declares petition of the Hongkong Law Society a fraud upon its privileges,
492
elected legislatures and elements of representation, 234
first admission of unofficial members to , 261
occasion on which press reporters attend the, 487
sitting of, 33
freedom of speech in, 540
justices of the peace ask that, be held with open doors , 406
limited powers of the elected members, 287
materials for popular representation, 234
meeting of, upon the question of amalgamation of the legal profession ,
491
members of, styled Honourable,' 24
motion in, for admission of strangers, 453
-of the chief justice respecting publication of proceedings , 467
Mr. Labouchere sanctions a moderate increase in the number of mem-
bers, 395
orders for admission to, issued to the press , 453
popular representation asked for, 217
power to enact laws and ordinances, 23
proceedings of, again asked to be held with open doors, 453
protest of the, against the appointment of Mr. Rennie as a member, 564
public representation iu, 222
reconstruction of, 427
rules and orders of, published , 495
secretary of state's approval of estimates being laid before, 395
Sir H. Robinson's observations as to constitution of, 616
710 INDEX .
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, -Continued.
Sir J. Bowring's explanation to, of the ' distorted statements ' of Mr.
Anstey, 542
proposal to make members of, liable for attacks on
private character, 540
statement in, upon revelations by Mr. Anstey as to
relations between himself and Dr. Bridges, 506
system of representation asked for, 219
the press discussed in the, 653
excluded from, 616
unofficial members desired , 103
when unofficial members first admitted , 81
LENA, A.
acting harbour master, 78
capture of pirates by, 79
suppression of piracy by, 79
LEONG LAO TONG, REG . r.
although guilty, he escapes, 262
astonished at being discharged, 262
found a spectator in court next day, 263
LIBEL.
a system carried to a great height, 622
costs awarded against the crown in an action for, 561
former position of government in regard to, 654
the society of Hongkong to be protected from reckless, 621
See also Adams, W. H.; Anstey, T. C.; Attorney-General ; Bridges,
W. T.; Hongkong ; Mitchell, W. H.; Murrow, Y. J.; Navy;
Tarrant, W. H.; Wilson, A.
LIBRARY . See Law Library.
LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR. See Precedence.
LIGHTING OF THE TOWN.
crime and, 55
favourably commented upon, 91
residents consulted , 53
See also Door Lamps ; Lanterns.
LINCOLNSHIRE TIMES, THE
on Mr. Adams, 608
LIVERPOOL ALBION, THE. See Anstey, T. C.
LOBSCHIED , MR.
his knowledge of Chinese, 595
LO CHUN SUN. See Executions.
LOCK HOSPITAL.
prostitutes and charges against police, 80
LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH, THE.
upon the unutterably infamous administration of Sir J. Bowring, 649
LONG AH SAI
charged with attempting to drown a European , 451
LOOK AH SONG. See Executions.
LORD STANLEY. See Land.
INDEX . 711
LORD STANLEY, THE. See Transportation.
LOS SANTOS . See Martiuho and Los Santos .
LOTTERY ADVERTIZEMENTS .
penalties attached to, 348
LYALL, GEORGE.
member of the Legislative Council, 427
report on the gaol in 1857, 644
resigns his seat in the Legislative Council, 653
LYTTON, SIR E. B. See Anstey, T. C.
MACAO.
again , 251
British subjects dying in, gaol, 246
Chief Justice Hulme holds, not within jurisdiction of Hongkong, 251
chief seat of the British during the war, 3
doubted as being a Portuguese possession, 466
festival of Corpus Christi and Mr. Summers ' behaviour, 245
governor of, and the ' course of law ' in a Portuguese colony, 246
rights of a British subject, 246
its tenure by the Portuguese, 34
piratical acts by Europeans and Americans, and the government of, 316
surrender of fugitive criminals from , 35
tenure of, questioned again, 246
the satisfaction given to Portugal, re Capt. Keppel's action concerning
the lad Summers' affair at, 248
validity of Christian marriages in, 466
See also D'Assis, Pacheco, and De Mello, Case of ; Hongkong ;
Portuguese ; Summers, J.
MA CHOW WONG.
allowed to retain his ' tail ' after conviction, 447
a notorious pirate informer and suspected imperial spy, 444
attorney-general attributes reduction in piracy cases to conviction of, 461
conspiracy to murder, 554
his antecedents, 447
sentence increased, 554
previous trial of, for felony, 445
the free pardon subsequently granted him , 554
transported to Labuan, 554
trial of, for confederating with pirates, 444, 445
turned upon the roads, 447
See also Bridges, W. T.; Caldwell , D. R.; Tong Aku,
MACLEAN, R.A., CAPT. P. See Army.
MADRAS . See Police.
