44 FACT AGAINST FICTIOX. 



summons and warrants. On warrants against them 

 being" immediately issued, they ran away on the 

 day of their conviction , Friday ; they stayed 

 away on Saturday, came back on Sunday, and 

 on Monday paid their fines, laughing at the 

 inadequate penalty, which they had not expected 

 when they failed to appear, and borrowing the 

 money to pay the fines from the receivers of 

 stolen game, poulterers and public-liouse kee23ers, 

 under the conditions that by their future depreda- 

 tions and drinking they were to pay off the score. 



The j^urchasers of the stolen game fix their own 

 price for each head of game, and a far higher 

 rate of interest than usual for the money advanced, 

 as they desire to pay themselves for the risk which 

 they know they run of never seeing their money 

 again* 



There are a great many beer and public house 

 keepers who receive stolen game in this way, 

 advancing beer at an extortionate price when it 

 is to be paid for in game ; and as a country 

 gentleman and justice of the peace, as well as a 

 game-preserver, I have been and am cognizant 

 of this grievous abuse ; but it is most difiicult to 

 bring home conviction to the villain most deserving 



