Green’s Dictionary of Slang

the taking of bribes by bailiffs and other court officials.

c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew.
1737, 1759, 1760, 1776		Bailey Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. n.p.: Bugging c. taking Money by Bailiffs and Serjeants of the Defendant not to Arrest him.
1835		G. Kent Modern Flash Dict. 7: Buggling – money taken by bailiffs not to arrest a person.
1848		Flash Dict. in Sinks of London Laid Open.