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kingdom, he may be dealt with, indicted, tried, and punished for larceny or theft in that part of the united kingdom where he shall so have such property, in the same manner as if he had actually stolen or taken it in that part; and if any person in any one part of the united kingdom shall receive or have any chattel, money, valuable security, or other property whatsoever, which shall have been stolen or otherwise feloniously taken in any other part of the united kingdom, such person knowing the said property to have been stolen or otherwise feloniously taken, he may be dealt with, indicted, tried, and punished for such offence in that part of the united kingdom where he shall so receive or have the said property, in the same manner as if it had been originally stolen or taken in that part.

LXXVII. And be it enacted, that where any felony or fences commit misdemeanor punishable under this act, shall be committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, the same shall be dealt with, enquired of, tried, and determined in the same manner as any other felony or misdemeanor committed within that jurisdiction.

7 & 8 GEO. IV. c. 30.

An Act for Consolidating and Amending the Laws in England relative to Malicious Injuries to Property.

[21st June, 1827.] WHEREAS Various statutes now in force in that part of the united kingdom called England, relative to malicious injuries to property, are by an act of the present session of Parliament repealed, from and after the last day of June in the present year, except as to offences committed before or upon that day; and it is expedient that the provisions contained in those statutes should be amended and consolidated into this act, to take effect at the same time as the said repealing act; be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present ParliaCommencement ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, that this act shall commence on the first day of July in the present year.

of act.

Setting fire to a church, chapel, house, or certain buildings.

II. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to any church or chapel, or to any chapel for the religious worship of persons dissenting from the united church of England and Ireland, duly registered or recorded, or shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to any house, stable, coachhouse, outhouse, warehouse, office, shop, mill, malthouse, hop oast, barn, or granary, or to any building or erection used in carrying on any trade or manufacture, or any branch thereof, whether the same or any of them

respectively shall then be in the possession of the offender,
or in the possession of any other person, with intent
thereby to injure or defraud any person, every such offender
shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall Felony.

suffer death as a felon.

III. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully Destroying silk, and maliciously cut, break, or destroy, or damage with intent woollen, linen, to destroy or to render useless, any goods or article of silk, or cotton goods woollen, linen, or cotton, or of any one or more of those in the loom, &c., materials mixed with each other, or mixed with any other or any machimaterial, or any framework-knitted piece, stocking, hose, or to those manu nery belonging lace respectively, being in the loom or frame, or on any factures, &c. machine or engine, or on the rack or tenters, or in any stage, process, or progress of manufacture; or shall unlawfully and maliciously cut, break, or destroy, or damage with intent to destroy or to render useless, any warp or shute of silk, woollen, linen, or cotton, or of any one or more of those materials mixed with each other, or mixed with any other material, or any loom, frame, machine, engine, rack, tackle, or implement, whether fixed or moveable, prepared for or employed in carding, spinning, throwing, weaving, fulling, shearing, or otherwise manufacturing or preparing any such goods or articles; or shall by force enter into any house, shop, building, or place, with intent to commit any of the offences aforesaid, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for life, or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years; and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the court shall so think fit), in addition to such imprison

ment.

Felony.

Punishment.

IV. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully Destroying and maliciously cut, break, or destroy, or damage with threshing maintent to destroy or to render useless, any threshing machine, chines, or maor any machine or engine, whether fixed or moveable, pre- other manufac chinery in any pared for or employed in any manufacture whatsoever, (ex- ture than the cept the manufacture of silk, woollen, linen, or cotton goods, foregoing. or goods of any one or more of those materials mixed with each other, or mixed with any other material, or any framework-knitted piece, stocking, hose, or lace,) every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted Felony. thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years, or to Punishment. be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years; and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the court shall so think fit), in addition to such imprisonment.

V. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully Setting fire to a and maliciously set fire to any mine of coal or cannel coal, coal mine.

Drowning any mine, or filling up any shaft,

&c. with intent to destroy the mine.

Proviso.

Destroying any engine, erection, &c. used in any mine.

Felony.

Rioters demolishing, &c. a church, chapel,

house, or certain buildings, or any machinery in any manufactory or mine.

Felony.

Setting fire to or

such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall suffer death as a felon.

VI. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully and maliciously cause any water to be conveyed into any mine, or into any subterraneous passage communicating therewith, with intent thereby to destroy or damage such mine, or to hinder or delay the working thereof, or shall, with the like intent, unlawfully and maliciously pull down, fill up, or obstruct any airway, waterway, drain, pit, level, or shaft of, or belonging to any mine, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years; and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the court shall so think fit), in addition to such imprisonment: Provided always, that this provision shall not extend to any damage committed under ground by any owner of any adjoining mine in working the same, or by any person duly employed in such working.