MAGISTRATE.
accommodation in Court, 236
a, deferring to the will of another, 149
- legally qualified chief, desired , 111, 130, 146
all marine cases save those connected with Chinese heard by, 342
building for the magistracy completed, 11
bulk of criminal cases to be tried by, 224
cases of partiality and subserviency of, 104
censured for committing paltry cases for trial, 111
chief, robbed , 362
comments upon the magistracy, 103
712
INDEX.
MAGISTRATE,-Continued.
complaints against marine, 242
constitution of court criticized , 250
costs refused against , 19
court remained unaltered, 231
dissatisfaction at civil cases being tried by the chief, 39
duties of the marine , 94
heavy duties of the chief, as regards police and prison duties, 95
inconvenient situation of Court, 237
inefficiency of, 108
inspires no confidence , 146
Lord Brougham's Act, 146
magisterial powers and authority increased in 1842 , 12
magistracy a disgrace, 243
at present day described, 630
never removed from its present site, 237
Mr. Anstey on the not very creditable state of affairs as to the, 380
Matheson on excessive fines in the police court , 132
no community of feeling between English and Chinese, 93
hope of amelioration of, under Sir J. Davis , 146
public excluded from the court, 225
reforms asked for, 225
refusal by, to issue a fresh summons on behalf of the crown, 399
removal of chief, court, pending repairs, 630
reporters and acoustic arrangements in court, 236
report of the chief, in 1842 , 18
rules and regulations for the British merchant shipping and for the
marine magistrate, 7, 9
salary of chief, criticized in parliament, 290
still under control of the executive, 243
subserviency to the executive, 125
summary jurisdiction of, extended , 146
taken to task for sending up incomplete cases, 289
temporary removal of magistracy to Pedder's Hill, 588
trivial cases committed for trial, 90, 128
-heavy punishment, 333
See also Administration of Justice ; Anstey, T. C.; Appeal ; Caine,
W.: Evidence ; Executive ; Gambling ; Interpretation ; Justices
of the Peace ; Supreme Court.
MAIDEN ASSIZE.
nearly a, 350
MALAY. See Police .
MALCOLM, LIEUT. - COLONEL.
appointed colonial secretary, 24
evidence before select committee of House of Commous, 131
his opinion as to effect of tail cutting upon Chinese, 132
secretary of legation under Sir H. Pottinger, 131
MANDAMUS . See Justices of the Peace .
MANILA. See Police.
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS . See Chinese.
MARINE MAGISTRATE.
See Magistrate.
MARKWICK, C.
appraiser and auctioneer of the Court, 91
INDEX. 713
MARKWICK, C.- Continued.
murder of, 429
See also Holdforth, C. G.
MARQUES, J. M.
interpreter and translator, 130
MARQUES , MR. See Carter, Mr.
MARRIAGE.
the validity of, in China, 466
See also Church.
MARTINHO AND LOS SANTOS.
trial and conviction of, for stealing Chief Justice Hulme's snuff-box , 265
MASSACRE .
on board the French ship Albert by Chinese coolies, 292
MASSON, N. R.
acting registrar, 354, 429
departure on leave, 647
deputy registrar, 383
MASTIFF, THE.
murder of a Chinese boy on board the American ship, 579
MATHESON, A.
on effect of Chinese tail cutting ,' 132
flogging and fines in the police court, 132
the contribution by the prostitutes, 134
testimony of, before select committee of House of Commons, 132
MATRIMONIAL CAUSES . See Divorce and Matrimonial Causes.
MAY , C.
acting assistant magistrate, 332, 434, 600
sheriff, and marshal of the vice-admiralty
court, 384
acting marshal of the vice-admiralty court, 327, 616
sheriff and coroner, 327
arrival of, as superintendent of police, 75
brings charges in conjunction with Mr. Anstey against Mr. Caldwell, 539
coroner and deputy sheriff, 411
duties of census and registration officer performed by, 285
his magisterial duties how performed during disturbances, 412
-services given solely to the police during disturbances, 412
Sir John Bowring on his ignorance of Chinese, 525
the animosity displayed towards him, 577
' den ' episode and attack on him, 422
The Straits Guardian on his qualifications as a police officer, 525
MCGREGOR, F. C.
address to, 189
damages recovered against, 204
departure of, 189
Governor Davis' instructions to , 138
his career in China, 189
letter to the registrar re Compton appeal, 115
Nuncheong v., 204
See also Davis, J. F.
714 INDEX .
MCGREGOR , H. See Police.
MCILROY . See Prisoners.
MCSWYNEY, P. C.
admission as attorney, 82
advertizes himself, 82
an adventurer from Sydney, 25ł
- insolvent debtor, 253
application for the discharge of the writ issued against him, 251
appointed coroner, 97
charges his wife with larceny , 212
committed for twelve months, 253
conduct as coroner in the Duncan-Jenkins case, 108
his atrocious conduct as a solicitor, 253
-- Chinese wife Aho, 212
- death and career set out, 253
discharge opposel , 253
wife discharged by proclamation , 213
how he was duped into marrying his Chinese wife, 212
incapacity as coroner, 102
irregularities at inquest conducted by him, 109
resignation as deputy registrar, 82
removed from the coronership, 114
tables turned on , 109
the chief justice takes him to task, 110
See also Duncan-Jenkins Episode.
