48
Number of Cases,
Number of Persons.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH FEBRUARY, 1874.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1873.
REMARKS.
CRIME.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Escape,
1
1
1
Assault,
Breaking and entering a Building within the Curtilage and Larceny,
Breaking and entering, and stealing in a Dwelling-house,
Child Stealing,
Conspiring to accuse of an indictable Offence, ...
Escape, with Larceny, attempting to shoot, and unlawful Wounding....
Forgery, uttering a forged Scrip Certificate, and obtaining Money by false,
Pretences,...
...
1212 4 1 1 O
1
Highway Robbery with Violence,
6
Highway Robbery with Wounding,
1
Larceny,
3
Larceny being armed,
22
Larceny, and receiving stolen Goods,
1
12
1
Larceny in a Boat, and receiving stolen Goods,
Larceny on board Ship,
3
3
Manslaughter,
1
1
Murder,
Perjury,
Piracy and Murder,
1
Rape,
2
Receiving stolen Goods,
1
Receiving a valuable Security, knowing it to have been stolen,
2
Robbery on the High Seas, and Assault,
2
Robbery with Wounding,
1
Shooting with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm,
1
1
Unlawful Wounding,
Uttering Counterfeit Coin,
34
71
Convicted.
Acquitted.
Death.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Death Recorded.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀❘ Penal Servitude.
1
2 To commence at the expiration of previous sentence.
2
Hard Labor over
One Year.
Hard Labor One
Publicly flogged,
Year and under.
Solitary Confinement,
No. of Persons.
No. of Persons.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Persons.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Persons.
Charges
Abandoned.
Postponed.
1
6
3
14
6 6
1
co:
3
1
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1
3 3
6
3
1
A witness for the defence in 1 case sent to Prison for 1 month for Contempt of Court in committing wilful and corrupt Perjury.
2
Tried in January, 1874.
Tried in January, 1874.
1
50 21
1
12 22 15
12
3
3
2
2
W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.
RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1873.
Cases tried in 1873.
Court.
Number
of
Amount of Debt and
Judgment.
Total.
Cases.
Damages Claimed.
Plaintiff.
Defendant.
Nonsuit.
Struck out.
Cases.
Debt and Damages.
Supreme Court:-
Summary,
09
$ 4,712.43
56
Common Law,
a 10
Chancery,...
6 5
Bankruptcy,
3
Probate,
Appeals,
c 53 d 2
60,212.75 744,065.40
93,776.56
/Petitioners
8
12 1
1
1
5
discharged) 3 Petitions
53
granted
Respondent 2
Vice-Admiralty Court,
142
$902,767.14
Actions Commenced in 1873.
Remaining in Depen- dence.
Total.
Cases Debt and Damages.
Court.
Num- Amount of Debt ber of and Damages Cases. Claimed.
Settled without Trial.
Plaintiff
Judgment.
Defendant.
Nonsuit.
Struck out.
Supreme Court:-
Summary,
158
Common Law,
80
$ 13,843.78 690,835.88
67
8365
56
12
1
15
6
1
}
36
Chancery,
11
4
Bankruptcy,
14
Probate,
53
e 108,390.92 (annulled) 2 (Petitioners
744,065.40
7850
9
granted/
discharged3 /l'etitions 53
Appeals,
2
Respondent 2
Vice-Admiralty Court,.
:
a. Two of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1872.
318
$1,557,141.98
b. One of these Cases was pending on 31st December, 1872. c. The amount given in these Cases is the Sworn Value of the several Estates in which Probate or Letters of Administration were granted during the
Year. d. One of these Cases was from the Marine Magistrate's Court, and one from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction. e. The amount given in these Cases is the amount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts' Schedules.
W. II. ALEXANDER, Registrar.
RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction from the 1st January
to the 12th October, 1873.
No. of Cases.
Amount of Debt and Damages Claimed.
Settled without Trial,
Judgment.
in
Remaining
Dependence.
Plaintiff. Defendant.
Nonsuit. No Service.
* 904
$59,701.16
394
384
Hongkong, 29th January, 1874.
30
30
90
5
1
Remarks.
* 4 of these Cases were in Dependence on the 31st De- cember, 1872.
HENRY J. HOLMES, Clerk of Court,
TOTAL
NUMBER
oF
CASES.
Punished.
рпз
Convicted
*
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT, DURING THE YEAR 1873.
CASES HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
Ordered to find Security.*
WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES, DURING THE YEAR 1873.
WARRANTS.
Discharged.
the
Supreme
Court.
Committed
for Trial at
TOTAL.