VII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully and maliciously pull down or destroy, or damage with intent to destroy or to render useless, any steam engine or other engine for sinking, draining, or working any mine, or any staith, building, or erection used in conducting the business of any mine, or any bridge, waggon-way, or trunk for conveying minerals from any mine, whether such engine, staith, building, erection, bridge, waggonway, or trunk be completed or in an unfinished state, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to any of the punishments which the court may award, as hereinbefore last mentioned.

VIII. And be it enacted, that if any persons, riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the disturbance of the public peace, shall unlawfully and with force demolish, pull down, or destroy, or begin to demolish, pull down, or destroy, any church or chapel, or any chapel for the religious worship of persons dissenting from the united church of England and Ireland, duly registered or recorded, or any house, stable, coachhouse, outhouse, warehouse, office, shop, mill, malthouse, hop oast, barn, or granary, or any building or erection used in carrying on any trade or manufacture, or any branch thereof, or any machinery, whether fixed or moveable, prepared for or employed in any manufacture, or in any branch thereof, or any steam engine or other engine for sinking, draining, or working any mine, or any staith, building, or erection used in conducting the business of any mine, or any bridge, waggonway, or trunk for conveying minerals from any mine, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall suffer death as a felon.

IX. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully

and maliciously set fire to, or in anywise destroy any ship or destroying a vessel, whether the same be complete or in an unfinished ship. state, or shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to, cast away, or in anywise destroy any ship or vessel, with intent thereby to prejudice any owner or part owner of such ship or vessel, or of any goods on board the same, or any person that hath underwritten or shall underwrite any policy of insurance upon such ship or vessel, or on the freight thereof, or upon any goods on board the same, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall suffer death as a Felony.

felon.

X. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully Damaging a and maliciously damage, otherwise than by fire, any ship or ship, otherwise than by fire. vessel, whether complete or in an unfinished state, with intent to destroy the same, or to render the same useless, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted Felony. thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years, or to Punishment. be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years; and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the court shall so think fit), in addition to such imprisonment.

signals to a ship, &c.; destroying a shipwrecked vessel or cargo,

&c.

XI. And be it enacted, that if any person shall exhibit any Exhibiting false false light or signal, with intent to bring any ship or vessel into danger, or shall unlawfully and maliciously do any thing tending to the immediate loss or destruction of any ship or vessel in distress, or destroy any part of any ship or vessel which shall be in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, or any goods, merchandize, or articles of any kind belonging to such ship or vessel, or shall by force prevent or impede any person endeavouring to save his life from such ship or vessel, (whether he shall be on board or shall have quitted the same,) every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall suffer death as a Felony. felon..

river or canal.

XII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully Destroying any and maliciously break down or cut down any sea bank or sea sea bank, &c. or wall, or the bank or wall of any river, canal, or marsh, works on any whereby any lands shall be overflowed or damaged, or shall be in danger of being so, or shall unlawfully and maliciously throw down, level, or otherwise destroy any lock, sluice, floodgate, or other work on any navigable river or canal, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for life, or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years; and if a male, to be once, twice, or Punishment. thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the court shall so

think fit), in addition to such imprisonment; and if any per- Removing the son shall unlawfully and maliciously cut off, draw up, or piles of any sea

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bank, &c., or doing any damage to obstruct the navigation of a river or canal.

Felony.

Punishment.

Injury to a public bridge.

Felony.

Punishment.

Destroying a turnpike gate, tollhouse, &c.

Misdemeanor.

Breaking down

the dam of a

fishery, &c. or

mill dam.

Misdemeanor.

Punishment,

remove any piles, chalk, or other materials fixed in the ground and used for securing any sea bank or sea wall or the bank or wall of any river, canal, or marsh, or shall unlawfully and maliciously open or draw up any floodgate, or do any other injury or mischief to any navigable river or canal, with intent and so as thereby to obstruct or prevent the carrying on, completing, or maintaining the navigation thereof, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years; and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the court shall so think fit), in addition to such imprisonment.

XIII. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully and maliciously pull down or in anywise destroy any public bridge, or do any injury with intent and so as thereby to render such bridge or any part thereof dangerous or impassable, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for life, or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years; and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the court shall so think fit), in addition to such imprisonment.

XIV. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully and maliciously throw down, level, or otherwise destroy, in whole or in part, any turnpike gate, or any wall, chain, rail, post, bar, or other fence belonging to any turnpike gate, or set up or erected to prevent passengers passing by without paying any toll directed to be paid by any act or acts of Parliament relating thereto, or any house, building, or weighing engine erected for the better collection, ascertainment, or security of any such toll, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be punished accordingly.

XV. And be it enacted, that if any person shall unlawfully and maliciously break down or otherwise destroy the dam of any fishpond, or of any water which shall be private property, or in which there shall be any private right of fishery, with intent thereby to take or destroy any of the fish in such pond or water, or so as thereby to cause the loss or destruction of any of the fish, or shall unlawfully and maliciously put any lime or other noxious material in any such pond or water, with intent thereby to destroy any of the fish therein, or shall unlawfully and maliciously break down or otherwise destroy the dam of any millpond, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven

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