MERCER, W. T.
a justice of the peace, 123
- member of the Executive Council, 323 , 340
- nephew of Sir J. Davis, 170
appointed colonial secretary, 340
to a seat in the Legislative Council, 170, 207 , 236
departure on leave, 425
Dr. Bridges on his friend, 418
extension of leave, 509
his connexion with the buccaneering raid, 638
responsible for condition of affairs in the Colony , 563
return from leave, 563
Sir J. Bowring's perplexity on his extended leave, 509
supports his friend Dr. Bridges, 418
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
claims of, to local consideration, 328
prevention of desertion and regulation of seamen , 328
trial and conviction of the sailors Gibbons, Jones, and Williams for
murder, 579
See also Arratoon Apear, The Caroline, The Cousens and
Neill ; General Wood, The ; Greig, Capt.; Gulnare, The :
Harbour ; Herald, The ; Heycock, R. C.; Hongkong ; Kelso,
The; Langley, Capt.; Magistrate; Mastiff, The; Montgomery,
Capt.; Mor, The Omega, The ; Peterson, John ; Piracy ;
Police ; Privateer, The ; Sir Jamsctjce Jeejecbhoy, The.
MICHELL, E. R.
acting harbour master and marine magistrate, 296, 338
MILITARY . See Army ; Executive Council.
INDEX . 715
MIRANDA, LIEUT. See Portuguese .
MISPRISION OF FELONY.
a by-stander for not rendering assistance charged with , 334
MITCHELL, W. H.
acting chief magistrate, 327 , 384, 600
admonished by the Chief Justice, 380
advises prisoners to write to their friends to pay for certain charges , 390
an able man, 646
anxious to secure permanently the chief magistracy, 646
appointed assistant magistrate, 276
case against Mr. Anstey, the attorney-general, for libel, by, 402
confirmed as assistant magistrate, 279
departure on leave, 332 , 434, 645
divorces his wife, 333
editor of The Hongkong Register, 277
he is acquitted of Mr. Anstey's charges of extortion , 393
his career reviewed , 646
- claims for government employment criticized
, 277
construction of the Buildings and Nuisances Ordinance, 398
- return to duty
after his divorce suit, 350
- review of commercial affairs in China, 646
Mr. Anstey files a criminal information against him for a misdemeanour,
389
Anstey's speech in the case against, 404
refuses consul Keenan a seat on the bench, 364
replaces Mr. Hillier who accompanies Sir J. Bowring north , 353
return from leave, 448
scene between him, Mr. Hillier, and Mr. Anstey, 378
temporary absence on sick leave, 471
war of mutual attack between him and Mr. Anstey, 391
MOLESWORTH, SIR WM. See Anstey, T. C.
MONGAN, MR.
statement that Dr. Bridges told him to burn the papers in re Ma Chow
Wong, 561
MONTGOMERY, CAPT.
assault on, of the Pestonjee Romanjec, 334
MOR, THE.
leaves for Penang with convicts, 198
MORESBY , W.
permitted to defend a prisoner in court, 276
MORGAN, E.
appointed marriage registrar, 322
his death, 322
MORNING ADVERTISER, THE LONDON.
a mean attack upon Chief Justice Hulme, 405
on the result of Mr. Anstey's case against Mr. Mitchell, 405
MORNING HERALD, THE.
a paper with which Chief Justice Adams intimately associated , 590
on Sir John Bowring and the discreditable state of affairs in Hongkong ,
589
716
INDEX.
MORRISON, G. S.
departure on leave, 467
MORRISON, J. R.
a distinguished man, 256
death of, 29
MUNICIPAL .
a system of, government asked for, 217
Earl Grey's reply to application for, government , 259
See also Police.
MURROW, Y. J.
action for assault and false imprisonment, against Sir J. Bowring, 568
addresses the Earl of Harrowby on his grievances, 447
afflicted with Bowring- phobia,' 469
anonymous letter in The Straits Guardian attributed to, 447
as a ' victim ' of Chief Justice Hulme, 656
claims damages against Sir J. Bowring on his release from prison, 470
complaint against Mr. Austey, 421
conducts his paper in prison, 469
convicted of libelling Sir J. Bowring, 469
in prison his attacks on Sir J. Bowring continue unabated, 470
the case of the crown against , for libelling Sir J. Bowring, 467
See also Illustrated London News, The.
MUTINY. See Transportation.
NANKING .
English law introduced by treaty of, 23
treaty of, 15
NATIVE LAWS . See Chinese ; Jury.
NATIVE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS .
See Chinese and references
therefrom .
NATIVES . See Chinese ; England ; Hasty Legislation ; Registration .
