Return of the number of cases tried before the Honorable The Chief Justice, and actims Commenced in the Supreme
bourt
Supreme Court.
Common Law.
Chancery-
Summary.
Insolvency
Appeals
Vice Admiralty Courti~___
and Nice Admiralty Court's of Hongtong during the year ending 31%! (December, 1860.
bases tried before The Honorable the Chief Justice in 1860.
Number Amount of Debt and
Total
149
Judgment
Plaintiff Defendant
Nonsuit
Casco
Debt and Damages.
of
Cases
damages claimed
8 A
261.970
5
για
60
| *
15.986 23,488.67.
54
•
157
for appellant
171.469.85
13.
106.
$472.914.52
Actions Commenced in 1860..
bourt
Numbe of
Cares
Amount of debt and damages claimed
Settled without Trial
Judgment
Plaintiff Defendant
nonsuit
Remaining
in Dependence Cases
Total
Debt and Damages
Impresne Court-
Common Law.
Chancery= Summary
Insolvency
Probati. Appeal
Nice Admiralty Court_
C
54
4
H
$346,941.53
32
2
•
P
1611
"
ๆๆ
25
1
29.496.57 30.677.67 35,059.72
•
4
72
52
261
202.708.00
A. Five of these cases were in dependence
be entered.
H. In
Mone
amount be entired, one
for appellant
12
1
19
20
278.
#виц, 883.
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on 310! December 1859.. of the other cases thewin dependence Eight are still pending, and the remainder were settled - without trial. A Rule for a new trial was granted in one case, and it will be tried in the Cource of 1861. B one case was in dependence on 31a! December 1859. & Tire of these cases were in dependence on 314 December 1859. the remainder in dependence settled without trial, D. In tis of these cases the Petitions were dismissed, and the Betitioners returned to Gaol for stated periods, in the other four cases the Petitioners were discharged, B. This was an appeal from the Police Court, no amount coned be entered. F. One of these cases was in dependence on 31 December 1859. &. One of these cases was for Ejcctment, and one for unliquidated Damages no amount cones)
of these could
any
being a Bill to purpelivate testimony, one to recover a certain balance, and two Injunctions to restrain to 1. One of these cases was to recover possession of certain premises. No amount entered. I In one of these cases the Petition was withdrawn - for the other 6. see note 1. I. h ten of these cases Probate was granted, and the estateo not appraised - the amount given above is from the returns given by the bourt appraisers in Intestali batalio, to- Four of these cases were Batitions for Bounty.
(Signes) W. H. Alexander,
Registrar.
(блефн
Colonial decretly
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