THE GAME LAWS. 79 



having the right of Killing game upon any land, 

 nor having permission from the person ha\ing the 

 right, wilfully take out of the nest or destroy in 

 the nest upon the land the eggs of any bird of 

 ^ame, or of any swan, wild-duck, teal, or wid- 

 geon, or knowingly have in his house, shop, 

 possession, or control, any eggs so taken, he 

 shall forfeit for every egg so taken or destroyed, 

 or found in his possession, any sum not exceed- 

 ing 5s., with costs of conviction. 



The remaining sections of the Act (viz., from 

 37 to 47 inclusive) provide for the application of 

 the penalties for offences against the Act, the 

 time of the payment thereof, and the periods of 

 imprisonment for non-payment ; the form of con- 

 viction ; the power of summoning witnesses ; the 

 time for proceedings, and the mode of enforcing 

 appearance ; the appeal, and the venue and pro- 

 ceedings. The 46th section provides, that the 

 Act shall not preclude actions for trespass ; but 

 that, where any proceedings have been instituted 

 under this Act in respect of any trespass, no 

 action at law shall be maintainable for the same 

 trespass. And the 48th section, that the Act 

 shall not extend to Scotland or Ireland. 



From the great injury caused to tenant far- 

 mers on some estates by the over-preservation of 

 hares, the Legislature has deemed it advisable to 

 sanction their being destroyed by occupiers much 



