Another Form.

That A. B. late of in the county aforesaid, baker, did on the day of, in the 57th year of the reign &c. at the parish of in the county of, and within ten miles of the Royal Exchange, unlawfully expose to sale one loaf of wheaten bread, importing to be a quartern loaf, deficient in weight one ounce, according to the assize then and there set for the said bread, contrary to the form of the statute, &c.

Information for having unlawful Ingredients for the purpose of adulterating Meal.

baker, on the

day of,

to wit. Be it remembered, That this in the year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the Third, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, &c. A. B. of &c. yeoman, in his proper person exhibiteth to me W. S. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of, a complaint and information, and thereby informeth me that one C. D. late of in the parish of in the county of, baker, on the day of in the year of our Lord 1817, had then and there in his possession, that is to say, in a certain bakehouse [or, as the fact is], belonging to him the said C. D. situate in the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, and beyond ten miles of the Royal Exchange, a certain quantity of alum [or, as the fact is], which had been and then was deposited in the said bakehouse of the said C. D. for the purpose of being used in adulterating meal, flour, or bread, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, whereby the said C. D. hath forfeited. a sum of money not exceeding £10. nor less than 40s. And thereupon the said A. B. prayeth the judgment of me the said justice in that behalf, and that he the said A. B. may have the said forfeiture according to the form of the statute in such case made; and that the said C. D. may be summoned to answer the premises before me the said justice.

Received this Information the

day and year above written,

W.S.

A. B.

Conviction of a Baker, for selling Bread under the Assize.

to wit. Be it remembered, that on the day of, in the 57th year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the Third, of the United Kingdom &c. and in the year of our Lord 1817, A. B. was convicted before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of, for that he the said A. B. at the time of the committing of the offence herein after mentioned, being a person making bread for sale, within the parish of — in the said county, on the day of, unlawfully did make for sale, within the limit to which the assize herein after mentioned, at the time of the making thereof, and at the time of committing of the offence herein after mentioned, did extend

loaves of wheaten bread as and for quartern loaves, which were all the loaves then and there found in the shop of the said A. B. which had been baked within twenty-four hours next preceding the time of weighing the same, deficient in weight according to the assize before then duly and legally set, and then in force for loaves of wheaten bread, being quartern loaves, to be sold at, in, and throughout the limits aforesaid, in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, by which said assize a quartern loaf of wheaten bread was to weigh four pounds, five ounces, and eight drachms avoirdupois, that is to say, the said loaves being then and there deficient in weight according to the said assize, upon the average of all the said loaves which were then and there found, and which had been baked within twenty-four hours, - ounces avoirdupois, and every of them having been brought before me within twenty-four hours after the baking thereof, and it not appearing to my satisfaction that any of the deficiency in the weight of any of the said loaves arose from unavoidable accident, or was occasioned by or through any contrivance or confederacy: And I do adjudge him the said A. B. to forfeit and pay for the said offence the sum of £. being the sum of 5s. for every ounce of bread which was wanting and deficient in the weight each. and every of the said loaves ought to have been of, according to the said assize.

Given under my hand and seal at

- in the said county of

this day of

BRICKS AND TILES.

By Stat. 17 Ed. IV. c. 4, plain, roof, corner, and gutter tiles to be made good, and the earth of which they are made to be dug before 1st of November next before making, and turned before 1st of February, and not to be wrought till the 1st of March following.-The earth not to be mixed with marl or chalk. Selling tiles contrary to this act, to forfeit to the buyer double value; justices may determine offences and assess on the offender for every 1000 plain tiles 5s. every 100 roof tiles 6s. 8d. and for every 100 corner or gutter tiles 28.Ibid. Every plain tile must be ten inches and a half long, six inches and a quarter broad, and five half quarters of an inch thick, and every gutter tile to be ten inches and a half long.

Justices may appoint searchers, to be paid by tile makers 1d. for every 1000 plain tiles, a halfpenny for every 100 roof tiles, and a farthing for every 100 corner and gutter tiles.-Searchers are to present defaults on penalty of 10s.

By 17 Geo. III. c. 42, bricks made in England for sale, shall be eight inches and a half long, two inches and a half thick, and four inches wide; and all pantiles thirteen inches and a half long, nine inches anda half wide, and half an inch thick, on pain of forfeiting for bricks and tiles of less dimensions when burnt, 20s. for every 1000 bricks, and 10s.

for every 1000 pantiles. All contracts for engrossing bricks and tiles, or for hindering a free sale, to be void, and the maker shall forfeit £20. and his clerk or agent £10.

Penalties under this act to be recovered before one justice, on proof by confession, or oath of one witness, to be levied by distress, half to the informer and half to the poor, and if no distress, commitment for any time not exceeding two calendar months, or till penalty and costs are paid. Information to be laid within one calendar month after sale and delivery of bricks or tiles, s. 7; appeal allowed to session within four calendar months, on giving twenty-one days notice in writing to the party complained of, and within eight days after such notice entering into recognizance before a justice, to try the appeal. The decision of the session is conclusive, and not removable by certiorari or otherwise. s. 8.

A person selling bricks less than the statutable dimensions, cannot recover their value. 11 E. Rep. 300.

Form of Conviction.

Be it remembered, that on the day of ----in the year of our Lord 1817, A. B. of is convicted before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of, for that [state the particulars of the offence, the time and place when and where committed, and the penalty incurred].

Given under my hand and seal, the day and year aforesaid, '

BRIDGES.

Householders dwelling in any county or town, whether occupiers of lands or not, and all persons having lands in their possession, whether they dwell in the same county or not, are liable to be rated as inhabitants towards the repairs of a public bridge.-22 H. VIII. c. 5.

By 1 Ann, c. 18, the justices at their quarter sessions, on presentment made of want of repairs, are to assess every town, parish, &c. in proportion, towards the repairs of a bridge; the money to be levied by the constables, and paid by the high constables, who are to remit it to the treasurer appointed by the justices, to be expended, according to their order, in the repairs.

All matters relating to repairing bridges to be determined in the county where they lie, and no indictment or presentment to be removed by certio rari,—but in the case of the King v. the Inhabitants of Cumberland, 6 T. R. 194, it was determined that the prosecutor might remove by certiorari, upon the principle that if not allowed the defendants would try their own cause. See the judgment of the House of Lords, Bos. and Pull. 354.-The evidence of inhabitants of places where bridges are in decay is admitted.

Justices at quarter sessions, may purchase an acre of land for building or enlarging county bridges, 14 Geo. II. c. 33, and ground to be paid