NATURALIZATION. See Aliens, Naturalization of.
NAVY.
address and presentation of plate to admiral Seymour, 587
admiral Austen succeeds admiral Collier, 293
Cochrane brings an action against The Friend of China for libel, 83
Dowell as a midshipman , 4
Hope succeeds admiral Seymour, 588
Inglefield succeeds admiral Cochrane, 121
Parker made a K. G. C. B. , 16, 18
presented at the Queen's levée, 78
Pellew's appointment criticized in The Times, 335
Pellew succeeds admiral Austen , 335
Seymour records his sense of Mr. Caldwell's services, 587
succeeds admiral Sterling, 342
Sterling succeeds admiral Pellew , 341
arrival of admiral Inglefield , 143
Parker, 10
in England, 49
Seymour, 342, 385
captain Sir Ed. Belcher's book, 4
commodore Plumridge in command of the fleet, 198
station, rice Inglefield, 199
Sir J. G. Bremer appointed joint -plenipotentiary , 9
I
INDEX . 717
NAVY-Continued.
complaints of admirals as to venereal disease in Hongkong , 448
death of admiral Austen, 320
Collier, 259
Sterling, 342
departure of admiral Cochrane, 121 , 143
Pellew, 341
Seymour, 587
desertion in Her Majesty's naval forces, 323
destruction of pirates by admiral Pellew, 335
execution of a private of the Royal Marines for murder, 553
how admiral Seymour lost an eye, 385
mutiny on board H.M.S. Winchester, 341
promotion and pension of admiral Parker, 49
recall of admiral Pellew, 341
resignation of admiral Sterling in consequence of ill-health, 385
See also Executions ; Hongkong ; Ingwood, C .; Piracy ; Tail Cut-
ting.
NEILL. See Cousens and Neill.
NEWCASTLE .
meeting at, and fresh petition to the Queen upon Hongkong affairs, 601
respecting Hongkong affairs and Mr. Anstey, 581
petition to the House of Lords respecting Hongkong affairs, 581
See also Sheffield .
NEWCASTLE, DUKE OF .
cautions the governor " against stirring up again all that mass of mud
which encumbered society in Hongkong," 642
on the transactions at Hongkong, 639
what had been done to purify Hongkong, 643
NEWCASTLE FOREIGN AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION.
condition of Hongkong twice brought before Parliament by, 639
convict Sir John Bowring of falsehood , 535
letter from, to the Duke of Newcastle, 650
petition to House of Lords by the, 639, 640
protest against Mr. Anstey's treatment as compared with D.. Bridges
and Mr. Caldwell, 650
NEWMAN, MR.
acting harbour master and marine magistrate, 601
death of, 646
NEWSPAPERS . See Press.
NEWTON. See Burke and Newton.
NIGHT PASSES .
government notification as to , 412
hours reduced, 495
time limited, 601
NISI PRIUS . See Supreme Court.
NUISANCES .
abatement of, 304
NUISANCES AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE .
forty-four persons summoned by Mr. Anstey, 408
heart-burning in the community at time of promulgation of, 398
heavy fines and committal to prison for contraventions, 408
Mr. Anstey devotes himself to working of, 408
718 INDEX .
OATH.
a considerable perquisite to court keepers, 296
amongst Christians, 275
the heathen, 275
breaking of a saucer by a Chinese female witness, 99
burning a piece of joss paper, 307
by cutting off a cock's head recorded, 284
ceremony of cutting off a cock's head as part of an, 283
cock birds at a premium, 296
custom as to native, in the Straits Settlements , 284
' cutting off a cock's head, ' 296
evidence of Ching Kum Cheong upon the Chinese form of, 311
farce of burning paper in relation to Chinese, 401
how Chinese were sworn in Hongkong, 283
Lord Brougham and Chinese, 99
mode of swearing Chinese witnesses in early days disclosed, 312
Mr. Sterling suggests a simple affirmation in lien of, 312
no oath in Chinese courts, 312
of attorneys , 65
paper burning as part of an, 310
refusal by the court to depart from usual routine, 284
simple declaration introduced , 315
6
sworn by burning paper,' 283
testimony of Mr. Hillier as to Chinese, 283
the Chinese and the obligation of an, 275
first form of, recorded, 296
various forms of, in use amongst Chinese, 311
See also Anstey, T. C .: Perjury.
OBNOXIOUS TRADE.
carried on to the annoyance of the public, 305
ODELL, REVD . M. C. See Church.
OFFENDERS . See Arrest ; Chinese .
OMEGA, THE. See Piracy .
OPIUM FARM . See Acqui ; Piracy.
OPIUM MONOPOLY.
discredit to the Colony re controversy, 473
report of committee re controversy , 473
See also Anstey, T. C .; Bridges, W. T.
ORDERS-IN- COUNCIL. See Royal Orders-in - Council.
ORDINANCES .
