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money flolen was worth only thirty-nine (hillings. Mary 
Bradley, in May 1731, was indifted for itealing in a 
dwelling-houfe, lace which fine had offered to fell for 
twelve guineas, and for which fhe had refufed to take 
eight guineas ; the jury, however, who found her guilty, 
found the lace to be worth no more than thirty-nine fhil- 
lings. Win. Sherrington, in Oft. 1732, was indifted for 
Healing privately in a fliop, goods which he had aftually 
fold for 11. 5s. and the jury found that they were worth 
only 4s. iod. In the cafe of Michael Allotn, indifted in 
February 1733, for privately Healing in a fhop forty-three 
dozen pairs of fiockings, value 3I. 10s. it was proved that 
the prifoner had fold them for a guinea and a half to a 
witnefs who was produced on the trial; and yet the jury 
found him guilty of Healing what was only of the value 
of 4s. iod. In another cafe, that of Geo. Dawfon and 
Jofeph Hitch, alfo indifted in February 1733, it appeared 
that the two prifotiers, in company together at the fame 
time, Hole the fame goods privately in a fliop, and the 
jury found one guilty to the amount of 4s. iod. and the 
other to the amount of 5s. that is, that the fame goods 
were at one and the fame moment of different values. 
This monffrous proceeding is accounted for by finding 
that Dawfon, who was capitallv convifted, had been tried 
before at the fame feffions for a fimilar offence, and had 
been convifted of Healing to the amount only of 4s. iod. 
The jury feeni to have thought, that, having had the be¬ 
nefit of their indulgence once, he was not entitled to it 
a fecond time ; or, in other words, that, having once had 
a pardon at their hands, he had no further claims upon 
their mercy. Romilly on the Criminal Law of England, note A. 
To correft thefe anomalies, and for the repeal of laws 
not intended to be executed, fir Samuel Romilly propofed 
feveral bills to the parliament, in fome of which he fuc- 
ceeded, in others not. Since the reign of Elizabeth, (8 
Eliz. c. 4.) the picking of pockets had been punifhable as 
a capital felony, (fee p. 241.) though, fora long time pafl, 
this penalty never had been indifted, unlefs fomething elfe 
came out againft the culprit. By the 48 Geo. III. c. 129, 
this offence is now made within clergy, and punifh¬ 
able with tranfportation or imprifonment. It feems 
ffrange that the legiflature, which repealed the flatute of 
Elizabeth, fliould, immediately afterwards, have made 
fuch a Hand againd the repeal of the flatutes of Anne, 
William III. and George II. fo often above referred to. 
The argument is the very fame in all thefe cafes ; and it 
was treated in the fame way when broached in parliament. 
Neverthelefs fir Samuel, having attempted twice to carry 
thefe laH bills, was defeated, fometimes in the one houfe, 
and fometimes in the other, fo that the objeftionable laws 
remain on our Hatute-book, and the evil praftice Hill 
fubfiHs in full force. With a difcrimination, however, 
which W'e muH rejoice in, without pretending to compre¬ 
hend the grounds of it, the fame perfons who fo vehe¬ 
mently and fuccefsfully refilled the innovations attempted 
upon the flatutes of king William and queen Anne, have 
differed fir Samuel to carry a bill repealing the capital 
part of the felony created by the more recent aft, 18 Geo. 
II. c. 27, againft Healing from bleaching-grounds ; and 
we may jufl mention, though it does not concern exaftly 
the article we are upon, that he has been permitted to carry 
a repeal of that molt fanguinary and difgraceful law, the 
39 Eliz. c. 17. which inflifted the punifhment of death on 
foidiers and failors who fhall be found begging without 
teftimonials of their difcharge; a law which was far too 
barbarous to be executed later than a very few years after 
it was made. 
