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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of this Colony for the Year 1862, are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1863.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been tried in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the Year 1862.
Number of Cases Number of Persons CRIME Convicted Death Death Recorded Penal Servitude Hard labor over one year Hard labor one year and under REMARKS Postponed Charges abandoned Cases Number of Persons Number of Cases Number of Persons Number of Persons 1 1 Administering a Stupifying drug with intent, &c. 3 Assault and Wounding, ... Assault with intent to rob, .... 8 Attempt to commit Burglary,... Attempt to commit Sodomy, 1 Being found by night with housebreaking implements, 7 Bribery,... 9 Burglary, 3 Burglary and Larceny.... Burglary and receiving stolen property, 3 Burglary with Wounding, Cheating, Conspiracy to cheat, and obtaining Money under false pretences 5 Child stealing, Conspiracy to defraud, Conspiracy to steal in a Ship, 2 Cutting and Wounding, 1 Escaping from Gaol, 1 Forgery, -- Harbouring a stolen Child,... Highway Robbery, 4 Highway Robbery with Wounding, 7 Larceny, 6 Larceny and Housebreaking, 1 Larceny as Bailee, 3 Larceny by Servant, 6 Larceny in a Boat, 15 Larceny in a Dwelling-house, 17 Larceny on board Ship, ... 7 Manslaughter, 4 11 Murder, 6 Murder, Obtaining a valuable Security under false pretences, Obtaining Goods under false pretences...... Obtaining Money under false pretences, 2 Perjury, - Piracy and Murder,... 54 Piracy, Piracy, 1 Piracy and Receiving, . 10 Rape, ... 1 Robbery,... 3 Robbery from the Person, 4 Robbery in a Boat, 33 37 Robbery from the Person, 3 Robbery in the Harbour, - 9 Robbery with violence,... 1 Robbery with wounding, 5 10 Robbery with violence,... 8 Robbery with wounding, 1 Stealing in a Ship, 1 Throwing a corrosive fluid, 1 Unlawful wounding, 1 Uttering counterfeit coin, 145 251 a. One prisoner guilty of Receiving only. b. One prisoner to be twice severely whipped. c. One prisoner guilty of unlawful wounding. d. Sentenced to imprisonment only. e. A witness committed for six months for perjury. f. Two prisoners convicted of manslaughter. g. One prisoner escaped from Gaol before the day of trial. CONDENHER N --- F + M 171 1 H ... ... T 36 JIL 10 10 + L --- N. R. MASSON, Acting Registrar.N. R. MASSON,
Acting Registrar.