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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JANUARY, 1835.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought muder the CoɑNIZANCE of the Suvreme Court, during the last Ten Years.
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed,
YEAR.
of
Cases.
Number Number
of Persons.
Convicted. Acquitted.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persous.
(a.) 1875,
64
99
68
25
7
11
(a.) 1876,
64
109
76
24
9
(a.) 1877,
127
179
135
39
1878,
157
216
163
45
6
(b.) 1879,
148
202
135
54
11
13
Total..........
560
805
577
187
39
46
1880,
91
160
120
1881,
105
154
111
(c.) 1882,
124
187
124
(d.) 1883,
91
126
70
1884,
68
101
65
*3382
34
39
15
26
14
20
61118
6
4
21
3
28d
16
Total,.........
479
728
490
157
44
75
00
5
Average of 1st Period,.
112
161
1153
373
78
91
Average of 2nd Period,.
95$
1453
98
31
8%
15
1
(a) In these years the Charges Abandoned and Postponed are not included in the Grand Total in the published Returns; but they are
added here, to make the figures tally.
(b.) 1. Under offence of Breaking into a Dwelling House out of 9 prisoners, 6 only are accounted for, the remaining 3 must have been
acquitted, and have been posted accordingly.
2. Under Murder out of 3 prisoners. 2 only have been accounted for, the 3rd was probably acquitted.
3. Under Unlawfully giving false statement to Registrar General, the prisoner although convicted does not appear under that
beading, but the fact appears in a fout note on the Return.
(e.) In one case the recognizance was estreated, this case is included in the total but not in any other of the above beadings. (4.) In one case the recognizance estreated, and one Prisoner committed suicide in the Gaol.
EDw. J. ACKROYD,
Registrar.
INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG for the year 1884.
Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences..
Showing how the cases tried in
the Superior Courts ended.
(Each prisoner triod, counted as a separate.case; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a notc.)
Total.
Murder other than wife or child murder.
Manslaughter.
Attempt at murder.
Murder of wife, Reputed wife, or Concubine.
Child murder.
Concealment of Birth.
Abortion.
Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
Other offences against the Person.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
Robbery with violence.
Other offences against Property. Miscellaneous offences.
Prædial Larceny.
65
3
20
2
1
2
Judgment for the Crown,
Judgment for the Prisoner,.
Prisoner found Insano,
Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or ab- sence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General), ..
:
16
101
2
***
5
CAT
:
:
2
6
15
1
1
12
35
4
12 1
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
5
:
:
:
11
2
1 15
83839
58
EDW. J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
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