ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT DURING THE YEAR 1880.
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
M. F. M. F. TOTAL NUMBER OF PRISONERS 8,126 581 5,892 252 1,775 187 WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES DURING THE YEAR 1889. 1,604 158 TOTAL: 1,604THE CASES CONSISTED OF:-
OFFENCE No. of CASES No. of PRISONERS Abduction and Sale of Women and Female Children 15 Absent from Ship without Leave Abusive Language Accessory after the Fact to Felony Aiding and Abetting in Felony Alms-Soliciting Animals-Cruelty to Arms-Chinese not Holders of Night Passes found carrying Army and Navy-Desertion from H.M.'s 39 Arson Artificers and Artizans-Misconduct as Assault-At or in connection with riotous Assemblages 33 53 -Accompanied with Damage to Property -Common 608 991 -Indecent -On Police in the Execution of their Duty, and obstructing and resisting Police -On boys and females under 14 years of age -On person to prevent lawful apprehension -With intent to rob -With intent to commit an Unnatural Offence -With wounding Attempting to commit Felony Auctioneer-Unlicensed Banishment Returning after Bankrupt-Fraud by Begging Breach of the Peace Bestiality Bills-Posting Births and Deaths-Breach of Ordinance for Registration of Boats-Larceny in the Harbour on board -Exposing Night Soil along the Praya in open -Obstruction of Wharves by -Refusing to pay Hire of 24 -Unlicensed Flying of 25 Brought forward 1,099 1,410 Conspiracy to defraud 19 Constables of Police-Assault, &c., on Contagious Diseases Ordinance-Breach of 4 7 Contempt of Court 17 Coolie Lodging Houses-Unlicensed Coroner's Summonses to attend Inquests-Disobedience of, by Juror Crackers-Making Bonfires or Firing Crime-Conspiracy to accuse of Crimes and Offences committed in Chinese Territory Crown Land-Trespass on Cruelty to Animals Cutting and Wounding with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm 10 4 Dangerous and offensive Trades-Carrying on 6 Dangerous Goods Ordinance-Breach of Deaths and Births-Breach of Ordinance for Decoying persons into or away from the Colony Deportation from Canton to the Colony under H.M's. Order in Council, 1865 Deported Persons-Harbouring 1 1 Desertion from Foreign Ships 39 from H.M's. Army and Navy 39 from British Merchant Ships Assisting in the Desertion of Soldiers and Seamen Destitutes Disorderly Behaviour-Accompanied with Damage to Property 53 9 -Breach of Ordinance for Cargo Boats Dogs-Allowing unmuzzled ferocious, to be at large 5 Stealing Domestic Servants-Misconduct as 33 6 Dredging in the Harbour at Anchorage for Ships-of-war Driving furiously Drugs-Administering 3 5 Drunkenness Ducks-Selling in the Streets Dwelling Houses-Found by Night with Dangerous and Offensive Weapons with Intent to break into -Found by Night in-with Intent to commit Felony -Larceny in a Earth-Cutting from prohibited Places Embezzlement Embracery Encroachment on Crown Land Escape of Prisoners from Gaol 37 from Custody of Police 10 -Negligently allowing 2 Evidence-giving wilful false Explosive Substances-Breach of Ordinance for Storage of Extortion by Colour of Office 3 by Menaces 1 2 by Threats 34 False Charge-Proffering-or giving wilful false Evidence 52 62 Felony-Accessory before the Fact to after the Fact to Carried forward 1,955 2,669