impr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 17.

Summary Conviction.

Persons having stolen wood in their possession. If the whole or any part of any tree, sapling or shrub, or any underwood, or any part of a live or dead fence, or any post, pale, rail, stile or gate, or any part thereof, being of the value of 2s. at the least (b), shall be found, under a search warrant, in the possession of any person or on his premises, (s. 63. p. 152, ante,) and such person being carried before a J. P., shall not satisfy the J. that he came lawfully possessed thereof, penalty on conv. forfeit and pay above the value of the wood so found, not ex. 21. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 41.

WOOLLEN GOODS.

Damaging or destroying woollen goods, whether

(a) This means dry wood stacked for burning, or other domestic uses.