DROIT
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by
by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 29TH MARCH, 1873.
VOL. XIX.
No. 13.
No. 46.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the Year 1872, are published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th March, 1873.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1872.
REMARKS.
Charges
Abandoned.
Postponed.
Namber of CRACK,
Number of Persons,
CRIME.
Adininistering a stupefying Drug with Intent to detain a Woman for the i
2
Administering a stupefying Dug with Intent to commit Larceny,
1
1
Arson,
purpose of selling her,
Attempting to bribe a Police Constable,
Being found armed and conspiring to commit Felony,
Being found in a Dwelling-house at Night, with Intent to commit a
Felony therein,
Being found in a Dwelling-house at Night, with Intent to cominit
1
Felony therein, and Violence,
1
Child Stealing,
Burglary and Larceny,
Cutting and wounding with Intent to do grievous bodily Harm,
Embezzlement by Servants,
Escaping from Gaol,...
...
Forcible detention of a Woman with Intent to sell her,
Highway Robbery,
Highway Robbery, being arned, and with Violence,
Larceny.
Larceny and Receiving stolen Goods,
Larceny by a Police Constable,
5
Larceny by Serants,
Libel, ...
1
Manslaughter,
Murder,
Obtaining Money by False Pretences,
Larceny in a Dwelling-house....
Larceny in a Dwelling-house, being armed,
...
***
Obtaining Goods by Faise Pretences,...
...
3
Perjury,..
Piracy and Murder,
I
Provoking a Challenge to fight a Duel,
Receiving stolen Goods,
Robbery from the Person,
Bobbery from the Person with Violence, and being armed,
Robbery in a Boat, and Child Stealing,
Sending a Challenge to fight a Duel,
ATO
Uttering Counterfeit Coin,
Uttering a Forged Bank Note,
Ettering
Uttering
a Forged Order for delivery of Goods, a Forged Receipt,
Convicted.
Acquitted.
2
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Death Recorded.
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Private Whipping,
12
Hard Labour over One Year.
Hard Labour One Year and under,
[ Publiely flogged,
Solitary Confinement No. of Persons.
No. of Persons.
No. of
Cases
No. of
Persons.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Persons.
1
1
1
I
1312 A
2
1
2
2
3
To enter into bis owu Recognizance to appear rad receive Sentence when called upon.
2
1
3
21
Fined $200.
2
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Fined $200.
1
→
1
1
50 37 1
9 19: 18 12
1 14
30
a. The only case of Private Whipping.
W. II. ALEXANDER,
Registrar.
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