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tute, as its enactments are new, and consequently are not 

 found in any but recent works relating to fish and fisheries. 



In conclusion, I have to allude to a very prevalent im- 

 pression, that all persons are qualified to angle anywhere 

 with impunity. It is a perfectly erroneous idea, originating, 

 most probably, in the fact that many proprietors of waters, 

 who object to trolling, casting, or trimmering, offer no oppo- 

 sition to fair bottom-fishing. It is, however, a pure matter 

 of clemency, as this, as well as every other description of 

 fishing, can be practised as of right or toleration only. 

 EDITOR, Sixth Edition. 



The subjoined may be found of service to the game- 

 keeper : 



By an Act passed on the 10th of July, 1817, for the Prevention 

 of persons going armed by night for the destruction of game, the Act 

 56th Geo. III. cap. 130, also the Acts of 39th and 40th Geo. III. 

 cap. 50, relating to rogues and vagabonds, are repealed ; and in lieu 

 thereof it is enacted, " That if any person or persons, having entered 

 into any forest, chase, park, wood, plantation, close, or other open or 

 inclosed ground, with the intent, illegally, to destroy, take, or kill 

 game or rabbits, shall be found at night, that is to say, between the 

 hours of six in the evening and seven in the morning, from 1st Octo- 

 ber to 1st February ; between seven in the evening and five in the 

 morning from 1st February to 1st April; and between nine in the 

 evening and four in the morning for the remainder of the year ; 

 armed with any gun, cross-bow, fire-arms, bludgeon, or any other 

 offensive weapon ; every such person so offending, being thereof law- 

 fully convicted, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall 

 be sentenced to transportation for seven years, or shall receive such 

 punishment as may by law be inflicted on persons guilty of misde- 

 meanour, and as the Court, before which such offenders may be tried 

 and convicted, shall adjudge." 



And by 13 Geo. III. c. 55, s. 2, " No person shall kill, destroy, 

 carry, sell, 'buy, or have in his possession, heath-fowl, commonly 



