GAME LAWS. 403 



Partridges, from the 1 st of September to the 1 st of February.- 

 Penalty, for killing them at other times, 51. 



Grouse, from the 1 2th of August to the 1 Oth of December 

 Black game (in Devonshire, Somersetshire, and the New Forest), 

 from the 1st of September to the 10th of December Black game 

 (everywhere else) .from the 2Qtk of August to the 10th of De- 

 cember Bustard, from the 1st of September to the 1st of March. 

 Penalty, for killing at other times, 20/., or not less than 1 0/., 

 for the first offence ; and, for every subsequent offence, 30/., or 

 not less than 20/. 



Any person taking or killing game, on Sundays, or Christmas 

 days, to forfeit, for the jirst offence, not more than 20/., nor less 

 than 10/. ; for the second offence, from 30/. to 20/.; and, for the 

 third and every subsequent offence, 50/. 



An unqualified person, killing, can only be convicted of one 

 penalty in a day: That is, an unqualified person, or even a 

 poacher, would have no more to pay for killing Jifty head of game, 

 in the same day, than he would for killing one. Though the 

 poacher, or the unqualified person, would be liable to the other 

 penalties, viz. 5/. each for every head of game which he sold*, 

 offered for sale, or which had even been found in his possession : 

 and, if a dog or gun (or other engine) was used in the destruction 

 of game, he would also be liable to 20/. penalty, provided he had 

 not taken out a sporting certificate t. 



* Even a qualified person would be liable to the penalty of 5/. 

 for each head of game that he sold, or offered for sale. 



f The following abstract from a report of the assizes at Salis- 

 bury affords a useful precedent for detecting poachers, and also 

 gives us an admirable observation on the subject, by that most 

 able and excellent judge, Sir Allan Park. 



An action was brought against a man, named Pithouse, for 

 having in his possession a snare for the destruction of game ; and 

 also for having in his possession a pheasant (which is deemed by 

 law an exposing thereof to sale) : he was fined 51 for each offence. 



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