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Abstract of Causes under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Court of Petty Sessions during the Year 1853

Number of Causes Civil Causes, how disposed of Criminal Causes, how disposed of
Decree for Plaintiff Decree for Defendant Non Suited Total Convicted and punished Discharged without punishment Released on Bail Committed or Bailed for trial at the Supreme Court Committed to prison pending delivery to the Chinese Authorities according to Treaty Ordered to find Security or to quit the Colony M. F. M. F.
Civil 188 123 90 5 21 3 5 25 2 141 14
Criminal 278 4 102 779 59 509 855 236 640 50

Civil Causes

The 16 civil causes consisted for the most part of claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50, for Police Rates; and by Seamen for Wages, &c.

Criminal Causes

Among the Criminal Causes were:

Offence Number
Larceny 283
Burglary 21
Robbery 13
Piracy 2
Receiving stolen Property 17
Demanding money with Menaces 14
Unlawful possession of Property (under Police Ordinance) 38
Malicious damage to property 320
Assaults 180
Keeping Gaming houses, &c. 10
False Balances and Weights 2
Breaches of Regulations for sale of Spirituous Liquors 17
in British Vessels 12
in Foreign Vessels 2
Unlicensed retailing of Opium 14
Perjury and malicious prosecution ...
Desertion and Refusal of duty by Seamen ...

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Total Writs issued by Magistrates

Summonses Warrants Distress Arrest Search Total
81 39 2 937 267 1326

Note: 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."

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Colonial Secretary's Office

[Signed] C.B. Hillier

Chief Magistrate

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON Reference: 133 / 12735 --- Abstract of Causes under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Court of Petty Sessions during the Year 1853 Number of Causes Civil Causes, how disposed of Criminal Causes, how disposed of Decree for Plaintiff Decree for Defendant Non Suited Total Convicted and punished Discharged without punishment Released on Bail Committed or Bailed for trial at the Supreme Court Committed to prison pending delivery to the Chinese Authorities according to Treaty Ordered to find Security or to quit the Colony M. F. M. F. Civil 188 123 90 5 21 3 5 25 2 141 14 Criminal 278 4 102 779 59 509 855 236 640 50 Civil Causes The 16 civil causes consisted for the most part of claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50, for Police Rates; and by Seamen for Wages, &c. Criminal Causes Among the Criminal Causes were: Offence Number Larceny 283 Burglary 21 Robbery 13 Piracy 2 Receiving stolen Property 17 Demanding money with Menaces 14 Unlawful possession of Property (under Police Ordinance) 38 Malicious damage to property 320 Assaults 180 Keeping Gaming houses, &c. 10 False Balances and Weights 2 Breaches of Regulations for sale of Spirituous Liquors 17 in British Vessels 12 in Foreign Vessels 2 Unlicensed retailing of Opium 14 Perjury and malicious prosecution ... Desertion and Refusal of duty by Seamen ... --- Total Writs issued by Magistrates Summonses Warrants Distress Arrest Search Total 81 39 2 937 267 1326 Note: 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." --- True Copy Colonial Secretary's Office [Signed] C.B. Hillier Chief Magistrate
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

། ། ། །

Reference :--

133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO | BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

10 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON |

12735.

Abstract of Cansas under Cognizancer at the Chief Magistrati -

Number of

Causes.

which

wore.

-Court of Potty Sessions.

Civil causes, how Criminal Causes, how disposed of

disposed of.

Total.

Decus for Defendant

Decree for Plaintiff.

Criminal.

Now Suited.

Total number of Defendants Preferred to the Supreme Court |

Convicted and

Civils.

discharged.

without hemichan

Released on.

Deported

Sravity

itted or Bailed for trial at the chepermes Covert.

Ordered to find Jeanrity, or

one to quit this Colony

  1. 404472 252 6381

On

M.. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F M. F. Mr. F.

18812390 5. 21.3. 5. 25. 2 141.

14

to exceeding $50, for Police.

Civil Causes consisted of claimes for Debt or Barnages not exceed

Rates; and by Seamen for Wages, &.c...

Amory the Criminal Causes were for

Larceny.

283.

Burglary.

Robbery.

Piracif:

Receiving stolent

stolen Property

Relativly to Coln..

Dementing money with Menaces.

بورگ

21.

13.

Un anfal possession of Property (under Police Ordinance).

Malicious damage to "property.

Arvaults.

Keeping Guublic groubling houses&cr.

y

False Balances and wlights.

Breaches of Regulations for sale of Spirituous Liquors,

38

320.

180.

10.

2.

17/2

14.

in British Vessels

//.

in Foreign Vessels

میں

Unlicensed retailing of Opium.

Perjury and maticions prosecution.. Besoltion and Refusal of duty by Seamen

Office,

and the Court of Potty Jassions during the Ypar

1853.

157

Chief Magistrate's Office .

Total.

Decree for Paintiff.

Criminal.

Civils.

dramissal in a

Total amber of Defendants

Convicted and punished

Number of

Cause.

which

whe

Civil Camer

how

disposed of.

Criminal Causes, how disposed of. -

discharged without Pamishoon

Released.

Jeanity

Committed or Bailad for Irial at:

the Supreme Court, and Const

Committed to prison pending

Ex of Patty, Jessime.comm

delivery

to the Chinese Authorities

according to streaty ono

Ordered to find trousity

or to quit the Colony-

·

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Mr FM FM FMF M F MF MF.

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N

855 236 640

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50

The 16 civil contes

overs for the most part claims for Potiers.

deres.

Total Writs issued by Magistrates ..

Warrants.

Under the head of Causes how disposed of.

included all such causes as were

ares

brought investigations...

before the Court for decision or Those which did not proceed beyond the issue

en mondás.

Subpocoras Distress trrest search

of a Summe

81 39.

2

mo or Warrant will be found under the head of "Total Write issued. --

  1. 267.

Istal.1326.

True Copy

Colonial Secr

[Signed] C.B. Hillier Thief Magistrate.

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