painted sparrows to ladies' maids should not receive happy despatch, without the intervention of grand and petty jury. A schoolboy, some short time since, obtained sixpennyworth of liquorice from a sweet-shop, under the pretence that it was required by a respectable old lady well known to the shopkeeper (incorrectly described by the young gentleman as 'his aunt'), who had been unexpectedly called upon to receive and regale company. As he happened to be under twelve, the court were competent to deal with the case; but, had he been one year older, he must imperatively have been sent for trial, to abide the verdict of his peers.

42 & 43 VICT. c. 49.

Sections 1, 2, 3. Title, application and commencement of Act.

Section 4. General powers of mitigating statutory punishment: see page 16.

Section 5. Scale of imprisonment in default of payment

of money see SUMMARY JURISDICTION, 7. Sections 6 and 35. Sums recoverable by Order made recoverable as civil debts: see page 44.

Section 7. Power to allow time for the payment of fines -&c., to accept the amount by instalments, or take security see pp. 17, 45.

Section 8. Fines under 5s. not to carry costs: see SUMMARY JURISDICTION, 3.

Sections 9 and 42. Taking and enforcing recognisances: see RECOGNISANCES.

Sections 10--16, 24, 27, 28. Summary jurisdiction in the case of indictable offences. Children-young persons -and adults: see Chapter V.

Section 17. Right of persons charged with certain indictable offences to claim to be tried by jury: see page 13.

Section 18.

Restriction of cumulative sentences in cases of assault: see ASSAULT.

Section 19. Appeal in case of sentence of imprisonment : see APPEAL, page 70.

Section 20. Constitution and place of meeting of courts of summary jurisdiction: see page 5.

Sections 21 and 43. Warrants of commitment and warrants of distress: see DISTRESS, and page 18. Section 22. Court register to be kept: see REGISTER. Section 23. Regulations as to securities to be taken under the Act: see page 45.

Sections 25 and 26. Procedure in the case of sureties of the peace: see SURETIES.

Section 29. Lord Chancellor may make rules. See RULES. {Sections 31, 32, and 33. Appeal generally: see APPEAL. Section 34. Summary orders under future Acts. Section 35. Civil debts: see above, section 6.

Section 36. Power to summon witnesses when beyond the jurisdiction: see page 12.

Section 37. Warrant or summons not to be avoided by death or resignation of the Justice who signed it. Section 38. Bailing persons who have been arrested without warrant : see CONSTABLES.

Section 39. Pleadings, process, and forfeitures. The latter, when not pecuniary, to be sold as court may direct; proceeds to go as if received by way of fine. Section 41. Service of process may be proved by special declaration see SUMMONS.

Section 44. Restoration of property taken from persons

charged see RESTITUTION.

Sections 45 and 46. Local jurisdiction of courts: see page 8.

Section 47. Application of the Act to sums leviable by distress, without Information or Complaint, or adjudged to be paid by Order: see RATES, and page 45. Section 48. As to the clerk of a court.

Sections 49 and 50. Special and general definitions of

terms.

Section 51. Application of the Act to future Acts.

Sections 52, 53 and 54. Application and construction of

the Act in special instances, including Bastardy ; with saving as to Army and Militia Acts.

Section 55. Repeal clause.

THE

JUSTICES' NOTE-BOOK.

PART II.

NOTES OF MATTERS AND OFFENCES, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED..

ABDUCTION. Under the 24-5 Vict. c. 100;

1. (Sec. 53). Where any woman, of any age, shall have any interest whatsoever, absolute or contingent, in any property whatsoever,

(i) Whosoever shall, from motives of lucre, take away or detain her against her will, with intent to marry or carnally know her, or to cause her to be married or carnally known by another, or

(ii) Whosoever (if she be under twenty-one) shall fraudulently allure, take away or detain her out of the possession and against the will of her father or mother, or other person in lawful charge of her, with intent as above-Felony. [Pen. Serv. 5-14 years; or impr. 2 y.]

2. (Sec. 54). Whosoever shall by force take away, or detain against her will, any woman of any age, with intent as above :-Felony. [Same.]

3. (Sec. 55). Whosoever shall unlawfully take or cause to

be taken any unmarried girl under sixteen, out of the possession and against the will of her father or mother, or of any other person in lawful charge of her :-Misdemeanour. [Impr. 2 y.] See PRACTICE, 12.

Not triable at Sessions. Bail' discretionary.'

ABORTION. Under the 24-25 Vict. c. 100, s. 58, any woman, being with child, who shall, with intent to procure miscarriage, unlawfully administer to herself any poison or other noxious thing, [or thing which, as administered, is noxious, R. v. Cramp, C. C. R. Feb. 28, 1880,] or use any instrument or other means: and any person who, with intent to procure the miscarriage of any woman (whether with child or not), shall unlawfully administer to, or cause to be taken by her, any poison, &c., or use any instrument, &c., is guilty of felony. [Pen. Serv. 5 years-Life; or impr. 2 y.]

And (sec. 59) whosoever shall unlawfully supply or procure such poison, &c., or instrument, knowing its intended use, is guilty of a misdemeanour. [Pen. Serv. 5 y. ; or impr. 2 y.] The offence under section 58 is not triable at Sessions. Bail, in any case 'discretionary.'

ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. The words scoundrel, rascal, miscreant, liar, fool, and such like general terms of scurrility, may be used with impunity,' so far as any cause of civil action is concerned, 'being part of the rights and privileges of the vulgar' (Blackstone, ed. Christian, III. 8). Neither are they criminally cognisable, unless used by way of actual challenge; see AFFRAY. See also (within the Metropolitan Police District), 2 & 3 Vict. c. 47, s. 54, cited under POLICE of Towns, 9; and SURETIES FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR.

ACCESSORY AND ACCOMPLICE, see PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY.

ACCUSING OF CRIME. It is felony to accuse, or threaten to accuse, any person of an offence punishable with death, or with penal servitude for not less than seven years,