OFFENCE.

Class of Offence and Statute or Authority.

COIN-continued.

81. Knowingly tendering, uttering, or putting off any false or M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, counterfeit coin resembling the current gold or silver coin.

82. The like offence as 81, and having at the time any other piece of false or counterfeit coin resembling the current gold or silver coin.

83. The like offence as 87, and either on the same day, or within ten days ensuing, knowingly tendering, &c. any like false or counterfeit coin.

84. Knowingly having in custody or possession three or more pieces of counterfeit gold or silver coin, with intent to

utter same.

85. Committing any of the offences in the last three sections (Offences 81-84), having before been convicted of a similar offence (see s. 37).

86. With intent to defraud, tendering, &c. as the current gold or silver coin, any foreign coin, or any medal, or piece of metal, being of less value than the current coin.

87. Copper Coin.] Making or counterfeiting coin resembling current copper coin, or knowingly making, mending, buying, selling, or having in custody or possession any tool, &c. for counterfeiting same, or buying, selling, receiving, paying, or putting off, or offering to buy, &c. counterfeit coin resembling current copper coin for less value than it imports.

88. Knowingly tendering, &c. false or counterfeit coin resembling| current copper coin,-or knowingly having in custody or possession three or more pieces of such counterfeit coin with intent to utter same.

89. Foreign Coin.] Making or counterfeiting foreign gold or silver coin.

s. 9.

M. Id. s. 10.

M. Id.

M. Id. s. 11.

F. Id. s. 12.

M. Id. s. 13.

F. Id. s. 14.

M. Id. s. 15.

F. Id. s. 18.

90. Bringing such counterfeit coin into the United Kingdom. 91. Knowingly tendering, &c. such counterfeit coin.

F. Id. s. 19.

M. Id. s. 20.

92. The like, the second offence.

93. The like, the third offence.

M. Id. s. 21.

F. Id.

Assizes (5 & 6 Vict. Discretionary. Pen. serv. life-3 yrs. ;|

Id.

-or impr. not exc. 2
yrs., with or without
h. 1. and s. c.

(s. 12).

93

c. 38, s. 1; and

Assizes (5 & 6 Vict. Discretionary. Same as Offence 85,

Id.

supra (s. 21).

see s. 28).

OFFENCE.

Class of Offence and Statute or Authority.

COIN-continued.

94. Making or counterfeiting foreign copper coin, or any other M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, metal coin, of less value than silver foreign coin.

s. 22.

95. General Offences.] Knowingly exporting, or putting on board to be exported, any counterfeit coin resembling, &c. current coin.

96. Defacing current gold, silver or copper coin, by stamping thereon any names or words.

97. Knowingly or without authority making, mending, buying, selling, or having in custody or possession, any coining tools, presses, &c.

98. Conveying coining tools, monies, or metal out of Mint without authority.

M. Id. s. 8.

M. Id. s. 16.

F. Id. s. 24.

F. Id. s. 25.

F. Id. s. 35.

99. Principal in second degree and Accessories before the fact.

100. Accessory after the fact to any felony under the act.

Id.

CONCEALING BIRTH (Note 16). [Page 794.]

101. If any woman shall be delivered of a child, every person who M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, shall, by any secret disposition of the dead body of the said

child, whether such child died before, at, or after its birth,
endeavour to conceal the birth thereof.

CONSPIRACY. To murder, see Offences 231, 232.

CRUELTY. [Page 796.]

s. 60.

s. 27.

102. Whosoever shall unlawfully abandon or expose any child, M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, being under the age of two years, whereby the life of such child shall be endangered, or the health of such child shall have been or shall be likely to be permanently injured.

DEER. See Offences 168, 169, tit. "Larceny."

DRIVERS OF CARRIAGES.

s. 35.

103. Whosoever, having the charge of any carriage or vehicle, M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, shall, by wanton or furious driving or racing, or other wilful misconduct, or by wilful neglect, do or cause to be done] any bodily harm to any person whatsoever.

16 Enactment-Decision.] "If any person tried for the murder of any child shall be acquitted thereof, it shall be lawful for the jury by whose verdict such person shall be acquitted to find, in case it shall so appear in evidence, that the child had recently been born, and that such person did, by some secret disposition of the dead body of such child,

Where triable.

As to Bail.

Punishment.

If Costs of Prosecution allowed.

Sessions (see s. 28). Compulsory. 1st Offence. Impr. not

exc. 1 year.

2nd Offence. Pen. serv.

7-3 yrs. ;-or impr.

not exc. 2 yrs.; h. 1.
and s. c. (s. 22).

(See Note 15.)

Assizes (5 & 6 Vict. Discretionary. Pen. serv. life-3 yrs. ;

Id.

pp. 508, 509.

c. 38, s. 1, p. 755;
and see s. 28).

-or impr. not exc. 2

yrs., with or without
h. l. and s. c. (s. 24).

Assizes (5 & 6 Vict. Discretionary. Impr. for not exc. 2 yrs.,
c. 38, s. 1, p. 755).

Yes

endeavour to conceal the birth thereof, and thereupon the court may pass such sentence as if such person had been convicted upon an indictment for the concealment of the birth" (24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, s. 60). See Reg. v. Perry, 1 Dears. C. C. 471; 24 L. J. (N. S.) M. C. 137; 19 J. P. 294.

OFFENCE.

Class of Offence
and

Statute or Authority.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

(Note 17.) [Page 800.]

s. 68.

104. Whosoever being a clerk or servant, or being employed for F. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, the purpose or in the capacity of a clerk or servant, shall fraudulently embezzle any chattel, money, or valuable security, which shall be delivered to or received or taken into possession by him for or in the name or on the account of his master or employer, or any part thereof, shall be deemed to have feloniously stolen the same from his master or employer, although such chattel, money, or security was not received into the possession of such master or employer otherwise than by the actual possession of his clerk, servant, or other person so employed (Note 18).

105. Embezzlement by an officer or servant of the governor and company of the Bank of England.

F. Id. s. 73.

FALSE PRETENCES. (Notes 19, 20.) [Page 804.]

106. Whosoever shall by any false pretence obtain from any other person any chattel, money, or valuable security, with in tent to defraud.

[Sect. 89 extends this section to where the money, &c. is
caused to be paid to any other person than the offender.]

107. Whosoever, with intent to defraud or injure any other per-
son, shall by any false pretence fraudulently cause or in-
duce any other person to execute, make, accept, indorse,
or destroy the whole or any part of any valuable security,
or to write, impress, or affix his name, or the name of any
other person, or of any company, firm, or copartnership, or
the seal of any body corporate, company or society, upon
any paper or parchment, in order that the same may be
afterwards made or converted into or used or dealt with as
a valuable security.

FISH. (Note 19.) [Page 806.]

108. Whosoever shall unlawfully and wilfully take or destroy any
fish in any water which shall run through or be in any land
adjoining or belonging to the dwelling-house of any person
being the owner of such water, or having a right of fishery
therein.

[This provision is not applicable to day anglers, who are
punishable summarily; see Offences 14-17, ante, p. 26.]
[See "Malicious Injuries," Offence 217.]

M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, s. 88.

M. Id. s. 90.

M. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, s. 24.

17 Apprehension of Offenders-Restitution of Property.] See Note 28, to title " Larceny,” post.

18 Enactments Decisions-Venue.] Notes 23, 24, pp. 800, 802, will apply. The enactments in Note 23 are now contained in 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, ss. 71, 72.