The charges of profecution and conviftion, in refpeft 
of any grand or petit larceny, may, by order of court, 
and at the prayer of the profecutor, be paid by the county- 
treafurer, with a reafonable allowance for his time and 
trouble. 25 Geo. II. c. 36. And, by 18 Geo. III. c. 19. the 
fame charges fnall be allowed to the profecutor, w'het.her 
the perfon tried be convifted or acquitted j provided that 
in this latter cafe it fhall appear to the court that there 
was reafonable ground of profecution, and that the pro- 
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fecntar had bona, fide' profecuted. By 27 Geo. II. c. 3 3 
18 Geo. III. c. 19; reafonable charges may be allowed 
and paid in the fame manner, to a poor perfon who is re¬ 
quired to give evidence; in Ivliddlefex thefe charges fhall 
be paid by the overfeers of the poor where the perfon was 
apprehended. It is provided by flatute, that every perfon 
who fhall apprehend any one guilty of houfe-breakjng or 
private ftealing, to the value of 5s. and profecute him to 
conviftion, and all the executors or adminiflrators of a 
perfon llain in endeavouring to apprehend a houfe-breaker 
or felon, fhall have a certificate without fee, under the 
hand of the judge, certifying fuch conviftion, &c. which 
certificate fhall be inrolled by the clerk of the peace of the 
county where it is granted, and may be once ailigned over 
and no more : by virtue of this certificate, the original 
proprietor, or aflignee of the fame, fhall be difcharged 
from all parifn and ward offices, within the parifh or 
ward where the felony was committed. 10 Sc 11 Will. c. 23. 
Every fuch perfon, and alfo the executors and adminiflra- 
tors of a perfon killed as before, fhall alfo have another 
certificate, which, on being tendered to the fheriff, and 
demand made, fiiall entitle him to the fum of 40I. with¬ 
out fee, in one month after the tender and demand; on 
pain of forfeiting double with treble cofts. 5 Anne, c. 31. 
LARCH, f. farix, Lat.] A tree.—Some botanical cri¬ 
tics tell us, the poets have not rightly followed the tradi¬ 
tions of antiquity, in metamorpholing the fillers of Phae¬ 
ton into poplars, who ought to have been turned into larch - 
trees ; for that it is this kind of tree which flieds a gum, 
and is commonly found on the banks of the Po. Addifok 
on Italy. —See Pinus. 
LAR'CHE, a town of France, in the department of 
Correze, and chief place of a canton, in the diflrift of 
Brives. The place contains 569, and the canton 6679, in¬ 
habitants, on a territory of 135 kiliometres, in nine com¬ 
munes. 
LARCIA'NO, a town of Etruria: five miles fouth of 
Pifloia. 
LARD, f. \lardum, Lat, lard, Fr.] The greafe of fwine; 
So may thy paftures with their flow’ry feafts. 
As fuddenly as lard, fat thy lean beafls. Donne, 
Bacon; the flefh of fwine: 
By this the boiling kettle had prepar’d. 
And to the table lent, the linoaking lard ; 
On which with eager appetite they dine, 
A fav’ry bit, that ierv’d to relilh wine. Dryden. 
To LARD, v. a. To Huff with bacon.—The larded 
thighs on loaded altars laid. Dryden. 
For no man lards fait pork with orange peel. 
Or garnifhes his lamb with fpitch-cockt eel. King. 
To fatten: 
Now Falftaff fweats to death. 
And lards the lean earth as he walks along. Skakefpeare. 
To mix with fomething elfe by way of improvement.— 
Swearing by heaven ; the poets think this nothing, their 
plays are fo much larded with it. Collier's View of the Stage. 
He lards with flourilhes his long harangue. 
’Tis fine, fay’ft thou. ~ Dryden. 
LARDA'RIUM, f in old records, the larder. 
LARDA'RIUS, f. The luperintendent of the larder. 
LAR'DERjyi \_lardier, old French ; from lardd\ The 
room where meat is kept or falted.—Flefh is ill kept in a 
room that is not cool; whereas in a cold and wet larder 
it will keep longer. Bacon. 
Morofe, perverfe in humour, diffident 
The more he ltill abounds, the lefs content: 
His larder and his kitchen too obferves, 
And now, left he fhould want hereafter, ftarves. King . 
LAR'DERER,yi One who has the charge of the larder, 
LARD ING, _/i The aft of Huffing with bits of bacon ; 
the fat with which any thing is larded. 
LARD'ING- 
