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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Publishev by Authority.
No. 7.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1871.
VOL. XVII.
No. 30.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of this Colony, for the Year 1870, are published for general information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th February, 1871.
Xumber of Persons.
RETTES of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the Year 1970.
CRIME.
Convicted.
Acquitted.
Death.
Death Recorded.
Penal Servitude,
Hard Labour over
one Year.
Hard Labour One Year and under. Piely flogged, No. of Persons. Solitary Contine- meut, No. of Persons.
REMARKS.
Charges
Abandoned.
JO ON
Cuses.
No. of
Persous.
Postponed.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Persons.
Assault with Intent to rob, being armed,
2
1 Attempt to commit Burglary,
Breach of Conditional Pardon,
a6
1
1: Breaking and entering and stealing in a Counting-house,
I
3
2
1
5
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3 Burglary and Larceny,
3. Breaking and entering and stealing in a Dwelling-house,. Breaking and entering and stealing in a Ware-bouse,
1 Burglary and Larceny with Violence,
3
1
9 Burglary and Larceny with Violence, and receiving Stolen Goods, 5
Buying Counterfeit Coin,
4
3
2
1
1
Child Stealing,
2
2
1
2: Cutting and wounding with Intent to do grievous bodily harm, 1. Detaining a Child with Inteut to procure à Benefit for her Li-.
1
1
1
1
bration,
1
Embezzlement,
1
!
Felony therein,
3
5 Exaping from Gaol,
1
*
Homery,
Eutering a Dwelling-house at Night with Intent to commit a
1 Extortion by colour of Office,
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1
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2
1
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3
2
1
1
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Keinapping a Woman with Intent to sell her,
1
1 Lameny by a Clerk,
↑ Larceny,
3. Larceny and receiving Stolen Goods,
2
3
1
Larceny by a Servant,
3
2
1
Larceny in a Dwelling-house,
1
2
Larceny of a Cow,
2
7
Larceny on board Ship in the Harbour,
6
1
3
3
Man-laughter,
5
1
4
* Obtaining Money by False Pretences,
2
1
Ferjury,
2
2
*
Receiving Stolen Goods,
4
2
Betarging from Deportation,.
a2
3
#Mery from the Person,
3
co 10:
Robbery from the Person with Violence,.
It blery from the Person and receiving Stolen Goods,
2
1
1
2
1 1
Rosiery in a Boat, being armed,
Nobbery with Armis,
I
3
1
2
1
Hebbery with Wounding,
1
1
*
2 Unlawful Wounding,
Shooting with Intent to do grievous bodily harm,
1
2
2
2 Uttering Counterfeit Coin,
4
2
2
80 12
++
18 30
32 12
2
5
6
. in these Cases the Prisoners were sentenced to be re-deported in addition to imprisonment.
:
W. II, ALEXANDER,
Registrar.