Country Sports: A Guide to Angling, Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, and All Other Leading Amusements of Rural Life |
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Page 98 - ... and give this Act and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon...
Page 98 - ... notice in writing of such appeal, and of the cause and matter thereof, within three days after such conviction, and seven clear days at the least before such sessions, and shall also either remain in custody until the sessions, or enter into a recognizance with two sufficient sureties...
Page 98 - ... months after the fact committed, and not otherwise ; and notice in writing of such action, and of the cause thereof, shall be given to the defendant one calendar month at least before the commencement of the action...
Page 70 - See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold?
Page 98 - Act, and for which no particular method of relief hath been already appointed, such person may appeal to the Justices at the next general or quarter sessions of the Peace...