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A List of European and American prisoners, with sentence of Transportation or Penal Servitude, in Victoria Gaol, Hong Kong, 4 August, 1859
Names Age County Crimes. Date of Sentence. Sentence. Years General State of health. Remarks. Character.
Ed M. Boggs 22 America Piracy 4th July 1858 4 years Indifferent Weakly sceptators This is a well known character
John Watts 27 Scotland Manslaughter 8 July, 1858 10 years Good.
J B Denham 23 America Dr John Rymer. 29 England Breaking out of Gaol and Desertion } 10 Sept. 1858 10 years; penal servitude for life Matty - habit of Body Very Good
Good. KryGood. Good. poorly-suffering from Confinement. Good. Improving escaped from Gaol 22 June 1858 recaptured same date www intide by Court Good.
partial Good. transportation Bad. 1 and comment sharprent Good.
Walter Rogers. 25 America Rothley with violence 19th April, 1859 7 years penal servitude Vide Col: Secy's letter No 10463 of 15 June, 1859
James Hogan 23 America. Samuel Billing, 23 England Murder and Robbery 15th June 1859 7 years penal servitude Vide Col: Secy's letter No 436 of 10 June, 1859
Jeremiah Brien 25 England JP. Kingston 40 America Shooting with intent 19th June, 1859 3 years Coller, 180 1935.
Patrick Dillon. 23 Ireland Striking an Officer, Charles King 25 England - De — 16 Nov 1852 16 years' penal servitude by Court Martial 16th Nov. 1850 7 years penal Servitude Count Court Martial
Indifferent Indifferent Good. Good Good . Good. Bad very indifferent. Constantly suffering from Diarrhoea indifferent
Thomas Wilford 28 Dr Marten & Robbery 17th Dec. 1858 4 years Indifferent Good.
4 years penal Servitude of Court Martial. Death, commuted to penal Servitude for Life, (Vide Col: Secy's letter, 158 of 2nd March, 1859)
Charles Williams 28 France Murder. 24 Feb, 1856 1 year Indifferent Good.
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And was long associated with pirates before his conviction . H. M. 59th Regiment Royal Marines. Royal Marines . commutation condition of Acting as Hangman.
59th Regiment 59th Regiment. Royal Marines Sentenced for the murder on board the "Mastiff," reported in Despatch to the Secretary of State, No 41 of 12 March, 1859
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Showing the periods at which Prisoners in England are considered eligible for release in case of good conduct.
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