• bear colonel Caine's name in 1854, as lieutenant- governor, 354
draft of, published, 224 , 233 , 250, 406
first published in Chinese, 467
Mr. Hawes , M. P. , on the average disallowance of Colonial, 234
Registration Ordinance in abeyance, 255
No. 1 of 1844 ...... 35 No. 13 of 1844 338 , 339
2 653, 654 -- 15 ...... 23, 60, 136
-- 3 37 id. s. 3...... 20, 132
5 ...... 55; 318 id. s. 10...... 74
--- id. s. 1 ...... 57 id. s.s. 25,27.81
-- 6 ......
..40, 60, 138 16 ..... 45, 66, 67
--- 10 20 17 58, 431
- id. s. 25 ... 103 , 132 18 69, 73
11 ...... 89 19 89
12 76 21 74
INDEX . 719
ORDINANCES ,-Continued.
No. 1 of 1845 ..... 73, 93, 255 No. 2 of 1856 ......371
- 2 85 3 ...... 371 , 543
--- 6 ...... 24, 60, 367 5 ......376, 382
--- id. s. 5 ...... 371 id. s. 4 ......433
-- id. 8. 11 ... 74, 448 6 ......376
id. s. 23 ... 136 ...376, 382
7 ...... 307 8 ...... 398 , 402, 408
9 ...... 81, 233, 355 10 ......386
id. 1 ......
.... 307 13 ......388 , 494
10 89, 173 14 ......385
11 89 id. s. 12 ......406
- 12 74, 255 15 .401
-- 14 304 id. s. 4 ... .432
- -il. ss. 2, 3 123 No. 2 of 1857 ......412 , 418
id. s. 2 ( 12. ) 305 , 431 4 s. 3 ...... 562
No. 2 of 1846 ......24, 61 - 6 ......339 , 430
- 3 ..113 7 s. 5 ......315
-- 6 ...... 108 , 111 , 168 , 12 .448
366
......69, 73 , 126 , No. 1 of 1858 ......453
172, 255 2 .467
No. 3 of 1847 ......173 3 ......460, 467, 599
- 6 ..146, 147 , 148 , -- id.
..... s. 14......455
224, 225 .471 , 543,545 ,
id. s. 5 ...... 150 571, 573,
— id. s. 7 ...... 226 574, 647
No. 1 of 1849 ...... 230, 250, 258 8 ......570
- 3 ......237, 258 id. s. 27 ......521
4 ......307 -- 10 ......479
No. 1 of 1850 ......264, 274 id. 4 ...... 571
2 ..... 260, 276 11 ......466
5 .294 12 .... 460, 494, 599
No. 1 of 1851 ......295, 300 id. 3 ...... 597, 629
- 2 ..... 301 13 ...... 546 , 547,571 ,
-- 4 ...... 303, 307, 308 | 574
No. 1 of 1852 ... 322 No. 1 of 1859 ......571
2 ......323 2 ......571
3 ...325 --- 3 ...599
......325 -- 6 ...... 547 , 574
......327 No. 1 of 1860 ...... 645
6 328 2 ......315 , 645
No. 1 of 1853 ......337, 429 ...... 605 , 646
- 3 ......338, 339 .....573, 574'
No. 1 of 1854 ......349 ......574, 647
3 ..... 354 , 513 ......648
4 .....355 11 ......648
56
5 ..355 14 ......653
6 ......355 -- 16 ...... 24n , 616 , 655
No. 1 of 1855 ..... 358 , 367 No. 6 of 1862 ......231
2 ...... 367 No. 12 of 1873 ......24
5 .... 367 No. 16 of 1875 ..20
6 ...... 367, 543 No. 1 of 1881 ......35
-id . s. 19......315 No. 18 of 1887 s. 8 ......578
No. 1 of 1856 ......367 No. 8 of 1895 s. 5 ......579
See also Attorney ; Consular Ordinances.
720 INDEX.
PALMERSTON, LORD.
his fine revenge and Mr. Anstey, 395
See also Compton Case, The.
PAOUCHONG. See Chinese .
PAOUKEA. See Chinese.
PAPER BURNING . See Oath.
PARKER , ADMIRAL . See Navy.
PARKER, N. D'E.
admission of, as an attorney, 97
advertizes himself, 97
appointed coroner, 114
crown prosecutor, 108 , 168
arrival of, 97
case of piracy against, dismissed, 249
charged with piracy, 248
death and career, 255
departure of, 255
explains his conduct re the piracy case, 250
on the complaint as to attorney's charges, 218
want of interpreters in the Supreme Court. 223
proctor in admiralty, 124
resignation of, as coroner, 213
PARKER, W. D'E.
acting proctor in admiralty, 255
admission as an attorney, 250
relinquishes acting proctorship in admiralty, 290
PARKES , HI . S.
acting consul at Canton, 331
PARLIAMENT. See Flogging ; House of Commons ; House of Lords,
PARLIAMENT, ACTS OF . See Statutes.
