STABBING,

stabbing-manslaughter within statute of stabbing, 709 et seq.
-And see Manslaughter.

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stabbing with intent to murder, maim, &c. or do bodily harm,
or resist lawful apprehension (Lord Ellenborough's Act). 856 et seq.
STAMPS,

forging and transposing stamps

1553 et seq.

forging, &c. marks, stamps, &c. used by the commissioners of
stamps

transposing from plate any mark, stamp, &c. or marking base
metal with forged stamp, &c. selling, exporting, &c. or having
in possession, &c.
making or having any frame for paper, &c. or making paper
with the words, " excise office," &c.
getting off the impression of any stamp from paper, &c. to
use it again

forging, &c. any stamp, &c. to denote the duties on almanacs, &c.
forging, &c. any stamp for plate, or transposing stamps from
plate, &c.

forging, &c. any type, die, &c. of the stamp office in Dublin,
or fraudulently using stamps, &c.
possession of counterfeit stamps by dealers in stamps in Ireland
making, having, &c. any frame, &c. or paper with the words

stamp office" in Ireland

1553

1554

1555

1556

1558

1559

1560

1562

1563

forging stamps, &c. on pasteboard, paper, &c.
forging, &c. the assay marks on gold and silver manufactures
cutting, getting off, &c. stamps from paper, with intent to use
them

1564

1565

1568

the words "duties of excise" and "duties under the

management of the commissioners of excise" considered

the indictment may describe the stamp as a stamp provided and
used in pursuance of a certain act of parliament

adding accumulative penalties

what words in a statute create a felony

where statute makes an offence felony, there can be no misde-

meanor

STEALING.-See Larceny.

SUBORNATION OF PERJURY, 1752 et seq.-And see Perjury.

96

58, 59

59

SUING,

in the name of a fictitious plaintiff

282

T.

THAMES,

receiving goods stolen on the river Thames
overloading boats on the river Thames

THREATS AND THREATENING LETTERS,
threats at common law

a threat calculated to overcome a firm man indictable
threatening to charge a party with penalties not indictable
offences by statutes,

sending any letter without any name or with a fictitious
name, demanding money, &c.

sending letters threatening, &c. though nothing be de-
manded

1832

sending or delivering letters threatening to accuse a person
of crime with intent to extort money, &c.

1833

writing or sending threatening letters or messages to mas-
ter manufacturers in certain trades

1834

as to the demand

1836

question left to the jury as to the actual threatening to

kill or murder

1842

as to the necessary construction of the letter

1843

a letter signed with initials only is a letter without a name
but a case will not be within the acts where the writer
makes himself known in the letter though he signs no

1843

of the sending or delivering the letter

1847

letter written by the wife and delivered to the prosecutor
by the husband

1848

sending a letter knowing the contents

1849

TRANSPORTATION,

returning from transportation

rescuing offenders from contractors for transportation
felons, &c. ordered for transportation and being at large

evidence of former conviction

felons, &c. ordered for transportation or agreeing to transport
themselves on being at large

trial and evidence

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566, 567

566

567

567

567, 568

568

568

568, 569

569

571

571

572

aiding any felons in attempt to escape from transportation
offenders reprieved and ordered for transportation being at
large

regulations for the transporting of convicts

confinement of convicts liable to transportation in places in
England or Wales

offenders escaping and persons rescuing them

transportation and confinement of persons in Scotland

punishment of offenders escaping or being at large, &c. 572, 573
persons liable to be transported may be kept to hard labour in
gaol

disposal and employment of offenders sentenced to transpor-
tation
transportation beyond the seas as the king with advice, &c. may
appoint

capital convicts reprieved on condition of transportation

persons rescuing or aiding them to escape

offenders ordered to be transported or having agreed to trans-
port themselves and being at large

trial and evidence of former conviction

removal of male offenders to places in England or Wales
offenders escaping from such custody and persons rescuing
them, &c.

574

574, 575

575

576

576, 577

577

577

578

579

579

579

580

580

581

582

582

584

change of place to which offender is ordered to be transported
such offenders afterwards being at large

convicts sentenced to transportation may be confined at Mill-

Bank

such convicts breaking prison or escaping

persons rescuing or aiding in the escape of such convicts
trial for such offences and evidence of order of commitment
return from transportation after sentence by a court martial
evidence on indictments for returning from transportation, &c.
offender referred to original sentence of transportation
poverty and ill health excuses for not having quitted the kingdom 588
returning, &c. after sentence of transportation for particular

cutting, getting off, &c. stamps from paper to use them

again

1568

TRANSPORTATION,

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burning any ricks, &c. of corn, houses, buildings, &c.
in the night

1664

demolishing locks, &c. upon navigable rivers

1714

perjury and subornation of perjury

1764

TREES,

carrying away, &c. timber trees, roots, &c. of 5s. value in the
night

1103

1104

carrying away, &c. timber trees though not in the night
trespasses and misdemeanors in injuring trees by ancient statutes
later statutes,

breaking down, destroying, spoiling, &c. any tree or trees
destroying woods, underwoods, trees, &c.
maliciously destroying trees planted for ornament, shelter,
or profit

1690

1691

1693

destroying, spoiling, &c. any tree on commonable ground 1694
cutting down, spoiling, &c. in the night timber trees, roots,
&c. of 5s. value

1694

aiders and abettors and receivers of the roots, &c.

1694

cutting down, spoiling, &c. timber trees though not in the
night.

1695

cutting, &c. or carrying away wood or underwood
destroying, &c. poplar, alder, larch, maple, and hornbeam
construction of the statutes

postponement of, where a child was not capable of giving tes-
timony

813

TURNPIKES,

destroying or injuring turnpike gates, &c. or weighing machines 1718

U.

UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY, 361, et seq. and see Assembly.

stealing or destroying turnips, potatoes, cabbages, parsnips,

peas or carrots

1111

VEGETABLES,

stealing and destroying madder roots.

VESSELS,

destroying and damaging, 1731, et seq. and see Ships.

W.

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1112

offensive weapon under statutes relating to the revenue laws
under statute relating to assaults with intent

1210

167

to rob

882

WITNESS,

dissuading a witness from giving evidence

279

the true wife not a witness in bigamy

301

surveyor of highways and inhabitants of parishes when com-
petent witnesses

482

prosecutor a witness for the prosecution on indictments for nui-
sances to highways

482

inhabitants of counties witnesses in prosecutions for not repair-
ing bridges

516

party ravished a competent witness in rape

808

child admissible on indictment for carnal knowledge

811

women forcibly taken away and married witnesses against the
offender

828

principal felon a witness against the receiver of stolen goods
as to the informer being a witness on prosecutions for having
possession of public stores

when party competent, how far the only witness to prove
the forgery

proprietor of stock examined to prove his identity
incompetency to be a witness after judgment for forgery

party prejudiced by the perjury a competent witness
conviction of perjury incapacitates from giving evidence

1791

1798

how far the acts or words of one conspirator evidence against

the others

1823