PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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10 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
Despatch N. 83 of 1854.
Inclosure N.12 in
Court of Sessions, during 1853.
Magistrate's office and the Cognizance at the chief- Abstract of Causes under
Return of Criminal Cases that have been tried in the
Seepreme Court of Hongtong during the
Number of Cases |
Crime
1. Abduction of Girls under 16 years of age 1 Ascult
2
Attempting to commit Felony- 1 Barglary Parcely Larcity.
in
a dwelling house.
23 Nenslaughter__
1
His mision of felony.
Murder.
11 Murder on the high seas.-
! Obtaining Goods ander felse pretences.
Perjury Piraly
Piso ay with endangering life 22 Pidly with a !! Receiving Goods Staimed by folos pretences. 3 4 Receiving stolen goods.
with hums-
11 Robberly with
22
Robbery with woundings
12 Stealling and receiving
3244
with intent to do some grie
Hounding
bodily harm.
Convicted.
year
1853158
Pentence.
Remarks. Charque Post poned
Acquitted
Death
Death
recorded.
Transportation
hard Labor
•
M.
otal. 23.8
284
13
titroque imprisonment and $100 fine to the reses, and further imprisonment until such fine be paid, the period of impriomme
to heredenced to one year, if the it
Child is restored to it's Father within a blouth fine the date of Santana. of bismerstired on an Information for receiving stolen goods. "Wittion gly recommended to onerary.
H. Witsabout. of hosecution withdeora, prisoners convicted, the one for dlaining
ring goods machen latos petances, the other for receiving the shares.
[signed] N. R. Masson.
casting Deputy Registrar Inne
[signed]
W. H. Alexander
acting Registrar.
Colonial Secretary