PARSONS, AMBROSE.
appoints Mr. E. H. Pollard as his agent in Hongkong, 646
before the Legislative Council, 489
death of, 646
denial of certain attorneys as to Mr., representing them, 491
departure for England, 646
disowned by the Hongkong Law Society, 491
his clerk as an interpreter of the court, 388
ordered to withdraw from the legislative council, 191
upon the amalgamation of the legal profession, 487
PARTNERSHIP, LAW. See Bridges, W. T.
PAUPER . See Vagrancy.
PAWNBROKERS .
attempt a demonstration, 495
complaint of, against the Police, 328 465
conviction of two Chinese for larceny and receiving stolen property,
deputation of, to Governor, 328
heavy sentence of transportation against , for receiving stolen property.
465
report of committee as to presents offered for mitigation of sentence, 508
INDEX. 721
PEACE, TREATY OF . See China.
PEDDER, LIEUT. W.
appointed harbour master and marine magistrate, 9, 21, 18
death of, 342
departure on leave, 78, 295
his threefold duties, 242
return from leave , 92, 327
PELLEW, ADMIRAL. See Navy.
PENALTIES .
governor heretofore no power to remit, other than due to crown, 653
PENANG. See references from Straits Settlements.
PERCIVAL, A.
a member of the Legislative Council, 652
PERJURY.
although first trial for, not first offence, 284
first prosecution for, in Hongkong, 283
opinion amongst Chinese offence not punishable . 283
question of Chinese oaths raised on a trial for, 309
two Chinese witnesses committed for, 376
See also Austey, T. C.
PERKINS, G.
Chun Cheong She quick with child, 349
Chun Chuen Tai's attempt to bribe the turnkey before execution , 350
conviction and sentence to death of Chun Chuen Tai and his wife Chun
Cheong She for murder of, 349
execution of Chun Chuen Tai, 349
free pardon to Chun Cheong She, 360
murder of, an American, 349
sentence on Chun Cheong She commuted, 349
PETERSON, JOHN.
murder of, of the Corcyra, by Malay sailors, 319
PETTY SESSIONS . See Administration of Justice : Justices of the
Peace Magistrate ; Supreme Court.
PIRACY.
action against captain Coates by discharged pirates, 98
piratical boat flying the English flag, 316
capture by pirates of a Chinese vessel under convoy of a sloop-of-war, 17
of pirates by captain Coates, 98
H.M.S. Inflexible, 239
case against captain Cole and crew of the Spec, 206 , 209
cases in 1844, 55
charge of, against boatmen in employ of opium farmer, 95
Chimmo Bay, 139 , 174
Chinese decline co-operation in putting down, 17
conviction of Sinclair for, 84
Wm. Fenton, the English pirate, 317 , 318
daring attack on the Privateer opium ship, 97
destruction of pirates by admiral Pellew , 335
flourishing, 128
horrible murder of a Portuguese officer, 316
in 1842, 17
in neighbouring waters, 239
722 INDEX.
PIRACY,-- Continued.
Mr. N. D'E . Parker and twenty-nine Chinese charged with, 248
murder of captain, officers, and crews of Caroline and Omega ships, 139
Ordinance No. 3 of 1847 for prosecution of, disallowed, 173
pirate fleet of Shap Ng Tsai destroyed, 264
pirates captured by H.M.S. Reynard convicted and sentenced, 283
piratical attacks, 1846, 91
lorchas in command of Europeans and Americans , 316
seizure of the steamer Queen, 427
six pirates captured by H.M.S. Inflexible convicted an sentence to
death, 241
successful suppression of, by the Navy, 259 , 264
swarm of pirates , 126
the Portuguese boat Adamastor, 316
See also Boggs , Eli ; Caldwell, D. R.; Chu Aqui ; Chui Apo ; Chan
Teen Soong; Cousens and Neill; Da Costa , Captain, and Lieut-
enant Dwyer; Death Sentences ; Executions : Herald, The:
Lena, A: Ma Chow Wong; Navy; Portuguese ; Supreme Court:
Too Apo .
PLEDGE. See Chinese.
PLENIPOTENTIARY IN CHINA, HER MAJESTY'S. See Super-
intendent of Trade.
PLUMRIDGE, COMMODORE . See Navy.
POISON. See Cheong Ahlum; Bread Poisoning.
