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COMMISSIONS—continued.

special commission of oyer and terminer for trial of col. Des-
pard for high treason, 158

like under which O'Coigley, &c. were tried, 160

special commission of oyer and terminer for trial of rioters,

160

admiralty commission of oyer and terminer, 160

COMMISSION OF THE PEACE.

form of, 128

form of, for Durham, 140

form of commission of oyer and terminer for London or Mid-
dlesex, 142

docket for the last commission, 146

commissions of gaol delivery for London and Middlesex, 145
docket for the last commission, 146

COMMISSION SPECIAL.

on 33 H. 8. c. 23, for trying lieutenant-colonel Wall for mur-
der beyond seas, 152

like on 33 H. 8. c. 23. for trying Sawyer for murder of Har-
riet Gasket at Lisbon, 153

like on 33 H. 8. c. 23. and 43 Geo. 3. c. 113. s. 6. for trial of
De Pardo for feloniously slaying W. B. near Canton, in
China, 134

like on 35 H. 8. c. 2. for trying persons guilty of high treason
in parts out of the realm, 156

like of oyer and terminer for trial of certain high treasons in
S. under which colonel Despard was tried and executed,

158

like under which O'Coigley, &c. were tried, A. D. 1798, 160
like of oyer and terminer for trial of rioters in Norfolk, 1766,

160

like of oyer and terminer for Admiralty of England, 160

COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.

caption of presentments by, 195

COMMITMENTS.

for further examination,

the best form, 116

another form, 33

for six days on suspicion of felony, 34

order to bring up defendant for examination, 34

of a prosecutor or witness, for refusing to give evidence, 37,8
for refusing to sign information, 38

for refusing to give recognizance to give evidence, 49

of a king's evidence, 50, 1,2

General forms of commitment of defendants before indictment
found, 57

usual form at Bow-street, to Newgate, New Prison, Clerken

well, or Coldbath fields, 57

form by justice of peace for Westminster, 58

by two justices, 58

for sending a challenge, 58

for want of sureties, 58

at Union Hall, 59

form used by other magistrates in country, 59

COMMITMENTS—continued.

another form, 60

the like for a burglary, 60

for bigamy committed in one county when defendant was ap-
prehended in another, 61

on suspicion of felony, 61

another form to gaoler only, 62

another form in the king's name to the gaoler only, 62

the like where defendant confessed the offence, 63

for want of sureties on toleration act, 63

for an assault and for want of sureties, 64

of a person apprehended by the watch, 64
general form to the house of correction, 65

of a rogue and vagabond to house of correction, 65
by a justice for insulting him, 66, 81

commitment to Newgate by Secretary of State for high treason
committed in the colonies, 66

the like to the Tower for libel, 66

commitment by way of detainer for another offence, 67
another form, 67

For offences against religion, morality, and decency.
for disturbing congregation in parish church, 67

for disturbing congregation in episcopal chapel, 68
for disturbing dissenters, 68

for keeping disorderly house, 68

for keeping a bawdy house, 68

for digging up and taking away a dead body, 68

for unnatural crimes and practices inciting thereto, severál
forms, 68, 69

for singing obscene songs, 69

For offences against the king and government.

on suspicion of high treason, 70

for high treason in America, 70

the like for high treason abroad, 70

the like in his majesty's colonies, 70

for a seditious libel, 70

for seditious words spoken of the king, several forms, 70
for uttering seditious words against the royal family, 71

the like, not stating the words, 71

for seditious words respecting the Irish rebellion, 71

for taking unlawful oaths on statute, 71

for taking and framing unlawful oaths at common law, 71
for assisting at the administering of an unlawful oath, 72
for publishing a seditious book, 72

for being a deserter, 72

for going to France during war without his majesty's license, 79
for assisting prisoners of war to escape by conveying them
across the country, 72

the like on another occasion, 73

for aiding the escape of prisoners on their parole of honour, 73
for assisting prisoners of war to escape generally out of the
realm, 73

For offences against coin.

for treason in coining shilling, 73

COMMITMENTS-continued.

for treason in colouring base money like shillings, 73
for coining copper halfpence, 73

for treason in having tools for coining in custody, 73

for having in possession a cutting engine for making shillings,
74

for feloniously putting off counterfeit money at a lower rate
than its nominal value, two forms, 74

for counterfeiting Frederick d'ors, 74

for making counterfeit foreign coin, 74

for misprision of treason in making quarter moidores, 74
for a misdemeanour in uttering a counterfeit shilling, 75
two similar forms, 75

for uttering counterfeit money having other of the same in pos-
session, 75

for uttering counterfeit shillings, being prisoner's third of-
fence, 75

for buying counterfeit copper money for less than its nominal
value, 76

for exchanging guineas for more than nominal value, 76
For offences against the revenue.

