The Queen v Boyle and Others

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 24 January 1857
• Date: 24 January 1857
• Court: Court of Criminal Appeal

Crim. Appeal.

THE QUEEN

and

BOYLE and others.

Regina v. WestroppIR 2 Ir. COm. Law Rep. 219.

Regina v. Higgins 2 Ir. Com. Rep. 213.

The Queen v. The Inhabitants of Fordham 11 A. & E. 73.

59a COMMON LAW REPORTS.. H. T. 1857. &int. Appeal. ••nn•••••,....1 Court of Criminal ;vat* THE QUEEN v. BOYLE and others. THIS was an indictment for a rescue, tried before the Assistant Barrister for the county of Louth, at the October Quarter Sessions; who reserved the following case for the opinion of the Court. The traversers were indicted for rescuing forcibly from the custody of John Farley, a poor-rate collector, six cows which he had distrained on the commons of Carlingford, on the 24th of May 1856, for the sum of 17s. poor-rate, and 21s. arrear of poor-rate. At the trial, James Murphy, clerk of the union, proved that, on the 14th of February 1856, a rate was made by the guardians of the union, and produced the rate-book and proved the signature of the chairman, and two of the guardians of the union, .and his own signature, as clerk of the union, to the rate so made. He...