POLICE.
arrival of Mr. C. May as superintendent, with inspectors Smithers and
McGregor, 75
a sergeant shoots a Chinaman, 286
as prison warders, 126
assessed rate on lands and houses for maintenance of, 85
attack on Chinese , at West Point, 79
author's experience of the Malay as a policeman, 279
auxiliary force, 349
of European seamen prisoners , 412
case against Chinese constables for laying brothels under contribution,
309
——
of robbery with violence against P.C. Brady, 381
caution against walking or living far from town, 495
cells a sink of iniquity, 370
charge of burglary against European and American, 378
charges levelled at, 101
chief magistrate as head of, 40, 101
Chinese in, corrupt, 255
killed by, in a scrimmage, 209
circular to European firms regarding night, 53
collusion between prisoners and, as prison guards, 96
commissions, 361 , 407
constable Carvalho convicted of attempted extortion, 381
--- Kingsmill dies after murdering his wife, 350
constitution of, discussed , 279
conviction of Muggle-John, constable and hangman for larceny, 250
P.C. Forest, Wise, Oliver, and a Chinaman Ayow for burg-
lary, 379
Randolph for extortion, 401 , 436
P.S. Kelly for extortion, 629
deaths among European constabulary, 279
INDEX. 723
POLICE,-Continued.
defective system of recruiting, 125
delinquencies of, 126
disgraceful conduct at an extensive fire, 376
dissatisfaction with, 254
European constable conniving at escape of prisoner, 95
--Thompson pardoned , 153
excessive drinking of bad liquor, 279
failure to enlist Malays, 437
first superintendent, 41
four European, sentenced for larceny, 138
frequent prosecutions against European, 125
gambling and the, 401
governor considers complaints against, well founded , 407
increase to, 376
--- owing to disturbances , 412
Indian, charged with extortion, 381
night, raised and subject of praise , 54 , 91
inefficiency, 40
inspection by Sir J. Bowring, 377
inspector Smithers and others drowned , 208
major-general D'Aguilar and military volunteers in addition to, 42
Manila men as, 279
memorial of residents consequent upon , inefficiency, 496
Mr. Grand-Pré enlists discharged Portuguese soldiers from Macao, 437
murder by Chinese burglars of P.C. Rocha and Maria, 658
natives of Madras as, 279
no barrack accommodation , 437
interpreters attached to, 255
-mutual sympathy between the Indian and Chinaman, 55
office of assistant superintendent abolished , 453
placed at defiance, 332
poor wages , 279
precautions during absence of troops, 137
proceedings against, in the courts, 126
proposal of Justices that, be under a municipal committee, 295
prosecution of Indian, for allowing prisoners to escape, 121
prostitutes and charges of extortion against, 80
public confidence shaken in, 126
meeting proposed re state of, 332
opinion of European portion of, 91
reformation the crying want, 381
registration and, 127
reinforced by military to prevent disturbances, 409
scrimmage with Chinese in the harbour, 209
series of prosecutions against, 125
serious charge against, as to tax on the prostitutes, 133
the Chinese complaint against Indian, 407
detention of Cheong Ahlum and confederates in, cells, 422
justices of the peace and, 406
--long tale of, mismanagement, 370
-- Malay as a policeman , 279
The Straits Guardian on the condition of the Force, 496
Too Apo, informer, kuown to, as an offender, 190
treatment of persons arrested by, 255
unsuitability of British, for street, 54
verdict of accidental death against, for shooting a Chinaman, 286
warning as to increased watchfulness, '495
724 INDEX.
POLICE, - Continued.
warning as to fresh attempt at bread poisoning, 428
See also Anstey, T. C .; Army ; Bruce, Capt.; Clifton , Mr.; Coroner;
Haly, Capt.; Hongkong ; Justices of the Peace ; Martinho and
Los Santos ; Pawnbroker ; Police ; Prisoners ; Prostitution ;
Special Constabulary.
POLICE COURT. See Magistrate ; Supreme Court.
POLLARD, E. H.
admission as an attorney, 275
application to be admitted as an attorney, 275
clerk to acting chief justice, 171
keeper of records and muniments, 173
Mr. W. D'E. Parker opposes his admission, 275
return of, as a barrister, 588
PORK BUTCHERS .
prosecution of, by Mr. Caldwell, 565
result of prosecution against, 565
PORTUGUESE .
murder of Lieutenant Miranda by pirates, 316 , 317
trial and conviction of, seamen for piracy and murder, 324
See also D'Assis, Pacheco, and De Mello, Case of ; Hillier, C. B.;
Macao ; Martinho and Los Santos ; Piracy ; Police.
POST OFFICE.
captain Larkins charged with breach of, regulations, 143
POTTINGER, SIR HENRY.
address to the jury, 37
appointed Governor of Hongkong, 20
approval of his services by Her Majesty's Government, 45
arrival in England, 50
of, 10
career in China, 50
character of England raised by, 51
chief superintendent of trade, 10
comparison of legislation of, with that of Sir J. Davis, 187
delay in departure, 49
departure of, 49
had no assistance, 188
his legislation, 50
honours bestowed on him, 51
made a K. G. C. of the Bath , 16 , 18
misunderstanding with admiral Cochrane, 49
on the supplementary treaty, 44
presented at Queen's Levée, 78
record of his life and services, 52
return to Ireland, 51
PRACTICE . See Cases ; Supreme Court.
