577
Total
294
Civil
283
Criminal
787
59
63
5
Decree for Plaintiff
Decree for Defendant
Nonsuited
Referred to Supreme Court
(not registered Undecided.
J
420 M. Total of Defendants
3
J.
249
M. Convicted & punished.
74
£
3
فی
Discharged without punishment
M. Released
ま
$1.
M.
f
on Security
Deported
M. Committed or Bailed for trial
- at the Chief Magistrates Office and the Court of Petty Jessions of Hongkong, during the Year, 1852.
Abstract of Causes under cognizance
Court of Petty Sessions
N of Causes Civil Causes how disposed of
where
of which
Riminal Causes how dispored of
Civil Caures
t. of Causes how disposed of
were
of which
Chief Magistrate's Court
Criminal Causes how dispard of.
Magistrates. by Total Writs issued
Warrants.
Remarks.
7.
at the Supreme Court.
1195
Total
63
Civil
1732
Criminal
45
Z
9/
7,653
18
Decree for Plaintiff
Decruz for Defendant
Nonsuited
M. Total Defendunts
3 .
538 M. Convicted and punished.
27
777
£
M. Discharged without punishment
47 J.
M. Released on Security
£
39
3
30
1/7
3
77
M..
Deported
M. Commetted on Bailed for trial at the F. Petty Sessions & Supreme Court,
As Committed to prison pending
6
£
delivery to the Chimere authorities.
according to Treaty
M. Committed to Prizon pending delivery a
- the United States' Consul according to
F. Act of Parliament regulating such cares.
W
Undecided
7.
Mlai
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary.
Among the Criminal Causes summarily decided were for _
Civil Causes consisted of Claims for debts or damages not exceding $50; for. Police Rates; and by Seamen for Wager, tc .
Larceny
Demanding property with menaces
Malicious damage to
Relating to Coin
Unlawful porression
of property
ditts
Assaults, and Arraults and batteries
Breach of.
Fagrancy...
Combination
Prison
among
Workmen
Unlicenced Retailing of Opium"
False Balances and wrights
Keeping Public gambling Frowser..
Breaches of Regulation for sale of Spirituous liquors
Perjury
Desertion and refusal of duty by Seamon
207
2
4
68
25
5
2
SNAN
2
10
In British Vessels..
38
In
Foreign
Varuls
33.
(Signed) W. Ht.
Mitchell,
Acting Chief Magistrate.
362
In 844 L
$76
274
58.
35
Ç'
Summonses.
Subpænas.
Distress
Arrests
Search
Under the head of Caures how dispored of "are
Chore
included all such cuures as were brought before the Court for decision of investigation which did not proved beyond the crave of a Summons or Warrant, will be found under the head of "Total_ Writs issued "." ~