what are called "vindictive" damages. The proper 

 remedy in such a case, however, would be an action for 

 an injun(flion to restrain repetition of the trespass. 



If actual damage, to the extent of only 6d, or 1 /-, to 

 fences, grass, crops or cultivated plants, can be proved, 

 the offender may be prosecuted before the local bench of 

 magi^rates for malicious damage. 



It is a trespass to shoot over another's land or send a 

 dog on to the same without the consent of the occupier, 

 or save in pursuance of some legal nght. 



A landowner has no ipore right to go on to or shoot 

 over his tenant's land than he has to go on to a stranger's, 

 unless he reserved a right to do so at the time of letting. 

 Of course the reservation of a right of shooting or sporting 

 implies the right to go on the land to shoot for sport or 

 for any purpose incidental to shooting or sporting. 



The soil of a public road is deemed, until the contrary 

 is proved, to be vested in the owners of the adjoining 

 land on either side, each owning to the centre of the road, 

 though for many purposes the upper crust of main roads 

 and roads in urban districts belongs to the County or 

 Urban District Council. The general public have a right 

 to use any highway, whether a metalled road, a bridle- 

 way or a footpath across a field, for the purpose for which 

 it is dedicated, but for no other. Any other use, such as 

 loitering about with a gun or dog for the purpose of 

 killing or taking game, or other birds, or rabbits coming 

 from the adjoining land, is a common law trespass — or 

 trespass in pursuit of game, as the case may be. 



In addition to the remedy by legal action, the law allows 

 the occupier of the land trespassed upon to take the more 



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