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Encl. 12 in No. 33.
REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT
Enclosure 12 in No. 33.
ABSTRACT of Causes under cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office, and the Court of Petty Session, during the year 1853.
COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.
Number of
Causes.
Civil Causes, how
disposed of.
Criminal Causes, how disposed of.
Civil.
Criminal.
Total.
Of which
were
Decree for Plaintiff.
Decree for Defendant.
Non-suited.
Referred to the Su- preme Court.
Total Number of De- fendants.
Convicted and Pu- nished.
Discharged without Punishment.
Released on Security.
Deported.
Committed or Bailed
for trial at the su-
preme Court.
quit the
Ordered to find Secu- rity or to
Colony.
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Enclosure 13 in No. 33.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the Year 1853.
228
HONG KONG.
Encl. 13 in No. 33.
Number of Cases.
Number of Persons.
CRIME.
Sentence.
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1
4
1
(a)1
Convicted.
Acquitted.
Death.
Hard Labour, over Death recorded.
Transportation,
One Year.
Hard Labour, One
876
404 472 252 63
81
M. F.
M.
F.
8
788 12
390
M. F. M. F. M. F.
2 25 5213 5
141
M.
F.
M.
F.
5
1
1
→
14
1
1
Civil Causes consisted of Claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50; for Police Rates; and by Seamen for Wages, &c.
27
1
Among the Criminal Causes were for-
1
1
Larceny
Burglary
283 7
2
3
1 1
Abduction of girls under 16 years
of age
Assault
Attempting to commit felony Burglary
Larceny
Larceny in a dwelling house Manslaughter
Misprision of felony
Robbery
15
1
Murder
Piracy
21
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Murder on the high seas
Receiving Stolen Property
13
Demanding Money with Menaces
6
1
Relating to Coin
9
Unlawful possession of Property (under Police Ordinance)
117
1
Malicious damage to Property
58
39
Assaults
320
11
Vagrancy
180
Keeping Public Gambling Ilouses, &c.
10
2 2
False Balances and Weights
2
1
1
Obtaining goods under false pre-
tences
Perjury
Piracy
Piracy with endangering life
Piracy with wounding
Receiving goods obtained by false
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Breaches of Regulation for Sale of Spirituous Liquors
17
pretences
Unlicensed Retailing of Opium
2
3
4
Receiving stolen goods
Perjury and Malicious Prosecution
14
1
1
Robbery with arms
Desertion and Refusal of Duty by Seamen-
In British Vessels
11
2
2
Robbery with wounding
Number of Causes.
Civil Causes
how
disposed of.
Of
La Foreign Vessels
CHIEF MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE.
Criminal Causes, how Disposed of.
1
2
Stealing and receiving
1
1
Wounding with intent to do some
+I
grievous bodily harm
32 44
Total
23
00
8
Civil.
Criminal.
Total.
which
were
Decree for Plaintiff.
Decree for Defendant
or Dismissal, in na-
ture of non-suit.
Total Number of De- fendants.
Convicted and Pu
nished.
Discharged without Punishment.
Released on Security.
Committed or bailed
preme Court, and Court of Petty Ses-
for trial at the su-
sions.
Committed to Prison
pending delivery to
the Chinese Autho-
rities, according to Treaty.
Ordered to find Secu-
rity or to quit the
Colony.
M. F. M.
འ
F. M. F. M. F. M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
1,171
16 1,155 15
1
1,784 102 779
59
509 32
85
236
6
45
50
The 16 Civil Causes were for the most part Claims for Police Dues-
TOTAL WRITS ISSUED BY MAGISTRATES.
Warrants.
Summonses. Subpoenas.
Distress.
Arrest.
Search.
Total.
937
267
81
39
2
1,326
Under the head of "Causes how disposed of," are included all such causes as were brought before the Court for decision or investigation. Those which did not proceed beyond the issue of a summons or warrant, will be found under the head of "Total Writs issued."
(Signed)
C. B. HILLIER,
Chief Magistraté.
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2
8
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9
5
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Remarks.
Year and under.
1
No. of Cases.
1
No. of Persons.
F
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
Charges Postponed.
abandoned.
(5)1
(a) Two years' imprisonment and $100 fine to the Queen, and further imprisonment until such fine be paid; the period of imprisonment to be reduced to one year if the child is restored to its father within a month from the date of
(b) Prisoners tried on an information for receiving stolen goods.
sentence.
(e) Strongly recommended to mercy.
(d) Witnesses absent.
(e) Prosecution withdrawn, prisoners convicted, the one for obtaining goods under false pretences, the other for receiving the same.
(Signed)
W. H. ALEXANDER, Deputy Registrar.
N. R. MASSON, Acting Deputy Registrar.
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