for assembling to aid in running uncustomed goods, 76
for molesting officers of excise in execution of duty, 76
for forcibly resisting custom-house officers, 76

for running tea into this kingdom, 77

for assault on a revenue officer in execution of office at com-
mon law, 77

for sailing into an enemy's port without license in order to
procure spirits, 77

for taking stamps off bills of exchange to transfer them to
others, 77

for getting stamps off writs to put them on others, 78

for transposing a stamp from one piece of plate to another, 78
for assisting in smuggling, 89

For offences against public justice.

for assault on constable in execution of office, 78

for striking watchman in execution of office, 78

for escaping from house of correction, 78

for breaking prison on commitment on charge of obtaining
goods by false pretences, 78

commitment of a rogue and vagabond for breaking prison
whereby he became an incorrigible rogue, 79

for escaping from lighters where defendant was in execution
of sentence, 79

on suspicion of conveying instruments into prison to assist pri-
soner's escape, 79

for conveying instruments into a prison to assist escape of pri-
soner, 79

for rescuing a prisoner from custody of deputy keeper of the
house of correction and assaulting him, 80

for rescuing a felon, 80

another form, 80

for insulting a magistrate in the execution of his office, 81, 86
the like in another form, 81

COMMITMENTS-continued.

for not fulfilling condition of a pardon, 81

for returning from transportation before the expiration of the
term, 81

for misdemeanour in concealing felony, 81

as an accessary after the fact for receiving felon, 82

For offences against public peace,

for riot and beginning to demolish a house, 82

for continuing riot after the riot act read, 82

for going armed in night, with offensive weapon, with intent to
assault, 82

for a tumultuous assembling with intent to make an assault, 82
for riotously assembling together and breaking windows, &c. 82
for riotously assembling and committing outrages, 83

for an affray, 83

the like in another form, 83

For offences against public trade.

against bankrupt for concealing his effects, 83

against bankrupt for not surrendering to his commission, 83
the like in another form, 83

for seducing artificers to leave the kingdom, 84

for exporting glazed paper used in woollen manufactory, 84
against artificers about to quit kingdom, 84

for procuring implements in cotton manufacture to be made for
exportation, 84

for feloniously cutting silk in loom, 84

For offences against public police.

for bigamy, 85

the like in another form, 85

for a misdemeanour in dropping a child, 85

another form, 85

of rogue and vagabond taken with dark lanthorn intending to
break into a house, 85

for being rogue and vagabond intending to commit felony, 85
against rogue and vagabond for begging in streets, 86

as a rogue and vagabond for killing game, 86

for being found in an inclosed wood for purpose of killing game,

86

for being rogue and vagabond found in a yard with intent to
steal, 86

for being incorrigible rogues and vagabonds, 86

against an incorrigible rogue, 87

for night-walking, 87

against a prostitute for walking the streets, 87

for a disorderly apprentice at whose binding out a larger sum
than five pounds was paid, 87

for persons apprehended gambling in the fields, 87

of a disorderly woman for want of sureties, 87

for want of sureties to keep peace when required so to do, 88

the like in another form, 88

for want of sureties for assisting in smuggling, &c. 89

for being a reputed thief, 89

For offences against persons of individuals.

for murder against principals in the first and second degree, 90

COMMITMENTS-continued.

for murder by giving mortal wounds, 90

on suspicion of wilfully driving an hackney-coach over a child.
and killing him, 90

for feloniously administering poison, 90

for malicious shooting, on 43 Geo. 3. c. 58. 90

the like in another form, 90

for aiding and abetting in the like offences; 90

for being in preserves for game in the night, and maiming per-
sons endeavouring to apprehend them, 90

for a misdemeanour in attempting to poison, 91

for a highway robbery, 91

the like in other forms, 91

the like against accessaries after the fact, 91
for mayhem, 92

for throwing a bottle from the gallery of Covent Garden thea-

tre at one of the performers, 92

for assault and battery, 92

against an overseer of poor for assaulting a person entitled to
relief on application to him for it, 92

for a common assault for want of sureties, 92

for an assault and wounding, 92

for assault on woman and burning her clothes, 93

the like on suspicion of a similar offence, 93

for kidnapping a boy, 93

for sending a threatening letter after indictment found, 93
for sending letters threatening to accuse a person with a capi-
tal offence, 93, 4

for sending a letter threatening to accuse a person of an of-
fence punishable with transportation, 94

for obtaining money by threatening to accuse a man of murder,

94

for verbally threatening to murder, 94

for sending a challenge and not finding sureties, 94

for a rape, 94

for

an assault with intent to commit a rape, 95

for forcibly taking away and defiling a woman of substance, 95
For offences against personal property.

for grand larceny, 95

several other forms, 95

against the thief and receiver, 95

for a misdemeanour in attempting to steal, 96

for horse stealing, 96

for stealing a mare, 96

for sheep stealing, on 14 Geo. 2. c. 6, 96

for stealing fish in a garden, 96

another form, 96

stealing plants, 96

for robbing a wreck, 96

for breaking into a dwelling-house in the day time, persons

being therein, and stealing property, 97

a similar form, 97

for stealing in a dwelling-house to the amount of 40s. 97

for burglary, and stealing a silver tankard, 97

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