PREFACE TO THE THIRTEENTH EDITION. THE alterations in this edition are very numerous and have necessitated the re-writing of a considerable part of the book. The last edition was published in 1912, and since its publication there have been many additions to the complicated mass of statutes which goes to make up the Criminal Law. If statute law continues to increase at the present rate without any serious attempt at codification it will soon be impossible to produce a work of this size which will not, for any practical purposes, be valueless owing to the extent of the omissions. Although the present edition covers more ground than the last the size of the book has been slightly reduced. This has been effected by the use of a different method of printing and by the deletion of some obsolete matter and unnecessary repetitions. 1 ELM COURT, TEMPLE. June, 1919. A. M. WILSHERE. II. OFFENCES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT AND SOVE- Treason. Misprision of Treason. Attempts to Alarm or Injure tion of Sabbath. Fortune Telling. IV. OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE Escape. Breach of Prison. Being at Large during Term of Penal Servitude. Rescue. Obstructing Lawful Arrest, &c. Perjury. Subornation of Perjury. False Declarations. Volun- tary Oaths. Bribery. Embracery, &c. Common Barratry. Libel and Indictable Slander. Forcible Entry or ... VI. OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC TRADE ... Smuggling. Offences against the Bankruptcy Laws. Counter- 60 106 ... VIII. OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS, HEALTH, AND Bigamy. Indecent Conduct. Gaming and Gaming Houses. Common or Public Nuisances. Adulteration and Unwholesome Provisions. Factories, Workshops, and Mines. Wanton and Furious Driving. Vagrancy. Sending Unseaworthy Ships to |