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receivers by tliat means freciiiently eluded juflice ; to remedy Some fuppofc tliat thefc places fhoiild be a little liollow nr 

 which it is ciiafted by Ihitute i Ann. c. 9. and 5 Ann. excavated ; while others are of <juite a ditl'erciit opinion, 

 1-. _;i. that fucli receivers may be ilill profecnted for a mif- and t)n'nk that they (hoiild be even, or a little raifed. A 

 demeanor, and punilhed by fine and imprifonment, though very flight hollowintr is, however, probably the belt. An 

 :he principal felon be not before taken, fo as to be profe- experienced writer on this ful)ject fui'gefts, that it is not to 

 ciited and convifted. And in cafe of receiving ilolen lead, be inferred that, becaule they flionld be iioUow, they fhould 

 iron, and certain other metals, fuch oflence is, by (tatute alfo be deep ; as one principal ufe of them is to bring the 

 zg Geo. II. c. 50. punifllablc by tranfportation for four- i"ain waters, wliich fall within the yards or inclofed parts, 

 teen years. So that now the profecutor has two methods into a ilagnant (late, and to let them off fuperficialiy, fo as 

 in his choice : either to punifli the receivers for the mifde- to prevent any thing of the ground current kind from car- 

 meanor immediately, before the thief is taken (Folter. 373.); rying away the dung, either in a bodily manner, or in a 

 or to wait till the felon is convided, and then punilh them thick fluid ilate : they may, in this way, fuffer the more 

 as acceflbries to the felony. But it is provided by the watery particles only to pafs away into refervoirs, prepared 

 fame flat utes, that he fliall only make ufe of one, and not of to preferve and keep them for future ufe. It is believed 

 both thefe methods of puniflmicnt. that two feet on the lower fide, or deepeft parts, may be 



By the fame ftatute alfo (29 Geo. II. c. 30.) perfons taken as a mean depth; but lefs may often be quite fuffi- 

 having lead, iron, or other metals in their cultody, and not cient : and the bottoms of the walle-water channels being 

 giving a fatisfaftory accoimt how they came by the fame, laid fix or eight inches lower than the rim of the bafons, 

 are guilty of a mifdemeanor, and punidiable by fine and the depth of water which they can contain is, it is con- 

 imprifonment. And by llatute 10 Geo. III. c. 48. all eluded, not more than fixteen or eighteen inches, when empty 

 knowing receivers of Itolen plate or jewels, taken by rob- of manure. But it is fuggefted, as necelfary to good farm 

 bery on the highway, or when a burglary accompanies the management, tliat, ioon after the winter's manure has been 

 itealing, may be tried as well before as after the conviftion removed and cleared away, floorings of marie, or fome other 

 of the principal, and whether he be in or out of cultody ; earthy fertilizing material, mixed with lime, to the thick- 

 and, if convifted, fliall be adjudged guilty of felony, and nefs of ten or twelve inches, fliould be fpread out over the 

 tranfported for fourteen years. By ftat. 21 Geo. III. bottoms of the bafons or hollowed parts ; by wliich means 

 c. 68. the receiving of any flolen copper, brafs, bell-metal, a rich compofl for grafs lands may be formed at fmall ex- 

 or utenfd fixed to any building, or any iron-rails or fencing pence, on which all the ofl'al materials of manure which can 

 fet up in any court or other place, is made tranfportation be colleifted, free from feeds of weeds, during the fummer 

 for feven years, or three years' imprifpnment to be kept to and autumn, (honld be depofited. In this manner the re- 

 hard labour. By flat. 21 Geo. III. c. 69. the rcceivnig ceptacles fliould be filled to the brims, even though no 

 of ft;olen pewter of any kind is fubjefted to the like penalty, liable manure were put into them during the above two fea- 

 although the principal has not been convidled. By flat. Ions ; fo that the winter's flail manures may have firm plat- 

 22 Geo. III. c. 58. the receiving of any flolen goods, forms to refl; upon, out of the way of water, the great evil 

 (except lead, iron, copper, brafs, bell-metal, and folder,) which antiquated prejudice fo much fears in thefe manure 



is made a mifdemeanor, punifbable by fine snd imprifon- 

 ment, or whipping, as the court fliall appoint ; which fliall 

 exempt the offender from being punilhed as acceffory, al- 

 though the principal be afterwards convidled, and the of- 

 fence fliall appear to be grand larceny, or fome greater 

 offence. (See LAurEXY.) For the punilhment of re- 



receptacles, as the prevention of the due maturation of theii- 

 different contents. 



With thefe receptacles of manure there fhould be con- 

 nefted drains from the cattle-houfes, flails, and farm-ofRces, 

 for receiving and conveying the urine, and other liquid mat- 

 ters, from them to thefe bafons or receptacles ; and the 



ceivers of goods flolen by bum-boats, &c. on the river mouths of their outlet channels fliould be well guarded, in 

 Thames, fee ilat. 2 Geo. III. c. 28. § 12. Receivers of order to prevent their being choaked up by the manure, 

 linen goods flolen from the bleaching-grounds are, by flat, when piled up to confiderable height above them. The 



18 Geo. II. c. 27. declared felons without benefit of clergy, refervoirs, pits, or wells, which are made before them, are 



In France, receivers are puniflied with death ; and the always to be kept free, for the fuperfluous water, or other 



Gothic conftitutions dillinguifhed alfo three forts of thieves : liquid matters of the receptacles, to drain or filtrate into ; 



" unum qui confilium daret, altcrum qui contreftaret, ter- and thence to pafs away in moift weather ; or to be pent up 



tium qui receptaret et occultaret ; pari poena fingulos ob- in them, in dry warm feafons, for the purpofe of being 



noxios." thrown over the piled-up manures, for the promotion of their 



Receiver alfo denotes an officer, of which there are decay and maturation, 

 various kinds, denominated from the particular matters Where there are grafs lands lying conveniently below 



they receive, the places where, or the perfons for whom, thefe receptacles and refervoirs for receiving their overflow- 



&c. ings, all the different parts of the places, where they are 



As receiver of rents; receiver-general of the cuftoms ; fituated, maybe made to fhelve gently towards them ; but 



receiver of the fines, upon original writs in chancery, &:c. where land cannot be commanded for favouring this inten- 



REfr'ElVER-GfHfra/ of the duchy of Lancatler, is he who tion, the receptacles or bafons fhould receive no other wa- 



gathers all the revenues and fines of the lands of the faid ters than what are fupplied to them by the atmofphere. 



duchy, all forfeitures, affeffments, &c. This regulation may eafily be accompliflied, fimply by 



RECElVER-GcnwW of the public revenue is an officer ap- raifing their rims a few inches higher than the furrounding 



pointed in every county, to receive the taxes granted by 

 parliament, and remit the money to the treafury. 



Receiver's OJice. See Greeniuich Hospital. 



RECENT Fruits. See Fruit. 



RECEPTACLE of Stall Manure, in Agriculture, the 



furfaces, which fhould be frequently cleared from the ma- 

 nure and litter dropped upon them, depofiting all fuch fub- 

 itances within their rims. The rain-water which falls, in 

 thefe cafes, is to be conveyed to the catch-pools, or the 

 moft contiguous common drains. In all cafes, that which 



place where the various matters from the flails, and other falls upon the buildings fliould be conveyed away, without 

 places where animals are kept, are depofited and laid up. being fuffered to pafs tlu-ough the receptacles or bafons, 



unlefs 



