Vlll 



Of Gun Barrels 151 



Boring of Barrels 153 



The Length of the Barrel 154 



The Elevated Breech 156 



The Patent Breech and 



the Touch Hole. . .. . ib. 



For the Touch Hole 157 



The Lock ib. 



The Stock t* ib. 



The Recoil 158 



The PERCUSSION GUN 159 

 Of PERCUSSION POW- 

 DER, and the best 



method of making it 163 



Cleaning the Fowling Piece 167 

 Of Oil, and the best mode of 



clarifying it ib. 



Bursting of Barrels. ;... 168 



General Observations re- 

 specting the Fowling 



Piece.. 170 



OF GUNPOWDER, its 



component parts, &c.. 173 



The Powder Flask 194 



Shot 195 



Force of Percussion Priming 

 compared with Gunpow- 

 der ib. 



Proportions of Powder and 



Shot 196 



Wadding 197 



OF SHOOTING THE 

 VARIOUS KINDS 



OF GAME 198 



Pheasant Shooting 225 



Woodcock Shooting 227 



Snipe Shooting 231 



OF the FOREST LAWS 240 

 Of the Forest Laws in 



General 247 



Forest Courts, &c 250 



Of Hunting, &c. within 



the Forest 253 



Of the Purlieu or Pour- 



allee of the Forest 256 



THE GAME LAWS, Ob- 

 servations on 263 



Trespass 270 



Inferior Tradesmen 271 



Form of Notice not to 



trespass 272 



Qualification 280 



Adjudged Cases 287 



Certificate 291 



Laws to prevent the de- 

 struction of winged 

 game, &c. at improper 

 seasons of the year, 

 Christmas day, Sun- 

 day, &c , 293 



Buying and selling game 298 

 Tracing hares in the snow, 



&c.. 300 



Appointment of a Game- 

 keeper and his author- 

 ity 301 



Statutes relating to Rab- 

 bits 306 



Pigeons 309 



Mutiny Act 311 



Dog Laws 312 



Of destroying the eggs of 

 wild fowl and winged 

 game....... ^^j 



