Total Number of Causus.
Convicted and Punished.
ABSTRACT of” CAUSES under COGNIZANCE at the Police Magistrates' Court during the Year 1864.
CAUSES HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
Ordered to find security
WRITS ISSUED BY MAGISTRATES DURING THE YEAR 1864.
Discharged.
Committed for trial at Supreme Court.
Committed to Prison, or detained,
pending orders of the Governor.
To keep the peace.
To be of good behaviour, or to
answer any charge.
Punished for preferring false charge,
or giving false testimony.
Undecided.
Total Number of Defendants.
Summons
for
Defendants.
Summons
for
Witnesses.
Notices of
Judgment
WARRANTS.
TOTAL.
and
Rehearing.
Distress. Arrest.
Search.
JI. F'. M. F.
F.
M. F. Mr. F.
6,192 7,181
597 2,742 210
240
5 326
22
M. F. M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
23
23
215
C 45 11
20 210,922 853
2,900
300
76
178
80
59
3,503
Total Number of Prisoners,
***
11,675
THE CASES CONSISTED OF
Administering Drugs,
Assaults....
Abduction of Females,
Aiding Soldiers and Seamen to desert,
Assaults accompanied with damage of property, .
Brought forward,..
...2,516
Brought forward.............
Obstruction of Wharfs &e, by Boats.
209
4
Obstruction of Public Ways by Hawkers, &c., and by playing at Games
878
of chance,
362
...
51
Cutting and destroying Trees,
12
commit Felony,
Exercising the calling of Pawnbroker without License,
Forgery.....
Found by night with Arms or House breaking Implements with intent to
...
Assaults with intent to rob,...
8
Conduct calentated to provoke a Breach of the Peace, &c.,
129
Harbouring Seamen Deserters,
Attempts to commit felony,
35
Disorderly Behaviour, and disorderly Behaviour accompanied by damage
Highway Robbery,
Being at large in the Street at night without night pass,
232
of Property,
646
***
...
Kidnapping,
Breach of Prison,
10
Defling Streams,
16.
Keeping Billiard Table without License,
Breach of Recognizance,
Discharging Fire Arms,
2
Keeping Seamen's Boarding House without License,
Breaches of Building Ordinance,
10
Firing off Crackers, and making Bonfires,..
31
Larcenies common,
Cargo Boats Ordinance,
16
Furious Driving, Kiding, &c.,
2
Larcenies from the Person,
Jails Ordinance....
28
Indecent Exposure of Person,
21
Markets Ordinance,
29
Wantonly throwing Stones,
21
Passage Brokers Ordinance,
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Misconduct as Domestic Servauts,
76
Post Office Ordinance,
1
Unlawful Possession of Property,
352
Libel,
Malicious Prosecution and False Testimony,...
Misconduct as Police Constables,
Murder, and Piracy and Murder,
Registration Ordinance,
214
Bribery,
1
Piracy,
(Plying Boats without license, Mendicancy and Unlicensed hawking)
Ordinance for Registration of Public Brothels,
Ordinance for Regulation of Weights and Measures,
Ordinance of Vehicles and Chairs..
Ordinance for sale of prepared Opium,
Ordinance for Suppression of Public Gambling,
Ordinance for Retail of spirituous and fermented Liquors,
Breaches of Ordinance 14 of 1845, viz:-
Nuisances, ...
740
Damage of Property,
...
Cruelty to Animals,...
Allowing annuzzled ferocious Dogs to be at large,...
Carried forward,
ཡc
Burglary,
31
Aiding and Abetting in Murder,
20
Child Stealing,
12
Manslaughter,
11
Concraling Birth,
1
Offences relating to Coin,...
Confederating with Pirates....
2
Offences relating to Workmen,
8
Crimes & Offences committed in Chinese Territory against the Laws of China,
22
Cutting and Wounding, &c. with intent to do grievous bodily Harm, &c.,...
28
Demanding Money with Menaces,
Desertion or Refusal of Duty by Seamen,
Detention of Seamen's Effects....
75
Embezzlement,
3
Escaping from Custody of Police,
KANGNO
Obtaining Property by false Pretences,. Rape.
3
Extortion by colour of Oflice,
Receiving stolen Property,
Refusing to render aid to Police,...
Rogues and Vagabonds, &c., ...
Surreptitiously obtaining Passage, Trespass on Crown Lands, Unnatural Offence,
...2,510
Carried forward,...
4,174
Total,
C. MAY,
1st Police Magistrate.
1
24
1
12
I
202
1
37
I
6,192
...4,474
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH APRIL, 1865.
1
1
877
220
190