PRACTITIONERS - IN -LAW.
Ordinance for, aud amalgamation, 486, 494
See also Attorney Bar : Legal Profession .
PRECEDENCE.
lieut.-governor with, over chief justice, 361
See also Cases ; Supreme Court.
INDEX . 725
PRESS .
attack the report of the Caldwell Commission Inquiry, 511
complaints against, being excluded from the Legislative Council, 648
eulogy on the local, 648
Governor Sir H. Robinson on the local, law, 653
heavy sentence passed on Mr. Tarrant believed to have desired effect, 616
memorial to the chief justice as to, accommodation in court, 440
Mr. Mercer's motion on state of the Hongkong, 616
on the amalgamation of the legal profession, 491
permission given to, to hear an important matter in chambers, 328
Sir H. Robinson and Chief Justice Adams believed , to be detrimental
to well-being of Hongkong, 649
Robinson's speech relating to the local, 24n
the, law debated in council, 653
See also Adams, W. H.; Anstey, T. C.; Colonies, The ; Legis-
lative Council ; London and China Telegraph, The ; Ma-
gistrate ; Morning Advertiser, The London Morning Herald,
The Times, The.
PRISON.
a discharged seaman sues the gaoler for money deposited, 362
amendment of regulations as regards misdemeanauts, 620
a sick prisoner flogged, 645
- system of gaol delivery, 369
- triple suicide in, 537
attempt to bribe a turnkey by a prisoner under sentence of death , 350
a turnkey the worse for liquor, 466
body of Lye Mooey Chie exhumed , 645
building completed, 11
chief magistrate as head of, 40
commission , 428
condemnation of, by Chief Justice Adams, 620
condition of, 643
cruelty in other forms in, 645
disgusting state of affairs prevalent in, 643
early history of, 30
erection of treadwheel, 333
escape and arrest of the notorious convict Ho Ah Chee , 453
of convicts , 94, 295 , 369, 466
European convicts bribe native guards and escape, 440
subordinates suspected of robbery in, 362
facilities of escape great , 289
'governor ' of the gaol created , 428
heavy robbery in, 362
improvement under Mr. Inglis, 453
misgovernment, 388
more disclosures, 645
Mr. Hillier's account of, in 1855 , 643
--Lyall's report in 1857, 644
mutiny of prisoners, 643
no interpreter attached to, 645
legal authority for title of ' governor of the gaol ,' 428
6
only went out of prison for a spree on the Queen's Birthday,' 289
small pay allowed to, subordinates, 362
suspicions death of Lye Mooey Chie, 645
tail-cutting in, introduced by Mr. Campbell, 132
the abominable condition of, 620
- long tale of, misgovernment, 370
726 INDEX .
PRISON, -Continued.
the report of Messrs. Anstey and Rickett in 1858 , 644
unnatural crimes in, 644
verdict of the jury in the case of Lye Mooey Chie, 645
young criminals associated with hardened criminals, 644
See also Administration of Justice ; Cheong Ahlum ; Chinese:
Extortion ; Free Pardon : Goodings, R.; Inglis , A. L.; Mit-
chell, W. H.; Police ; Prisoners ; Tail Cutting.
PRISONERS .
conviction of Steele, Newton , and Mellroy for prison breaking, 289
death of Booray, 320
escape of Sinclair, Ross, and Walker, 101
substitution of, amongst Chinese , 95
wrongly convicted, 193
See also Bar ; Chinese ; Flogging ; Free Pardon : Moresby, W.:
Perkins, G.; Police ; Prison .
PRIVATEER, THE. See Piracy.
PRIVATE PRACTICE . See Anstey, T. C.; Attorney - General : Brid-
ges , W. T.
PRIVY COUNCIL.
appeal Lapraik and Anor. v. Burrows, 601
Murrow v . Stuart, 328 , 345
— Tromson v. Dent and Ors., 333
rules and regulations as to appeals to, 95 , 337
PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION. See Supreme Court.
PROCEDURE . See Supreme Court.
PROCESS . See Supreme Court.
PROCLAMATION.
forbidding Chinese to walk the streets after eleven at night, 17
requiring obedience to laws on the part of the Chinese, 499
suppression of lawless meetings, 409
See also Chusan ; Hongkong ; Land.
PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE .
Dr. Bridges' signboards, 551
Mr. Anstey denounces Dr. Bridges for violating. 416
See also Barristers.
PROFESSIONAL MEN.
advertizement of Messrs. Coley and Gaskell, 108
Mr. Cooper-Turner, 350
Farncomb, 16
Goddard, 75
McSwyncy, 82
the fashion for, to advertize, 75
PROSTITUTION.
abandonment of inmate of brothel on becoming diseased , 101
an arbitrary exaction , 133
case of conspiracy to sell a girl for purposes of, 288
Chinese system of, disclosed, 101
complaints as to cases for keeping bawdy houses being committed for
trial, 326