The Sun.
London, England, 1825-02-24 00:00:00

THE GAME. LAWS.

The Bill brought in by Mr. Stuart Wortley, " to amend the
Laws for the Preservation of Game," has been printed. The
preamble sets forth that " the laws now in being, prohibiting
persons under a certain degree of rank, and not possessing
estates of a certain annual value, from killing game, and making
it penal to buy or sell game, have been found to be impolitic
and inconvenient, and in many cases oppressive and unjust ;
and it is expedient to repeal certain parts of the same, and to
establish other provinces in lieu thereof."

The Bill then proceeds to repeal " so much and such parts of
any Acts now in force for the preservation of hares, pheasants,
partridges, black game, grouse, heath and moor game, as re-
strain . persons under such degree or rank, and not possessing
such estates, as in the said Acts respectively are specified, from
killing, or havifig in their possession, game, and as impose any
penalty upon persons_ ho, not being qualified in such manner
as prescribed by such Acts or any of them, shall pursde, take
or destroy game, or have game in their possession, or keep or
use any gun, dog, net, snare, or other engine for the destruc-
tion of game ; and also so much and such parts of any Acts
now in force as prohibit the buying or selling of game, or as
impose any penalty upon persons buying or selling game."
By the next clause game is declared to be the property of the
owner of the land, except it be common or avast land ; in which
case the lords of manors are entitled to the game.
A . provision follows, vesting the right to game in persons
having rights of common in cases in which there are no lords
of manors.

Persons entitled to free warren or free chase are entitled to
the game found therein.
By the next clause the owners of land, lords of manors, and
persons entitled to free warren or free chase, are enabled to de-
mise game.
But tenants for lives or years determinable on lives; or for
longer terms than twenty-one years, are entitled to the game
unless it be specially reserved.

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No agreement for a lease shall be valid, unless in writing, and
duly stamped.
The following clause restrains persons from sporting during
unlawful seasons, and also unless they have taken out game
certificates for the current year.
Blanks are then left for the penalty on persons trespassing on
lands, for the purpose of sporting, without consent.
Trespassers refusing to quit land may be apprehended.
A further penalty is to be levied on trespassers refusing to
give their names.
In the next clause blanks are left for the punishment of
night poachers.
Offenders may he seized by owners or occupiers, and put in
custody of 'a peace-officer. If they resist they shall be com-
mitted, or held to bail.
Offenders using violence, and not seized, may be afterwards
apprehended by warrant.
The convictions are to be- registered and stated, as to being
the first, second, or third offence.
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No persons (except gamekeepers) are allowed to have snares,
&c.
The penalties are next t tol be fixed
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No person may deal in game
of Peace. '
Persons entitled to the property in game may sell it to li-
censed persons ; and any person may purchase game of such
licensed person ; and licensed persons may buy and sell game
under certain restrictions.
Persons licensed to deal in game shall deliver, with the game
sold by them, their names anti addresses.
The powers given by this Act are not to extend to game at
present prohibited at certain seasons.
By the following clauses power is given to search licensed
persons and their premises, and gamekeepers are prohibited
from dealing in game, except with permission.
The next clause enacts, that " no innkeeper, tavernkeeper, or
victualler, nor any owner, driver, or guard of stage-coach' or
cart, caravan, waggon, van, or other public conveyance, nor any
higgler or carrier, nor any person or persons in the employ of
any of the above-described persons, nor any mail-guard or mail-
coachman, shall buy or sell game."
It is next declared, that " For the purposes of this Act the
word game shall be deemed and taken to include and mean, hares,
partridges, pheasants, black game, grouse, heath, moor game,
and bustards.
Summonses for any thing relating to this Act shall be writ-
ten, and given to the parties or left at their residence.
The parties convicted may appeal to the Quarter Sessions.
The penalty on witnesses refusing to attend when summoned
is fixed at 40s.

persons stealing game to indictments
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expressly provided for ; and all for-
mer Acts are to. remain in force, except they are expressly re.
pealed by the present Act.
No proceeding under this Act can be removed by certiorari
—saving the rights of his AlajestY and the officers of royal
forests ; and saving all rights of sporting granted by former
Acts of Parliament.

The Act will not extend to.Seotland or Ireland r,- and it may
be altered or repealed by
• any subsepent Act during the present
Session.