An abridgement of penal statutes, which exhibits at one view, in the following manner, [electronic resource] : The offences Punishments or penalties Mode of recovery Application of penalties, &c. Number of witnesses What Justices The enacting statutes by William Addington, Esq; one of the assisting magistrates of the police, at the publick office, Bow-Street. N.B. This book contains near four thousand different articles, to which are prefixed several observations for the proper exposition of the statutes; and, as a farther improvement to it, great pains have been taken in collecting all matters on the same subject under their proper heads, and in adding at the end a very correct and compleat index of the whole, with some references to those excellent reports of Sir James Burrow, on particular cases relative to the conduct of magistrates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Addington, William, Sir, d. 1811.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal procedure--Great Britain.

Criminal procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],657,[33]p. )

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Abridgement of penal statutes, which exhibits at one view, in the following manner,

Place of Publication:

London : printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, law printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. For the author, (whose name is signed by himself on the title-page of every book) and sold by his appointment, at Mr. William Hall's, stationer, in Gerrard-Street, Soho, [1777?]

Notes:

With an index and errata.

At foot of title page, below imprint: N.B. The author, from the great expence of printing this work, finds it necessary to publish it on his own account; but any of the trade, to whom the usual allowance will be made, may have what number they please, at the above place; and for the convenience of gentlemen the same may be had of Mr. Addington, at the Public Office in Bow-Street. Price 16s. in boards.

The words "Price 16s. in boards." are enclosed in brackets.

Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T150436.

OCLC:

508967841